Вопрос № 1072525 - Английский язык

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People have been using natural 1_______ for thousands of years. Did you know, for example, that 2_______ originally came from the bark of the willow tree? In the 5th century ВС the Greek 3_______, Hippocrates, gave it to his 4_______ to stop their pains.

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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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The Internet is a very effective medium for spreading 1_______ or news. It eliminates geographical boundaries, and Greenpeace is aware of it, and 2_______ from it. For instance, in 1995, Greenpeace utilised its site to 3_______ a route that the French use to send nuclear shipments to Japan. They also included the fax number of the French Embassy and of the newspaper Le Monde so that letters of 4_______ could be sent.

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The Egyptian Pyramids have always been surrounded by 1_______. When Egyptologists began to 2_______ the tombs of the pharaohs, rumours abounded that anyone who raided them would be cursed. Many 3_______ a curse was to blame for the death of Lord Carnarvon, who funded the expedition to open King Tutankhamen's tomb in 1923. He died of pneumonia after being bitten by a mosquito a few 4_______ after the tomb was opened.

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In 1700, Henri Misson, a Frenchman, visiting Britain, asked villagers why they had horseshoes nailed above their doors. They said it was to keep witches away. Horseshoes are made of iron and the strength of the iron was thought to protect from evil. Still today they are thought to bring good luck and many brides carry silver ones at their weddings. The position of the horseshoe is very important. It must point upwards like a cup so that the luck cannot fall out.
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Why did villagers in Britain have horseshoes nailed above their doors?

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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?