Up until the middle of the 19th century, there were no ..................... and well established anny nursing systems for casualties.

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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.
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I won’t go unless you ................. me the money back.

Old people and children are particularly__________ to lung diseases in the cold weather.

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Participants from 100 countries go to the Olympic Games

If one species becomes extinct, the whole chain will be .......................  seriously.

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Tornadoes are ........ storms which pass overland below a thunderstorm.

Economic reforms began in the Soviet Union in June 1985 by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to ......................... the Soviet economy.

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Efforts by the government agency to improve its work were hampered by lack of funds.

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WHY DO ANIMALS GO EXTINCT? Different kinds of animals have appeared and disappeared throughout Earth’s history. Some animals go extinct because the climate (41)_______ they live changes. The climate may become wetter or drier. It may become warmer or cooler. If the animals cannot change, or adapt, to the new climate, they die. Some animals go extinct because thay cannot (42) _______ with other animals for food. Some animals go extinct because they are killed by enemies. New kinds of animals are always evolving. Evolving means that the animals are changing (43) _______ from generation to generation. Small differences between parents, children, and grandchildren slowly add up over many, many generations. Eventually, a different kind of animal evolves. [evolve: tiến hóa] Sometimes many of the animals on Earth go extinct at the (44) _______ time. Scientists call this a mass extinction. Scientists think there (45) _______ at least five mass extinctions in Earth’s history. The last mass extinction happened about 65 million years ago. This mass extinction killed off the dinosaurs.
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Some people say that they are ................. of events going on elsewhere.

Choose the best answer among A, B, c or D that best completes sentence: Biologists still have ____ real idea how many  species of living things exist on Earth.

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Cardston Corporation's fiscal records are kept in  ___________-  boxes and are stored according to year.

When I borrowed his book, he was angry as if he_____ the most precious thing in this world.

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Ms. Tennyson has a   _________------ for spotting good investments and a reputation for being bold and visionary.

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The Internet is very fast to get ................    

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I couldn't see what she was doing. It was so dark down there.

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We are very grateful to Professor Humble for his generosity in donating this wonderful painting to the museum.

......................., the athlete broke the world’s record with two attempts.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "Relating poaching to financial benefits can _____ considered as one of the solutions to the problem."

It is equal-chance for everyone. No one should be given privilege.