Ответы на тесты по предмету Английский язык (18796 вопросов)

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You ____ forget to do your homework.

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As far as I know he speaks ________ Spanish nor Italian.

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Bats and owls generally hunt at _______ night.

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It is a well-known fact that every building needs permanent stability. In order to have stability, buildings should have foundations. We know that the function of a foundation is to transfer the loads of a building into the soil. Foundations keep the walls and the floors of buildings from direct contact with the soil. They guard the walls and the floors against the action of the weather – rain, snow, and wind. Foundations keep the walls and the floors of buildings from direct contact with the soil. They also guard buildings against sinking that may cause cracks in the walls. Foundation design is very special. It may be both rather complex and very simple. It is a common practice that for very small buildings foundation design is usually much simpler than for large ones.

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Ceilings are considered to be extremely important parts of any room. A well-designed ceiling is one of the most pleasing features of a room. In modern constructions the variants of ceilings are limitless.
Ceilings can be produced of many various materials both natural and artificial. Their colours, texture, pattern, and shape are of great importance for visual impression of the room. Ceilings of any materials may be attached to wood joints. Usually they are attached very carefully and tightly. They may be attached to wood joints, wood rafters, or steel joints.

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The body of a skateboard is called a deck. Plywood is the most common deck material used because it’s light but strong. The front of the board is called the nose and the back is called the tail. 1 _______. These help the skateboarder perform tricks.
Fixed to the deck are two metal alloy trucks which connect to the wheels.               2 _______. The top part of the truck is called the baseplate. 3 _______. The bottom part is called the hanger. It’s fixed to the wheels, which are made of polyurethane. 4 _______. Very hard wheels are good for performance but not for rough surfaces. Between the baseplate and the hanger are bushings which provide the spring mechanism for turning the board.

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- How did you get my sister's book?
- She gave it to me _______!

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The ______ of this product line is Mr. Johnson.

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Sir Laurence Olivier is world famous for his outstanding achievements in the sphere of _______.

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Not long ago, Christopher Reeve had everything. He was a successful actor, famous for the Superman films. But in 1996, when he appeared at Hollywood’s Oscar ceremony, he went in a wheelchair.
Disaster came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke his back. The doctors did not expect him to live. However, since then he has made remarkable progress. At first, he couldn’t breathe without a machine, but now he can breathe on his own. His personal campaign to promote research into spinal injuries is also impressive. Christopher has given talks all over the USA about his experiences. This has drawn attention to the issue of spinal injuries.
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What did Christopher Reeve break when he fell from his horse?

They touched upon a wide _______ of subjects in their conversation.

Выберите русский эквивалент английского глагола в страдательном залоге The room will be cleaned later.

The wheel of the London Eye carries 32 sealed and air-conditioned ovoid passenger capsules, attached to its external circumference, each capsule representing one of the …

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Any form of tool or complex machine which is used by a man forms a man/machine system. The purpose of the system may be to get a man or goods from one place to another; it may be to communicate, or it may be to manufacture some useful objects or to mine coal out the ground. Here we try to describe a man/machine system as the machine becomes more complex and relieve the man of many mechanical tasks.

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Litter is garbage – like food, paper, and cans – on the ground or in the street. Where many people live together, litter is a problem. People don’t always put their garbage in the garbage can. It’s easier to drop a paper than to find a garbage can for it. But litter is ugly. It makes the city look dirty, and it spoils the view.
The wind blows papers far away. Often they are difficult to catch. When they blow against a fence, they stay there. This fence is a wall of garbage.
Litter is a health problem, too. Food and garbage bring animals, which sometimes carry disease.
Two famous sayings are: “Don’t be a litter bug!” and “Every litter bit hurts!”
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Litter …

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Wiltshire is extraordinarily rich in the ritual monuments of early man. The mystical and awe-inspiring stone circle at Stonehenge, set in Wiltshire, is one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the world and has created endless speculation for scientists concerned with interpretation. The building of Stonehenge began about 5,000 years ago, but was altered several times in the following 1,500 years; visitors to Stonehenge can discover the history and legends which surround the circle with a complimentary three-part audio tour. It gives general information concerning the stones.
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When did the building of Stonehenge begin?

