Exotic pets
There is no exact definition for “exotic” pets. This term usually refers to any animal that ________NOT BE__________ domesticated yet. Many people keep bears as pets. For example, Ivan the Terrible kept two bears in his palace. They _________GIVE_________ to him by the boyars. Perhaps the ________EARLY__________ ruler in history with a soft spot for bears was Ptolemy II, king of Egypt. He was fond of a “white bear” kept in his private collection.
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Education for everyone
Thomas Jefferson made a considerable contribution to the development of education. He hoped that one day all young people on our planet ________HAVE__________ the right to education. Today, his dream _________COME_________ true. At the global level, the United Nations recognises the right of everyone to education. Although education is compulsory in most places, school attendance is optional, therefore some parents choose home-schooling for their _______CHILD___________.
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A visit to the dentist
My tooth hurt through the night. I had to take a painkiller to lessen the pain. ________BAD__________ of all, I did not sleep the whole night. The next morning I told my mother about my toothache. It was obvious I ________NOTCAN__________ go to school. So I had to go to the dentist. At nine o’clock we were waiting outside the dentist’s office. There was a small crowd. The nurse came and opened the door. I was the _________ONE_________ patient to rush into the office.
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Pets of my childhood
My pet history began when I was five. One summer day, while my mother ________IRON__________ clothes with the window open, a nice canary flew in. We called it Chirpy and it became our first pet. Soon, while Chirpy was still alive, my parents bought a pair of ________MOUSE__________, whom we named Timmy and Tina. Unfortunately, Timmy and Tina lived only two years, and after they died we ________NOT GET____ any more pets.
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Popular destination
Barcelona offers an exciting mixture of Catalan history and architecture. It is a regionally dominant city and it ________NOT HAVE_________ to compete with its neighbours. Barcelona _________BE_________ popular since the city hosted the 1992 Olympics. At present this metropolis welcomes millions of tourists every year. _______WOMAN___________ make up the majority of the city’s visitors. It’s not surprising because Barcelona’s shops offer a wide variety of fashionable clothes.
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Bears
There are many kinds of bears. The polar bear lives mostly in the Arctic North, often on drifting masses of floating sea ice ________CALL__________ ‘floes’. Brown bears, once widespread in Europe and Asia, are now rare. The American black bear is ________SMALL__________ than the brown bears. The spectacled bear, which gets its name from the light-coloured rings around its eyes, is the only bear of the Southern Hemisphere. It ________FIND__________ in the Andes Mountains.
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What is acacia?
The name acacia is given to a group of hundreds of different trees and shrubs. Acacia trees are known for their ______LEAF____________. They ________DIVIDE__________ into many small leaflets. This makes them look feathery or fernlike. Acacias have small, often fragrant, yellow or white flowers. Acacias have different ways of protecting themselves. Their leafstalks may have sharp thorns which keep animals from ________EAT__________ the branches.
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The Aztec
In the 1400s and early 1500s, the Aztec people controlled a vast empire in the area that is now central and southern Mexico. The Aztec ruled ________THEY__________ empire from the great capital, Tenochtitlán. It _______LOCATE___________ on the site of what is now Mexico City. The capital reflected the empire’s power and wealth, with its gleaming white palaces and temples. The Spanish conquest of the city in 1521 marked the end of the Aztec Empire. The Indians ________LIVE__________ in the Mexico City region today, however, are largely descendants of those whom the Spanish conquered.
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Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq. Located along historic trade routes, it ________BE__________ an important city in the Middle East for thousands of years. It is also the _______LARGE___________ city in the country. In 1991 and again in the early 2000s it was the scene of heavy fighting during U.S. led attacks on Iraq. Parts of the city _______DESTROY___________.
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Barbados
What do you know about Barbados? This island country is located on an island group in the Caribbean Sea _______LIE___________ to the east of the West Indies. It ________THINK__________ to have received its name from the Portuguese word for ‘bearded’ because of the bearded fig trees that grow on the island. Bridgetown is the capital, ________LARGE__________ city and only seaport.
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Traffic lights
Have you ever wondered about the origin of the green, yellow, and red colour scheme for traffic lights? In 1920, in Detroit, the USA, a policeman ________NAME__________ William L. Potts invented the four-way, three-colour traffic signal. It ________BASE__________ on the colours used in the railroad system. Thus, Detroit ________BECOME__________the first city to use the red, green, and yellow lights to control road traffic.
