Вопрос № 1072528 - Английский язык

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It was believed that the first person to visit one’s house on New Year’s Day could bring good or bad luck. Therefore, people tried to arrange for the person of their own choice to be standing outside their houses ready to be let in the moment midnight had come. Usually a dark-complexioned man was chosen, and never a woman, for she would bring bad luck. The first footer was required to carry three articles: a piece of coal to wish warmth, a piece of bread to wish food, and a silver coin to wish wealth. In parts of northern England this pleasing custom is still observed.
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1. bad
2. dark-complexioned
3. pleasing
4. first

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There are many superstitions in Britain. But one of the most widely held is that it is unlucky to open an umbrella in the house. 1_______. The person who opens an umbrella in fine weather is very unpopular.
It's very unlucky to walk under a ladder. If you must pass under a ladder you can avoid bad luck by crossing your fingers and keeping them crossed until you've seen a dog.
The number 13 is said to be unlucky for some. 2_______.
The worst misfortune that can befall you is breaking a mirror. That will bring you seven years of bad luck. 3_______.
And at last there is a superstition of touching wood for luck. 4_______.

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A helicopter has a big advantage over an airplane, especially when people might be trapped in a tight place like on a mountain, where there is not much space to land, or on the water. They are also used for rescuing people from burning buildings or from trees when there are floods. Without the helicopter as a rescue vehicle, many people would lose their lives because the rescuers would be unable to reach them.
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What advantage over an airplane does a helicopter have?

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Cars have always caused air pollution. In the past, there was a lot more air pollution created by cars than there is today. In the future, there will probably be even less. Two good ways for pursuing the dream of less air pollution are cars that run on solar energy and cars that run on fuel cells. Solar energy and fuel cells don’t cause pollution because they do not give off any exhaust.
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What is a good way for pursuing the dream of less air pollution?

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The latest development in the debate among scientists about what killed the prehistoric dinosaurs is the suggestion that acid rain was the cause. Some geologists suggest that a large meteor hitting the earth at 65 kilometres per second would have led to strongly acidic rain falling all over the world. This idea is fascinating but it would mean the dinosaurs would all have died within a very short time.

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In the future it will become harder to tell the difference between the human and the machine. All body parts will be replaceable. A computer will function like the human brain with the ability to recognize feelings and respond in a feeling way. We will then be able to create a machine duplicate of ourselves and transfer our spirit so we will be able to live for as long as we want.