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An Ugly Habit
Smoking is one of the most common and deadliest habits in the world. You have
probably seen thousands of cigarettes smoked in your
lifetime, (1) _________________ perhaps not by your family. Even though fewer
people smoke today than in the past, one (2) _________________ every four
adults still smokes, and there are parts of the world where smoking is increasing.
Most people who become regular smokers started when they were young. This
is the time to get the facts straight: smoking does no one (3) _____________
good, and it does a great (4) ____________ of harm to your health. It also often
means giving up a lot later in life, such as the chance to excel in sports, extra
spending money, and even years of one’s life. There is a lot of to lose. Most
smokers have a hard time explaining why they started – and why they continue.
They know it is harmful, and many even know someone who has died from a
smoking-related illness, like lung cancer or heart disease.
But (5) _______________ the same time, these smokers continue lighting up
when they go out for a drink, take a break from work, or hear alarming news.
Some smokers even light up when they learn about the dangers of smoking,
because they become worried. (6) ________________ the reason people start
smoking, the habit soon loses (7) __________________
attraction. (8) __________________ from the obvious health risks, smoking is an
ugly, unpleasant habit. Most people would prefer to avoid a room that someone
was filling with smelly smoke.
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The Wondrous World of Coffee

A cup of coffee, like any (1) ___________ experience, can be enriched by
selection and consciousness. "No beans about it," the best coffee
decisions (2) ______________ the ones most pleasant to one's own palate - the
selection of one's coffee is a matter of personal preference. Choosing coffee
beans can also be a perplexing experience, (3) ___________ there is a huge
range of coffee types and beans blends from all around the world. The final
flavour and quality involves many complex factors, beginning with the coffee
seed, the beans' botanics, a wide variety of soil and climate conditions, cultivation
altitudes, and the care (4) ____________ in harvesting the beans. Raw green
coffee beans are then subjected (5) ___________ many influencing factors,
including various processing, production, roasting, blending and brewing
methods. On a global note, (6) __________ many species and varieties of coffee
trees from different areas of the world also offer their own distinctive flavours.
There are more than forty-five coffee-exporting countries - all of (7) _________
use different classification systems - that supply the world with coffee beans, in
sizes ranging over sixty known species of coffee plants. No wonder coffee can
involve a puzzling java jargon! Fortunately, the world's coffee nomenclature, from
mountain to market, can be classified (8) __________ simple categories. This
briefly outlines the basics of bean botanics, coffee cultivation and processing, and
global classifications used by the coffee trade and coffee-producing countries.
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Solar Energy
Solar energy is derived ultimately from the sun. It can be divided (1) _________
direct and indirect categories. Most energy sources on Earth are forms of indirect
solar energy, (2) ____________ we usually don’t think of them in that way. Coal,
oil and natural gas derive from ancient biological material (3) __________ took
its energy from the sun millions of years ago. (4) ________ the energy in wood
and foodstuffs also comes (5) ___________ the sun.
Movement of the wind, and the evaporation of water to form rainfall which
accumulates in rivers and lakes, are also powered by the sun. (6) ___________,
hydroelectric power and wind and wave power are forms of indirect solar energy.
Direct solar energy is (7) __________ we usually mean when we speak of solar
power – (8) ________________ is the use of sunlight for heating or generating
electricity. Solar energy research and applications have been receiving
increasing attention throughout the world as solar energy must play a much
greater role in the energy mix in upcoming years.
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History of Dublin
More than just about any other city we know, Dublin wears its
history (1) ____________ its sleeve. Dubliners themselves are highly passionate
scholars of their own history - and we mean their own history.
Perhaps (2) ________ it continues to have (3) ____________ a strong bearing
on modern life, it's near impossible for (4) ___________ two Irish people to agree
on the details of any one historical episode.
However, they'll instantly unite against an outsider's version, and there are great
contradictions (5) _____________ Irish and English historical accounts of events
that (6) _____________ place here. Take Oliver Cromwell for example. An Irish
text would describe him (7) _____________ an English
parliamentarian (8) _________________ raped, pillaged and plundered his way
through Ireland - a complete and utter bastard. If you picked up an English history
book on the other hand, you might learn that Cromwell defeated the Royalists in
the English Civil War and apparently used to holiday in Ireland.
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Taste
Taste is (1) _______________ simply the preserve of a tiny aristocracy, of the
court culture of the European. Abbasid or Chinese past or the ‘foodie’ cutting-
edge of the present. In the social history of ordinary people, calorie intake, the
threat of famine and the supply of urban centres are among the
topics (2) _____________ have given us (3) _________ idea of the fragility and
difficulty of pre-industrial life. The relevance of the history of food in
its (4) _____________ basic sense needs (5) ___________ justification.
The exchange of products resulting (6) ____________ the discovery of the New
World, the dependence of societies (7) __________ one overwhelmingly
important food source, or the impact of modern warfare on civilian
diet (8) ______________ all clearly major topics. In the mid-twentieth century
historians’ interest in the conditions of society, and particularly the history of
ordinary people, inevitably involved questions of how peasants or workers lived
in the past; how well or ill-nourished they were; how they coped with the
unpredictability of harvests, food supply and prices.
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1. All of us miss Jack terribly. He's left a big hole in our

lives.

