Вопрос № 223905 - Английский язык

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Americans like to think the United States is a young country, but really it has a long and interesting history. You can see some of its history in the styles of the houses. The lovely pueblo houses of Native American villages, the old pioneer log cabins, the plantation houses in the South, the beautiful colonial homes of the Northeast - they are all a part of American history. They are part of modern America too, because people copy the old styles in new houses. The history lives on.

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In the country ordinary people lived in a simple one-storey cottages which did not differ much from the mud and stone huts of an earlier age.
The rich people in the country, on the other hand, built huge castles with thick walls and narrow windows. These castles were built not only as dwellings, but also to stand up to enemy attack and to be strong bases in time of war. The earliest houses of which anything is known are those of ancient Egypt. They were built of bricks dried in the sun. Some of them were built around a courtyard or garden with rooms opening into it.
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The earliest houses of ancient Egypt were …

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Many foreign companies have opened factories in Britain. The Japanese car company Nissan opened a car factory near Sunderland in 1986. During 1993, Nissan became Britain’s biggest car exporter sending 182,207 vehicles to 36 countries in the world. Toyota and Honda also have their main European factories in Britain. The Korean electronics company Samsung opened a factory in Sunderland in 1995. The foreign companies give jobs to many local people.
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The foreign companies _______.

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Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges’ decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.
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Some people have won two prizes, _______.

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In the last century, people began to use the great power of the wind and the sun to produce electricity. Giant fans can be attached to electrical generators. An electrical generator is a machine that creates electricity when it turns. When the wind blows, the fan turns the generator. This is a good way to create electricity. Unlike burning coal or oil, wind energy does not create pollution. And the wind will always blow.
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When the wind blows, _______.

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The warmth of the sun can be used to heat water, which makes steam. This steam can be used to turn a generator to make electricity. Electricity also can be created by using special materials that turn sunlight directly into electricity.
Wind and the sun power will become more important in the future. Maybe it’s time to rewrite the old story. Maybe the wind and the sun should argue about who can produce the most electricity.
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Maybe the wind and the sun should argue about _______.