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National parks are large areas of public land set aside for native plants, animals and the places in which they live. National parks protect places of natural beauty. National park is home to many endemic species. They also protect places important to Aboriginal people, and places that show how people lived in the past.

National parks are actually protected areas. IUCN definition of a protected area: “A clearly defined geographical space, recognized, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values”.

Conservation of biodiversity (the variety of our native species and the ecosystems they form) is the central purpose of protected areas. High levels of biodiversity keep ecosystems healthy and resilient, which means that they continue providing vital ecosystem services such as nutrient cycling, climate regulation, air and water purification and pollination.

Protecting biodiversity is vital to safeguard our economy; our cultural, spiritual and aesthetic values; and the intrinsic value of species and ecosystems. National parks provide a safe home for native plants and animals. They help keep the air and water clean. National parks give us places to enjoy.

 

What is the role of high levels of biodiversity?

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Albert Einstein was born on 14th March 1879 in Germany. Around 1886, he began his school in Munich. As well as his violin lessons, which he had from age six to thirteen, he also had religious education at home where he was taught Judaism. Two years later he entered the Luitpold Gymnasium and after this, his religious education was given at school. He began to study mathematics, in particular calculus, in 1891. In 1894 his family moved to Milan but he remained in Munich. In 1895 Einstein failed an examination that would have allowed him to study for a diploma as an electrical engineer at the Eidgenưssische Technische Hochschule (ETH) in Zurich. Indeed, he succeeded with his plan graduating in 1900 as a teacher of mathematics and physics. In 1905 he proposed the special theory of Relativity. Einstein received the Nobel Prize in 1921. He died on 18th April 1955 in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. He was cremated at Trenton, New Jersey at 4 p.m. on 18th April 1955 (the day of his death). His ashes were scattered at an undisclosed place.

Albert Einstein began his school when he was ____________years old.

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In its pure State, aluminum is a weak metal, but when combined with elements such as copper or magnesium, it is formed alloys of great strength

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Tom didn’t believe in us, and it took along time to convince him.

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EVOLUTION IN PRINTING
There has been a revolution in the world of newspapers. Not many years (36)______, newspapers were still being produced using techniques unchanged for (37)______hundreds of years.
The journalists gave their stories to a typist, who prepared them for an editor, who passed them on (38)______the printer. The printer, who was a (39)______skilled man, set up the type (40)______was then collected to make the pages. When the pages were complete, the printing machines could be stared.

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You will make the interview process easier for the employer if you prepare relevant information about yourself. Think about how you want to present your (1)________  , experiences, education, work style, skills, and goals. Be prepared to supplement all your answers with examples that support the statements you make. It is also a good idea to review your resume with a critical eye and (2)____             areas that an  employer might see as limitations or want further information. Think about how you can answer difficult' questions (3) ______and positively, while keeping each answer brief. An interview gives the employer a (4)_____ to get to know you. While you do want to market yourself to the employer, answer each question with an honest (5)_______. Never say anything negative about past experiences, employers, or courses and professors. Always think of something positive about an experience and talk about that. You should also be (6)_______ . If you  are  genuinely interested (7) ____ the job, let the interviewer know that. One of the best ways to show you are keen on a job is to demonstrate that you have researched the organization prior to the interview. You can also (8)_____interest by asking questions about the job, the organization, and its services and products. The best way to impress an employer is to ask questions that build upon your interview discussion. This shows you are interested and (9)______close attention to the interviewer. It is a good idea to prepare a few questions in advance, but an insightful comment based on your conversation can make an even stronger statement. At the (10) _____ of an  interview, it is appropriate for you to ask when you may expect to hear; from the employer

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The Royal National Park is a national park in New South Wales, Australia. It is located 29 km south of Sydney. Founded in 1879 by Sir John Robertson, it is the world’s second oldest purposed National Park, the first usage of the term “National Park” after Yellowstone in the United States. Its original name was The National Park, but it was renamed in 1955 after a visit by Queen Elizabeth II. There was once a railway line connected the Park to the City Rail but this has now closed. There are numerous walking trails and picnic sites throughout the park. There is a car park just within the Park to leave vehicles. One popular walk is the coast walk. There were big fires in 1994 that burnt large parts of the park. Now these areas are being rehabilitated. Audley is a large, flat area in one of the larger valleys in the park. A timber dance hall built in the early 20th century is available for tourists. Large picnic areas, grassy meadows, and cafeterias make the picnic more interesting. Eagle Rock — a unique rock formation, about half way down the length of the park on the coast. It is a large rock that look like an eagle’s head when viewed from the side. The other remarkable feature is the several waterfalls which tumble over the cliffs and into the sea over one hundred metres below. Wattamolla is one of the most popular coastal beaches in the park. Substantial parking and a canteen serving refreshments on summer weekends are also there. The park service is also very careful to protect these areas due to their general rarity in the hot, arid Australian landscape.

