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Practice 14  Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings—battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed—took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. (1) Tod

Practice 14  Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings—battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed—took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news

Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.  The word science is heard so often in modern times that almost everybody has some notion of its meaning. On the other hand, its definition is difficult for many people. (79) The meaning of t

Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.  The word science is heard so often in modern times that almost everybody has some notion of its meaning. On the other hand, its definit

Passage 1  Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe(订阅) to as many as two or three newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?  Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings—battles lost and won,

Passage 1  Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe(订阅) to as many as two or three newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?  Five hundred years