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Read the following passages carefully and then fill
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People of the olden days seldom had feet problems.
This may be due to the fact ___1___
their shoes were more comfortable. They ___2___
made from animal skin which did ___3___
harm the feet. Foot sores became ___4___
common with the discovery of wooden ___5___
cloth shoes. No account was taken ___6___
the anatomy of the right or ___7___
foot in the making of wooden ___8___.
They were made clumsily or hastily. ___9___
of this, shoes caused more harm ___10___
good. Friction between the feet and the inner lining
of the shoes created painful corns and bunions which
sometimes resulted in deformed feet. |
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Many of us are still unaware of or are indifferent
to the need to preserve rare species. Some people
argue that species have ___1___
dying out since life began. "So ___2___
should we worry about them now ?" ___3___
ask. They calmly believe that others ___4___
take their place. What these people ___5___
not realize is that it will ___6___
millions of years before a set ___7___
species is evolved to replace those ___8___
are rapidly losing. These species are ___9___
national heritage. We should not let ___10___
die off. They should be preserved for our decendants. |
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The cobra is not swift in attacking as one is led to
believe. It first erects the hood and ___1___
flattens the neck. A characteristic marking, ___2___
like a pair of spectacles, appears ___3___
the neck. As the cobra raises ___4___
hood, it also sways from side ___5___
side in a slow rhythmic manner. ___6___
several seconds or minutes of this, ___7___
strikes by darting its head forward ___8___
downwards and the fangs sink into ___9___
flesh of the victim. The teeth ___10___
on to the prey until it dies of the venom. The venom
can kill in a few minutes. |
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People of the olden days seldom had feet problems. This may be
due to the fact that their
shoes were more comfortable. They were
made from animal skin which did not
harm the feet. Foot sores became
more/very common with the discovery of wooden
and cloth shoes. No account
was taken of the anatomy of
the right or left foot in
the making of wooden shoes.
They were made clumsily or hastily.
Because of this, shoes caused more harm
than
good. Friction between the feet and the inner lining
of the shoes created painful corns and bunions which sometimes
resulted in deformed feet. |
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Many of us are still unaware of or are
indifferent to the need to preserve rare species.
Some people argue that species have
been dying out
since life began. "So why
should we worry about them now ?"
they ask. They
calmly believe that others
would take their place. What these people
do not realize
is that it will take
millions of years before a set
of species is evolved to replace those
we are rapidly
losing. These species are
our national heritage. We should not let
them
die off. They should be preserved for our descendants. |
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The cobra is not swift in attacking as one is led to
believe. It first erects the hood and
then flattens
the neck. A characteristic marking,
just like a pair
of spectacles, appears on
the neck. As the cobra raises
its hood, it also sways from side
to side in a
slow rhythmic manner. After
several seconds or minutes of this,
it strikes by
darting its head forward
and downwards and the fangs sink into
the flesh of the
victim. The teeth hold
on to the prey until it dies of the venom. The venom
can kill in a few minutes. |
