Question 991. S1: It was early 1943 and the war in the East was going disastrously.
P: How this unlikely bunch of middle aged civilians accomplished their missions makes fascinating reading.
Q: To stop the sinkings a spy ring had to be broken, a German ship assaulted, and a secret radio transmitter silenced.
R: U-boats were torpedoing Allied ships in the Indian ocean faster than they could be replaced.
S: And the only people who could do the job were a handful of British businessmen in Calcutta-all men not called out for active service.
S6: Boarding party, James Leasor's latest best-seller is a record of this tale of heroics tinged with irony and humour.
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Question 992. S1: We and all other animals breathe in and breathe out air all the time.
P: If we stop breathing, we die.
Q: It is because of this fact that we are able to live.
R: It is called the atmosphere.
S: All parts of the earth are surrounded by air.
S6: It is a part of the earth.
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Question 993. S1: Primitive man was helpless and weak.
P: He conceived of some divinity behind this.
Q: As ages passed, he began to think and to investigate nature's mysteries.
R: He bowed down before natural phenomena.
S: The flash of lightning, the clap of thunder struck him with awe.
S6: Today the knowledge gained from science has armed him with superhuman strength.
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Question 994. S1: Trucks, trains planes and refrigerator ships are new ways of carrying food.
P: In many countries, women carry food to market on their heads.
Q: High in the Andes Mountains long lines of Illamas, each with a heavy bag of grain, pick their way along rocky trails.
R: But a great deal of food is still carried on the heads of women and the backs of animals.
S: Over the desert sands, camels carry loads of salt, dates and cheese from one oasis to another.
S6: And in a lonely bay, a fisherman still rows home with the day's catch.
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Question 995. S1: But Mr. Ford was by no means the inventor of mass production.
P: It is difficult, indeed, to say who was.
Q: Brilliant men perfected cotton gins and looms.
R: The invention of the steam-engine gave manufacturers the cheap power they needed.
S: When the first large mills for the manufacture of cloth were built, mass production began.
S6: When one huge machine began to perform rapidly due operations previously done slowly by hand, the age of mass production was born.
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Question 996. S1: This is the story of a tram that woke up at dead of night and went off on a trip all by itself to end in a disaster.
P: In the early morning of 19 January it suddenly started backing out of the depot on its own.
Q: Tramways sources explained that power supply to the overhead wires at the siding had been switched off for some repair work.
R: It went up a quarter mile away, crashed into state bus which caught fire went it smashed into an electric feeder box and a water tap.
S: There was presumably, some defect in the reversal handle of the tram and its main switch had not been put off.
S6: As a result, when the power supply was restored in the early morning the tram began to move.
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Question 997. S1: Obesity is a curse of modern times.
P: As a result, what is lost is the natural goodness of roughage and important nutrients.
Q: Invariably, fat and sugar which cause obesity are added to make food more palatable.
R: In these days, food gets more refined and cooking methods are more intricate.
S: Therefore, there are more obese people today than ever before.
S6: This is because today's changed life styles often mean less physical exertion and an over indulgence in unhealthy food.
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Question 998. S1: Growing up means not only getting larger, but also using our senses and our brains to become more aware of the things around us.
P: Not only does he have a memory but he is able to think and reason.
Q: In this, man differs from all other animals.
R: Before we spray our roadside plants or turn sewage into our rivers, we should pause to think what the results of our actions are likely to be.
S: That is to say, he is able to plan what he is going to do in the light of his experience before he does it.
S6: In other words, we must develop and use our ability to reason, because the destruction or the preservation of the places in which we live depends on us.
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Question 999. S1: Human ways of life have steadily changed.
P: From that time to this, civilisation has always been changing.
Q: About ten thousand years ago, man lived entirely by hunting.
R: Ancient Egypt-Greece-the Roman Empire-the Dark Ages and the Middle Ages - the Renaissance-the age of modern science and of modern nations one has succeeded the other; and history has never stood still.
S: A settled, civilised life began only when agriculture was discovered.
S6: During the last few years change has been even more rapid than usual.
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Question 1000. S1: The city is almost a slum and stinks most of the time.
P: The slush on the road did not deter them.
Q: The occasional slips and falls were considered a small price to pay for the trip.
R: They were excited, fascinated by the sight of fresh snow on the road.
S: Even so, it looked beautiful to tourists of various categories.
S6: But some visitors came away with the unforgettable sight of young labourers scantily clad.
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