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Owing to its beauty the Kremlin was considered to be one of the finest fortresses of its epoch. It impressed all foreigners that came to the capital. However, its secrets were carefully kept, and speaking of the walls of the Moscow “castle” Englishmen said that no foreigner was allowed to have a close look at the walls of the fortress.
Now there are 20 towers in the Moscow Kremlin; the Italian architects – Antonio Fryasin and Pietro Solari – were made responsible for the main work. At the end of the 15th century, the length of the Kremlin wall was more than 2 km.
The oldest Kremlin Tower Tainitskaya (Secret) was built in 1485. It faces the Moscow River and its name is connected with a secret underground passage to the river so that the citizens were not left without water in case of a siege.
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Owing to its beauty the Kremlin was considered to be one of the finest fortresses of its epoch. It impressed all foreigners that came to the capital. However, its secrets were carefully kept, and speaking of the walls of the Moscow “castle” Englishmen said that no foreigner was allowed to have a close look at the walls of the fortress.
Now there are 20 towers in the Moscow Kremlin; the Italian architects – Antonio Fryasin and Pietro Solari – were made responsible for the main work. At the end of the 15th century, the length of the Kremlin wall was more than 2 km.
The oldest Kremlin Tower Tainitskaya (Secret) was built in 1485. It faces the Moscow River and its name is connected with a secret underground passage to the river so that the citizens were not left without water in case of a siege.
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The main difference between normal and cancer is one of the growth and differentiation: most cancer cells are in their structure more like those of the young organism (fetus) than those of the adult.
They generally grow and divide more rapidly and in a disorganized fashion, but normal cells only divide and grow until they come into contact with adjacent cells and then stop their growth.
Researchers have tried to treat cancers by using drugs which inhibit the division of cells. The most rapidly dividing cancer cells will be affected by these drugs before the more slowly growing normal cells.
The major problem in cancer research now is concentrated on trying to find out the more delicate difference between cancer and normal cells.
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Researchers have tried to treat cancers by using drugs which _______.

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I wrote a list so that I wouldn’t forget _______.

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Why Are the British Mad about Harry?
Who has the most recognized face in Britain at the moment? No, it’s not the Queen, nor the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, it’s not even Robbie Williams! The most recognized face 1 _____ to a young man called Daniel Redcliffe. Although he is not generally known to the public 2 ____. Daniel Redcliffe. In fact, some people know his face as being that of. Harry Potter. Daniel Redcliffe is the actor who plays Harry Potter on film and whose face 3 _____ out from a thousand posters across the nation. The image of Harry Potter is so familiar that even people who haven’t read of the books or seen 4 ____of the films know exactly 5 ____ he is and exactly what he looks like.
The phenomenal success of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books has been one of the most talked about. The big surprise has been how many children have been drawn to the books. The subsequent success of the films and merchandise that goes with them is far less 6 ____, but the fact 7 ____ thousands of children have actually read the original books has been seen as almost incredible. It 8 ____ to be said that many parents and teachers also have been impressed by the books of the Harry Potter series.
Since the 1960s Britain has seen a steady decline* in the 9 ____ of reading amongst school-age children and this has been blamed on television, films, computer games and excitingly presented magazines. The popularity of the Harry Potter series was seen so unusual that many newspaper and magazine articles were written about it to try 10 ______ its success.
*decline – спад, падение

Most road-users recognize the necessity for all drivers travelling on the same side of the road, or stopping at traffic lights when they show red. Even if there was no punishment for these offences, the majority of drivers would still follow the Highway Code because they know it is the sensible thing to do. If a community did not have a system of law, the strongest person, or group of person, could dominate with arbitrary and unfair rules, or there could be anarchy.
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