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THE BEST RECRUITING AGENTS. Exercise 1. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m)
Situation. Annum Wages Move from from place to place, place, or person person to person person in in a particular particular group; group; pass round : Circulate Room at the the top of the house house in the the space immediat immediately ely below below the roof : Attic Attic The find finding ing of of New New worker workers. s. : Recr Recruit uitment ment Very Very greatl greatly, y, seriou seriously sly : Desper Desperate ately ly One of the the first first person person to go in in new country country to to settle settle : Pioneer Pioneer Pros Prospec pects ts:: Chan Chance ce of of succ succes ess. s. Overse Overseas: as: Abroa Abroad, d, in a foreig foreign n country country : Ovres Ovreseas eas.. Witho Without ut payment payment,, costing costing nothi nothing ng : Free. Free. Assisted: Assisted: Provided Provided with with or given given help with raising raising money money for something. something. Journey Journey by ship from from one place to other other : Passage. Passage.
Exercise Exercise 2. 1C, 2B, 2D. 3B Exercise 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Prospe ospeccts. Free Circul culated Pioneers Desp Desper erat atel ely y
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TO BRING BACK LOST MEMORIES Exercise 1. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i)
Forever Mean , Device Wander At will Clue Pursue Network Terror Tremendous
Exercise Exercise 2. 1B, 2D, 3B. 2E, 3D Exercise 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Pursue Tremendous. Clue Means Wander
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Palm Trees. Exercise 1. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l)
Over Yield End-p nd-pro rodu duct ct Obtain Majority Beneficial Extract Nut Nutrit ritious ious Convert Variety Arduous Top
Exercise 2.1A, 2.1 A, 2C, 3E Exercise 3. 1. Obtained. 2. Topped 3. Yields. 4. Extracted 5. Converted.
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OVERREACTING TO A JOKE Exercise 1. a) Habitual. Habitual. : Usually Usually according according someone’s someone’s usual behavior. behavior. b) Retold Retold : Tell, Tell, Repeat, Repeat, Having Having heard heard from from someone someone else c) Poss Posses ess: s: Have Have,, Own. Own. d) Particula Particularly: rly: More than normally, normally, notice noticeably. ably. e) Keen: Keen: Sharp, Sharp, Stro Strong, ng, Activ Active, e, Very Very Aware. Aware. f) Sense of Humor: Humor: Ability Ability to see see when when somethin something g is amusing. amusing. g) Vaguely Vaguely : Only to a small small degree, degree, Not Not clearly clearly h) Deficiency Deficiency :Shortage, :Shortage, or lack lack of somethi something, ng, Weakness Weakness : i) Ofte Often: n: Freq Freque uent ntly ly.. j) Goes to to Extreme: Extreme: Do more than than what is consider considered ed reasonabl reasonablee or acceptab acceptable. le. k) Medioc Mediocre: re: Not Not very very good, good, of a poor stan standar dard. d. l) Likely Likely:: Very Very probab probably ly the the case, case, to to be expect expected. ed. m) A rise out of someone someone : Cause Cause someone to react react with laugher laugher or anger n) Likewi Likewise: se: More Moreover over , in in a simila similarr way o) Prone: Prone: Have a tendency, tendency, Generally Generally Behave Behave in in certain certain way. way. p) Humorous : Feeling enjoyment, pleasure and understanding q) Appreciative : Able to recognize good goo d quality, able to see small difference between good and bad. Exercise 2.1E, 2.1 E, 2D, 3A Exercise 3.
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ALPINE FORESTS Exercise 1. a) Lifeguard: Lifeguard: An An expert expert swimmer swimmer employed employed at at beach or or pool to to protect protect other other swimmers from drowning or other accidents. b) Peak: Peak: Point Pointed ed top top of a mount mountain ain.. c) Barrier: Barrier: Somethin Something g that stops stops or hinders hinders movement movement from from one place place to another another d) Avalanche: Avalanche: Great Great mass of of snow and ice ice that slides slides down down the side of a mountain. mountain. e) Landslide: Landslide: Small Small movement movement of rocks and soil soil down the side side of hill or other other slope f) Boon: Advantage, Advantage, Someth Something ing that that makes makes life life better better or easier. easier. g) Felled Felled:: Cutdow Cutdown n (of a tree). tree). h) Meadow Meadows: s: Area Area of of Gras Grassla sland. nd. i) Abandon: Abandon: Stop Stop looking looking after and leave, leave, not not intendi intending ng to return. return. j) Keen: Keen: Eager Eager,, wanting wanting (to (to do some somethi thing) ng) very very much. much. k) Exploit: Exploit: Develop Develop in order order to to make money, money, to to take advantag advantagee of l) Phenomenon: Phenomenon: Something Something that happens and can be seen seen or experienced. experienced. m) Estimate: Estimate: Calculate Calculate approxim approximately ately.. n) Go or move move downw downward ard:: Desc Descend. end. o) Inhabited: Inhabited: With people living living there, there, occupied. occupied. p) Depletion: Depletion: Reduction Reduction,, being used used up so that littl littlee or none remains remains Exercise 2.1B, 2E, 3C. Exercise 3. 1. Exploitation .
