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1. Britain
Britain became the largest _______ in the canal in 1875,
purchasing its interest from the Egyptian khedive. The Convention of
Constantinople signed by the major European powers in 1888 keeps it open for
free _______
to all nations in time of peace or war. Britain became the _______ of the canal’s
neutrality and management was left to the Paris-based Suez Canal Co.
Charge, guarantor, user, manager, passage,
governor, channel, shareholder
Ans.1. Britain
Britain became the largest shareholder in the canal
in 1875, purchasing its interest from the Egyptian khedive. The Convention of
Constantinople signed by the major European powers in 1888 keeps it open for
free passage
to all nations in time of peace or war. Britain became the guarantor of the canal’s
neutrality and management was left to the Paris-based Suez Canal Co.
2. Secondary school
Secondary school can be a lonely place for _______
who don't have a best friend or a group _______ of friends. Young people will be more
skilled in the art of making genuine friends (and keeping them) if they know
how to be _______
are optimistic about life, have some _______ social skills and have a relationship with a parent or career that
includes _______
talk.
Adulthood, trusted, trust, honest, loyal,
assimilate, odd, basic, adolescents, assertive
Ans. 2. Secondary school
Secondary school can be a lonely place for adolescents
who don't have a best friend or a group trusted of friends. Young people will be
more skilled in the art of making genuine friends (and keeping them) if they
know how to be assertive are optimistic about life, have
some basic
social skills and have a relationship with a parent or career that includes honest
talk.
3. Physical activity
Participating regularly in physical activity has been shown
to benefit an individual's health and _______ . Regular physical activity is important
in reducing the risk of _______ diseases, such as heart diseases and
stroke, obesity, diabetes and some forms of cancer. The National Physical
Activity Guidelines for Adults _______ at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity
physical activity, _______ every day of the week, to _______
health benefits.
Situation, loose, fast, preferably, recommend,
obtain, chronic, wellbeing, insist, normally
Ans. 3. Physical activity
Participating regularly in physical activity has been shown
to benefit an individual's health and wellbeing. Regular physical activity is
important in reducing the risk of chronic diseases, such as heart diseases
and stroke, obesity, diabetes and some forms of cancer. The National Physical
Activity Guidelines for Adults recommend at least 30 minutes of
moderate-intensity physical activity, preferably every day of the week, to obtain health benefits.
4. Disadvantage in Early Childhood
Disadvantage in early childhood poses multiple risks to
children’s development. Factors such as low socioeconomic status, long-term
unemployment of parents, and social isolation may have lasting _______ on a child’s chance of reaching their full potential.
Whilst not eliminating disadvantage, preschool education can help to _______ the effects of these risk factors and can provide
children with a better start to school. However, some of these factors may also
be _______ to preschool attendance for groups that would benefit
most from preschool education. In Australia, the early years of children’s
education are the responsibility of man government and non-government agencies
and it occurs in a range of settings. Preschool is aimed at children around
four years of age to _______ them for
compulsory schooling from the age of six years. In most states and territories,
children can start full-time schooling at five years of age, when they enrol in
a kindergarten or preparatory year. In 2001, just over half of five-year olds
(57%) were at school with about a third (34%) attending preschool. While in
some states and territories children can _______ preschool
before they turn four, participation rates for three-year olds are much lower
than four-year olds (24% compared with 56% for four-year olds in 2001). The
preschool participation rate of four-year olds in 2001 (56%) was similar to the
rate in 1991 (58%).
significance, support, lessen, enhance, impacts,
prepare, commence, barriers, prevent
Ans. 4. Disadvantage in Early Childhood
Disadvantage in early childhood poses multiple risks to
children’s development. Factors such as low socioeconomic status, long-term
unemployment of parents, and social isolation may have lasting impacts on a child’s chance of reaching their full potential.
Whilst not eliminating disadvantage, preschool education can help to lessen the effects of these risk factors and can provide
children with a better start to school. However, some of these factors may also
be barriers to preschool attendance for groups that would benefit
most from preschool education. In Australia, the early years of children’s
education are the responsibility of man government and non-government agencies
and it occurs in a range of settings. Preschool is aimed at children around
four years of age to prepare them
for compulsory schooling from the age of six years. In most states and
territories, children can start full-time schooling at five years of age, when
they enrol in a kindergarten or preparatory year. In 2001, just over half of
five-year olds (57%) were at school with about a third (34%) attending
preschool. While in some states and territories children can commence preschool before they turn four, participation rates
for three-year olds are much lower than four-year olds (24% compared with 56%
for four-year olds in 2001). The preschool participation rate of four-year olds
in 2001 (56%) was similar to the rate in 1991 (58%).
