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Geogre Orwell did not expect to be a successful writer In fact, he (1)……… much of his life anticipating failure In an essay about his schooldays, wrote that until he was about thirty he always planned his life with the (2)………… that any major undertaking was bound to fail He wanted success and worked hard to (3)… it but he was never quite able to give up the (4)… that his efforts would always come up short At the age of 46, (5) ………… before he died, confided in his private notebook that a deep (6) ………… Of inadequacy had haunted him throughout his career He stated that there had been (7)……… Not one day in which he did not feel that he was miserably small Even in the first months after the tremendous success of “ Animal Farm”, he was quick to (9)………… his achievement, declaring that his next book was bound to be a failure Of course, no conscientious author is ever completely (10)………… with their work, but Orwell’s doubts were so (11)……… that he often appeared more comfortable (12) ………… defeat than acknowledging success In 1940, after the publication of his eighth book, he (13) ………… to an admiring letter from another writer by (14) ………… out of his way to show the man why he was not (15)……… of his practice “ It makes me laugh” he wrote, “ to see you referring to me as “ famous” and “ successful” I wonder if you (16)………… How little my books sell ! “ Kids watch more TV A study into children's television (0) viewing (VIEW) habits reveals that children whose parents have a high level of (1) (EDUCATE) tend to watch less television than children from less educated family (2) (BACK) The report also suggests that a high rate of TV watching among children in poorer (3) _ (SUBURB) areas and in the provinces, compared to those living in large urban centre, is often due to (4) _ (POOR) and a lack of other kinds of (5) _ (ENTERTAIN) in the area Disco, cinema, theatre and sports (6) (ACTIVE) offer children in urban centre a wider range of pastimes, which leads to far (7) (FEW) hours being spent in front of the box (8) (COMMERCE), comedies and adventure films are children's (9) _ (FAVOUR) programmes, while twenty per cent of children said they preferred (10) _ (VIOLENCE) films and thrillers If we go abroad and visit foreign countries we see and learn all (1) of things that we can (2) see or learn at home, but we may read about (3) in books and newspapers, and see pictures of them at the cinema The best (4) to study geography is to travel, and the best way to get to know and understand the people of other countries (5) _to meet them in their (6) home There is the language (7) , of course, but in those days, if the travelers can speak English or French, they can usually find somebody to understand them and translate for them if (8) _ Albert Einstein Best known (1) _his Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein has been acknowledged (2) one of the greatest scientists in human society Born in Germany in 1879, Einstein did (3) in all his school subjects, with the (4) _of mathematics, which was his (5) _subject While (6) as a clerk in Switzerland, Einstein produced the Special of Relativity This theory states that mass, length and time change depending on (7) _a person looks at them In 1915, Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity This new theory created a controversy (8) _many scientists did not agree with him In the end, simple experiments (9) Einstein to be correct Einstein was (10) the Nobel Prize for his work in Physics Today computers come (1) _all shapes and sizes.There were still big computers for companies or universities There are other special computers for factories These large computers tell the fatory machines _(2) _to But there are also small _(3) computers to use at home or in an office There are even computers in telephones, television _(4) _, and cars These computers have to be small They are so small that you cannot (5) _see all their parts Computers are very useful, but they also can (6) _problems One kind of problems is with the computer's memory It is not perfect so sometimes computers (7) _important information Another problem is with the machinery Computers are machines, and machines can break down When the computers break down, they may (8) _information, _(9) chalk on a blackboard Or they may stop doing anything at all And there is (10) different kind of problem with computers Some doctors say they may be bad for your health They say you should not work with computers all day What is “pop “music? It has always difficult for me to decide (1) _ “popular music” means music written for the people or it is simple music that the people like.The same problem of definition exists with jazz So (2) _ different types of music have been called jazz at one time or (3) _ that is hard to say what it really is.Jazz has always been considered (4) _black music but when I first took an interest in it I used to hear white bands playing music that was like Louis Armstrong’s in the 1920s I found out (5) _ that they learn to this by playing his records over and over again until their style was (6) _ to his for them to