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1
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What do we call a period of 10 years ?
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Decade
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2
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What do we call a period of 100 years ?
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Century
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3
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What do we call a period of 1000 years ?
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Millennium
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4
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A specialist who repairs leaking water pipes is called as ?
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Plumber
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5
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What is a painting of person head usually called ?
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Portrait
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6
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Where would you find an urban area: in a city or in the countryside ?
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a city
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7
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What do we call it when the Moon completely blocks out the light from the Sun ?
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A Solar Eclipse
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8
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What point of compass is directly opposite to East ?
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West
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9
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Where do you pay for your purchases at a supermarket ?
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Till or checkout
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10
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What do you call an apartment that is below ground level: a basement apartment or a penthouse
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11
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What feature do pianos and computers have in common ?
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Keyboard
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12
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If you are feeling fed up, is it a positive or negative feeling ?
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Negative feeling
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13
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What emergency service is usually called when someone is in trouble at sea : ambulance or coastguard ?
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Coastguard
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14
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Name a month that falls between April and June ?
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May
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15
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What word describes moving a program or other material from a website to your computer ?
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Downloading
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16
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What do we call a picture that a doctor takes to see inside your body ?
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X-ray
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17
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A famous canal links the Mediteranean sea with the Indian Ocean. Is it the Corindth or the Suez Canal ?
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Suez Canal
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18
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What crime has someone stealing items from a shop commited: shopfitting or shoplifting ?
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Shop Lifting
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19
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If someone is feeling a little ill, they may say they are feeling “under the ” what ?
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Weather
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20
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Who is the person in charge of a footbal match ?
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Referee
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21
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What do we call the last game in a sporting competition, which decide the champion ?
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Finals
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22
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What is the general term of paintaings of the countryside or natural views ?
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Landscape
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23
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Which of these would probably be found in an office : a printer, a blanket or a nail brush ?
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a printer
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24
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Where would you store meat you wish to keep frozen at home ?
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Freezer
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25
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What is the most important document you would have to show if you wanted to hire a car ?
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Drivers Licence
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26
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Where would you go to work out on a treadmill ?
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Gym
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27
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What piece of equipment would you use to go diving in the sea, an aqualung or an aquaplane ?
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aqualung
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28
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What piece of equipment would you use for floating on the sea ?
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Aquaplane
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29
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Where would you most likely go to buy some flour; a bakery, a florist or a supermarket ?
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A Supermarket
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30
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Which hospital deparment would you go to for an x-ray : radiology or cardiology ?
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Radiology
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31
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Where would you go to see an exhibition of sculpure ?
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32
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Would you measure the volume of bottle water in liters or Kilos ?
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Litres
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33
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What’s the joint called where your hand is connected to your arm ?
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Wrist
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34
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What do you call a system of government in which people vote for the people who will represent them ?
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Democracy
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35
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What do we call the piece of paper that proves you have bought the item ?
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Receipt
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36
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What do you call the document that gives details about your qualifications and work experience ?
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qualification
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37
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How would you describe an economy based largely on farming ?
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38
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What is the study of stars and planets called ?
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Astronomy
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39
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In business and advertising what does PR stand for ?
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Public Relations
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40
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Which section of a Newspapers gives the editor’s opinion ?
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editorial
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41
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What instrument would you use to examine very small objects or life forms ?
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Microscope
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42
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What is a destructive program that spreads from computer to computer ?
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Virus
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43
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What term is used for animals such as humans that ususally give birth to live young : mammals or reptiles ?
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Mammals
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44
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What is the quickest way of traveling from Hongkong to Paris ?
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by plane
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45
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What is the name for the huge natural body that orbits the sun ?
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A planet
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46
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What can be added to the drink to cool it down on hot day ?
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Ice
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47
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What special document do most people travelling from one country to another carry ?
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Passport
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48
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What kind of equipment is used to protect motorbike rider’s brain from injury ?
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a Helmet
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49
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What is the last thing to do when baking a cake ?
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cook it in the oven
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50
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Would you go to the pharmacy or surgery to get a prescription filled after visiting a doctor ?
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a pharmacy
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51
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There are two main way to pay in shop, one by cash and other by ?
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Credit Card
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52
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How many days are in a leap year ?
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366
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53
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To improve their health and fitness, most people either try to improve their diet or ?
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do more physical exercise
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54
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Would it be better to use kilometres or kilograms to measure the distance between two cities ?
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Kilometres
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55
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The large island just off the coast of mainland Europe is home to which country ?
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The United Kingdom
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56
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Would it be better to go jogging at noon, or in early morning, if you wanted to avoid hottest part of the day ?
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early morning
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57
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In which century did the automobile manufacture in large scale ?
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20th Century
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58
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Name the country located in North america ?
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United States
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59
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Some calender begin the week on Sunday. What is the other day which commonly start as week ?
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Monday
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60
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Where would you see the exhibits of dinasours ?
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A Museum
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61
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Which country is in the southern hemisphere, Canada or Australia ?
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Australia
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62
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In which season people will be least likely to go skiing ?
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In summer
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63
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Which of these was last to be explored, Himalayas, the moon or Australia ?
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the moon
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64
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Would letter or email would be the fastest way to get a message to your professor ?
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Email
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65
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Jane and Peter have 3 children. They are 4, 13 & 15 years old. They only have one son, who is their youngest
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13 years old
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child. How old is their middle child ?
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66
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Which would be better to report the population of a major global city – hundred, millions or billions
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Millions
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67
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This work is due for submission, one month from 15th June, on what date it be submitted ?
