Read the following texts and  answer :
Midas
Dionysus told King Midas that he would give him a wish if he helped to re-unite him with Silenus his step-father. Midas wished that everything he touched would be turned to gold. Initially, Midas was thrilled with his new gift and turned everything he could to gold. His attitude changed, however, when he was unable to eat or drink since his food and wine were also changed to gold. Things went from bad to worse when he even accidentally killed his daughter when he touched her, and this made him realize the depth of his mistake. The myth carries a message that it is dangerous to be greedy. Do you know what happened when Midas touched his daughter?

 1.) Choose the correct answer: 
a. What’s the meaning of the phrase “The Midas touch”?
        1. the power to change things into gold
        2. the power to turn something from bad to worse
        3. the power to make a wish come true
b.) The main idea of the text is
        1. to tell us a story
         2. to help us understand it is dangerous to be greedy
         3. to introduce the characters of myths and legends
2.) Decide if they are true or false 
     a) Midas was happy with the gift he received from Dionysos  αt first .                                  T/F
     b) This myth implies Midas was clever .                                                                                        T/F
     c)  Midas was stepfather of Silenus                                                                                                 T/F

Life today is very different from what it was like some years ago. One of the greatest differences is in the mass media and communication techniques. Nearly all kinds of internet use have grown over a three year period. The number of school-age children who have access to the web has tripled in the last twelve months, as more and more schools have been going on-line. Together with school kids, about 30% of the population uses the web for information. In recent years, more and more people have been buying all sorts of electronic gadgets and internet connections which help them to communicate and get information. In fact, they have been going on line since 1971 with the birth of e-mail. Today 35% of the population sends e-mails to each other from the comfort of their own homes. Teenagers find answers for school subjects whereas adults use it to find out about local events or world news. The latest use among young people is meeting new people through chat rooms.
  TRUE or FALSE
•	Young people have been using chat rooms to meet new people lately.
•	Fifty per cent of the population uses the web to send emails.
•	The number of school age children who have been going online in the last year is much bigger.
•	Life today is not the same as it used to be.
•	Adults use the net to find out what is going on in the world.

Myths are sacred stories. The word myth comes from the Greek word `μύθος', meaning a story. Myths tell of how the world started and how we learned to live in our world. Most myths have kind and helpful heroes who are Gods or superhuman beings. However, not all were good, and in fact some of them had very bad characters. The reason for this is to show our human weaknesses. Myths help people understand and learn about their world.
Myths are not fixed truths, but possible ways of explaining the truth. They  provide us with answers to the basic questions of why and how we exist. For example, we use myths  to  explain  why  our  world  is  full  of  pain  and  suffering.  Through  stories,  poems,  songs  and  symbols,  myths  from  around  the  world  explore  the  mysteries  of  life  and  death. Like the Greek myths, good and evil always appears in the form of a God. In other cultures the powers of creation and destruction might be in a single God. For instance, in  Hindu  mythology,  the  God  Shiva  is  responsible  for  both  creating  and  destroying  all  things. Shiva lives on Mount Kailasa with his wife Parvati.

TRUE ,FALSE OR NOT MENTIONED?

•	Myths do not have any truth in them……………..
•	They provide us with answers to the mystery of life…………..
•	Greek Gods have the powers of creation and destruction……………
•	Parvati lives on Mount Kailasa…………..
•	Good and evil take different forms…………..