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Directions: Read the paragraphs. Underline the topic sentence. Then write three supporting
sentences on the lines below.C.Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated in Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. It
falls on December 26. The public observance of Boxing Day takes place on the following
Monday if December 26 falls on a Saturday or Sunday. The traditional celebration of
Boxing Day included giving money and other gifts to charitable institutions, needy
individuals, and people in service jobs. The holiday may date from the Middle Ages (A.D.
400s–1500s), but the exact origin is unknown. It may have begun with the lords and ladies
of England, who presented Christmas gifts in boxes to their servants on December 26.B.Millions of different kinds of plants and animals live on earth. Rainforests are home to
more than half of those species. Rainforests are an important ecosystem. Millions of forest-
dwelling people around the world live in or depend on rainforests. They have learned how
to live in ways that don’t harm the forests. Many of the world’s important food crops,
medicines, and animals come from rainforest species. The Earth’s weather is affected by
rainforests. When trees are cut down and burnt or left to decompose, they release carbon
dioxide into the air, which causes global warming.A.Kites have been around for more than two thousand years and have had many uses
besides recreation. Kites are believed to have been invented in China or Korea about 200
B.C. One of the earliest kite stories is about a famous Chinese general, Han Hsin. Around
200 B.C. Hsin was the commander of a rebel army on a mission to overthrow an evil
emperor. Han ordered his men to build a kite and to fly it over the Emperor’s palace. When
the kite was over the palace, the string was marked. Later Han measured the length and
determined how long a tunnel should be dug to bring the rebel army inside the walls of the
palace. His plan was successful and the malevolent Emperor was eventually overthrown.________________________________________________________________________________
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