Вопрос № 167236 - Английский язык

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Is it a myth or is it true that the English drink tea all the time? The English very seldom drink milk with their meals as in many other countries. Some Frenchmen drink water or squash, others may drink beer or wine on special occasions. Some families have tea with their dinner. If you are not given anything to drink and you find it difficult to have a meal without a drink, you can get yourself a glass of water from the jar. You just say: “May I get myself a glass of water, please?”
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Some Frenchmen drink …

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Friend 1: «Will you come and see me tonight».
Friend 2: «________________».

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There is a constant 1_______ for new drugs. This is because there is a lot we don’t know about human biology, there are still many illnesses we cannot cure, and new illnesses appear all the time while existing medicines lose their effectiveness. New 2_______ are tested on animals, but because animals’ bodies work differently from ours, if a drug works on a caged rat, it does not mean that it will do the same foe a human being. The only way to really know about a new medicine is to test it on people in a 3_______ trial. This is done by first giving it to healthy people to see if it is safe, and then giving it to sick people 4_______ if it works.

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Caller: “Can I speak to the manager, please? ”
Secretary: “_______________”

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Erna Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow. She is going to set out from the French coast at 5 o’clock in the morning. Erna is only 14 years old and she hopes to set up a world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed. Erna’s father will set out with her in a small boat. Mr Hart has trained his daughter for years. Erna intends to take short rests every two hours. She will have something to drink but she won’t eat any solid food. Most of Erna’s schoolfriends will be waiting for her on the English coast. Among them will be Erna’s mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.
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How long has Mr Hart trained his daughter?

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Holmes and Watson were on the trail of two bank 1_______.
“Do we know anything about them?” asked Watson as they boarded the Brighton train.
“Yes, Watson. My 2_______ show that they were both born on the same day of the same year and of the same 3_______.”
“So they’re twins!” 4_______ Watson.
“Not so, Watson,” replied Holmes.
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? They are two of a set of triplets (or quads, or quins, etc).