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NEC 2022

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Part 86.
Trump pulled the U.S. out of a 1)____joint communique_________ at the last minute
What we saw at the G-7 was actually stronger than that. That was, you know, kind of a 2)_____willful desire________
to undermine relationships and tell these people that he does not really respect them as people
That was just kind of a throwaway line that was meant to 3)____antoganize_________ and show that you're not going
to be able to manage me
Some analysts have said this is 4)___reconfiguring__________ the world order or ending the 20th century global
power structure
And he's doing it by undermining the alliances that should really be close, especially in the context of a world order that
is much more dangerous, much more 5)____absent leadership_________
And so a new president can rebuild the 6)_____traditional relations________ with American allies. But what you can't
do is rebuild the global order
As founder and president of the Eurasia Group, you are what Trump supporters would 7)____dismissively_________
call a globalist
But the fact is that in the developed world, in the United States and the U.K., continental Europe, even Canada, you see
that a majority of the population does not feel like they benefited. That's why you saw 8)____Brexit_________

Part 87.
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres praised the pair today as 1)___defenders of human dignity________
This year's winners are Dr. Denis Mukwege, who is renowned for his treatment of 2)____gang rape victims_________
in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nadia Murad, a former ISIS sex slave from the Yazidi religious minority in
Iraq who campaigns for survivors like herself
We want to send out a message of awareness that women, who constitute half of the population in most communities,
actually are used as a weapon of war, and that they need protection, and that the 3)_____perpetrators ________ have to
be prosecuted and held responsible for their actions. We believe that this is a 4)_____fundamental
prerequisite________ for lasting peace to also include the rights and the awareness of women
Mukwege has treated thousands of survivors of 5)____wartime sexual violence_________
Most of the time, they're rejected by their families. They're rejected by the community. Of course they're
6)____stigmatized_________
Two years ago, at the age of 23, she was named the U.N.'s first 7)____goodwill ambassadors _____ for the dignity of
survivors of human trafficking
You've got a very 8)____emotive combination_________ here of a woman who has survived the most appalling
atrocity and of a man who works to help women survive most appalling atrocities
Part 88.
Jim Allison says he's always had a personal interest in cancer. His mother died of 1)_____ lymphoma________ when he
was 10, and an uncle died of lung cancer
T cells are a 2)_____vital component________ of the human immune system
In the 1990s, Allison was working at UC Berkeley when he discovered a vital element of T cells. They had what's
essentially a 3)_____brake pedal ________ to keep them from going too crazy
Meanwhile at Kyoto University in Japan, Dr. Tasuku Honjo was independently at work on the same 4) biological puzzle
From this science has emerged a 5)____multi-billion dollar effort______ to develop market and improve checkpoint
inhibitors.
Former President Jimmy Carter was diagnosed with advanced melanoma which had spread to his brain, but a checkpoint
inhibitor 6)___vanquished ________ his cancer. Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, president of the American Society for Clinical
Oncology, says checkpoint inhibitors have generated 7)_____tremendous excitement________ because of remarkable
stories like this
Jim Allison, now at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, says now that they understand the basic rules, they can set
to 8)___work on improvements________
Part 89.
Trade war is a bad situation which occurs when a country becomes more 1)______protectionist_______, imposing
tariffs on the other country. The other country 2)____retaliates_________ instead of backing down
While Trump believes trade wars are good and easy to win, recent history 3)___begs to differ________
The Hawley – Smoot Act in 1930 resulted in the 4)____U.S sinking deeper into the Great Depression________
The World Trade Organization used The Hawley – Smoot Act as a 5)___cautionary tale__________
Geogre Bush imposed tariffs on steel in an attempt to revive the industry, but it 6)___backfired________
Some of the biggest victims of a trade war are 7)__local manufactures_______, factory workers and farmers
As a result of protectionism, domestic companies can raise prices without fear of 8)__seeding market share_________
to foreign competitors. How do you win, it all matters to which country has the most 9)____grit________
Perhaps the worst side effect of a trade war is that it 10)____tears apart relations_________ between allied countries.