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Hollywood is the center of the international movie industry, and American movies are distributed all over the world. They are made in English, but often dubbed into other languages. In some countries, 90 percent of the movies that people see are US productions. Sometimes, a film is not very popular with Americans, but people in other countries like it.
The first films were made in Hollywood in 1911. Between 1930 and 1945, the five largest Hollywood film studios produced most of the movies and owned most of the movie theaters in the United States.

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If you happen to like a famous singer or film star, you can join a fan club. Fan clubs started in the 1950’s when popular singers appreciated their fans so much that it was decide to start a club so that they could find out more about their favourite star. Fans could receive signed photographs and information sheets, and all the latest news about concerts, new records, and so on. Nowadays, if you are eager to find out more about singers, film stars or sports clubs, you can easily join a fan club on the Internet, which appeals to those who can’t be bothered to write letters, and wait for replies. If you’re fond of watching soap operas, for example, you can discover all the details of the actors’ lives. While many stars appreciate this enthusiasm from their fans, unfortunately, not all of them are pleased by all the attention that they bring. Many famous people are very keen on preserving their privacy, and do not enjoy having their private lives made public. Some fans become so attached to their idols that they even try to follow them everywhere they go.
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Information technology (IT) is an important part of the travel business. Almost all suppliers, such as tour operators, airlines, and hotels, have their own website. Customers can find information and make online booking. There are also many “one-stop” websites, like traveleasy.com. These allow people to find all the information they need on one website – for example, the cheapest deals on flights, or hotel accommodation.

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The study of electricity may be divided into three classes or branches: magnetism, elektrostatics, and electrodynamics. Magnetism is the property of the molecules of iron and certain other substances through which they store energy in a field of force because of the arranged movement of the electrons in their atoms. Electrostatics is the study of electricity at rest, or static electricity. Examples of this type of electricity are charges on condenser plates. Rubbing glass with silk produces static electricity. Electrodynamics is the study of electricity in motion, or dynamic electricity. The electricity which flows through wires for light and power purposes is a good example of latter type of electricity.

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A court order telling someone to stop doing something, or not to do something is …

The younger you are, __________ it is to learn.

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_____ is a unit of related information that a computer can access by a unique name.

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Light
1. The form of energy that illuminates our world is called light. It usually comes from hot objects, like the sun or fire, but it is also produced by electricity and some chemical reactions. Light is the only part of the electromagnetic spectrum (which includes microwaves, ultraviolet rays, and X-rays) that is invisible to the human eye. It travels at 186,000 miles (300,000 km) per second, and nothing can travel faster. Like other forms of energy, light travels in waves, but it can also travel in packets of energy called quanta. This enables it to travel through a vacuum.
2. Light rays are reflected when they hit a shiny or silvered surface, such as a still pool of water or a mirror. Reflection involves two light rays: the incoming ray and the reflected ray which bounces off the reflecting surface. The two rays are at identical angles to the reflecting surface on either side of an imaginary line.
3. Refraction is a property of all types of energy that travel in waves, including light. Light waves normally travel in straight lines, but when they pass from one transparent material to another, they usually refract, or bend. Refraction occurs because light travels at different speeds in different materials. As light from a material with a low density, such as air, enters a material with a high density, such as water, its speed is reduced. This causes it to bend (except when it enters a material at a right angle).
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Plant and animal composition doffers from one landscape category to another.

John _________ take a taxi because he was late.

Every year millions of people visit the Yellowstone National Park to watch the _____ of the Old Faithful geyser.

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Today governmental and private agencies at the local, national, and international levels pay much attention to safety.

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The value of alloys was discovered in very ancient times; brass (copper and zinc) and bronze (copper and tin) were especially important. Today the most important are alloy steels, which have a lot of special characteristics.

