Вопрос № 912056 - Английский язык

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Being the oldest building material, wood is also known to be the only naturally growing organic material. 1_______? Hardly so, because wood always contains some water which decreases its strength. 2_______. It is a well-known fact that the drier is the cut wood the greater is its strength and hardness.
Trees are known to grow naturally, which makes wood a constantly renewable natural resource. 3_______. But, as any other construction material, wood has its disadvantages. The main ones are the following – it is not fire-resistant, it easily burns. 4_______.

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Millions of cans of drinks are drunk every day in the USA. 1_______. This is good news for the big drinks manufacturers, but there is one problem: what happens to all the empty cans afterwards? A German engineering company thinks it has the answer.
2_______. It is different from American vending machines because it also takes back empty cans. Why bring an empty can back? 3_______. If you are lucky, you win a new full can. 4_______. However, they need to do some market research. They need to collect all the statistics that they can find about the American drinks market.

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Wimbledon is the world’s old tennis tournament and is considered to be the most prestigious. The competition takes place outdoors. Over the years play has frequently been interrupted by bad weather. In April, 2009 a moving roof was fitted on Centre court. It weighs over 3, 000 tonnes, is 5, 300 square metres in size. The roof is not totally clear but lets in some natural light. Now rain delays will be reduced. Officials have admitted that now that Centre court has a roof, “indoor” matches may continue long into the night, even if the weather is poor.
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Now rain delays at this famous competition will be reduced because …

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Why do economy-class passengers get treated like second-class citizens? Gone are the days when airlines treated their passengers like welcome guests. Recently, I was foolish enough to take advantage of a special offer and bought a cheap ticket from London to Cape Town. First of all I had to arrive at the airport four hours before my flight. The fact that I had paid for my ticket weeks before didn’t seem to make any difference. Apparently most airlines overbook their flights and won’t reserve you a seat. As a result, passengers have to arrive early and hope the airline will be kind enough to give them a seat! When I finally found my seat I was squashed between two other passengers with my knees pressed against the seat in front. Shortly after take off, breakfast was served. It turned out to be a roast chicken! I decided I couldn’t face eating dinner at 9 in the morning and waited. Nothing was served until 3pm. I arrived in Cape Town feeling hungry, angry and determined never to fly economy class again!
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The passenger can make sure he gets a seat if he …

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International Summer Camp
5 Zalokosta Street
Athens
Attica 10671
Greece
05/05/2008
Dear Sir/Madam,
1________ of group leader at your Summer Camp in Athens, which I saw in The St. Petersburg Times yesterday.
First of all, 2_______ and I passed the FCE exam with an A. I am a member of local football club, and also play volleyball regularly. I don’t have any health problems.
Although I have never been a group leader before, I am a president of my class at school. I think 3_______ leader because I am friendly and get on well with people, especially children.
I wonder if you could tell me what sort of accommodation you provide and whether it is possible to work during period 15-30 July.
If you require any further information, please, don not hesitate to contact me.
4 _______.
Yours faithfully,
Anton Boinov.

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Nov. 10, 2009
Five fingers
35 Lesnaya Street
Yekaterinburg
1________,
We have received a complaint from one of our stores for your footwear. The reason for the complaint is 2_______.
We would be grateful therefore 3_______ and let us have the results of the tests concerning the quality of the product.
We are looking forward to your prompt reply.
4 _______,
Churilkin