151.Scientists say that if a medicine works with animals, there is a very high chance that it also works with people.

152.There is no doubt that 100 years ago animal testing was cruel but today animals in experiments are very well taken care of.

153.It has often been said that life is difficult as it is. For women it sometimes twice as difficult.

154.On the third day I was struggling through stormy weather and during the next week the wind grew stronger and I found myself spending a whole day in my tent.

155.Changes were just around the corner.

156.I had traveled only two hours one day when the winds increased so much that I had to put my tent up before the winds became too strong.

157.I was thankful for all the training I had had.

158.I was so optimistic that I decided that the next day, I would increase my workday to 12 hours.

159.Lying on the ice, I would soon die. I struggled to my knees knowing that somehow I had to put my tent up for shelter.

160.It is an experience I shall never forget and shall value for the rest of my life.

161.In her television shows she makes it possible to talk about great moments and difficulties in people’s lives. She has helped thousands of men and women come to terms with things that bother them and that they could not talk about with others.

162.She is a black woman whose rise to fame is an inspiring story.

163.It was a time in which many sad things happened to her.

164.In 1984, she moved to Chicago, where she became the host of a talk show called “AM Chicago”.

165.Her life shows us that hard work and discipline are the road to self—improvement, and success lies somewhere along the road.

166.When I grow up I hope to be just as successful as you are.

167.New Zealand is an island that lies off the eastern coast of Australia. It is make up of two large islands: North Island and South Island.

168.The ocean and seas surrounding the islands are deep blue and many of New Zealand’s cities lie on a bay and have a natural deep harbor.

169.The North Island is famous fro an area of hot springs, some of which throw hot water high into the air.

170.There are many plants and animals that only live in New Zealand.

171.More than 120 years later, Capital James Cook took possession of the islands in 1796 and from that time British people started to settle in New Zealand.

172.It is a good thing that New Zealand helps the Maori to keep their own language and culture.

173.New Zealand has a population of about  3.8 million people, of which about fourteen percent are Maori.

174.The majority of the people speak English. However, Maori, which the native language of the Maori people, is also an official language.

175.Maori children are taught at an early age what to do when they come the marae.

176.New Zealand wine is of high quality and is sold all over the world. Living in a country with plenty of space and a good climate, New Zealanders love all kinds of sport and outdoor activities.

177.Farmers in China have long used techniques such as fertilization and irrigation to make their land produce more.

178.To make as much use of the land as possible, two or more crops are planted each year where possible.

179.It was from the early 1990s that scientists started to developed new techniques to increase agricultural production without harming the environment.

180.Not only is food production important but also taking care of the environment.

181.Using the latest technologies, Chinese scientists grow vegetables in greenhouse.

182.Today many vegetables are not grown in gardens but in greenhouses where they are protected for the wind, rain and insects. The temperature is controlled with computers, no matter how the weather is outside.

183.One of China’s early agricultural scientists was Jia sixie, who lived in the sixth century.

184.If you go against nature and do things at the wrong time of year, you will have to do more work and the results will no be so good.

185.When you plough the soil, plough deep the first and less deep the second time.

186.The best harvest is reached when  farmers changed the crops in their fields.

187.He said that it is good to grow different plants next to each other in the same field.

188.The wisdom of farmers about the weather and farming is collected in many popular proverbs and passed on from generation to generation.

189.The actors make us laugh by making fun of somebody’s way of dressing or telling an amusing story.

190.It is their clothes, make-up and the way they walk that make people laugh.

191.What comedians have in common with the players in a comedy is their way of playing with words.

192.Dating back to the Qin Dynasty, the traditional crosstalk show, or xiangsheng shows, have made people all over China roar with laughter for centuries.

193.The story of how I got my new job, and come to be on such good terms with my boss is funny one.

194.I cycled as fast as I could and saw that the driver in the yellow car was waiting at the red light.

195.I told him that he was a danger to other people on the road.

196.Drive carefully so that everyone can enjoy a long life.

197.There was a woman who was the boss of the office in which I wanted to work.

198.I was pleased that the manager had decided to be angry with me for having been so rude.

199.We can learn a lot about what a person is thinking by watching his or her body language.

200.Just like spoken language, body language varies from culture to culture.

201.While there are many different interpretation of our body language, some gestures seem to be universal.

202.If we are feeling down or lonely, there is nothing better than to see the smiling face of a good friend.

203.The father must have said something encouraging because the boy finally got up and made a good speech.

204.Unlike traditional amusement parks, theme parks often want to teach visitors something.

205.What they all have in common is that they combine fun with opportunity t learn something.

206.Theme parks try to make sure that visitors leave knowing more about their theme.

207.Having enjoyed the rides at the Headland, visitors can take the shuttle to the Lowland.

208.Visitors can go on exciting rides where they can feel what it is like to do the things they have seen their heroes do in the movie.

209.The parks are becoming more advanced and new technology allows us to experience almost anything without actually being in danger or risking injury.

210.Having been told that her daughter got sick, she hurried to the school to take her home.

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