A cleaning wand

19. A cleaning wand is a totally new invention. It features the advanced UV-C technology that helps to kill bacteria and germs. It’s the _________ (ONE) ever cleaning device you can literally take anywhere.

20. The __________ (GOOD) thing about it is that it can clean anything.

21. There’s no doubt that _________ (WOMAN) are going to like this invention very much.

Robert Heinlein

22. Robert A. Heinlein was a US science fiction author. He was among those writers who emphasized scientific accuracy in their fiction. He also __________ (THINK) it was necessary to challenge the readers.

23. He pointed out it was necessary to develop __________ (THEY) critical thinking.

24. He pointed out that any science fiction book __________ (BE) a success if the author followed these two important principles.

19. A famous scientist was on his way to a lecture when his chauffeur offered an idea. “Hey, boss, I ____________ (HEAR) your speech so many times already I bet I could deliver it and give you the night off.” 

20. “Sounds great,” the scientist said. When they ___________ (GET) to the auditorium, the chauffeur walked to the lectern and delivered the speech. 

21. Afterward he asked if there ____________ (BE) any questions. “Yes,” said one professor and asked a highly technical question. The chauffeur panicked for a moment but quickly recovered. “That’s an easy one,” he replied. “In fact, it’s so easy, I’m going to let my chauffeur answer it!” 

Memory technique 

22. It was a nice summer day. Two elderly couples were enjoying a friendly conversation in the garden when one of the ____________ (MAN) asked the other, “Fred, how was the memory clinic you went to a month ago?” 

23. “Outstanding,” Fred replied. “We were taught visualization, association. We learned all the ____________ (LATE) psychological techniques — it has made a big difference for me.” 

“That’s great! What was the name of that clinic?” 

24. Fred went blank. He thought and thought but ______________ (NOT CAN) remember. Then a smile broke across his face and he asked, “What do you call that flower with thorns?” “You mean a rose?” “Yes, that’s it!” Then he turned to his wife and asked, “Rose, what was the name of that clinic?”

Swimming Pools 

19. The first heated swimming pool __________ (CONSTRUCT) by Gaius Maecenas of Rome in the first century BC.

20. Swimming pools became popular in Britain in the beginning of the 19th century. By 1837, London authorities __________ (BUILD) six indoor pools with diving boards.

21. The __________ (OLD) surviving swimming club in the world is the Arlington Baths Club in Glasgow. It is still an active club and continues to own its original Victorian building with a large pool.  

22. After the start of modem Olympic Games in 1896, the popularity of swimming pools __________ (TAKE) off. Nowadays there are lots of different swimming pools, both public and private.  

23. Most __________ (CHILD) enjoy swimming and swimming pools with their wave-making machines, water slides and tropical vegetation are something unique for them.

24. If they could, kids __________ (CHOOSE) to spend their entire summer in the swimming pool.

Kipu Falls

19. Travel guidebooks call Kipu Falls ‘a glorious little hidden place’. This terrific little waterfall __________ (LOVE) by locals and tourists alike. 

20. The 20-rock wall __________ (SURROUND) most of the falls. The pool below is deep and crystal clear. 

21. But the alluring beauty of the waterfall and natural pool conceals a deadly side. It is considered to be one of Hawaii’s __________ (DANGEROUS) tourist sports. 

22. Five visitors __________ (DROWN) at Kipu Falls so far, including two since December. 

23. In most of cases, the swimmers jumped off the top of the waterfall into the pool of blue-green water about 20 __________ (FOOT) below. 

24. Then they __________ (PULL) to their deaths while attempting to swim to the shore. The deaths have given rise to speculation about whether there’s a powerful whirlpool current in the swimming hole and prompted local authorities to push for greater restrictions to the site.  

19. The perfect smile has created a multi-billion-dollar industry, but not all is shiny in this business. Dentists say that illegal whitening is putting people at risk of health problems, including burnt gums, lips and lost ____________ (TOOTH). 

20. Statistics show a 26% increase in complaints ___________ (LATE) year from people with problems from whitening. Many of them used services of unqualified specialists. 

A cold nose       

21. Now we know why a dog’s nose is cold. Scientists __________ (TRY) to solve this mystery for many years. The scientists believe dogs’ noses are cold because dogs sense the temperature of things without touching them.  

22. They use their noses to detect temperature, when prey is nearby. Earlier it ___________ (BELIEVE) that dogs’ noses are cold to control their body temperature. Researchers did experiments on dogs, which had to detect the temperature of different objects. 

23. Brain activity in the dogs showed that they _________ (KNOW) which objects were warmer than others. So dogs adjust their behaviour according to the thermal radiation coming from warm bodies.

24. A researcher said this _________ (CHANGE) in the future scientists’ ideas on how animals hunt. Many animals may use heat-sensing abilities to hunt.

Chooding a Career

19. Jane had always wanted to be a nurse and help __________ (PERSON) in need. Her father, however, thought that nursing was not a suitable profession for her.

20. When she left school, she __________ (OFFER) a job as a doctor’s receptionist.

21. Jane __________ (NOT WANT) to take the job, so she decided to talk to her friend Ann about what she should do.

22. When Jane came to Ann’s house, Ann met her in the garden. ‘Hello, Jane! You look so unhappy! What are ____________ (you) (THINK) about?’

23. While Jane __________ (EXPLAIN) her problem, Ann’s mother shouted to the girls to come over.

24. She said that Ann’s father __________ (HAVE) an accident and he was in hospital.

19.

Late-night Incident

It was quite late on a Friday night. Bill and Lora ________ any notice when they heard some noise in the house next door.

20.

Bill and Lora assumed that their neighbours ________ some sort of party. Soon they heard the front door shut and the house went very quiet.

21.

The next day it turned out that while their neighbours were away a few ________ had broken in and had stolen all their valuables.

22.

The Bolshoi Theatre

The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in Moscow. It ________ ballet and opera performances for more than 200 years.

23.

Throughout WWII, only one bomb fell into the building of the theatre. It ________ as a residential building, and thanks to that, it was possible to save it.

24.

The Bolshoi Theatre is by far the world’s ________ ballet company. It is renowned all over the world for such brilliant ballet dancers as Maya Plisetskaya and Galina Ulanova.

19. Biologists from Harvard tested the animals to find how stress affected them. Scientists found that stress turns hair grey in _________ (MOUSE). The scientists injected them with an ingredient taken from chili peppers. Their hair quickly turned white.

20. People _________ (BELIEVE) that stress turns hair grey for centuries. France’s Queen Marie Antoinette’s hair supposedly turned white before death. More recently, the hair of presidents have quickly lost colour. 

21. The researcher says the damage is permanent. They _________ (NOT FIND) a way to reverse the loss of the colour during the test last year. 

Space cookies   

22. Cooking has reached new heights. Astronauts on the International Space Station made the first space-baked cookies. The cookies are the very first kind of food to be baked in space from raw ingredients.Baking the cookies was not as easy as the astronauts _________ (THINK) it would be. The first cookie came out undercooked.  

23. Space food __________ (MAKE) on Earth, It is pre-packaged and then heated on the space station. 

24. Astronauts will enjoy _________ (EAT) freshly baked food. It will be a nice reminder of home. They said this would be important for astronauts going to the moon or on the long journey to Mars.