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Such ingrained prejudices against foreign teachers cannot be corrected easily.
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The icebox became a fixture in most homes and remained so until the mechanized refrigerator replaced it in the 1920's and 1930's.
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I strongly recommend that you should take out an insurance policy in the house for your own peace of mind.
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There has been insufficient rainfall over the past two years, and farmers are having trouble.
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After a good night's sleep, she woke up feeling as fresh as a daisy and eager to start work again.
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Psychologists who study memory are interested in how the brain stores knowledge, where this storage takes place, and how the brain later retrieves knowledge when we need it.
The car is _____ speed.
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Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can't find the energy to get out of bed for school? According to a new report, today's generation of children is in danger of getting so sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health at . Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours' sleep a night, teenagers require nine or ten hours. According to medical experts, one in five youngsters anything between two and five hours' sleep a night less than their parents did at their age. This serious questions about whether lack of sleep is affecting children's ability to concentrate at school. The connection between sleep deprivation and lapses in memory, impaired reaction time, and poor concentration is well-established. Research has shown that losing as little as half an hour's sleep a night can have profound effects on how children perform the next day. A good night's sleep is also crucial for teenagers because it is while they are asleep they release a hormone that is essential for their 'growth spurt' (the period during teenage years when the body grows at a rapid rate). It's true that they can, to some , catch up on sleep at weekends, but that won't help them when they are dropping off to sleep in class on a Friday afternoon.
By Tim Falla and Paul A. Davies. Solutions Advanced. OUP
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WATER IN DESERT
Desert areas of the world are not completely void of precipitation, but rainfall in these regions is known to vary greatly. Typically, scientists use an annual rainfall amount of four inches as the dividing line between desert and non-desert areas. While these arid regions may receive a similar amount of rainfall each year, how that rainfall affects surface water and groundwater resources is largely dependent upon the area’s topographical characteristics. For example, landforms such as flats and depressions common to deserts are known to collect water, but these features constitute only a small percentage of the desert landscape.
It is interesting to note that these arid lands in fact contain some of the earth’s largest systems of rivers. In the cases of these river systems, the sources of the rivers lie outside the arid region itself, and hence they are known as “exogenous” rivers and systems. These exogenous systems play a critical role in nourishing life in the world’s most parched regions. For example, the annual flooding of the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates rivers has long supplied residents with water and brought in fertile silt to help agriculture. With the advent of modern technology, however, this flooding is largely managed by human hands, which has required more governmental cooperation among nations in crafting treaties and agreements regulating the use of these river basins.
In addition to human intervention, the flow of exogenous rivers is impacted by the season. Ironically, it sometimes takes a number of months for the effect of a rainy season outside a desert area to be felt within it, so by the time the peak flow finally arrives, it may in fact be the driest time of the year. While this additional water does aid the irrigation for agriculture, weather changes during the dry season like higher temperatures and lower humidity may make the cultivation of some crops even more challenging than it is during the normal growing season.
In contrast to exogenous rivers, those identified as “endogenous” systems begin and end within the arid region. Water in these systems generally comes from groundwater springs, but many of these rivers are fed by water coming from limestone massifs, such as the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. Rivers of this variety tend not to reach the sea, but instead end up draining into inland basins, where most of it is simply lost to evaporation or disappears into the ground.
Though rivers and lakes are present in desert areas, groundwater makes up a much larger percentage of the total water in these regions. However, only a small portion of these underground deposits ever reach the hydrologic cycle; i.e., it never enters the constant movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the earth that characterizes most of the planet’s other water resources. The groundwater that does enter into this cycle usually does so by feeding the flow of streams or by maintaining water levels in lakes. Water taken in this way from groundwater stores is then refilled by surface flows and rainwater. International organizations such as the United Nations and the World Bank have both funded efforts to survey existing groundwater in arid lands and to create effective methods to draw usable water from these sources. These efforts are particularly necessary due to the lack of clear understanding in these regions about just how much groundwater exists. What is known, however, is that these groundwater deposits are very unevenly distributed and that much of this water can be found deep beneath the earth’s surface.
