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CONTENTS
Introduction ................................................................................................................. 4
Instruction .................................................................................................................... 5
Lesson 1: Actors .......................................................................................................... 6
Lesson 2: Animals ....................................................................................................... 8
Lesson 3: Beauty ....................................................................................................... 10
Lesson 4: Pollution .................................................................................................... 12
Lesson 5: The Peacock and the Crane ....................................................................... 14
Lesson 6: Dreams ...................................................................................................... 17
Lesson 7: Plastic surgery ........................................................................................... 19
Lesson 8: Eggs........................................................................................................... 21
Lesson 9: Technological Advancement .................................................................... 23
Lesson 10: The Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. ....................................... 25
Lesson 11: Football ................................................................................................... 29
Lesson 12: Competition/ Contest .............................................................................. 31
Lesson 13: Garden ..................................................................................................... 33
Lesson 14: Festival .................................................................................................... 35
Lesson 15: Birthday................................................................................................... 37
Lesson 16: The Lion and the Mouse ......................................................................... 39
Lesson 17: Advertisement ......................................................................................... 42
Lesson 18: The Grasshopper and the Ants ................................................................ 44
Lesson 19: Advice ..................................................................................................... 46
Lesson 20: Success .................................................................................................... 48
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Lesson 21: Being single ............................................................................................ 50
Lesson 22: A favourite movie ................................................................................... 52
Lesson 23: Doctors .................................................................................................... 54
Lesson 24: The Thirsty Crow .................................................................................... 56
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Introduction
Là một người học tiếng Anh và tìm hiểu về IELTS nhiều năm, mình dám cá rằng
đa số chúng ta đều gặp khó khăn với kỹ năng Listening khi mới bắt đầu. “Làm sao
để nghe được nhỉ ?” hay “Sao mình nghe mãi mà chẳng rõ các từ?” là những câu
hỏi mình thường gặp khi chia sẻ về kỹ năng này. Thực ra, không phải do bạn không
nghe được gì, mà bạn chưa gặp các âm đó bao giờ, không biết cách phát âm đúng
của chúng nên không hiểu được.
Mình cũng từng có những câu hỏi tương tự như vậy khi đang là một sinh viên khối
A, vô vọng trên con đường chinh phục ngôn ngữ này. Sau đó, mình được một
người bạn học ngôn ngữ Anh chỉ cho phương pháp luyện tập Nghe - Chép chính
tả. Khi ấy, mình phải dành cả tiếng mỗi ngày để nghe và chép lại hoàn chỉnh một
đoạn hội thoại cơ bản chỉ dài 5 phút. Sau mấy tháng, kết quả rất khả quan. Kỹ năng
nghe của mình tiến bộ vượt bậc và có thể bắt đầu luyện đề IELTS. Tuy nhiên, thời
gian đầu mình thấy khá nản khi phải tua và chép lại tất cả những gì mình nghe
được. Vì vậy, mình đã nghiên cứu và thiết kế bộ đề Nghe - Chép chính tả với các
mức độ từ Cơ bản đến Nâng cao này để giúp các bạn cải thiện dần khả năng Nghe
của mình.
Ở trình độ đầu tiên - Cơ bản (Basic) - bộ tài liệu hướng đến đối tượng là các bạn
gần như “mất gốc” hoàn toàn tiếng Anh, có thể đã học nhưng nhiều năm rồi không
sử dụng. Tài liệu gồm những bài nghe dạng điền từ vào ô trống (nghe - chép chính
tả đơn giản hóa) giúp các bạn tiếp cận dần dần, nhẹ nhàng, phù hợp với trình độ
hiện tại. Các bạn hãy đọc kỹ và làm theo Hướng dẫn làm bài để tận dụng được tối
đa tài liệu này nhé!
Chúc các bạn sử dụng hiệu quả bộ tài liệu này! Have a good day!
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Instruction
Bước 1: Chuẩn bị
In tài liệu, chuẩn bị sẵn bút chì và tẩy để làm bài.
Đối với các bạn làm bài trên máy tính, các bạn có thể copy nội dung phần script
sang file Word hoặc Google Docs
Bước 2: Khái quát nội dung
Đọc qua nội dung script để nắm được vị trí các từ/cụm từ còn thiếu.
Bước 3: Nghe - Chép
Mở Audio của bài ra và nghe - điền vào chỗ trống. Tua lại những đoạn chưa nghe
được 2-3 lần để nghe lại.
Bước 4: Kiểm tra đáp án
So sánh câu trả lời của mình với đáp án, lưu ý những lỗi sai nhỏ nhất như số ít - số
nhiều, hoặc chia động từ
Bonus:
Các bạn có thể sử dụng từ điển Anh – Anh và Anh – Việt để tra từ mới trong script
và nghe rồi bắt chước lại cách đọc trong audio để cải thiện phát âm của mình nhé.
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Lesson 1: Actors
(1) ……………………… must be great. I really wish I could act. I’d love to have
the confidence to act (2) ……………………….. people. Being a member of the
audience (3) ………………………is great, but (4) ………………………………
is better. I wonder what it’s like to be a movie actor. I think you need to be
(5)…………………………… to be a successful Hollywood or Bollywood actor.
They all look great. Actors are very lucky. They get paid
(6)…………………………… of money to do what they love doing. My
(7)……………………………….. are all dead now. I really like the actors in
(8)……………………………movies. They all looked so cool. Actors
(9)……………………………… seem (10) ………………………… than today’s
actors. The best thing about being an actor is that all of your friends are famous
too.
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(1) Being an actor (6) Huge amounts
(2) In front of (7) Favourite actors
(3) At the theater (8) Black and white
(4) Acting on stages (9) In the old days
(5) Beautiful or handsome (10) To be more glamour
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Lesson 2: Animals
A: Are you an animal lover?
B: Yes, I am. I love animals.
A: Are you (1) …………………………?
B: Yes, I have a pitbull puppy at home.
A: What is it like?
B: My puppy is (2) ……………………….. and well-behaved. He always waves
his tail and licks my hand to welcome me home.
A: What does it look like?
B: He’s a medium-sized puppy with a strong neck, broad chest and
(3) ……………………….
A: What are its habits?
B: My Pitbull puppy (4) …………………………….. every day. When he plays,
he plays to win.
A: What do you usually do with it?
B: We usually play tennis together. My puppy helps me
(5) ………………………….
A: What does it like to eat?
B: He loves beef, chicken and (6) ……………………………………….
A: What do you learn from it?
B: He (7) …………………... An adult pitbull may (8) ………………………...
A: Why do people keep pets?
B: They consider pets as their (9) ………………………which make their life
better.
A: Are pets (10) ………………………………..in your country?
B: Yes. People in my country love pets.
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(1) Raising any pets (6) Some dairy prducts
(2) Friendly, highly intelligent (7) Teaches my loyalty
(3) Brown hair (8) Make me feel safe
(4) Loves doing exercise (9) Loyal companions
(5) Pick up tennis (10) Well looked after
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Lesson 3: Beauty
People say that beauty is (1) …………………of the beholder. That means if
someone thinks someone else is beautiful, then they are beautiful. I think the
(2)…………………….. is interesting. Why do we think some things or some
people are beautiful and others aren’t? Some people think a
(3)………………………….., while others think (4) …………………... People
nowadays spend too much (5) …………………………on beauty. I agree with the
expression, “beauty is only (6)…………………”. This means that what’s really
important is someone’s (7)……………………………, not what they look like on
the outside. It’s a little (8) ……………………………, that you have to be
beautiful to be a (9) ……………. or even a news reader on TV. I think there should
(10) ……………………for most of us “non-beautiful” people.
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(1) In the eye (6) Skin deep
(2) Idea of beauty (7) Heart and character
(3) Building is beautiful (8) Strange and unfair
(4) The opposite (9) Top actress
(5) Time and money (10) Be equal rights
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Lesson 4: Pollution
A: How many (1) ………………………. are there?
B: There are many types of pollution: land, water, noise, air, light, thermal
pollution.
A: What type of pollution is popular in your country?
B: The (2) ………………………. is water pollution, I guess.
A: Have you ever littered?
B: Yes, I have, but when I was taught the (3) ……………………… Mother
Nature, I quit littering.
A: What can you do to (4) ……………………………………?
B: (5) ………………………….. whatever I can to eliminate the amount of waste

is what I can do to prevent pollution.
A: What does the government do to encourage people to (6) ……………………..?
B: They organize some campaigns to (7) …………………………… of people.
Everything should start from education.
A: Are people in your country aware of the (8) …………………………..?

B: Yes, they are. They care about (9) ……………………….. the environment
around them.
Is there any law to force people to protect the environment?
A: Yes. The environment law states punishments to people
(10)…….…………………the environment.
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(1) Kinds of pollution (6) Protect the environment
(2) Most popular one (7) Raise the awareness
(3) Lesson of protecting (8) Environment issues
(4) Help prevent pollution (9) What happens to
(5) Reduce and reuse (10) Doing harm to
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Lesson 5: The Peacock and the Crane
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Once, there was a beautifuf peacock (1) .............................
“Wow, peacock, your feathers are so beautiful!”
“(2) …………………………, aren’t they gorgeous?”
“Yes, they are. I wish I could have colorful feathers just like you.”
“Only I, the peacock, can have these beautiful feathers. Don’t even dream about
it.”
“(3) ……………………………!”
The peacock went to the riverside for some water.
“Who is that? A long neck and cool legs (4)………………………..but I don’t like
the feathers though.”
“Hi, who are you? I’ve never (5) ….………………………….”
“I’m a crane.”
“A crane, huh? I’m a peacock. I have feathers that are shiny and gorgeous.”
“Oh, right. They look good.”
The crane (6) …………………………………...
“Huh, she wasn’t even surprised. Look at all these colors of the rainbow on my
feathers. What’s wrong with yours? They look (7) …..…………………..”
“Yes, you are very beautiful, but I don’t (8) ………………………..”
“What? Don’t lie! How could you not envy these beautiful feathers?”
“I can fly up into the sky (9) …………………... I travel around the world and go
wherever I want.”
“Oh...I see.”
“What can you do with those feathers? (10) .......................................................?

What else can you do? It seems that you look good on the outside but not inside.”
The peacock felt so ashamed, he folded his feathers. “Oh, gee.”
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(1) In the woods (6) Walked along the river
(2) Colorful and shiny (7) Grey and dusty
(3) What a show-off (8) Envy you at all
(4) Look quite elegant (9) With my wings
(5) Seen you around (10) Grooming and showing off
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Lesson 6: Dreams
I dream (1) ………………………... I have a lot of dreams and I remember most
of them. I’m not sure (2) ………………………….. Some of them are quite
strange. One day I’ll have to (3) …………………….. on dreams and see if I can
interpret them. When I was a little kid, I had really bad dreams. Real scary ones.
They were probably (4) ………………………………. Usually it was some big,
bad stranger chasing me. (5) ………………………. are all very different.
Sometimes I’m speaking (6) …………………………… in my dream. The ones I
don’t like are the ones (7) …………………………... But I my dreams where I’m
flying. I sometimes have really (8) …………………, but then my
(9)…………………………... I press snooze and try and get back into my dream
for (10) ……………………………...
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(1) Almost every night (6) In another language
(2) What they mean (7) Where I’m falling
(3) Buy a book (8) Nice dreams
(4) Nightmares rather than dreams (9) Alarm clock goes off
(5) My dream today (10) Another ten minutes
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Lesson 7: Plastic surgery
A: Is plastic surgery popular (1) …………………….?
B: Not really. People in my country are not so (2) ……………………………...

A: What do you think about people having plastic surgery?
B: It’s hard to say. As long as they (3) ……………………. in what they’re doing,
it’s fine with me.
A: Why do you think people do it?
B: They want to (4) …………………………., I believe. That’s understandable.
A: Is plastic surgery bad?
B: It’s bad for health (5) ……………………….
A: Does it do harm to your health?
B: Sure, there are several unhealthy substances in the medical treatments which
may (6) …………………………….. your body.
A: Do you think changing your look is a good thing?
B: Yes, I can’t deny that changing for a better appearance is what people should
do. But don’t abuse plastic surgery or you will face (7) ………………………..
later on.
A: Do you think the development of plastic surgery is a positive or negative trend?
B: It’s more a positive trend, I guess. Thanks to plastic surgery, people who think
they don’t look good can now (8) …………………………………………...
A: Do you care more about your outlook or inner soul?
B: As for me, the inner soul does matter more although outside appearance is
important, too.
A: What is a (9) ……………………………. that you wish to change?
B: Although I have some imperfect parts, I have (10) ……………………anything.
I love the natural appearance my parents gave me.
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(1) In your country (6) Be harmful to
(2) Interested in plastic surgery (7) Serious health problems
(3) Find happiness (8) Make themselves more attractive
(4) Gain a better look (9) Part of your face
(5) In the long run (10) No wish to change
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Lesson 8: Eggs
Eggs are great. Where (1) …………………. without them? They are so useful. I
can’t imagine life or (2) ………………………….. There are many ways of
cooking eggs for breakfast – fried eggs, scrambled eggs, boiled eggs, etc. There
are even many ways of “cooking” these. You can have a runny or
(3)………………………or even have it (4) ………………………….. You can
have soft or hard-boiled eggs and fluffy scrambled eggs. There are also many
things to (5) …………………...eggs – mayonnaise, ketchup, salt, soy sauce.
(6)………………………. something different. I (7) ……………………………..
I particularly (8) ……………………... I can now (9) ………………………..,
without breaking the yolk. Sometimes it gets messy and
(10)……………………….. starts dripping down your arm.
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(1) Would we be (6) Each country has
(2) Cooking without them (7) Like cooking with eggs
(3) Hard fried egg (8) Like breaking them
(4) Sunny side up (9) Do it with one hand
(5) put on top of (10) The egg white
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Lesson 9: Technological Advancement
A: Are you a tech and gadget lover?
B: Yes, I am. I (1) ……………………new gadgets.

A: What is an important technological advancement you know?
B: That’s the emergence of (2) …………………………like Credit Cards or
Paypal thanks (3) …………………………..the Internet, I think.
A: What do you use it for?
B: I use these services to (4) ……………………... Now I can book
(5) ……………………………without the need to go to the agency.
A: How long have you been using it?
B: I’ve been (6) ………………………for around 3 years.
A: Does it make your life easier?
B: Sure. It’s fast, (7) ………………………………..
A: How did it change your life?
B: Well, I can (8) ………………………more. I can do a plenty of things online
like shopping, transferring money, booking tickets, and so on.
A: How often do you use it?
B: At least (9) …………………………..
A: What are other technological advancements you know?
B: There are many: electricity, (10) …………………………………., and so on.
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(1) Love shopping for (6) Using these services
(2) Online payment systems (7) Simple and convenient
(3) To the development of (8) Enjoy my life
(4) Do shopping online (9) Once a week
(5) Flight tickets in advance (10) Smartphone, the internet, robot
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Lesson 10: The Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
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Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Goldilocks. She went for a walk in
the forest. (1)……………….., she came upon a house. She knocked and, when no
one answered, she walked right in.
At the table in the kitchen, there were three bowls of porridge. Goldilocks was
hungry. She (2)………………………..from the first bowl.
"This porridge is too hot!" she exclaimed.
So, she tasted the porridge from the second bowl.
"This porridge is too cold," she said
So, she tasted the last bowl of porridge.
"Ahhh, this porridge is just right," she said happily and she ate it all up.
After She’d eaten (3) ……………………………, she decided she was feeling a
little tired. So, she walked into the living room where she saw three chairs.
Goldilocks sat in the first chair to (4)…………………..
“This chair is too big!” she exclaimed.
So, she sat in the second chair.
“This chair is too big, too!” she whined.
So, she tried the last and smallest chair.
“Ahh, this chair is just right!” she sighed.
But just as she (5)……………… the chair, it broke into pieces!
Goldilocks was very tired by this time, so she (6)…………………….the bedroom.

She lay down in the first bed, but it was too hard. Then, she lay in the second bed,
but it was too soft. Then, she lay down in the third bed and it was just right.
Goldilocks fell asleep.
As she was sleeping, the three bears came home.
“Someone's been eating my porridge”, growled the Papa bear.
“Someone's been eating my porridge”, said the Mama bear.
“Someone's been eating my porridge and they (7) …………………..!”, cried the
Baby bear.
“Someone's been sitting in my chair”, growled the Papa bear.

