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alongside  book      browse    comfort  employment  crash  fill out  make friends (with sb.)  paperwork  sighting  prior to       capture
solo                  stress out  visa      obsessed with
Prior to taking a working holiday abroad you will need to do a number of things. There is quite a lot of.Paperwork to complete. You will need to fill out various forms, including a(n) visa a application.Make sure it is the sort that allows you to take employment , rather than just being an ordinary tourist type that allows you to do sightseeing only.Alongside that, of course, you need to book  your ticket. Once that is all done you will be ready to set off. Don't let the thought of stepping outside your comfort zone frighten you, don't
let it stress  you out  . You may set out on your own, travelling solo ,but you will soon make friends with many of the new people you meet on the way. So, start browsing,the Internet to see where you would like to start your adventure!
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adopt  apparent  dine  expectation  fall short of  get..wrong  in one's view  preference    extreme    presence    repay    work out
It is easy to get things wrong if you move to live in a new country with different culture from your own. You may find yourself facing a whole new set of expectations about the proper way to behave. Go out to dine with your new friends and you may find yourself having to adopt a whole new set of table manners. Then there is the problem of who is responsible for paying for the meal. This may not be immediately apparent. In some cultures friends share the cost equally at the end of the meal, in others the preference is for friends to take turns,repaying one meal with another at a later date. Working out the details of local customs like these may take time, but, in my view , it is well worth the effort if you want to a
void misunderstandings.
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opponent  artificial  crack  accelerate  intellectual  tackle  adjust 
Breakthrough  to the test    construct    tournament  get the better of
Those who champion(为…而奋斗)the cause of artificial intelligence are celebrating a(n) break through.For computer scientists have managed crack the problem of how to construct a computer that can play the ancient game of Go better than the humans. In tournaments with grand masters the computer has got the better of them, defeating one opponent after another. Some welcome the greater power of computers, arguing they will be willing slaves in helping us tackle our problems.Others, like the great scientist Stephen Hawking, fear computers may tackle our problems.Others,like the great scientist Stephen Hawking,fear computers may eventually become independent of us and bring the reign of human beings to an end.
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chemical  nevertheless  settlement  inadequate  in violation of  court  draft  stagger  nightmare  deny  accuse .. of  represent  responsible  dispose of
      My name is Wilbur Tennant and I'm a farmer. You can't imagine what a terrible  nightmare I have had to live through. It all started when I discovered my cows staggering all over the place. And then they began dying. Well, I thought I knew who was responsible: Dupont, the chemical company. It was disposing of poisonous waste near a river that runs through my farm. Nevertheless,the company denied it and claimed it was all my fault! It was not until I was lucky enough to get a top lawyer to represent me that I had any success. He took the company to court and eventually I was able to reach a(n) settlement with Dupont for a large sum of money. As what it had done was clearly in violation of the law, Dupont also found itself in trouble with the Environmental Protection Agency.
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dramatic      lay low      acquire  pass through  recall  step up
neighborhood  hang around  move out
Can you recall a time when the area where you live was very different from what it is today?Given the dramaticsort out the facts changes that  China has passed through in recent years, that would not be  surprising. Whole neighborhoods have been transformed. New  construction has meant that the housing stock has improved in size and quality. As a result of redevelopment many people have been  able to move out of old housing into new accommodation that  offers better amenities, boosting their standard of living. This is  naturally to be welcomed, but the change has not been without some costs. As whole areas of traditional low-rise housing have been laid low to make, way for high-rise apartments, opportunities for neighbors to casually hang around with each other have frequently declined.

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