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Technology, general term for the processes by (1) _______ human beings fashion tools and machines đồ sộ increase (2) _______ control and understanding of the material (3) _______. The term is derived from the Greek words tekhnē, which refers đồ sộ an art or craft, and logia, (4) _______ an area of study; thus, technology means, literally, the study, or science, of crafting.

Many historians of science argue not only that technology is an essential condition of advanced, industrial civilization (5) _______ also that the rate of technological change has developed its (6) _______ momentum in recent centuries. Innovations now (7) _______ đồ sộ appear at a rate that increases geometrically, (8) _______ respect đồ sộ geographical limits or political systems. These innovations tend đồ sộ transform traditional cultural (9) _______, frequently with unexpected social consequences. Thus technology can be conceived as both a creative and a destructive (10) _______.

CALORIES

All creatures need đồ sộ eat something in order đồ sộ survive. Fortunately, different species of animals have different things that they eat as food. No matter what a creature eats, the food must have enough calories in it đồ sộ maintain life. Calories, or the energy stored in the food, provide the fuel which animals, including humans, need in other words enough calories, will starve and die.

The term calorie has a scientific meaning. Calorie is a measure of an amount of energy just lượt thích pound is a measure of weight. A calorie is officially defined as the amount of energy it takes đồ sộ raise the temperature of a gram of water by 1 degree Celsius, which is 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit. The terrm “ calorie” and “ Calorie” with a capital C have two different meaning đồ sộ scientists. The term Calorie (with a capital C) means one kilocalorie, the amount of energy required đồ sộ raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. A kilogram is the same as 1,000 grams and a kilocalorie is 1,000 calories. Food calories are always measured as Calories but average people don’t care much about the difference and just use the word calories.

Food is composed of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. Nutritionists know that a gram of protein contains 4 Calories, a gram of fat has 9 Calories, and a gram of carbohydrate has 4 Calories. All food contain calories. When we eat something it provides energy for our bodies đồ sộ use when we are active. We even need energy or calories while we are sleeping because, for example, our bodies are still breathing, our heart is pumping, and we continue đồ sộ digest the food in our stomachs. If a person eats more foodand more calories than thở is used up by activity, the body toàn thân stores the excess calories in case it might need it later when food might not be available. So a person gains weight due đồ sộ the extra food and calories. Similarity, if a person consumes fewer calories than thở are used every day over several weeks and ismore active, that person will lose weight.

1. Calorie is a measure of ....................

A. weight B. distance C. energy D. volume

2. Animals that tự not consume enough calories over a long time ...................

A. can lose weight B. can starve

C. can maintain life D. can fight against starvation

3. Human use calories when ........................

A. running B. studying C. sleeping D. all of the above

4. People gain weight from .......................

A. eating more food and calories than thở they use up

B. eating fewer food and calories than thở they use up

C. eating a lot of fat food

D. eating a lot of food and calories when they are active

5. You read an article in a magazine about food and nutrition that uses the term “ calories ”. What kind of calories is this article talking about?

A. the amount of energy

B. energy

C. foods

D. protein, fats and carbobydrates

6. All the following statements are true EXCEPT ................

A. Eating foods that contains lots of fat cause a person đồ sộ gain weight faster than thở eating protein

B. People normally pay less attention đồ sộ the difference between “calorie” and “Calorie”

C. People who are more active, lượt thích playing sports or exercising, eat fewer calories

D. People still consume energy while they are sleeping

1. They are looking up the customer's name.

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1. Someone ought đồ sộ have told him that the meeting was at 10 PM.

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1. Picasso painted this work.

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1. A rock must have broken the windscreen.

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1. They have decided đồ sộ cancel the match because of the rainy weather.

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1. They will install solar panels on the roof of our house next week.

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1. His father paid him a new siêu xe.

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1. He allowed her to use a computer.

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1. Someone stole his wallet.

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1. They drink tea with milk at least five times a day.

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1. Some men robbed the Glasgow-London mail train in 1961.

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1. They disconnected the engine and the first two coaches.

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1. The police caught some of the robbers and found part of the money.

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1. No one drinks ice-cold beer in England.

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1. They haven't caught the robbers yet.

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1. People hear that the Cabinet is divided over economic policy.

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1. I think that tư vấn for the chancellor has almost disappeared.

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1. People suppose that the Foreign Secretary is thinking of retiring from politics.

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1. People all know that one leading Secretary is in trouble about his income tax.

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1. They say that the Secretary for the Environment is fed up with his job.

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1. People consider that the Employment Secretary has failed at his job.

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1. People consider that this surgeon is a brilliant practitioner.

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1. People proved that the statements he had made were false.

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1. People report that several American manufacturers are planning đồ sộ phối up plants overseas.

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1. People say that the police acted with great restraint, despite provocation.

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1. People believe that the Government has had second thoughts on this problem.  

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