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The Microscope
An important invention in the development of science and medicine was the microscope. It was 415 ...the
principle that light could be 425 ... or bent, by a glass lens. It was soon discovered that tiny objects could be
magnified 435 si!e when viewed 445 a glass lens that had been ground and polished in a specific 4/5 .... .
Although the principle was "nown to the #hinese as early as $%%% A.&, it was not until the $'th and $(th
centuries in )urope 4,5 it was 4.5 to practical use in the form of eyeglasses. In )urope the first
microscope was invented by brothers *acharias and +ans ,anssen, two &utch eyeglass-ma"ers, around $./%.
They built a compound microscope, so called because of its two lenses. The most significant development
and use of the microscope during this period, 465 , belongs to another &utch optician, Antonie van
0eeuwenhoe" 1$2'3-$43'5. 6orn in &elft, +olland, he became s"illed at 475 ... very sharp and accurate
magnifying lenses. 7ome of his single-lens microscopes were able to magnify up to three hundred times the
4105 si!e, and around $22% he began serious study using these instruments. +e was the first to discover
bacteria and other microscopic organisms, calling these tiny creatures animalcules.
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The durian is the fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus &urio. 9idely "nown and revered in
southeast Asia ::: 415 the :"ing of fruits:, the durian is distinctive ::: 425 its large si!e, uni;ue odour, and
formidable thorn-covered hus". The fruit can grow as large ::: 435 '% centimetres long and $. centimetres in
diameter, and it typically weighs one to three "ilograms. Its shape ranges :::445 oblong to round, the colour
of its hus" green to brown, and its flesh pale yellow to red, depending ::: 4/5 the species.
The edible flesh emits a distinctive odour, strong and penetrating ::: 4,5 when the hus" is intact. 7ome
people regard the durian as fragrant< ::: 4.5 find the aroma overpowering and offensive. The smell evo"es
reactions ranging :::465 deep appreciation to intense disgust, and has ::: 475 described variously as
almonds, rotten onions, turpentine and gym soc"s. The odour has led to the fruit=s banishment :::4105
certain hotels and public transportation in southeast Asia.
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Throughout east 0ondon, new buildings go up, and >>>1$5 tenants move in, often before the
new ones arrive. The story of ?ichard @lanville is one eAample. +e eAplainsB :The flat was just
what we wanted and we thought we were luc"y to get it. 9e snapped it up ;uic"ly. The >>>
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135 were still here when we moved in, and in the first few months we had no sign of our new
neighbours. 6ut then they started to introduce themselves. Cur >>>1'5were first aroused when
our dog started chewing up the edges of the carpet in our bedroom. 9e thought he was just
being deliberately >>> 1(5. In fact he was trying to alert us to what lay underneath the
floorboards. :9e realised there was something seriously wrong when we were wo"en up at
four in the morning by a scratching sound. It seemed to be coming from the wall between the
bedroom and the living room. It was a1n5 >>>1.5 sound - sharp nails tearing up the cavity walls
and racing along underneath the floorboards. :9e called in the local health office, and a private
firm. The >>>125 were ripped up and a programme of poisoning was carried out. 9ell, the
scratching at night stopped. 6ut the idea of our new home was ruined. It didn=t feel li"e a home
any longer. In the end we just wanted to get out.: In some parts of the capital, there has been an
8% per cent increase in the number of >>> 145. There has been a huge increase in the number of
>>>185 restaurants. More rubbish seems to get dumped in the streets than ever before, and that
doesn=t help. &evelopers want to get people in as fast as possible, often before the building has
been completed and the drains properly connected. As a result the rats can sometimes be in
there ready and waiting for the new >>>1/5 to move in. Dnfortunately, a lot of people have an
Eout of sight, out of mind= policy towards rodents just because they are >>>1$%5. 6ut they pretty
soon ma"e their presence felt if nothing is done about them. ?ats love house-hunting and they
don=t pay rent.
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Faddy is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> visiting the Gan @ogh museum.
3. ,ane regrets leaving school at $2. 9#2e
,ane >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> school at $2.
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Those intelligence tests >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because they=re out-of-date.
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They >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to the psychiatrist.
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A tourist company which organises coach tours of your home town has placed the following
advertisement in your local newspaperB
TO-R G-IDES REC-IRED
Are you an outgoing and sociable person, who has a good command of )nglish and some
"nowledge of local historyJ If so, then we would li"e to hear from youLTa"e-a-Tour is setting up a
branch in your area and we are loo"ing for tour guides to accompany up to fifty passengers a time
on our coach tours. Hour duties will include welcoming passengers aboard the coach, giving a
commentary about the local sights, and ta"ing small groups around the town on foot.If this sounds
li"e the job for you please send a letter telling us why. Interviews will be held neAt month.
9rite your %ette( o8 a**%#$at#o& 1$8%-33% words5.
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