What happened to the writer’s grandfathers?

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FAMILY HISTORY

In an age when technology is developing faster than ever before, many people are being (21) _____to the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can do this is by investigating their own family history. They can try to (22) _____out more about where their family came from and what they did. This is now a fast-growing hobby, especial in countries with a (23) _____ short history, like Australia and the United States.

It is (24) _____thing to spend some time (25) _____through a book on family history and to take the (26) _____to investigate your own family’s past. It is (27) _____another to carry out the research work successfully. It is easy to set about it in a disorganised way and (28) _____yourself many problems which could have been (29) _____with a little forward planning.

If your own family stories tell you that you are (30) _____with a famous character, whether hero or criminal, do not let this idea take over your research. Just treat it as an interesting possibility. A simple system for  collecting and storing your path. The most important thing, though, is to get started. Who knows what you might find?

In an age when technology is developing faster than ever before, many people are being (21)________  to the idea of looking back into the past.

It is (27) _____ another to carry out the research work successfully.

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During a successful business_______ she accumulated a great amount of wealth

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Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct

Stayed (A) strong (B), family members have (C) to be engaged (D) ineach other's lives.

Although my parents are busy at work, they try to find time for their children.

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence He shouted abuse at the ____________ after being sentenced to five years imprisonment.

The word “tragedy” in the third paragraph mostly means

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What does the writer’s brother do?   

Choose one word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern

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Now you _______ from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours. 

What does the writer’s mother look like?

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These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.