imitate him.Since then white singers (7) _ Bob Dylan have rediscovered their own folk tradition, instead of borrowing from black roots But the main changes since 1960 have been social and technical One is that (8) _have more money to spend on records at an earlier age than they used to, so Tin Pan Alley, the “pop music” industry, aims at the teenage audience Another is that electronic equipment has developed (9) _ extent that technicians are now capable of mixing sound to produce recordings that are quite different from a live performance But the real problem with ‘’pop” music is that Tin Pan Alley has always worked against (10) _ a genuine music of the people It takes everything original and natural out of it and replaces it with cheap commercial imitation.As the American folk singer, Woody Guthrie said: “They’ve always preferred the second-rate song They’ve never wanted to play the good one Jogging does not cost much, (1) a good pair of shoes You should wear shoes (2) for jogging Do not use your regular walking shoes while (3) , particularly if the trails on which you jog are not smooth, you will definitely need good jogging shoes Shoes designed for jogging are more durable (4) the conditions Jogging shoes are designed to be more stable (5) regular walking shoes They are also made (6) quick-drying materials that will keep your feet (7) when you jog, and they often protection plates (8) protect your feet from stone bruises You also should (9) suitable clothing Protect your ankles and lower legs by wearing a sock that is (10) than your usual sock Wear shorts that are longer, too Wear a hat that is breathable and waterproof RUNNING SHOES Running is now very popular both as a sport and as a way of keeping fit Even if you only run a short (1)…… once or twice a week, you (2)……… to make sure you wear good shoes.(3)………… is a lot of choice nowadays in running shoes First of all, decide how (4)……… you want to (5)……… on your shoes Then find a pair which fits you well Be prepared to (6)…… different sizes in different types of shoe Women’s shoes are made narrower (7)……… men’s and, although most women will find a woman’s shoe which suits them, there is no (8)………… why woman can’t wear a man’s shoe The same is true for a man-(9)………… a woman’s shoe fits you better, then wear it Take your time in the shop If you (10)………… a mistake and buy the wrong shoes, your feet will let you know Several famous people are left-handed, (1) Julius Caesar, Napoleon, and Albert Einstein Queen Victoria of Engliand was also left-handed, (2) Prtince Charles Paul Mc Cartney of the Beatles plays (3) _ guitar the opposite way from other guitarsists because he is left-handed Marilyn Monroe, the famous America star was also a leftie Are you a leftie (4) _you write with your right hand ? To understand (5) _ it is necessary to look at the brain The brain is (6) into two hemispheres The left hemisphere of the brain (7) the right side of the body, and the right hemisphere controls the left side Both of the sides of the body receive the same information (8) _ the brain because the two hemispheres are connected (9) , in the right-handed people, the left hemisphere is stronger In the left-handed people, it is the right hemisphere (10) _ is stronger The lost property office Recently I read a magazine article about the things that people lose _(1) _ they travel on the London Underground I couldn’t believe it at first _(2) _ you are a violinist, and when you _(3) _ off at your station, you leave your violin on the train It seems strange that nobody says, “ _(4) _ me, but I think you’ve forgotten something” I suppose the violinist _(5) _ have been thinking of someone else, and there might _(6) _ have been any other passengers on the train Still, why didn’t the violinist _(7) _ to the lost property office? All the lost property on the underground system _(8) _ to be sent to this office, so if you lose anything you can easily get it _(9) _ In this case, the violinist must have _(10) _ very absentminded Perhaps he or she didn’t have to play the violin ever again after this journey Many of the things we _(1) _ on receiving information from other people Catching a train, making a phone call and going to the cinema all involve information _(2) _stored, processed and communicated In the past this information had to be kept on paper _(3) _, for example, books, newspapers and timetables Now more and more information is put _(4) _ computers Computers play an important role in our everyday lives, sometimes without us even realizing it _(5) _ the use of computers in both shops and offices Big shops have to deal with very large _(6) _ of information They have to make sure that there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy, they need to be able to reorder before _(7) _ run out, to decide which things are selling well and go on All these processes are performed quickly and efficiently by computers A lot of office work in the past involved information on paper Once it had been dealt with by people, the paper was _(8) _ for future reference This way of working was never _(9) _ easy or fast A computer system is much more _(10) _