Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "The number of tourists ______ because now it is more difficult for them to see the elephants in the wild."

Halifax is largest city and chief port of Nova Scotia and is the eastern terminus of Canada’s two great railway systems.

I can’t go out this morning. I’m up to ................. in reports.

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TNP Tech will allow users to download its new software for free until September 1 but will start charging for it  ___________

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People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(39)..............................

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Many reports in newspapers talked a lot about the ............. of UFOs.

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The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was …......…. by Congress in 1973.

 I must remind my students that this grammar point needs …........ 

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........................ does it take you to school? About ten minutes.

The fans ..................  when their team scored a goal.

Many species have become extinct each year before biologists can identify them.

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Not only men and women do have many differences, but they also have many similarities.

The victims of the disaster finally decided not to choose ____of the two plans of receiving relief supplies from the government.

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The accused confidently ________ that he was innocent.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "Some student wiped the board ____ was full of notes and drawings."

To preserve that ________, it was necessary to preserve the people that had created it. 

Being listed as an endangered species can have negative effect since it could make a species more desirable for collectors and poachers.

It is important for high school students to acquire necessary living skills to live independently.

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In remote communities, it's important to replenish stocks before the winter sets in.

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Storing dangerous chemicals near the main factory floor creates a -------- hazardous situation for the employees who work there.

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The liver has many functions, which includes detoxifying of harmful chemicals, breakdown of drugs, filtering of blood, secretion of bile and production of blood-clotting proteins.