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FCE Use of English part 2

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  • The homing instinct is what makes certain animals, birds and fish return... the place they consider home.
    to
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  • Cats often have this instinct. It was particularly strong in an American cat called Ninja, which disappeared shortly... its owners had taken it to their new home.
    after
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  • A year later, the cat turned up at its old home even... this was 1360 km away from... its owners were now living.
    though / where
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  • Other cats may not travel so fat but many... on going to back to their old home.
    keep
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  • Pilsbury, an English cat, make a 13-kilometre journey back to its former home 40 times in spite of having to cross several busy roads to... so.
    do
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  • Pigeons also have the homing instinct and ever... ancient times, human beings have used them to carry messages back home.
    since
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  • However, cat owners, ... have to keep returning to their old addresses in... to bring their cat home, tend to find the homing instinct simply irritating.
    who / order
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  • The history of surfing undoubtedly goes... a long way.
    back
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  • It seems to... formed a central part of the culture of the Polynesian people, who where inhabitants of islands in the Pacific... as Samoa.
    have / such
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  • For them, it was much... of an art.
    more
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  • Although surfing disappeared from many parts of Polynesia in... early 20th century, a small number of people in Hawaii kept the tradition alive.
    the
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  • In 1912, it spread to the east coast of the USA, and in particular to Virginia Beach,... became an important surfing centre.
    which
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  • However, ... was not until the 1960s that surfing came to be a truly global phenomenon, boosted not only by the success of surfing films ... also by pop songs about surfing culture.
    it / but
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  • The most distinctive feature of a camel is the hump on... back.
    its
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  • In these humps, camels store fat... is used as enerdy when they don't have access to food.
    which
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  • They can put... with very diffcult conditions, drinking only a little or... water for up to seven days.
    up / no
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