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There are numerous anecdotes about the difficulties of people travelling in foreign 1________________ without knowledge of the language of that country. A story concerns two Americans 2______________ in Spain. They were both unable to speak a word of Spanish and one day, while eating in a 3_____________ in a small village, they were having considerable difficulty in 4_______________ to the waiter what they wanted. One of them wanted a glass of milk. The waiter seemed unable to understand. Finally, on the back of the menu the man drew a picture of a cow. The poor waiter, however, still seemed puzzled. Finally he left and was gone from the restaurant for half an hour or so. He returned very pleased with himself. There were two tickets for a bullfight in his hand.

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There are numerous anecdotes about the difficulties of people travelling in foreign 1________________ without knowledge of the language of that country. A story concerns two Americans 2______________ in Spain. They were both unable to speak a word of Spanish and one day, while eating in a 3_____________ in a small village, they were having considerable difficulty in 4_______________ to the waiter what they wanted. One of them wanted a glass of milk. The waiter seemed unable to understand. Finally, on the back of the menu the man drew a picture of a cow. The poor waiter, however, still seemed puzzled. Finally he left and was gone from the restaurant for half an hour or so. He returned very pleased with himself. There were two tickets for a bullfight in his hand.

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Today it is quite 1______________ that everyone should know at least one foreign language.
Knowing one or more 2________________ languages makes it possible to get acquainted with different ways of thinking, to understand a new civilization. Learning a foreign language stimulates mental 3________________ and gives you a chance to appreciate a new literature, a different culture and to broaden your horizons. Besides, knowing foreign 4______________ has a practical value. It makes it easier to choose a profession and provides job promotion.

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‘OK, you can do your shirt up now,’ said Doctor Hymes. He had just given me a through check-up and was making detailed notes on a big sheet of paper.
‘What do you make of it all,1_______?’ asked I anxiously.
‘Well, the first thing is that you could do with a good rest. You’ve been overdoing it a bit, haven’t you?’ I admitted I had been doing a lot of overtime recently. I had taken a lot on and had made a bit of a mess of it all and was suffering from 2______. He agreed that this probably had a lot to do with it. I had also made the mistake of starting to smoke again; the fact my 3_______ was now largely made up coffee and 4_______.

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The Government has decided to take unpopular decision to ban 1_______ in a lot of public places. Though a lot of people find smoking unpleasant, and though experts all agree it is 2_______ and that it costs the state a lot to treat 3_______ of smoking, it is also undeniable that many people get pleasure from the habit and find smoking irresistible when they are in company. However, it is now impossible to deny the antisocial nature of the habit. As advertising has proved ineffective with many smokers, the Government has now made smoking illegal in most public places.
Smokers who are unable to stop smoking will be obliged enjoy their pastime in private and feel the new measures are unjust, but for passive smokers for whom a room full of smoke is unbearable they will come as a 4_______ of fresh air.

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It is often said that Japanese people, on average, live longer than Europeans. To a large extend this must be due to the food most Japanese people eat since from the point of 1_______, life in modern Japan is no less stressful than ours in the West. The Japanese live on a 2_______ largely made up of fish and rice. At lunch time a typical Japanese family will consume at least twice as many 3_______ as we do in Europe. In comparison with Europeans, the Japanese eat far less meat and fewer potatoes; at the same time, they eat seven times more fresh fish than we do which makes their diet much 4_______ by far. It would be fair to say that, in general, the Japanese consume far less sugar than Europeans, though the modern Japanese – frequent visitors to Europe on business or on pleasure – are discovering the pleasures and dangers of western-style eating habits.