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A. Elizabeth, England’s most popular ruler, had a difficult childhood, having been declared illegitimate after the fall of Anne Boleyn. Under Mary she was a prisoner, held briefly in the Tower, as a likely focus of Protestant plots. She proved to be a ruler of quality: courageous, shrewd and possessing a potent way with words, although she was politically indecisive. Her aim was stability and concord, but administration was neglected. Crown was losing money, corruption crept into government, and disagreements between Crown and parliament were becoming sharper and shaper.

B. Language has its own force and works to demands and impulses which cannot always prove the received idea that economic and military superiority alone produce linguistic dominance. Pressure groups and revolutionaries can play a part. African American English came from a minority, mostly poor, often oppressed, all of whom were descended from a different language pool than English, and yet their expressions colonized the English language and not only of youth.

C. Of all the sciences psychology was then the youngest and least scientific which most captivated the general public and had the most destructive effect upon religious faith. Psychology was king. Freud, Adler, Jung and Watson had their tens of thousands of fans; intelligence-testers invaded the schools; psychiatrists were installed in business houses to hire and fire employees and determine advertising policies; and one had only to read the newspapers to be told with complete assurance that psychology held the key to the problems of misbehavior, divorce, and crime.

D. It is hard to overemphasize how important bread was to the English diet through the nineteenth century. For many people bread wasn't just an important accompaniment to a meal, it was the meal. Even middle-class people spent as much as two-thirds of their income on food, of which a fairly high and sensitive proportion was bread. For a poorer family, the daily diet was likely to consist of a few ounces of tea and sugar, some vegetables, a slice or two of cheese and, just occasionally, a very little meat. All the rest was bread.

E. Successful paragraphing is essential to good writing. Do not use too many paragraphs. If paragraphs are very short, this may mean that the writer has either introduced ideas without developing them, or separated one idea over several paragraphs. If paragraphs are very long, there is likely to be more than one idea in the same paragraph. Poor paragraphing is considered poor style and will result in a lower grade. As a general rule, a paragraph should use a minimum of three sentences to develop an idea.

F. The links between smoking and major illnesses such as lung cancer and respiratory disease have been well-known for several decades. The laws governing the sale of cigarettes and the places where people are allowed to smoke have become stronger in response to people’s growing fears. It is believed that these more gradual changes in the law are preferable to a complete ban.

G. American football is one of the most popular sports in the United States. It is a very physical game and the players wear helmets and special protective clothes. Baseball is a popular summer sport and there are two major leagues. Basketball is the third most popular sport; and top basketball players can earn millions of dollars. Football, or soccer, is only a minority sport in the USA, though the national team has qualified for World Cups recently. In Britain the most popular sport in winter is definitely football. Rugby is another popular winter sport.

In an era of Internet research and downloadable books, some educators question the need for printed collections

An online library cannot replace the unique collection of resources that I — like many school librarians — have built over a period of years (A)________ of my students, faculty, and the school's curriculum.

One of my primary responsibilities as a librarian is to teach information-literacy skills — including defining research questions, avoiding plagiarism, and documenting sources. In my experience, this works best face-to-face with students. That personal interaction is supported by the electronic availability of materials but (B)________.

Librarians also encourage reading, which (C)________. Focused reading is more likely to occur with printed books than with online material.

Today's students shouldn't miss out on the unique pleasure of getting lost in a physical book. Research shows that the brain functions differently when (D)________, and different formats complement different learning styles.

Unlike an e-reader or a laptop, which may provide access to many books but (E)________, a printed book is a relatively inexpensive information-delivery system that is not dependent on equipment, power, or bandwidth for its use.

One of the beauties of libraries is that we keep up with new technologies, but (F)________. We don't have to choose between technology and printed books, and we shouldn't.

By Julie Cameron

When I told my mother I was going to be a vegetarian she didn’t try to discourage me, she simply said, “Fine, but I’m not making two dinners”. She thought it was a phase, something that I would grow out of. After all, who can live their entire life without eating a hamburger, or the traditional turkey at Thanksgiving? Turns out, lots of people can.

