Complete this summary of the passage with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the passage.Gavin Menzies’ book 1421: The Year China Discovered the Worid makes the claim that Chinese sailors visited all of the continents of the world long before any western explorers did. Though a best-seller, the book has been criticised harshly by academics. Menzies’ reliance on medieval (11) is looked on sceptically and his secondary evidence sources are also put under close scrutiny. He is accused of neglecting to check (12) , of providing examples that are wrong and of a general lack of (13) But ultimately the most scathing criticism is aimed not at Menzies but at the (14) . 12()
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Complete the gaps in the descriptions of the stages of The Wick Effect. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.The Wick EffectStage 1 (28) from a cigarette or fireplace sets "victim’s" clothes alight while he/she is asleep or unconscious.Stage 2 victim’s (29) melts and soaks into clothingStage 3 intense heat fuelled by (30) completely destroys body but damage to house is minimal 30()
Rummy: Basics of the gameNumber of players: (14) Number of cards:Number of playersNumber of cards dealt210374(15)566(16)The Play: Cards are picked up from the (17) or discard pile and combined in the hand to form (18) A set consists of three or more of a kind or three or more cards of the same suit in (19) Sets are then laid down on the table. When a player can get rid of all her cards, she (20) , which wins her the game. 20()
Relatives· Do you have a lot of relatives· Are they of similar age to you· Did you spend a lot of time with them when you were young Do you see them often now · What kinds of things do you do togetherTechnology· Do you enjoy using the latest technological gadgets· Do you make an effort to keep up with technologyDiet· Would you say you have a healthy diet· Are there any foods that you try to avoid Which and why· Are there any dietary habits that you have now which you would like to give up
Age of the Printing Press1454Gutenberg Printing Press inventedType blocks-constructed from molten metal-arranged toform text then pressed onto paperMoulds for letters made with a (34)15th-18th centuryConsequences of printing press: - ideas (35) - groups try to control printing - printers persecutedPrint shops proliferate: - first half century more than 1,000in over (36) cities1816(37)Steam press inventedRotary steam press invented - printing takes 16% as long188518891896Punch-cutting mechanisedLinotype - further 85% reduction in labour - made tons and tons of metal typeface (38)Monotype1950sPhotocomposition-typeface projected ontophotosensitive (39)1970sDigital-printing technology becomes (40) in hands ofconsumers 37()