2. Bill seems to caught a nasty cold. He's been off work

for three days.

3. Prague has seen an increase the number of tourists

since 1993.

4. Despite no obvious experience for the job, the boss's

son was made head of marketing.

5. Most birds can fly. Some, on the hand, live their

entire lives on the ground.

6. I told you not to write an e-mail to the suppliers, you

did it anyway!

7. As as I like potatoes, I don't want to eat them every

day!

8. Can you give any insight why half the students are
missing today?
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1. It was the sale my first car that gave me enough

money to go travelling for the first time.

2. I can't ask for help from anyone in my family. You know what
they're .

3. Available flavours include only the usual strawberry

and chocolate, but also peach.

4. A collision two satellites has filled the sky with debris.

5. Jane has so many cats, only those she has rescued,

but ones that friends have given her.

6. The reason they are called daily requirements is that we need

to consume a number of them day.

7. "Tess Of The D'Urbervilles" is probably the novel

for Thomas Hardy is best known.

8. A hippopotamus can be just dangerous as a lion.

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1. There are several very interesting ingredients we can add to

this cake. of them is nutmeg and another is vanilla.

2. We discussed who would give money for the gift for about ten
minutes and the end, Cyril just grabbed the bill and
paid.

3. from yourself, do you know anyone else who'd be

willing to volunteer?

4. Brunei, a tiny very wealthy state, lies in Asia.

5. My mother warned my brother that dinner would be at 6pm

and this, he was eating doughnuts half an hour before!

6. It looks though the new employee is going to be late

on his first day.

7. the work you do for the government, what else do

you do for a living?

8. We loved the house, but couldn't contact the agent and

that's is the most frustrating thing.
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1. It's something of a mystery how ancient bridge builders

succeeded spanning this wide river.

2. Are you sure you want to go on holiday to that part of the

world, considering all the problems are right now?

3. Life hasn't been found on any planet in the solar

system, from our own.

4. The city of Istanbul in Turkey was

known Constantinople until the early 20th century.

5. In to a company car and large annual bonuses, we

are also offering help in finding a new house.

6. The difficulty with he managed to speak showed how

upset he was.

7. I love Lebanese food but what's the country itself ?

Tell me about the weather, for example.

8. deep is that river? Do you think we'll need a boat to

cross it?
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1. Job losses at this factory were all to the fact that the
economy did so badly last year.

2. Football, or soccer it's generally known in the US, can

truly be called a global sport.

3. These are rubies and these ones are

sapphires. stones as these are very valuable.

4. I can't believe the ease with he convinced her to go!

5. Looking at these figures, it should obvious that the

company isn't doing well.

6. The high tackle in rugby is a serious offence for the

player is usually punished.

7. She continued dancing on the table, seemingly unaware or

uncaring about what she looked .

8. Many animals, foxes and wolves them, hunt at night

and therefore have good vision.
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1. The first night's talk will touch on topics as

ornithology and global warming.

2. You're from perfect, Jon. Only last year, you lost

those files, remember?

3. The lack of authority from higher levels in the company

is of the problems the review will look into.

4. I used to understand how to work this phone but I

no do! Can you help me?

5. I went to bed very late and slept terribly, the result

that I feel awful today.

6. your poor record of turning up on time, we want to

extend your contract because we like your work.

7. An increase in tourism 17% helped the country

recover from recession.

8. Jenkins is more a marketing expert than my

grandfather. He's a fraud!
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1. What this soldier did was and beyond his expected

duties. He'll be awarded a medal.

2. We've had distinguished guests as Roosevelt and

Churchill dining here.

3. of the main reasons we are getting out of the

Australian market is due to tougher government regulations.

4. Despite forty people losing their jobs, the company merger

was a success in other way.

5. We offer free delivery on all products and, in , five

years of guarantee.

6. "What do you need in to complete your work in

time?"

7. Look at this sequence numbers and tell me what the

next one is.

8. If you succeed increasing your sales by at least 10%

this year, you'll get a raise.
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1. In response to the question, Mary said that as as she

knew, the house was empty.

2. I knew there were rabbits in the park, but I've never seen
that of them here before.

3. I need the name of the person car is parked right in

front of mine. He's completely blocking me!

4. Go down to the building site quickly. There appears

to been a bad accident.

5. We've now discovered you were the person who broke the
door and in that , we cannot be held responsible.

6. This is a great book, only for those that are geology

experts, but also for keen amateurs like myself.