Much to my mother’s dismay, I turned out to be one of thousands of vegetarians in Canada who were under voting age. Some people thought I did it to be cool, some people (like my mother) thought I did it for shock value. But I was always asked the one-word question: WHY?

Lots of reasons. I was never a big steak fan, loved animals, and when I was little I had a friend who lived on a dairy farm. If you have ever named a cow, you will understand how difficult it is to sit down to a amburger. But there was, of course, one fateful encounter that pushed me to my dinner of destiny.

My mother had a friend named Jen. Jen had long brown hair down to her calves. I’m not exaggerating, it was down to her calves. She insisted we go to a natural food store in our town so she could get organic vegetables and soymilk. I had never even known what soy was, or that there was a difference between vegetables from the grocery store and vegetables from a natural food store. And I was amazed. Not only did she have hair down to her calves, but she also knew about foods I had never even heard of. My decision was made.

I feel very fortunate to be a vegetarian in an age where there are so many meat alternatives. My friends and family appreciate that I don’t try to force my food choices on them.

If you are thinking about becoming a vegetarian, it’s important to do a little research first and make sure you maintain a healthy diet. I have met so many junk-food vegetarians (a self-proclaimed vegetarian who doesn’t eat meat, but doesn’t eat anything healthy or remotely close to a vegetable), that I’m not surprised most people think eating vegetarian isn’t healthy.

By Julie Cameron

When I told my mother I was going to be a vegetarian she didn’t try to discourage me, she simply said, “Fine, but I’m not making two dinners”. She thought it was a phase, something that I would grow out of. After all, who can live their entire life without eating a hamburger, or the traditional turkey at Thanksgiving? Turns out, lots of people can.

Much to my mother’s dismay, I turned out to be one of thousands of vegetarians in Canada who were under voting age. Some people thought I did it to be cool, some people (like my mother) thought I did it for shock value. But I was always asked the one-word question: WHY?

Lots of reasons. I was never a big steak fan, loved animals, and when I was little I had a friend who lived on a dairy farm. If you have ever named a cow, you will understand how difficult it is to sit down to a hamburger. But there was, of course, one fateful encounter that pushed me to my dinner of destiny.

My mother had a friend named Jen. Jen had long brown hair down to her calves. I’m not exaggerating, it was down to her calves. She insisted we go to a natural food store in our town so she could get organic vegetables and soymilk. I had never even known what soy was, or that there was a difference between vegetables from the grocery store and vegetables from a natural food store. And I was amazed. Not only did she have hair down to her calves, but she also knew about foods I had never even heard of. My decision was made.

I feel very fortunate to be a vegetarian in an age where there are so many meat alternatives. My friends and family appreciate that I don’t try to force my food choices on them.

If you are thinking about becoming a vegetarian, it’s important to do a little research first and make sure you maintain a healthy diet. I have met so many junk-food vegetarians (a self-proclaimed vegetarian who doesn’t eat meat, but doesn’t eat anything healthy or remotely close to a vegetable), that I’m not surprised most people think eating vegetarian isn’t healthy.

By Julie Cameron

When I told my mother I was going to be a vegetarian she didn’t try to discourage me, she simply said, “Fine, but I’m not making two dinners”. She thought it was a phase, something that I would grow out of. After all, who can live their entire life without eating a hamburger, or the traditional turkey at Thanksgiving? Turns out, lots of people can.

Much to my mother’s dismay, I turned out to be one of thousands of vegetarians in Canada who were under voting age. Some people thought I did it to be cool, some people (like my mother) thought I did it for shock value. But I was always asked the one-word question: WHY?

Lots of reasons. I was never a big steak fan, loved animals, and when I was little I had a friend who lived on a dairy farm. If you have ever named a cow, you will understand how difficult it is to sit down to a hamburger. But there was, of course, one fateful encounter that pushed me to my dinner of destiny.

