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Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks with the most suitable word. The Internet
The Internet is a network which links computers _____________ all over the world. It ______________ one computer in one country to communicate with another computer, possibly in another country. There are over sixty million Internet _____________ in the world today. People communicate with one ____________ using electronic mail or email for short. This _____________ of communication is fast, efficient and cheap. Many companies and individuals __________ information on the Internet for everybody to access. The Internet has thus ___________ a valuable source of information where practically anything ________ the sun can be found. Many people __________ or "surf" the Internet regularly for information. One good example is that you ___________ obtained this worksheet from the Internet. You can also ____________ the latest news or sports results on the Internet without __________ to wait for the next day's newspaper reports. Many companies also use the Internet to ______________ their customers about themselves and their __________. Very often, they also provide information on job _________ in their organization. The Internet is also the best place for anyone to express their creativity.
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Animals Survival
Animals communicate _________ their own species for survival. Most animals use _____________ to communicate. Birds have songorgans called syrinxes which can _____________ a range of sounds. Human beings converse by _______________ to one another using words. When a good source of nectar is ____________, the honeybee will fly back to its ____________ and perform a waggling dance that only bees can ____________. The location, distance and quality of the ____________ is communicated through the waggling dance. Animals also protect __________ from predators. Some insects rely on camouflage to ___________ attacks. A spiny stick insect will stay very ___________ among foliage to resemble a cluster of dead leaves. Different animals adopt different methods to ____________ their survival.
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EXTRA SENSES
Apart ______________ their usual sense organs, animals often develop special sense organs. These ___________ give them extra sensitivity and information about the ___________ around them and are often needed for survival. Dogs have the most amazing sense of ____________. Inside a dog's muzzle, there is a large space that _____________ scents and passes the sensory information to the ___________. Moisture inside the nose ______ to dissolve scent particles, this enhances detection of the smell. Interpreting scents takes up a large ____________ of a dog's brain activities. Snakes have an organ at the roof of their mouths ___________ the Jacobson's organ. A snake collects chemical particles ________ its tongue and transfers them to sensory _________________ in the Jacobson's organ for the chemicals to be detected. Human beings do not develop extra sense organs. Often when one of the senses is _____________, the other senses can become more sensitive to overcome deficiencies.
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A Boiler Explosion
Two technicians and a factory supervisor were __________ in hospital with severe burns after a ___________ boiler exploded in a chemical plant early yesterday morning. The plant is not _________ yet and the three workers were ____________ trial runs. A flash fire followed by an explosion _____________ inside the furnace of the boiler. This ___________ in the collapse of the boiler structure and high-pressure steam was ________________ into the atmosphere. The fire brigade arrived ______________ minutes and brought the fire under control within ___________ hour. The injured workers are reported to be in critical but stable ___________. Meanwhile the company is conducting investigations into the _____________ of the explosion and promised to fully _____________ the injured workers and their families.
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Primates
Monkeys, apes and humans are mammals which fall ________ the primate category. Primates are ________ most intelligent group of animals. To _______ their environment, they have characteristics like forward ___________ eyes for judging distances and opposing thumbs for ____________ things. Gorillas live in ____________ lowland rainforests or high up in the mountains. Gorillas are heavy in __________. They spend most of their time on the __________ walking on their feet and fore limbs knuckles. Although gorillas look big and fearsome, they _________ are vegetarians. Orang utans, like gorillas and gibbons, are __________. They are shy solitary primates. They are _______________ mainly in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra in Asia. They ____________ all their lives living on trees.
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Birds
Birds are the largest animals that are ___________ to fly. They have streamlined __________ and flat feathers to reduce resistance during flight. Their hollow bones ____________ body weight. All birds lay eggs. Their eggs are ___________ in a hard shell. Some birds like the ostriches have wings but __________ fly. They have other abilities like strong and powerful legs for ____________ away from predators. Every bird has ___________ own distinctive egg. But all eggs are pointed at one end and round at the _____________. This is to _______________ the eggs from rolling in any direction and hence, rolling off the nest. The hard, pointed mouth of a bird is known as the _________ or beak. The shape and size of the beak __________ on its eating ____________. The eagle with its hooked beak is ideal for tearing flesh.
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