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Meteors

Most of us have (1) ... at the sky and seen what is commonly called a falling, or shooting, star. These(2) ... streaks occur when meteors, object generally (3) ... from the size of dust (4) ... to fist-size masses,enter the earths atmosphere at speeds up to 44 miles per second and ionized (or heated) toincandescence 50 to 75 miles above the earth. Few of these objects survive their encounter (5) ... ouratmosphere. What we see here on earth, mostly at night, is a (6) ... of light that lasts about a half asecond on the (7) ... . Generally speaking, the larger the material that enters the earths atmosphere, thebrighter the meteor. Brighter meteors will occasionally leave a smoke trail behind in their path lasting afew seconds; trails produced by very bright meteors,(8) ... to as fireballs, may last minutes. Fireballsthat appear to (9) ... or produce sound are called bolides, from the Greek word bolis meaning missile.The word meteor comes from the Greek word meteora or meteoros. This term was once use todescribe any atmospheric occurrence, such as auroras, lightning, rainbows, and the (10) ... .Historically, the altitude (11) ... meteors appeared was a (12) ... controversy. Some felt that meteorswere a local event, like lightning. Others felt that meteors occurred at the same general distances as thestars.

1. A looked out B looked through C looked up D looked up to

2. A monotonous B momentum C momentous D momentary

3. A classifying B ranging C ranking D fluctuating

4. A particles B participants C particulars D participles

5. A to B into C with D on

6. A slash B strip C streak D smear

7. A average B contrary C fly D move

8. A directed B referred C concerned D related

9. A break out B break up C break off D break down

10. A like B so C rest D end

11. A on which B in which C from which D at which

12. A case B cause C theme D subject

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Taste

Taste is (1) ... simply the preserve of a tiny aristocracy, of the court culture of the European. Abbasid orChinese past or the foodie cutting-edge of the present. In the social history of ordinary people, calorieintake, the threat of famine and the supply of urban centres are among the topics (2) ... have given us(3) ... idea of the fragility and difficulty of pre-industrial life. The relevance of the history of food in its(4) ... basic sense needs (5) ... justification. The exchange of products resulting (6) ... the discovery ofthe New World, the dependence of societies (7) ... one overwhelmingly important food source, or theimpact of modern warfare on civilian diet (8) ... all clearly major topics. In the mid-twentieth century

historians interest in the conditions of society, (9) ... particularly the history of ordinary people,inevitably involved questions of how peasants or workers lived in the past; how (10) ... or ill-nourishedthey were; how they coped with the unpredictability of harvests, food supply and prices. (11) ...contrast, accounts of the culinary tastes of the comfortable classes of society were (12) ... recentlyregarded as relevant only (13) ... a kind of anthropology of ceremony, such as the elaborate excess ofthe Burgundian court of the fifteenth century (14) ... musicians were placed in baked pies and edibletableaux depicted battles, sieges and allegories. Otherwise the history of cuisine has tended to beviewed (15) ... merely part of the history of fashion, hence of frivolity.

Taste

Taste is (1) ... simply the preserve of a tiny aristocracy, of the court culture of the European. Abbasid orChinese past or the foodie cutting-edge of the present. In the social history of ordinary people, calorieintake, the threat of famine and the supply of urban centres are among the topics (2) ... have given us(3) ... idea of the fragility and difficulty of pre-industrial life. The relevance of the history of food in its(4) ... basic sense needs (5) ... justification. The exchange of products resulting (6) ... the discovery ofthe New World, the dependence of societies (7) ... one overwhelmingly important food source, or theimpact of modern warfare on civilian diet (8) ... all clearly major topics. In the mid-twentieth centuryhistorians interest in the conditions of society, (9) ... particularly the history of ordinary people,inevitably involved questions of how peasants or workers lived in the past; how (10) ... or ill-nourishedthey were; how they coped with the unpredictability of harvests, food supply and prices. (11) ...contrast, accounts of the culinary tastes of the comfortable classes of society were (12) ... recently

regarded as relevant only (13) ... a kind of anthropology of ceremony, such as the elaborate excess ofthe Burgundian court of the fifteenth century (14) ... musicians were placed in baked pies and edibletableaux depicted battles, sieges and allegories. Otherwise the history of cuisine has tended to beviewed (15) ... merely part of the history of fashion, hence of frivolity.

