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Read the following passage carefully. Fill in each blank with
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Falconry is the art of ___1___
( catch ) animals by using specially ___2___
( train ) hawks and falcons. It is a very old sport ___3___
( date ) back to 2000 B.C. However, it is not very popular now.
After the bird is ___4___ (
tame ) and ___5___ ( train),
it is ___6___ ( take ) out
to hunt. It ___7___ ( perch
) on the owner's gloved left hand and wears a hood which keeps
it quiet. If the owner wants the bird to ___8___
( attack ) an animal, he will cast the bird off by ___9___
( throw ) his left arm forward.
The bird then ___10___ (
fly ) towards its prey, pounces on it and kills it. |
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Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs |
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Many of us ___1___ ( puts / put )
off exercising. The message from space ___2___ ( is / are ): If
you won't move it, you'll lose it. There ___3___ ( is / are )
many similarities between ageing on earth and the effect of
microgravity in space on the human body.
As we get older, we tend to slow down, getting less exercise
and becoming less active in general. The condition of our
muscles and cardiovascular system ___4___ ( deteriorates /
deteriorate ). In the weightlessness of space, something similar
happens. There is no need to walk, stand or lift.
Everything ___5___ ( floats /float ). Muscles, particularly in
the lower body, get very little use and ___6___ ( loses / lose )
strength over the course of a mission. The bodies of the
astronauts deteriorate at an alarming rate.
Countermeasures, such as exercise programs, ___7___ ( helps /
help ) reduce the negative effects of space flight, but research
___8___ ( remains / remain ) to be done to develop more
effective solutions. Unfortunately, while the effects of space
flight ___9___ ( is / are ) reversible upon return to Earth's
gravity, the effects of ageing remain inevitable.
Just as exercising in orbit helps speed up recovery when
astronauts ____10___ ( returns / return ) to Earth, climbing a
hill or two on a regular basis can help keep the rest of us from
going 'over the hill'. |
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1. catching 2. trained 3. dating
4. tamed 5. trained 6. taken
7. perches 8. attack 9. throwing
10. flies |
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Falconry is the art of catching
animals by using specially trained
hawks and falcons. It is a very old sport
dating back to 2000 B.C. However, it is not very
popular now. After the bird is tamed
and trained, it is
taken out to hunt. It
perches on the owner's
gloved left hand and wears a hood which keeps it quiet. If the
owner wants the bird to attack
an animal, he will cast the bird off by
throwing his left arm forward.
The bird then flies
towards its prey, pounces on it and kills it. |
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1. put 2. is
3. are 4. deteriorates 5. floats
6. lose 7. help 8. remains
9. are 10. return |
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Many of us
put off exercising. The message from space
is: If you won't move it,
you'll lose it. There are
many similarities between ageing on earth and the effect of
microgravity in space on the human body.
As we get older, we tend to slow down, getting less exercise
and becoming less active in general. The condition of our
muscles and cardiovascular system
deteriorates . In the weightlessness of space,
something similar happens. There is no need to walk, stand
or lift. Everything floats.
Muscles, particularly in the lower body, get very little use and
lose strength over the
course of a mission. The bodies of the astronauts deteriorate at
an alarming rate.
Countermeasures, such as exercise programs,
help reduce the negative
effects of space flight, but research
remains to be done to develop more effective
solutions. Unfortunately, while the effects of space flight
are reversible upon return
to Earth's gravity, the effects of ageing remain inevitable.
Just as exercising in orbit helps speed up recovery when
astronauts return to Earth,
climbing a hill or two on a regular basis can help keep the rest
of us from going 'over the hill'. |
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