On sweating, our body is cooling down. (65)… humidity slows down the process.

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People from different cultures have different space requirements. For example, South Americans and Middle Easterners stand closer when they talk or sit together than North Americans or Asians.

In the United States, people need to have greater distances between them physically than people in many other cultures. Although Americans are often more affectionate and more likely to touch people they know, they have a great need for privacy, especially in the presence of strangers. For example, when Americans enter a bus, doctor’s office, or waiting room, they sit at least one chair away from the nearest person if possible. Conversation distance with superiors or those they don’t know well is about 3 to 4 feet. However, intimate conversations may be held as close as 1.5 feet apart. Because Americans feel uncomfortable if someone stands closer, they will naturally move away. Should this happen, don’t be offended. Your listener is merely stepping back to his or her normal conversational distance.

(Adapted from “Cultures in the modern world”)

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Women used to paying high price to prove that they were equal to men.

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Food waste occurs at different stages in developing and developed coutries.

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On her 18th birthday, she suffered from Covid-19 so she … unable to hold her party.

Before taking the next step in their careers, the students … used to taking responsibility if something went wrong.

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Climate change is making serious effects in urban areas across the world, and it’s only going to get worse. A(n) (61)… team of researchers has used a new modeling technique to measure the heat. They found that the world’s cities (62)… warm up as much as 4.4 degrees Celsius by the year 2100.

To calculate the temperatures, a scientist at the University of Illinois and his fellow workers built a model for the climate of (63)…, focusing on changing temperatures and humidity in urban areas. These two factors gradually and quietly create extreme heat. The process can be explained in the same way our bodies respond (64)… high temperatures. On sweating, our body is cooling down. (65)… humidity slows down the process. The more moist the air is, the less readily it allows sweat taken out from our bodies.

(Adapted from https://www.wired.com/story/)

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The doctor will soon be able to use new medicine to treat the disease in the pandemic.

It is NOT inferred from the passage that

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It is said that running 10 kilometers a day may keep you in good shape and healthy.