nakedly
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thorough
enthrone
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I completely banked on my parents to complete my study at university.
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Ralph Nader was the most prominent leader of the U.S consumer protection movement.
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He tried to put one over on the old lady when saying that he was her lost child because of her immense fortune.
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The employee's claim of being out with the flu did not seem very plausible because he returned from sick leave with a deep tan.
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Urbanization is the shift of people moving from rural to urban areas, and the result is the growth of cities.
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‘What I’ve got to say to you now is strictly off the record and most certainly not for publication,’ said the government official to the reporter.
The government decreed that the new laws ______ the following month after several discussions.
We truly respected our father and always _____ by his rule.
You shouldn't lose heart; success often comes to those who are not ______ by failures.
Young people are ambitious by nature, so they tend to set their ______ high on whatever they do.
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Lee Kuna Yew was appointed as the first prime minister of Singapore in 1959 when the nation became a self-governing state. At that time, Singapore per income was only about USD 400. When Lee down in 1990, the figure was USD 11,000 and in 2014 it went up to over 56,000, even higher than that of its former colonizer, Great Britain. In his published in 2000, he wrote, 'They laughed at us, but I was confident that we would have the last laugh.'
Born into a middle-class Chinese family in Singapore, Lee was influenced by the language and institutions of the British rulers. He was to go to the UK to study law, but the Second World War broke out and he had to go to the local Raffles College where he learned some economics. It was 1946 when he talked his way into Cambridge and graduated three years later with a starred first. It was during this time that he nurtured ambitions starting a legal career back home.
As a prime minister, he has always been described as an efficient and inventive person. He was one of the greatest statesmen who proved to the whole world that human , not natural resources, is the essential element of prosperity. Lee is also believed to be very forward-looking. When Singapore gained independence in 1965, he decided to keep English as the main language to increase economic benefits. Although many of his policies are still considered , they helped Singapore to overcome many obstacles and become one of the most admired international business and financial centers around the world.
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While most desert animals will drink water if confronted with it, for many of them the opportunity never comes. Yet all living things must have water, or they will expire. The herbivores find it in desert plants. The carnivores slave their thirst with the flesh and blood of living prey. One of the most remarkable adjustments, however, has been made by the tiny kangaroo rat, who not only lives without drinking but subsists on a diet of dry seeds containing about 5% free water. Like other animals, he has the ability to manufacture water in his body by a metabolic conversion of carbohydrates. But he is notable for the parsimony with which he conserves his small supply by every possible means, expending only minuscule amounts in his excreta and through evaporation from his respiratory tract.
An investigation into how the kangaroo rat can live without drinking water has involved various experiments with these small animals. Could kangaroo rats somehow store water in their bodies and slowly utilize these resources in the long periods when no free water is available from dew or rain? The simplest way to settle this question was to determine the total water content in the animals to see if it decreases as they are kept for long periods on a dry diet. If they slowly use up their water, the body should become increasingly dehydrated, and if they begin with a store of water, this should be evident from initial high water content. Results of such experiments with kangaroo rats on dry diets for more than 7 weeks showed that the rats maintained their body weight. There was no trend toward a decrease in water content during the long period of water deprivation. When the kangaroo rats were given free access to water, they did not drink water. They did nibble on small pieces of watermelon, but this did not change appreciably the water content in their bodies, which remained at 66.3% to 67.2% during this period.
This is very close to the water content of dry-fed animals (66.5%), and the availability of free water, therefore, did not lead to any 'storage' that could be meaningful as a water reserve. This makes it reasonable to conclude that the physiological storage of water is not a factor in the kangaroo rat's ability to live on dry food.
What is true about the kangaroo rats?
What happens to a kangaroo rat when he is given water?
What is the same between the dry-fed animals and kangaroo rats?
- "How well you are playing!"
- "_____"
Two close friends Tom and Kyle are talking about Kyle’s upcoming birthday.
Tom: “Can I bring a friend to your birthday party?”
Kyle: “______ The more the merrier.”
John: "Tom is such a _____ boy. He just do what he wants and doesn't listen to other people's advice."
May: "That's why I don't want to talk to him."
Jim invited Helen to visit his gardens.
Helen: "I love your gardens. The plants are well taken care of!"
Jim: “Thanks. Yes, I suppose I've always _____.”
Anna: "The work is ______ and the deadline is being shortened, and I think I will have to work overtime to finish."
David: "Oh, so sorry to hear that. I wish I could help you but mine is the same."
Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.
a. Did you really like it?
b. Yes. I thought it was excellent.
c. It's nice of you to say that.
d. That was a very good performance!
Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.
a. Excuse me, but don't I know you from somewhere?
b. That's okay.
c. No, I'm afraid not. You must have me confused with somebody else.
d. Oh, I'm sorry. I guess I made a mistake.
Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.
a. Great. Let's see it!
b. Sure. What would you like to do?
c. That sounds good. Did you have any particular movie in mind?
d. Well, how about seeing a movie?
e. Well, they say that A Man and His Horse is very good. It's playing at the Rialto Theater.
f. Would you like to get together this weekend?
Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.
a. I think so. Let me see. First, I go to the corner and turn right.
b. Sure. Go to the corner and turn right. Walk two blocks to Main Street. Turn left, walk two more blocks, and you'll see the post office next to the bank. Have you got it?
c. Then I walk two blocks to Main Street. Right? And then... Hmm. I forgot the last part. What do I do after that?
d. That's right.
e. Would you by any chance be able to tell me how to get to the post office?
f. You turn left, walk two more blocks, and you'll see the post office next to the bank.
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a. I don't think so. I'd just like a refund, please.
b. I'd like to return this hat.
c. I'm sorry. We don't give refunds. However, we'll be happy to offer you credit toward another purchase in our store.
d. It's too old-fashioned.
e. What seems to be the problem with it?
f. Would you like to exchange it for one that's more stylish?
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We thought of buying the pretty wooden house we saw by the river, but then we gave up the idea, as the roof was too damaged.
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In the case of snakebite, if an antidote is given quickly enough after being bitten, the risk to the person of dying is very much reduced.
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Because Tsar Nicholas of Russia ruled with such incompetence, he was thrown from power in a revolution.
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Supposedly housing a copy of every book ever published in English, the British Library is a remarkable research facility.
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Having put his entire career at stake with his proposal, he nervously awaited the committee's decision.
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Anne Frank wrote a diary to tell how she spent more than two years in hiding from the Nazis in Holland. Sadly, she died before the war ended.
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In 1848, The river that fed Niagara Falls became frozen. Therefore, it temporarily stopped flowing for more than 24 hours.
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Howard Carter first looked into Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922. He was astonished to see so much gold.
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Your blood test results came back negative. However, I think it is a good idea for you to take one again, just to be sure.
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The doctor told you to cut down on how much you eat and start exercising. You should listen to him.
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If you are an environmentalist, plastic is a word you tend to say with a sneer or snarl. (1)______. But there seems little doubt it is here to stay, and the truth is, of course, that plastics have brought enormous benefits, even environmental ones. It’s not really the plastics themselves that are the environmental evil – (2)______.
Almost all the 50 or so different kinds of modern plastics are made from oil, gas, or coal- non-renewable natural resources. We consume well over three million tons of the stuff in Britain each year and, (3)______, most of it is thrown away. A high proportion of our annual consumption is in the form of packaging, and this constitutes about seven per cent by weight, of our domestic refuse. (4)______, though the plastic recycling industry is growing fast.
(5)_______. They have a higher caloric value than coal and one method of “recovery” strongly favored by the plastic manufacturers is the conversion of waste plastic into fuel.
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