My mother had a friend named Jen. Jen had long brown hair down to her calves. I’m not exaggerating, it was down to her calves. She insisted we go to a natural food store in our town so she could get organic vegetables and soymilk. I had never even known what soy was, or that there was a difference between vegetables from the grocery store and vegetables from a natural food store. And I was amazed. Not only did she have hair down to her calves, but she also knew about foods I had never even heard of. My decision was made.

I feel very fortunate to be a vegetarian in an age where there are so many meat alternatives. My friends and family appreciate that I don’t try to force my food choices on them.

If you are thinking about becoming a vegetarian, it’s important to do a little research first and make sure you maintain a healthy diet. I have met so many junk-food vegetarians (a self-proclaimed vegetarian who doesn’t eat meat, but doesn’t eat anything healthy or remotely close to a vegetable), that I’m not surprised most people think eating vegetarian isn’t healthy.

By Julie Cameron

When I told my mother I was going to be a vegetarian she didn’t try to discourage me, she simply said, “Fine, but I’m not making two dinners”. She thought it was a phase, something that I would grow out of. After all, who can live their entire life without eating a hamburger, or the traditional turkey at Thanksgiving? Turns out, lots of people can.

Much to my mother’s dismay, I turned out to be one of thousands of vegetarians in Canada who were under voting age. Some people thought I did it to be cool, some people (like my mother) thought I did it for shock value. But I was always asked the one-word question: WHY?

Lots of reasons. I was never a big steak fan, loved animals, and when I was little I had a friend who lived on a dairy farm. If you have ever named a cow, you will understand how difficult it is to sit down to a hamburger. But there was, of course, one fateful encounter that pushed me to my dinner of destiny.

My mother had a friend named Jen. Jen had long brown hair down to her calves. I’m not exaggerating, it was down to her calves. She insisted we go to a natural food store in our town so she could get organic vegetables and soymilk. I had never even known what soy was, or that there was a difference between vegetables from the grocery store and vegetables from a natural food store. And I was amazed. Not only did she have hair down to her calves, but she also knew about foods I had never even heard of. My decision was made.

I feel very fortunate to be a vegetarian in an age where there are so many meat alternatives. My friends and family appreciate that I don’t try to force my food choices on them.

If you are thinking about becoming a vegetarian, it’s important to do a little research first and make sure you maintain a healthy diet. I have met so many junk-food vegetarians (a self-proclaimed vegetarian who doesn’t eat meat, but doesn’t eat anything healthy or remotely close to a vegetable), that I’m not surprised most people think eating vegetarian isn’t healthy.

By Julie Cameron

When I told my mother I was going to be a vegetarian she didn’t try to discourage me, she simply said, “Fine, but I’m not making two dinners”. She thought it was a phase, something that I would grow out of. After all, who can live their entire life without eating a hamburger, or the traditional turkey at Thanksgiving? Turns out, lots of people can.

Much to my mother’s dismay, I turned out to be one of thousands of vegetarians in Canada who were under voting age. Some people thought I did it to be cool, some people (like my mother) thought I did it for shock value. But I was always asked the one-word question: WHY?

Lots of reasons. I was never a big steak fan, loved animals, and when I was little I had a friend who lived on a dairy farm. If you have ever named a cow, you will understand how difficult it is to sit down to a hamburger. But there was, of course, one fateful encounter that pushed me to my dinner of destiny.

My mother had a friend named Jen. Jen had long brown hair down to her calves. I’m not exaggerating, it was down to her calves. She insisted we go to a natural food store in our town so she could get organic vegetables and soymilk. I had never even known what soy was, or that there was a difference between vegetables from the grocery store and vegetables from a natural food store. And I was amazed. Not only did she have hair down to her calves, but she also knew about foods I had never even heard of. My decision was made.

I feel very fortunate to be a vegetarian in an age where there are so many meat alternatives. My friends and family appreciate that I don’t try to force my food choices on them.