7. I don't like type of spice, but pepper in particular, I

can't stand.

8. I've read single book you can see in this room. I

think I read three books a week.
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1. An argument started in the boardroom when one man was

asked what he objected about the new plan.

2. of the reasons for the high absentee rate was an

outbreak of flu.

3. The security system works taking a photo of every

employee as they enter the building.

4. With everything provided here in the hotel, is no

need for any tourists to even leave and visit the town.

5. I'd love to indulge a bit of hill walking this summer.

Where do you want to go?

6. being a high quality restaurant, it's also cheap, which

is why we come back again and again.

7. There are no clean shirts at in your wardrobe. What

are you going to wear?

8. The woman got very angry and shouted at her son that he
had to go to school, or not he wanted to!
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1. Margaret was very upset after the dinner last night and that
was all to your rudeness.

2. You will get full insurance for this holiday, you pay
now or at the time of departure.

3. It wasn't me who said the director had quit, that was the
story to Mark, who knows him very well.

4. Carlton's face froze. "It already be too late," he said

and he looked away.

5. The mining industry may spoiling the beautiful

coastal landscape in this area.

6. Tehran and Baghdad, found in Iran and Iraq respectively,

are the oldest cities in the world.

7. Laurence Olivier, or Larry he was affectionately

called, is considered one of the best ever actors.

8. The Prime Minister said he didn't want longer prison

sentences but he objected prisoners being released too
early.
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1. I couldn't tell you the exact distance to Manchester, but it's

well ten miles.

2. time I see you, you've got a big smile on your face

and look so happy.

3. My boss is just likely to get to the office at midday as

nine o'clock.

4. having more trees than Moor Park, Wilson Park is

also much larger.

5. The climbers made such an effort to reach the

summit, to find the pub on the summit was already
closed.

6. I don't understand that bird manages to carry so

much food in its mouth. It's amazing!

7. I didn't understand the physics lecture at . What am I

going to do for the exam?

8. The politician resigned following a series disasters

which led to his reputation being destroyed.
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1. to your mother, the party has been cancelled

because the catering company went bankrupt.

2. Jenny has or no aptitude for marketing. We need to

move her to another department.

3. I'm very hungry. On the hand, I just want to get

home.

4. Tell me about your childhood again, Margaret. I want to

indulge some old fashioned nostalgia!

5. Do of you in this room know a Mr. Dobson?

6. This tiny little island was discovered, many were in

the 18th century, by the British navy.

7. The people I really admire are those that have built

something successful by themselves.

8. I asked in the bookshop about 'Falconry Monthly' magazine

and they told me it's longer available.
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1. As as seventy workers will be made redundant in a

company merger.

2. The cake collapsed because the heat in the oven wasn't

consistent. In words, someone opened the door!

3. order to find you on our customer database, you'll

have to tell me your full name and date of birth.

4. I'm always on lookout for bargain antiques to add to

my collection.

5. Why are you eating in here on your ? Is everyone else

working?

6. There are some things I don't like about the new logo, but on
the , it's fine.

7. The security system was shown to be from foolproof

when the boss's nine-year-old son guessed the password.

8. He hasn't answered one of our questions truthfully

so bother?
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1. Martha was involved in a collision a truck.

2. This house is such a mess? bother tidying up when

it's just the same two days later?

3. The fridge wasn't working well and when I smelled the milk,
it had obviously off.

4. Do you know if it's the law to have your dog off the
lead in this park?

5. The new teacher wasn't sure strict she needed to be

with the troublesome student.

6. Michael Copeland has said he no wants to be

considered for the role of town mayor.

7. That dog comes and smells my feet single time I

come into the house.

8. Don't speak to anyone else during the test. I want you to do

this completely on your .
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1. The heaters are broken. They produce or no warmth

and the room is freezing!

2. The bright petals of the flower attract bees, , of

course is very important for its life cycle.

3. From what I remember, your uncle Jerry was a good student

at college, was your father, of course.

4. Even they'd met twice before, neither of them

recognised the other.

5. "Do you realise harmful all that air freshener spray

is?" Miranda asked angrily.

6. That dog be small, but it's a vicious thing!

7. In to apply for this discount, you will need a printed

coupon. Do you have it?

8. The manager continued recording his employees'

conversations, despite knowing it was the law.
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1. My Aunt Beth is a wonderful person, a person inspires

respect for how she lives her life.

2. Were you fault for the accident or was someone else

to blame?

3. Moisture in the atmosphere will build up in the

afternoon, the result that we expect some
thunderstorms.

4. The tennis champion, victory came after four hours

of hard work, was presented with the trophy.

5. refusing to apologise to the victim, you've shown how

little you care about what you did.

6. makes me so angry is that he knew he couldn't come

and never told us.

7. only did you ignore me, you also lied about me to

your parents.

8. After you arrive at the station and after bought your

tickets, go straight to platform 7 for the train.