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A. 

The mountains of Scotland (we call them
the Highlands) are а wild and beautiful part of Europe. A
golden eagle flies over the mountains. A deer walks through the
silence of the forest. Salmon and trout swim in the clean, pure
water of the rivers. Some say that not only fish swim in the deep
water of Loch Ness. Speak to the people living by the Loch.
Each person has a story of the monster, and some have photographs.

B. 

Tresco is a beautiful island with no cars, crowds or
noise – just flowers, birds, long sandy beaches and the Tresco
Abbey Garden. John and Wendy Pyatt welcome you to the Island Hotel,
famous for delicious food, comfort and brilliant service. You will
appreciate superb accommodation, free saunas and the indoor
swimming pool.

C. 

The Camel and Wildlife Safari is a unique mixture of
the traditional and modern. Kenya’s countryside suits the Safari
purposes exceptionally well. Tourists will have a chance to explore
the bush country near Samburu, to travel on a camel back or to
sleep out under the stars. Modern safari vehicles are always
available for those who prefer comfort.

D. 

Arrival can be the hardest part of a trip. It is
late, you are road-weary, and everything is new and strange. You
need an affordable place to sleep, something to eat and drink, and
probably a way to get around. But in general, it’s a wonderful
trip, full of wonderful and unusual places. Whether it is the first
stop on a trip or the fifth city visited, every traveller feels a
little overwhelmed stepping onto a new street in a new city.

E. 

No zoo has enough money to provide basic habitats or
environments for all the species they keep. Most animals are put in
a totally artificial environment, isolated from everything they
would meet in their natural habitat. Many will agree that this
isolation is harmful to the most of zoo inhabitants, it can even
amount to cruelty.

F. 

A new London Zoo Project is a ten year project to
secure the future for the Zoo and for many endangered animals. The
plan has been devised by both animal and business experts to
provide world-leading accommodation for all our animals, to more
fully engage and inform people about conservation issues, to
redesign certain aspects of Zoo layout.

G. 

Leave-no-trace camping is an increasingly popular
approach to travel in wilderness areas. As the term suggests, the
goal is for the camper to leave as little impact as possible on the
place he is visiting. One of its mottos is “Take nothing but
pictures. Leave nothing but footprints.” Its simplest and most
fundamental rule is: pack it in, pack it out, but it goes beyond
that.

1. 

because
they see and touch them close up

2. 

such as
hunting exotic animals and selling furs

3. 

as well as
the ins and outs of being a keeper at London Zoo

4. 

that is not
counting every ant in the colony

5. 

which
demand much time and effort

6. 

which take
place every day, from

7. 

despite the
serious side to our work

1. 

up for the optional module, part of

2. 

such as the moral universe of the school

3. 

to examine prejudice, citizenship and bullying in

4. 

including the world of rituals, prejudice and intolerance
in

5. 

to emerge four or five years ago to see

6. 

such as the response of
the writer

7. 

to growing demand from the student

1. 

that there
would be more phones in the UK than there are people

2. 

the leap
from phones as technology to phones as fashion items

3. 

and his son
was making the first-ever mobile phone call in the UK

4. 

the move to
digital technology, connecting machines to wireless networks

5. 

trying to persuade
people to do more with their phones than just call and text

6. 

that mobile
phones would have over the next quarter century

7. 

and relying
instead on actual call charges

1. 

that
laughter is a uniquely human trait

2. 

to create the evolutionary tree
linking humans and apes

3. 

while their
caretakers tickled them

4. 

that
laughing comes from a common primate ancestor

5. 

to trace
the origin of laughter back

6. 

whether
laughing emerged earlier on than humans did

7. 

that humans
were closest to chimps and bonobos

1. 

when the
reindeer give birth in May

2. 

that
Yamal’s ancient permafrost is melting

3. 

that the impact on
Russia would be disastrous

4. 

when the
ice was finally thick enough to cross

5. 

the
environment is under pressure

6. 

and set up
their camps in the southern forests

7. 

and in the
end what is good for the reindeer is good for us

1. 

the change
is due to

2. 

a huge
shift towards an ageing population

3. 

as
proportions of older people increase in most countries

4. 

while
patterns of work and retirement will have huge implications

5. 

which
recently replaced Italy as the world’s oldest major country

6. 

the alarm
about these changes

7. 

which shows
the balance between working-age people and the older

A. 

