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Perfumes and fragrant spices were precious commodities in antiquity. They were very much in demand, and at times even exceeded silver and gold in value. Therefore they were considered to be luxury products, used mainly in the temples and in the homes of the nobility and upper classes.

Since perfumes and spices were luxury products, their use was exclusive to the noble and the wealthy.

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Which aspect of roof garden design is mentioned?

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On Ulithi Atoll in the western Pacific region, women have a clear role and defined rights in the community distribution of fish catches. This is because the mahogany logs from nearby Yap Island used in making the fishing canoes are obtained through the exchange of cloth made by the women of Ulithi. Small-scale reef fisheries also support the involvement of local businesswomen and their involvement can give them greater control over their household income, and in negotiating for loans or credit. Thus their role is not only important in providing income for their families, it also underpins the economy of the local village.

Boats for use by the inhabitants of Ulithi are constructed on Yap Island.

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Which organised activity can children do every day of the week?

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The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland was the first rotating boat lift in the world. Opened in 2002, it was central to the ambitious £84.5m Millennium Link project to restore navigability across Scotland by reconnecting the historic waterways of the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals. The major challenge of the project laid in the fact that the Forth & Clyde Canal is positioned 35 metres below the level of the Union Canal.

The Falkirk Wheel has linked the Forth & Clyde Canal with the Union Canal for the first time in their history.

6. Oil is set to run out soon if we continue to ____________ it at the current rate.

7. Are you _________ to any brands, that is, do you always tend to buy that particular brand?

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There are a number of settlements across East Anglia with names containing the word ‘tye’. The word is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and the Oxford English Dictionary quotes the earliest usage of the term as dating from 832. Essentially a ‘tye’ was a green or a small area of open common land, usually situated away from the main village or settlement, often at the junction of two or more routes. Locals and passing travellers had the right to pasture their horses, pigs and other farm animals on the tye.

A tye was __________________

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Margaret thinks that employers should encourage staff members who are __________

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Among the professional and managerial strata, working hours have increased and record numbers of people are in employment overall. As people work more, their appetite for leisure activities has grown to compensate for the greater stress in life. The past four years alone have seen the leisure and tourism business expand by 35% with a change in emphasis to short weekend breaks in Europe and long-haul short breaks to exotic destinations in place of longer domestic holidays.

Long domestic holidays have taken the place of long-haul short breaks.

11. Companies often shift production to regions with lower labour costs in order to remain ____________ .

12. Which of the following words is a synonym for "false"?

13. Which of the following is a high-rise building?

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What does the speaker say about older universities?

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Dr Holman has samples from every __________