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At the beginning, it’s tempting to think that you will (6 )______by with
whatever is light to carry or can be bought (7 )______ the way. But (8 )______
a while, the need for something tasty and satisíying to look (9 )______to at
the end of the day begins to (10)______on a greater significance. especially if
the vvalking is diữĩcult or the weather bad.
(11)______ this reason, it’s unwise to leave the planning or cooking of the
food to one individual. The likes and dislikes of all members of the group
have to be taken (12) ______ consideration, as well as what each person
regards (12)______ the normal size of a portion. Most important, however, is
the need to plan treats and surprises for (1 4 )______ other. AVhilst the food
has to be simple both to transport and to prepare, practiczd decisions should
never be made (15)______ the expense of taste.

21. POST IN HISTORY
Although it may come as a surprise to many people, postal Services have
existed in some parts of the world for thousands of years. (1 )______ is ample
evidence that a postal Service existed among the Assyrians and Babylonians,
In China a regular postal Service (2) ______ established in the seventh
century BC, and (3) ______ the centuries attained (4 )_______a high level of
eíĩĩciency that some 2,000 years after its institution it won the admiration of
travellers (5) ______ Marco Polo. Effícient and highly developed postal
Services were also established in the Persian and Roman empires. In ancient
tim es, (6) ______ Services were mainly conhned (7) ______ the use of
representatives of the State; private citizens (8) ______ use of slaves,
merchants and the like to send their messages and documents. In Medieval
Europe, postal Services (9 )______ organised hy emperors and hy the papacy,
(10) ______ private citizens continued to entrust their correspondence to
various travellers. Later, around the 13th century, universities and towns
came (11) ______ have their own messengers. However, it was not (12)
______the 14th century that merchants, the private citizens (1 3 )_______had
the greatest need for a speedy and regular exchange of correspondence,
began to (1 4 )______ up regular courier Services. The needs of business led to
the developm ent of the postal Service as we know (15)______ today.

22. TO SLEEP OR NOT TO SLEEP

Are you one of those people who toss and turn all night, unable to (1 )______
to sleep? Although many people who have sleeping problems, (2) ______
chronic or occasional, automatically reach for the sleeping tablets when they
see a difficult night (3 )______ of them, there are a number of so-called “folk”
remedies which are not only cheaper but also much safer in the long run.
Most people have tried having a hot drink such as milk or (4) ______ of a
number of commercially available herbal iníusions before going to bed, but
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