Contribution of thieves
Stopping car thieves is the idea behind a new protection/security (1) system called Toad 10. When a thief/theft (2) tries to break into a car or start the engine without the key, a thick cloud of non-poisonous smoke that is quite harmless in terms of health is released/relieved (3) in seconds. The smoke which quickly prevails/prevents (4) the thief from seeing is likely to attract the attention/attendance (5) to the car.
The inventors/investors (6) of Toad believe it will be effective partly because it was developed with the help of formal/former (7) car thieves. The designers/projectors (8) put an advert into the papers inviting/investing (9) the former car-thieves to come and put the devise/device (10) at test. These retarded/retired (11) thieves came up with some good ideas to make the
Toad 10 virtually foolproof/waterproof (12). Not only a security camera records the thief’s face, but there is also a preventive/protective (13) screen for windows, making it difficult to smash/mash (14) them. Thieves who are accustomed/customized (15) to traditional car security systems will have no idea how to deal with this one. This should make them think twice before attempting/tempting (16) a theft.
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The microwave
The microwave oven has revolution (1) the way food is cooked both at home and within food prepare (2) industry. Although it met with the disapprove (3) of many top chefs when it was invented, it is becoming an increase (4) common sight in many restaurant kitchens. So what are its advantages? Firstly, there is a huge reduce (5) in the amount of time needed to prepare each dish. Secondly, it is a very hygiene (6) way to cook, because microwaves are easy to clean, and the high temperatures involved minimum (7) the risk of bacteria (8) infection. Finally, microwave ovens are very attract (9) to the busy professional person who lives alone. The convenient (10) of a ‘microwave dinner’ is resist (11) to someone who does not wish to waste their time over a hot cook (12)!
JOKES
The bad news is I accidentally left my electric toothbrush on all night. The good news is I’ve never seen the bathroom looking so clean.
My wife does not know much about modern gadgets. She keeps clogging up the dishwasher with paper plates.
I have just bought one of these new talking washing-machines. The first time it spoke was to accuse me of loading an assortment of odd socks without prior sorting them out. Just as my mother used to.
A refrigerator is the place where you keep leftovers until they are ready to be thrown out.
Life was simpler before credit cards. You didn’t have to wait until the end of the month to find out how poor you were.
There is a permanent crime wave where I live. It’s the only place where when you buy a pair of nylon stockings they ask you for your head size.
– Doctor, I can’t stop stealing things.
– Take these tablets for two weeks. If they don’t work, get me a colour telly.
Modern technology owes apology to ecology.
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Before the motorcar became a practical way of transportation people depended (1) ___ on horses to get from one place to another. Horses were used to (2) ___ different types of vehicles. The (3) ___ of these was a cart, an uncovered vehicle with two or four wheels which was used for carrying (4) ___. For short trips, a light, two-wheeled vehicle called a trap was often used, while for (5) ___ journeys a closed four-wheeled vehicle, called a carriage was preferred. Private carriages could be very (6) ___ with rugs and vases of flowers. For those without a (7) ___ carriage a coach could be used. This was a public
(8) ___ of transportation which followed (9) ___ routes throughout the country, stopping at inns to (10) ___ horses and allow people to (11) ___ and have something to eat.
With the invention of the train in Britain in the 1820s, long journeys in horse-drawn carriages became less and less (12) ___. In 1865, the British Government passed the Red Flag Act, (13) ___ a person to precede a (14) ___ ‘carriage’ with a red flag. The first cars were called motors, hence ‘motoring’, (15) ___. Actually the motor is a part of the car engine. In the early 1900s the motorcar began to (16) ___ horses altogether.
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