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It’s rather difficult sometimes to choose a career and to speak about the future profession. I’d say it’s because a lot may change in our life in a moment. There are lucky people who choose their profession in childhood and since that time have been doing everything possible to acquire proficiency. But they are few.

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In the past fifty years American society has changed much. 1_______. The number of divorces increased. 2_______. They are not forced by economic, social or religious pressure to stay married.
3________. They often find that they have two jobs now: taking care of the house and children and working in the office.
4 ________. They know that this time is a period of change and face many difficulties, but perhaps the pioneer spirit which built the country will help Americans change, improve and adapt to the future.

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Jane Bernthold
1580 22nd Street, Apt. 7-B
Columbus, Ohio 48117
1___________
Finished high school in Columbiana, Alabama. Graduated from Sandford University, specialized in the economy.
Instructor
Instructor of numerous courses related to 2_____________ in the East.
Economic writer / consultant
Prepared numerous reports discribing the position of different companies in the world market. Assisted in the publication of articles 3_____________ and newsletters.
Communicator
4_____________ with staff. Able to handle human relations, conflicts in a tactful way. Fluent in French and Italian.
References available upon request.

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Dynamo is a common 1_______ for converting mechanical energy into electric energy. This process 2_______ on the fact that if an electrical conductor moves across a magnetic field, an electric current flows in the conductor.
Usually a 3_______ includes an electromagnet, called the field magnet, between the poles of which a suitable conductor, usually in the form a coil, called the armature, is rotated. The mechanical energy of the rotation, in the form of a current in the armature, is thus converted into 4_______ energy.

They discussed, ________ other things, recent events in Europe.

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‘OK, you can do your shirt up now,’ said Doctor Hymes. He had just given me a through check-up and was making detailed notes on a big sheet of paper.
‘What do you make of it all,1_______?’ asked I anxiously.
‘Well, the first thing is that you could do with a good rest. You’ve been overdoing it a bit, haven’t you?’ I admitted I had been doing a lot of overtime recently. I had taken a lot on and had made a bit of a mess of it all and was suffering from 2______. He agreed that this probably had a lot to do with it. I had also made the mistake of starting to smoke again; the fact my 3_______ was now largely made up coffee and 4_______.

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Competitive environment causes no new problems for the privatized industry.

He is a manager and he has to _______ with any complaint.

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Scientists consider that the oldest tools are known to the mankind are 2,600,000 years old. They were used by people in manual operations and that is why they were called hand tools. By the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, people had already devised simple hand tools for cutting and shaping materials. But in the 18th century there appeared machine tools that made mass production a reality in the 19th century.
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Where were the tools used and how were they called?

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Дождь уже закончился?

The customs officer went through their bags looking _______ drugs.

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I go to school _________ foot.

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Peter: Hi, Paul. 1_______.
Paul: 2_______. Peter, can you tell me what you were doing yesterday from 9 till 11 p.m.? I was looking for you.
Peter: Well, let me see. A few students and I were carrying out some experiments with different electrical devices. As for me, I was measuring the voltage.
Paul: And what about Alex? Do you happen to know what he was doing?
Peter: 3_______, he was measuring the resistance of a lead.
Paul: 4_______. I hope Julia and Michael were helping him.
Peter: Yes, they were. They were connecting leads to the multimeter. The needle was indicating the value of the resistance on the scale.

Airships are huge balloons with propellers to drive them, and they were once used to carry as many as 200 passengers.
The airships were filled with hydrogen, a light gas. However, hydrogen is also inflammable. There were several disasters in which airships caught fire, and they disappeared by the end of the 1930s.
However, airships are now flying again, but they are not common. They are lifted by helium gas, which does not catch fire.
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Jane Bernthold
1580 22nd Street, Apt. 7-B
Columbus, Ohio 48117
1_______________
Finished high school in Columbiana, Alabama. Graduated from Sandford University, specialized in the economy.
Instructor
Instructor of numerous courses related to 2_________________ in the East.
Economic writer / consultant
Prepared numerous reports describing the position of different companies in the world market. Assisted in the publication of articles 3_________________ and newsletters.
Communicator
4__________________ with staff. Able to handle human relations, conflicts in a tactful way. Fluent in French and Italian.
References available upon request.