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“Someone's been sitting in my chair”, said the Mama bear.
“Someone's been sitting in my chair and they’ve (8)………………………….”,

cried the Baby bear.
They (9)……………………….some more and when they got upstairs to the

bedroom, Papa bear growled: “Someone’s been sleeping in my bed”.
“Someone’s been sleeping in my bed, too”, said the Mama bear.
“Someone’s been sleeping in my bed and she’s still there!”, exclaimed Baby bear.
Just then, Goldilocks woke up and saw the three bears. She screamed “Help!” and
(10)………………….and ran out of the room. Goldilocks ran down the stairs,
opened the door, and ran away into the forest. And she never returned to the home
of the three bears.
The end.
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(1) Pretty soon (6) Went upstairs to
(2) Tasted the porridge (7) Broken it all to pieces
(3) The 3 bears’ breakfasts (8) Ate it all up
(4) Rest her feet (9) Decided to look around
(5) Settled down into (10) She jumped up
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Lesson 11: Football
Football, that’s soccer to Americans, is the (1) ………………………….in the
world. There are (2) ………………………. why it is the world sport. For a start,
it is played (3) …………………………… The football World Cup is the biggest
event on Earth. It’s (4) ………………………….. Olympics. More people watch
the Final on TV (5) …………………………………. Football also brings nations
together. The greatest of enemies put aside their differences for 90 minutes
(6)….…………………………Then (7)……..……………………, like Real
Madrid, Manchester United and Liverpool. These names are
(8)……………………………across the world than the top basketball
(9)…………………….. A famous coach once said: “Football isn’t a matter of
(10)………………………………; it’s more important.”
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(1) biggest and best sport (6) to play a football match
(2) millions of reasons (7) there are the teams
(3) all over the world (8) more well known
(4) bigger than the (9) or baseball teams
(5) than any other event (10) life and death
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Lesson 12: Competition/ Contest
A: (1) ……………………………impressive competition you’ve entered?
B: I took part in an eloquence competition, organized by

(2) ………………………...
A: What was it about?
B: The competition was to find out (3) …………………………..in the university.
A: Were there many participants in the competition?
B: Yes, (4) …………………….500 participants totally.
A: What prize did you get?
B: Well, I didn’t (5) ………………………, but it didn’t matter, I was still happy
with the result.
A: (6) ……………………………..from the competition?
B: I learned the way to develop ideas for a speech beside some body language tips
(7) ………………………………...
A: Did you have to prepare a lot for the competition?
B: Yes, I did. I (8)……………………….about eloquence, as well as rehearsed a
lot.
A: How did you know about the competition?
B: The competition was informed in the school poster.
A: Did you (9) ………………………. then?
B: Yes, I think so. After the competition, I know I have to try more.
A: Is the competition useful, in your opinion?
B: Sure. It helps students learn soft skills as well as (10) …………………………in
life.
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(1) What is the most (6) What could you learn
(2) My university last year (7) In public speaking
(3) The best public speaker (8) Read various materials
(4) There were around (9) Do your best
(5) Get a very high prize (10) Become more confident
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Lesson 13: Garden
I really like (1) ………………………... Every garden is different. Even two
gardens that are (2) ………………………... are different. I loved the garden our
family had (3) ……………………….... I also loved (4) ………………………...
when I bought my house. The best gardens in the world are in England.
(5)………………………...are famous all over the world. The gardeners
(6)……………………….... It’s amazing how they (7)………………………...and
so colourful. I can (8) ……………………….. an English garden all day. I also like
Japanese gardens. They also have a (9) ………………………... about them.
Everything is so perfect and (10) ……………………….... I’d like to spend my
life visiting different gardens.
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(1) Walking around gardens (6) Are like artists
(2) Next to each other (7) Make everything so perfect
(3) When I was small (8) Sit in or walk through
(4) Starting my own garden (9) Very special feel
(5) English country gardens (10) You feel really peaceful.
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Lesson 14: Festival
A: How (1) …………………………. are there in your country?
B: There are many: New Year’s day, Martin Luther King day, Valentine’s day, St.
Patrick day, Easter, etc.
A: What is the most important festival in your country?
B: I believe that New Year’s day is the most important one since it’s a chance for
family reunion and parties. People (2) ………………………………. the new year.
A: When (3) ……………………….. ?
B: It occurs on January 1st.
A: Where’s the festival celebrated?
B: The New Year’s day (4) …………………….. the country. Each family has its
own way to celebrate the day.
A: What do people do to prepare for the festival?
B: Before New Year’ day, people (5) ………………………….. and drinks, repair
the house or put up decor.
A: Who can (6) …………………………………?
B: It’s a day for everybody.
A: What do people do in the festival?
B: On New Year’ Eve, people (7) …………………………………traditional food
and drinks. After that, they may visit friends or relatives, go to the movies or watch
sports.
A: What’s (8) ……………………………….. ?
B: It marks the end of a year and celebrates a new year. People believe that the
things they do on the first day will (9) …………………………………and
prosperity to them during the whole year.
A: Is the festival culturally related?
B: Sure, the festival is an integral part of culture.
A: Why is a festival important?
B: It adds structure to (10) ……………………………and connects us with our
families and backgrounds.
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(1) many popular festivals (6) join the festival
(2) gather together to welcome (7) have a party with
(3) does it take place (8) special about that festival
(4) is celebrated all over (9) bring good luck
(5) go shopping for food (10) our social lives
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Lesson 15: Birthday
Birthdays are brilliant. I’m (1) ……………………….and I still love them. I don’t
think I’ve ever (2) ………………………... In fact, I think birthdays get better and
better the older you become. Sure, kids love birthdays because
(3)………………………..and get to eat cake. But (4) ………………………,
birthdays make you feel special. It’s your special day. Eve.n if
(5)………………………a happy birthday, it’s (6) ………………………………..
A lot of my friends think I’m mad. They (7) ……………………………..because
it means they’re (8) …………………………….. I hope I get to celebrate my
hundredth birthday. I’m not sure if I can (9) ……………………………though.
When I (10) ………………………. all my birthdays, it’s difficult to choose the
best. I’ll just say my last birthday is always the best one.
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(1) 62 years old (6) Still your special day
(2) Had a bad birthday (7) Hate their birthdays
(3) They get presents (8) Another year older
(4) When you get older (9) Blow out 100 candles
(5) No one wishes you (10) Look back at
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Lesson 16: The Lion and the Mouse
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An Aesop’s Fable with a focus on vocabulary.
One day, a mighty lion, tired from hunting all morning, laid down to (1)…………..
under a large, shady tree. Some mice that lived at the foot of the
(2)…………………. the sleeping lion to return to their home.
But just as the last mouse was crawling over him, the lion woke up. The lion
(3)…… ………………..on the little mouse, trapping him. The mouse was very
afraid. He apologized to the lion for disturbing him and begged him to (4)
……………... and let him go. The lion pitied the little mouse, so he (5)
…………………and set the mouse free.
Some time later, the lion was walking near the mouse’s home. The lion
(6)………... ………….. on a trap set by a hunter, and the net made of thick ropes
captured the lion and (7) ………………..into a tree. The lion struggled to free
himself but could not. His angry roars rumbled through the forest as he became
(8) ………………………..
The mouse heard the lion’s cries. Remembering the lion’s kindness, the mouse ran
to the tree and climbed up to the trap. He used his (9) …………………………..to
gnaw through the thick ropes and set the lion free.
The lion and the mouse were friends forever after. Both of them had learned that
it is good to help someone who has helped you.
Moral of the story: Good deeds (10) ………………...
The end.
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(1) Take a nap (6) Accidentally stepped
(2) Tree scrambled over (7) Pulled him up
(3) Laid his big paw (8) Upset and afraid
(4) Spare his life (9) Sharp little mouse teeth
(5) Lifted his paw (10) Are rewarded
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Lesson 17: Advertisement
A: What is your favorite advertisement?
B: I’m (1) ………………………. the advertisement about Surf – a laundry

detergent made by Unilever.
A: Where did you see it?
B: I accidentally saw it (2) ……………………….
A: What happened in the advertisement?
B: The ad (3) ……………………….. of a family in which the children all loved
their step-mother due to the white shirts she prepared for them.
A: Why (4) …………………………….?
B: I just can’t stop loving the story in the ad. It’s such a sweet story.
A: Was there any famous actor/ actress (5) ……………………………..?
B: Not at all. The actors were (6) ……………………….., I think.
A: Did it attract much attention?
B: I (7) ………………………., but I saw it in many public places.
A: What do you like the most in the advertisement?
B: Well, the vivid images and sound effects (8) ……………………………..
A: Do you believe in advertisements?
B: Not really. Ads always (9) ………….……………and neglect to mention bad
things about a product for obvious reasons.
A: How have advertisements changed recently?
B: They’re more modern. Digital marketing has proved
(10)………………………..
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(1) Quite impressed with (6) Not very well-known
(2) On TV 2 years ago (7) Have no idea
(3) Told a story (8) Did attract me
(4) Do you like it (9) Say good things
(5) In the advertisement (10) Successful in many fields
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Lesson 18: The Grasshopper and the Ants
The Ant and the Grasshopper
“Chirp Chirp - I love summer! Chirp Chirp - I love singing!”
Sang Grasshopper, (1)…………………..on a hot summer day. While under the
tree, Ant was (2)……………………way.
“Heave Ho - Heave Ho!”
“Hey Ant, life is too short to work so hard” - Grasshopper said to Ant because Ant
was working all summer long.
“Listen Grasshopper, if you don't (3)……………………………..now, you are
going to starve! Heave Ho~!”
“Oh, there is (4)…………………….. Why worry? I’m going to back to my singing
now. Chirp Chirp~”
In no time, the summer went and the freezing winter came. The winter howled and
howled and (5)………………………fell from the winter sky.
“Oh … I’m so hungry. I’m so cold. What if Ant is right and I
(6)…………………?”
Grasshopper went to look for food but (7)…………………….food, he got lost in
the snow. And, he could (8)……………………….anymore. Luckily, Grasshopper
found Ant’s house. He mustered up enough energy to knock on the door.
“Please Ant, will you give me some food? Or even, (9)…………………..…
Please!”
“Don't worry, Grasshopper! I have plenty of food. Come on in”
Grasshopper went inside. He sat next to the fire and ate until he couldn’t eat more
“This is delicious. Ant, I’m really sorry for (10)………………….you before. That
was wrong of me!”
“That’s okay. You can help me next year”
It was then that Grasshopper finally understood why Ant had worked so hard in
the summer. And he was thankful that he had such a good friend.
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(1) Resting on a tree (6) Starve to death
(2) Sweating and slaving (7) Instead of finding
(3) Prepare for the winter (8) Barely move his legs
(4) Plenty of time (9) Just a crumb
(5) Buckets of snow (10) Making fun of
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Lesson 19: Advice
I don’t know what I would do (1) ……………................... They’ve all given me
so much good advice over the years. It’s sometimes very
(2)………………………...on your own. Listening to advice
(3)……………………helping you make the right decision. The greatest piece of
advice I’ve received (4) ………………………….. He told me I
(5)……………………………in life if I try hard. He was right. I am now passing
on his advice (6) …………………………... Right now I need some advice on
money. My financial advisors are telling me (7) ………………………….. That’s
very sound advice. I (8) ………………………………to do the same. Someone
asked me the other day about the (9) …………………………. I’ve ever had. I
couldn’t answer. I don’t think I’ve had (10) ……………………………...
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(1) Without my friends’ advice (6) to my own children
(2) Difficult to make decisions (7) To be very careful
(3) Can be great for (8) Would advise anyone
(4) Was from my father (9) Worst piece of advice
(5) Can do anything (10) Any really bad advice
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Lesson 20: Success
A: What success did you achieve?
B: I don’t know if it matters to someone or not, but
(1)………………………….to university was a huge success for me.
A: When did you get that success?
B: I got it 6 years ago. It’s been 2 years (2) ……………………………….
A: Was there anyone who supported you?
B: My family supported me a lot. My mom (3) …………………………. for me
while my dad helped me with hard math problems.
A: Was it hard to get that success?
B: It (4) ……………………….. since I wasn’t good at academic subjects at all.
A: What were some difficulties in achieving success?
B: The period (5) …………………….was quite stressful. I was so obsessed with
it that I had a serious headache.
A: How did you get it?
B: I stuck to books day and night. I just stopped (6) ……………………..when I
felt I knew thoroughly about the matters.
A: How did you feel when you were successful?
B: I was (7) ……………………….then. I was looking forward to campus life.
A: (8) …………………………after that success?
B: I had a chance to (9) ………………………at my desired university and then
got a high-paying job in an active working environment.
A: What is your key to success?
B: I don’t particularly have any (10) ……………………….. Just work hard and
try your best, everything good will come to you.
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(1) Passing the entrance exam (6) Reading and writing
(2) Since I left university (7) Over the moon
(3) Prepared good meals (8) How did your life change
(4) Was hard for me (9) Learn my favorite major
(5) Before the exam (10) Key to success
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Lesson 21: Being single
Being single has its advantages and disadvantages. I think it’s (1) ………………
………......when you’re young. You need to (2) ………………………………...
You also need the freedom (3) ……………………………., when you want. Being
single in your twenties (4) …………………………………to go travelling, see the
world and experience different things. Most people (5) ………………………their
twenties and then (6) ………………………….in their thirties. I think being single
later in life can be sad. (7) …………………………….. are married or attached
and people (8) ……………………………and party less. I think being single when
you’re old (9) ………………………... The longer you stay single, the harder it
becomes to settle down. (10) ………………………, people think you’re strange
if you’re single later on in life.
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(1) Better to stay single (6) Want to settle down
(2) Live and have fun (7) All of your friends
(3) To do what you want (8) Tend to go out
(4) Gives you lots of time (9) Would be very lonely
(5) Like being single in (10) In some countries
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Lesson 22: A favourite movie
A: Do you usually watch movies at home or (1) …………………………….?
B: I usually watch movies (2) …………………………., sometimes I go to the

movie theater.
A: Is watching movies at the theater more interesting than watching movies at
home?
B: Yes, definitely, because you can watch vivid images
(3)…………………….with lively sound effects.
A: How often do you go to the movie theater?
B: I often go to the movie theater every weekend.
A: What’s your (4) …………………………...? What movie of that type do you
like?
B: My favorite type is comedy because whenever I watch one, I feel like there are
no (5) ………………………………... I love the Mr.Bean movie series.
A: Was that movie adapted from a book?
B: No, the story is derived (6) ………………………………..in real life.
A: Who are the actors/actresses in the movie?
B: Mr. Bean is the main character, he is played by Rowan Atkinson who is from
England.
A: Was it recommended by (7) ……………………….or family?
B: It was recommended by my classmate.
A: Was the movie in your mother language or in English?
B: (8) ………………………………., but I can also watch it with subtitles.
A: Should children watch violent movies?
B: I don’t believe so. Young children are very impressionable and it
(9)………………………..wanting to imitate the behavior.
A: What’s the most important factor of a great movie?
B: I believe that plot and actors are among the factors which decide the
(10)…………………………
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(1) at a movie theater (6) From funny situations
(2) on my laptop (7) Your friend, teacher
(3) on a large screen (8) It was in English
(4) favorite type of movie (9) could lead them to
(5) more worries in the world (10) success of a movie
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Lesson 23: Doctors
Doctors are cool. They spend all their day helping people (1) …………………….
There can’t (2) ……………………………..in the world. I wanted to be a doctor
when I was a kid but I was (3) ……………………………. I think doctors are
among the most important people in society. They (4) ………………………..lots
and lots of money. It’s not right that bankers get paid more.
(5)………………………….and very kind. (6) ………………………panic or get
angry. Every time I’ve seen a doctor, he or she has always
(7)…………………………..– not just because of their treatment, but also because
of their kindness. It (8) …………………………..a doctor and knowing all kinds
of stuff (9) ………………………….. It would be pretty useful being a doctor
because then you’d know (10) …………………….your own body.
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(1) And saving lives (6) They never seem to
(2) Be many better jobs (7) Made me feel better
(3) No good at science (8) Must be amazing being
(4) Should get paid (9) About the human body
(5) Doctors are really clever (10) What was wrong with
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Lesson 24: The Thirsty Crow
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The Thirsty Crow
(1) ……………………, a thirsty crow was looking for some water to drink. He
looked everywhere, but he (2) …………………………...
“Oh, I’m so thirsty. Where can I find some water?”
After (3) ………………………, the crow finally found a bottle with some water
in it.
“Whew! Finally, some water!”
The crow (4) ……………. He couldn’t wait to drink the water. But, when he
(5)………………… into the bottle, he couldn’t reach the water. You see, there
was only a little bit (6) ………………….
“Oh, even though I found water, I still can’t drink it!”
The thirsty crow thought for a moment and (7) …………………a brilliant idea.
“Yes, that’s it! I’m going to drink this water (8) …………………..”
The thirsty crow (9) ………………pebbles and dropped them into the bottle one
by one. The water inside the bottle (10) ………………..and rise until finally he
could drink the water.
“Oh, finally some water! Sip…sip…ahhh.”
And so, the thirsty crow wasn't thirsty anymore.
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(1) One hot day (6) At the bottom
(2) Couldn’t find any (7) Came up with
(3) Searching and searching (8) Once and for all
(4) Was excited (9) Picked up
(5) Put his beak (10) Began to rise
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CONTENTS
1 A healthy lifestyle .................................................................................................. 3
2 Baby toys ............................................................................................................... 5
3 Smartphones.......................................................................................................... 7
4 Student Loans ........................................................................................................ 9
5 Snack foods .......................................................................................................... 11
6 Sleeping Problem ................................................................................................. 13
7 Running shoes...................................................................................................... 15
8 Summer vacations ............................................................................................... 17
9 Jewelry store........................................................................................................ 20
10 Leisure activities ............................................................................................... 22
11 Picnic preparations ........................................................................................... 24
12 World Cup soccer.............................................................................................. 27
13 Exercise program .............................................................................................. 29
14 Taxi ride ............................................................................................................ 32
15 Dinner Recipes .................................................................................................. 35
16 Vacation Plans .................................................................................................. 37
17 Medical advice .................................................................................................. 40
18 Bus trip ............................................................................................................. 43
19 Movie shows times ........................................................................................... 46
20 Smoking: Kicking the habit ................................................................................ 48
21 Our family roots ................................................................................................ 51
22 Grocery shopping.............................................................................................. 53
23 Parenting .......................................................................................................... 56
24 Payday loans ..................................................................................................... 58

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1 A healthy lifestyle
Man: Honey, the basketball game is about to start. And could you bring some chips
and (1) …………………………..? And . . . uh . . . a slice of pizza from the fridge.
Woman: Anything else?
Man:Nope, that's all for now. Hey, hon, you know, they're organizing a company (2)
.………………………., and I'm thinking about joining. What do you think?
Woman: Humph
Man: "Humph" What do you mean "Humph." I was the star player in high school.
Woman: Yeah, (3) ………………………….. ago. Look, I just don't want you having a heart
attack running up and down the court.
Man:So, what are you suggesting? Should I just abandon the idea? I'm not
that (4)……………………
Woman: Well . . . you ought to at least have a (5)………………….. before you begin. I
mean, it has been at least five years since you played at all.
Man:Well, okay, but . . .
Woman: And you need to watch your diet and (6)……………………. the fatty foods, like
ice cream. And you should try eating more (7)……………………… and vegetables.
Man: Yeah, you're probably right.
Woman: And you should take up a little (8)……………………… to strengthen your muscles
or perhaps try cycling to build up your cardiovascular system. Oh, and you need to go
to bed early (9)………………….. watching TV half the night.
Man: Hey, you're starting to sound like my (10)……………………… instructor!
Woman: No, I just love you, and I want you to be around for a long, long time.
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(1) A bowl of ice cream (6) Cut back on
(2) Basketball team (7) fresh fruits

(3) Twenty-five years (8) weight training
(4) Out of shape (9) instead of
(5) Physical (10) personal fitness
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2 Baby toys
Woman: Hey. Look what I bought at the store. Isn’t this (1)………………… cool? It makes
all kinds of sounds.
Man: Wait. You bought five toys yesterday, and you bought (2)…………………….. the day
before that. I can’t believe you bought another toy today.
Woman: About that . . .
Man: No, no, no, no, no. Don’t tell me. You bought more than one.
Woman: Just two, but I mean, if I buy him a toy car, I(‘ve) gotta buy him (3)……………...
Man: So, where’s the truck?
Woman: Yeah, um. About that. There’s going to be (4)…………………. a problem. I . . . I

can’t get it in the door.
Man: What do you mean? Is it outside? Wait, wait . . . Let me see. [ Yeah. ] Let me see
that truuuuuck! That’s NOT a toy truck. That’s, that’s a (5)…………… truck! What’s
going on?
Woman: It’s my new toy truck that our (6)……………… and I can enjoy it together.
Man: What?
Woman: It was on sale. We can drive up in the mountains, sleep under the stars, fish,
go hiking. You know, (7)…………………. You don’t look really happy.
Man: Really? Really? You’ll be (8)………………………….. that truck forever.

