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7. Although they are usually worn for practical reasons, so 10. Early civilizations were well aware that plants were
that the wearer can keep track of the time, _______. attacked by diseases; _______.
A) watches are also a piece of jewellery expressing the A) thus, Ireland suffered a devastating potato famine due
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wearer’s wealth, social status, and sense of style to a fungus that caused late blight of potatoes in the 19
B) pocket watches can be as large as three inches in diameter, century
thus, they do not interfere with the wearer’s movement B) therefore, it was commonly believed that most of the plant
C) wristwatches have been the most common form of diseases and the fungi arose spontaneously from decay
timepiece ever since they began to be produced with metal C) nevertheless, the ability to combat plant diseases through
and leather straps pest control made it possible to yield greatly
D) watches are available today in every price range, from a D) on the other side, during the Middle Ages in Europe,
five-dollar plastic watch to a ten-thousand-dollar gold one Shakespeare mentioned wheat mildew in one of his plays
E) the idea of watches is quite ancient, dating back to the E) however, it was not until the invention of the first microscope
Romans who lived as early as 500 BCE that people began to understand the real causes of these
diseases

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8. When long-tailed ducks venture beneath the waves in 11. _______, some of the water they hold evaporates into the
search of fish, _______. warm air.

A) their surviving numbers are estimated between 6.2 and 6.8 A) Unless water droplets form clouds
million B) Since clouds each have different variations
B) they are largely found in the oceans of the Northern C) When the sun shines on ponds and lakes
Hemisphere
D) As long as different types of precipitation fall from the sky
C) they are able to reach depths as great as 60 meters
E) If patterns of weather depend on the nature of the local air
D) fewer young are hatched as populations decline due to mass
overhunting
E) their body length and weight differ according to what they
feed on

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9. _______, vitamin E is also of great importance in energy 12. _______, there is nowhere in the universe where it will
production, playing an essential role in cellular respiration disappear altogether.
of all muscles.
A) Since the Earth’s gravitational field is constantly pulling the
A) When it comes to foods processed with heat International Space Station
B) Although excessive amounts are eliminated through bodily B) If gravity does not pull objects back to the Earth with
functions excessive force
C) Besides its primary function as an antioxidant C) Although the effect of gravity will gradually decrease as we
travel deeper into space
D) In spite of the damage it does to the nerves and red blood
cells D) Even though there are space stations located some 400km
above the Earth’s surface
E) Regardless of being one of the most essential vitamins
E) Until astronauts experience 90 percent of the gravity to
which we are subjected to on Earth

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