The residents of the southern United States are particularly warm to visitors, ready to welcome
them to their homes and to the South in general. Food places an
important role in the traditions of southern hospitality. A cake or
other delicacy is often brought to the door of a new neighbor as a
means of introduction. When a serious illness occurs, neighbors,
friends, and church members generally bring food to that family as
a form of support and encouragement.

B. 

Destination spas exist for those who only can take a
short term trip, but still want to develop healthy habits. Guests
reside and participate in the program at a destination spa instead
of just visiting it for a treatment or pure vacation. Typically
over a seven-day stay, such facilities provide a program that includes
spa services, physical fitness activities, wellness education,
healthy cuisine and special interest programming.

C. 

When people travel, stay in a hotel, eat out, or go
to the movies, they rarely think that they are experiencing many-sided,
vast and very diverse hospitality industry. The tourism industry is
very challenging for those who work there, as they should be able
to meet a wide variety of needs and to be flexible enough to
anticipate them. The right person to help us feel at home likes
working with the public, and enjoys solving puzzles.

D. 

Ten years ago, with the help of friends and family,
Veit Kühne founded Hospitality Club as a general-purpose
Internet-based hospitality exchange organization. Now, it is one of
the largest hospitality networks with members in 226 countries.
This is a completely free organization, which involves no money.
The core activity is the exchange of accommodation, when hosts
offer their guests the possibility to stay free at their homes.

E. 

To the ancient Greeks and Romans, hospitality was a
divine right. The host was expected to make sure the needs of his
guests were seen to. In the contemporary West, hospitality is
rarely associated with generously provided care and kindness to
whoever is in need or strangers. Now it is only a service that
includes hotels, casinos, and resorts, which offer comfort and
guidance to strangers, but only as part of a business relationship.

F. 

A bed and breakfast is a type of overnight
accommodation with breakfast offered in someone’s private home.
This type of service was established in Europe many years ago
and its roots lie a long way back in history when monasteries
provided bed and breakfasts for travelers. But the term appeared in
the UK only after World
War II, when numerous foreigners needed a place to stay and local
people opened their homes and started serving breakfast to those
overnight guests.

G. 

Hostels are nothing more than budget oriented,
sociable accommodation where guests can rent a bed, and share a
bathroom, lounge and sometimes a kitchen. But somehow there are
misconceptions that a hostel is a kind of homeless shelter, a
dangerous place where young people can face potential threat. This
does not reflect the high quality and level of professionalism in
many modern hostels.

1. 

that is carried on regularly in each of the museums

2. 

providing different materials in the arts, science and

3. 

placing a spotlight on people and events in African
American history

4. 

that has been established within the Smithsonian
complex

5. 

which allows website visitors to upload their own
stories or images

6. 

and visitors can enjoy watching rare exhibits on

7. 

and two museums are situated in New York City

A. 

Charles Darwin’s five-year voyage on H.M.S. Beagle
has become legendary and greatly influenced his masterwork, the
book, On the Origin of Species. Darwin didn’t actually formulate his theory of evolution
while sailing around the world aboard the Royal Navy ship. But the
exotic plants and animals he encountered challenged his thinking
and led him to consider scientific evidence in new ways.

B. 

The 19th century was a remarkable time for
exploration. Vast portions of the globe, such as the interior of Africa, were
mapped by explorers and adventurers. It was the time when David
Livingstone became convinced of his mission to reach new peoples in Africa and introduce
them to Christianity, as well as free them from slavery.

C. 

