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= Comprehension = = A.1 The Mission Commander was the one addressing the speech to the soldiers. = = 2. Because the goverment knew that these people who used the word 'peace' so often have nothing but hatred and envy in their hearts. = = 3. I know that since he was holding his side as he ran leaving a trail of red spots behind as he did. That was probably blood streaming out from his wound. = = 4. They scrambled down the hillsldie in panic. = = 5. There is no escape as the elephants were heading towards them and he ones that fell wasn't able to and some had already thrown themselves down 1000 feet below. = = B1. He means that he had managed to grab the attention of the soldiers and have even have some forget about the cold. = = 2. To sacrifice themselves for the future to grow up in freedom. = = 3. The simile made me know that the scream was an abrupt loud kind that isn't really pleasamt very much like the spurting of blood. = = 4. = = 5.The evidences are, 'don't be afraid, i've seen them before','They're alive!' and 'they're scrambling down the hillslide'. The Commander has to assure them he's seen elephants before and the soldiers were surprised to find out that elephants are alive. They had also scrambled down the hillside in fear. = = C1. = = 2. I had the thought of terrifying huge beasts with dangerous body parts in mind. = = 3. In a way that the 'thing' the soldiers were freaking out about were just elephants. =

= Vocabulary: = = sacrifices: an act of offering to a deity something precious = = prosperity: the condition of being successful or thriving = = spurt: a sudden forceful stream or jet = = formation: something that is formed = = comrades: a fellow member of a group = = hysteria: describes unmanageable [|emotional] exces = = askew: in a crooked position = = hardiest: courageous, intrepid = = gibbered: to utter rapidly and unintelligibly; prattle = = prostrated: l ying with the face downwards, as in submission = = crevasse: a breach in a levee = = lush: great, amazing =