Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps with no more than FOUR words.

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Humanity is subjected to numerous crises, which have resulted in (1)
________________________ change.
Black Death
Nearly 50% of the population was killed in 1349, prior to a (2) _____________
which killed another 20%.
The 100 Years' War, or the (3) _______________________ between England
and France came to a halt.
Since many people had died, there was also a (4) ________________________,
which put those who survived in a stronger position.
Eventually, the (5) ________________________________, under which
(6)____________________________ to lords in exchange for (7)
_____________________ and protection, collapsed.
Spanish Flu
In 1918, another devastating wave of disease was (8) _____________________
- the so-called Spanish Flu though it did not actually come from Spain.
The Spanish Flu spread through (9) _______________________ and
____________________.
However, it did (10) __________________________ a new understanding of
infectious diseases in which scientists and governments realized that the best
defense against pandemics was at (11) ________________________.
The post-war period marked the adoption of other radical ideas, including the
(12) ___________________and the creation of the (13) __________________,
along with the launch of (14) _______________________.
Coronavirus
It opens to question on whether the aftermath of Coronavirus will leave us with
(15) __________________________ in which new ideas might flourish.
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1. profound and unexpected

2. second wave
3. series of bloody conflicts
4. profound labour shortage
5. exploitative feudal system
6. peasants swore allegiance
7. a patch of land
8. sweeping the world
9. crowded troops transports
10. munitions factories
11. give rise to
12. societal level
13. rapid nationalisation
14. modern welfare state
15. free universal healthcare
16. similarly fertile ground