Taste

Taste is (1) ... simply the preserve of a tiny aristocracy, of the court culture of the European. Abbasid orChinese past or the foodie cutting-edge of the present. In the social history of ordinary people, calorieintake, the threat of famine and the supply of urban centres are among the topics (2) ... have given us(3) ... idea of the fragility and difficulty of pre-industrial life. The relevance of the history of food in its

(4) ... basic sense needs (5) ... justification. The exchange of products resulting (6) ... the discovery ofthe New World, the dependence of societies (7) ... one overwhelmingly important food source, or theimpact of modern warfare on civilian diet (8) ... all clearly major topics. In the mid-twentieth centuryhistorians interest in the conditions of society, (9) ... particularly the history of ordinary people,inevitably involved questions of how peasants or workers lived in the past; how (10) ... or ill-nourishedthey were; how they coped with the unpredictability of harvests, food supply and prices. (11) ...contrast, accounts of the culinary tastes of the comfortable classes of society were (12) ... recentlyregarded as relevant only (13) ... a kind of anthropology of ceremony, such as the elaborate excess ofthe Burgundian court of the fifteenth century (14) ... musicians were placed in baked pies and edibletableaux depicted battles, sieges and allegories. Otherwise the history of cuisine has tended to beviewed (15) ... merely part of the history of fashion, hence of frivolity.

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The Worlds of Christopher Columbus

In the world of the late twentieth century, events on one continent (1) ... influence ROUTINE

developments on the others, for good or for ill. In the broad expanse of (2) ... HISTORY

time, however, these (3) ... connections developed quite recently, starting EXTEND

in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. In one sense, the process began

with Christopher Columbus's four voyages, the first (4) ... excursions to have ATLANTICfar-reaching and long-lasting consequences. In another sense, however,

Columbus's voyages were less a beginning than the (5) ... of a centuries-old CONTINUE

human process of (6) ... and migration. When Columbus was born , Europe, EXPLORE

Africa, and Asia were each part of the Old World of the Easter Hemisphere,

but they were also separate worlds culturally, (7) ... and politically. Columbus's RELIGION

voyages shattered that (8) ... once and for all, in what is arguably the most ISOLATE

fateful (9) ... between disparate human groups that history has ever known. COUNTER

Columbus's voyages, nonetheless, were part of a broader pattern. In just

over thirty years, mariners from the Iberian peninsula tied the world together

in (10) ... ways. Dozens of voyages figured in this rush to explore, but the most PRECEDENT

famous were Bartolomeu Dias's rounding of Africa's southern cape in 1488.

The Worlds of Christopher Columbus

In the world of the late twentieth century, events on one continent (1) ... influence ROUTINE

developments on the others, for good or for ill. In the broad expanse of (2) ... HISTORY

time, however, these (3) ... connections developed quite recently, starting EXTEND

in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. In one sense, the process began

with Christopher Columbus's four voyages, the first (4) ... excursions to have ATLANTIC

far-reaching and long-lasting consequences. In another sense, however,

Columbus's voyages were less a beginning than the (5) ... of a centuries-old CONTINUE

human process of (6) ... and migration. When Columbus was born , Europe, EXPLORE

Africa, and Asia were each part of the Old World of the Easter Hemisphere,

but they were also separate worlds culturally, (7) ... and politically. Columbus's RELIGION

voyages shattered that (8) ... once and for all, in what is arguably the most ISOLATE

fateful (9) ... between disparate human groups that history has ever known. COUNTER

Columbus's voyages, nonetheless, were part of a broader pattern. In just

over thirty years, mariners from the Iberian peninsula tied the world together

in (10) ... ways. Dozens of voyages figured in this rush to explore, but the most PRECEDENT

famous were Bartolomeu Dias's rounding of Africa's southern cape in 1488.

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1)She must be joking saying she believes John. He's lying through his .................... .

The terrorist was armed to the .................... when he was caught.

In the ........................ of violent criticism, he went ahead with his plan.

2)The party had hoped to win mass support among the working .................... .

The cat won first prize in its .................... in the cat show.

Check out the unique facilities and services we offer in economy ................... .

3) I spent the afternoon reading under the .................... of an umbrella.

The London Bus really puts our Public Transport System in the ................... .

A good artist can produce a very realistic effect using only light and .................... .

4) Mark is working as a mountain .................... in the Swiss Alp.

Don't forget to buy the TV .................... while in the town.

He will .................... his affairs with discretion.

5) She's been on unemployment ..................... for six years now.

He repeated his words of welcome for the .................... of those who had arrived late.

We are organizing a ................... concert next month.

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1) She had four daughters. The youngest of them was her favourite. APPLE

She had four daughters the youngest her eye.

2) It was raining heavily, so I didn't go to school at all. FOR

If it rain, I would have gone to school.

3) Everybody knows that the president died in a plane crash. KNOWLEDGE

It is the president died in a plane crash.

4) The first pilot refused to endanger the safety of the passengers of the plane.

PUT The first pilot refused to the safety of the passengers of the plane.

5) I wish I had studied more for the exam. LIKED

I more for the exam.

6) She informed the police because she assumed he was guilty of rape.

ASSUMPTION

She informed the police he was guilty of rape.

7) Owing to bad weather conditions, she arrived late. DUE

Her late bad weather conditions.

8) I haven't had such a bad cough for many years.HAD

Not such a bad cough.