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The phrase "bringing up old memories" is an idiomatic expression that means to mention or recall past memories.

The word "adorn" means to decorate or add beauty to oneself or something.

The appropriate answer to this is "No, it wasn't" to show agreement with the speaker. Question tags are used to elicit agreement from a listener and therefore the most appropriate response should be one of agreement.

In this sentence, the word "who" is the correct choice because it is used to refer to people. The sentence is asking about the identity of the strange guests, which are people, so "who" is appropriate.

"Expatiate" means to elaborate or explain something in detail. "Playwright" is someone who writes plays. Other options have wrong spellings of the words.

"In spite of" is used to show contrast with something (in this case, Okupe's lateness). The phrase means that despite being late, Okupe still benefited from the coaching.

"Diminished" means reduced in size, strength or importance. It shows that the man's influence has lessened over time.

"Scarcely" means "hardly" or "barely," which means that the speaker knows the person only to a very limited extent, making it unlikely for the speaker to lend the books.

The passage mentions that honeybees are social insects and live together in hives. Additionally, it highlights that they communicate with each other through a unique dancing movement to share information about food sources. This reflects a social structure and communication, which is a characteristic similar to humans.

According to the passage, it is not all honeybees that produce eggs. The passage states that only the queens lay eggs: "The queens' unfertilised eggs develop into drones, whereas fertilised eggs develop into females, which may be either workers or virgin queens."

In the passage, the word "destined" refers to the predetermined fate or purpose of the eggs in the honeybee colony. It mentions that "eggs destined to become queens" are deposited in queen cells, meaning these eggs are predetermined to develop into queens.

According to the passage, the fate of a virgin queen is determined by the diet she is fed. If she is fed a diet consisting solely of royal jelly, she develops into a queen. However, if she is not fed this diet, she will develop into a worker instead.

According to the passage, drones (the male honeybees) are present only for about eight weeks in early summer. They live for a shorter period compared to the queens and workers, who have longer lifespans.

The "title catalogue" is the most logical option as it is used to search for books by their title.

An "author catalogue" helps locate books by the author's name.