Some people give up trying to learn a foreign language. It can seem too much like hard work. But the problem comes when they go abroad on holidays and find they cannot communicate. How do they ask the way, order a cup of coffee, or ask the price of something
Keith Chiwick thinks he has the answer to this problem. "I have got a machine which talks in different languages. I feel that I could go to any country in the world and converse with any foreigner," he says. Keith is an inventor. His invention is an electronic machine which produces phrases in four different languages, French, German, Italian and English. Unlike the phrase books, this machine has a voice. It looks like a cassette recorder.
Imagine you want to say, "What time is the next train for Munich" in German. First, you find the right card for that question. Each card has four strips of tape on it, one for each language. The cards are small, seven by nine centimeters, and each one can
A. Because they can use Keith’ s machine now.
B. Because it is like hard work.
C. Because they have difficulties to go abroad.
D. Because they cannot communicate with foreigners.
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And the drug (27) question is caffeine. Scientists estimate that over 70% of the world’s population takes caffeine daily. (28) drink it in tea and coffee. Children drink in tin Coca Cola and (29) soft drinks. It is also found in chocolate. (30) , most people in the most places at any time are under the (31) of the drug.
There have been many scientific investigations (32) the exact effects of caffeine. Most people agree that it (33) the nervous system and helps the body make efficient use of energy. This is why many people (34) Asia drink tea with food and why westerners often end their meals (35) a cup of coffee.
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