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The discover of gold and silver in rugged mountains of Nevada in 1858 attracted many fortune-seekers to that area.

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The planet Mercury rotates slow than any other planet except Venus.

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I was really depressed about his winning the election, like a lot of people.

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About 200 million years before, all continents were part of one vast land mass called Pangaea.

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   GAP YEAR

In the professional or career world, a gap year is a year before going to college or university and after finishing high school or (1) ____ a year off before going into graduate school after completing a bachelor as an undergraduate. (2) ____ this time, students may engage in advanced academic courses, extra-academic courses and non-academic courses, such as yearlong pre-college math courses, language studies, learning a trade, art studies, volunteer work, travel, internships, sports and more. Gap years are sometimes considered a way for students to become independent and learn a great deal of (3) ____ prior to engaging in university life.

Australians and New Zealanders have a tradition of travelling overseas independently (4) ____ a young age. In New Zealand, this is known as “doing an OE” (Overseas Experience). Sometimes, an OE is (5) ____ to one year, but often Australians and New Zealanders will remain overseas for three to five years, with many working short-term in service industry jobs to fund their continuing travels. Europe and Asia are popular destinations for doing an OE. In Australia, through exchange programmes and benefits for youth, there are so many opportunities for a young person to broaden their (6) ____ through travel in a gap year.

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The giant panda eats mainly bamboo shoots, though it also eats some other plants and occasionally feeds on fish and small rodents.

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The Wright brothers, owner of a bicycle shop, used a number of bike parts to make the original motorized plane.

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The attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects appears in the mythologies of many cultures is a literacy device called pomorphism

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Of the much factors that contributed to growth of international tourism in the 1950’s, one of the most important was the advent of jet trave in 1958.

Those workers are in difficulty because wage increases cannot keep up ____________ inflation.

Laura (miss) .......................... the party because no one (tell) ............................... her about it.

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Of  two lectures, the first was by far the best, partly because t person who to delivered it had such a dynamic style

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By studying fossils of pollen, which extremely resistant to decay, researchers can gain useful information aboutvegetation of the past.

Measles are cured without much difficulty nowadays 

In the future, the number of tiny but _________ computers you encounter every day will number in the thousands, perhaps millions.

The novel is based on his ________ in the war.

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The team leader demanded from his team members a main attitude towards work, good team spirit, and that they work hard.

In the next few year, thousands of speed cameras____________on major roads.

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The first postage stamp, issued on May 6th 1860 in England, is was the Penny Black, which featured profile of Queen Victoria.

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Fiorello La Guardia made a speech to the United Nations Administration, which he was the director, stating that Europe did not experience prosperity after Word War Two.

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Among friends again, we may be happy to confide our innermost secrets.