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Behind a Shopping Center in New Jersey, Signs of a Mass Extinction
Behind a Lowe’s home improvement store here, scientists
are methodically scraping and sifting through ___ quarry pit
that may contain unique insights to the mass extinction that
eliminated _____ dinosaurs.
[5] Back then, about 66 million years ago, _____ oceans
were higher, and this part of southern New Jersey was a
shallow sea, 10 to 15 miles offshore from ____ ancient
mountain range that rose from the water. Today’s quarry pit
was once the sea bottom, and one particular layer about 40
[10] feet beneath the surface contains a bounty of fossils.
Kenneth J. Lacovara, a professor of paleontology and
geology at nearby Rowan University, calls the layer ___
“mass death assemblage.” He believes it may be ____ only
known collection of animal remains that dates from the mass
[15] extinction itself.
Taken from www.nytimes.com - Accessed on 06/01/2016.
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Ingredients
- 25g butter
- 500g small onions, (about 5 in total), halved and finely sliced
- 2 eggs
- 284ml pot double cream
- 140g mature cheddar, coarsely grated
For the pastry
- 280g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
- 140g cold butter
Adapted from www.bbcgoodfood.com - Accessed on 15/12/2015.
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Heathrow expansion should face strict environmental conditions, say MPs.
[1] Final government approval for the expansion of Heathrow
should be withheld until Europe’s busiest airport can
demonstrate that it accepts and will comply with key
environmental conditions, a parliamentary committee has
concluded.
MPs on the environmental audit committee have been
[5] hearing evidence on the likely carbon emissions, air quality
and noise levels after the government-appointed Airports
Commission recommended a third runway at Heathrow as
the preferred plan for London airport expansion.
(Adapted from www.theguardian/ environment. Acessed on 01/12/2015)
Write true (T) or false (F), according to the text:
( ) The expansion of Heathrow airport ought to be blocked until the busiest airport complies with key environmental conditions.
( ) The expansion of Heathrow should begin once Europe’s busiest airport may accept other conditions for weather.
( ) Europe’s busiest airport can accept this change under two conditions: better air quality and lower noise levels.
( ) Heathrow airport can choose the best alternative for environmental conditions.
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Heathrow expansion should face strict environmental conditions, say MPs.
[1] Final government approval for the expansion of Heathrow
should be withheld until Europe’s busiest airport can
demonstrate that it accepts and will comply with key
environmental conditions, a parliamentary committee has
concluded.
MPs on the environmental audit committee have been
[5] hearing evidence on the likely carbon emissions, air quality
and noise levels after the government-appointed Airports
Commission recommended a third runway at Heathrow as
the preferred plan for London airport expansion.
(Adapted from www.theguardian/ environment. Acessed on 01/12/2015)
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