Louis Pasteur’s various investigations convinced him
of the rightness of his germ theory of disease, which holds that
germs attack the body from outside. Many felt that such tiny organisms
as germs could not possibly kill larger ones such as humans. But
Pasteur extended this theory to explain the causes of many diseases – including
cholera, TB and smallpox – and their prevention by
vaccination.

D. 

Frederick Law Olmsted, the architect who designed New York City’s
Central Park, called the Yosemite Valley “the greatest glory of nature.” Californians
convinced one of their representatives, Senator John Conness, to do
something about its protection. In May 1864, Conness introduced
legislation to bring the Yosemite Valley under the control of the
state of California. President Abraham Lincoln signed the bill into law.

E. 

The Maya thrived for nearly 2,000 years. Without the
use of the cartwheel or metal tools, they built massive stone
structures. They were accomplished scientists. They tracked a solar
year of 365 days and one of the few surviving ancient Maya books
contains tables of eclipses. From observatories, like the one at Chichen Itza,
they tracked the progress of the war star, Mars.

F. 

Bali has been a surfing hotspot since the early 20th
century, and continues to attract surfers from all over the world.
The island’s small size and unique geography provides wonderful
surfing conditions, in all seasons, for surfers of any level of
experience. Inexperienced surfers might like to try Kuta’s kind
waves, while more able surfers will try Nusa Dua’s powerful waves.

G. 

Base jumping is an extreme sport, one which only
very adventurous travelers enjoy. Some base jumpers leap off bridges,
others off buildings and the most extreme off cliffs in Norway. Once a
year, base jumpers in the US get to leap off the New River Bridge in West Virginia. During the annual Bridge Day,
hundreds of jumpers can go off the bridge legally. Thousands of spectators show up to watch.

1. 

that none
of the others have

2. 

who pays
much attention to children’s safety

3. 

continuing
a tradition of cruising since 1925

4. 

hovering
over the magnificent lake

5. 

that nature
has ever created in the wild

6. 

who retells
the legends of the mysterious past

7. 

for
yourself why there is nothing quite

A. 

Distance education or e-learning offers several
advantages. Students participating in e-learning programs are often
able to set their own schedules and work at their own pace. The
learning experience can be supported by multimedia such as videos,
interactive websites, and real-time conferencing with experts from
anywhere in the world. Additionally, e-learning programs are less
expensive than traditional ones.

B. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm did not expect to create a
children’s collection of fairy tales. Instead, they wanted to
preserve Germany’s oral
tradition by collecting different stories. Not until several
editions of their collection were published did the brothers
realize that children were to be a major audience. Once the
Brothers Grimm saw this new public, they tried to refine and soften
their tales, which had originated centuries earlier as folklore.

C. 

The five Potter books have sold 250 million copies
worldwide in 55 languages, including Latin and Ancient Greek. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowlings uses spells and charms that are
largely based on Latin. But one of the most serious spells, Avada
Kedavra, may be a variant of «abracadabra». In the Harry
Potter series, it is a spell that causes death. Harry Potter is the
only one known to have survived it.

D. 

Critics of the Harry Potter books point out that the
main characters who are supposed to be “good” are consistently and
regularly portrayed as breaking all manner of ethical rules like
those against lying, cheating, and stealing. They also regularly
break school rules against behavior like going out at night, using
magic in the Muggle world, and so forth.

E. 

On Christmas Eve of 1968, NASA astronaut William
Anders, while orbiting the moon with the Apollo 8 mission, took a
photograph that provided a foundation for the modern green
movement. His photo shows a small, blue planet Earth peeking over
the horizon of the Moon. The image of a small planet, alone in a
vast ocean of space, showed billions of people the fragility of our
planet and the importance of preserving and protecting Earth

F. 

There are many indoor air pollutants that can be
harmful. Indoor air can be up to 100 times more polluted than
outdoor air. Organic compounds from some paints, carpets, synthetic
fabrics and adhesives are a known health hazard, contributing to
the disease known as Sick Building Syndrome. Proper technology can
help – open
windows to let fresh air in and bad air out.