5. The amount of sleep
The amount of sleep you need depends on many _______, especially your age. Newborns sleep
between 16 and 18 hours a day and preschool children should sleep between 10
and 12 hours. Older children and teens need at least nine hours to be well
rested. For most adults, seven to eight hours a night appears to the best
amount of sleep. However, for some people" enough sleep" may be as
few as five hours or as many as 10 hours of sleep.
As you get older, your sleeping _______
change. Older adults tend to sleep more lightly and awaken more frequently in
the night than younger adults. This can have many causes including medical
conditions and medications used to treat them. But there’s no evidence that
older adults need less sleep than younger adults.
Getting enough sleep is _______
to your health because it boosts your _______
system, which makes your body better able to fight disease. Sleep is necessary
for your nervous system to work properly. Too little sleep makes you drowsy and
unable to concentrate. It also impairs memory and physical performance.
So how many hours of sleep are enough for you? Experts say
that if you feel drowsy during the day — even during boring activities - you
are not getting enough sleep. Also, quality of sleep is just as important as
quantity. People whose sleep is frequently interrupted or cut short are not
getting quality sleep. If you experience frequent daytime sleepiness, even
after increasing the amount of quality sleep you get, talk to your doctor. He
or she may be able to _______ the cause
of sleep problems and offer advice on how to get a better night’s sleep.
Identify, important, beneficial, respiration,
immune, recognize, reasons, elements, reproductive, processes, factors,
patterns
Ans.5 The amount of sleep
The amount of sleep you need depends on many factors,
especially your age. Newborns sleep between 16 and 18 hours a day and preschool
children should sleep between 10 and 12 hours. Older children and teens need at
least nine hours to be well rested. For most adults, seven to eight hours a
night appears to the best amount of sleep. However, for some people"
enough sleep" may be as few as five hours or as many as 10 hours of sleep.
As you get older, your sleeping patterns change.
Older adults tend to sleep more lightly and awaken more frequently in the night
than younger adults. This can have many causes including medical conditions and
medications used to treat them. But there’s no evidence that older adults need
less sleep than younger adults.
Getting enough sleep is important to your health because it boosts your immune system,
which makes your body better able to fight disease. Sleep is necessary for your
nervous system to work properly. Too little sleep makes you drowsy and unable
to concentrate. It also impairs memory and physical performance.
So how many hours of sleep are enough for you? Experts say
that if you feel drowsy during the day — even during boring activities - you
are not getting enough sleep. Also, quality of sleep is just as important as
quantity. People whose sleep is frequently interrupted or cut short are not
getting quality sleep. If you experience frequent daytime sleepiness, even
after increasing the amount of quality sleep you get, talk to your doctor. He
or she may be able to Identify the cause of sleep problems and offer advice on
how to get a better night’s sleep.
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6. Plates
In geologic terms, a plate is a large, rigid slab of solid
rock. The word tectonics comes from the Greek _______“to
build.” putting these two words together, we get the term plate tectonics,
which ______ to how the Earth’s surface
is built of plates. The theory of plate tectonics _______
that the Earth’s outermost layer is _______
into a dozen or larger and small plates that are moving _______ to
one another.
fragmented, refers, talks, relevantly, foundation,
root, states, relative, argue, states, broken
Ans. 6 Plates
In geologic terms, a plate is a large, rigid slab of solid
rock. The word tectonics comes from the Greek root
“to build.” putting these two words together, we get the term plate tectonics,
which refers to how the Earth’s surface is built of plates.
The theory of plate tectonics states
that the Earth’s outermost layer is fragmented
into a dozen or larger and small plates that are moving relative to
one another.
7. Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs seek the best opportunities for production and
_______ all the other resources in order
to carry them out. An entrepreneur _______
needs and takes the necessary actions to initiate the _______ by which they will be _______. This often means _______ and taking risks.
synchronize, access, collaborate, visualizes, avoiding, process,
metabolizes, rejected, coordinate, classifying, met
Ans.7. Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs seek the best opportunities for production and coordinate all the other resources in
order to carry them out. An entrepreneur visualizes
needs and takes the necessary actions to initiate the process by which they will be met. This often means classifying and taking risks.
