Sentences [331 - 340] Flashcards

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After an …………. of more than 50 years, the gray wolf (Canis lupus) once again runs ……….. the night skies of Yellowstone National Park.

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absence

beneath

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At 3:45 pm on March 21st 1995, the first of three groups of gray wolves (also known as the timber wolf) were released from ….. acclimation pens at Crystal Creek within Yellowstone National Park.

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fenced

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At 3:45 pm on March 21st 1995, the first of three groups of gray wolves (also known as the timber wolf) were …….. from fenced ….. pens at Crystal Creek within Yellowstone National Park.

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released
acclimation
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acclimate
= acclimatize ( also acclimatise British English ) / əˈklaɪmətaɪz / ( also ac‧cli‧mate / əˈklaɪmət $ ˈækləmeɪt/
= to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation

> > > They had to acclimate themselves to an urban lifestyle.

> > > ## slowly becoming acclimated to a new environmentpen = a small piece of land enclosed by a fence to keep farm animals in :
a sheep pen

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The wolf release plan, …………. in an environmental impact statement (EIS) in 1992-1994, is to ………. wolves to Yellowstone and central Idaho by …………. experimental populations of gray wolves in both areas.

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involved
restore
establishing (?)
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restore =
to make something return to its former state or condition
+ restore something to something
»> The government promises to restore the economy to full strength.
»> The National Guard was called in to restore order (= make people stop fighting and breaking the law ) when riots broke out.
»> initiatives to “restore peace” in the Middle East

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The goal for Yellowstone is to ……… 10 packs wolves reproducing in the area for three ………. years by the year 2002. Restoring wolves to Yellowstone is in keeping with national park goals to ………. all native species and their natural interactions with their environment.

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establish
consecutive
perpetuate
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perpetuate / pəˈpetʃueɪt $ pər- / verb [ transitive ]
نهادينه كردن – جاودان كردن – پايدار ساختن
to make a situation, attitude etc, especially a bad one, continue to exist for a long time :
»> an education system that perpetuates the divisions in our society

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Restoring wolves to Yellowstone is in ……… with national park goals to perpetuate all native species and their natural …………. with their environment.

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keeping

interactions

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As with other park wildlife programs, management emphasizes ………… human impact on natural animal population dynamics. Yellowstone National Park is a wilderness and wildlife ……… in the United States.

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minimizing
refuge
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= a place that provides shelter, or protection from danger :
»> a wildlife refuge
+ refuge from
»> A huge oak tree provided a refuge from the storm.

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……… early year’s education and childcare potentially enables parents, particularly mothers, to be in …… employment. International studies ……… ……… that countries with greater …….. rates in publicly funded or provided childcare also have higher maternal employment rates, although ……. causal relationships is complex.

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Affordable 
paid 
have found 
enrolment 
untangling 
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From the point of view of the ………. , additional income, especially for the less ……, is itself associated with better outcomes for children, as child poverty ……. ……….. ……… to be a key independent determinant of children’s outcomes.

(outcome = result)

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household
well-off
has been shown
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determinant / dɪˈtɜːmɪnənt $ -ɜːr- / noun [ countable ]
معيار - شاخص - تعيين كننده
(formal)
something that strongly influences what you do or how you behave
determinant of
»> Social class is a major determinant of consumer spending patterns.

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From the point of view of the public purse, as mothers ……… employment they are likely to claim fewer benefits and to generate extra revenues …… income tax.

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enter

through

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From the point of view of the public ……, as mothers enter ………. they are likely to ………. fewer benefits and to generate extra ……… through income tax.

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purse
employment 
claim 
revenues 
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money that the government receives from tax :
»> an increase in tax revenues of 8.4%

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From the point of view of the household, additional income, especially for the less well-off, is itself associated with better ………….. for children, as child poverty has been shown to be a key independent determinant of children’s …………… .

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outcomes

outcomes

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You can study ……… . Obviously, some places are ……….. than others.

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anywhere

better

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Libraries, study ………. or private rooms are best. Above all, the places you ……….. to study should not be ……… .

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lounges
choose
distracting

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………… can ………. up, and the first thing you know, you’re out of time and out of …… . Make choosing a good physical environment a …….. of your study …… .

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Distractions 
build 
luck
part 
habits
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…….. choosing a good ………. environment a part of your study habits.

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Make

physical (+ environment )

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In these distant times the sun was seen to make its daily ………. across the sky. At night the moon ………. .

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journey

appeared

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Every new night the moon …… ……. …….. a little and on a few nights it did not appear ……. . At night the great …… of the heavens was dotted with tiny ……… of light. They ………. known as the stars.