G. 

Some people, especially in rural areas, burn their
trash in pits or barrels. It seems an easy way to get rid of your
garbage, but the smoke it creates has a lot of really unhealthy
toxic chemicals. Burning things like foam cups, plastics, and
colored and bleached paper in backyards or even fireplaces causes
toxic smoke that can spread throughout the neighborhood.

1. 

joining
some of Wales’ most talented musicians

2. 

having
their summer holidays in Cardiff

3. 

beating
with dance and theatrical performances

4. 

from
pantomimes to Christmas tree celebrations

5. 

which
features music, film, literature and graphics

6. 

from
international names to family-run guest houses

7. 

that
usually attract hundreds of theatre lovers

A. 

Carnival is the most famous holiday in Brazil and has become a
world-famous annual celebration. It is celebrated in towns and
villages throughout Brazil for almost a week 40 days before Easter, which is
usually in February, the hottest month in the Southern Hemisphere.
Officially, it starts on Saturday and finishes on Fat Tuesday with
the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday, during which some
Christians give up something that they enjoy.

B. 

The most colourful events take place in the Carnival
World Capital, Rio de Janeiro. It was the original place where, in
1723, Portuguese immigrants went out onto the streets soaking each
other with buckets of water and throwing mud and food, often ending
up in street brawls and riots. The concept kept changing throughout
the 1800s with more organized parades, where the Emperor with a
group of aristocrats joined in masks with luxurious costumes and
music.

C. 

Now the parade varies from state to state. It is a
mixture of arts. The music played during Rio Carnival is samba – a unique
Brazilian music originating from Rio. It’s also a dance form that was invented by the
poor Afro-Brazilians as a type of ritual music. The word “samba”
meant to pray to the spirits of the ancestors and the gods of the
African Pantheon. As a noun, it could mean a complaint or a cry.

D. 

Even today, the most involved groups in Rio Carnival
are the poorest, the so-called “favelas”, where houses are made of
cardboard or other metal remains, and there is often no water,
electricity or sewage system. However, the favelas’ residents
always join in the festivities and actually make the Carnival,
which really means a lot to them. Because, for once during the
year, they get to go out and have as much fun as they can.

E. 

Residents of the favelas are often members of local
samba schools and are deeply involved with the performance and costumes
of their groups. Each neighborhood in Rio has its favorite Carnival street band. There are more than 300 of them in Rio nowadays, and
each year this number increases. Each band has its place or street
for its parade and the big ones usually close the streets to the
traffic.

F. 

Rio de Janeiro is usually divided into three zones. The so-called
Zona Sul is by far the most pleasant place to stay in Rio, as it is by the
sea and is the most civilized part of the city. Districts
Copacabana and Ipanema together form a big stage offering a
carnival happening at every corner. Leblon, being a bit more
upscale, is also an excellent location.

G. 

Except the industries, malls and the
carnival-related workers, the country stops completely for almost a
week and festivities are intense, day and night. If you plan to go
to watch the Carnival, you should organize your trip well in
advance. The best hotels, especially in the Zona Sul, are booked up
early, so it’s a good idea to make a reservation at least 3 or 4
months in advance.

1. 

which
connected Switzerland and Italy

2. 

there was no money

3. 

that served
dishes and wines

4. 

elegant
meals were served to passengers

5. 

who rode the train

6. 

to use
trains for long distance travel and vacations

7. 

who wrote about it

A. 

The present Ashmolean Museum was created in 1908 by
combining two ancient Oxford institutions: the University Art Collection and the
original Ashmolean Museum. The
older partner in this merger, the University Art Collection, was
based for many years in what is now the Upper Reading Room in the
Bodleian Library.

B. 