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(1) toy car (5) real
(2) three more (6) grandson

(3) a truck (7) bondong time
(4) a bit of (8) paying for
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3 Smartphones
Woman: Hey. Uh, you look really unhappy. What's going on?
Young Man: Ah, you don't want to know.
Woman: Okay, see ya.
Young Man: Wait, wait, wait! Why are you (1)……………………….?
Woman: Well, you said I didn't want to know.
Young Man: No, wait. You see my parents really don't love me.
Woman: What do you mean? When I met them last week, they (2)…………………………...
Young Man: Uh, you don't understand! You see. I want a new (3)……………. . . . I mean,
I need one, and my parents won't buy me it!
Woman: Uh, excuse me, but uh, don't you already have a iPhone?
Young Man: Man, yeah, but it's three months old, and it has (4)………………………. on it.
Woman: Where? Let me see. [Look!] I don't see a scratch.
Young Man: Look, look right here!. [THAT?] [Do] you see it?
Woman: It's just a (5)………………………….
Young Man: Anyway. And my other phone . . .
Woman: What? You have two phones?
Young Man: That's (6)…………………………...
Woman: So, so, did your parents give you a reason for not buying you a new phone?
Young Man: Not a good one. Only something about being (7)…………………… and not
being so entitled, or something like that. And now they want me to work . . . on the
neighbor's farm to pay for it. [Good idea!] It's not fair.
Woman: Hey, I think I know the problem. [What?] Take a look (8)………………….. You'll
see both the problem and the solution.
Young Man: Uh! You're no help.

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(1) Walking away (5) speck of dust.
(2) Seem really caring (6) beside the point
(3) Smart phone (7) self-reliant
(4) a small scratch (8) in the mirror

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4 Student Loans
Woman: Hey, so how are things going?
Man: Well, great . . . if you are talking about (1)…………………………….
Woman: What do you mean?
Man: Well, I have to (2)………………………… of school because I don’t have the money for
tuition.
Woman: What? I mean, your dad gave you enough money to pay for tuition, books,
and room and board for (3)………………………………..
Man: Uh, well, to be honest, I spent some of the money on a new motorcycle.
Woman: What? Your old one was working (4)…………………….
Man: Yeah, but my girlfriend didn’t like the color.
Woman: I can’t believe this. Really? I mean, seriously? Well, what about the
(5)………………………………….?
Man: Yeah . . . Well, uh, I spent some on a new smartphone, a few dollars on some
(6)……………………………………., and a new dog.
Woman: And now?
Man: Ugh, I need a loan to pay for school.
Woman: Well, just sell the motorcycle.
Man: I can’t do that. I wouldn’t have a way to (7)…………………………...
Woman: What about a student loan?
Man: Yeah. That’s an idea. Do you know where I can get one?
Woman: No, or you could ask your dad for more money.
Man: I can’t do that! I’m not that (8)…………………………….. I’ll just have to figure it out
for myself.
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(1) The weather (5) rest of the money?
(2) drop out (6) designer clothing
(3) the whole year (7) get around
(4) just fine (8) desperate

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5 Snack foods
Dean: Hey, man. What's up?
Tod: Ah, first of all, I put a buck in the (1)………………………………… for a seventy-five cent
candy bar, and the thing got stuck here in the machine. Then, I pressed the change
button [Ah, man] , and nothing happened. [Wow!] Nothing came out. The dumb thing
still owes me (2)………………………..
Dean: Well, did you talk to the man at the snack bar to see if he
could (3)……………………. your money?
Tod: Yeah, I tried that, but he said he didn't own the machine, and I'd have to call the
phone number on the machine.
Dean: What a (4)………………………...
Tod: Hey, I have an idea. [What?] Why don't we rock the machine (5)…………………………
until the candy bar falls?
Dean: Nothing doing. I don't want to be (6)…………………………….. breaking the thing,

and besides, someone might call the cops.
Tod: Ah, don't worry. I've done it before.
Tod: Oh well. Hey, hey, (7)……………………….. Hey, here, take my candy bar. [You
mean?] Yeah, the machine and I hit it off earlier today.
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(1) vending machine (5) back and forth
(2) a quarter (6) responsible for
(3) refund (7) tough luck
(4) bummer
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6 Sleeping Problem
Woman: James, JAMES! Wake up!
Man: What? Why did you wake me up?
Woman: It is 2:00 in the afternoon.
Man: Only two? I'm going (1)……………………………...
Woman: No, you have to get up. You will be late for that class again.
Man: Ah, can't you just (2)……………………………. for me again?
Woman: No, I did that last time, and I am not doing that again. You need to get more
sleep and get into (3)…………………………………...
Man: Routine? Like what?
Woman: You should get up no later than 6:30.
Man: 6:30?
Woman: That gives you plenty of time for (4)………………………………… workout.
Man: You ('ve) got to be joking! No way. And I already exercise. I turn off the alarm
clock, and it takes a lot of strength and (5)……………………………… to get up at
that unspeakable hour.
Woman: You need to get to bed no later than 9:00.
Man: N . . . . Nine?
Woman: Yes, you need at least (6)……………………… of sleep . . . . that's what science
says. and sleeping in class does not count. And going to bed at 3:00 in the morning is a
terrible way to live, and how many hours do you even get?
Man: Well, wait. I get about five hours . . . wait, wait, well? Four hours [ Yeah, right. ],
or, or or . . . . sometimes, three, but I do better on less sleep. And I don't want to
sleep (7)………………………………...
Woman: No, this is unbelievable. You need sleep; caffeine isn't an

acceptable (8)……………………. I've seen you fall asleep while driving . . . James, James.
Do NOT fall asleep while I'm talking to you.
Man: I'm not. I'm just resting my eyes.
Woman: Oh, okay, fine, fine. You fail that class . . . see if I care.
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(1) Back to bed (5) Endurance
(2) take notes (6) eight hours
(3) a better routine (7) my life way
(4) a 30-minute (8) substitute

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7 Running shoes
Sales Associate: Hi. Can I help you with anything today?
Customer: Yeah. I need some new running shoes.
Sales Associate: Okay, what type of running are you doing? I mean are you preparing
for (1)…………………………. or do you need some trail shoes? We have them all.
Customer: I need some street shoes, and I need them to make me run fast, I mean
real, real fast.
Sales Associate: Well, sir, how fast you run (2)……………………………. many things and . . .
Customer: But, you don't understand. You see, I've been dating this woman, and well,
I kind of told her that I'm (3)……………………… good runner, and uh . . .
Sales Associate: Well, how much, how much DO you run? 10Ks, marathons? What
exactly are you doing?
Customer: Well, I don't really run. I mean I run out to get the newspaper in the
morning. Listen, I (4)……………….. the truth a little.
Sales Associate:Um, yeah, I's say.Well, how much does she run?
Customer: Uh, she's completed, I think, about 20 marathons, all under

(5)………………………...
Sales Associate: Ah, man, you're toast. You're in some serious hot water. The only
good new shoes will do for you is to kick yourself for not having been honest with her.
Just (6)……………………….. with her.
Customer: Ah, ah, I think I have a leg cramp coming on. Believable?
Sales Associate: Forget it. She won't buy that story. Just (7)……………………….. with her
and apologize. She may or may not accept your apology, but at least you can look at
yourself in the mirror and recognize that you told the truth. That way, you can live
with yourself another day.
Customer: Yeah. I realize that now.
Sales Associate: Hey, here's one idea. Tell her the truth and she what she says. If she
forgives you and you really want to start running, then I suggest signing up for the 5K
race we are (8)…………………….. next month. This can get you started on a new path to
fitness and a positive relationship.
Customer: And if she doesn't forgive me?
Sales Associate: Well, that's just the (9)………………………….. of not telling the truth.
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ANWSER KEY
(1) a road race (6) fess up
(2) depends on (7) be frank
(3) a pretty (8) sponsoring
(4) twisted (9) consequence
(5) three hours

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8 Summer vacations
Woman: Hey, Hey. Why don't we do something fun next week? We
have (1)……………………... We never do anything fun.
Man: Well . . . I don't know. What do you have in mind?
Woman: Well, I was thinking like . . . . Okay.
Like the library? The library is . . . What?
The library is boring. We could do that anytime. Listen. How about on Monday we
(2)……………………… to the lake and go swimming at the lake?
Man: Ah, I don't know. I think it's going to hot that day, and I might get a
(3)…………………….. [ Come on! ] You know how tender . . . tender my skin is.
Woman: Wimp! We can do . . . Okay. So Monday, we'll go down to the lake. Tuesday,
we're going to (4)………………………………….. Um, it's supposed to be cloudy so your
tender skin shouldn't get burned.
Man: Oh, that's sounds great . . . but I'd probably (5)……………… like I did last time and
break my arm or something.
Woman: You didn't break your arm last time. You won't break it this time. Come on.
We'll go . . . So Monday, we'll go to the lake; Tuesday, we're going to go mountain
biking. [ Okay. ]
Um, Wednesday, I was thinking we could go fishing. Remember the last time we
went? I caught like 10 huge fish . . .
Man: Yeah. I remember. And the only thing I caught was an (6)……………………. And you
won't ever, ever let me forget that one. So, if we do anything, I'd like to enjoy it.
Woman: Well, okay then. Um, do you suggest?
Man: Well, alright. Well, we could stay home and uh, you know . . . pop some popcorn
and play like Scrabble or another (7)……………………………. Yeah, something like that . . . .
What?
Woman: You know, I like board games, but we can do that anytime. Why don't we go
. . . listen . . . Friday or Saturday. We'll do all those things we talked about and then
Friday or Saturday, we'll go on a picnic to the mountains. You won't break your arm,
you won't get a sunburn. It'll be really (8)………………………. Let's do that, okay?
Man: Well . . . . .
Woman: Come on. Let's do it. It'll (9)……………………..
Man: Okay. We'll give it (10)…………………...

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Woman: Good.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) Time off (6) old boot
(2) go down (7) board game
(3) sunburn (8) pleasant.
(4) go mountain biking (9) be fun
(5) crash (10) a try

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9 Jewelry store
Woman: Hello. Can I help you?
Man: Well. Uh, yeah. I’m looking for something for my wife.
Woman: Okay. A gift for a (1)……………………….?
Man: Well, I’d like to get her something for our (2)…………………………………, so it’s kind
of special.
Woman: Oh, that’s so exciting. [ Yeah. ] Let’s see . . . How about a nice
(3)……………………………..? We have several over here.
Man: Well . . . Umm. She has several of them already, so I’m looking at something
else.
Woman: Okay, what about these (4)…………………………………….?
Man: Oh, wow, they’re nice, but my wife doesn’t wear earrings every often, so I . . . I
don’t think that, you know, they would be very . . . I just don’t think they would fit [
her style ].
Woman: You know. I have just the thing. Come over here. [ Okay. ] How about this
(5)………………………? [ Oh! ] It has that beautiful pink diamond. This is new. Uh, a
beautiful pink diamond in it, and we can get it custom (6)……………………. with both of
your names on it.
Man: Oh. That’s nice. How much is it?
Woman: Well, it usually priced to sell at (7)…………………., but you’re lucky. Today, its's
20 percent off.
Man: Oh, really. Hmmm. Yeah, I’ll (8)………………….
Woman: Alright. Let’s ring you up.

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ANSWER KEY
(1) special occasion (5) bracelet
(2) 20th wedding anniversary (6) engraved
(3) gold necklace (7) $499
(4) diamond earrings (8) take it

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10 Leisure activities
Stuart: Amy. So, how are you doing?
Amy: Oh, hi Stuart. School is (1)…………………… these days, and when I'm not at school,
I'm at work.
Stuart: Hey, listen. I'm getting together with Sara and Paul tonight, and a few of our
other friends are going to join us. [Oh.] And, we're . . . well, we're going out to eat and
then (2)……………………………….. Why don't you come with us?
Amy: Hey, I'd love to, but I have to (3)………………. a test tomorrow.
Stuart: Ah, come on. We're planning on having dinner around 6:30 and then seeing a
movie at 7:30. We should be home by 10:30 . . . 11:30 (4)…………………. I mean you're
always saying that you don't have any friends . . . and that your love life . . . well, that
you don't have one. Come on!
Amy: I . . . I don't think I'd better. I haven't been feeling well lately.
Stuart: Yeah, because you study too much. Well, we'll (5)………………………….. Come on!
Relax. [Well . . .] And it's Sara's birthday, too. And we're throwing her a small birthday
party after the movie. Come on. Best friends always stick together.
Amy: Oh. Okay.
Stuart: Great. I'll pick you up at 6:00.
Amy: Okay. See you then, but I have to be back by 10:30.
Stuart: Ah, 10:30 . . . (6)………………………. It's all the same. See you at 6:00.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) so crazy (4) at the latest
(2) catch a movie (5) have a blast
(3) cram for (6) Midnight

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11 Picnic preparations
Scott: Dave. I'm going to the supermarket to pick up food and drink for Saturday's
picnic later. Any suggestions?
Dave: Well, everyone has been talking about having a (1)………………………… down by
the river, so why don't you pick up some hamburger and hot dogs?
Scott: Okay, but how much hamburger meat are we going to need? And hot dogs
too?
Dave: Uh, I don't know. How about (2)……………………….. of hamburger and a couple
packages of hot dogs?
Scott: Oh, that's not going to be enough. Do you remember the last picnic we went
on? Your roommate, Jim, ate about ten hamburgers by himself!
Dave: You're right. Let's see. I'd better write this down. Uh, let's see about nine
pounds of hamburger meat and, uh . . . , (3)………………………………. of hot dogs.
Scott: And you better pick up some chicken for those who don't like hamburger or hot
dogs.
Dave: Okay. How about five or six bags of potato chips?
Scott: Humm. Better make that eight or so.
Dave: Alright. Oh, and we're gonna [going to] need some hamburger and hot dog
buns. How about five packages a piece? I think that sounds about right.
Scott: Yeah, you'd better pick up some (4)…………………., catchup, and mayonnaise too.
Dave: Okay. What else? Uh, we're gonna [going to] need some soft drinks. How about
ten of those big 2-liter bottles?
Scott: Sounds fine, but be sure to buy (5)……………………………………...
Dave: Okay. And what about dessert?
Scott: Well, maybe we could ask Kathy to make a few (6)……………………………… like she
did last time.
Dave: Well, I wouldn't mind that, but you know, she's been very busy working two
jobs, so I'd hate to ask her, [Oh, hum . . . ] and uh . . . Hey, why don't
you whip up some of your (7)……………………………………? [Well . . .] Hey, you could even
ask, uh . . . , what's her name . . . yeah that new girl, Susan, the one that moved in
across the street! [Well . . .] I bet she'd be willing to help you! [I don't know . . . ] She's
a (8)…………………………………….!
Scott: Nah, I don't think I could ask her . . .[Ahh!] I don't know her
(9)…………………………., plus . . .
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[ Door bell rings . . . ]
Dave: Hey, you don't need to. She's at the door!
Scott: What do you mean?
Dave: Well, I thought you two would (10)…………………………………, so I called her up

saying I was you, and I invited her over to watch a movie.
Scott: You did what???
Dave: Wait, wait, wait . . . [uhhhhh . . . ]

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ANSWER KEY
(1) Barbecue (6) cherry pies
(2) three pounds (7) oatmeal cookies
(3) seven packages (8) real knockout
(4) mustard (9) phone number
(5) a variety of drinks (10) hit it off

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12 World Cup soccer
Woman: Hey. Have you been watching any of the World Cup soccer matches?
Man: Well, I was watching until my favorite team was (1)…………………………… the first
round of play. I mean, they should have made all the way to the second round, but a
whole series of events cost the team the opportunity to prove themselves on the
(2)…………………………..
Woman: What do you mean?
Man: Well, in the first match, two of their star players were out
with (3)……………………….., so the rest of the players, unfortunately, just couldn't keep
up with the opposing team.
Woman: Well, that just life. I mean every team is going to have players out with
injuries.
Man: Yea, but that's beside the point. And, and then, in the second game, the refs
made some (4)………………………….., allowing the opposing team to slip by with a
victory. I mean, we were robbed on that one. The refs must have been walking in
their sleep!
Woman: But, didn't one of your own players accidentally kick the (5)……………………
into his own goal? I mean that doesn't sound like a bad call to me.
Man: That's just beside the POINT!
Woman: Really?
Man: And finally, our team was ahead in the final watch---I mean they were way out
ahead until the other team rallied in the final three minutes of play
to (6)………………………….. a victory. It was a total embarrassment for our team. Our
team was booed. All I can say is that the sun must have been in our players' eyes . . .
Woman: Uh, wasn't it a night game?
Man: That's beside the point, too. You just not understanding anything I'm saying.
Woman: So, who are you (7)……………………………. now, seeing that your team has been
eliminated?
Man: Ah, I can't watch any more soccer, so I've been following an online chess
tournament.
Woman: What?! Now, that has to be the most (8)…………………………… reaction I have
ever heard of. So, you're going to completely boycott the rest of the play just because
your team got bounced out of the tournament?
Man: Ah, forget it. You just don't understand.