If you are thinking about becoming a vegetarian, it’s important to do a little research first and make sure you maintain a healthy diet. I have met so many junk-food vegetarians (a self-proclaimed vegetarian who doesn’t eat meat, but doesn’t eat anything healthy or remotely close to a vegetable), that I’m not surprised most people think eating vegetarian isn’t healthy.

By Julie Cameron

When I told my mother I was going to be a vegetarian she didn’t try to discourage me, she simply said, “Fine, but I’m not making two dinners”. She thought it was a phase, something that I would grow out of. After all, who can live their entire life without eating a hamburger, or the traditional turkey at Thanksgiving? Turns out, lots of people can.

Much to my mother’s dismay, I turned out to be one of thousands of vegetarians in Canada who were under voting age. Some people thought I did it to be cool, some people (like my mother) thought I did it for shock value. But I was always asked the one-word question: WHY?

Lots of reasons. I was never a big steak fan, loved animals, and when I was little I had a friend who lived on a dairy farm. If you have ever named a cow, you will understand how difficult it is to sit down to a hamburger. But there was, of course, one fateful encounter that pushed me to my dinner of destiny.

My mother had a friend named Jen. Jen had long brown hair down to her calves. I’m not exaggerating, it was down to her calves. She insisted we go to a natural food store in our town so she could get organic vegetables and soymilk. I had never even known what soy was, or that there was a difference between vegetables from the grocery store and vegetables from a natural food store. And I was amazed. Not only did she have hair down to her calves, but she also knew about foods I had never even heard of. My decision was made.

I feel very fortunate to be a vegetarian in an age where there are so many meat alternatives. My friends and family appreciate that I don’t try to force my food choices on them.

If you are thinking about becoming a vegetarian, it’s important to do a little research first and make sure you maintain a healthy diet. I have met so many junk-food vegetarians (a self-proclaimed vegetarian who doesn’t eat meat, but doesn’t eat anything healthy or remotely close to a vegetable), that I’m not surprised most people think eating vegetarian isn’t healthy.

By Julie Cameron

When I told my mother I was going to be a vegetarian she didn’t try to discourage me, she simply said, “Fine, but I’m not making two dinners”. She thought it was a phase, something that I would grow out of. After all, who can live their entire life without eating a hamburger, or the traditional turkey at Thanksgiving? Turns out, lots of people can.

Much to my mother’s dismay, I turned out to be one of thousands of vegetarians in Canada who were under voting age. Some people thought I did it to be cool, some people (like my mother) thought I did it for shock value. But I was always asked the one-word question: WHY?

Lots of reasons. I was never a big steak fan, loved animals, and when I was little I had a friend who lived on a dairy farm. If you have ever named a cow, you will understand how difficult it is to sit down to a hamburger. But there was, of course, one fateful encounter that pushed me to my dinner of destiny.

My mother had a friend named Jen. Jen had long brown hair down to her calves. I’m not exaggerating, it was down to her calves. She insisted we go to a natural food store in our town so she could get organic vegetables and soymilk. I had never even known what soy was, or that there was a difference between vegetables from the grocery store and vegetables from a natural food store. And I was amazed. Not only did she have hair down to her calves, but she also knew about foods I had never even heard of. My decision was made.

I feel very fortunate to be a vegetarian in an age where there are so many meat alternatives. My friends and family appreciate that I don’t try to force my food choices on them.

If you are thinking about becoming a vegetarian, it’s important to do a little research first and make sure you maintain a healthy diet. I have met so many junk-food vegetarians (a self-proclaimed vegetarian who doesn’t eat meat, but doesn’t eat anything healthy or remotely close to a vegetable), that I’m not surprised most people think eating vegetarian isn’t healthy.