The collection began modestly in the 1620s with a
handful of portraits and curiosities displayed in a small room on
the upper floor. In the 17^th century there
were added notable collections of coins and medals later
incorporated into the Ashmolean coin collection. The objects of
curiosity included Guy Fawkes’ lantern and a sword given by the
Pope to Henry VIII, and a number of more exotic items.

C. 

In the 1660s and ’70s, the collection grew rapidly
and, in 1683, the Bodleian Gallery was left to develop as a museum
of art. At first, it was a gallery of portraits of distinguished
contemporaries, but from the mid 1660s, it began to acquire a more
historical perspective with the addition of images of people from
the past: college founders, scientists, soldiers, monarchs, writers
and artists.

D. 

In the eighteenth century, several painters donated
self-portraits. They also added a number of landscapes, historical
paintings and scenes from contemporary life. Other donors, former
members of the University, added collections of Old Masters so that
by the early nineteenth century, it had become an art gallery of
general interest and an essential point of call on the tourist map.
The public was admitted on payment of a small charge. Catalogues
were available at the entrance and the paintings were well
displayed in a large gallery.

E. 

It was only with the gift of a collection of ancient
Greek and Roman statuary from the Countess of Pomfret in 1755 that
the need for a new art gallery became urgent. The marble figures
were too heavy to be placed in an upstairs gallery and were
installed in a dark ground-floor room in the library pending the
creation of a new museum.

F. 

Before the new museum was finished, a major group of
drawings by Raphael and Michelangelo was purchased by public
subscription for the new galleries, establishing the importance of
the Oxford museum as a
centre for the study of Old Master drawings. The new museum also
attracted gifts of paintings. In 1851, a collection of early Italian paintings, which
included Uccello’s “Hunt in the
Forest”, one of the museum’s major works of art was
presented.

G. 

In the 1850s, the University established a new
Natural History Museum, which is now known as the Oxford University
Museum of Natural History. And all the natural history specimens
from the Ashmolean were transferred to the new institution. Having
lost what had become the most important element in its collection,
the Ashmolean was to find a major new role in the emerging field of
archaeology.

1. 

that young
people should stay on at school, as

2. 

that
inspire young people is immeasurable

3. 

but an
increasing shortage of work experience means

4. 

but a lot
more of it is being done online

5. 

260,000
teenagers have a Saturday job compared with 435,000

6. 

that it was
researching the system of funding education after 16

7. 

but young
people are leaving education increasingly less experienced

A. 

Diwali is a five-day festival that is celebrated in
October or November, depending on the cycle of the moon. It
represents the start of the Hindu New Year and honors the victory
of good over evil, and brightness over darkness. It also marks the
start of winter. Diwali is actually celebrated in honor of Lord
Rama and his wife Sita. One of the best places to experience Diwali
is in the «pink city» of Jaipur, in Rajasthan. Each year
there’s a competition for the best decorated and most brilliantly
lit up market that attracts visitors from all over India.

B. 

The Blossom Kite Festival, previously named the
Smithsonian Kite Festival, is an annual event that is traditionally
a part of the festivities at the National Cherry Blossom Festival
on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Kite enthusiasts show off their stunt skills and
compete for awards in over 36 categories including aerodynamics and
beauty. The Kite Festival is one of the most popular annual events
in Washington, DC and features kite fliers from across the U.S. and
the world.

C. 

The annual Ostrich Festival has been recognized as
one of the «Top 10 Unique Festivals in the United
States» with its lanky ostriches, multiple entertainment bands
and many special gift and food vendors. It is truly a unique
festival, and suitable for the entire family. The Festival usually
holds Ostrich Races, an Exotic Zoo, Pig Races, a Sea Lion Show, a
Hot Rod Show, Amateur Boxing and a Thrill Circus.

D. 

Iceland’s Viking Festival takes place in mid-June
every year and lasts 6 days, no matter what the weather in Iceland may be. It’s one
of the most popular annual events in Iceland where you can see Viking-style costumes, musical instruments,
jewelry and crafts at the VikingVillage. Visitors at the Viking Festival see
sword fighting by professional Vikings and demonstrations of
marksmanship with bows and muscle power. They can listen to Viking
songs and lectures at the festival, or grab a bite at the Viking
Restaurant nearby.