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ANSWER KEY
(1) bounced out of (5) ball twice
(2) world stage (6) squeak out
(3) nagging injuries (7) rooting for
(4) terrible calls (8) ridiculous

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13 Exercise program
Josh: Hey, I hear you and Stephanie are really getting serious.
Michael: Yeah, I think she'll be (1)………………… with my new exercise program.
Josh: What? What are you talking about? What exercise program? What did you tell
her?
Michael: Well, you know, I enjoy (2)…………………………….. [Right] First, I generally get
up every morning at 5:30 a.m.
Josh: Oh, yeah. Since when? You don't (3)……………………….. of bed until at least 7:30
p.m.
Michael: No, no, and on Mondays and Wednesdays, . . .
Josh: Ah, not another tall tale . . .
Michael: I almost always go jogging for about (4)…………………………….., you know, to

improve my endurance.
Josh: Hey, jogging to the refrigerator for a glass of milk doesn't count.
Michael: Of course, before I leave, I usually make sure I do some stretches so I don't
(5)……………………………….. on my run.
Josh: Right. One jumping jack.
Michael: Then, I told her that I usually lift weights Tuesdays and Thursdays for about
an hour after work.
Josh: Humph.
Michael: This helps me build (6)……………………………...
Josh: A one-pound barbell.
Michael: Finally, I often go hiking on Saturdays with my dog [What dog!?], well, and I
like hiking because it helps me (7)………………………….. stress and reduce anxiety that
builds up during the week.
Josh: Oh yeah, those lies.
Michael: Well, uh, as for Fridays, I sometimes just relax at home by watching a movie
or inviting you over to visit.
Josh: If I buy the pizza.
Michael: But . . . bu . . . And on Sundays, I take the (8)………………………. from exercising,

but I usually take my dog for a walk.
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Josh: Forget it. She'll never buy this story.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) Impressed (5) pull a muscle
(2) staying in shape (6) muscle strength
(3) roll out (7) burn off
(4) a half hour (8) day off

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14 Taxi ride
Passenger: Hey Taxi! Ah great. Thanks for pulling over.
Driver: Where to?
Passenger: Well, I'm going to the National Museum of Art, and . . . .
Driver: Sure. Hop in. No problem. (1)……………………!
Passenger: Uh. Excuse me. How long does it take to get there?
Driver: Well, that all depends on the traffic, but it shouldn't take more than twenty
minutes for the average driver. [Oh]. And I'm not average. I have
driving (2)…………………………….., so we should be able to cruise through traffic and get
there in less than twelve minutes.
Passenger: Okay. Uh, sorry for asking [Yeah?], but do you have any idea how much
the fare will be?
Driver: Oh, it shouldn't be more than (3)………………… . . . not including a . . . uh-hum . .

. a tip of course.
Passenger: Oh, and by the way, do you know what time the museum closes?
Driver: Well, I would guess (4)………………………………….
Passenger: Uh, do you have the time?
Driver: Yeah. It's half past four. [Thanks] Uh, this IS your first time to the city, right?
Passenger: Yeah. How did you know?
Driver: Well, you can tell tourists from a mile away in this city because they walk
down the street looking straight up at the (5)……………………………...
Passenger: Was it that obvious?
Driver: Well . . .
Passenger: Oh, before I forget, can you recommend any good restaurants downtown
that offer meals at a (6)……………………………?
Driver: Umm . . . Well, the Mexican restaurant, La Fajita, is fantastic. [Oh] It's not as
inexpensive as other places I know, but the decor is very authentic, [Okay] and
the (7)……………………….. are larger than most places I've been to.
Passenger: Sounds great! How do I get there from the museum?
Driver: Well, you can catch the subway right outside the museum. There are buses
that run that way, but you would have to transfer (8)……………………………….. And there
are taxis too, but they don't run by the museum that often.
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Passenger: Okay. Thanks.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) Hang on (5) Skyscrapers
(2) down to an art (6) reasonable price
(3) 18 dollars (7) Portions
(4) around 6:00 O'clock (8) a couple of times

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15 Dinner Recipes
Father: Time to eat!
Daughter: Coming. Oh, I'm (1)…………………. [Good, good.] Oh yuck! What's that?
Father: Ah, now don't complain!
Daughter: But what is it, and where is mom?
Father: Now, mom put me (2)……………………. dinner because she's not feeling well
tonight.
Daughter: But what is it . . . and that smell!
Father: It's pizza. I just followed an (3)………………………………….. here, and . . .
Daughter: Let me see that . . . Oh, Dad. [What?] You're missing a page!
Father: Oh, uh, well, uh . . . well I couldn't find (4)……………………………… of the recipe,
but don't worry. I have plenty of experience around the house. Plenty of experience
cooking.
Daughter: That's not what mom says.
Father: Well, wait, wait, here let me try a piece first. Here, let me, let me cool this off
here. Ohhh, yeah. Oh, this is (5)……………………………..
Daughter: Yeah right. Why are you making that face?
Father: Well, well, it's just, just (6)…………………………… for me. That's all.
Daughter: Let me try it Dad. Uh. Dad. You put a little too much salt in it and besides
it's burned. [Well . . . ] And what's that?
Father: Oh, well, well, that's just part of my own (7)……………………………… to the recipe.
I added some pumpkin.
Daughter: Oh, not another one of your surprises. Pumpkin doesn't go on pizza!
Father: Well, okay, well, so what? Uh, what do we do now?
Daughter: Well, how about some cold cereal . . . You can't (8)……………………………. on
that, Dad.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) Starving (5) great stuff
(2) in charge of (6) a little rich
(3) old family recipe (7) adaptation
(4) the second page (8) mess up

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16 Vacation Plans
Pete: Hey Markus. I have a question I'd like to ask you.
Markus: Yes. Go ahead.
Pete: Well, I'm thinking about going to (1)………………………… this summer [Great!], and
I need some advice. You're the best person I know to answer my questions since
you're German.
Markus: Thank you. What do you want to know?
Pete: Well, don't laugh, but I met this really nice woman through an online
(2)…………………………………., you know, a discussion group on the Internet [laughter]. I
need some advice. You see, Claudia, . . .
Markus: Okay. So it's Claudia, oh?
Pete: Yeah, yeah. See, she invited me to spend (3)……………………………. in Germany

[Hum]. And well, I told here I had studied a little bit about the country and language
[Hum], and she's kind of expecting that I know more than I really do.
Markus: Hum. You're really in (4)………………………….. now!
Pete: Yeah. I think so.
Markus: Well, what do you want to know?
Pete: Well, she's planning on introducing me to her parents.
Markus: Hey. Sounds (5)……………………………..
Pete: It isn't, at least I think it isn't. Anyway, what should you do when you greet
someone for the first time in Germany?
Markus: Well, it (6)……………………………………. your relationship with the person. Now,

speaking of your girlfriend, Claudia, . . . .
Pete: Hey, I didn't say she was my girlfriend.
Markus: Ah, okay, okay. Now if you're meeting someone formally for the first time,
like Claudia's parents, you should make sure you arrive on time.
Pete: Okay, so arrive on time. Uh, what about (7)……………………………………?
Markus: Well, Germans often shake hands, and they use the person's family name,
unless they're really close friends.
Pete: Okay, what about with Claudia? I'm not sure what I should do
(8)………………………..
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Markus: Ah. You can call her Claudia [Okay], shake hands, and why don't you take her
some flowers?
Pete: Oh, how do you say "Nice to meet you" anyway?
Markus: Oh, "Ich freue mich, Sie kennenzulernen."
Pete: "Ich freu me senselen. . ? "
Markus: Uhhh. Not exactly. "Ich freue mich, Sie kennenzulernen" [Uhhh].
Markus: Humm. Honestly, I think you need to take a (9)………………………….. in German

before you leave. Claudia might think you're speaking Chinese or something if you
don't.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) Germany (6) depends upon
(2) music mailing list (7) common greetings
(3) two weeks (8) in her case
(4) hot water (9) crash course
(5) kind of serious

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17 Medical advice
Receptionist: Dr. Carter's Office.
Ronald: Yes, I'd like to (1)………………………………………… to see Dr. Carter, please.
Receptionist: Is this your first visit?
Ronald: Yes it is.
Receptionist: Okay. Could I have your name please?
Ronald: Yes. My name is Ronald Schuller.
Receptionist: And may I ask who referred you to our office?
Ronald: Uh, I (2)…………………………. your office yesterday.
Receptionist: Okay. How about the day after tomorrow on Wednesday at 4:00
O'clock?
Ronald: Uh. Do you happen to have an opening in the morning? I usually

(3)………………………. my kids from school around that time.
Receptionist: Okay. Um . . . how about Tuesday at 8:00 A.M. or Thursday at 8:15

A.M.?
Ronald: Uh, do you have anything earlier, like 7:30?
Receptionist: No. I'm sorry.
Ronald: Well, in that case, (4)………………………… would be fine.
Receptionist: Okay. Could I have your phone number please?
Ronald: It's 643-0547.
Receptionist: Alright. And what's the nature of your visit?
Ronald: Uh . . .
Receptionist: Yes sir.
Ronald: Well, to tell the truth, I fell from (5)…………………. two days ago while painting
my house, and I sprained my ankle when my foot landed in a (6)…………………………. I
suffered a few scratches on my hands and knees, but I'm most concerned that the
swelling in my ankle hasn't gone down yet.
Receptionist: Well, did you (7)…………………………….. it immediately after this

happened?
Ronald: Well yeah. I just filled the paint can with ice and . . .
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Receptionist: And so after you removed the paint can . . . Sir, sir, Mr. Schuller, are you
still there?
Ronald: Well that's part of the problem. Uh, the paint can is still (8)…………………………..
Receptionist: Look, Mr. Schuller. Please come in today. I don't think your case can
wait.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) make an appointment (5) a ladder
(2) drove past (6) paint can
(3) pick up (7) put ice on
(4) Thursday (8) on my foot

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18 Bus trip
Woman: Excuse me. Is this seat taken?
Man: It is now. Take a seat.
Woman: Thanks. I had been waiting for (1)……………………………….. for the bus to come.
Man: Yeah. The bus broke down about 50 miles back. Actually, the bus driver lost
control of the bus when he spilt hot chocolate on himself, and then as he tried
to (2)………………………………. of the bus, he hit a rock and the bus blew a tire.
Woman: Uh. Are you sure this bus in safe?
Man: I'm not sure if it's safe, but you can't beat the (3)…………………………………..
Woman: So, where are you from?
Man: To tell the truth, I really don't know.
Woman: Uh, what do you mean?
Man: Well, you see, I was (4)……………………. when I was a baby. I was told that I was
born in New York City, but I can't be sure about that. Then, my new parents raised me
in a small town in Texas. I'm sure you've never heard of it.
Woman: Oh.
Man: My parents, Fred and Norma, had a farm, so I grew up (5)………………………………….

and herding sheep. Actually, I'm on my way to visit them now.
Woman: You mean back to Texas?
Man: Oh no. They sold that farm years ago when they discovered oil on their
property. They live on (6)……………………… right outside of Las Vegas. Beautiful place
with a pool . . .
Woman: Las Vegas. Las Vegas? I thought this bus was heading to Chicago . . . in the
opposite direction!
Man: Ah. You're on the (7)……………………………..
Woman: I got to get off.
Man: Hey, relax. Spend a weekend with me and my parents on the ranch. I can teach
you how to milk a cow or something.
Woman: I have to get off.
Man: Relax. Anyway, once this bus left the station, it ain't gonna stop until the next
stop . . . three hours from now. The driver got really upset when the last passenger
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made a similar mistake. Hey, (8)………………………………. Let me tell you about farm. I
have plenty of stories.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) over two hours (5) milking cows
(2) regain control (6) a ranch
(3) price of the trip (7) wrong bus
(4) adopted (8) sit and relax

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19 Movie shows times
Hello and thank you for calling Riverview Cinemas, the city's (1)………………………………
with stadium seating. Box office opens 45 minutes before show time.
Movies currently playing include: Return to Mars II, rated PG 13 with a run time of
(2)……………………………………., showing at 12:00, 2:15, 5:00, and 7:20; Road Trip.
rated R, a run time of 1 hour 49 minutes at 11:15, 1:20, 3:45, and 6:05; Go for the
Gold, rated PG. Run time, (3)……………………………………. Playing at 11:50, 2:00, 4:15, and
6:30, and Friends Forever, rated G, at 12:10, 2:00, 3:50, 6:15, and 8:30. Run time, 1
hour 32 minutes. These times are valid through the (4)…………………………………...
Matinee tickets are $2.00 before 4:00 p.m. for all patrons. Regular tickets are $6.00
for adults, $2.50 for children 3-11, and $4.50 for ages 12-17. Seniors are only
a (5)…………………………….. All tickets on Tuesdays are $2.00. You can
also purchase tickets online. No wait, no lines.
We're located downtown on 1313 South 260 East, kitty-corner the Richards Science
Museum. Visit our website for (6)………………………. information.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) finest theaters (4) 17th of the month
(2) 1 hour 53 minutes (5) buck fifty
(3) 1 hour 37 minutes (6) up-to-date

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20 Smoking: Kicking the habit
Woman: Hey. Are you okay?
Man: Yeah. I just have a cold, I think.
Woman: No, no you don't. You've sounded like that for a while. You smoke, and
you're (1)………………………….. it.
, Man: What? Well, you know, I'm just . . .I'm just a casual smoker, and I can quit
anytime I want.
Woman: No, you can't. You smoke (2)…………………………………., and I don’t call that a
casual smoker.
Man: Hey, it's my choice, so butt out. We've talked about this before, and I'm tired of
you, mom, and dad (3)……………………. me about it all the time.
Woman: Okay, but what about your kids? Don't you worry about how your smoking is
affecting them?
Man: It's not a problem. I smoke outside.
Woman: Yeah, but don't you worry they'll start smoking too?
Man: No. They won't. I know my kids. I trust them.
Woman: Yeah, yeah. Didn't you say that Jacob (4)……………………………… smoking a
week ago at school?
Man: Yeah, but it was the first time . . . He's under a lot of pressure these days.
Woman: Yea, right. The first time you know of. He's (5)……………………. to you.
Man: I trust him.
Woman: Really. Well, what about these (6)……………………..? [ What? ] Right here!
[ Oh! ] I found them in his clothes when he stayed over last night. Listen.
Man: They . . . They're probably not his!
Woman: They're his. He's following your example. You can't expect him not to smoke
when you smoke yourself.
Man: Hey. Don't tell me how to (7)……………………………... It's my job.
Woman: I won't have to. You're killing yourself, and someone else is going to be
raising your kids for you.
Man: Well, what does that mean?

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Woman: Figure it out. Listen. I ('ve) got to go now. If you want to (8)…………………………,
I'll be at mom's house.
Man: Whatever.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) dying from (5) lying
(2) two packs a day (6) cigarettes
(3) nagging (7) raise my kids
(4) got caught (8) talk more

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21 Our family roots
It has been said that learning about the past is a process of learning about oneself,
and the study of family histories can help us understand the past and prepare us to
meet the (1)……………………………….. Some North Americans can trace their histories
back to Mexico, and this presentation is about one such individual: Ana Maria
Cavazos. Ana Maria Cavazos was born on (2)………………………, 1908, in Reynosa,
Mexico. She was the eleventh of twelve children.
Her father, Jesus Cavazos, was originally from Victoria, Texas, but his family moved to
Mexico (3)…………………………... As was common at the time, Jesus spent much of his
life raising cattle and farming cotton.
Ana's mother, Juana Castro, was the oldest of six brothers and sisters. Juana and Jesus
were married in 1880. Ana's family moved to the United States during the Mexican
Revolution in 1913. Their family experienced much hardship, both financial and
physical. Yet in spite of obstacles, many of them (4)…………………… over the forces
of exclusion and poverty to emerge as successful farms and businessman.
Ana grew up in Texas and met her (5)…………………………………, Abel Contreras, in 1929.
Ana and Abel Contreras were married in 1931 and were the parents of eleven
children. The principles of faith, integrity, and family oneness permeated their lives,
and have given their posterity a (6)………………………………. Indeed, we can benefit
greatly from our family histories.
Thank you for joining this short presentation.