Part 90.
Two industries that Trump slapped tariffs on as a form of protectionism: 1)____steel and aluminum_________
This may result in a 2)_____ripple effect________. US trade protectionism affects other countries, which in turns leads
to the retaliation of these countries, products being stuck in an endless 3)____tug-of-war_________
The last time a trade war took place in the US was during the 4)___ Great Depression_______ in the 1930s, with the
Smoot – Haley 5)_____tariff Act ________ being introduced to protect the US agriculture. The drop in American
6)___eggs_____ to Canada is given as an example of the effect of the policy
The Trump administration asserts thay are not protectionist, they only desire for a 7)___level playing field_______
Harley-Davidson has responded to the 8)___EU’s threat_______ to impose tariffs on motorcycles

Part 91.
In the simplest term, a globalized economy is the 1)_____circulation of goods ________ across countries
The silk road is considered as one of 2)_____humanity’s first endeavors ________ in international trade
When the Silk Road was formed, civilizations remained isolated due to geographical barriers and 3)______fear of the
unknown_______. However around the second century BC, China and central Asia began to share goods and ideas
through 4)____nomadic tribes_________
Silk was introduced to 5)_____the roman elites________, who loved it for its lightness
Many historians argue that the greatest impact of the Silk Road was the 6)_____spread of ideas________
Today, an interconnected economy is linked to a loss of 7)____cultural distinctiveness_________, traditions and
languages
The Silk Road left an 8)____immutable impact_________, affecting civilizations that werent’t directly related to it
Part 92.
Harrison Ford is introduced as a 1)_____tireless champion for conservation________ and an outspoken climate
change activist
We care not just for today but we care 2)_____passionately________ for the future
We only have the possibilty of avoiding a 3)____looming climate catastrophe_________if we refuse to give up
If we don’t change the path that we are on today, the future of humanity is 4)____at stake_________
The destruction of nature accounts for more global emissions than all the 5)____cars and trucks_________ in the world
So long as the Amazon’s great forests are 6)___slashed and burnt__________, so long as the protected lands of tribal,
indigenous people are allowed to be 7)____encroached upon_________, so long as wetlands are destroyed, our climate
goals will 8)_____remain out of reach________
Part 93.
San Francisco plans to become zero waste by 2020, which is a pretty 1)______ambitious but awesone goal_______
Zero waste means sending next to nothing to landfills or 2)____incinerators_________
In 2009 the city passed a law requiring residents and businesses to sort their waste into recycables,
3)____compostable_________ and landfill trash
San Francisco now collects 650 tons of 4)____food scraps_________, yard trimmings and other organic waste everyday
5)___the piping system__________ is used to filter out greenhouse gases produced by microbes
The woman thinks composting smells like 6)____hell_________
Farmers are using the compost to grow 7)____cover crops_________, in an effort to use 8)______carbon_______
effectively

Part 94.
As content on the Internet has become more dynamic, the amount of 1)_____bandwidth________ consumed has
skyrocketed
2)____Streaming a video_________ is exemplified as an activity consuming large amount of data
3)_____Google fiber________ is pointed out as a project intended to expand network infrastructure
One of the imminent advancements is the development of 4)_____ultra-fast 5G network________
5)_____virtual reality________ is incredibly data intensive
Buldings will be able to self-monitor to 6)____detect wear-and-tear_________
In addition to investing in 7)_____adequate security measures_______, companies must make sure their facilities run
as efficiently as possible
By harvesting the power of our natural environments. data centers are proving that the push to create a better tomorrow
does not necessarily 8)___doom future generations__________
Speeding up the installation of new capacity is achieved by 9)____pre-fabricating_________new facilities off-site
Powering the cloud is becoming the engine of 10)____futuristic economic growth_________