2. Barrier 3. Abandon doned. 4. Felled. 5. Descend
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ASSEMBLY LINE Exercise 1. a) Coach : Four Four Wheeled Wheeled Covered Covered Vehicle Vehicle pulled pulled by horses horses.. b) Assembly Assembly line: line: Arrangemen Arrangementt of workers workers and Machines Machines where where each worker worker completes only one part of the production and then passes it along to another for next stage. c) Mass production production : Making of somethi something ng on large scale. scale. d) Eventu Eventuall ally: y: In the the end, end, after after a time. time. e) Lack Lacked ed:: Not hav have, e, be wit witho hout ut.. f) Obsole Obsolete: te: No long longer er used used,, out out of date. date. g) Sharpl Sharply y : Quickl Quickly y and to to a great great degree degree.. h) Manufacture Manufacturer: r: Person Person or company which makes something something in in factories factories in large large quantity. i) Util Utiliz ize: e: Make Make use use of of Exercise 2.1C, 2B, 3E Exercise 3. 1. Sharply: Sharply: The The price has risen risen sharply sharply in in last month and and the governme government nt is battling to bring the economy under control. 2. Utilize: Utilize: Before Before we start spending spending money on new office, office, perhaps perhaps we should should see if we can utilize the space we already already have more effectively. 3. Computers Computers and word word processor processorss have become become so common common these these days days that the traditional typewriter has become obsolete.
4. Although Although she is is good pianist pianist,, she lacked lacked the the talent talent necessary necessary to to make a professional career in music. 5. We are are saving saving small amount of money every month and we hope hope eventually to have enough to buy a car.
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ALLERGIC REACTIONS TO COSMETICS Exercise 1. a) Survey: Survey: Investigati Investigation on or study of people’ people’ss behavior behavior or or opinion. opinion. b) b) Nasa Nasal: l: of the the nos nose. e. c) Irrita Irritati tion: on: Feelin Feeling g of discomf discomfort ort or pain. pain. d) Cracked: Cracked: Having Having lines or splits splits on its surface surface because because it is damaged damaged.. e) Symptom: Symptom: Sign Sign of illness, illness, indicat indicated ed by changes in body’s body’s condition. condition. f) Dermat Dermatiti itis: s: Skin Skin condi conditio tion n or disea disease. se. g) Scaling: Scaling: Becoming Becoming covered covered in hard, hard, dry patches; patches; coming coming of in small small , dry patches. h) Swelling: Swelling: Becomin Becoming g greater greater in size size or rounder rounder than than normal. normal. i) Itching: Itching: Unpleasant Unpleasant feeling feeling on the skin skin which which makes makes the person person want want to scratch scratch it. j) Most Most likel likely: y: to be expec expected ted,, probabl probably y the case case.. k) Relief Relief:: Lessen Lessening ing or or removal removal of of pain. pain. l) Conver Convert: t: Chang Changee from from one one thin thing g to anot another her.. m) Injurious: Injurious: Harmful, Harmful, damaging damaging.. n) Particula Particularly: rly: Relating Relating to or belonging belonging to only only one. Being separate separate or differe different nt from others of the same kind. o) Hypo allergic: allergic: Not causing causing an allergi allergicc reaction, reaction, containing containing fewer substan substance ce known to cause allergy. p) Relatively Relatively:: Compared Compared with with others, others, comparat comparatively ively..