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ANSWER KEY
(1) challenges of today (4) triumphed
(2) June ninth (5) future husband
(3) around 1855 (6) great legacy

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22 Grocery shopping
Man: Hey. Can you give me a hand with the groceries? And I told you I could do the
shopping.
Woman: Wow! Do we really need (1)…………………….? Let me see that receipt.
Man: Hey, I only bought the essentials.
Woman: Okay. Let's see. Dog food. (2)…………………………… cents? We don't even have
a dog!
Man: Well, it WAS going to be a surprise, but look in the back of the truck.
Woman: What?
Man: Ah, ha, hah. (3)………………………….. I knew you'd love him.
Woman: That thing? That dog's as big as a horse. He probably eats like one, too.
Man: Ah, but he's sure friendly. And someone was (4)…………………………….. at the
supermarket, and I . . . I . . . I couldn't let that poor thing pass another day without a
loving home.
Woman: Whatever. Where was I? (5)…………………. cents for twenty-four cans of

tomato juice? You don't even like that stuff!
Man: Ahhhh. Not yet. I've decided to change my eating habits.
Woman: Right.
Man: You'll see, you'll see.
Woman: Okay. Let's see. Three eighty-four cents for a box of chocolate cookies and
twelve fifty-six ($12.56) for a case of (6)…………………………….. [Yeah!] Changing your
eating habits, huh? Do you really think that cookies are some type of diet food?
Man: Hey, I'll just eat a cookie or two every other hour. In fact, they're a great source
of carbohydrates for energy. And, you see, the (7)…………………………….. and cookies
kind of, you know, cancel each other out.
Woman: Oh brother. I can't believe what I'm hearing. Let's see. Where was I?
A carton of eggs, two fifty cents for a gallon of milk, (8)…………………… of tuna. Okay.
[Yeah.] And finally two steaks for eight fourteen cents . Now, something worth
enjoying. I'll get the grill started.
Man: Oh, we . . . w . . . well. The steaks are for Herbert.
Woman: Herbert. Who's Herbert?
Man: Uh, he's the dog. [No!] You see, the (9)………………………………… said that he's kind
of . . . he's somewhat picky about what he eats, [No!], and the steaks might help
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him adjust [Absolutely not!] . . . . no, no, no, and the steaks might help him adjust to
his new home. Hey, what are you doing? Oh, no. Why did you throw the steaks out on
the (10)…………………………………..?
Woman: Well, now, you and Herbert can get to know each other better. I'm going out
to eat by myself.
Man: Ughh.
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(1) all this stuff (6) soft drinks
(2) 24.70 (7) tomato juice
(3) Speechless (8) three cans
(4) giving him away (9) previous owner
(5) 18.19 (10) ground outside

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23 Parenting
Dad: Hey. Uh, what are you doing home this weekend? I thought classes didn't end
until (1)……………………….
Daughter: Hi Dad. I love you.
Dad: Ah, the three (2)………………………..: I need help! I've heard those before.
Daughter: Uh, Well, we'd better sit down.
Dad: Uh, this doesn't sound good.
Daughter: Well, first of all . . . hey, is that painting on the wall new?
Dad: No, no, no, no, no. Let's get back to the conversation now.
Daughter: Okay, first of all, I am failing all of my classes, I lost my job,

I (3)……………… my car, I mean, your car last week. It's at the bottom of the lake . . . I
think, and the laptop I borrowed from you . . . well, it was in the (4)………………………….
of the car. That's all of the good news.
Dad: Uh, wait . . .
Daughter: Dad. You're not saying anything . . .
Dad: Okay. Now, what's the bad news?
Daughter: Well, I just found out that my old boyfriend was a member of a
(5)……………..; he says that he and 20 of his friends are gonna come over here to talk to
you about what you posted on their Facebook page.
Dad: I don't even know how to use Facebook!
Daughter: Well, you do now. I have to go. I'd rather not be here in about
(6)……………………... Love you. Bye.
Dad: Ugh!!
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ANSWER KEY
(1) next week (4) backseat
(2) magic words (5) gang
(3) wrecked (6) 20 minutes

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24 Payday loans
Man: Hey, Rachel. Can I borrow your large suitcase?
Woman: Wait. Why do you need it?
Man: Okay. Get this. Some friends and I are going to Hawaii next week, and my small
bag won’t be big enough for (1)…………………………….. I plan to bring home. I’m going to
get you some peanuts, too.
Woman: What? How can you afford that? You don’t have a job, you already have
an (2)……………………… car payment, and you still owe me $500 for that old car that
didn’t last a week.
Man: Hey, those things are behind me. You see, I took out a loan.
Woman: Where? I mean to be honest, your (3)………………………………… is terrible.
Man: Well, it’s complicated.
Woman: What do you mean complicated? Give it to me straight. Where did you
manage to get a loan?
Man: Well, I got a payday loan at a place near our house.
Woman: What? That’s a awful idea.
Man: Ah, you don’t know anything. And you . . . at these places, you can get a loan
there quickly without any (4)……………...
Woman: Exactly, because they know they can run you dry. [ No. ] I mean they might
charge you (5)……………………… interest compared to about 12 to 30% interest for a
regular credit card. [ Ah!! ] A personal loan at the bank might be even cheaper.
[ Yeah, but . . . ] And then people like you get locked into a vicious loan cycle that is
almost impossible to escape. Like quicksand.
Man: How do you know so much about payday loans?
Woman: Well, I took out a loan once, and it took me forever to pay it back. So, yeah,
how do YOU play to pay it back?
Man: Uh, well, I thought I’d sell my mountain bike or my (6)…………………………….

collection, or you could give me the money.
Woman: Yeah, forget it. Not in a million years.
Man: Ahhhh!
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ANSWER KEY
(1) all the souvenirs (4) hassle
(2) outrageous (5) over 300%
(3) credit history (6) comic book

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CONTENTS
1. How to save money on your beauty routine ................................................................ 3
2. The Truffle Kingpin of New York City. ........................................................................... 6
3. Propane Safety Tips ...................................................................................................... 8
4. Mongoose Vs Cobra .................................................................................................... 10
5. Koala Facts .................................................................................................................. 12
6. Author David Bienenstock On How Jesus Used Cannabis .......................................... 14
7. Chinatown of Singapore ............................................................................................. 18
8. Introverts and Extroverts ............................................................................................ 20
9. World of Warships Blitz: German Battleships ............................................................ 23
10. Halcyon Traveler Pro BC System ............................................................................. 26
11. Can you solve the unstoppable blob riddle? - Dan Finkel....................................... 28
12. Finally, We Get the Scoop On Elizabeth Warren's Skincare Routine ...................... 31
13. 10 Surprising Health Benefits of Castor Oil for Hair, Skin & Health ........................ 34
14. Working as an Unpaid Intern in California - Should You be Paid? Attorney Adam
Gonnelli Explains................................................................................................................ 36
15. Muscle Fibers Explained - Muscle Contraction and Muscle Fiber Anatomy .......... 39
16. What Is a Fatwa? ..................................................................................................... 42
17. The fascinating secret lives of giant clams .............................................................. 45
18. Downing Street defends coronavirus strategy after Italy lockdown ...................... 48
19. Are Swedish Meatballs Even Swedish? ................................................................... 50
20. Are Humans omnivores, carnivores or herbivores? ............................................... 53

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21. Koalas 101................................................................................................................ 56
22. Is Creatine Actually Dangerous?.............................................................................. 59
23. Fertilization .............................................................................................................. 62
24. Online Ads 101: Display ads .................................................................................... 65

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1. How to save money on your beauty routine

How to Save Money on Your Beauty Routine. You don't have to (1)…………...................
to economize – you just have to know a few tricks. You will need Mascara,
(2)…………………………, Petroleum jelly, Olive oil, Sugar, Cayenne pepper, Cinnamon, A
lip brush, Cotton swabs and the occasional splurge, Optional: men's shaving cream.
Step 1. Buy (3)……………………… just once; after it runs out, wash and save the brush.
The main difference between mascaras is the wand, not the makeup. Apply new,
cheaper mascara with the brush that comes with it, then use your old one to
(4)………………..…………… your lashes. A dried-out mascara wand also makes a great
eyebrow brush.
Step 2. Replace your shaving cream with dollar-store hair conditioner; it works every
bit as well. Or use a brand made for men; they're usually less expensive. Get an
(5)…………………………………. if you don't want a "manly" fragrance.
Step 3. Buy a big jar of generic petroleum jelly. It can serve as clear lip gloss, lip balm,
makeup remover, under-eye moisturizer, and foot and hand cream. If you have just a
smidgen of lipstick left in the tube, mix it with (6)……………………………..and use as lip
gloss.
Step 4. Use olive oil as a multitasker: To condition hair, rub one tablespoon on scalp,
wrap in a warm towel, and let it (7)……………………………….. before shampooing out. For
silky skin, pour some into your bath water. To turn it into an exfoliant, just add some
sugar.
Step 5. Plump your lips for pennies by mixing a sprinkle of cayenne pepper or
cinnamon with a dab of petroleum jelly and applying to lips. It will irritate them just
enough to by (8)……………………………………..
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Step 6. Use up every bit of your cosmetics: Get the last smidgen of lipstick out of the
tube with a lip brush. Revitalize a dried-out mascara tube with a few (9)…………………….
Use a cotton swab to get into the crevices of little pots of eye cream or lip balm.
Step 7. Splurge on one or two extravagances. Woman cannot live on cheap cosmetics
alone! Did you know Women spend an average of (10)……………………… per year on
personal care, while men spend about $193.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) compromise your looks (6) petroleum jelly
(2) Dollar store conditioner (7) sit for 20 minutes
(3) expensive mascara (8) employment laws
(4) fluff and separate (9) drops of hot water
(5) unscented one (10) $471

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2. The Truffle Kingpin of New York City.

Truffles are just such an elusive, (1)……………………….... These are the Spanish winter black
truffles; they're from Périgord. They just have this alluring, earthiness quality that I've
never tasted before. They kept me (2)……………………… with them for almost 10 years now.
My name is Ian Purkayastha, and I procure hard to find ingredients from around the
world, mainly fresh truffles. I'm a (3)…………………………; I deal truffles out of my car. It
definitely has this underground element. When I was younger, people used to call me the
Truffle Boy. I started when I was 15, and I'm now 24. I'm constantly on the hunt for
identifying the most (4)……………………………… that produce the very best truffles. They
smell really nice. Where are these guys from? -Spain. They've never been successfully
cultivated on a commercial scale. And they grow underground; and they're obviously
extremely (5)……………………………….. to find; that's why they're worth their weight in gold.
As soon as the truffle is found, the clock is constantly ticking, because there's only a seven-
day shelf life. They're 98 percent water; every single day that (6)…………………………, it's
evaporating. I still get excited every time I get a new truffle shipment in. They are sent
from Europe to JFK where they're cleared by FDA, USDA, Homeland Security and Customs.
I sort them, I go through every single truffle, looking for (7)………………………….. and then I,
basically hop in the car with a box full of truffles. Alright. And sell to 90% of the fine
(8)………………………… in New York. Everyone from, David Chang to Sean Brock, to Eleven
Madison Park, Le Bernardin, a variety of Michelin stared restaurants. During truffle season
we import around $200,000 worth of truffles a week. A small amount of truffles could be
anywhere from five to (9)…………………………. We're dealing with quite a lot of valuable
product I'm doing something that I love, it doesn't even feel like work anymore. My
warehouse smells like truffles, my car smells like truffles, my apartment. It's like I can't
(10)……………………......; it's like they're smothering me, which is a great problem to have, I
guess.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) mysterious ingredient (6) a truffle is unused
(2) totally obsessed (7) imperfections
(3) dealer of sorts (8) dining restaurants
(4) desirable regions (9) 15,000
(5) rare and hard (10) escape truffles

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3. Propane Safety Tips

Propane Safety Tips: Whether you're grilling or just storing your tank, learn how to stay
safe with these tips. Do not bring your propane tank indoors (1)………………………... All
propane usage, inspections, storage or refills should be done outside. Always keep your
propane tank (2)…………………………… We recommend using a tank foot, ez-go other tank
holder while storing your tank to keep it stable. Wipe down your propane tank with a
solution of soapy water to (3)………………………………….. If a leak is present, bubbles will
form. If you find a leak, turn the valve off and check the system. Propane in
(4)…………………………… is odorless. Rotten egg odor is added to propane for safety. If you
notice the smell, remove any source of flame from the area, turn the valve off and have
your propane tank serviced. Do not smoke or (5)…………………………… near propane tanks.
Never leave your propane tank in an enclosed vehicle this will cause the pressure relief
valve to open, filling your car with dangerous flammable explosive propane vapor. If this
happens, call the (6)……………………………right away. When a propane tank is manufactured,
air gets into the tank. The air needs to be purged from the tank for two reasons. 1, the air
can cause the odor that is added to the (7)……………………………… 2, when propane is added
to air their two of the three items needed for a fire. All that is needed is a small spark and
the tank can explode. If your tank is (8) ………………………….., it must be requalified before
it is safe for refill or usage. Find a local commercial dealer to re-qualify your tank. After
your tank has been requalified, your tank is good for another five years. Small vertical
propane cylinders, forty pounds and smaller must be equipped with an
(9)…………………………… Before using your small so make sure it is properly equipped with
an opt valve. ASME cylinders, small horizontal cylinders and large vertical cylinders can
be over filled. For more information, (10)…………………………… and other propane tips visit
uhaul.com/propane.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) for any reason (6) fire department
(2) upright and secure (7) propane to fade
(3) check for leaks (8) 12 years or older
(4) its natural state (9) overfill protection device
(5) light an open flame (10) on propane safety

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4. Mongoose Vs Cobra
Squirrel colonies usually work together to (1)…………………………… but this female has
decided to go it alone. She fluffs her tail to appear bigger, distracts the cobra, and shields
her body from the (2)………………………………. Sharp teeth deliver a quick bite to its tail. The
cobra strike could kill her. Drop for drop, the cape cobra's venom is thought to be more
deadly than that of the (3)…………………………… She's batting out of her league. The black
mamba takes a hit as she struck, but it's just a blade of grass. It's a reality check. She needs
to back down. The action has caught the attention of a far (4)………………………………
In seconds, the squirrel's gone from snake killer to scared cat. She's bitten off more than
she can chew. But lucky for her, this (5)…………………………… is the resident cobra hitman.
It's game on. Snakes to the mongoose are like peanuts to the squirrel. Guts of steel make
him the (6)……………………………, but he's not a freeloader. He's the colony security system,
specializing in deadly intruders. The cobra's speedy defense strike is its trump card, the
only thing that'll keep him alive. They are each other's prey but they are also each other's
(7)………………………… The mongoose circles, looking for a weakness in the cobra's defens.
A quick strike needs a Matrix-style getaway. It's a battle of speed. The cobra tries
intimidation but it's not enough. They know that if either turns their back, they're a goner.
They (8)……………………………… and punches fly. The cobra delivers its winning blow. He's
been spared from becoming mongoose dinner. The mongoose is immune to a
(9)…………………………… of the cobra's venom but right now, he's not hungry enough to push
those (10)………………..
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ANSWER KEY
(1) fend off predators (6) perfect housemate
(2) snake's strikes (7) deadliest opponents
(3) black mamba (8) size up their weapons
(4) meaner neighbor (9) certain quantity
(5) yellow mongoose (10) limits

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5. Koala Facts
When Australia (1) ……………………………… Gondwanaland, it was like a giant Noah's Ark
adrift on the seas, and the animals on it had to adapt in (2)……………………………the rest. The
trees also adapted, particularly the eucalyptus tree, which quickly spread. Some
marsupials had no problems in (3) ………………………………. out of this situation. The Koala
bear managed the impossible: it adapted to the point where all it eats are eucalyptus
leaves. Eucalyptus leaves are poor quality food, (4)………………………………. of toxins, but the
koala has managed to survive on them. Their digestive process is long, and the koalas go
about their business without (5)………………………………. This is part of their metabolic
strategy. They can survive on only 16 ounces of leaves a day, but of course they move
very slowly to avoid wasting energy. They are (6)…………………………………. on the ground
and very vulnerable, so they only go down to the ground in order to move over to another
tree. The koala is indifferent to the rhythm of their (7)………………………………... And even
more so when it's raising its young. Raising without wasting any energy. The young koalas
suckle in (8)……………………………. until they are pretty clumsy. When they are weaned, they
go down to the ground the art of leaf eating. For this, their mother feeds them Their
digestive process, a purée which (9)………………… them with without wasting any energy
they need to digest the toxic eucalyptus leaves. Only 16 ounces, the
(10)……………………………… leave their mothers to live on their own in pretty clumsy.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) separated from (6) pretty clumsy
(2) isolation from (7) digestive process
(3) squeezing the juice (8) only 16 ounces
(4) indigestible and full (9) provides
(5) wasting any energy (10) young koalas

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6. Author David Bienenstock On How Jesus Used Cannabis