(1) At first, people (THINK) ________ the sky was blue because there were water droplets in it, but if that were true you (GET) ________ a deeper blue when the air is more humid and that's not the case. (2) After a little more investigation, it (REALISE) ________ that the blue was due to the air molecules in the atmosphere. (3) The light from the sun is made up of many different colours, each of which is a different wavelength of light. (4) The wavelength of red, for example, is longer than the wavelength of blue.

(5) (LONG) ________ wavelengths for the most part travel straight through air molecules, while shorter ones are more scattered by (THEY) ________.

(6) So when the blue wavelengths hit the air molecules, they are scattered all over the sky ‒ and that's what you see when you look up.

(7) At sunset, when the sun is lower on the horizon, its light has (TRAVEL) ________ through many more air molecules than when it is right above us. (8) All these molecules scatter the red wavelengths, too, and that's why the sun (LOOK) ________ red at the end of the day.

(1) At first, people (THINK) ________ the sky was blue because there were water droplets in it, but if that were true you (GET) ________ a deeper blue when the air is more humid and that's not the case. (2) After a little more investigation, it (REALISE) ________ that the blue was due to the air molecules in the atmosphere. (3) The light from the sun is made up of many different colours, each of which is a different wavelength of light. (4) The wavelength of red, for example, is longer than the wavelength of blue.

(5) (LONG) ________ wavelengths for the most part travel straight through air molecules, while shorter ones are more scattered by (THEY) ________ .

(6) So when the blue wavelengths hit the air molecules, they are scattered all over the sky ‒ and that's what you see when you look up.

(7) At sunset, when the sun is lower on the horizon, its light has (TRAVEL) ________ through many more air molecules than when it is right above us. (8) All these molecules scatter the red wavelengths, too, and that's why the sun (LOOK) ________ red at the end of the day.

(1) At first, people (THINK) ________ the sky was blue because there were water droplets in it, but if that were true you (GET) ________ a deeper blue when the air is more humid and that's not the case. (2) After a little more investigation, it (REALISE) ________ that the blue was due to the air molecules in the atmosphere. (3) The light from the sun is made up of many different colours, each of which is a different wavelength of light. (4) The wavelength of red, for example, is longer than the wavelength of blue.

(5)(LONG) ________ wavelengths for the most part travel straight through air molecules, while shorter ones are more scattered by (THEY) ________.

(6) So when the blue wavelengths hit the air molecules, they are scattered all over the sky ‒ and that's what you see when you look up.

(7) At sunset, when the sun is lower on the horizon, its light has (TRAVEL) ________ through many more air molecules than when it is right above us. (8) All these molecules scatter the red wavelengths, too, and that's why the sun (LOOK) ________ red at the end of the day.

(1) At first, people (THINK) ________ the sky was blue because there were water droplets in it, but if that were true you (GET) ________ a deeper blue when the air is more humid and that's not the case. (2) After a little more investigation, it (REALISE) ________ that the blue was due to the air molecules in the atmosphere. (3) The light from the sun is made up of many different colours, each of which is a different wavelength of light. (4) The wavelength of red, for example, is longer than the wavelength of blue.

(5) (LONG) ________ wavelengths for the most part travel straight through air molecules, while shorter ones are more scattered by (THEY) ________.

(6) So when the blue wavelengths hit the air molecules, they are scattered all over the sky ‒ and that's what you see when you look up.

(7) At sunset, when the sun is lower on the horizon, its light has (TRAVEL) ________ through many more air molecules than when it is right above us. (8) All these molecules scatter the red wavelengths, too, and that's why the sun (LOOK) ________ red at the end of the day.

(1)At first, people (THINK) ________ the sky was blue because there were water droplets in it, but if that were true you (GET) ________ a deeper blue when the air is more humid and that's not the case.

(2) After a little more investigation, it (REALISE) ________ that the blue was due to the air molecules in the atmosphere.

(3) The light from the sun is made up of many different colours, each of which is a different wavelength of light.

(4) The wavelength of red, for example, is longer than the wavelength of blue.

(5) (LONG) ________ wavelengths for the most part travel straight through air molecules, while shorter ones are more scattered by (THEY) ________ .

