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“How does the human brain work?” remains one of the most profound questions confront modern with Science.

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I haven’t decided yet about either to buy a new car or second-hand one.

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Magnets
A solid object that has the power to attract iron and some metals is called a magnet. It does this through its magnetic field, a region of force surrounding it. The (1) _____ the magnet, the more intense is the field. Objects that are attracted to the magnet feel a force (2)­­ _____ as “magnetism” when they are inside the magnetic field. This magnetic force can pass (3) _____ some materials. Even a weak magnet will attract a pin to the other side of a (4) ______ of paper, for example. Magnets come in (5) ______ shapes. A familiar one is the curved horseshoes magnet. There are also bar magnets in the form (6) _____ disc or a stubby cylinder. Every magnet has (7) ______ poles, called north and south, at opposite ends of it: at the two ends of a horseshoes magnet, for example, or on the two sides of a disc. Powerful magnets can be (8) _______ by passing an electric current through wire coiled around a piece of iron. The (9) _____ is called and electromagnet. Magnets are (10) ______ in many household and everyday devices. They are also commonly used in industrial machinery, usually in the form of electromagnets

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The future of the daily newspaper is in danger. With changes in people’s reading habits and financial concerns, it seems that more and more of us are turning (1)…………from the traditional daily newspaper as a means of getting our information and going online or to TV news for the headlines and main stories instead. 
Does this mean that newspaper will (2) ………… become a thing of the past? Many experts believe that newspapers will survive in some form in the future (3)…………the convenience of the internet, their main rival. The main reason for thinking this is that a large percentage of the population is (4)…………35 and has a strong newspaper reading habit. For  many of these people, reading newspapers is not simply a way of getting the information about (5)…………events but part of a traditional routine. For them, catching up with the main stories electronically from news websites or TV news broadcast will never be a real substitute for turning the pages of a paper on the train or at the table. However the main competition for newspapers (6)…………from their own online version. Access to these is currently free of charge but for how much longer? Many newspaper corporations are (7)…………that the only way forward for all newspapers is to charge customers to read the online versions. Apparently, surveys (8)…………that as many as 48%of British and American consumers are prepared to pay for this service, although they are not prepared to pay very (9)…………! Would you be willing to pay for online access to news websites or should it continue to be free for everyone? Can you (10)…………a world without newspapers?

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If you’ve been told by your boss to improve your knowledge of a foreign language you’ll know that success doesn’t come quickly. It generally takes years to learn another language well and constant (1) _____ to maintain the high standards required for frequent business use. Whether you study in a class, with audio cassettes, computers or on your (2) ____ sooner or (3) _____ every language course finishes and you must decide what to do next if you need a foreign language for your career. Business Audio Magazine is a new product designed to help you continue language study in a way that fits easily into your busy schedule. Each audio cassette (4) _____ of an hour-long program packed with business news, features and interviews in the language of your choice. These cassettes won’t teach you how to order meals or ask for directions. It’s (5) _____ that you can do that already. Instead, by giving you an opportunity to hear the language as it’s really spoken, they help you to (6) _____ your vocabulary and improve your ability to use real language relating to, for example, that all-important marketing trip. The great advantage of using audio magazines is that they (7) _____ you to perfect your language skills in ways that suit your lifestyle. For example, you can select a topic and listen in your car or hotel when away on business. No other business course is as (8) _____ and the unique radio magazine format is as instructive as it’s entertaining. In addition to the audio cassette, this package includes a transcript with a business glossary and a study (9) _____. The components are structured so that intermediate and advanced students may use separately or together, (10) _____ on their ability

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In spite of her physician handicaps, Helen Keller graduated from Radcliffe with honors.