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TRAFFIC LIGHTS
The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed (1) ___ the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It (2)_____ like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas.  (3) ____, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident discouraged further development until cars became common. (4) ____ traffic lights are an American invention. Red – green systems were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three - color signals, operated (5) _____ hand from a tower in the (6) _____ of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The first lights of this type to (7) ____ in Britain were in London, on the junction between St. James’s Street and Piccadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed (8) ____ year later. In the past, traffic lights were special. In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the lights did not just change silently, but would ring bells to (9) _____ the sleeping motorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been (10) ____ by standard models which are universally adopted.

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Earth, our beautiful home planet, is the only astronomical object to accommodate life as we know it. Scientists believe Earth was formed approximately 4.5 billion years ago. It is the fifth-largest planet in our solar system. Its equatorial diameter is about 12,074 kilometers. Earth is the third-closest planet to the sun. The distance from Earth to the sun is roughly 149,600,000 kilometers. It takes 365.3 days for Earth to orbit the sun, and 24 hours to rotate on its axis. The surface temperature ranges from -88 to 58°C. Nearly 70 percent of Earth’s surface is covered by ocean, which has an average depth of about 4 kilometers. In 2015 it was estimated that 7.3 billion humans are living on Earth.

As we know it, Earth is the only planet that accommodates life. It is ……

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Most bats roost in crevices, caves, or building (by day and are active (at night or twilight.

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In  this  age of (1)_______telephone networks and electronic mail, it seems that fewer and even fewer people are taking time to sit  down  and  write  letters(2) ________ friends  and  relatives.  For hundreds  of  years,  letters  were  the  only way to  keep (3) ________   people  who  were  any distance away and letter-writing was seen as an important skill for all learned  people (4)_________. Gradually, (5)_______, the importance of writing letters is decreasing to a point that majority of us have to (6)________a special effort to turn out something worthwhile when we apply for a job or  make a complaint. In business circles the tendency is for routine communications to become shorter. (7)__________clients may appreciate a detailed letter, an employee who sends out long letters is often regarded as (8)_______. Many people prefer the telephone in all circumstances and its speed is essential in many situations but (9)_________ have you put the telephone down, dissatisfied  with what you have managed to say? I don’t think I’ll throw my (10)_________ away yet

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Steven Spielberg was born in Ohio. He is one of the most (41) filmmakers in recent times, and in his (42) he has earned millions (43) dollars. He has been making movies (44) 1961. His first film was a war movie, Escape to Nowhere, (45) was made when he was only 13. He studied English literature at California State University and then worked in the television division (46) Universal Studios in Hollywood for seven years.
In 1975, he made the movie Jaws, which (47) very successful, and (48) him rich and famous. Since then, he has made more than 30 movies, including the box- office hits Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Indiana Jones, ET, and Jurassic Parkura. He has also directed (49) serious movies, like Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan, and he has produced a lot of hit movies. In 1994, he formed a new Hollywood studio, Dreamworks. Recently, Dreamworks has been (50) Microsoft to produce interactive computer games and videos.

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There are many different ways to improve your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills when you study another language. It's easy to (31) ______ a mistake when you write a letter or speak for the first time. You can get a friend (32)____ speaks the language well and record them on your phone. Then you can play it back at home and review how they pronounce (33)________ words. Another tip many language teachers share is to label things use a lot, like your book (34) ______backpack. This will help you when you try to translate English words (35)__________ your own language in the future.

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The research of alternative resources of energy has resulted in various directions. Many communities are burning garbage and other biological waste products to produce electricity. Changing waste products into gases or oil is also an efficient way to dispose of waste. Experimental work is being done to make synthetic fuels from coal, or coal tars. But today, that process has proved expensive. Giant windmills have been built to provide a considerable source of electricity. Other experiments in geothermal power are being tested to harness power deep inside the earth.

Some experts are trying to revive hydroelectric power which is derived from streams and rivers. Fifty years ago, hydroelectric power provided one-third of the electricity used in the United States, but today it supplies only four percent. The oceans are another source of energy. Scientists are studying ways to change the energy of ocean currents, tides, and waves into electricity. Experiments are also underway to make use of temperature differences in ocean water to produce energy.

What percentage of the electricity used in the United States did hydroelectric power use to provide? 

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Million of people lost their jobs in the 90’s. This, in turn, caused social dissatisfaction with the political leaders who had promised jobs and prosperity.