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The Beatles
The Beatles were one of the most successful pop-music groups of the 1960s. Also ________CALL__________ the Fab Four, this quartet of British musicians created songs and recordings that many people still enjoy. The group _______BEGIN___________ in the working-class neighbourhoods of Liverpool. The Beatles’ first _______RECORD___________ song was ‘Love Me Do’ (1962).
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The Sydney Opera House
For many years there was no good opera house in Australia. In 1954, Jorn Utzon from Denmark _____WIN________ a competition organized by the Australian government to build an opera house. The construction lasted for fourteen years until 1973. Since then, the building _____BECOME________ the symbol of Australia. The best way to visit the Sydney Opera House is to see a show. In sunny weather visitors can take a picnic basket and enjoy _______WALK_________ around the Botanic Gardens near the Opera House.
My job in a restaurant
I was seventeen, when I ______GIVE________ a job in a local fast food restaurant. Training was for three days. During the _______ONE______ two days I watched videos about my job. During the last day of orientation, I had to be at the restaurant to see how things got done.I began work on Saturday, which was the ______BUSY_______ day of the week. My present job _____NOT CONNECT_____ with cooking. I work for a computer company. I like it, but I miss communicating with people.
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Pronunciation is important
Some learners of English think that pronunciation is not very important. That is ___ABSOLUTE_______ wrong. Even if you have an acceptable grasp of the English language, with good grammar and an ___EXTEND_______ vocabulary, native English speakers may find you very difficult to understand you if you don't work on your pronunciation. Correct, clear pronunciation is ______ESSENCE______ if you really want to improve your level of English. Pay particular attention to any sounds that you are ___FAMILIAR____ with or that do not exist in your native tongue. For example, ___RUSSIA______ have difficulty pronouncing the “th” sound, as it does not exist in their native language. Remember that the pronunciation of certain English words varies depending on the part of the world it's spoken in. For example, American English differs ____GREAT_______ from British English.
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Mexico City
Mexico City was hot and frantic with Olympic gamesmanship. The hotels were full but, fortunately, Kevin owned a country house just outside the city which we 32 ______ our headquarters. The Whites also had their home in Mexico City but they were more often than not at Kevin’s private palace.
I must 33 ______ that when Kevin decided to move he moved fast. Like a good general, he marshalled his army close to the point of impact; he spent a small fortune on telephone calls and 34 ______ in getting all we needed for the expedition in the shortest time possible. I had a fast decision to make, too. My job was a good one and I hated to give it 35 ______ unceremoniously, but Kevin was pushing hard. I 36 ______ my boss and he was good enough to give me six months’ leave of absence. I deceived him in a way, I gave him the right destination but not the real reason for going there. Yet I think that going to Yucatan could be understood as looking 37 ______ my father’s estate.
Kevin also used resources that only money can buy. The thought of it made me a bit dizzy. Kevin was able to lift a telephone and set a private police force in motion. It made me open my eyes and think again. There was something about Kevin that got at me. Whatever it was, I preferred to keep it bottled up. Will I 38 ______ it in the future?
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Edward
Edward was finding it hard to sleep. He tossed and turned for some time, then finally got up, put on his dressing gown and slippers, and went downstairs.
Edward wanted to 32 ______ a call to his lawyer and ask him some questions. He switched on a small lamp in the library and looked at the clock on the mantelpiece. It was two thirty already. Too late.
Opening the French doors, he stepped out onto the terrace and stood for a moment 33 ______ the sky. It was a black velvet night with a handful of stars thrown up on the velvet. They glittered like diamond chips. He knew if he walked down the long garden path, he would come to the strip of land where he and his brother 34 ______ to play many years ago. He loved it on the marsh, but he was not in the mood to go there tonight.
He was troubled, and his mind kept focusing on his family. If only he could 35 ______ his friends’ advice… His marriage, his children, his business, all these things he held dear were in jeopardy. It was his own fault. There was no one else to blame. He 36 ______ no attention to what his friends had been telling him. In fact, his brother should have been taken in hand years ago. He had been too kind with his brother, too forgiving. His mother had begged Edward to be kind to George, to give George a job. And fool that he was, Edward had done as she asked. To 37 ______ the truth, he had made many mistakes with George. And now he would pay for that foolishness. He would lose everything. He had to 38 ______ making a fatal mistake.
