One explanation for this is that (4) _______ e-mail seems to be less permanent than something written on paper.

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The coronavirus is a kind of virus. Viruses are tiny germs that are so small that you can’t see them. They are so (1) _______ that they can float through the air in tiny drops of water, and they can sit on your skin without you feeling them. If some of these germs get inside you, they can use your body to make more germs, and that can make you ill.

There are lots of different sorts (2) _______ coronaviruses and some of them infect people. If you have been infected with one of these coronaviruses, all you probably (3) _______ was a snotty nose or a cough.

But when this completely new coronavirus germ gets inside a human body, it causes (4) _______ illness called COVID-19. When people talk about "catching the coronavirus", they are talking about this illness. Because this coronavirus is new, scientists don’t know everything about it yet. But they think that there are two main (5) _______ that people can catch it.

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From the start of his career as a writer, Mark Twain was fascinated with inventions. As a result, he chose to spend much of his available income on various types of inventions, generally without much success. In fact, he lost most of the money he invested. By 1887, the 49-year-old author had invested most of his money in one project, the Paige typesetting machine.

Twain expected the Paige machine to be completed in 1889. Unfortunately, the machine was never completely finished, and by the early 1890s, Twain knew he was in a serious financial situation. He worked hard to take care of his problems by producing a number of books in a row. He wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1892), An American Claimant (1892), Tom Sawyer Abroad (1893), and Pudd’nhead Wilson (1894). However, all of these works did not solve his financial problems, and he was forced to declare bankruptcy

This passage mainly discusses how an author _________.

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Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow foods. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more and more of the earth is becoming deserts all the time. Scientists may not change the desert in time.

Why is more and more land becoming deserts? Scientists think that people make deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth.

Some places on the earth don’t have very much rain. But they still don’t become deserts. This is because some green plants are growing there. Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places. Plants don’t let the hot sun make the earth even drier. Plants don’t let the wind blow the soil away. When a little rain falls, the plants hold the water. Without plants, the land can become a desert much more easily.

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Nowadays more and more people are moving to live in the cities because of the facilities that they find there. Many people prefer living in cities (1) _______ the opportunities of jobs, market places, big houses and buildings including schools and hospitals. But as the population in the city increases, the (2) _______ of cars, raw materials and others increases too. All this contributes to the pollution of the city and increases the size of the (3) _______ faced by individuals. Our problems in the city contribute to the destruction of the city and the spread of corruption. Also, these problems are (4) _______ an atmosphere of discomfort and the inability of the individual to adapt and live in peace in his home town. However, there are many solutions (5) _______ can be used and applied to contribute to reducing the number of problems, such as increasing the number of police members, providing employment opportunities and spreading awareness among members of the society.

According to the passage, what interested Mark Twain?

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Family Helpline

Do you feel depressed? Do you and your brothers or sisters seem to argue all the time and you don’t understand why? Does your brother or sister (1) _______ you or is everything around you is not what it should be?

Statistics show that there are times in every family when things just get (2) _______ control. It’s nobody’s fault, but it’s everybody’s responsibility. At times like that. Family Helpline can help. We care about families and we want to help you (3) _______ your family work again. Our counsellors deal with people just like you all the time. We are not always successful, (4) _______ we do help many families to live together again in peace.

Our assistants help you to stop accusing each other of causing the problem. You all want to find a (5) _______ and sometimes talking to someone outside the family can make a difference. So if you need us, call 222-3489. We are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The underlined word "most" as used in the passage is closest in meaning to _______.

Small green plants are very important to dry places because _______.

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Helen Keller was a very bright and beautiful girl. At the age of six months she could already say a few words. But before she was two years old, she was badly ill. She could not see or hear, and soon she could not even talk. Since then Helen had to fight for what she wanted.

When she was six, her parents invited a teacher for her. With the help of the teacher, she began to see and hear the world around her through her hands. She learned to read the books for the blind. The teacher took Helen for long walks, and told her about all the beautiful sights. Helen touched flowers, climbed trees and smelt a storm before it came. She also learned how to swim and ride a horse.

After she grew up, she became a famous writer in America. Her first and most famous book is The Story of My Life. Her story brought new hope to many blind and deaf people. It gave light to those in darkness and encouraged them to live and work.

Where was the majority of Twain’s money in 1887?

It can be inferred from the passage that the Paige machine was ________

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Most people enjoy listening to music but few realise the important and largely positive effects it can have on us. We know that certain (1) _______ of music are used to influence our emotions and our behaviour. For example, airlines use soothing music before a flight to (2) _______ passengers, especially those who may feel nervous about flying. You may have noticed how shops often play fast, rousing music (if you haven’t noticed, you probably shop at the more old-fashioned type of store) - this tends to make us feel (3) _______ and more likely to spend money!

Music is also being used now as a psychiatric therapy. It seems to be particularly (4) _______ for eating disorders and addictions, but also for sufferers of post-traumatic stress syndrome. People attending group therapy sessions are invited to bring along their favourite tracks. Not everyone does, but those (5) _______ do so play them for the group. This creates a sense of belonging, as well as a more relaxed atmosphere for the therapy session.