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The stars ..... as soon as it was dark

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It seems entirely natural to us that there are teams of scientists in universities and (46) _____ institutions around the world, attempting to discover the way the world works. (47) _____, it hasn’t always been that way. Although the scientific method is now four or five hundred years old, the ancient Greeks, for example, believed that they could (48) _____ the cause of natural events just by the power of thought. During the 17th century, more and more people began to realize that they could test their scientific ideas by designing a relevant experiment and seeing what happened. A lot of (49) _____ was made in this way by individual scientists. These men and women often worked alone, carrying out research into many different areas of science, and they often received very little (50) _____ for their hard work. At the start of the 20th century, though, it became clear that science was becoming more complicated and more expensive. The individual scientists disappeared, to be replaced by highly qualified teams of experts. Modern science was born

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Everybody ............. healthy and good looking

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I'm just ...... for a walk. Do you want to come?

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Phillip wants to successfully complete a few more projects before ------- applies for the vice president position.

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Our family stays _____ a villa.

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If I ......................... so busy yesterday, I would have visited you

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It took me months to save ___________ enough money to go travelling

Our family stays _____ a villa.

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Insurance companies had to ________  ￡10 million in storm damage claims

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_______ it was raining heavily, he went out without a raincoat

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In Africa a famous food company tried to sell its baby food by advertising it with the picture of a baby on the label. They did not know that this particular country used labels only to (19)_________ a picture of the food inside. When Pepsico used the slogan "Come alive with Pepsi' in Taiwan, they had no idea that it would be translated into Chinese as 'Pepsi (20) ________ your ancestors back from the dead’. Misunderstandings such as these about language or about culture are sometimes comical but can also cause genuine hurt or anger. Business styles (21) ________ widely in different countries and what is normal in one culture can be completely unacceptable in another. Socialising in different countries can be tricky. In Arabic countries, for example, people do not discuss business (22) _________ meals. Giving gifts is another potential problem: in the UK most people take presents to a dinner party, but in many countries this is not polite because it (23) _________ you think the host is poor

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She lay back in the dentist's chair and tried _________

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A special committee was formed to _______ between the two sides involved in the conflict

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People of different countries have quite different life styles. We American are wasteful people, (25) _______ saving. Our grandfathers began this pattern, for nature’s resources seemed so plentiful that no one ever imagined a shortage. Within a few years of the first Virginia settlement, for example, pioneers burned down their houses when they were ready to move to west. They only wanted to have the nails for (26) _______ use. No one ever gave a thought to the priceless hardwoods that went up in smoke. We the people in the United States destroy many things that other peoples save. I (27) _______ this when I was living in Britain. I received a letter from one of England’s largest banks. It was enclosed in a used envelop that had been readdressed to me. Such a practice would be (28) _______ in the United States. American banks, (29) _______ the smallest, always use expensive stationery with the names of all twenty-eight vice-presidents listed on one side of the page

They __________ the furniture and plant some flowers. 

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When hiring new employees, we only offer positions to applicants ------- qualifications match the company's high standards.

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My job now is not ____ to what I was majored in at university

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What will we do if the taxi .............................?

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Hardly a day ...... when I don't think about her

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____ time to interact with people will give you a feeling you will never forget.