Jesus didn't smoke pot, but I do believe cannabis was the (1)……………………………….. in the
holy anointing oil he used to perform healing miracles. Sound crazy? Well, let's look at the
evidence. Jesus never referred to himself as 'Christ.' That was a name given to him by his
disciples. It's an Aramaic word that means, 'The Anointed One.' Which makes sense,
because Jesus (2)…………………………………. before sending them out to anoint others, as
described in Mark 6:13. 'They cast out many devils and anointed with oil many that were
sick, and healed them.' But what exactly was in that holy anointing oil that Jesus used to
perform all those (3)…………………………………..? The recipe for holy anointing oil is first
found in the Old Testament: Exodus 30:22-23, and calls for infusing 9 pounds of a plant
known as 'kaneh-bosm,' literally translated as 'fragrant cane,' into about 6 quarts of olive
oil, (4)………………………………… of myrrh and cinnamon. According to conventional biblical
scholarship, the '250 shekels of kaneh-bosm,' that's about 9 pounds, listed in ancient
Hebrew versions of the Old Testament, supposedly refers to (5)…………………………………
called calamus, but Chris Bennett, author of the 2001 book 'Sex, Drugs, and Violence in
the Bible,' believes this is a mistranslation. One stemming from a perhaps
(6)……………………………. made the first time the Old Testament was translated into Greek.
Kaneh-bosm, he claims, was cannabis. But could an oil infused with 9 pounds of cannabis
really produce a 'healing miracle?' Well, you might have seen a recent CNN special bout
a little girl named Charlotte who suffered 300 grand mal (7)………………………………… even
after cycling through every pharmaceutical anti-seizure medicine and a series of (8)
………………………………. that left her unable to walk, talk, or eat. The first time Charlotte's
parents gave her a dose of wholly plant-derived cannabis oil, her seizures immediately
ceased and stopped a (9)……………………………... She's down from more than 1,200 major
seizures per month to just 2 or 3 mild ones. Some might call that a miracle. Now, back to
that recipe in the Old Testament: Kaneh-bosm makes its (10)…………………………………… in
the Bible as part of the story of Moses and the burning bush, when the revered Jewish
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prophet gets the holy anointing oil recipe along with clear instructions to anoint only the
priest class and kings. So did Jesus later break this prohibition, by (11)………………………………
oil to the sick? Is that what made him such a threat to the powers- that-be, and led to (his
execution? Aside from crucifixion, baptism is considered the only
(12)…………………………………. fact about Jesus' life. But if water served as the catalyst for
Jesus' spiritual ascension, why does he never perform a baptism? Why take the name
Christ? And why anoint his flock in oil before sending them out to anoint others? To those
who believe that Jesus used cannabis oil, the answer lies in (13)…………………………………
Christian texts. The canonical texts of the New Testament—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and
John— were not selected as canon until around 325 years after Jesus' death, when the
Roman Catholic Church selected them from a large number of contenders. The Church
then sought out and destroyed every account that differed from their now
(14)………………………………. Christians who continued to promote alternate views of Jesus
and his teachings were labeled heretics and brutally suppressed. As a result, much of their
scripture and dictates were thought to be lost forever. (15)………………………….. when an
Egyptian peasant digging for fertilizer in a cave unearthed 13 leather-bound manuscripts
inside a sealed jar, a treasure trove purposely buried there by scribes at a
(16)………………………………… sometime around A.D. 367, when the church first condemned
the use of non-canonical texts. Within these volumes—many of which predate the books
of the New Testament— Biblical experts discovered (17)…………………………………… different
telling of the life of Jesus, one that places the anointing ceremony squarely
(18)…………………………………. of Christianity. The Gospel of Phillip, for instance, proclaims
that any person who 'receives this oil… is no longer a Christian but a Christ.' A
transformation then compared to baptism, in which would-be initiates 'Go down into the
water and come up without having received anything… because there is
(19)……………………………… There is fire in chrism.' Chrism, of course, is the holy anointing
oil. And did I mention about the 9 pound of cannabis? To hear more of this story,
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download (20)…………………………… of Great Moments in Weed History. Available free from

iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or wherever you get podcasts.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) key ingredient (11) providing holy anointing
(2) anointed his flock (12) historically certain
(3) healing miracles (13) non-canonical
(4) essential extracts (14) official version of events
(5) a flowering plant (15) Until 1945
(6) willful mistake (16) nearby monastery
(7) seizures per week (17) a parallel but radically
(8) painful procedures (18) at the center
(9) 7 straight days (19) water in water
(10) first appearance (20) this week's episode

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7. Chinatown of Singapore
Singapore's Chinatown is the traditional Chinese (1)……………………………, and while the
entire city is largely Chinese these days the area does retain some of its own charm.
Chinatown's primary attraction is the town itself, composed as it is of
(2)……………………………… full of strange little shops selling everything from plastic Buddhas
to dried seahorses. Wander at random and see what you can find! The
(3)…………………………………… of Chinatown around the pagoda are packed with near-
identical stalls selling all sorts of Chinese trinkets aimed squarely at tourists. There is also
a cluster of (expensive) (4)…………………………… on South Bridge Rd. For Chinese
handicrafts, antiques, fashion items, home accessories and Chinese medicine aimed more
at the locals, poke into any of the (5)…………………………………. The area between Pagoda
Street and Smith Street has been started up considerably for tourists, but workaday.
Chinatown continues south and east, (6)……………………………… into the Central Business
District. Tanjong Pagar is the unofficial home of Singapore's gay community, with many
watering holes in restored shop houses, while Club Street and Ann Siang Hill caters more
to the expat, yuppie and hipster crowd with small, (7)………………………………… offering
excellent (if pricey) Western and modern Singaporean fare. Hence Chinatown is quite the
paradox - simultaneously the (8)…………………………………… district in Singapore. Chinatown
is at its busiest and most colorful in the month preceding the Chinese New Year, when
the streets are decked with (9)………………………………... Street markets are thronged with
people, shows entertain the crowds and the drums of lion dances echo into the night. The
festivities in a (10)………………………………… and a roar of firecrackers atop People's Park
Complex, showering flaming confetti down below; and for the two following days virtually
everything is closed.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) quarters of town (6) merging seamlessly
(2) restored shop houses (7) intimate eateries
(3) central streets (8) gaudiest and trendiest
(4) antique shops (9) festive decorations
(5) numerous shopping malls (10) midnight countdown

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8. Introverts and Extroverts

Some of us like to spend our weekend with a book in hand. While others prefer a night
out being the (1)………………………………... But from a scientific perspective, is there an
advantage to being an introvert or an extrovert? Which is better? The idea of two polar
personalities was first described by Swiss-German psychologist Carl Jung,
(2)…………………………………. introversion and extroversion. Jung's theory was further
elaborated upon by Hans Eysenck, a German psychologist who defined introverts and
extroverts by their (3)…………………………………. Extroverts, with their lower level of arousal,
would need to do more exciting things that would physically and mentally exhaust an
introvert in order to reach satisfaction. So while an introvert might be content with a
(4)………………………………… through a quiet park, an extrovert might need to hit the dirt
roads in order to feel mentally satisfied. Brain scans show a thicker prefrontal cortex in
introverts compared to extroverts, which is associated with (5)………………………………….,
suggesting that extroverts may be more impulsive than introverts, who prefer to mull
things over, instead of directly (6)………………………………… But because of this tendency to
ruminate in introverts, they're also more susceptible to developing
(7)………………………………….. Extroverts also respond more strongly to rewards, with brain
scans showing a significantly more activated dopamine reward system than introverts
when completing and winning a (8)………………………………… And given that we're social
animals, dopamine is also released when interacting with other humans. This was
especially important as hunter gatherers who relied upon others for both food and
protection from predators. However, human connection has a (9)…………………………………
on extroverts than introverts. In fact, it's been shown that the brains of extroverts
respond more strongly when shown photos of human faces compared to
(10)……………………………… But for introverts, the brain response is similarly between the
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two. Now that's not to say that introverts don't feel any excitement from winning or that
they strongly dislike being around people, but they simply don't feel as excited and don't
require as much (11)……………………………… in order to feel good. In terms of genetics, there
may be an evolutionary advantage to each trait. For instance, introverts might have stuck
to the sidelines to avoid predators, while extroverts would roam and explore, giving them
an advantage when food is scarce. A study (12)……………………………… discovered that those
who were more inclined to be adventurous had two copies of one particular allele,
reinforcing the idea that these personality traits are partially linked to genetics. In many
ways, our society has an (13)…………………………… where qualities like putting yourself out
there are highly valued. Our institutions are also often designed with the extrovert in mind
where group work is a popular practice in most schools and workplaces with the idea that
creativity comes from a sociable place. However as social animals, we instinctively mimic
others' opinions without realizing it, suggesting that your (14)……………………………… with
others may not always be productive. When we disagree with a group, neuroscientists
have shown high activation in the amygdala, a part of the brain associated with
(15)……………………………….. When we think of introverts, shyness and the preference to be
alone often come to mind, (16)……………………………….., introverts may simply prefer close
conversations with one or a few people instead of dozens. Furthermore, introverts may
even (17)……………………………… as they’re known to think through ideas thoroughly
compared to extroverts, who may choose to make rash decisions instead. But perhaps
you are an (18)…………………………….., right in the middle of the introvert-extrovert Venn
diagram, combining the best of both worlds. A recent study involving 340 call
(19)………………………………. had their sales record tracked for a period of three months.
Those who were neither strong extroverts or introverts generated the most revenue
(20)………………………………….., compared to the study average of 138 per hour. So what do
you see yourself as? And do you think one is better than the other? Let us know in the
comments below.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) center of attention (11) social interaction
(2) who coined the terms (12) involving 130 participants
(3) baseline arousal (13) extroversion bias
(4) leisurely bike ride (14) brainstorming sessions
(5) deeper thought and planning (15) the sting of rejection
(6) springing into action (16) but in reality
(7) anxiety and depression (17) be better public speakers
(8) computerized gambling task (18) ambivert
(9) greater impact (19) center representatives
(10) neutral photos of nature (20) averaging 208 dollars per hour
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9. World of Warships Blitz: German Battleships

Meet German battleships in World of Warships Blitz! They (1)............................ They are
true masters of the seas, (2)..............................., strongest secondary guns, and some of
(3).................................a battleship can have. With the introduction of the new ships, a
new mechanic will be (4)....................................... Secondary auto guns are additional
secondary guns that fire automatically (5)...................................... German battleships of
Tier VI and above will have secondary auto guns. These battleships are designed to
(6)............................... of anyone who dares to come too close. However, while they are
German engineered, they are not perfect. Like all battleships, the German battleships are
slow and (7)................................. German Battleships are typically characterized by low
accuracy at long ranges and poor AA gun performance. (8).................................., all the
German battleships have their strong points. Let us quickly go over the eight ships
(9).................................. The first German Battleship is Nassau at Tier III. She features
(10)……………………………… with two guns in each turret. Her gun arrangement is similar to
that of Japanese Kawachi, but she has better armor. Nassau (11).............................. the
German Battleship design doctrine with strong armor, reduced reload times, and
increased (12)..................................... Nassau sports an impressive twelve secondary
guns.
Kaiser is at Tier IV. She boasts the best armor protection among the other battleships in
her tier. This allows her to feel (13).................................. With five main armament turrets
and fourteen secondary armament turrets, she packs a mean punch in any close quarters
brawl. Tier V battleship König inherits the good armor (14).................................... Thanks
to her effective turret arrangement, her broadside is able to fire a devastating 10-main-
gun salvo. The beautiful Bayern can be found at Tier VI. In addition to her highly effective
armor, she is full of surprises. (15)……………………………… is in her secondary armament.
First, it may appear that there are ten secondary guns, but, in fact, there are sixteen! She
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is the first German Battleship to feature automatic secondary guns. They will fire at an
enemy ship automatically as long as it is in their line of fire. Tier VII Gneisenau shares this
feature with her lower tier sister. She boasts automatic guns, great armor, rapid-fire
(16).............................., and increased armor-piercing shell damage. This battleship
features all the best a German ship has to offer.
She is even equipped with torpedo tubes! She is (17)........................... the German
battleships. At Tier VIII comes Bismarck— this legendary battleship with four twin-gun
turrets literally broke a ship in half with her mighty guns. In addition to her powerful guns,
she features strong armor, which helps (18)........................................ Friedrich Der Grosse
is a true successor to the legendary Bismarck. Stronger armor, larger caliber guns, and
higher damage per minute. Exactly what you would expect from a Tier IX battleship.
Großer Kurfürst is (19).................................... for the mighty Yamato. She is bigger and
more robust. Unmatched in health, sporting strong armor, she is equipped with eight
main caliber guns and numerous secondary guns. In close-quarters, this battleship will
make short work of any ship that dares to approach her. The German battleships are born
to get close up and thrive in the heat of battle. They possess all (20)....................................
for this: effective armor, high health, and rapid-fire small caliber guns, some of which fire
automatically. Unlock German Battleships and take the helm of these German beasts!
Victory awaits you in World of Warships Blitz!
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ANSWER
3. the fastest firing main

1. are large and in charge 2. with the thickest armor
guns
4. implemented in the
5. at nearby ships 6. make short work
game
8. Despite their typical
7. easy to detect 9. in this branch
disadvantages
12. secondary gun
10. six main caliber turrets 11. really embodies
damage
13. confident in any attack 14. from her predecessors 15. The main trick
18. her survive in every

16. secondary armament 17. pretty unique among
situation
20. the necessary
19. a worthy opponent
characteristics
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10. Halcyon Traveler Pro BC System

Halcyon would like to introduce the exciting new traveler pro, building upon the
(1)………………………………….This dedicated, single-tank BC provides a light-weight but
rugged option for divers looking to enjoy high performance in a (2)………………………………
This low-profile, performance oriented BC can be precisely fit in the time it takes to buckle
your seatbelt. Thanks to our patented, cinch quick-adjust (3)………………………… are now
able to change suits or even share a BC between divers by quickly adjusting the harness;
all this without (4)……………………………… or our trademark, continuous webbing design. The
traveler pro benefits from a range of distinct features, including, an integrated single tank
adapter, aluminum d-rings, an inventive quick adjust crotch strap and an
(5)……………………………… of weight adjustment. The pro utilizes an adjustable set of pockets
which allows for the quick installation of most common weights and can easily hold a
(6)………………………………. (6kg). This system provides easy weight adjustment and avoids
the hassle of carrying heavy diving systems during travel. The traveler and traveler pro
BCs may also be fit with an (7)……………………………. assembly or integrated weight pockets,
allowing for the use of a primary light canister or additional ballast. The halcyon traveler
(8)…………………………… in 30lbs lift capacity and the pro system is available in 30 or 40 lbs.
lift capacities. For all your travel needs, the halcyon traveler and traveler pro BCs Are
(9)………………………………….. Buy the BC you've been waiting for by contacting your local
halcyon dealer today or contact halcyon (10)…………………………...........
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ANSWER KEY
(1) success of the original traveler (6) as much as 12 pounds
(2) travel friendly package (7) optional light fixture
(3) harness individuals (8) is available
(4) compromising system integrity (9) the top of the line choice
(5) an innovative method (10) directly at 800

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11. Can you solve the unstoppable blob riddle? - Dan Finkel
A shooting star crashes on Earth, and a hideous blob emerges. It creeps and leaps, it
(1)................................. It’s also unstoppable: weapons, fire, extreme temperatures… no
matter what you throw at it, it just regrows and continues its rampage. Its expansion is
breathtaking; it doubles (2).................................. But there’s one opportunity after each
hour, it goes to sleep forming itself into a flat triangle and resting for a few minutes before
it begins eating and growing again. Your only chance (3).................................. involves a
satellite-mounted nano-fission ray that can cut through the blob. When the blog is active
it heals itself within seconds. However, when you break the sleeping blob
(4)................................, you make a critical discovery. The acute triangle portion, with all
angles less than 90 degrees, is inert. It never “wakes up.” The obtuse triangle, which has
an angle greater than 90 degrees, wakes up as usual and keeps growing.
(5)................................... show that all shapes other than acute triangles, including right
triangles, will also wake up. For the next few minutes, the blob is sleeping in its obtuse
triangle form. You can make clean, straight-line cut between any two points on or
(6).................................. But you’ll only have time to make 7 cuts while the satellite is
above you. By the time it completes its orbit and returns, the blob will have consumed
the entire world, if even a single portion that will wake up remains. How can you cut the
blob entirely into acute triangles and (7).................................. the planet? Pause the video
now to figure out for yourself. Answer in 3 Answer in 2 Answer in 1 while this seems
doable at first, there’s a hidden difficulty when it comes to (8).................................. Every
time you make a cut that reaches an edge, it either makes an acute and an obtuse angle,
or (9)................................. That makes it seems like you’re doomed to keep creating
obtuse angles. But as with so many of life’s problems, we can look to pizza for inspiration.
Imagine squaring off the outside of a pizza, so that (10).............................., it’s an octagon.
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When we cut it into slices, each of the eight triangles is acute. This works with larger
polygons too. Importantly, it also works for some polygons with fewer sides, including
heptagons, hexagons, and pentagons. (11)............................, because if you cut off the
sharp corners of the blob triangle, a pentagon is exactly what you’ll be left with. And just
like a pizza, you can cut the blob pentagon into five acute triangles. That’s 7 cuts, and it
renders the blob completely inert. You’ve saved the day! Now you just need to
(12)....................... what to do with all of these giant, practically indestructible triangles.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) glides and slides (7) stop it from destroying
(2) in size every hour (8) avoiding obtuse and right angles
(3) to save the planet (9) two right angles
(4) into two triangles (10) instead of a circle
(5) Similar experiments (11) That’s good news
(6) inside the triangle (12) figure out

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12. Finally, We Get the Scoop On Elizabeth Warren's Skincare Routine

With the Iowa caucus less than (1)..............................., Candidates are making a big
push to get voters' attention, including Massachusetts senator and tourist going in for
a Closer look at Michelangelo's "David" Elizabeth warren. Warren has
(2)..................................."Elle" magazine, where she Covered topics from policy to
relationships or, as she plugged It in a tweet, "you deserve better. Dump the guy who
ghosted you, (3).................................to let you adopt a dog, and I'll take care of
canceling your student Loan debt!" well, first off, first off, Senator, that sounds lovely,
but "dump the guy who ghosted you"? "Ghosted" means they're already gone!
Everyone knows that as soon as they ask "the late Show" interns to explain it to them.
That's (4).............................. Warren also did an interview with "Cosmo," where she
dished on her skincare routine. You knew this was coming. What is your skincare
routine? So I have-- had, she's passed now-- but a (5)................................ Named
tootsie. And years ago, I was, I guess probably somewhere in my 20s, and we're at a
(6).................................. And tootsie was beautiful. And I looked over at her, and I said,
"Toots, how do you have such gorgeous skin? Stephen: I'm going to interrupt really
quick here to point out only Elizabeth warren Could say the sentence, "Toots, how do
you have such gorgeous skin" and have it not be creepy? Somewhere out there.
Somewhere out there, Joe Biden is like, "oh, but I can't (7)...............................? Come
on! Come on, toots! I know toots! Toots and corn pop." Anyway. What did toots say?
She said, "pond's moisturizer every morning, every night, and Never wash your face."
So from tootsie to me to you. I never wash my face. Stephen: I hate to break it to you,
(8)........................................., but I think toots was messing with you. "heh, watch this.
Hey, Liz! Hey, Liz! Use ponds constantly, never wash your face, and did you know.
We're half native American? Tell everyone! That's a wrap on toots! Toots is out!"
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"Never wash! Never wash!" "Just don't bathe!" I never met her. I never met her, and I
love toots. Warren has also been (9).................................. According to the "post,"
warren had just finished hiking on Washington's north cascades mountains when she
dropped in for lunch with jay Inslee, whose endorsement she was seeking. Oh, she just
happened to be hiking near jay Inslee's house? What's next? She just happens to be
on the same half-pipe as Beto O'rourke? "(10)..........................! You thrash here, too?"
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ANSWER KEY
(1) a month away (6) big family reunion
(2) a new interview with (7) sniff one neck
(3) convince the roommate (8) senator warren
(4) universal ghosted (9) courting former candidates
(5) much older cousin (10) what a coincidence

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13. 10 Surprising Health Benefits of Castor Oil for Hair, Skin & Health
Castor oil is most widely used in cosmetics, soaps, textiles, massage oils and even
medicines. Here are some (1)………………………………… benefits of castor oil. Castor oil is
known to treat skin problems like sunburn, acne, dry skin and stretch marks It also helps
cure infections like warts, boils, athlete's foot and (2)………………………….…... An active
compound found in castor oil effectively treats ringworms which is a common and
stubborn skin problem across all age groups. Castor oil when (3)………………………… the skin
penetrates deep and stimulates the production of collagen and elastin. This delays
(4)……………….……………. and fine lines, making the skin smother, softer and younger.
Castor oil promotes hair growth by (5)……………………………. to the follicles. The oil also has
omega-6 essential for fatty acids, responsible for healthy hair. Castor oil's anti-fungal,
anti-bacterial, and anti-viral properties can help (6)……………………………… like bald patches
and itchy scalp. Castor oil is a powerful laxative useful for effectively reacting
constipation. Castor oil is often (7)……………………………. It is crammed with omega-3 fatty
acids that help reduce pigmentation. Anti-inflammatory property of castor oil makes it
ideal massage oil for (8)………………………….., nerve inflammation and sore muscles. Castor
oil has been scientifically proven to treat (9)……………………………... Castor oil is known to
help increase white blood cells and (10)………………………………..
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ANSWER KEY
(1) medicinal and therapeutic (6) treat scalp infections
(2) chronic itching (7) used for fading scars
(3) applied to (8) relieving joint pain
(4) appearance of wrinkles (9) mild surface tumors
(5) boosting blood circulation (10) help boost immunity

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14. Working as an Unpaid Intern in California - Should You be Paid?

