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That it is believed that most of the earthquakes in the word occur near the youngest mountain ranges – the Himalayas, the Andes, and the Sierra Nevada.

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When you read something in a foreign language, you frequently come across words you do not (1)______ understand. Sometimes you (2)______ the meaning in a dictionary and sometimes you guess. The strategy you adopt depends very much upon the (3)______of accuracy you require and the time at your disposal.
If you are the sort of person who tends to turn to the dictionary frequently, it is (4)_______remembering that every dictionary has its limitations. Each definition is only an approximation and one builds up an accurate picture of the meaning of a word only after meeting it in a (5)__________of contexts. It is also important to recognize the special dangers of dictionaries that translate from English into your native language and vice versa. If you must use a dictionary, it is usually far safer to (6)________an English- English dictionary.
In most exams you are not permitted to use a dictionary.(7)______you are allowed to use one, it is very time- consuming to look up words, and time in exams is usually limited. You are, (8)______, forced to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words.
When you come across unknown words in an exam text, it is very easy to panic. However, if you develop efficient techniques for guessing the meaning, you will(9)__________a number of possible problems and help yourself to understand far more of the text than you at first likely. Two strategies which may help you guess the meaning of a word are: using contextual clues, both within the sentence and outside, and making uses (10)_____ clues derived from the formation of the word

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In England boys and girls go to school five days a week. They don't go to school on Saturdays and Sundays. Lessons usually begin at nine o'clock. Each lesson lasts forty five minutes. At fifteen past eleven they have a quarter of an hour's break in which they drink milk. Some pupils eat sandwiches or biscuits which they bring from home. Then they have two lessons more. After that they have a lunch break. Some pupils go home for lunch, but many have it at school. At two o'clock school begins again. These are two more lessons. For the next forty minutes they do some of their homeworks or have a club meeting or play games like football. They go home at about four thirty in the afternoon.  

 What time do they go home?

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The Medal of Honor is the higher award for military bravery that can be given to any soldier of the United States.

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My city stops the flow of water, creating a reservoir and raise the flow of water.

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Getting friends and family to pose for photos is hard enough, but how would you cope with a rabbit, an owl or a butterfly that simply (1) _______to keep still? Simon King, wildlife film—maker and photographer, says you don't need any formal (2)_______  to get started. "The whole idea is that photographing wildlife should be fun". Simon offers the following (3)_______Specialize from the start. You're more likely to get good result sooner if you (4)_______  on the type of wildlife - insects for instance - (5)_______  than just going off to the woods or park with your camera and snapping whatever you see. Pick something that isn't hard to photograph. Choosing an animal that's hard to (6)_______ or will run away if it sees you (7) _______ unnecessary problems. How about flowers or a group of birds? Search second-hand camera shops and local papers for quality (8) _______. You don't need to (9) _______ a fortune. Simon started with just a second-hand camera that cost around $30. But you will need a single lens reflex camera. Remember it's the whole photograph that counts, nor just the subject. (10) _______ you're composing a picture and try to be as artistic as possible.

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GOING ON A DIET
A typical person needs about 1,800 calories per day to stay running.. They keep your organs operating (1)_______ and your brain running. They also keep your body warm. A person gains weight because he or she consumes more calories per day than (2) ________. The only way to lose fat is to reduce the (3) ________ of calories that you consume per day. This is the basic principle (4) ________ going on a diet. Unfortunately, diets don’t work for most people. They do lose weight but then go off the diet and put it back. Building a sensible diet and exercise plan is the key (5) ________ maintaining a consistent weight. You need to figure out how many calories you need in a day and how many you actually (6) ________. The next step is to add exercise (7) ________ you can raise the number of calories you can consume per day. Burning 250 or 500 calories per day can make a big (8) ________. You can ride an exercise bike while you are watching television (9) ________ you can take the stairs instead of the elevator. Find an exercise partner. Exercises can be a lot easier if there is someone to talk to. It’s a good idea to wear firm-fitting clothes if you are (10) ________. Tight clothing acts as a reminder of what you are trying to accomplish

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There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference in our lives. Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet, hardly ever doing …..(36)…… else in their spare time. Naturally, parents are…. (37)….. to find out ….(38)…. the Internet is so attractive, and they want to know if it can be …..(39)…. for their children. Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time staring at their computers? Obviously, if children are bent over their computers for hours, …..(40)….. in some game, ….(41)….. of doing their homework, then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the children should …..(42)…… of the Internet, and the child should give his or her word that it won’t interfere with their homework …..(43)….. the child is not holding to this arrangement, the parent can take more drastic steps. Dealing with a child’s use of the Internet is not much different …..(44)….. negotiating any other sort of bargain about behavior. Any
parent ….(45)…. is seriously alarmed about a child’s behavior should make an. appointment to …..(46)….. the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of the screen does not necessarily affect a child’s performance at school. Even if a child is absolutely crazy ….(47)…. using the Internet, he ….(48)…. she is probably just ….(49)…. through a phase, and in a ….(50)….. months there will be something else to worry about!

