THE STARS

There are millions of stars in the sky. If you look (11) ……………… the sky on a clear night, it is possible

to see about 3000 stars. They look small, but they are really (12) ……………… big hot balls of burning

gas. Some of them are huge, but others are much smaller, like our planet Earth. The biggest stars are

very bright, but they only live for a short time. Every day new stars (13) ……………… born and old stars

die. All the stars are very far away. The light from the nearest star takes more (14) ……………… four

years to reach Earth. Hundreds of years ago, people (15) ……………… stars, like the North star, to know

which direction to travel in. Today you can still see that star.

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Good smiles ahead for young teeth

Older Britons are the worst in Europe when it comes to keeping their teeth. But British youngsters

(16) ……………… more to smile about because (17) ……………… teeth are among the best. Almost

۸۰% of Britons over 65 have lost all or some (18) ……………… their teeth according to a World

Health Organization survey. Eating too (19) ……………… sugar is part of the problem. Among

(20) ……………… , 12-year-olds have on average only three missing, decayed or filled teeth.

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CLOCKS

The clock was the first complex mechanical machinery to enter the home, (41) ……………….. it

was too expensive for the (42) ……………….. person until the 19th century, when

(43) ……………….. production techniques lowered the price. Watches were also developed, but

they (44) ……………….. luxury items until 1868 when the first cheap pocket watch was designed

in Switzerland. Watches later became (45) ……………….. available and Switzerland became the

world’s leading watch manufacturing center for the next 100 years.

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Dublin City Walks

What better way of getting to know a new city than by walking around it?

Whether you choose the Medieval Walk, which will (46) ……………….. you to the Dublin of

۱۰۰۰ years ago, find out about the more (47) ……………….. history of the city on the Eighteenth

Century Walk, or meet the ghosts of Dublin’s many writers on the Literary Walk, we know you will

enjoy the experience.

Dublin City Walks (48) ……………….. twice daily. Meet your guide at 10.30 a.m. or 2.30 p.m. at

the Tourist Information Office. No advance (49) ……………….. is necessary. Special

(50) ……………….. are available for families, children and parties of more than ten people.

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