Вопрос № 933302 - Английский язык

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Dennis Heal is 1_______. He went to Oxford University in 1975, and in 1982 he became a Member of 2_______. He has been an MP since then. He was Defence 3_______ from 1989-95. He has written three books, including his autobiography The Time of my Life, and a 4_______ story called The Time to Run. He is married to the artist Edna Heal, and they have two children. They lived in Oxford for 10 years, then moved to London in 1995. They now live in a house in Cadogan Square in central London.

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There is no place in London, or, for the matter, in all of Britain with a worse reputation for savagery than the 1_______ of London. In its 900 years of history, it has been awash in the blood of kings and queens, criminals and innocents, alike. 2_______ shortly after the Norman Conquest the fortress consisted, in those days, of the central White Tower and surrounding 3_______, which incorporated part of the city wall originally built by the Romans.
The Tower, as we see today, didn’t take 4_______ shape until the reign of Edward I, who added more walls and towers to the original construction.

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Professor Moriarty and two 1________ had recently robbed a post office. As Moriarty counted out the money, his accomplices, Fingers Malloy and Scarface Jackson, looked on 2_______.
“Right,” announced Moriarty finally. “It comes to a total of £1150, and as I’m the brains behind the operation my 3_______ will be the highest. I will take £38 more than you, Fingers. And as you were the 4_______, Scarface… Fingers will get £34 more than you.”
Fingers and Scarface put up no argument; they simply looked on disapprovingly as Moriarty counted out each man’s share.
HOW MUCH DID EACH OF THEM RECEIVE?
 Moriarty £420
Fingers £382
Scarface £348.

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What is the speed limit on motorway?

Motorist Driving at 120 mph
Motorist Jeremy Page had to pay a fine of £330 at Durham Magistrates’ Court yesterday for speeding. Police stopped him on the motorway. The speed limit on motorways is 70 miles an hour. ‘This was because I was late for work.’ The judge said that this was not excuse.

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Why was Hugh Boggs worried all day?

Hugh Boggs was worried all day. In the morning he received a letter from the police. They asked him to call at the station. Hugh couldn’t understand why the police wanted him. He didn’t do anything wrong. It was perhaps a mistake.
At the police station a policeman told him that his bicycle had been found. It was picked up in the hills in Wales about a hundred miles away. His name and address were written on the wheel.
The bicycle was sent to his home by train. Hugh was very much surprised when he heard the news. He was amused, too, because it was his old broken bicycle he had left behind last summer when returning to town after his holidays. Now when he receives his bicycle, he will have to think how to get rid of it again.

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What is Common law often contrasted with?
Common law is judge-made law. Law that exists and applies to a group on the basis of historical developed over hundreds of years. Because it is not written by elected politicians but, rather, by judges, it is also referred to as “unwritten” law. Judges seek these principles out when trying a case and apply the precedents to the facts to come up with a judgment. Common law is often contrasted with civil law systems which require all laws to be written in a code or written collection.