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The term "shoegazing" was invented by the music press to describe a style of rock music ---- .

in which guitarists play with their heads down, appearing to be deep in concentration

so the leading rock music experimenters were the Beatles

and virtually every nation had its own rock performers as rock music's popularity spread

where nightclubs that offered recorded rock music for dancing began to be called discotheques

that it had its beginnings in the blues, gospel music, and jazz-influenced vocal music

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It was Yul Bryner, the Russian-born film actor, ---- .

which made him famous as King Mongkut of Siam in the musical The King and I

but he claimed to have been born Taidje Khan, of part-Japanese parentage, on the island of Sakhalin

who recorded an anti-smoking film to be shown after his death from lung cancer

since his father was the Swiss- Mongolian consul-general to Russia

that he is known to have been the first bald movie idol

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Situated some 50 miles south of Samarkand in modern Uzbekistan, ---- .

and its ancient cities were located on the Silk Road, the trading route between China and the West

Westerners admire the cities of Uzbekistan for their oriental beauty and mystery

but Samarkand, established during the middle of the first century BC, is one of the oldest

Kesh is better known as Shahr-e Sabz, meaning "the green city"

the armies of Alexander the Great, Chengiz Khan, and Timur Lenk passed through Uzbekistan

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It was during Captain Cook's first voyage to the South Pacific in 1768 ---- .

while he mapped known islands and discovered several new ones

so he received the Copley medal for his success in preventing scurvy

but he surveyed a greater length of coastline than any other man

yet Cook was clubbed to death on a beach in Hawaii

that he lost 41 of his 98 crew to scurvy

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----, he worked as a teacher in the slums of south London.

By the time he has become fully qualified

As soon as he has graduated

Since it will be a good experience

Unless he had found something better

Before he became a full-time writer

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---- so as to repeat the action performed by the mythological figure Leander to reach his love, Hero.

The poet Lord Byron swam across the Hellespont

Byron succeeded to the title of baron when he was 10

Among Christopher Marlowe's works is the long poem Hero and Leander

In Greek mythology, Hero and Leander is a tragic love story

Lord Byron's first collection of poetry was a volume called Hours of Idleness

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----, Annie Besant became known as a political activist and powerful orator.

Several of the early members of the Fabian Society

Led by Annie Besant until-1933, after the deaths of Blavatsky and Olcott

Who, as a member of the Fabian Society, named after a Roman general

Campaigning for the rights of women in the late 19th and early 20th century

While in India, she joined the struggle for Indian Home Rule

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The number forty is the only number ---- .

when used in the expression "forty winks", meaning a short sleep

the title of which, "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", also includes it

whose constituent letters appear in alphabetical order in English

more likely meant "many" than indicated a specific number in Turkish

appears in the rock band U2's song of the same name

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Although there is so much information available on Virginia Woolf's life, ---- .

her husband had resigned from his job as a colonial civil servant in Ceylon

she suffered from manic depression

she committed suicide in 1941

biography has rarely been regarded as a valid literary form

there are still a number of questions that continue to absorb her biographers

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---- but are spelt differently in other English-speaking countries.

While learners can occasionally have trouble spelling words correctly

English words aren't phonetic in the way they are written down

Dictionaries can have slightly differing definitions depending on their origin

Some words shared by all English speakers are spelled one way in the US

A spellchecker on a computer can sometimes help you

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Since the police had no proof that the arrested man had committed the crime, ---- .

they are certain to convict him

they had all become convinced that he had done it

they aren't expecting him to confess his crime

they were sure that they had the right man

they had to set him free after a short while

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Before the printed book, memory was a vital faculty ---- .

ruled both daily life and occult learning

which everyone had to cultivate

for millennia personal memory reigned over entertainment and information

that storytellers knew all their tales by heart

so hardly anyone knew how to read

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---- that follow guidelines set down by the IMF.

The stated purposes of the IMF were to create international monetary cooperation

The countries with economies that were not in need of assistance

The International Monetary Fund is the full name

There has been little economic success in countries

The president of the World Bank is always from the United States

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---- which we depend on friendly bacteria and parasites.

Until recently, few scientists realized the degree to

In order to breathe and digest our food

There are several reasons of

The relationships between the evolution of our species and that of the microorganisms in and around us

It has only recently been realized

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Foreign aid is often tied to the purchase of overpriced exports from donor countries, ---- .

since it actually began with the reconstruction of Europe after World War II

whereas Japan is one of the main foreign aid donors

less money has been allotted for foreign aid since the end of the Cold War

when foreign aid became a profession with many academic studies written about it

so it is often of more benefit to the donor than to the recipient country

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The history of the English language in the British Isles dates back to the 5th century AD, ---- .

which was closely related to the Dutch dialects still spoken in Friesland

that has been altered significantly ever since

when England was conquered by the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes

while the invaders plundered city after city, driving the Britons ever farther westward

bringing with them the language now called Old English

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Let's check the newspaper to see ---- .

so long as there were some important matches over the weekend

whether there's anything worth watching on TV tonight

why did the parliament reject the new tax proposal

as if anything important happened yesterday

since I didn't bring anything to read with me

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Scientists are trying to perfect an electric retina, ---- .

which might restore vision to millions of people who have lost their sight

in that there are some vision impairments that cannot be corrected by glasses

if only it could help blind people to see again

whether blind people can use it to regain their sight

when someone is totally blind

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It was coincidentally on the 23rd of April that ---- .

fighting in London between the Anti-Nazi League and the police results in the death of protestor Blair Peach

became a catastrophe for Palestinians when the State of Israel was established in 1948

William Shakespeare is believed to have entered and left this world, in 1564 and 1616, respectively

the Turkish National Assembly's foundation day is celebrated as National Sovereignty and Children's Day

the Irish king Brian Boru's death during the defeat of a Viking invasion at the Battle of Clontarf

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he Civil War is generally viewed as the defining moment in US history, ---- .

as long as it was one of the bloodiest wars fought up to that time

since even more people were killed in the Taiping Rebellion in China at about the same time

but the California Gold Rush may have been just as important

as no one even remembers what it was about anymore

while it was fought between 1861 and 1865

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