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"Curiosity is one of permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect." _ Samuel Johnson

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Jimmy always takes the _____ by the horns at every chance in order to become a famouspop star, which is why he is so successful now

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentence: “Good morning, Linh.” “…………….”

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Many animals in the wild are suspicious and fearful of human beings. Many animals would take escape instantly (20)_____a human approaches. Man, however, soon discovered that some animals can be tamed or domesticated. Unlike animals in the wild, these animals would (21)_____ man to come close to them. They would even allow their owners to stroke or pet them. In the early times man would domesticate animals by setting traps to catch their young. A young animal is (22) _____ easily domesticated than an adult one. From young,the animal learns to trust and obey its owner. Many different kinds of animals have been domesticated. Some common examples are animals like horses, elephants, chickens and pigs. The dog, which is also (23)_____ as "man's best friend", is one of the first animals to have been domesticated. In England, long ago, the pig was a wild animal. It was a ferocious and aggressive (24)_____which was not easily captured. Yet nowadays, the domesticated pig is no longer the lean and tough than creature it used to be

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I had to take $10,000 ____________ of a savings account in order to pay for the car

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Many a time___________ he wants to maary me

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If I ......................... so busy yesterday, I would have visited you

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Let’s meet at eleven o’clock tomorrow. – Sorry, I _____ at eleven o’clock

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Major spending is required to ......... substantial improvements in housing

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Cartoon films have very few limits. If you can draw something, you can (34) ________ it move on the cinema screen. The use of new ideas and advanced computer programs means that cartoons are becoming exciting again for people of all ages. By the end of the 1970s, the cinema world had decided that cartoons were only for children. But soon afterward one or two directors had some original new ideas. They proved that it was possible to make films in (35) ________ both adults and children could share the fun. (36) ________ , not every cartoon film was (37)________ . The Black Cauldron, for example, failed, mainly because it was too frightening for children and too childish for adults. Directors learnt from this (38) ________ , and the film companies began to make large amounts of money again

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Peter is __________the radio

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We were just ________ in the sitting area and somehow the window got broken

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I tried to patch _________ my dispute with Marcy, but she isn't ready to forgive me

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In Africa a famous food company tried to sell its baby food by advertising it with the picture of a baby on the label. They did not know that this particular country used labels only to (19)_________ a picture of the food inside. When Pepsico used the slogan "Come alive with Pepsi' in Taiwan, they had no idea that it would be translated into Chinese as 'Pepsi (20) ________ your ancestors back from the dead’. Misunderstandings such as these about language or about culture are sometimes comical but can also cause genuine hurt or anger. Business styles (21) ________ widely in different countries and what is normal in one culture can be completely unacceptable in another. Socialising in different countries can be tricky. In Arabic countries, for example, people do not discuss business (22) _________ meals. Giving gifts is another potential problem: in the UK most people take presents to a dinner party, but in many countries this is not polite because it (23) _________ you think the host is poor

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Mary's parents are concerned that her grades are ____ worse this year

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The fictitious androids written about in the mid-1900s are becoming a reality with advances in the field of robotics. Japan and Korea have been pioneers in this field. They regularly compete to be the first. The focus on most reseachers is in (31) _____ life-like, attractive female androids. A Japanese research group led by Hiroshi Ishiguro created ther world’s first female android, which is called Actroid in 2003. The early model was limited so upgrades were made and the dramatic entertainment model was released in 2006. Actroids are covered with a silicone skin and have built-in sensors making them (32) _____ of reacting to humans, and they can also mimic many human behaviors. (33) _____, they can be programmed to speak in any language. The Korean android, EveR-2, released in 2006, was designed by a team from Kitech. They claim that she is more life-like than Actroids, and she can mimic emtions. She can also speak and move her lips to match her (34) _____. Future models are expected to have higher mobility and even be proficient in dancing. Research teams have also created male androids. One in particular is the Germinoid HI-I. Regardless of the competition, it’s clear that this technology will one day present us (35) _____ the dilemma of determining human from machine

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She can not sing ............... but she can play the piano beautifully

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The team’s performance in the match last night was fairly shabby, which disappointed their fans

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The manager did not offer her the job because of her untidy ____

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Generic medications are just as ............., and much less expensive.

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_______ extra buses, they successfully attracted thousands of fans to the concert