(6) So when the blue wavelengths hit the air molecules, they are scattered all over the sky ‒ and that's what you see when you look up.

(7) At sunset, when the sun is lower on the horizon, its light has (TRAVEL) ________ through many more air molecules than when it is right above us.

(8) All these molecules scatter the red wavelengths, too, and that's why the sun (LOOK) ________ red at the end of the day.

(1) At first, people (THINK) ________ the sky was blue because there were water droplets in it, but if that were true you (GET) ________ a deeper blue when the air is more humid and that's not the case. (2) After a little more investigation, it (REALISE) ________ that the blue was due to the air molecules in the atmosphere. (3) The light from the sun is made up of many different colours, each of which is a different wavelength of light. (4) The wavelength of red, for example, is longer than the wavelength of blue.

(5) (LONG) ________ wavelengths for the most part travel straight through air molecules, while shorter ones are more scattered by (THEY) ________.

(6) So when the blue wavelengths hit the air molecules, they are scattered all over the sky ‒ and that's what you see when you look up.

(7) At sunset, when the sun is lower on the horizon, its light has (TRAVEL) ________ through many more air molecules than when it is right above us. (8) All these molecules scatter the red wavelengths, too, and that's why the sun (LOOK) ________ red at the end of the day.

(1) At first, people (THINK) ________ the sky was blue because there were water droplets in it, but if that were true you (GET) ________ a deeper blue when the air is more humid and that's not the case. (2) After a little more investigation, it (REALISE) ________ that the blue was due to the air molecules in the atmosphere. (3) The light from the sun is made up of many different colours, each of which is a different wavelength of light. (4) The wavelength of red, for example, is longer than the wavelength of blue.

(5) (LONG) ________ wavelengths for the most part travel straight through air molecules, while shorter ones are more scattered by (THEY) ________ .

(6) So when the blue wavelengths hit the air molecules, they are scattered all over the sky ‒ and that's what you see when you look up.

(7) At sunset, when the sun is lower on the horizon, its light has (TRAVEL) ________ through many more air molecules than when it is right above us. (8) All these molecules scatter the red wavelengths, too, and that's why the sun (LOOK) ________ red at the end of the day.

(1) Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming person. (2) The poor should be ordinary and (PRACTICE) ________. (3) It is better to a have permanent income than to be interesting. (4) These are the great truths of modern life which Rob Darrow never realized. (5) Poor Rob! He was not, we must admit, a man of great (INTELLIGENT) ________. (6) He never said a clever thing in his life. (7) But he was (WONDER) ________ good-looking, with brown hair, his clear-cut features, and his grey eyes.

(8) He was as popular with men as he was with women, and he had every quality except that of making money. (9) His father, on his death, had left him his sword and a History of the Peninsular War in 15 parts. (10) Rob hung the first above his mirror, put the second on a shelf, and lived on two hundred pounds a year that an old aunt allowed him.

(11) He had tried everything. (12) He had bought and sold shares for six months but how could he succeed among (EXPERIENCE) ________ men? (13) Then he had tried (SELL) ________ wine, but nobody bought any. (14) At last he became nothing, a charming, (NO USE) ________ man with perfect features and no profession.

(1) Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming person. (2) The poor should be ordinary and (PRACTICE) ________. (3) It is better to a have permanent income than to be interesting. (4) These are the great truths of modern life which Rob Darrow never realized. (5) Poor Rob! He was not, we must admit, a man of great (INTELLIGENT) ________. (6) He never said a clever thing in his life. (7) But he was (WONDER) ________ good-looking, with brown hair, his clear-cut features, and his grey eyes.

(8) He was as popular with men as he was with women, and he had every quality except that of making money. (9) His father, on his death, had left him his sword and a History of the Peninsular War in 15 parts. (10) Rob hung the first above his mirror, put the second on a shelf, and lived on two hundred pounds a year that an old aunt allowed him.

