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ANTARCTICA
Antarctica is the coldest, emptiest and driest place on Earth. Ninety-nine percent of Antarctica is
covered by ice about 5 metres thick. The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was minus
89.2 degrees Celsius, registered on July 21, 1983, at Antarctica’s Vostok station. Antarctica's
climate is also very dry and windy. 1) There is an area called Dry Valleys that has not
had rain for more than a million years!
The existence of Antarctica was completely unknown until the continent was first discovered in
1820. Antarctica doesn't have a government and belongs to no country. 2) There are
30 various countries that operate 80 research stations located around the continent. In summer,
more than 4000 scientists from all over the world work in research stations. Tourists arrive here,
too. 3)
Antarctica has no trees or bushes. The only plants that can live in a place that cold are algae, moss
and fungi. 4) They live close together in large colonies and build their nests on the ice. In
the ocean around the continent you can see seals, whales and orcas but there are no big and large
native land animals on the continent. 5)
 A) More than 56,000 people travelled to Antarctica during the 2018-2019 season.
 B) Also hiding under the Antarctic ice is an entire lake called Lake Vostok.
 C) But there are a lot of penguins.
 D) Winds in some places of the continent can reach 320 km/h.
 E) But Antarctica hasn't always been an icy land.
 F) It’s just too cold!
 G) The Antarctic is land surrounded by ocean.
 H) It is the only region in the world which is not ruled by any nation.
A Lottery Ticket
Mrs O'Sullivan was in a small shopping centre in Dublin a few days ago when she suddenly felt
very hungry. She decided to buy herself a sandwich, but when she took her purse out she
discovered that she only had a €100 banknote. It was almost seven o'clock in the evening, she
was really hungry and nowhere else was open. 1...........
She'd buy some lottery tickets and the sandwich. She never did stupid things like that and in fact
she never bought lottery tickets. 2) .......... Mrs O'Sullivan was a saleswoman and her husband was
a caretaker and they didn't have much money, so when she got home her husband was very angry.
"We look after our money," he said, "and you go throw it away on lottery
tickets! 3)...............
That Sunday the couple watched the results on television. They won a million euros. 4)........Mrs
O'Sullivan says that it was the luckiest sandwich in the world, and it was the luckiest crazy decision
she had ever made! 5)............ They're planning to go on that holiday, but not to Waterford.
 A) We're saving for holiday in Waterford!"

 B) Then she had a crazy idea!
 C) But she had a decision to make.
 D) And Mr O'Sullivan has forgiven her for wasting their money.
 E) So what's it actually like winning the lottery?
 F) We "helped out" a few of our friends and family with some money.
 G) It was the first time in her life.
 H) It's going to change their lives.
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A DANGEROUS SNAKE
Many people believe that snakes are the world's deadliest creatures to humans, but actually they
are not. The most dangerous creatures to humans are insects. 1...............One of the most
dangerous insects is probably the mosquito. Mosquitoes can carry certain diseases, such as West
Nile virus, malaria, yellow fever, which many millions of people die from every year. Flies can also
carry many diseases of humans and domestic animals.
2................There are more than 3,000 species of snakes in the world and they're found everywhere
except in Antarctica, Iceland, Ireland, Greenland, and New Zealand. 3......................... But not all
snakes kill with venom. A constrictor grabs its prey with its teeth, then quickly winds itself around
it and squeezes tightly. 4.................. The snake can then swallow it.
Most constrictors are very large snakes. 5....................... More than 30 000 people die every year
because of snake bites, the vast majority in South East Asia and India. They die because they live
far away from towns and medical help.
 A) Snakes have extremely poor sight and hearing.

 B) Snakes are actually the second most deadly animals in the world.
 C) Of these, about 400 can kill a man with their venom.
 D) These snakes are not usually kept as pets.
 E) For example, The anaconda of South America can grow up to 11 metres long.
 F) But people are usually more dangerous than animals.
 G) Many of them carry and transmit diseases that can kill people.
 H) The prey cannot breathe and usually dies.
APRIL FOOL DAY

The first day of April is known in England as April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day. The idea is to play
tricks with other people, to try to make them believe things that are completely
untrue. 1........... Although most of the tricks are far from original or have been used for a long time,
they succeed again and again.
The simplest jokes can involve children who tell each other that their shoelaces are
undone. 2)......... Sometimes people are told that their jackets have been torn or they are sent on
a false business errand. 3............ They produce sensacional news on television, radio as well as
in the press. 4............. Those who continue to play jokes in the afternoon are April fools
themselves.
Several theories have been put forward about how the tradition began. 5) ........... So the origin of
the "custom of making April Fools" remains uncertain and unknown.
 A) Children stick paper fish to their friends’ backs.

 B) The media also join in.
 C) April Fools' Day is not a national holiday.
 D) Both children and adults play all kinds of practical jokes then.
 E) Why do we do this, and where did it start?
 F) Unfortunately, none of them are very interesting.
 G) Then they cry out “April Fool!” when the victims glance at their feet.
 H) In the UK the jokes and pranks should stop by noon.
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BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INTERNET

More than 4.5 billion people around the world now use the internet. You turn on a computer, type
in a few words, and you’re connected to the Internet. You can listen to Internet radio and play
music files stored on your computer. You can also send e-mail letters to friends. 1...... Believe it or
not, it all began in the United States more than 50 years ago as the government wanted to connect
some of its computers together. 2.............. Someone on one computer could get information from
another.
Finally, in 1969, four computers were connected together to form the ARPANET, the very
beginnings of the internet. 3................. Scientists joined in. So did businesses and colleges. Still,
home computers weren’t part of the Internet yet. 4...............People had to type in complicated
codes and also the codes weren’t the same for all computers.
In 1991, the World Wide Web (WWW) was born. 5) ..................... In 1992, a new computer
program was invented. The new program let people click on images and words. Then almost
anyone could use the Internet.
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 A) Computers were added quickly to the network during the following years.
 B) At the time, computers were far from what we know them as today.
 C) That’s because it was very difficult to use.
 D) Don’t forget that PCs were still a way off at this point.
 E) Did you ever wonder how and when the Internet got started?
 F) It helped make the Internet easier to use.
 G) Different organizations were connected to different networks.
 H) That way, the computers could share information.

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 A) We're saving for holiday in Waterford!"

 A) Snakes have extremely poor sight and hearing.

APRIL FOOL DAY

 A) Children stick paper fish to their friends’ backs.

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INTERNET

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