Exercise 2.Coach : 1C, 2E, 3D Exercise 3. 1. Converted: Converted: He is is having having his old garage converted converted into a photogra photographic phic studio. 2. Relatively Relatively:: I am relati relatively vely tall, tall, but even I can’t can’t reach reach that top shelf. shelf. 3. Cracked Cracked:: One One or two of the the mugs mugs are cracked but most of them are in perfect condition. 4. Part Partic icul ular ar:: The There re is a particular programme I would like to watch today evening if no one has any objections. 5. Irrita Irritati tion: on: I think think that that the the cause cause of my my eye irritation is the smoke from your cigarette. Four Wheeled Covered Vehicle pulled by horses
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THE “JAZZ AGE” Exercise 1. a) Decade Decade:: Period Period of ten ten years years.. e.g 19601960-196 1969. 9. b) b) Depi Depict ct : Desr Desrib ibe. e. c) Restless: Restless: Unable Unable to settle, settle, unable unable to relax relax or be still. still. Wanting Wanting or needing needing to move. d) Disillusi Disillusionment onment:: Disappointme Disappointment. nt. State State of having lost lost belief in somethi something. ng. e) Fare Farewe well ll:: Good Goodby bye. e. f) Arms Arms:: Wea Weapo pons ns , Gun Guns. s. g) Unador Unadorned: ned: With Without out decora decorati tion, on, plain. plain. h) Forcef Forceful: ul: Strong, Strong, powerf powerful, ul, confid confident ent.. i) Satirized: Satirized: Criticize Criticize,, Make fun fun of people’s people’s behavior behavior or society society.(for .(for their their foolishness ,wickedness, etc.) j) Medioc Mediocre: re: Neit Neither her very very good, good, nor nor very bad, bad, second second rate rate.. k) Vividl Vividly: y: Clea Clearly rly,, in deta detail. il. l) Dissec Dissect: t: Exami Examine ne carefu carefull lly y part by by part, part, analyz analyze. e. m) Section: Section: One of the part into into which somethi something ng can be divided. divided. Exercise Exercise 2. 1E, 2E, 3D. 1B Exercise 3. 1. Vividl Vividly y : He had had descr describe ibed d his home home town town so vividly to me that on my first visit there, I felt as if I had been there before.
2. Farewe Farewell ll:: Can you you pick pick me up in an an hour as as I have have a few farewell to make before we finally leave? 3. Rest Restle less ss:: She She gets gets real really ly restless if she stays in a place for longer than about three months. 4. Unador Unadorned ned:: I want a very very simple simple unadorned dress with no ribbon, bows or lace. 5. Depicts: Depicts: In his books, books, Charles Charles Dickens Dickens clearl clearly y depicts depicts the povert poverty y of Nineteenth-century England.
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PACIFIC SA SALMON FO FOR TH THE JA JAPANESE. Exercise 1. a) Raw: Raw: Unc Uncoo ooke ked. d. b) Pickled: Pickled: Preser Preserved ved in in vinegar vinegar or or salt salt water. water. c) Baked: Baked: Cooked Cooked by by dry dry heat heat in oven. oven. d) Frying: Frying: Cooked Cooked by a pan contai containing ning boiling boiling oil or fat. e) Skull: Skull: Bony part of the the head head which which encases encases the brain. brain. f) Process: Process: Treat Treat in in a way that that changes changes somethin something’s g’s form form in order order to make make a product. g) Rush: Move quickly, busily or excitedly. h) Stall: Stall: Large stand stand or table table on which which the goods are are displayed displayed in a market market.. i) Slice Slice:: Cut into into thin, thin, wide wide and and flat flat piec pieces. es. j) j) IcedIced-do down wn:: Kept Kept coo cooll with with ice ice.. k) Fillet: Thick flat piece. l) Stacke Stacked: d: Neatly Neatly arrange arranged d in in pil piles. es. m) Concrete: Concrete: Hard building building material material made from mixture mixture of cement and sand. Exercise 2.1C, 2E, 3B. Exercise 3. 1. Stalls: Stalls: As I was was leaving leaving for work work this morning morning,, the market market traders traders has just just started setting up their stalls . 2. Processed: Processed: At the end end of our road, there there is a large large factory factory where where meat is is processed into salami and other products.
3. Raw: Many Many dietici dieticians ans say it is better to eat vegetables vegetables raw because cooking removes many of the nutrients. 4. Conc Concre rete te:: Tha Thatt new new concrete office block , which has just been completed, really spoils the look of our town. 5. You should should slice slice the potatoes potatoes quit thinly thinly before before cooking cooking them , so so use a sharp knife.