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waxed or waned 
at all
dome 
specks 
became 
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to increase and decrease over time : 
>>> Interest in the show has waxed and waned. 

speck / spek / noun [ countable ]
a very small mark, spot, or piece of something
+ speck of
»> a speck of dust

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It was thought that every star in the heavens had its own ……. and that the ………. of the universe could be discovered by ………. a study of them.

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purpose
secrets
making

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In was well know that there were …….. stars, they appeared in different nightly positions against their neighbors and they became known as …….. .

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wandering

planets

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It took centuries, in fact it took ……. , for man to ……. the true nature of these wandering stars and to …….. a model of the world to accommodate them and to …….. their positions in the sky.

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millennia
determine
evolve
predict

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Daniel Harris, a scholar of consumption and style, has observed that until photography finally …………. illustration as the “primary ………. of advertising clothing” in the 1950s, glamour ……… less in the face of the drawing.

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supplanted
means (جمع نيست - به معني راه و روش)
inhered
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supplant / səˈplɑːnt $ səˈplænt / verb [ transitive ]
to take the place of a person or thing so that they are no longer used, no longer in a position of power etc SYN replace :
Barker was soon supplanted as party leader.

> > > Adams, an excellent new pitcher, may supplant Hayes as starting pitcher by the end of the year.
General Salan was supplanted soon after the invasion by General Henri Navarre.
Some would argue that New York has supplanted Paris as the center of new culture.
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inhere / ɪnˈhɪə $ -ˈhɪr / verb
inhere in something
phrasal verb (technical )
to be a natural part of something

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Glamour once resided so emphatically in the stance of the model that the faces in the illustrations cannot really be said to have …………. at all, but angles or tilts.

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expressions

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The chin raised upwards in a haughty look; the eyes lowered in an attitude of introspection; the head cocked at an ……… or coquettish angle; or the profile presented in sharp outline, emanating power the severity like an emperor’s bust ……….. on a Roman coin.

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inquisitive

embossed

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Students are increasingly finding it necessary to …… employment in order to …………. their income during their time in higher education. The ………. income helps to pay for necessities, to ……… a social life and to buy clothes, and holding a part-time job helps students to …… skills for life after university or college.

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obtain
subsidize

extra
maintain
gain

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Using a part-time job to cut …. on borrowing is a sound investment, as it reduces the …….. that will be waiting to be paid …….. after graduation. How many hours students are currently working each week during term-time is not really …….. .

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down (cut down on)
debt
off

certain

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Some institutions …….. that students should not work more than ten hours a week, and there are others that set a higher recommend ……… of fifteen hours a week. There is no doubt that some students …….. even fifteen hours a week.

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advise
limit
exceed

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In the literary world, it was an ………. assumption that the 1970s was a time of ………. growth in homegrown Australian fiction. And everybody was reading and talking about books by young Australian women.

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accepted
unprecedented
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unprecedented / ʌnˈpresədentəd, ʌnˈpresɪdentəd / adjective بي سابقه - بي مانند
never having happened before, or never having happened so much :
»> He took the unprecedented step of stating that the rumours were false.
»> Crime has increased on an unprecedented scale.

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But it was ….. ……. recently that a researcher was able to ………… just how many novels were published in that decade, and she found that …… ……… …….. a decline in novels by Australian writers overall, but confirmed an increase in women’s novels.

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not until
measure
there had been

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It this sort of research- testing ideas about literacy history- that ………. ……….possible with the ……….. of “Digital Humanities”.

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is becoming

spread

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The ………. of Humanities and digital technologies is opening up ………. in the fields of literature, linguistics, history and language that were not possible without computational methods and digitized resources to ……… information together in an accessible way.

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intersection 
opportunities  (open up + ...)

bring (bring sth together)

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Transcription software is being developed for tuning scans of books and documents into text, as the field of digital humanities really takes ……. .

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off

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The first ………. pictures were filmed in the 1980s, when film production companies started producing ……… movies.

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motion

commercial

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Before that, films used to have one-minute duration. Fortunately, filmmakers figured out how to produce ……. films using ……. shots.

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prolonged

several

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Before that, films used to have one-minute duration. Fortunately, filmmakers …… out how to produce prolonged films using several ……. .

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figured

shots

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Later, when other innovations such as rotating camera were introduced, the ……… performance of cinematographers changed forever.

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overall

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When rain drop cools, it will freeze, turns into ice ……… (or ……….. ), on flat surface, creating an ……. storm.

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drops
particles
ice

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It can be so heavy, and shut down the ……… city (or a previous ice storm has shut down an …….. city)

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entire

entire

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…….. – ……… rainfall

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icy
cold
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extremely cold SYN frosty

an icy wind
The bath water was icy cold.

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For non-attendance students, each has [… ] reason, and [……..] a response, need to be treated […….]… For students who feel […….] to sth.

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unique
deserve
equally (treat + equally)
embarrassed