An even ___ successful method for keeping food by canning it in metal containers was perfected between 1870 _____ 1920 by Englishman Bryan Donkin.
MORE AND
15
A breakthrough came in the 1880s with the development of lighter materials ___ also enabled mass production of cans. 32
WHICH/THAT
10
Reading extended texts _____ as novels or biographies, _______ requires intense concentration for a considerable period of time, helps to lengthen attention spans in children and improves their ability to think clearly.
SUCH WHICH
15
However, experts say _____ is essential to acquire the habit of reading extensively _____ a small child, while the brain is still developing.
IT AS
15
Reading not ______ helps combat feelings of loneliness, it also allows people to relax and forget their problems for _____while.
ONLY A
20
Researchers have found that just six minutes of reading can reduce stress levels by as ______as two-thirds. 54
MUCH
10
Having a good sense of humour is often regarded _____ being one of the most important characteristics that people look ______ in a friend.
AS FOR
15
In one study, students on a psychology course _____ split into two different groups: one group was taught with a certain.amount of humour, and the other with ____ humour at all.
WERE NO
15
Humour and laughter make us feel happy, and our laughter makes others laugh as _____ ,so if we laugh a lot we may ____ helping to make other people feel happy.
AS BE
15
And in Hawaii, a female dolphin and her baby have even _____ a conversation over the telephone!
HAD
10
________ they were in different tanks, the two dolphins began whistling and chirping to each _____ immediately - typical dolhpin chatter.
ALTHOUGH/THOUGH OTHER
15
But ______ exactly were the dolphins saying? _____ is the question scientists are tying to answer.
WHAT THAT/THIS
15
Surprisingly, there are ____ than 350 different breeds of horse arund the world. Many of them can live for up ____ 30 years.
MORE UP
10
A male horse is called a gelding or a stallion, and a female horse is ______ as a mare.
KNOWN
10
The height of a horse is measured in "hands", a hand being the distance _____ a man's wriist to the tip of his middle finger.
FROM
10
If you know ______ to look for, their nostrils, eyes and ears will help you to interpret their feelings.