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THE MUSEUM ROBBERY Exercise 1. a) Armed: Armed: Carry Carrying ing a weapon, weapon, espe especia cially lly a gun. gun. b) Bandit: Bandit: Robber Robber carryi carrying ng a weapon, one of the gang. gang. c) Bound: Bound: Tie Tie up tight tightly ly with with rope rope or str string ing.. d) Gagged: Tie Tie a piece of cloth around around the mouth mouth to prevent prevent speaking speaking or shouti shouting. ng. e) Artifact: Artifact: Someth Something ing made by man, man, usually usually of archeolog archeological ical importa importance. nce. f) Preci Precious ous Ston Stones: es: Diamon Diamonds, ds, Rubies Rubies,, Emera Emeralds lds etc. etc. g) Buried Buried:: Cover Cover with with stones, stones, soil soilss etc. h) Erupti Eruption on : Explo Explosio sion n of a volca volcano. no. i) Item: Item: One One of a collec collecti tion on or list list of things. things. j) Inlaid: Inlaid: Having Having piece of of metal metal , wood etc., etc., set set into another another kind of metal wood etc., so that the resulting surface is smooth and level, and design pattern is formed. k) Coin: Coin: Piece Piece of metal metal used used as money. money. l) Lax: Not careful, careful, strict strict or or obeying obeying rules, rules, inatten inattentive. tive.
m) Flimsy: Made of light and thin material, material, therefore weak and easily damaged. n) Partitio Partition n : Thin wall wall or screen dividing dividing two rooms or or one room room into into separate separate sections. Exercise Exercise 2. 1C, 2B, 3D. 1E Exercise 3. 1. Flims Flimsy: y: The The box the good goodss packed packed in in was so so flimsy that it fell apart in post. 2. Bound: The The prisoners prisoners were were made made to stand stand in a line line with with their hands bound behind their backs. 3. Lax: Procedu Procedures res seems seems to be so lax in that hospi hospital tal that that I doubt doubt that any any attention is paid to hygiene at all. 4. Buried: Buried: From From the the map, they guessed guessed that the the treasure treasure was buried in a deserted plot of the land about two hundred meters to the east of o f the castle. 5. Parti Partitio tion: n: She She sat quietl quietly y on one one side side of partition listening to their conversation.
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READING Exercise 1. a) Advance: Modernized, Made smoother and thus faster : Streamline. Streamline. b) Whizzi Whizzing: ng: Go Go extrem extremely ely fast. fast. c) Rush Rush or fly fly viole violentl ntly: y: Hurt Hurtlin ling. g. d) Flashing : Make faster or Move faster. Hasten. e) Brea Breath thle less ss:: Out of of brea breath th..
f) Velo Veloci city ty:: Spee Speed. d. g) As for for : When When it it come comess to. to. h) Accomp Accomplis lish: h: Achie Achieve, ve, do, do, finis finish. h. i) Fascin Fascinati ating: ng: Very Very intere interesti sting ng and attr attracti active. ve. j) Divers Diversion ions: s: Leisur Leisuree activi activiti ties. es. Exercise Exercise 2. 1D, 2D, 3A , 1B Exercise 3. 1. Breathless Breathless:: Because Because I have not not had exerci exercise se for many many years, years, even even running running for the bus leaves me breathless these days. 2. Accomplish Accomplished: ed: I have been working working non-stop non-stop all all day, but but I do not not seem to have accomplished much. 3. Fascinatin Fascinating: g: I found the lecture lecture absolute absolutely ly fascina fascinating ting despite despite my my previous reservations about the speaker. 4. Hurtling : She hastened to reach her destination as it was gradually getting dark. 5. As for : Everyb Everybody ody in the family family seems seems to have have forgotten forgotten about about that tragic tragic event but as for me I’ve never stopped thinking about it.
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READING TO THE CHILD Exercise 1. a) Comic Comic Stri Strips: ps: Cartoo Cartoon n stori stories. es. b) Amusem Amusement ent:: Ente Enterta rtainm inment ent.. c) Tightl Tightly: y: secu securel rely, y, str strict ictly. ly. d) Unlo Unlock cked ed:: Rel Relea ease sed. d. e) Awaren Awareness ess:: State State of being being consci conscious ous.. f) Form Form:: Crea Create te,, Const Constit itut ute. e. g) Springboar Springboard: d: A launch towards towards higher higher level. level. h) Leap: eap: Jum Jump. i) Volu Volunt ntar ary: y: Will Willin ing. g. j) Self-s Self-sele electe cted: d: Chosen Chosen on on one’ one’ss own. own. k) Passes Passes through through:: Advance Advance,, proceed proceed.. l) Ince Incent ntiv ive: e: Moti Motive ve.. m) On his own: own: By By himsel himself. f. Exercise 2.1B,2C,3B. 3E. Exercise 3. 1. Voluntary: Voluntary: All of the money money spent spent by charities charities comes comes from from voluntary contributions. 2. Leape eaped: d: The The cat cat leaped onto the wall, off the other side and then ran across the neighbor’s garden.