(11) He had tried everything. (12) He had bought and sold shares for six months but how could he succeed among (EXPERIENCE)________ men? (13) Then he had tried (SELL) ________ wine, but nobody bought any. (14) At last he became nothing, a charming, (NO USE) ________ man with perfect features and no profession.

(1) Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming person. (2) The poor should be ordinary and (PRACTICE) ________. (3) It is better to a have permanent income than to be interesting. (4) These are the great truths of modern life which Rob Darrow never realized. (5) Poor Rob! He was not, we must admit, a man of great (INTELLIGENT) ________. (6) He never said a clever thing in his life. (7) But he was (WONDER) ________ good-looking, with brown hair, his clear-cut features, and his grey eyes.

(8) He was as popular with men as he was with women, and he had every quality except that of making money. (9) His father, on his death, had left him his sword and a History of the Peninsular War in 15 parts. (10) Rob hung the first above his mirror, put the second on a shelf, and lived on two hundred pounds a year that an old aunt allowed him.

(11) He had tried everything. (12) He had bought and sold shares for six months but how could he succeed among (EXPERIENCE) ________ men? (13) Then he had tried (SELL) ________ wine, but nobody bought any. (14) At last he became nothing, a charming, (NO USE) ________ man with perfect features and no profession.

(1) Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming person. (2) The poor should be ordinary and (PRACTICE) ________. (3) It is better to a have permanent income than to be interesting. (4) These are the great truths of modern life which Rob Darrow never realized. (5) Poor Rob! (6) He was not, we must admit, a man of great (INTELLIGENT) ________. (7) He never said a clever thing in his life. (8) But he was (WONDER) ________ good-looking, with brown hair, his clear-cut features, and his grey eyes.

(9) He was as popular with men as he was with women, and he had every quality except that of making money. (10) His father, on his death, had left him his sword and a History of the Peninsular War in 15 parts. (11) Rob hung the first above his mirror, put the second on a shelf, and lived on two hundred pounds a year that an old aunt allowed him.

(12) He had tried everything. (13) He had bought and sold shares for six months but how could he succeed among (EXPERIENCE) ________ men? (14) Then he had tried (SELL) ________ wine, but nobody bought any. (15) At last he became nothing, a charming, (NO USE) ________ man with perfect features and no profession.

(1) Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming person. (2) The poor should be ordinary and (PRACTICE) ________. (3) It is better to a have permanent income than to be interesting. (4) These are the great truths of modern life which Rob Darrow never realized. (5) Poor Rob! He was not, we must admit, a man of great (INTELLIGENT) ________. (6) He never said a clever thing in his life. (7) But he was (WONDER) ________ good-looking, with brown hair, his clear-cut features, and his grey eyes.

(8) He was as popular with men as he was with women, and he had every quality except that of making money. (9) His father, on his death, had left him his sword and a History of the Peninsular War in 15 parts. (10) Rob hung the first above his mirror, put the second on a shelf, and lived on two hundred pounds a year that an old aunt allowed him.

(11) He had tried everything. (12) He had bought and sold shares for six months but how could he succeed among (EXPERIENCE) ________ men? (13) Then he had tried (SELL) ________ wine, but nobody bought any. (14) At last he became nothing, a charming, (NO USE) ________ man with perfect features and no profession.

(1) Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming person. (2) The poor should be ordinary and (PRACTICE) ________. (3) It is better to a have permanent income than to be interesting. (4) These are the great truths of modern life which Rob Darrow never realized. (5) Poor Rob! He was not, we must admit, a man of great (INTELLIGENT) ________. (6) He never said a clever thing in his life. (7) But he was (WONDER) ________ good-looking, with brown hair, his clear-cut features, and his grey eyes.

(8) He was as popular with men as he was with women, and he had every quality except that of making money. (9) His father, on his death, had left him his sword and a History of the Peninsular War in 15 parts. (10) Rob hung the first above his mirror, put the second on a shelf, and lived on two hundred pounds a year that an old aunt allowed him.

