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E. Answer these questions with reference to the context.

(1) “Whether we like it or not, the world we live in, has changed a great deal in the last
hundred years... the past was not so bad for a privileged minority... But for the vast
majority of the population life was nasty, brutish, and short.”

1. What does the writer imply about the past?

2. Who enjoyed a slightly better life in the past?
3. Why is it not possible to bring back the past?

(2) “The most urgent is that of nuclear weapons... It would only take a computer error or
mutiny by some of those manning the weapons, to trigger a global war.”

1. What threat is described as the most urgent?
2 What factors make nuclear war a continuing danger?

3 How can the public contribute to reducing this threat?

Spell It Right VOCABULARY Analytical Skills

A. Match each of the following phrasal verbs with its correct meaning.

Phrasal Verb Meaning

1. get by (a) to have a good relationship with someone

2. get through (b) to manage to do something with difficulty

3. get along (c) to finish a difficult task

4. put off (d) to wear something

5. put on (e) to delay or postpone something

B. Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verbs given in the box below.

turn off, pick up, get on, take away, bring about

1. When I arrived at the party, I had to with the host.

2. The teacher asked the student to the computer.

3. The company will a new product next month.

4. Can you the phone and answer it?

5. The police had to the suspect from the scene.

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