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Writing PracticeDirections: Write an essay of no less than 200 words on one of the following topics.• My most embarrassing experience• A time I felt most proud of myself• An unforgettable bicycle tour

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Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. Each word can be used only once.flare up make .an analogy between be dripping withmake a pactset a date for appeal toin exchange formake out of1. The brick walls of the ruined buildings __ green mold and moisture, and she shivered involuntarily, looking down to avoid the sight.2. Knowing just how quickly a wildfire can spread, some residents of the village decided to leave their homes after the flames nearby.3. He was determined not to sour a perfectly good day with the memory of one jealous classmate trying to _ a fool him in front of the entire class.4. The president said that it was the worst earthquake ever to hit the country, and that he _ the world for help, asking in particular for heavy-lift helicopters.5. As urban populations exported finished goods _____ raw materials from neighboring populations, organized trade grew substantially.6. Biology teachers often the heart and a pump in order to help students understand how the heart works.7. They would like to their wedding and announce their engagement to their families and friends as soon as possible.8. The couple never to work at the same time, so that one of them was always on full-time parenting duty, and their child wouldn't have to be looked after by strangers.

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Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.Have you ever heard people say that they tend to be more of a right-brain or left-brain thinker? From books to television programs, you have probably heard the term 1) numerous times, or perhaps you have even taken an online test to 2) which type best describes you.Do different parts of the brain really control different bodily and mental functions? Over the years, a theory that has 3) in popularity is that the right brain and the left brain are 4) for different modes of thought and that the way in which a person thinks will depend on which side of his brain works more actively.People who rely more 5)on the right half of their brain tend to be more imaginative and spontaneous. They are interested in patterns, shapes and sizes, for the right brain is associated with 6) ability like singing, painting, writing poetry, etc. Left-brain dominated people are quite 7) in the way they think. They tend to be more logical and 8) in their thinking and usually stand out in mathematics and word skills.While the different functions of the two brain parts may have been 9)and exaggerated by popular psychology, understanding your strengths and weaknesses in certain areas can help you develop better ways to learn and study. For example, if you are usually 10) in trying to follow verbal instructions, an activity often cited as a right-brain characteristic, you can benefit from writing down directions and developing better organizational skills.

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