Attorney Adam Gonnelli Explains
You're working as an intern for a big company and you're (1)………………………………. The
question is should you be? My name is Adam Gonnelli and my firm handles cases were
interns aren't being paid what they're supposed to be paid. Now when
(2)…………………………………, usually what they think of is a young person going in for college
credit doing menial jobs and learning about the business. And some of that is perfectly
fine. What's not fine is when the intern is actually doing a job that could be done
(3)…………………………………… isn't really learning much of anything and the employer is
exploiting the intern, just to get cheap labor. Now what we look at to determine whether
an intern should be getting paid is a couple of things. First, who's really benefiting? Is the
intern there to learn? Is the intern there to (4)…………………………………..? Or is it really just
a case of the employer getting work for free? Look at it this way: if you can think of it as
the intern (5)………………………………… a minimum wage worker (let's say all you do is you
run and get coffee and you do different errands, you do routine paperwork, you're
standing at the copy machine) none of those things are teaching the intern anything and
those are all jobs that can be done by a minimum wage worker. (6)…………………………………,
the interns should be getting paid. Another factor to consider is who's advantage is having
this job? Does the advantage go to the intern where they're learning things? They're
(7)………………………………, picking up valuable skills? Or is the advantage all to the employer
who gets an employee who's working for nothing? Now in some cases, even having the
intern around may actually cost the employer something in the short term. The employer
may have to (8)………………………………………. to teach the intern things, the employer may
have to make some accommodations to have the intern around, the intern may need
their own office, time may be taken from some of (9)………………………………… to talk to the
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intern, give the intern learning tasks and so forth. All those things are situations where
you have a genuine internship. Another issue that you look at is whether the internship
necessarily leads to a job or is it something that could be the (10)……………………………… (like
being in a class)? If you're in a classroom, you don't expect necessarily to walk out and get
a job (especially true these days). Similarly, if you're an intern and there's
(11)………………………………. at the end of the internship that's another factor that may mean
this a genuine internship and not a case in where the intern needs to get bad. In short the
closer the internship is something you get in a college environment or a class room; the
more likely it is that it's a genuine internship. The closer it is to a minimum wage job, the
more likely it is that the intern should be getting paid. Now why might you need to know
this information? If you're an intern and you're (12)………………………………., maybe you
should be getting paid. I'm Adam Gonnelli and my firm handles cases like this. Thanks for
watching and have a great day!
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ANSWER KEY
(1) working completely unpaid (7) learning about the business
(2) people think of interns (8) take time off
(3) by a minimum wage worker (9) the senior people
(4) pick up job skills (10) equivalent for college credit
(5) coming in and displacing (11) no guarantee of a job
(6) do different errands (12) putting in a lot of hours

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15. Muscle Fibers Explained - Muscle Contraction and Muscle Fiber

Anatomy
Muscles are the driving force of all the movements in the body, varying from lifting,
running, walking, and even organ function. The (1)……………………………… consists of three
major muscle types: cardiac muscles, which are responsible for the function of your heart,
smooth muscles, which are responsible for the function of all (2)...................................,
and skeletal muscles, which are responsible for, as the name suggests, the movement of
your bones. Both smooth and cardiac muscles function involuntarily, meaning they
operate by themselves. (3)............................., on the other hand, function voluntarily and
are under our conscious control. There are three different skeletal muscle fiber types
known as Type I, IIa, and IIx fibers. The difference of size, color, contractual speed,
contractual force, and energy source classifies each fiber. (4)......................., also known
as slow twitch fibers, are the smallest fiber types with a darkish red color. It has a fairly
slow twitch speed and produces a relatively small amount of force when contracted. It
has high amounts of mitochondria, which are organelles within each cell that uses oxygen
to produce energy. Although the force generated is fairly small, type I fibers are highly
fatigue resistant, allowing it to be active (5)............................... They are the primary fibers
used during low-intensity activities with steady oxygen consumption, such as walking,
jogging, or aerobics. Type IIa fibers, aka moderate fast-twitch fibers, are also red but
intermediate in size. These larger fibers typically use a combination of oxygen and
glucose, as sources of energy. This combination allows for quicker contracting speed and
higher force output compared to type I fibers, however, fatigue resistance isn't as high.
These fibers are typically activated during anaerobic activities that are
(6)..........................., such as a mile run, swimming, and short-distance cycling. Type IIx
fibers, aka fast-twitch fibers, are white in color due to a low oxygen capacity and by far
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the largest fiber type. It makes up for the lack of oxidative capacity by having extremely
high levels of glucose in its stored form of glycogen, producing the fastest twitch speeds
and the most force. The downside, though, is that the fiber fatigues quickly, burning out
after (7)........................... High-impact, heavy resistance activities such as lifting weights
and sprinting, will activate Type IIx fibers the most. For any activity, your muscles follow
a certain recruiting order. The slow-twitch, low-force, fatigue-resistant Type I fibers are
always activated first. When Type I fibers are maxed out, Type IIa fibers are activated, and
then after those are (8).............................., Type IIx fibers are then activated. This order,
known as Henneman's size principle, helps minimize muscle fatigue and allows precise
motor control by using no more than the force necessary to complete a movement.
Everyone has a genetically determined amount of each muscle fiber type. Some people
are (9)................................... a predominant amount of a certain muscle fiber, making
them effective with activities that favor those fibers. There have been some findings that
suggests that type IIx fibers can (10).............................. IIa fibers with proper training,
however, this might simply be due to type IIx fibers showing higher oxygen capacity
through physical adaptation. They are, ultimately, still Type IIx fibers. Based on your
exercises, which muscle fibers do you primarily train? Leave your answers in the comment
section below!
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ANSWER KEY
(1) muscular system (6) moderate in duration
(2) your other organs (7) 15 to 30 seconds
(3) Skeletal muscles (8) maxed out
(4) Type I fibers (9) born with
(5) for long periods of time (10) change into type

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16. What Is a Fatwa?

In January 2015, ISIS issued a fatwa outlining how Islamic State fighters should
(1).................................. The terrorist organization has released fatwas regulating
everything from ransoming prisoners to playing foosball. But ISIS isn’t the only group
making such declarations. In Malaysia, the National Fatwa Council recently issued a fatwa
banning vaping and e-cigarettes among the country’s Muslims. So what exactly is a fatwa?
And how does it work? Well, a fatwa is (2)..................................... of religious scripture,
and can be anything from private advice-giving to global calls-to-action. Those qualified
to interpret. Islamic law are called “moof-tees”, and can issue their interpretation of how
the Quran (3)............................... The qualifications for Muftis vary among different
Muslim nations. However, the title can require modern life in Islamic teachings. In some
countries, a Fatwa’s religious edict is not all that different from (4).................................
coming from a US court. It usually comes in response to a particular situation and draws
from a set of rules based a legal opinion. However, fatwas are not necessarily legally
binding. For instance, in 2014, the Supreme Court of India ruled that none of its citizens
are legally bound to accept a fatwa. In 1989, (5).................................. of Iran, Ayatollah
Khomeini (EYE-ah-toe-la hoh-may-NEE) infamously issued a fatwa ordering the death of
British writer Salman Rushdie (sal-MAN Rush-dee) for supposedly mocking the Quran
(6)...................................., book burnings and rioting resulted from the fatwa, however
Rushdie was never injured. Khomeini died in 1998, which means that technically the fatwa
died with him, although Numerous killings it. What are not sacred to many Muslims are
fatwas coming from many continue to acknowledge. In February 2015, an Islamic State
resident posted 32 of ISIS’ fatwas on Twitter. Each was in question-and-answer format
and addressed ISIS fighters on (7)…………............................, like how to dress, how women
should behave and what games are acceptable to play. But fatwas aren’t always globally
accepted. In September 2014, more than 120 Muslim scholars around the world backed
an open letter criticizing ISIS’s fatwas. The letter accused them of cherry-picking verses
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from the Quran. More broadly, fatwas are usually (8)................................... Islamic radio
shows and TV programs offer call-in fatwas. It’s reported that Muslims can even “shop”
around online to get advice from “cybermuftis”, view live fatwa sessions, and listen to
Fatwa podcasts. Muslims use fatwas every day for advice about their social life,
(9)…………........................... A fatwa at its core is an answer. And whether an individual
chooses to adhere to it really depends on how devout they are in their faith. Critics of
Islam often say that it is a religion that preaches violence. Just how true is this? Watch our
video to find out the answer. Thanks for watching! Make sure to subscribe so you
(10)……………………………… on TestTube News’ new videos.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) treat female sex slaves (6) the late supreme leader
(2) a clerical interpretation (7) Islamic extremists
(3) applies to (8) nonviolent and very informal
(4) years of formal education (9) politics and appearance
(5) on moral teachings (10) don’t miss out
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17. The fascinating secret lives of giant clams

Back home, my friends call me nicknames, such as "The Giant Clam Girl," "Clam Queen,"
or, "The Mother of Clams." (Laughter) This is because every time I see them, I talk nonstop
about giant clams all day, every day. Giant clams are these (1)……………………………….
shelled marine animals, the largest of its kind. Just look at this shell. The biggest recorded
individual was four-and-a-half-feet long and weighed about 550 pounds That is almost as
heavy as three baby elephants. South Pacific legends once described giant clams as man-
eaters that would lie in wait on the seabed to (2)………………………………... A story goes that
a diver had lost his legs while trying to retrieve a pearl from a giant clam. I thought,
"Really?" So out of curiosity, I did an experiment using myself as bait. (Laughter) I carefully
placed (3)…………………………………. and waited. Hmm ... I still have my hand. It seems that
these gentle giants would rather retreat and protect their fleshy bodies than feed on me.
So much for those killer clam myths! Unfortunately, the reality is, we are the giant clams'
biggest threat. Considered (4)………………………………… the Western Pacific and Indian
Oceans, giant clams have been traditionally fished as seafood. Fishermen are particularly
interested in their adductor muscles, which are organs that hold the two shells together
like a hinge. Just for their muscles, giant clams were almost hunted to extinction between
(5)…………………………………...
Clamshells are also popular in the ornamental trade as jewelry and for display. In the
South China Sea, fishermen went out of their way to collect fossilized clamshells by
digging through (6)………………………….. These were later carved and sold as so-called "ivory
handicrafts" in China. Giant clams, dead or alive, are not safe from us. It's a "calamity!"
(Laughter) (Applause) With the spotlight on more charismatic marine animals such as the
whales and coral reefs, it is easy to forget that other marine life needs our help, too. My
fascination with giant clams got me started on conservation research to fill in the
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knowledge gaps on their ecology and behavior. One of the discoveries that we made was
that giant clams could (7)……………………………. Yes, you heard me right: they can walk. To
find out, we placed numerous baby clams on a grid.
Now watch what happens over 24 hours. We think that walking is important for getting
away from predators and finding mates for breeding. While it can hard to imagine any
movement in these enormous animals, giant clams up to 400 pounds can still walk,
(8)……………………………….. During my PhD, I discovered more secrets about the giant clams.
But there was something missing in my work. I found myself asking, "Why should people
care about conserving giant clams?" -- other than myself, of course. (Laughter) It turns
out that giant clams have a giant impact on coral reefs. These multitasking clams are reef
builders, food factories, shelters for shrimps and crabs and water filters, all rolled into
one. In a nutshell, giant clams play a major contributing role as residents of their own reef
home, and just having them around keeps the reef healthy. And because they can
(9)………………………………, giant clams make vital indicators of coral reef health. So when
giant clams start to disappear from coral reefs, their absence can serve as an alarm bell
for scientists to start paying attention, similar to the canary in a coal mine. But giant clams
are endangered. The largest clam in the world is facing the threat of extinction, with more
than 50 percent of the wild population severely depleted. And the ecological benefits of
having giant clams on coral reefs are likely to continue only if populations are healthy,
(10)……………………………….. So I stand here today to give a voice to the giant clams, because
I care a whole lot for these amazing animals, and they deserve to be cared for. It is time
for the giant clams to step out of their shells, and show the world that they, too, can be
the heroes of the oceans. Thank you very much.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) nonstop about giant clams (6) large areas of coral reefs
(2) trap unsuspecting divers (7) walk across the seafloor
(3) my hand into the clam's mouth (8) they just move slower
(4) a delicacy throughout (9) live up to 100 years old
(5) the 1960s and 1980s (20) making their conservation paramount
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18. Downing Street defends coronavirus strategy after Italy lockdown

Downing Street said today the Corona virus will spread in a significant way across the UK
after Prime Minister Boris Johnson shared a cobra meeting on the outbreak
DOT(1).................................. spokesman said Britain is still officially trying to contain the
virus as part of its four step Corona virus. Strategy dot read More Corona virus Foran office
changes travel advice after (2)................................. Italy Read more Corona virus to new
cases confirmed in Wales as UK Total hits 280 But the government said experts now
believe the number of U.K covered 19 infections will rise considerably higher than the
current total of 280. (3).............................. also played down suggestions the UK
government was not sufficiently grappling with the Corona virus outbreak following Italy's
decision to quarantine an area of 16 million people at the weekend. Don't read more
inside the Italy looked down life in Europe's Corona virus quarantine zone, noting that
(4).................................... the spread of cove in 19 would be taken according to scientific
advice. He stressed they would be set out at the optimum time. The government is
concerned not to jump too soon for fear it will create (5).............................. limited
benefit. Dot Cobra discusses Corona Virus Delay Tactics Johnson this morning chaired yet
another Cobra emergency committee meeting on the matter dot a number of steps were
discussed to contain and delay the spread of Cove(6)................................. The spokesman
said dot every department on Whitehall was represented at the meeting, as was
(7)................................. dot read more. How many Corona virus cases does your London
borrow have? There was no discussion of the (8).................................. from this morning
that a T F L staff member tested positive for Corona virus dot. The spokesman insisted the
N HS was well (9)............................... and that the government would continue to be led
by scientific advice. Both the chief medical officer and (10)........................... adviser
attended the Cobra meeting.
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(1) a number 10 (6) in 19
(2) locked down in (7) every devolved administration
(3) Doctor spokesman (8) breaking news
(4) further steps to delay (9) prepared for the outbreak
(5) massive disruption with (10) chief scientific

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19. Are Swedish Meatballs Even Swedish?

When you think of Sweden, what comes to mind? Ikea, Abba? Maybe those
(1)………………………………….? But what about these? Swedish meatballs. Right? Well, maybe
not. Welcome to the meatball mystery. Let's cut straight to the chase. It's hard to make
the Swedes angry, but on one fateful day, something happened that
(2)…………………………………... This tweet was sent from the official Sweden Twitter account:
Swedish meatballs are actually based on a recipe from King Charles XII brought back from
Turkey in the early 18th century. Let's (3)……………………………... Yikes. Did you catch that?
The tweet said that Swedish meatballs actually come from Turkey. As you can imagine,
the tweet went viral. Swedes were up in arms. It was picked up all around the world. The
Swedish government has admitted Swedish meatballs are (4)……………………………... What?
What? No, that's not a fact. The fact is really interesting. Since we don't have any facts
from that period. Wait, who are you? My name is Richard Tellström. I'm a food historian.
OK, here's what we know. In the 1700s, Swedish King Charles XXII
(5)…………………………………. in the Great Northern War. He was forced to flee to the
Ottoman Empire where for several years he negotiated his return. The controversial
tweets suggested that he brought back a local Turkish meat dish called Koftas. However,
there is (6)………………………………… from him in food. No mentioning of the meatballs there.
They are not Turkish because we can't follow the original meatballs in the world. There is
no zero meatball where everything started. Most likely, origin of the meatball is a
development in parallel ways- (7)……………………………….. Therefore, meatballs are very
different all over the world, but they exist all over the world. Today it's one of Sweden's
most popular dishes. Traditionally served with (8)…………………………………., a brown gravy,
and a sweet lingonberry sauce. Mm-mm. Food gives us an example of how we are
connected when it comes to culture. Food is (9)……………………………………. So take pride in
your meatballs, Sweden. And so should Turkey, China, Italy, and every meatball rolling
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country. Because if there's one thing the world (10)……………………………., it's that meatballs
are delicious.
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(1) delicious cinnamon rolls (6) no documented interests
(2) fired up the whole country (7) in parallel food cultures
(3) stick to the facts (8) mashed potatoes
(4) actually Turkish (9) a sort of cultural network
(5) lost a battle (10) can agree on

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20. Are Humans omnivores, carnivores or herbivores?