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Most people feel that when they dream, they are (1)________ off to another world. On the (2)________, dreams are often  connected to our daily lives. When our whole (3)_________ is filled with something, when we are either very  upset (4)________ when we are in good spirit, a dream will represent this reality in symbols. It is often (5)_______ that we benefit from dreams because they help the spirit to heal itself when things (6)__________ wrong. Dreams are therefore a kind of escape, almost a holiday from (7)__________ life, with its fears and responsibilities. It is, however, a strange kind of holiday because whether we have a wonderful time or whether it turns (8)_________ to be a nightmare, we quickly forget it. Most dreams disappear forever, (9)_________ you are one of those people disciplined enough to write them down as soon as you (10)_________.

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Most Americans eat three meals (1) ______ the day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast begins between 7:00 and 8:00am, lunch between 11:00 am and noon, and dinner between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. On Sundays "brunch" is a (2) ______ of breakfast and lunch, typically beginning at 11:00 am. Students often enjoy a "study break" or evening snack around 10:00 or 11:00 pm. Breakfast and lunch tend to be light meals, with only one (3) ______. Dinner is the main meal. (4) ______ breakfast Americans will eat cereal with milk which are often mixed (5) ______ in a bowl, a glass of orange juice, and toasted bread or muffin with jam, butter, or margarine. Another common breakfast meal is scrambled eggs or (6) ______ omelet with potatoes and breakfast meat (bacon or sausage). People who are on (7) ______ eat just a cup of yogurt. Lunch and dinner are more (8) ______. When eating at a formal dinner, you may be overwhelmed by the number of utensils. How do you (9) ______ the difference between a salad fork, a butter fork, and a dessert fork? Most Americans do not know the answer (10) ______ But knowing which fork or spoon to use first is simple: use the outermost utensils first and the utensils closest to the plate last.

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Students in the United States often support themselves by babysitting, working in restaurants, or they drive taxi cab

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A favourite pastime with children and adults alike is betting on cricket fights during the rainy season. Children catch crickets and sell them for this purpose.
Horse racing held on Saturday and Sunday in a Saigon suburb draws large crowds as thousands of Vietnamese, young and old, turn out to cheer the pint-sized Asiatic horses and jockeys on to victory. Betting is heavy, with profits going into the national treasury of Southern Vietnam. It is not uncommon to see a horse run the wrong way around the track.
Other popular sporting events include soccer, basketball, volleyball, swimming, hiking, ping pong, and tennis. Vietnam teams often compete with other countries in soccer, tennis, bicycling, basketball, and other sports.
There are few golf courses in Southern Vietnam. The one in Saigon is located near Tan Son Nhat Airport. It may well be the only golf course in the world fortified by pillbox installations on its perimeter, with soldiers and machine guns inside. There is an excellent golf course in Da lat. Caddies are usually women.

Are there any golf courses in Vietnam?

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The student realized with disappointment that he had learned new nothing in the lecture.

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The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This (1)______many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risks (2) ______accidents. Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to persuade people to change their habits and leave their cars at home. One possible (3)______is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars by increasing charges for parking and bringing in tougher fines for anyone who (4)______ the laws. In addition, drives could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day. This system, (5) ______as “road pricing”, is already being introduced in a number of cities, using a special electronic card (6) ______to windscreen of the car. Another ways of (7) ______with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the outskirts of the city, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the center. Drivers and passengers then use a special bus service for the (8) ______stage of their journey. Of course, the most important (9) ______is to provide good public transport. However, to get people to give up the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to be reliable, convenient and comfortable, with fares 10) _______at an acceptable level.

