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Only by speaking more _______ improve your fluency in English

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The Amazing Race (TAR) is a popular reality TV show. Elise Doganieri and Bertram van Munster created it in 2001 and since then it has won many awards. In the show, teams travel around the world to different places. They try to arrive first, or at least not come last and they also try to win prizes on their journey. Every year, between 10 and 12 teams play on the show. There are two people in each team and they must know each other before they come on the game. For example, they can be husband and wife, parents and children, friends, etc. They have to travel to different countries and work together on the journey. The teams get some money at the beginning of the race and they use it to buy food, tickets, etc. They can use planes, trains, bikes or even skis to travel. The teams explore places they've never been to before and have games or ‘challenges’. These challenges have some connection to the country they are in and can be things like riding a camel, solving puzzles or eating a lot of food, for example. The teams often have to face extreme weather conditions during their journey. Many times they are outside in the rain or snow or in storms and get cold and wet. It's all part of the experience, though. Each week, one team leaves the show, and in the end there are only four teams. The first team to get to the last city on the journey wins the game. TAR is a very hard game and the teams become really stressed, but it's an amazing experience.
3. According to the passage, how many players are there on the show?

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Simon earned the respect of his friends when he determined to complete such a challenging task while others had already ____

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You'd better _________your coat before you go out into the cold

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I’d always dreamed of owning my own home, and now my dream has come ______________

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A press conference about the sudden resignation of the financial minister will be ------- today at 4 P.M.

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 ____ time-management skill is a core requirement for this job

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They called the police as soon as they heard someone break ___________ their house

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The fictitious androids written about in the mid-1900s are becoming a reality with advances in the field of robotics. Japan and Korea have been pioneers in this field. They regularly compete to be the first. The focus on most reseachers is in (31) _____ life-like, attractive female androids. A Japanese research group led by Hiroshi Ishiguro created ther world’s first female android, which is called Actroid in 2003. The early model was limited so upgrades were made and the dramatic entertainment model was released in 2006. Actroids are covered with a silicone skin and have built-in sensors making them (32) _____ of reacting to humans, and they can also mimic many human behaviors. (33) _____, they can be programmed to speak in any language. The Korean android, EveR-2, released in 2006, was designed by a team from Kitech. They claim that she is more life-like than Actroids, and she can mimic emtions. She can also speak and move her lips to match her (34) _____. Future models are expected to have higher mobility and even be proficient in dancing. Research teams have also created male androids. One in particular is the Germinoid HI-I. Regardless of the competition, it’s clear that this technology will one day present us (35) _____ the dilemma of determining human from machine

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Mobile phones have largely taken ___________ home phones for most people in recent years

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Two neighbors are talking with each other: 
      Person A: "Do you consider yourself to be healthy?" – Person B: “____"

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The newspaper did not mention the ________ of the damage caused by the fire

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This magazine caters for teenagers who ......... athletics, camping, etc

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We won’t be late, ________

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Are you free ____ the evening? - Yes, I am

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She applied for training as a pilot, but they turned her down _______ her poor eyesight

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Eric went .........  the army right after school

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An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. At the Earth's surface, earthquakes are recognized (25) _____ vibration, shaking and sometimes displacement of the ground. The vibrations may vary in (26) _____. They are caused mostly by slippage within geological faults, but also by other events such as volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear tests. The underground point of (27) _____ of the earthquake is called the focus. The point directly above the focus on the surface is called the epicenter. Earthquakes by themselves rarely kill people or wildlife. It is usually the secondary events (28) _____ they trigger, such as building collapse, fires, tsunamis (seismic sea waves) and volcanoes, that are actually the human disaster. Many of these could possibly be avoided by better construction, safety systems, early warning and (29) ____ planning

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He wanted to change his career because he wasn’t very satisfied with his _______

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Liam tried to _______ his enthusiasm for the project to the investors

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The characters in the novel are ________ and have no connection with any living person