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7. Found only in eastern Australia and Tasmania today, the 10. _______ since many clothing factories have been
platypus is an extraordinary mammal, _______. subjected to severe fire accidents over the past two years.
A) due to the fact that this creature became extinct 100,000 A) People have learned the news of the fire on television
years ago B) The new regulation has tightened the requirements for fire
B) as it gives birth inside eggs rather than in a placenta or sac, safety
unlike other mammals C) There were no sprinklers to put out the fire, and the structure
C) although this is the most important feature that distinguishes was in such bad shape
reptiles from mammals D) Many women working in the clothing factory went on strike
D) even if different living groups are analysed according to to get a raise in their wages
their species E) A textile industrial building has collapsed, and many workers
E) when the nutritional habits in living things such as humans have lost their lives
are examined

8. Due to the well-known contagiousness of the disease, 11. When the body suffers an injury or illness, blood flow is
_______. boosted to the affected area, _______.

A) there had been no systemic vaccination of the civilian A) which provides more blood cells and proteins, and washes
populations away the debris
B) it was the least common of all diseases for the troops B) but inflammation is a healthy and typical aspect of our
C) soldiers did the same among themselves to make the immune systems
incisions in their arms C) swollen joints, for example, are prevalent in arthritis
D) most hospitals provided a different ward to separate sufferers
smallpox patients D) by influencing the amount of fuel our immune cells
E) the site of the vaccination became overly sore and swollen consume
E) thus, this system always goes wrong and creates
inflammation

9. Palm oil, which is produced from the fruits of a specific 12. Although Venus is similar to Earth in many aspects, such as
kind of palm tree, is one of the most widely used vegetable its size, components, and the existence of water, _______.
oils today _______.
A) astronomers continue their studies about the solar system
A) seeing that it is durable and affordable for many people and other galaxies
B) because it is refined at high temperatures to remove odours B) they inspired the stories and the relationships in ancient
C) as it is also stated that heated palm oil raises blood Roman mythology
pressure C) it is not a habitable planet because of the greenhouse
D) in order to increase the production of such goods gases in its atmosphere
E) so palm oil contains more carcinogenic substances than D) it is visible to the naked eye when viewed from Earth
other vegetable oils E) it has been a matter of curiosity for scientists

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