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The first scientists to study colour was Sir Isaac Newton. He was an English 1_______ who lived from 1642 to 1727. Newton was the first person to 2_______ white light into different colours.
In 1861 another English scientist, James Clerk Maxwell, showed that he could make other colours by mixing the primary colours – red, blue and yellow – in different ways. These other colours are called secondary and tertiary colours. We make secondary colours by 3_______ two primary colours together. For example, red and yellow become orange, yellow and blue become green, and blue and red become violet. We make tertiary colour with one 4_______ colour.
We can make a room look bigger or smaller, hotter or colder by using colour. Green and blue are cold colours. They can also make a room look bigger. Red, orange and yellow are hot colours. They can make a room look smaller.

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The first scientists to study colour was Sir Isaac Newton. He was an English 1_______      who lived from 1642 to 1727. Newton was the first person to 2 _______ white light into different colours.
In 1861 another English scientist, James Clerk Maxwell, showed that he could make other colours by mixing the primary colours – red, blue and yellow – in different ways. These other colours are called secondary and tertiary colours. We make secondary colours by 3 _______ two primary colours together. For example, red and yellow become orange, yellow and blue become green, and blue and red become violet. We make tertiary colour with one 4_______ colour.
We can make a room look bigger or smaller, hotter or colder by using colour. Green and blue are cold colours. They can also make a room look bigger. Red, orange and yellow are hot colours. They can make a room look smaller.

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Primary and secondary education. At the age of six, children in Russia enter a primary school where they study four years. Intermediate education begins with grade five and 1_______ through grade nine. There are thousands of schools of different types in Russia. There are state schools of general education, where pupils study Russian (or a native language), Literature, Mathematics, History, Biology, Geography, Music, Arts and foreign languages. There are also a number of 2_______ schools, where pupils can get deep knowledge of certain subjects – foreign languages, Mathematics, Physics etc. Besides state schools (where education is free of charge) there appeared lately many 3_______ schools, lyceums, gymnasiums, colleges and special courses where tuition is paid by the parents. After 9 years of schooling children can study for three years more and receive a secondary school 4_______ or enter vocational-technical schools.

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Knowledge of foreign languages is especially important because they are the main and the most 1_______ means of information exchange between the people of our planet. Students should learn English as a 2_______ language because today English is the language of the world. Over 350 million people speak it as a 3_______ tongue. The native speakers of English live in Great Britain, in the United States of America, Australia and New Zealand. English is one of the official languages in the Irish Republic, Canada and South African Republic. As a second language it is used in the 4_______ British and US colonies.

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Moscow was founded in 1147 by the 1_______ Yuri Dolgoruky. Moscow is the capital and the largest city of Russia. It is also the 2_______ of Moscow region. It stands on the banks of the Moskva River. More than nine million people live in the city. Moscow is the economic, political and 3_______ centre of Russia. Railways and numerous airlines 4_______ the city with all parts of Russia. Moscow Canal, the Moskva River, and Volga-Don Canal link Moscow with the Baltic Sea, the White Sea, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea and the Sea of Azov.

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How many actors who come to Hollywood are really successful?
Many people who think they have professional future in films go to Hollywood only to find disappointment instead of success. They often have to give up the more enjoyable aspects of their chosen career to play parts in advertisements because these provide financial security – but they are not satisfying. For many actors, even basic survival can be difficult. Some do not earn enough to pay their rent or electricity bills, and the time and money they invest in the preparation of a portfolio for interviews is often wasted. Of course there is a possible explanation why only 1% of actors are really successful. There are just too many people who believe that their next performance will be the one that makes them a star!