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The problem was so complicated that the students couldn’t understand it.
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Arguing with the boss has considerably reduced his chances of promotion.
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My friend told me, "If I were you, I would not smoke so much."
Kathy: "The food is great. I'll get the bill."
Jim: "_____"
Billy and Bobby are in a coffee shop. Billy is asking Bobby for his opinion about the coffee there.
Billy: "How's the coffee here?"
Bobby: "_____"
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Since her parents' death, she has been brought up by her uncle.
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I'll not stand for your bad attitude any longer.
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Most of the guests at the dinner party chose to dress elegantly, but one man wore jeans and a T-shirt; he was later identified as a high school teacher.
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I'm sorry I can't come out this weekend - I'm up to my ears in work.
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Seth informed us of his retirement from the company. He did it when arriving at the meeting.
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My mother is very busy with her work at the office. She still takes good care of us.
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The fictitious androids written about in the mid-1900s are becoming a reality with advances in the field of robotics, Japan and Korea have been pioneers in this field. They regularly compete to be the first. The focus on most researchers is in life-like, attractive female androids. A Japanese research group led by Hiroshi Ishiguro created the world's first female android, which is called Actroid in 2003. The early model was limited so upgrades were made and the dramatic entertainment model was released in 2006, Actroids are covered with a silicone skin and have built-in sensors making them of reacting to humans, and they can also mimic many human behaviors. they can be programmed to speak in any language. The Korean android, EveR-2, released in 2006, was designed by a team from Kitech. They claim that she is more life-like than Actroids, and she can mimic emotions. She can also speak and move her lips to match her . Future models are expected to have higher mobility and even be proficient in dancing. Research teams have also created male androids. One in particular is the Germinoid HI-I. Regardless of the competition, it's clear that this technology will one day present us the dilemma of determining human from machine.
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Different cultures follow their own special customs when a child's baby teeth fall out. In Korea, for example, they have the custom of throwing lost teeth up on the roof of a house. According to tradition, a magpie will come and take the tooth. Later, the magpie will return with a new tooth for the child. In other Asian countries, such as Japan and Vietnam, children follow a similar tradition of throwing their lost teeth onto the roofs of houses.
Birds aren't the only animals thought to take lost teeth. In Mexico and Spain, tradition says a mouse takes a lost tooth and leaves some money. However, in Mongolia, dogs are responsible for taking teeth away. Dogs are highly respected in Mongolian culture and are considered guardian angels of the people.
Tradition says that the new tooth will grow good and strong if the baby tooth is fed to a guardian angel. Accordingly, parents in Mongolia will put their child's lost tooth in a piece of meat and feed it to a dog.
The idea of giving lost teeth to an angel or fairy is also a tradition in the West. Many children in Western countries count on the Tooth Fairy to leave money or presents in exchange for a tooth. The exact origins of the Tooth Fairy are a mystery, although the story probably began in England or Ireland centuries ago. According to tradition, a child puts a lost tooth under his or her pillow before going to bed. In the wee hours, while the child is sleeping, the Tooth Fairy takes the tooth and leaves something else under the pillow. In France, the Tooth Fairy leaves a small gift. In the United States, however, the Tooth Fairy usually leaves money. These days, the rate is 1 USD to 5 USD per tooth, adding up to a lot of money from the Tooth Fairy!
(Source: Reading Challenge 2 by Casey Malarcher & Andrea Janzen)
According to paragraph 2, parents in Mongolia feed their child's lost tooth to a dog because _____.
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realized
watched
worked
missed
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couple
trouble
through
double
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Without speaking other words, I stared at the ridges of sand in the moonlight.
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Not until the late Middle Ages glass became a major construction material.
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The best defense against tsunamis are early warning that allows people to seek higher ground.
Peter: "Have you ever been to a live concert?"
Mary: "No, I haven't. But I'd very much like to, _____.
- "My neighbour is _____ photographer."
- "Let's ask him for _____ advice about color film."
Amber is a hard, yellowish brown substance _____ from the resin of pine - trees that lived millions of years ago.
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There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved from ritual. The argument for this view goes as follows. In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world, even the seasonal changes, as unpredictable, and they sought, through various means, to control these unknown and feared powers. Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then retained and repeated until they hardened into fixed rituals. Eventually, stories arose which explained or veiled the mysteries of the rites. As time passed some rituals were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and provided material for art and drama.
Those who believed that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that those rites contained the seed of theater because music, dance, masks, and costumes were almost always used. Furthermore, a suitable site hard to be provided for the performances, and when the entire community did not participate, a clear division was usually made between the "acting area" and the "auditorium". In addition, there were performers, and since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the enactment of rites, religious leaders usually assumed that task. Wearing masks and costumes, they often impersonated other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and mimed the desired effect- success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival of the Sun as an actor might. Eventually, such dramatic representations were separated from religious activities.
Another theory traces the theater's origin from the human interest in storytelling. According to this view, tales (about the hunt, war or other feats) are gradually elaborated, at first through the use of impersonation, action, and dialogue by a narrator and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person. A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitation of animal movements and sounds.
The word "they" in paragraph 1 refers to _____.