We know that we have to pay for what we get. If we buy food, we know there will be a bill to pay. These are private bills. But there are also public bills that must be paid. Public bills are paid by the government. In turn, we get these services through taxes. What would happen if everyone in the city stopped paying taxes The water supply would stop; water might become unclean and impure. The streets might not be cleaned. There would be no police force to protect people and property. Schools would be closed. People would become sick and diseases might spread. We should not want to live in such a city. We all want pure water and food, clean streets and good schools. We want the police to prevent crime. The chief duty for every government is to protect persons and property. More than three quarters of the money spent by our government is used for this purpose. The next largest amount of public money goes to teach and train our citizens. Billions of dollars each year are spent on sc
A. By taxing public services.
B. By providing needed services.
C. By making people pay for private bills.
D. By collecting taxes.
We all know that a magician does not really depend on "magic" to perform his tricks. He depends on his ability to act at great speed. However, this does not prevent us from enjoying watching a magician produce rabbits from a hat, swallow countless eggs, or saw his wife in two.
Probably the greatest magician of all time was Harry Houdini who died in 1926. His real name was Ehrich Weiss. He adopted the name "Houdini" after reading a book written by the famous magician called Robert Houdin.
Houdini mastered the art of escaping. He could free himself from the tightest knots or the most complicated locks. Although no one really knows how he did this, there is no doubt that he had made a close study of every type of lock ever invented. He would carry a small steel needle-like tool strapped to his leg and he used this in place of a key.
Houdini once asked the Chicago police to lock him in prison. They bound him up, but he freed himself in an i
A. Robert Houdin gave him the name.
B. A magician often uses "magic".
C. Someone will saw his wife in two.
D. Houdini studied knots and locks.
We all know that science plays an important role in the societies in which we live. Many people believe, however, that our progress depends on two aspects of science. The first of which is the machines, products and systems of applied knowledge that scientists and technologists develop. Through technology, science improves that structure of society and helps man to gain increasing control over his environment. 46)The second aspect is the application by all members of society from the government official to the ordinary citizen, of the special methods of thought and action that scientists use in their work.
47)Human beings have distinguished themselves from other animals, and in doing so ensured their survival, by the ability to observe and understand their environment and then either to adapt to that environment or to control and adapt it to their own needs. The process of careful observation, perception of a pattern in the phenomena observed, followed by ex
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