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The term civilization basically means the ___1___ of development at which people live together peacefully in communities. Ancient civilization refers specifically to the first ___2___  and stable communities that became the basis for later states, nations, and empires. The study of ancient civilization is concerned with the earliest ___3___  of the much broader subject called ancient history. The ___4___  of ancient history began with the invention of writing in about 3100 BC and lasted for more than 35 centuries. Mankind existed long before the written word, but writing made the keeping of a historical record ___5___. The first ancient societies ___6___  in Mesopotamia and Egypt in the Middle East, in the Indus Valley region of ___7___ are now Pakistan and  India, in the Huang He (Yellow River) valley of China, on the island of Crete in the Aegean Sea, and in Central America. All of these civilizations had certain ___8___  in common. They built cities, invented forms of writing, learned to make pottery and use metals, domesticated animals, and created fairly complex social structures with class systems. ___9___ written records and carved inscriptions, the knowledge about ancient peoples is derived from the work of archaeologists. Most of the significant archaeological ___10___  have been made in the past 200 years. The Sumerian culture of Mesopotamia was discovered in the 1890s, and some of the most important archaeological digs in China were made after the late 1970s

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Environmental Concerns
Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. (1) ______ human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world carries on consuming (2)_______ of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so just to stay (3)_______ we are rapidly destroying the only resource we have (4)________ which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is (5)______ built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover (6)______. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a (7)______, the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are making increasingly heavy demands on it. The Earth's (8)______ resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air, energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to (9)______ us fed, comfortable, healthy and active. If we are sensible in how we use the resources they will last indefinitely. But if we use them wastefully and excessively they will soon (10)_______ and everyone will suffer

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Many people still believe that natural resources will never be used up. Actually, the world's energy resources are limited. Nobody knows exactly how much fuel is left. However, we also should use them economically and try to find out alternative sources of power. According to Professor Marvin Burnham of the New England Institute of Technology, we have to start conserving coal, oil, and gas before it is too late; and nuclear power is the only alternative. 
However, many people don't approve of using nuclear power because it is very dangerous. What would happen if there were a serious nuclear accident? Radioactivity causes cancer and may badly affect future generations. The most effective thing is that we should use natural resources as economically as possible. 

According to the passage, using nuclear power is ________ 

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Hanging upside down from a tall building isn’t normally most kid’s idea of fun, especially if your hands and feet are tied together. But then, if you read about the life of Ehrich Weiss, you’ll discover he was not your (1)…………….kid. As an adult, he (2)………….his name to Harry Houdini and went on to become a world-famous escape artist. In fact, (3) …………..some people, he was the greatest escape artist of all time. Born in Hungary, in 1874, Harry Houdini was (4) ………………in the USA. Around the age of twelve, he developed a great (5) ………………in magic and started performing card tricks in small theatres and at fun fairs. Harry later developed amazing escape tricks, and these really drew the public’s (6)………… (7)……………how he was tied up- with chains, ropes or handcuffs- the great Harry Houdini would (8)……………manage to escape. Once people had become used to his tricks, he would develop even more dangerous ones, including escaping from water- filled tanks and cases. Harry Houdini was a clever showman and he always managed to get excellent (9) …………….for his shows. (10)…………….he arrived in a new town, he would invite the police to put handcuffs on him, which, of course, he then escaped from

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Internet services themselves are, generally speaking, easy (27)_____ and use; however, you will find yourself isolated on the Internet if you are not familiar with English. This means that knowledge or lack of knowledge of English is one of the most severe factors that prevent people (28)_____ using the Internet. Learning to use a new Internet service may take a few hours, a few days, or even weeks, but it takes years to learn a (29)_____ so that you can use it in a fluent and self-confident manner. Of course, when you know some English, you can learn more just by using it on the Internet. The advent of online universities has now made it possible for more people to learn English, people (30)_____ may live in countries where access to standard education facilities is limited. While it may have been impossible for these people to learn English in the past, the Internet has opened up new career (31)_____. These people are now able to learn English, and they can use their English skills to get better-paying jobs at home, or they can use them to find jobs overseas. In any event, the Internet has played a (32) __________ role in allowing English to spread across the world, and the number of people learning it is likely to increase in the future.

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Music is universal - it is produced by all cultures. Some scientists believe that music came before speech and (1) ______ as a development of mating calls. In fact, there is one theory that the (2) ______ languages were chanted or sung, rather than spoken. Indeed, in some cultures, music is a form of (3) ______ history. The Aboriginal Australians, for example, use music as a means to (4) ______ on stories of the land and spirits to the next (5)________. New evidence suggests that music does not just (6) ______ the feel - good factor but it is also good for the brain. A study of intellectually (7) ______ children showed that they could recall more (8)_________ after it was given to them in a song than after it was read to them as a story. Researchers also report that people score better on a standard intelligence test after listening to Mozart. The so-called “Mozart effect” has also been (9) ______ by findings that rats (10)________ up on Mozart run faster through a complex network of paths or passages, known as a maze. Overall, it seems that in most instances people who suffer from any form of mental illness benefit from listening to music.