(11) He had tried everything. (12) He had bought and sold shares for six months but how could he succeed among (EXPERIENCE) ________ men? (13)Then he had tried (SELL) ________ wine, but nobody bought any. (14) At last he became nothing, a charming, (NO USE) ________ man with perfect features and no profession.

Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth in 1812 and died in London in 1870. He is buried in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey. Dickens spent (A) ________ his life in London and often used to walk (B) ________ ten and twenty miles all over the city when he was (C) ________ to sleep and was thinking about the plot of a new novel. (D) ________ walking, he used to observe the sights, sounds and smells of London in order to write about them. (E) ________ the Industrial Revolution Britain, and especially London grew very quickly.

Why are Levi Denims Called “Jeans”?

In (F) ________, when Levi Strauss ran out of tent canvas for the pants he was selling to California gold miners, he imported a tough material from Nomes in France called serge de Nomes. Americanized, de Nomes became “denim”. The word “jeans” is from the French word for Genoa, (G) ________ the tough cloth was invented. Jeans became popular with teenagers after James Dean wore them in the movie Rebel without a Cause.

Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth in 1812 and died in London in 1870. He is buried in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey. Dickens spent (A) ________ his life in London and often used to walk (B) ________ ten and twenty miles all over the city when he was (C) ________ to sleep and was thinking about the plot of a new novel. (D) ________ walking, he used to observe the sights, sounds and smells of London in order to write about them. (E) ________ the Industrial Revolution Britain, and especially London grew very quickly.

Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth in 1812 and died in London in 1870. He is buried in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey. Dickens spent (A) ________ his life in London and often used to walk (B) ________ ten and twenty miles all over the city when he was (C) ________ to sleep and was thinking about the plot of a new novel. (D) ________ walking, he used to observe the sights, sounds and smells of London in order to write about them. (E) ________ the Industrial Revolution Britain, and especially London grew very quickly.

Why are Levi Denims Called “Jeans”?

In (F) ________, when Levi Strauss ran out of tent canvas for the pants he was selling to California gold miners, he imported a tough material from Nomes in France called serge de Nomes. Americanized, de Nomes became “denim”. The word “jeans” is from the French word for Genoa, (G) ________ the tough cloth was invented. Jeans became popular with teenagers after James Dean wore them in the movie Rebel without a Cause.

Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth in 1812 and died in London in 1870. He is buried in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey. Dickens spent (A) ________ his life in London and often used to walk (B) ________ ten and twenty miles all over the city when he was (C) ________ to sleep and was thinking about the plot of a new novel. (D) ________ walking, he used to observe the sights, sounds and smells of London in order to write about them. (E) ________ the Industrial Revolution Britain, and especially London grew very quickly.

Why are Levi Denims Called “Jeans”?

In (F) ________, when Levi Strauss ran out of tent canvas for the pants he was selling to California gold miners, he imported a tough material from Nomes in France called serge de Nomes. Americanized, de Nomes became “denim”. The word “jeans” is from the French word for Genoa, (G) ________ the tough cloth was invented. Jeans became popular with teenagers after James Dean wore them in the movie Rebel without a Cause.

Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth in 1812 and died in London in 1870. He is buried in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey. Dickens spent (A) ________ his life in London and often used to walk (B) ________ ten and twenty miles all over the city when he was (C) ________ to sleep and was thinking about the plot of a new novel. (D) ________ walking, he used to observe the sights, sounds and smells of London in order to write about them. (E) ________ the Industrial Revolution Britain, and especially London grew very quickly.

Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth in 1812 and died in London in 1870. He is buried in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey. Dickens spent (A) ________ his life in London and often used to walk (B) ________ ten and twenty miles all over the city when he was (C) ________ to sleep and was thinking about the plot of a new novel. (D) ________ walking, he used to observe the sights, sounds and smells of London in order to write about them. (E) ________ the Industrial Revolution Britain, and especially London grew very quickly.