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There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference in our lives. Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet, hardly ever doing …..(36)…… else in their spare time. Naturally, parents are…. (37)….. to find out ….(38)…. the Internet is so attractive, and they want to know if it can be …..(39)…. for their children. Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time staring at their computers? Obviously, if children are bent over their computers for hours, …..(40)….. in some game, ….(41)….. of doing their homework, then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the children should …..(42)…… of the Internet, and the child should give his or her word that it won’t interfere with their homework …..(43)….. the child is not holding to this arrangement, the parent can take more drastic steps. Dealing with a child’s use of the Internet is not much different …..(44)….. negotiating any other sort of bargain about behavior. Any
parent ….(45)…. is seriously alarmed about a child’s behavior should make an appointment to …..(46)….. the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of the screen does not necessarily affect a child’s performance at school. Even if a child is absolutely crazy ….(47)…. using the Internet, he ….(48)…. she is probably just ….(49)…. through a phase, and in a ….(50)….. months there will be something else to worry about!

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THE FIRST WOMAN SCIENTIST
Hypatia was born in Alexandria, in Egypt, in 370 A.D. For many centuries, she was (1)________only woman scientist to have a place in the history books. Hypatia's father was director of Alexandria University, and he (2) ______ sure his daughter had the best education available. This was unusual, as most women then had few (3)_______ to study. After studying in Athens and Rome, Hypatia returned to Alexandria (4)_______ she began teaching mathematics. She soon became famous (5)______ her knowledge of new ideas. We have no copies of her book, (6)____ we know that she wrote several important mathematical works. Hypatia was also interested in technology and (7)_____ several scientific tools to help with her work. At the (8)______, many rulers were afraid of science, and (9)_______ connected with it was in danger. One day in March 415, Hypatia (10)________ attacked in the street and killed.

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I was raised on a farm in a remote village in the 1950s. The winter months were endless and everything was covered in snow. I was always (1) ­­­­­________ for the warmer weather to come. When spring arrived, everything came alive- flowers would bloom and the animals would come out of hibernation. I would follow the bear tracks and search for them. Once, however, I (2) ­­­­­________ an angry mother bear who saw me (3) ­­­­­________ a threat. (4) ­­­­­________ the sight of the bear, I did what my father had told me. I stood still until she stopped growling and walked away. The trick was effective, but looking back now, I realized that the situation was (5) ­­­­­________ more serious than I thought at the time. By the age of twelve, I had lots of camping (6) ­­­­­________, as I used to go camping with my dog on my school holidays. We would spend days (7) ­­­­­________ the forest, catching fish for dinner, (8) ­­­­­________ at the frogs and the (9) ­­­­­________ of birds and the insects hopping up and down on the surface of the water. Of course, this was possible only during the warm months. When the autumn came, everything went quiet, which was quite usual in those parts. It wasn’t long before the animals disappeared, the birds (10) ­­­­­________ south and the snow took over. The place became deserted once again

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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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The role of translation enabling literature to pass beyond its natural frontiers is receiving growing recognition. In view of the general increase in this (1)_____, it is not surprising that many   people with literary interests and a knowledge of languages should think of adopting translating as a full-or part-time (2)_____. Some advice may usefully be given to such would-be translators. The first difficulty the beginner will (3)_____is the unwillingness of publishers to entrust a translator to anyone who has not already (4)____a reputation for sound work. The least publishers  will (5)____ before commissioning a translator is a fairly lengthy specimen of the applicant’s work, even if unpublished. Perhaps the best way the would-be translator can begin is to select some books of the type (6)_____ he or she feels competent and eager to translate, translate a (7)_____section of   the book and then submit the book and the translation to a suitable publisher. If he or she is extremely lucky, this may result in a commission to translate the book. More probably, however, publishers   will (8)____the book as such but if they are favorably (9)__________    by the translation, they may very possibly commission some other books of a (10)______ nature which they already have in mind.