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Over the last few years, the use of the Internet has increased dramatically in French schools, offices, and homes and this trend continues to grow. Who could have imagined, even in the last decade, that we would be able to (1) __________ our friends, colleagues and clients around the world simply through the (2) __________ of a mouse and a modem? There is no doubt, like any invention, that the Internet can be used for good or bad but it is here to stay and has (3) __________ the way we communicate. In the world of business, no corporation can be competitive unless it (4) __________ access to the Internet. It has become essential to advertise your product and service in this way and an increasing number of companies are using this opportunity to reach a greater number of (5) __________ consumers. Indeed, the bigger the website is, (6) __________ professional the company seems to be. Similarly in education, the opportunities that the Internet can (7) __________ are vast. More and more students are (8) __________ on the Internet for their research; for instance, a physics undergraduate in Paris can download information from a university library in the United States in minutes. From the latest research in scientific and linguistic fields to new theories in psychology and history, all this may be published on the world-wide web. What will be the future for the Internet in France? It has been (9) __________ that 60% of homes and 50% business will have access to the Internet within five years. Children, students and professionals will be able to (10) __________ and explore the world as they have never done before

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There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference in our lives. Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet, hardly ever doing …..(36)…… else in their spare time. Naturally, parents are…. (37)….. to find out ….(38)…. the Internet is so attractive, and they want to know if it can be …..(39)…. for their children. Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time staring at their computers? Obviously, if children are bent over their computers for hours, …..(40)….. in some game, ….(41)….. of doing their homework, then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the children should …..(42)…… of the Internet, and the child should give his or her word that it won’t interfere with their homework …..(43)….. the child is not holding to this arrangement, the parent can take more drastic steps. Dealing with a child’s use of the Internet is not much different …..(44)….. negotiating any other sort of bargain about behavior. Any
parent ….(45)…. is seriously alarmed about a child’s behavior should make an. appointment to …..(46)….. the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of the screen does not necessarily affect a child’s performance at school. Even if a child is absolutely crazy ….(47)…. using the Internet, he ….(48)…. she is probably just ….(49)…. through a phase, and in a ….(50)….. months there will be something else to worry about!

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Had we known the traffic would be so bad, we did not drive back from work so  early.

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Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, someone who always (1)____ to be successful? Having someone around who always fears the worst isn't really a lot of (2)____ - we all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says, 'It looks like rain.' But if you catch yourself thinking such things, it's important to do something  about it. You can change your view of life, according to psychologist. It only takes a little (3)___, and you'll find life more rewarding as a (4)____. Optimism, they say, is partly about self-respect and confidence but it's also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has to (5)____. Optimists are more (6)_____ to start new projects and are generally more prepared to take risks. Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (7)___ to the world. Some people are brought up to depend too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when anything (8)____ wrong. Most optimists, on the (9)____ hand, have been brought up not to (10)____ failure as the end of the world - they just get on with their lives

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Every student must make up their own study list of the classes he is going to take at the beginning of the quarter

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"National Parks and Preserves, (1) _______ public lands or bodies of water within a country, set aside by the (2) _______ to protect ecosystems, plant and animal species, scenic landscapes, geologic formations, or historical or archaeological (3) _______. National parks are managed primarily for public recreation, (4) _______ exceptional locations where visitors can view wildlife and enjoy the (5) _______. Generally, these protected public lands are off-limits to hunting, livestock grazing, logging, mining, and other (6) _______ that exploit natural resources. Some parks commemorate significant historical events. (7) _______, Gettysburg National Military Park (1895) in Pennsylvania conserves the 13 sq km (5 sq mi) site of the pivotal battle in the (8) ______ Civil War (1861-1865). National preserves, sometimes (9) _______ nature or wildlife reserves, often are located within or near national (10) _______. These lands are managed by national governments primarily for wildlife protection or scientific research (11) _______ recreation, and provide ―living laboratories‖ in (12) _______ scientists observe plant and animal species in their natural habitat. (13) _______, fishing, and mining are permitted within many United States preserves (14) _______ the activities do not harm natural resources. Many other countries specifically ban such activities in their (15) _______."

4. National parks are managed primarily for public recreation, (4) _______ exceptional locations 

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Internet services themselves are, generally speaking, easy (27)_____ and use; however, you will find yourself isolated on the Internet if you are not familiar with English. This means that knowledge or lack of knowledge of English is one of the most severe factors that prevent people (28)_____ using the Internet. Learning to use a new Internet service may take a few hours, a few days, or even weeks, but it takes years to learn a (29)_____ so that you can use it in a fluent and self-confident manner. Of course, when you know some English, you can learn more just by using it on the Internet. The advent of online universities has now made it possible for more people to learn English, people (30)_____ may live in countries where access to standard education facilities is limited. While it may have been impossible for these people to learn English in the past, the Internet has opened up new career (31)_____. These people are now able to learn English, and they can use their English skills to get better-paying jobs at home, or they can use them to find jobs overseas. In any event, the Internet has played a (32) __________ role in allowing English to spread across the world, and the number of people learning it is likely to increase in the future.

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