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15th July
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68
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Who would you consult to treat a fear of crowded places, a philosoper or psychologist ?
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a pscyhologist
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69
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How would most people travel to work each day, in big cities like Hong Kong, Tokyo and New York ?
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by public transportation
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70
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Would a supermarket, a cafe or book store probably have the widest range of products available ?
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a supermarket
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71
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In which room of their home would would someone usually wash their clothes ?
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in the bathroom
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72
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Despite all the advances in equality between the sexes, would more men or women play professional football ?
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more men
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73
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Which major branch of science deals with classification of human beings ?
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biology
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74
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In most university courses there are two ways of being assessed, one is orally, the other is through
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written assignments
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75
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Name the month that falls between September and November ?
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October
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76
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Would a town, city or village probably cover the largest area ?
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a city
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77
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Which of these would probably be found in most homes around the world, a computer, a bed or a tv ?
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a bed
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78
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What does the main difference between the wrist watch and a clock relate to ?
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their relative sizes
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79
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Which section of the train timetable will tell you, what time the train leaves ?
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Departures
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80
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What do we call the list of steps, which tell you to put something together ?
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Instructions
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81
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What do we call the meeting, where an employer ask potential employee questions about their work experience ?
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Interview
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82
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What desk you go to when you first arrive to the hotel ?
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Reception or Check in desk
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83
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What is the job title, someone who designs building
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Architect
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84
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What term is used for the amount you pay to landlord, for living in his house or appartment ?
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Rent
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85
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What do we call a first meal of the day ?
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Breakfast
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86
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What word is used for someone who watches the sport event ?
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Spectator
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87
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What object will you use to climb up to the roof of the house ?
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Ladder
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88
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If you dont feel like eating, what do we say you dont have ?
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apetite
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89
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What do we call the organ in our chest, we need to breath ?
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Lungs
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90
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If someone lives in the urban areas, where do they live ?
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in city
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91
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What does the king or queen wear on their head on official ceremonies ?
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Crown
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92
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What do we call the book with list of words, with their meanings ?
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Dictionary
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93
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What is the source of solar energy ?
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Sun
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94
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When the writer of the book is unknown, what word we use for the writer ?
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anonymous
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95
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What do we called a company or organisation that gives money to sports event in exchange of advertising
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Sponsorship
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96
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What do we called a study of living things ?
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biology
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97
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What a winter, spring, summer and autumn ?
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Season
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98
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What is the collective terms for cows and bulls, specially on the farm ?
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Cattle
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99
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Is something is not expensive, what do we say it is ?
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Cheap
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100
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What a people wear, if they can’t see very well ?
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Glassess or Lens
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101
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If something such as fabric or medicine is artificially made, what do we say it is ?
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Synthetic
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102
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What type of food is an apple ?
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Fruit
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103
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How many months are in a year ?
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twelve
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104
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What is the oppset of East ?
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West
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105
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When ice is in the room temprature, what does it become ?
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Water or liquid
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106
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Which sweet food is produced by bees ?
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Honey
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107
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Where can people go to borrow books ?
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Library
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108
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Who serve food in a restaurant ?
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Waiter or Waitress
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109
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What is the word in geometry, for shape has three sides ?
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Triangle
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110
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What do we call the alphabetical list, at the end of the book, that tells you where to find specific information ?
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Index
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111
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What is the word for the place, where rivers start ?
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Source
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112
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Who is the main journalist responsible for producing newspaper or magazine ?
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Editor
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113
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A business does not want to make a loss ? What does it want to make ?
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Profit
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114
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What is the economic sector that deals with the farming ?
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Agricultural sector
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115
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What do you call a very long essay, that student have to write for doctor degree ?
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Thesis or disertation
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116
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What is the word for period of 100 years ?
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Century
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117
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At what ceremony, the students receive their degree or diploma at end of their study ?
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Graduation
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118
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What do we call the date, the piece of work must be finish by ?
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Deadline or Due date
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119
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If telescope is used for far distant object, what instrument is employed for miniscule objects ?
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Microscope
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120
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A list of events placed in time order, is usually describe as what ?
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a chronology / a timeline
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121
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A manufacturing process releases noxious gases. What is the most important safety measures for workers at this
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ensuring good ventilation
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plant – ensuring good ventilation or appropriate footwear ?
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122
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What kind of punishment is less severe, an imprisonment or community service ?
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community service
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123
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In a figure of hexagonal, how many sides does it have ?
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six
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124
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What key minerals makes sea water different from fress water ?
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salt
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125
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Which is a longest, a decade, a millenium or a century?
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Millenium
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126
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How many sides are there in a bilateral agreement ?
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two
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127
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What organs do cardiologist specialist in ?
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Heart
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128
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In the animal kingdom, the purpose of camouflage to attract a mate, to find food or to hide ?
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to hide
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129
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How do we weight butterfly ?
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I think it is grams
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130
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What Dermatology specialized in ?
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Skin – Baldness & Hair
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132
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What is Hematology relates to ?
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blood test
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133
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What is Orthopaedic relates to ?
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Joints, Knee, bones
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134
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What is term Neuro-Psych ?
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brain injury or mental health
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135
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What is term Immunology ?
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Immune related, HIV/AIDS
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136
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What is term Otolaryngology ?
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ENT, Ear – Nose & Throat
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137
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What are senses
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138
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What is recession ? Downfall in economy, nation wealth etc
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Downfall in economy
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139
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Increase in iron, good or bad for health ?
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140
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What is Ophthalmologist specialist in ?
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perform eye operations
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