Part 95.
1. Obesity is becoming a ………major health problem……………….in the developing world. A new report
says that over the last three decades, diets in ……………low and middle-income countries………………have changed
significantly.
2. As a result of globalization, high calorie, cheap snack food's now readily available almost everywhere. Take
Mexico, for instance, which Steve Wiggins, one of the authors of the report, calls ………a poster
child……………….for the global obesity problem.
3. Even in a Mexican village, if you walk into a Mexican village store, you'll be ………confronted
with………………..lots of tasty offerings of potato chips and nice cookies with lots of fat and sugar in them and lots of,
you know, ………sweet and carbonated drinks……………………
4. In 1980, less than 40 percent of Mexican women were overweight. By 2008, almost 70 percent were. This is
according to a new report from the …………overseas development institute………………….in London.
5. The number of obese individuals in the developing world now far ………overshadows…………….the number
in rich nations.
6. In some Pacific Island nations, more than 90 percent of adults are now considered overweight. Obesity is also
becoming a major problem among ………upwardly mobile Africans………………….and it's affecting people in the
Arab world.
7. Some parts of the Middle East, such as Egypt, are now running extremely high rates of overweight and obese
people. And it's something like 3 out of every 4 ]…………adult female Egyptians……………………. are now
overweight or obese.
8. The report notes that excessive consumption of fat, salt and sugar are significant contributory factors to some
cancers, ……………cardiovascular disease and diabetes……………………………..

Part 96.
1. Millions of people around the world are migrating to other countries right now. When they reach their
destinations and begin work, many of them will send money to their relatives back home in the form of ………………
2. $430 billion is something like three times the total international development aid in the world. That suggests
remittances ……………………….in helping poor countries develop.
3. Remittances are more than three times the size of official aid provided by the……………………….
4. $56 billion. And I probably ………………..when I said it flows out. It doesn't flow out. Actually, this is money
earned by migrants from foreign country by providing work.
5. We hear a lot of concern in the U.S. that money that leaves the country in the form of remittances shouldn't
leave the country and, instead, should be ……………………….the American economy. Is
this……………………………?
6. There is no …………………………when you buy an imported car are an imported shirt from another country.
7. Ratha said:” It is probably more the case that I was sending a lot of money home to help my brothers and
sisters……………………. And indeed, had I not been able to earn money and send help to them
to………………………., they probably would not have gone to college.”

Part 97.
The advancement of Industry 4.0 will be driven by a smart interconnected 1)_____________
The opportunities for disruption are huge and those left behind will feel it 2)_____________
KPMG has conducted research on what the 3)_____________ were doing in their factories and offices and it revealed
some thought – provoking findings:
- The major players are moving away from isolated 4)_____________ to large-scale and 5)_____________ across their
enterprise and among customers
- It’s important for the players to:
+ think big, 6)_____________ and nurture innovation
+ develop disruptive thought processes aimed at devastating the 7)_____________
+ look for opportunities in every element of their 8)_____________ during the production process

Part 98.
Influential as Bill Gates might be, he was unable to turn a product into a common word. It was Google that earned
1)_____________
For its success, Google relied on 2)_____________ which is a particularly old-fashioned way to market a product
Google has been the default tool for people looking for anything they want to find online, form 3)_____________ to
brass lambs
Google is now the official search engine for top global 4)_____________ America online
The professor mentioned by the reporter was searching the 5)_____________ in a relaxed manner looking for things to
interest him
The verb to google literally means searching for what is of use to you through a vast quantity of information, which is
another kind of 6)_____________
Little did the mathematician know that in the early 21 st century, the use of the term Google would become ubiquitous
among professionals and 7)_____________ alike
Part 99.
In the earliest days of human history, humans were 1)_____________, often moving from place to place in search of
food
People could raise food, which led to the development of 2)_____________ for the first time in history
Steady and long term supply of food could only be guaranteed with the advent of irrigation and 3)_____________
As trade 4)_____________, so did technologies that facilitated it
One reason for the high population densities in some ancient cities was that everything had to be 5)_____________ due
to unavailable transportaion
During the Industrial Revolution, new technology 6)_____________ on a mass scale allowed cities to expand and
integrate further
In the future, food production might move to 7)_____________and skyscrapers, rooftop gardens or 8)_____________in
city centres
The futue of cities is diverse, 9)_____________ and creative
Part 100.
According to 1)_____________, one of the countries with the highest GDP growth is Papua New Guinea
The majority of their GDP comes from 2)_____________
The country’s GDP annual growth rate is 8 percent, however the profits have not 3)_____________ to most populations
Palau relies on tourism so much that it seriously struggled at times when major airlines 4)_____________ to the
archipelago
Things changed completely in 2014 when China introduced 5)_____________ to the island
One of the main reasons for the boom in Ethiopia ‘s GDP is the 6)_____________ of its largest companies
As growth rates are notoriously 7)_____________, they are not a guarantee of future success