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demolished.
2 _____ than 100 years ago, the Old Bakery used to sell pasties MANY
and other baked foods to miners.
Julie and Lee repaired the building and have reopened it as a
bakery for the 3) _____ time in 15 years. ONE
2) A girl who sent a letter to Lego, saying she 1 ____ represented, NOT FEEL
has inspired a new range of minifigures.
Eight-year-old Sofia from Sussex, England, has a limb difference
– she 2 _____ without a left hand. BEAR
She 3 _____ on BBC Breakfast, where she spoke about the APPEAR
need For toys that represent her.
Lego 4 _____ Sofia with a new range of toys, including a SURPRISE
Character like her.
Sofia said the figure 5 ____ “amazing”. BE
3) A crew of 1 _____ more than 100 miles out to sea rescued FISHERMAN
a long-eared owl after they spotted it on their boat.
They believe the owl was blown off course before landing on
2 _____ boat. THEY
The crew cared for the owl and it stayed with 3 ____ for the rest THEY
of their fishing journey off the north coast of Scotland.
5) People in the Ireland voted for their 1 ____ female president ONE
on 8 November 1990. Mary Robinson was born in County Mayo,
Ireland, in 1944. She was a lawyer and a strong supporter of
human rights. As president, Robinson 2 ____ for laws to CAMPAIGN
protect 3 ___’s rights in Ireland. She served as president until WOMAN
1997 and then joined the United Nations (an organisation of
193 countries) to take charge of 4 ___ work on human rights. IT
6) Pupils who wear 1 ___ hair in natural Afro styles to school THEY
will now be protected against discrimination (when someone
is treated differently or unfairly because of their race, religion
or disability). New guidelines 2 ____ with schools in SHARE
England, Scotland and Wales to make sure pupils 3 ___ NOT PUNISH
for hairstyles such as Afros, braids or cornrows. The guidelines
come from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC),
an organization that 4 ___ sure everyone in the UK is treated MAKE
equally.
14) Wuhan, the area of China where Covid-19 was 1 ___ ONE
detected in late 2019, 2 ___ into lockdown from 24 to 30 GO
October. In one district, 800,000 residents 3 ___ to stay TELL
at home. Wuhan has been reporting around 20 new Covid
cases each day. More lockdowns are being introduced
across China, 4 ___ millions of people. AFFECT
21) Chariots were like fast cars for the 1 ___ WEALTHY
Egyptians. 2 ___ by horses, they could reach speeds of 25 PULL
miles per hour. King Tut 3 ___ with six chariots. BURY
The ceremonial 4 ___ were coated in gold and three were ONE
for travel and hunting.
27) In the 1 ___ book in the Twitchers series about a group of TWO
young birdwatchers-turned-detectives, there’s a wildlife
criminal on the loose. Jack 2 ___ a hurt cat and suspects RESCUE
there’s foul play going on. 3 ___ to investigate, he is soon RUSH
entangled in a deepening mystery 4 ___ sinister plots and INVOLVE
sightings of a strange bird.
30) The charity The Carers Trust 1 ___ for more CALL
support for young carers, following a survey 2 ___ on PUBLISH
Young Carers Action Day (16 March). In the survey, 3 ___ MANY
than half of young carers said the time they spent caring for
family members each week 4 ___ in the past year. They RISE
also reported feeling worried, lonely and stressed. The Carers
Trust has called on the Government to support young carers
better and make sure they have enough time off.
33) Wild pigs in Edmonton and its surrounding valley 1 ___ POSE
a threat to other wildlife. The wild pigs 2 ___ DESTROY
grassland and damaged crops as they search for food.
According to Professor Ryan Brook, they are “the 3 ___ BAD
invasive wild mammal on the planet”. Residents have called
on local 4 ___ to tackle the wild pigs. AUTHORITY
36) The world’s 1 ___ local elections took place in India LARGE
across five states. A local election is when people choose
their state’s government, not the country’s rulers. The
ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 2 ___ first in four states COME
including Uttar Pradesh, where more than 200 million
people live. In Punjab, the AAP party 3 ___ 92 out of 115 WIN
places in the assembly and Bhagwant Mann 4 ___ ELECT
chief minister.
51) Depending on who you talk to, 1 ___ a holiday home is HAVE
either the new property investment of choice, with returns of
up to 12% a year. Or the next financial – and ethical – black
hole, thanks to 2 ___ stamp duty and pricing out local INCREASE
residents. (St Ives and Gwynedd have imposed restrictions
on second-home ownership and other councils are set to
follow.) The consensus is that a holiday let, which the owner
uses but also rents out (3 ___ costs plus bringing visitors COVER
and income to the local economy), is 4 ___ than a second home, GOOD
which spends most of the time empty.