Hi, this is Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa with Meat Your Future. Are Humans herbivores,
carnivores or omnivores? It's very important for a given animal to eat what they are
physiologically and (1)………………………………… to eat, to improve the chances of survival
and health. So, what are humans designed to eat? When looking at a species to determine
what they are in terms of carnivore, omnivore or herbivore, we can look at their behavior
or we can (2)………………………………… From a behavioral standpoint, humans behave as
omnivores because we observe many humans in their behavior eating a wide variety of
both animal and plant-based foods. Biologically, however, from a (3)………………………………,
it's a different story. Dr. William C. Roberts from the National Institutes of Health and
Baylor University — who is the editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Cardiology and
one of the most prominent cardiologists in the world, with (4)………………………………… in
peer-reviewed medical journals — summarized our answer very nicely. He wrote:
“Although most of conduct our lives as omnivores, in that we eat flesh as well as
(5)…………………………………, human beings have characteristics of herbivores, not
carnivores. The appendages of carnivores are claws; those of herbivores are hands or
hooves. The teeth of carnivores are sharp; those of herbivores are mainly flat (for
grinding). The intestinal tract of carnivores is short (3 times body length); that of
herbivores is long (12 times body length). Body cooling of carnivores is done by panting;
herbivores, by sweating. Carnivores drink fluids by lapping; herbivores by sipping
Carnivores (6)…………………………………, whereas herbivores obtain it from their diet. Thus,
humans have characteristics of herbivores, not carnivores." That's right. Humans have
characteristics of herbivores, not carnivores or omnivores — because omnivores, like
bears raccoons, actually retain most of the carnivorous characteristics, so that they are
still able to (7)………………………………., and do so effectively. Although we behave like
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omnivores, our digestive system actually resembles that of the chimpanzees and other
great apes, who eat mostly plants. The percentage of animal foods that chimpanzees do
eat is very low, if any, about 2 to 3% and mainly termites and other insects. Regarding the
gastrointestinal system -- humans, like herbivores, have a relatively smaller opening of
(8)……………………………….. to the head size. Carnivores have a wide mouth in relation to the
head size, and their jaw joint is a hinge joint, very strong and stable lying in the same plane
as the teeth; the lower jaw of a carnivore doesn't move forward and there's very limited
side-to-side motion. Like herbivores, our jaw joint is positioned above the level of the
teeth, and because it has an expanded angle, the lower jaw has more sideways motion
and more lateral and complex motion for chewing plant foods. Our jaw joints are
(9)………………………………… than those of carnivores therefore, and could be easily
dislocated if we actually tried to prey on an animal. On the other hand, if a carnivore had
our more unstable jaws, and dislocated their jaw, they would probably starve and die, or
be preyed upon; so, it would be very disadvantages to a carnivore to have jaws like ours.
Herbivores chew food to (10)……………………………………. for better digestion and to mix it
with saliva, because unlike carnivores, who mostly swallow the food without chewing and
mixing, it with saliva, herbivores and humans have saliva that contains digestive enzymes.
So, our digestion starts in the chewing process. The saliva of carnivorous animals does not
contain any enzymes for digestion.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) anatomically designed (6) produce their own vitamin C
(2) look their biology (7) digest and hunt their prey
(3) physiologic and anatomic standpoint (8) the oral cavity compared
(4) over 1,500 publications (9) less stable and strong
(5) vegetables and fruits (10) disrupt plant cell walls

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21. Koalas 101

With fluffy ears, round heads, and spoon-shaped noses, koalas are known for their lovable
faces. But these sleepy, Australian tree dwellers are (1)................................. Koalas are
not bears, they're marsupials. Often mislabeled koala bears because of their teddy bear-
like appearance, koalas are marsupials: mammals that give birth to undeveloped young.
Like most marsupials, mother koalas (2)……………………………, where baby koalas, or joeys,
drink their mother's milk and continue to develop for around six months. But unlike most
other marsupials, koala pouches open toward the bottom. This allows joeys to access and
consume a substance (3)................................, which aids in the baby koala's digestion.
Koalas have six opposable thumbs. With sharp pointed claws and rough pads, koala hands
and feet are uniquely designed to grip branches. Their front paws have five digits. Two
digits oppose the other three like a pair of thumbs. Their back paws each have one
(4)................................. digit, which allows them to grasp branches with their feet, freeing
their hands to forage. Koala feet also have built-in combs. The second and third toes are
fused together and are used for grooming their wooly fur. Koalas eat leaves that are
poisonous to many animals. The koala diet consists almost entirely of eucalyptus leaves.
Of the (5)............................... of eucalypt trees in Australia, koalas prefer only about 30 of
them. The leathery leaves are very high in fiber and contain chemicals toxic to other
animals. To process this specialized diet, koalas have a closed-ended digestive organ
called a caecum, which helps digest the leaf fibers via fermentation. Koalas sleep up to
(6)................................ Because of their low nutrition diets and sluggish metabolism,
koalas must conserve their energy. Koalas spend about 10% of their day eating and
around 90%of their time sleeping. To accommodate so much time spent sleeping in tree
branches, koalas have curved spines and tail-less rears (7)..........................and extra thick
fur. Koala habitat is quickly disappearing. Koalas only live in eastern and southeastern
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Australia, and once numbered in the millions. Now, wild koala population estimates vary
(8).............................. Vast tree clearing due to urbanization, along with droughts and
forest fires, have drastically reduced koala habitats (9).............................. These stressors
have made koalas vulnerable to diseases, as well as dog attacks and vehicle strikes.
Australia's conservation plans include (10)................................. koala habitat, and funding
koala hospitals and disease research. These combined efforts are critical to protect the
beloved koala from extinction.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) full of surprises (6) 22 hours per day
(9) since the early 1900s (7) padded with cartilage
(3) their mother secretes (8) from 43,000 to around 350,000
(4) large clawless opposable (9) since the early 1900s
(5) roughly 650 species (10) designating and protecting

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22. Is Creatine Actually Dangerous?

Creatine, to those unaware, can sound a little scary and often erroneously labeled similar
to some more… serious substances. But like (1)…………………………………. on the interwebz,
Creatine information has succumbed to the unfortunate demise of faulty information. Or
as we like to say (2)………………………………: bro science. Thankfully, a quick dive into the
scientific literature can a little scary and often erroneously. First, a quick breakdown of
what Creatine is. Creatine is a naturally occurring amino acid that our body itself makes
from two other amino acids, arginine and glycine. Most of it (3)………………………………..
There, it has a role in the ATP-PCR system, the system responsible for the initial 10 to 15
seconds of energy production during physical activity. Creatine essentially replenishes
this system during rest, explaining its popularity among athletes employing bursts of
(4)……………………………… For fitness enthusiasts, supplementing Creatine generally means
adding a few more pounds or reps to your lifts. Which is great. But as great as this
performance benefit is, how safe is Creatine really? Fortunately, Creatine is perhaps the
most studied supplement in the world, with over (5)…………………………… covering its
effects. And with all this treasure trove of data, signs seem to point to Creatine
supplementation being safe. Here's the gist. According to the findings of the Journal of
International Society of Sports Nutrition, after doing to the legwork of sifting through the
science, they found that short and long-term Creatine studies consisting of different
dosages, fitness levels, and age groups, including (6)………………………………, displayed no
adverse health risks with Creatine supplementation. No increased injuries, no
dehydration, cramping, renal dysfunction, or even upset stomach. The only potential side
effect is slight weight gain potentially attributed to water retention. And for those
wondering, the often-perpetuated side effect of balding is also, for the most part, untrue.
There might be a link between Creatine and DHT, a substance related to balding, but no
direct connection. And it only pertains to individuals (7)………………………….. in the first
place. Now we know that Creatine is fairly safe, but the immense data also shows that
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Creatine has quite a bumload of additional health benefits. These benefits include but are
not limited to, obviously improved exercise performance, improve injury prevention and
rehabilitation, improved post-exercise recovery, improved anti-aging, and even improved
protection to diseases like Parkinson's and muscular dystrophy. Luckily, we can get most
of our Creatine simply from our food, especially in (8)……………….………….
Supplementation, however, is often suggested anyway since we don't store too much.
Creatine in our bodies. Typical recommendation is roughly 2 to 5 grams of supplemented
Creatine per day. And to close, again, (9)………………………………. what you might have heard
elsewhere, for healthy populations, Creatine is definitely safe. Let me know how Creatine
has been for you. Does it work for you or maybe you experienced your own
(10)…………………………….? Let me know in the comments. If you enjoyed this video, please
give it a thumbs up and share it with your Creatine-loving friends. As always, thanks for
watching and GET YOUR PROTEIN!
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ANSWER KEY
(1) many things perpetuated (6) infants and adolescents
(2) in the fitness world (7) susceptible to balding
(3) presides in our muscles (8) red meats and seafood
(4) speed and strength (9) regardless of
(5) a thousand studies (10) set of side effects

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23. Fertilization
Fertilization is the epic story of a single sperm (1)………………………………... To unite with an
egg and form a new human life it is the story of all of us. During sexual intercourse about
300 million sperm enter the vagina. Soon afterward millions of them will either flow out
of the vagina or die (2)………………………………... However, many survive because of the
protective elements provided in the fluid surrounding them Next the sperm must pass
through the cervix and opening into the uterus. Usually it remains tightly closed but here
the cervix is open for a few days (3)…………………………………. The sperm swim through the
Cervical Mucus which is thinned to a more watery consistency for easier passage. Once
inside the cervix the sperm continue swimming toward the uterus. Though millions will
die trying to make it (4)………………………………….. Some sperm remain behind caught in the
folds of the cervix, but they may later continue the journey as a backup to the first group.
Inside the uterus muscular uterine contractions assist the sperm on their journey Toward
the egg. However resident cells from the women's immune system mistaking the sperm
(5)………………………………………, destroy thousands more. Next half the sperm head for the
empty Fallopian Tube while the other half swim toward the Tube containing the
unfertilized egg now only a few thousand remain. Inside the Fallopian Tube tiny cilia
pushed the egg toward the Uterus. To continue the sperm must surge against this motion
to reach the egg. Some sperm get trapped in the cilia and die during this part of the
journey chemicals in the (6)…………………………………. the membranes covering the heads of
the sperm to change as a result, the sperm become hyperactive swimming
(7)……………………………….. toward their destination at long last the spam reached the egg
only a few dozens of the original 300 million sperm remain. The egg is covered with a
layer of cells called the Corona radiate. The sperm must be pushed through this layer to
reach the outer layer of the egg the Zona Pellucida. When sperm reached the Zona
Pellucida they attach to specialized sperm (8)……………………………………. Which triggers
their acrosomes to release digestive enzymes enabling the sperm to burrow into the
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layer. Inside the Zona Pellucida is a narrow fluid filled space just outside the egg cell
membrane. The first sperm to make contact will fertilize the egg. After a perilous journey
and (9)…………………………………… a single sperm attaches to the egg cell membrane. Within
a few minutes their outer membranes fuse and the egg pulls the sperm inside. This event
causes changes in the egg Membrane that prevent other sperm from attaching to it. Next
the egg releases chemicals that push other sperm away from the egg and
(10)…………………………………… membrane. As the reaction spreads outward the Zona
Pellucida hardens trapping any sperm unlucky enough to be caught inside. Outside the
egg, sperm are no longer able to attach to the Zona, Pellucida. Meanwhile inside the egg
the tightly packed male (11)…………………………………… out a new Membrane forms around
the genetic material creating the male pronucleus. Inside the genetic material reforms
into 23 chromosomes the female genetic material awakened by the fusion of the sperm
with the egg finishes dividing resulting in the female pronucleus which also contains 23
chromosomes as the male and female pronuclei form spider web-like threads called
Microtubules pull them toward each other the two sets of Chromosomes joined together.
Completing the (12)……………………………. at this moment a unique genetic code arises
instantly determining gender, hair color, eye color and hundreds of other characteristics
this new single cell the zygote is the beginning of a new human being and now the cilia
and the Fallopian Tube gently sweep the Zygote toward the uterus. Where he or she will
implant in the richer uterine lining. Growing and maturing for the next nine months until
ready for birth.
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ANSWER KEY
(1) facing incredible odds (7) harder and faster
(2) in its acidic environment (8) receptors on the surface
(3) while the woman ovulates (9) against incredible odds
(4) through the mucus (10) create an impenetrable fertilization
(5) for foreign invaders (11) genetic material spreads
(6) reproductive tract cause (12) process of fertilization

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24. Online Ads 101: Display ads

When you visit a website, you might see activity (1)…………………………………… of your
browser. This is the status bar, showing you requests being made to the web server
Web servers (2)……………………………… of each website, like articles, videos, or images.
Some servers also host advertising content. These are called ad servers. In order to
show an ad, a website sends a request to an ad server. After receiving the request, the
ad server looks through all (3)………………………………. to pick the one that's most relevant
one for you. For example, if an advertiser is promoting different products for different
regions, the ad server will find the best one to show you based on you
(4)………………………………... Once the ad has been selected, it will be returned to the
page that you're viewing "After you've seen the ad, the ad server counts an
impression, tracking that the ad has been served. " Ad servers also
(5)………………………………, so advertisers can see how people are responding to their
different ads. Because the ads are controlled by the ad server, once an advertiser sees
that one ad is (6)……………………………………, they can adjust the settings in the ad server
so the winning ad serves more often. This process -- from the ad server receiving the
request, selecting the best ad, and then counting an impression - happens with each
ad that's served. It only takes (7)………………………………… to match an ad with each
request. This dialogue between the web page, web server, and ad server is called third-
party ad serving. Because it allows for them to report on impressions and clicks - and
also change (8)………………………………… - third-party ad serving is a common way for
advertisers and ad agencies to manage (9)…………….……………………. Now that you know
what's happening behind the scenes, keep an eye on the lower corner of your browser
the next time (10)………………………………..
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ANSWER KEY
(1) in the lower left corner (6) more popular than others
(2) host the content (7) a fraction of a second
(3) available display banners (8) their ads on the fly
(4) current location (9) online display campaigns
(5) track clicks (10) you're surfing the web

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Lesson 1: Actors .......................................................................................................... 6

Lesson 2: Animals ....................................................................................................... 8

Lesson 3: Beauty ....................................................................................................... 10

Lesson 4: Pollution .................................................................................................... 12

Lesson 5: The Peacock and the Crane ....................................................................... 14

Lesson 6: Dreams ...................................................................................................... 17

Lesson 7: Plastic surgery ........................................................................................... 19

Lesson 9: Technological Advancement .................................................................... 23

Lesson 11: Football ................................................................................................... 29

Lesson 12: Competition/ Contest .............................................................................. 31

Lesson 13: Garden ..................................................................................................... 33

Lesson 14: Festival .................................................................................................... 35

Lesson 15: Birthday................................................................................................... 37

Lesson 16: The Lion and the Mouse ......................................................................... 39

Lesson 17: Advertisement ......................................................................................... 42

Lesson 18: The Grasshopper and the Ants ................................................................ 44

Lesson 19: Advice ..................................................................................................... 46

Lesson 20: Success .................................................................................................... 48

Lesson 22: A favourite movie ................................................................................... 52

Lesson 23: Doctors .................................................................................................... 54

Lesson 24: The Thirsty Crow .................................................................................... 56

(2) In front of (7) Favourite actors

(3) At the theater (8) Black and white

(4) Acting on stages (9) In the old days

(5) Beautiful or handsome (10) To be more glamour

(2) Friendly, highly intelligent (7) Teaches my loyalty

(3) Brown hair (8) Make me feel safe

(4) Loves doing exercise (9) Loyal companions

(5) Pick up tennis (10) Well looked after

(2) Idea of beauty (7) Heart and character

(3) Building is beautiful (8) Strange and unfair

(4) The opposite (9) Top actress

(5) Time and money (10) Be equal rights

A: What can you do to (4) ……………………………………?

B: (5) ………………………….. whatever I can to eliminate the amount of waste

A: Are people in your country aware of the (8) …………………………..?

(2) Most popular one (7) Raise the awareness

(3) Lesson of protecting (8) Environment issues

(4) Help prevent pollution (9) What happens to

(5) Reduce and reuse (10) Doing harm to

Lesson 5: The Peacock and the Crane

“Wow, peacock, your feathers are so beautiful!”

“(2) …………………………, aren’t they gorgeous?”

The peacock went to the riverside for some water.

“Hi, who are you? I’ve never (5) ….………………………….”

“Oh, right. They look good.”

The crane (6) …………………………………...

“Yes, you are very beautiful, but I don’t (8) ………………………..”

“What can you do with those feathers? (10) .......................................................?

The peacock felt so ashamed, he folded his feathers. “Oh, gee.”

(2) Colorful and shiny (7) Grey and dusty

(3) What a show-off (8) Envy you at all

(4) Look quite elegant (9) With my wings

(5) Seen you around (10) Grooming and showing off

(2) What they mean (7) Where I’m falling

(3) Buy a book (8) Nice dreams

(5) My dream today (10) Another ten minutes

B: Not really. People in my country are not so (2) ……………………………...

(2) Interested in plastic surgery (7) Serious health problems

(3) Find happiness (8) Make themselves more attractive

(4) Gain a better look (9) Part of your face

(5) In the long run (10) No wish to change