8. Arabic Student
Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh has become the first in
Europe to offer an MBA in Arabic. Arab students will be able to sign up to
study at a _______ for the business
courses in their own language. The Edinburgh Business School ______
the project at a reception in Cairo on Saturday. It is hoped the course will
improve links between the university and the Arab business world. A university
spokeswoman said: "The Arabic MBA will _______
the profile of Heriot-Watt University and the Edinburgh Business School among
businesses in the Arabic speaking world and will create a strong network of
graduates in the _______." The first
_______ of students is expected later
this year. Professor Keith Lumsden, director of Edinburgh Business School,
said: "Arabic is a major global language and the Arab world is a center
for business and industrial development. We are proud to work with Arab
International Education to _______ of the
region."
announced, improve the economy, enroll, intake, place, raise,
region, declared, rise, convinced, distract, meet the demands, distance
Ans. 8. Arabic Student
Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh has become the first in
Europe to offer an MBA in Arabic. Arab students will be able to sign up to
study at a distance for the business courses in their own language.
The Edinburgh Business School announced the project at a reception in Cairo on Saturday.
It is hoped the course will improve links between the university and the Arab
business world. A university spokeswoman said: "The Arabic MBA will raise the
profile of Heriot-Watt University and the Edinburgh Business School among
businesses in the Arabic speaking world and will create a strong network of
graduates in the region."
The first intake of students is expected later this year.
Professor Keith Lumsden, director of Edinburgh Business School, said:
"Arabic is a major global language and the Arab world is a center for
business and industrial development. We are proud to work with Arab
International Education to meet the demands of
the region."
9. Australian women novelist
In the literary world, it was an accepted assumption that
the 1970s was a time of unprecedented growth in homegrown Australian fiction.
And everybody was reading and talking about books by young Australian women.
But it was _______ that
a researcher was able to measure just how many novels were published in that
decade, and she found that there _______
a decline in novels by Australian writers overall, but confirmed an increase in
women's novels.
It is this sort of research - testing ideas about literary
history - that _______ with the spread of
‘Digital Humanities.'
The intersection of Humanities and digital technologies is
opening up opportunities in the fields of literature, linguistics, history and
language that were not possible without computational methods and digitized resources
to _______ information together in an
accessible way.
Transcription software is being developed for turning scans
of books and documents into text, as the field of digital humanities really _______.
had been, takes over, operate, were impossible, takes off, bring,
until right now, is becoming possible, not until recently, has been, unless
Ans. 9. Australian women novelist
In the literary world, it was an accepted assumption that
the 1970s was a time of unprecedented growth in homegrown Australian fiction.
And everybody was reading and talking about books by young Australian women.
But it was not until
recently that a researcher was
able to measure just how many novels were published in that decade, and she
found that there had been a
decline in novels by Australian writers overall, but confirmed an increase in
women's novels.
It is this sort of research - testing ideas about literary
history – that is
becoming possible with the spread of ‘Digital Humanities.'
The intersection of Humanities and digital technologies is
opening up opportunities in the fields of literature, linguistics, history and
language that were not possible without computational methods and digitized resources
to bring information together
in an accessible way.
Transcription software is being developed for turning scans
of books and documents into text, as the field of digital humanities really takes off.
10. Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand have many common links. Both
countries were recently settled by Europeans, are predominantly English
speaking and in that sense, share a common cultural _______.
Although in close proximity to one another, both countries are geographically
isolated and have small populations by world _______.
They have similar histories and enjoy close relations on many fronts.
In terms of population _______,
Australia and New Zealand have much in common. Both countries have minority
indigenous populations, and during the latter half of the 20th century have
seen a steady stream of migrants from a variety of regions throughout the
world. Both countries have _______ similar
declines in fertility since the high levels recorded during the baby boom, and
alongside this have enjoyed the benefits of continually improving life
expectancy. One consequence of these trends is that both countries are faced
with an ageing population, and the _______
challenge of providing appropriate care and support for this growing group
within the community.
characteristics, tradition, history, witness,
standards, shared, associated, experienced, limitation, heritage
Ans. 10. Australia
and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand have many common links. Both
countries were recently settled by Europeans, are predominantly English
speaking and in that sense, share a common cultural heritage. Although in close proximity to
one another, both countries are geographically isolated and have small
populations by world standards. They have similar histories and
enjoy close relations on many fronts.
In terms of population characteristics,
Australia and New Zealand have much in common. Both countries have minority
indigenous populations, and during the latter half of the 20th century have
seen a steady stream of migrants from a variety of regions throughout the
world. Both countries have experienced similar declines in fertility since the high
levels recorded during the baby boom, and alongside this have enjoyed the
benefits of continually improving life expectancy. One consequence of these
trends is that both countries are faced with an ageing population, and the associated challenge of providing appropriate care and
support for this growing group within the community.
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