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28. SPIDERS
Ex.1: a) thrive b) abdomen c) harden d) retreat [noun] e) weave f) web g) twist h) wire i) quote j) halt
k) prey-capturing I) evolve Ex.2: 1.A 2.D 3.B Ex. 3: 1.thrived 2.halted 3.retreat 4.harden 5.quote
29. HOW TO TRAIN ELEPHANTS
Ex.1: a) train b) respectively c) tough d) resentful e) at a later stage f) affection g) calves h) pine to death
i) deprive of j) take with a grain of salt Ex.2: 1.B 2.A 3.D Ex.3: Laffection 2.depriving...of 3.respectively 4.resentfui 5.at a later stage
TO. TEENAGE ENTREPRENEURS
Ex.1: a) entrepreneur b) content c) revenue d) be after e) desire f) destiny g) ingenuity h) inner drive i) clear-cut j) engaging k) effervescent I) rear m) unprecedented n) mayhem Ex.2: 1.A 2.C 3.D Ex.3: 1.clear-cut 2.unprecedented 3.content 4.destiny 5.inner drive
51. CHINESE NEW YEAR
Ex.1: a) lunar b) calendar c) feast d) dragon e) firecracker f) superstition g) sweeping h) trash
Ex.2: 1.E 2.A 3.C
Ex. 3: 1.sweeping 2.superstition 3.lunar 4.trash 5.calendar
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52. LEVI STRAUSS
Ex.1: a) immigrant b) step off c) wear out d) miner e) manufacture f) low-cut g) bend h) get fitted up with
Ex.2: 1.E 2.C 3.B
Ex.3: 1.miner 2.low-cut 3.immigrant 4.get fitted up with 5.worn out
55. ASTROLOGY
Ex.1: a) mysterious b) fate c) poor d) profitable e) zodiac sign f) put forward g) hence h) column
Ex.2: 1.B 2.E 3.D
Ex.3: 1.profitable 2.mysterious 3.zodiac sign 4.hence 5.fate
54. THE IMPORTANCE OF DREAMS
Ex.1: a) punctuate b) peculiar c) burst d) drifting e) jerky f) exhibit g) implications
Ex.2: 1.E 2.C 3.B
Ex. 3: 1.drifting 2.peculiar 3.exhibiting 4.punctuated 5.bursts
55. EUROPE'S LAST UTOPIA
Ex.1: a) Santa Claus b) sleigh c) put one's roots down d) solitude e) Utopia f) sandwiched g) in the middle of
nowhere Ex.2: 1.C 2.E 3.A Ex.3: 1.put her roots down 2.sleigh 3.in the middle of nowhere 4.sandwiched 5.solitude
56. THE GORILLA'S CHEST-BEATING
Ex.1: a) flamboyant b) intimidating c) drum [verb] d) palm e) cupped f) explode g) bluff h) intruder i) high
spirits j) spine Ex.2: 1.E 2.C 3.A Ex. 3: Lhigh spirits 2.intimidating 3.cupped 4.spine 5.intruder
57. LOVE
Ex.1: a) absorbing b) pre-eminent c) sentiment d) humility e) pride f) self-assertion g) reconcile h) tenderness
i) precipitate j) pond Ex.2: 1.B 2.B 3.D Ex.3: 1.pre-eminent 2.reconcile 3.absorbing 4.sentiments 5.Humility
58. THE MIND'S EYE
Ex.1: a) feather b) lead c) pop d) a pair of scales e) cube f) mound g) conceive h) sharp i) blurred j) magic
lantern k) summon up I) in the mind's eye Ex. 2: 1.A 2.E 3.B Ex.3: l.pop 2.summon up 3.blurred 4.feathers 5.in the mind's eye
59. THE WILL TO LIVE
Ex.1: a) devote b) pioneer c) hover d) twilight e) reach f) hang in the balance g) resurrect h) will i) wavering
j) plea k) reassure I) combat m) instinctual n) bolster o) obeisance Ex.2: 1.B 2.E 3.C Ex.3: 1,plea 2.reach 3.reassure 4.resurrect 5.devotes
40. DEBATE OVER THE WORLD'S FUTURE
Ex.1: a) decline b) supplement c) replace d) debate e) issue f) spawn g) volume h) scholar i) optimism j) gloom k) aspect I) accelerate m) interdependent n) precedent o) uncharted waters p) challenging Ex.2: 1.B 2.E 3.A Ex. 3: 1.accelerate 2.aspects 3.volume 4.challenging 5.supplement
41. THE IMPORTANCE OF LETTER-WRITING
Ex.1: a) spell b) land c) contractor d) bid e) driveway f) slack season g) solid h) cinders i) graded j) drained
k) crack I) hammer Ex.2: 1.B 2.D 3.A Ex. 3: 1.cracked 2.bids 3.solid 4.hammered 5.land
42. THE WIND'S WITH US
Ex.1: a) whistle b) moan c) gust d) take refuge e) gateway f) get a lift g) beckon h) unsteadily i) handlebars
j) exhilaration k) float I) elation Ex.2: 1.C 2.C 3.B Ex.3: 1.beckoning 2.moaning 3.floated 4.took refuge 5.whistled