E. 

Dragon Boat Festival is one of the major holidays in
Chinese culture. This summer festival was originally a time to ward
off bad spirits, but now it is a celebration of the life of Qu
Yuan, who was a Chinese poet of ancient period. Dragon boat
festival has been an important holiday for centuries for Chinese
culture, but in recent years dragon boat racing has become an
international sport.

F. 

The Mangalica Festival is held in early February at Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest. It
offers the opportunity to experience Hungarian food, music, and
other aspects of Hungarian culture. The festival is named for a
furry pig indigenous to the region of Hungary and the Balkans. A mangalica is a breed of pig recognizable
by its curly hair and known for its fatty flesh. Sausage, cheese
and other dishes made with pork can be sampled at the festival.

G. 

Hanami is an important Japanese custom and is held
all over Japan in spring.
Hanami literally means «viewing flowers», but now it is a
cherry blossom viewing. The origin of hanami dates back to more
than one thousand years ago when aristocrats enjoyed looking at
beautiful cherry blossoms and wrote poems. Nowadays, people in Japan have fun viewing
cherry blossoms, drinking and eating. People bring home-cooked
meals, do BBQ, or buy take-out food for hanami.

1. 

by joining
our e-community

2. 

that are
offered to the visitors

3. 

its
glamorous past and fun-filled present

4. 

that was sweeping
the country

5. 

to learn
more about American history

6. 

as a
landmark reminder of wonderful experiences

7. 

celebrating
the end of the Revolutionary War

A. 

Born in 1743, Thomas Jefferson helped shape the new
American nation and also shaped some of the country’s most famous
buildings. The twentieth century architects who designed the
circular Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C. drew inspiration from Thomas Jefferson’s
architectural ideas. And from where did Jefferson get his ideas?
The Pantheon in Rome! This building with its classical portico
became a model that influenced Western architecture for 2,000
years.

B. 

Postmodern architecture evolved from the modernist
movement, yet contradicts many of the modernist ideas. Combining
new ideas with traditional forms, postmodernist buildings may
startle, surprise, and even amuse. Familiar shapes and details are
used in unexpected ways. Philip Johnson’s AT&T Headquarters is
often cited as an example of postmodernism. Like many buildings in
the international style, this skyscraper has a classical facade.

C. 

The Industrial Revolution in Europe brought about a
new trend: the use of metals instead of wood and stone in
construction. Built in 1889, the Eiffel Tower is perhaps the most famous example of this new use
for metal. For 40 years, the Eiffel Tower measured the tallest in the world. The metal
lattice-work, formed with very pure structural iron, makes the
tower both extremely light and able to withstand tremendous wind
forces.

D. 

By the early 1800s, Belfast had become a major port at the beating heart of the
region’s industry. The launching of the Titanic from the shipways
was attended by an estimated 100,000 people, showing how important
this event was for Belfast. Many more impressive ships would leave
the yard in the coming years before the decline of the shipbuilding
industry began in the 1950s, but the Titanic marked the zenith of
the great shipbuilding era in Belfast.

E. 

Thomas Andrews was the chief naval architect at the
Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast during the early 1900s. He brought the idea of
‘Olympic class’ ocean liners to life. The most famous of these was
Titanic, which he joined on its first voyage. His actions when the
ship sank on 15 April 1912 are believed to have saved many lives,
but at the cost of his own. In his home town of Comber, the life of
Thomas Andrews is commemorated by the Memorial Hall, opened in
1915.

F. 

An e-book or “electronic book” is available
digitally downloaded, and accessed through a device such as a
computer, a smart phone or, popularly, a portable e-book reader. In
1971, Michael Hart began storing vast contents of libraries in
electronic formats. Hart named his efforts Project Gutenberg, after
the inventor of the printing press. Libraries were early adopters
of the technology. But it took nearly thirty years for the idea of
the e-book to take firm hold with the consumer.