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The UK Government ensures that all schools in the UK(1)_______ certain standards, and this includes independent schools as well as those that are  (2)_______ by the Government. All qualifications are awarded by national agencies accredited by the Qualification and Curriculum Authority (QCA), (3)_______ the quality of the qualifications you will gain is guaranteed. At many independent schools in England, you will be encouraged to take part (4)_______ extracurricular activities to develop your hobbies and learn new skills, and you may be encouraged to take graded music exams (5)_______ by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. The exam grades gained from these are widely accepted toward university entry  (6)_______. Independent schools do not usually offer vocationally focused qualifications but if you are (7)_______ in these qualifications, you can find out more in the 'career-based and pre-university qualifications' section. The (8)_______ you pay to attend independent school, include your course fees, accommodation and may include some or all extracurricular activities. Fees (9)_______ from school to school and are at the discretion of the institution; there are no national standards. You should expect to pay a minimum of £8,000 per year and fees can be (10)_______ high as £25,000.

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One of the hottest topics on the international development agenda is how to harness the power of International Monetary Fund for the benefit of developing countries. What is sometimes called “the death of distance”, brought about by the (1) ______, allow professional services such as (2)____education and training to be provided easily and quickly to (3)___________areas. Some of the gains can be seen in countries as diverse as India and Morocco, where innovations range from (4)________ government announcements to local craftsmen selling their wares to a (5)______ market. But already a huge and expanding (6)_____   divide is opening up between developed and  developing nations. The major tasks facing world leaders at present is to (7)________everybody on the planet with clean water, basic education and the drugs needed to fight preventable diseases. Installing a (8) ________in every classroom and liking us to (9)________must be a lesser (10) _______, for the  time being at least

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In pools, goldfish are not just ornamental; since they feed on mosquito larva, they are also beneficality

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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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Long ago, people thought the Moon was a God and we would never be able to reach it. However the invention of telescope in 1608 enabled people to learn that the Moon is just another planet.

And mankind's dream of walking on the Moon suddenly seemed possible.

The dream came true on July 20th. 1969 when Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins ew to the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 lunar mission. Neil Armstrong was the first to step onto the Moon. During the stay of more than twenty-four hours on the Moon's surface, the astronauts found no rain or wind at all. The Moon was like a desert with plains, mountains and valleys. The surface was covered with dust, which was so thick that they left footprints where they had walked. They left a US flag there and returned to the Earth with forty six pounds of moon rock for scientific study.

Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?

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Most of the magnesium used in the United States (comes from the sea water.

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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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WHY I DISLIKE COMPUTERS
Almost everyone says that computers are wonderful and that they are (1)________ our lives for the better by making everything faster and more reliable, but I am not so sure that this is the (2)______.The other day I was standing in a large department store waiting to pay for a couple of films for my camera  (3)______the  assistant  announced  that  the  computer which controlled the till (4)_____ working. I did not think this was a big problem and I (5)_____ to find another counter, but of course, all the machines are part of the same system. So there we were: a shop full of customers, money  at  the  ready,  waiting to (6)______our  purchases,  but  it  was quite  clear  that  none of the assistants knew what to do. They were not allowed to take our money and give to customers a written(7)_______,because the sales wouldn‟t then have been recorded on the computer system. In the end, (8)_______many other people, I left my shopping on the counter and walked out .Don't you think so that's ridiculous? It (9)______ never have happened before computers, and that, for me, is the problem: we are beginning to depend on these machines so completely that we (10)_________cannot manage without them anymore.

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Here are tips that help succeed in your job interview
Always arrive early. If you do not know (1) ______ the organization is located, call for exact directions (2) ______ advance. Leave some extra time for any traffic, parking, or (3) ______ events. If you are running late, call right away and let someone know. The best time to arrive is approximately 5 - 10 minutes early. Give (4) ______ the time to read your resume one more time, to catch your breath, and to be ready for the interview. Once you are at the office, treat everyone you encounter with respect. Be (5) ______ to everyone as soon as you walk in the door. Wear a professional business suit. This point should be emphasized enough. First (6) ______ are extremely important in the interview process. Women should (7) ______ wearing too much jewelry or make up. Men should avoid flashy suits or wearing too much perfume. It is (8) ______ important that you feel comfortable. While a suit is the standard interview attire in a business environment, if you think it is (9) ______ informal environment, call before and ask. Regardless, you can never be overdressed (10) ______ you are wearing a tailored suit

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In order to get married in this state, one must present a medical report along with your identification.