ILS EngM 3 / 1113 A13 Note 0,70

Part A: Reading Comprehension
Try to see how much of the text you can understand in detail before answering the
questions that follow. If you need to check some ideas, please only make use of a
monolingual English dictionary.
THE QUEEN OF VEGETABLES [...]
Comprehension 1
Look at the following italicised phrases from the text and explain what they mean
in each context, using your own words as far as possible.
1. like a gleeful little kid on an Easter egg hunt (line 5/6)
2. pure life force in spring (line 7)
3. They are all muscle (line 11)
4. these plants hate getting their feet wet (line 19)
5. a long-term commitment (line 21)
6. Contrary to popular belief (line 39)
7. all the back-breaking work (line 49/50)

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