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5. After water, tea is the (a) _________ popular beverage in the world. Its popularity
(b) _________ survived thousands of years and (c) _________ played an important
role in many cultures. It is enjoyed both hot (d) _________ cold, as a refreshing drink,
(e) _________ part of a ceremony, or as a tonic (f) _________ improving health.
Today, from remote Ladakh (g) _________ India to Buckingham Palace in London, tea
is synonymous (h) _________ cheer.

6. Last month, I noticed that my best friend (a) _________ not talking to me. I thought
she might be upset (b) _________ something I had done. I (c) _________ did not
speak to her. I thought of (d) _________ her some time to think about it. Seven
days went (e) _________ and we still didn’t talk. I spoke about (f) _________ to my
mother. She suggested that I (g) _________ discuss the whole thing (h) _________
my friend.

7. With the advent of mobile phones (a) _________ headphones, children are crazy to
(b) _________ earphones. It enables them to listen (c) _________ music without other
people hearing it. (d) _________ a result, more (e) _________ more boys and girls
are using earphones (f) _________ random. Sometimes (g) _________ forget safety
rules (h) _________ crossing the road or the railway crossing.

8. As a child, I did not like to sleep (a) _________ the summer afternoons. I would
wander in the garden to look (b) _________ nesting birds. It was fun to look at the
fledglings. Sometimes (c) _________ my father spotted me near a nest, I (d) _________
be scolded for disturbing the birds. (e) _________ my objective was not to frighten
the little creatures (f) _________ to observe them closely. Once I remember catching
a weaver bird. It did not seem to mind (g) _________ interfering nature. In fact, it
allowed me to thrust my hand (h) _________ its nest and to touch the sleeping
fledglings.

9. There are many traditions associated (a) _________ the Chinese New Year. On
(b) _________ fifteenth day, many young people go to the river (c) _________ the
sea and throw oranges or apples (d) _________ the water. Young men hope to
(e) _________ good wives and young girls hope to get good husbands. Some people
(f) _________ stones in the hope of getting (g) _________ good house! Many fishermen
put (h) _________ their nets to catch the falling fruit to resell.
10. It is very easy (a) _________ acquire bad habits, such as eating (b) _________ many
sweets or too much food, (c) _________ drinking too much fluid (d) _________ any
kind, or smoking. The more we (e) _________ a thing, the more we tend to like it;
and (f) _________ we do not continue it, we feel unhappy. This (g) _________ called
the force of habit, and the force of habit (h) _________ be fought against.

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