These groundwater deposits are found underground in open spaces between, inside, and among rocks and sediment. These water-laden layers of earth are known as “aquifers.” In general, limestone and sandstone aquifers tend to be deep and large, which contributes to their relatively high concentration of minerals. They are usually not replenished because they became saturated more than 10,000 years ago and do not need to be. These deep aquifers are sometimes called “fossil waters” to denote the fact that this water has been present for so long. On the other hand, shallow aquifers found in sand or gravel are much less extensive, but they can quickly be replenished.
What do scientists use to determine whether or not an area is a desert?
The author mentions all of the following about the flow of exogenous rivers EXCEPT _____
What distinguishes an endogenous river from an exogenous river?
The word "stores" in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to _____.
Why does the passage mention in paragraph 5 the fact that the exact extent of groundwater resources is still unknown?
The word "replenished" in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to _____.
What can be inferred about shallow aquifers?
Tim: "Let me wash the vegetable while you're preparing the meat."
Linda: "_____"
A: “I’m very sorry for letting you wait for so long.”
B: “_____”
John: “Oh, I forgot my girlfriend's birthday last week.”
Anne: “______.”
Sara: "How do you feel about his comment?"
Mary: "_____"
Laura: “I have got a couple of questions I would like to ask you.”
Maria: “________”
Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.
a. Have you spoken to him about it?
b. I don't understand. If it bothers you so much, why don't you mention it to him?
c. I guess I should. But I don't like to complain.
d. I'm really annoyed with my landlord. He's always forgetting to fix things.
e. Well, actually not.
Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.
a. Agree. Work is just as hard as school.
b. Life is hard.
c. I thought school was hard.
d. But now work is hard, too.
e. It sure is.
f. Me, too. I couldn’t wait to graduate.
Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.
a. Last time, we got seats next to the kitchen.
b. Here he comes now.
c. Oops, I guess I was wrong.
d. Every time we eat out, it’s an adventure.
e. Have you seen our waiter?
f. We’ve been sitting here for almost 10 minutes.
Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.
a. I’ll get our fishing rods and the bait.
b. Yes. That’s a good idea.
c. We’ll have fresh fish for dinner.
d. Do you want to go fishing?
e. We can go to the river.
f. Where do you want to go?
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a. Yes, it starts at 7 p.m.
b. Is there a game tonight?
c. Yes, but only the cheap tickets.
d. I want to go to the ball game.
e. Can we get tickets?
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Even after the devastating earthquake, when buying a house people are still more interested in its appearance than in its structure.
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The townspeople were not aware that the factory upstream was dumping mercury into the river, so they had no idea why so many of their children were dying.
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Permanent damage to the retina will occur if a person stares directly at the sun for more than a few moments.
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After three months of bloody fighting, the German army was driven back from Stalingrad, leaving thousands of their colleagues trapped behind.
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During the early years of the American Revolution, Britain controlled the seas and its powerful fleet enabled it to blockade much of the coast and to strike wherever it chose.
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The Grand Bazaar was constructed shortly after Istanbul was conquered in 1453. However, it was not open to the public until 1481.
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Amsterdam has a reputation for tolerance and individualism. Therefore, it is the place where people of different religions and lifestyles have long been welcome.
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Newcastle United play in black and white stripes with a magpie symbol. Besiktas also play in black and white stripes but their symbol is an eagle.
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Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean has huge carved statues, or moai. They are so amazing to look at that some people travel halfway around the world just to see them.
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The Roman emperor Caligula was assassinated in 41 AD, due to his cruelty and immorality. After that, his uncle Claudius was placed on the throne.
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(1)________. They are well-prepared for feeding underwater because they can see very well, and they can also feel movement through special lines on the sides of their bodies. These make sharks very dangerous for smaller sea creatures that become their food. (2)________ sharks are similar to other fish in a number of ways, their bodies are different. (3)_______, unlike other fish, most sharks need to swim all the time in order to breathe and stay alive, (4)________. Also, if sharks are turned over on their backs, they can stop moving completely. (5)________. It allows them to find out more about these fascinating creatures.
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