The Russian people _______ invincible.

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Misha said that he _______ them at his parents’ house the year before.

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He _______ when his friend called.

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Technology
1. Technology is the usage and knowledge of tools, techniques, and crafts, or is systems or methods of organization, or is a material product of these things. The word technology comes from the Greek technología meaning craft and the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline. The term can either be applied generally or to specific areas.
2. Technologies significantly affect human as well as other animal species ability to control and adapt to their natural environments. The human species use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools. The prehistorical discovery of the ability to control fire increased the available sources of food and the invention of the wheel helped humans in travelling in and controlling their environment. 3. Recent technological developments, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact freely on a global scale. However, not all technology has been used for peaceful purposes; the development of weapons of ever-increasing destructive power has progressed throughout history, from clubs to nuclear weapons.
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Why did technology found its application?

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1. Last year we had _____ rainy summer.
2. _____ Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.
3. Mary teaches _____ economics.
4. Let’s buy _____ umbrella in the shop.

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Crops are variously grouped and classified. They may be classified as cultivated crops such as potatoes and corn or as non-cultivated crops such as wheat and barley. Crops may also be grouped according to the duration of their growth. Annual crops complete their life cycle in one growing season. Biennials require two seasons to produce seed. Perennials grow for more than two seasons, producing seed each year.

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James Naismith invented basketball in 1891. Naismith was a Canadian, but lived in the United States. He was a teacher at Springfield Training School. He taught sports and found there were no interesting games to play indoors in the winter months. So he thought of a game. Naismith’s students played the first game of basketball in the Springfield gym in 1891. There were nine men on each team. They used a soccer ball. They put peach baskets on the gym wall. The goal or purpose of the game was to throw the ball in the basket. That is why he called the game basketball. Today, basketball is an international sport. It is also an Olympic sport today.
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The ______ of Stonehenge began about 5,000 years ago.

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I think that marmalade is much ________ than chocolate.

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Sam spent half an hour _______ his keys.

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We began work at 3 p.m. and _______ till 9 p.m.

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Nowadays a lot of children _______ in one-parent families.

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Colleague: “Can you lend me some money?”

Peter: “_________________________”

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I work _______ a factory.

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I asked her _______ questions.

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When a company needs to recruit new people, it can give an announcement in the «NEED HELP» section of a newspaper.
People who are looking for a job can send a letter of application or covering letter (US – cover letter) and a curriculum vitae or CV (in US – resume) containing details of their education and experience. A company may ask candidates to fill up a standard application form. The company’s Human Resources department selects the most suitable applications and prepares a short list of candidates or applicants, who are invited to attend an Interview.
Companies can hire people using the services of a recruitment agency (in US – search firm), which provides a list of suitable candidates.

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Business law (also known as commercial law) covers rules that apply to business situations and transactions. Business law is largely concerned with civil law, especially with contracts. Some business law applies to torts (private wrongs against individuals, distinct from breaches of contracts). For example, a tort may occur when a manufacturer makes a defective product that injures a user. Criminal law sometimes governs business-related activities, too. For example, criminal law would punish a firm that conspires with competitors to fix prices or an employee who steals company tools.
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What is business law?

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Did she paint this picture some years ago?

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1. The children closed _____ eyes.
2. Can you tell _____ to call back later?
3. _____ are very nice people.
4. When our computer broke Tom and Sue let us use _____.

Total spending declines as income falls and ______ rises.

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What is it compulsory for children?
It is compulsory for children to have an education, but you may find it surprising that the teaching doesn’t always have to take place in the school building. As long as they have the necessary paper qualifications, parents themselves can teach their children at home. They may make the decision to do this because they are unhappy with a particular school, or because they feel that they have more knowledge of their own child’s needs than teachers at school. However, there may be critics of parents who make this choice because some people feel that children who are taught at home find it difficult to mix socially with young people of their own age. However, supporters of the idea disagree with this. They think it is a better way of teaching children what is really important.

