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2017 ‫מועד פברואר‬ - 42 - ‫ פרק ראשו ן‬- ‫ אנגלית‬

19. Which of the following statements cannot be inferred from the first paragraph?

(1) There were no starlings in North America until the late nineteenth century.
(2) Eugene Schieffelin introduced starlings to the United States.
(3) The starling appears in Shakespeare's works.
(4) The starling was the first European bird brought to the United States.

20. The main purpose of the second paragraph is to -

(1) explain why the starlings left Central Park
(2) discuss the current status of the starling
(3) mention the places where starlings can be found today
(4) show how well starlings adapted to North America

21. Which of the following statements is not made in the third paragraph?

(1) Starlings caused an airplane crash.
(2) Starlings fight with other birds.
(3) The starling population is growing quickly.
(4) Starlings spread disease.

22. In line 24, "haunt" could best be replaced by -

(1) remind
(2) plague
(3) encourage
(4) harvest

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