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Riverside Hotel

The Riverside Hotel has had a reputation for excellent food ever 1)______ the day it opened in 1949. It was started by a businessman called Henry Davies, who saw an advertisement for a house overlooking a river. He had been thinking of converting a family home 2)_____a hotel, and this house seemed perfect.

Davies 3) _____soon running the hotel himself, but hired a top chef, Geoffrey Dawson. Within six months, the restaurant was 4) ______heavily booked that Davies had to take on new staff. The hotel won several awards for the quality of its food. The present owner, Sally Rutland, has personally trained 5) _____ number of chefs who have gone on to become famous.

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Blobfish is ugliest animal

The grumpy-looking, gelatinous blobfish has won a public vote to become the official mascot of the Ugly Animal Preservation Society. The society began as a science-themed comedy night and devised its mascot campaign 1)______draw attention to “aesthetically challenged” threatened species. The bizarre creature lives off the coast of south-eastern Australia and Tasmania, at depths of 2)______600 and 1,200m, where atmospheric pressure is several dozen times higher than at sea level. It feeds on crabs and lobsters and so suffers a significant threat 3)_____fishing trawlers. Although it is inedible itself, it gets caught up in the nets. Carly Waterman from the Zoological Society of London's Endangered Species programme, which aims to highlight and conserve evolutionary “one of 4)______ kind” species, praised the campaign, saying it was important to raise awareness of less “traditionally charismatic animals”.

The campaign was run in conjunction 5) ______the National Science and Engineering Competition.

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Graphology at work (1)

Graphology, the science of analysing handwriting, is used by recruitment personnel in many companies. Job applicants 1) _____asked to submit a sample of their handwriting. This reveals characteristics ranging from honesty and thoroughness 2) _____anxiety and aggression. Business consultant Eleanor Sturgeon says, ‘From the sample, we analyse an applicant’s aptitude for a job; for example, whether they would be capable 3)______ dealing with pressure’. What happens, though, if applicants refuse to take a writing test? Sturgeon says, ‘Refusing a test in itself tells you a lot 4) _____an applicant's character. It is made clear to them that handwriting analysis is only part of the process, and is used together 5) ______other tests, CVs and interviews’.

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Graphology at work with Eleanor Sturgeon (2)

Can your handwriting reveal anything at all concerning your character? Enough, perhaps, to decide whether you will get the job that you have applied 1) ______Graphology, the science of analysing handwriting, is being used by recruitment personnel in a growing number of companies. Business consultant Eleanor Sturgeon says, ‘Companies find it helpful but it all depends on both 2) ____much they know about graphology 3) _____the way they use it.’

Sturgeon points out that handwriting analysis is only a part of the recruitment process. ‘If someone doesn’t get a job,’ she says, ‘it won't be just 4) ______of their handwriting. Almost certainly, they wouldn't 5) ______got the job anyway.

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Amelia Earhart, Pioneer Woman Pilot (1897-1937)

Amelia Earhart, the pioneering woman pilot, had 1) ____first flying lesson in January 1921, and convinced herself that she was destined to become a pilot. In the six months that followed, she managed to save enough money to buy a plane. Earhart named the bright yellow plane ‘The Canary’, and put it to good use, setting the first women’s record by rising 2)_____ an altitude of 14,000 feet, a remarkable achievement. From 3) _______on, Earhart’s life revolved 4)_____ flying. But strong 5) ______Earhart’s convictions were, challenging financial obstacles lay ahead.

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Diamonds are forever

The word diamond' comes from the Greek word 'adamas', meaning 'unconquerable' and they have been a source of fascination for centuries. A diamond is a transparent gemstone consisting of carbon, 1) ______ of the earth's most common elements. It is well-known for 2) _____the hardest substance, natural or synthetic, known to man. It is thousands of times harder than corundum, the next hardest substance from 3) _____rubies and sapphires are formed. Even after many years 4) ______constant wear, a diamond will preserve its sharp edges and corners when most other stones have become worn and chipped, maintaining its natural brilliance. However, many people suffer under the misconception that a diamond is unbreakable. In fact, 5) _____diamond's crystal structure has 'hard: and 'soft1 directions, a blow of sufficient force, in a very particular direction can crack, chip, split or even shatter a diamond.

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Juggling 1896

Juggling involves throwing a number of objects up into the air and catching them 1)______ dropping a single one. Probably the greatest juggler the world has ever known was Enrico Rastelli, who was born in 1896. He started using rubber balls 2) _______of the cotton balls that were 3) ______ use at the time. These rubber balls are now standard. It was Rastelli, too, who began the now commonly seen practice 4)_______ throwing a ball into the air, and then catching the ball on a stick held in his mouth.The degree of control shown 5) _______. Enrico Rastelli has never been equalled. Everyone agreed that his performances were truly astonishing.

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Light population

Amazingly, many children growing up in big cities today 1)_____ never seen the night sky properly because of the increase in light pollution. And it is 2) ______only in cities - people living in the country are also affected 3) _____lights from nearby towns. It is a problem for those simply trying to enjoy the stars and for serious astronomers 4) _____well.

One university in the UK has come up 5) _______ an interesting solution. It has built a telescope in the Canary Islands and allows schools to use this via the internet.

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Plants in cold deserts

The vast sagebrush landscapes of the western United States form an immense cold-desert ecosystem. Long, frozen winters and hot, rainless summers result in bone-dry soils. Now, new research is beginning to solve the puzzle of 1) ____plants there manage to gain the nutrients they need from the ground. This feat of survival is achieved despite 2) _____fact that they live in the driest conditions imaginable.

For the last nine years, researchers have studied the sagebrush steppe, where the sagebrush's deep root systems serve 3) ____ conduits for water from deep, moist soil to extremely dry surface soil, even during the depths of drought. Water moves upward through roots from deep moist soil and is deposited in shallow, parched soil at night, to 4) ____taken up again by plant roots the following morning to support leaf function. This has been known for some time, but 5) ______is new is that they have found evidence indicating that this process also plays a role in delivering nutrients to plants by keeping the microbes responsible for decomposition and nutrient cycling hydrated.

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