All twelve members of the _______ were convinced of Davidson’s guilt.

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Jack is ____ student in our group.

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Highway systems created, worldwide Net could be expanded at a phenomenal rate.

Nike _______ plays volleyball. He plays basketball instead.

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Hyperinflation
1. Inflation is a sustained increase in the aggregate price level. Economists generally reserve the term hyperinflation to describe episodes where the monthly inflation rate is greater than 50 per cent.
2. Hyperinflations are largely a twentieth-century phenomenon. The most widely studied hyperinflation occurred in Germany after World War I. The ratio of the German price index in November 1923 to the price index in August 1922 – just fifteen months earlier – was 1.02 × 1010. This huge number amounts to a monthly inflation rate of 322 per cent.
3. Hyperinflations are caused by extremely rapid growth in the supply of «paper» money. They occur when the monetary and fiscal authorities of a nation regularly issue large quantities of money to pay for a large stream of government expenditures. In effect, inflation is a form of taxation where the government gains at the expense of those who hold money whose value is declining. Hyperinflations are, therefore, very large taxation schemes.
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The term hyperinflation is used when …

Bob’s been away on business for two weeks. You can’t have seen __________ in the Institute today.

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What were hospitals founded for?
A very important development during the Middle Ages was the hospital. Hospitals appeared in Ceylon early in the fifth century В. С. and in India in 260 В. С. Hospitals were founded during the Middle Ages in Italy, France, England, Spain, and other European countries.
The number of hospital beds was not always an indication of hospital size, usually great beds were used and four–six patients were put on one bed.
Hospitals were founded to treat the sick people. Another development during the Middle Ages was the foundation of Universities. Many of the great European Universities were founded during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Biological sciences were taught in the universities. Students also studied the human body and some diseases.

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Elizabeth II is _______ of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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1) 38
2) 3.8
3)
4) 3,800

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The person who handles applications for vacant posts is a _____.

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Law
1. Law in common parlance means a rule which (unlike a rule of ethics) is capable of enforcement through institutions. The study of law crosses the boundaries between the social sciences and humanities, depending on one's view of research into its objectives and effects. Law is not always enforceable, especially in the international relations context. It has been defined as a «system of rules», as an «interpretive concept» to achieve justice, as an «authority» to mediate people's interests, and even as "the command of a sovereign, backed by the threat of a sanction".
2. However one likes to think of law, it is a completely central social institution. Legal policy incorporates the practical manifestation of thinking from almost every social sciences and humanity. Laws are politics, because politicians create them. Law is philosophy, because moral and ethical persuasions shape their ideas.
3. Law tells many of history's stories, because statutes, case law and codifications build up over time. And law is economics, because any rule about contract, tort, property law, labour law, company law and many more can have long lasting effects on the distribution of wealth.
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Legal policy contains …

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                                                               Law
1. Law in common parlance means a rule which (unlike a rule of ethics) is capable of enforcement through institutions. The study of law crosses the boundaries between the social sciences and humanities, depending on one's view of research into its objectives and effects. Law is not always enforceable, especially in the international relations context. It has been defined as a «system of rules», as an «interpretive concept» to achieve justice, as an «authority» to mediate people's interests, and even as "the command of a sovereign, backed by the threat of a sanction".
2. However one likes to think of law, it is a completely central social institution. Legal policy incorporates the practical manifestation of thinking from almost every social sciences and humanity. Laws are politics, because politicians create them. Law is philosophy, because moral and ethical persuasions shape their ideas.
3. Law tells many of history's stories, because statutes, case law and codifications build up over time. And law is economics, because any rule about contract, tort, property law, labour law, company law and many more can have long lasting effects on the distribution of wealth.
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Why can law be called a part of philosophy?

