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The story of gold is an adventure involving kings, queens, pirates, explorers, conquerors, and

the native people they conquered. Throughout history, gold has (33) _____________a magic spell over

those it touched. Gold is beautiful and rare; a soft shiny metal that can be moulded into many shapes. It has been used for money, jewelry, and to decorate special buildings such as palaces and places of worship. (34) _____________the precious metal was discovered, prospectors rushed to mine it, starting new cities and countries as they went. Gold and the people who love it have helped shape the world we live in today. Gold is one of many elements, or substances that cannot be changed by normal chemical means, that are found in the Earth's crust. Gold has a warm, sunny colour and (35) _____________it does not react with air, water, and most chemicals, its shine never fades. In its natural (36) _____________, gold is soft and easily shaped, when heated to 1,062 Celsius it melts and can be poured (37) _____________moulds to form coins, gold bars, and other objects. Stories have been told, movies made and legends born about the discovery of the world's great gold deposits. It is a saga of dreams, greed, ambition and exploration.

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Studying all night is good for neither your grades nor your health

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There are many theories of aging, but virtually all fall into the category of being hypotheses with a minimum of supporting evidence. One viewpoint is that aging occurs as the body's organ systems become less efficient. Thus failures in the immune system, hormonal system, and nervous system could all produce characteristics that we associate with aging. Following a different vein, many current researchers are looking for evidence at the cellular and sub cellular level.

It has been shown that cells such as human fibroblasts (generalized tissue cells) grown in culture divide only a limited number of times and then die. (Only cancer cells seem immortal in this respect). Fibroblast cells from an embryo divide more times than those taken from an adult. Thus some researchers believe that aging occurs at the cellular level and is part of the cell's genetic makeup. Any event that disturbs the cell's genetic machinery such as mutation, damaging chemicals in the cell's environment, or loss of genetic material, could cause cells to lose their ability to divide and thus bring on aging. Other theories of aging look at different processes. Chronological aging refers to the passage of time since birth and is usually measured in years. While chronological age can be useful in estimating the average status of a large group of people, it is a poor indicator of an individual person's status because there is a tremendous amount of variation from one individual to the next in regard to the rate at which biological age changes occur. For example, on the average, aging results in people losing much of their ability to perform strenuous activities, yet some elderly individuals are excellent marathon runners.

Another type of aging is cosmetic aging, which consists of changes in outward appearance with advancing age. This includes changes in the body and changes in other aspects of a person's appearance, such as the style of hair and clothing, the type of eyeglasses, and the use of a hearing aid. Like chronological aging, it is frequently used to estimate the degree to which other types of aging have occurred. However, it is an inaccurate indicator for either purpose because of variation among individuals and because a person's appearance is affected by many factors that are not part of aging, including illness, poor nutrition, and exposure to sunlight

According to the passage, chronological aging is not a good indicator of an individual’s status regarding aging because_____________

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The Canadian Shield is a huge, rocky region who curves around Hudson Bay like a giant horseshoe

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Hana and Rina are talking about Lucy.

- Hanna: “Lucy has lost her purse somewhere this morning!”

-        Rina: “_____________”

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Although he was disabled, he was quite confident the first time he practiced this sport

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Just by coincidence, I met my old classmate after 20 years

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I could not see what she was doing. It was so dark there