3. Amusement: Amusement: The children children’s ’s new toys provided provided them them with with hours of amusement.
4. Befo Before re lear learni ning ng to form the letters, young children have to spend a lot of time drawing lines. 5. Tightl Tightly: y: If If you you don’t don’t fast fasten en the the rope rope tightly, it may come undone.
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JUST FOR PLEASURE Exercise 1. a) Tightl Tightly: y: If If you you don’t don’t fast fasten en the the rope rope tightly, it may come undone
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THE INVADERS
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WEANING
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THE COMPUTER
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WHEN SEIZED WITH CRAMP
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A “S “SIISSY” OR OR A “TOM-BOY”
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THE CHAIN OF OF HOPE
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CHARLES CH CHAPLIN
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TO CU CURE RE TH THE E CRU CRUE ELTY OF CH CHIL ILDR DRE EN
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HEADSET ST STEREOS
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THE TH E RE REAS ASON ONS S FOR FOR RA RAPI PID D PO POPU PULA LATI TION ON GR GROW OWTH TH
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LIFE AFTER DE DEATH
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NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL
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ALFR AL FRED ED NO NOBE BEL L – A MA MAN N OF CO CONT NTRA RAST STS S
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ATTITUDES TO TOWARDS MO MONEY
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SPIDERS
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HOW TO TRAIN ELEPHANTS
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TEENAGE ENTREPRENEURS
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CHINESE NEW YEAR
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LEVI STRAUSS
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ASTROLOGY
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THE IM IMPORTANCE OF OF DR DREAMS
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EUROPE’S LA LAST UT UTOPIA
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THE TH E GO GORI RIL LLA’ A’S S CH CHEST ST-B -BEA EAT TIN ING G
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LOVE
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THE MIND’S EYE
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THE WILL TO LIVE
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DEB DE BAT ATE E OVE OVER R TH THE WO WORL RLD’ D’S S FUT FUTU URE
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THE TH E IMP IMPOR ORTA TANC NCE E OF OF LET LETTE TER R WRI WRITI TING NG
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THE WIND’S WITH US
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WEEP FOR HEALTH
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THE TH E BEN ENEF EFIT ITS S OF OF TE TECH CHNO NOL LOG OGY Y
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NADIA COMANECI
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THE TITANIC
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WHER WH ERE E NE NEW W PRO PRODU DUCT CTS S CO COME FR FROM
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HOW TO TREAT FROST BITE
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UNFAIRNESS TO TO TH THE PI PIG
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TEA IN INNOVATIONS
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THE TH E FAT FATHE HER R OF OF THE THE AM AMER ERIC ICAN AN RE REST STAU AURA RANT NT
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SOCRATES
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POSS PO SSES ESSI SING NG A MA MATH THEM EMAT ATIC ICAL AL MI MIND ND
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SHORT STORIES
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THE SPICE TRADE
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ALEXANDRE DU DUMAS
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CLASSIFYING LIFE FORMS
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ICE-BORG
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SMALL WHALES
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SWIIMM SW MMIING BIR IRDS DS OF ANT ANTAR ARCT CTIC IC
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LUDWIG VA VAN BE BEETHOVEN
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OUR AN ANIMAL FR FRIENDS
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I-HO CH’UAN
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IS IT ART?
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HISTORY OR OR BI BIOGRAPHY
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ARE THE EVIL?
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WHY LEAVE?
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FRO FR OM HO HOLY WAT ATE ER TO TO CO COCA CA-C -CO OLA
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THE BI BIRTH OF OF RO ROCK AN AND RO ROLL
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JUDO
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THE TH E PHIL PHILAD ADEL ELPH PHIA IA MUS MUSEU EUM M OF OF ARTS ARTS FAM FAMOU OUS S STEPS
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A COUNTRY WALK
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FAKE ART
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THE ORGAN OF VISION
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QUEEN VICTORIA
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