G. 

The Frankfurt Book Fair is held in October of each
year. It usually hosts more than 7,300 exhibitors from 100
countries ranging fromAlbania to Zimbabwe. For the American book publishing industry,
the Frankfurt Book Fair is predominantly a trade fair, that is, a
professional meeting place for publishers, editors, librarians,
book subsidiary rights managers, booksellers, film producers,
authors and many others who are involved in the creation and
licensing of book content.

1. 

that
reflect contemporary public opinion and celebrity

2. 

as well as
resources on art, technology and drama

3. 

ranging
from special effects to fully animated figures

4. 

as well as
the idols of popular music and the icons

5. 

who are
eager to help in any possible way they can

6. 

ranging
from all kinds of souvenirs to sports equipment

7. 

who is
sitting to determine exact measurements

A. 

The Mona Lisa, also known as La Giaconda,
became world famous after it was stolen from the Louvre in 1911.
The painting was missing for two years before police traced the
theft to Italian painter, Vincenzo Peruggia, who stole the work to
return it to its country of origin. The Louvre Museum in Paris
built a separate room to house the Mona Lisa, giving up to five
million visitors a year the chance to see the painting.

B. 

The tradition of telling stories with a series of
sequential images has been a part of Japanese culture long before
Superman comic strips. The earliest examples of pre-manga artwork
that influenced the development of modern Japanese comics are
commonly attributed to Toba Sojo, an 11th-century painter-priest
with an odd sense of humor. Toba’s animal paintings satirized life
in the Buddhist priesthood by drawing priests as rabbits or monkeys
engaged in silly activities.

C. 

When the story in which Holmes died was published in
a popular magazine in 1893, the British reading public was
outraged. More than 20,000 people canceled their subscriptions. The
demand for Holmes stories was so great that Conan Doyle brought the
great detective back to life by explaining that no one had actually
seen Holmes go down the Reichenbach Falls. The public, glad to have new tales, bought
the explanation.

D. 

Caviar refers to the salted eggs of the fish
species, sturgeon. At the beginning of the 19th century, the United States was one of the
greatest producers of caviar in the world. Because of overfishing,
commercial sturgeon harvesting was banned. Today, mostly through
farm-raised varieties, caviar production has returned in America. Some
American caviar is very high in quality and has been compared
favorably to wild Caspian caviar.

E. 

T.S. Eliot wrote in his poem, «The Waste
Land,» that April was the «cruelest month.» He was
living in England at the time, and
the weather there can be dreadfully rainy and cold during spring.
But from a cook’s point of view, April is anything but cruel. The
month brings us some of the freshest, most wonderful foods.
Consider the first ripe strawberries, asparagus, artichokes, tiny
peas, and so much more.

F. 

When the eruption of Vesuvius started on the morning
of 24 August, 79 AD, it caught the local population completely
unprepared. The catastrophic magnitude of the eruption was
connected with the long period of inactivity that preceded it. The
longer the intervals between one eruption and another, the greater
the explosion will be. Luckily, the frequent but low-level activity
of Vesuvius in recent centuries has relieved the build-up of
pressure in the magma chamber.

G. 

Iron Age Britain can only be understood from the archaeological
evidence. There are few spectacular ruins from Iron Age Britain. Unlike
in Classical Greece or Ancient Egypt, in Iron Age Britain there was no construction of major cities, palaces,
temples or pyramids. Rather, it was an essentially rural world of
farms and villages, which had no economic or religious need to
build palaces, cities, major tombs or ceremonial sites.

1. 

that needed
public attention and a new building

2. 

through
education programmes and on-site tours

3. 

many hours
of service to wildlife care and fundraising

4. 

that a
permanent, year-round site was necessary

5. 

as well as
field trips focused on the natural world

6. 

that had
been injured or orphaned because of intense

7. 

as well as
teach children and adults about nature