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                                                               Law
1. Law in common parlance means a rule which (unlike a rule of ethics) is capable of enforcement through institutions. The study of law crosses the boundaries between the social sciences and humanities, depending on one's view of research into its objectives and effects. Law is not always enforceable, especially in the international relations context. It has been defined as a «system of rules», as an «interpretive concept» to achieve justice, as an «authority» to mediate people's interests, and even as "the command of a sovereign, backed by the threat of a sanction".
2. However one likes to think of law, it is a completely central social institution. Legal policy incorporates the practical manifestation of thinking from almost every social sciences and humanity. Laws are politics, because politicians create them. Law is philosophy, because moral and ethical persuasions shape their ideas.
3. Law tells many of history's stories, because statutes, case law and codifications build up over time. And law is economics, because any rule about contract, tort, property law, labour law, company law and many more can have long lasting effects on the distribution of wealth.
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What was Martin Luther King famous for?

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The Jukkasjarvi Icehotel in Sweden is an interesting and cold place for a holiday. It started life as an igloo (a small house made of snow) at an art exhibition in 1989.
Hundreds of people visited the exhibition and some even slept there, so the builders decided to make it a hotel.
The Icehotel is open for less than half a year. Every May it melts and every November it is rebuilt. It now measures 5000m2 and it needs 14,000 tons of ice and 30,000 tons of snow to build it. This actually means that it is more than 88% snow.
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How long is the Icehotel open for?

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Usher: «_________________»
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Hyperinflation
1. Inflation is a sustained increase in the aggregate price level. Economists generally reserve the term hyperinflation to describe episodes where the monthly inflation rate is greater than 50 per cent.
2. Hyperinflations are largely a twentieth-century phenomenon. The most widely studied hyperinflation occurred in Germany after World War I. The ratio of the German price index in November 1923 to the price index in August 1922 – just fifteen months earlier – was 1.02 × 1010. This huge number amounts to a monthly inflation rate of 322 per cent.
3. Hyperinflations are caused by extremely rapid growth in the supply of «paper» money. They occur when the monetary and fiscal authorities of a nation regularly issue large quantities of money to pay for a large stream of government expenditures. In effect, inflation is a form of taxation where the government gains at the expense of those who hold money whose value is declining. Hyperinflations are, therefore, very large taxation schemes.
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London, the capital of the United Kingdom, was founded in AD 43 by the Roman invaders as a settlement and a fortress. At first it had the name of Londinium. Due to its convenient position in the mouth of the river Thames the settlement grew and developed into a city. In the 11th century London became the capital of England. For centuries it was a prominent port through which wealth and prosperity came to the country.
Historically and geographically London can be divided into three parts: the City, the West End and the East End. The City is the financial centre of the country, with offices of large firms and banks and the Stock Exchange.
The West End has always been considered a place where aristocrats lived. There is a great number of sights and attractions: the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral, the Nelson Column, to mention just a few of them. London’s beautiful parks are also there: Hyde Park, St. James’ Park, Regent’s Park are favourite places for Londoners to visit and relax. One may also go shopping in the West End – Piccadilly Street and Oxford Street both present a wide choice of expensive shops and boutiques.
The East End was previously considered the place where not well-to-do people lived. The East End is now considered a bohemian district. The ugly docks, which for years disguised the face of the East End, are now closed, and new hotels, stadiums and apartment houses are being built.
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What part of London is known as the financial centre of the whole country?

It is difficult to be precise as to what law is, but it may be defined as a code of conduct for the people in a given community, which controls their activities towards each other, which respect to their private and business lives, and to their relationship with the state. It is generally agreed that law must be accepted by the majority of the community.
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The full name of Great Britain is _____________________________.

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Monitor is another term for display screen. First monitors were black-and-white with cathode ray tube. Nowadays most monitors are colour monitors. Besides, colour LCD monitors are becoming more and more popular. Monitors have different screen sizes. Like televisions, screen sizes are measured in inches from one corner of the screen to the opposite corner diagonally. A typical size for small monitors is 14 inches. Monitors that are 16 or more inches diagonally are often called full-page monitors.
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What is the standard size for monitor?

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The real applications of nanotechnology that have moved out of the lab and into the marketplace are suntan lotion, cosmetics, chemistry, drug delivery systems, sport goods, etc.