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A team of Russian scientists has challenged the theory that the woolly mammoths became extinct 10,000 years ago at the end of the Ice Age. The scientists have reported that the beasts may have survived until 2000 B.C. on an island off the coast of Siberia, where researchers uncovered 29 fossilized woolly mammoth teeth ranging in age from 4,000 to 7,000 years. The question to be asked now is, how did these prehistoric pachyderms survive in their island environment? One possibility is that they adapted to their confined surroundings by decreasing their bulk. This theory is based on their smaller tooth size, which has led scientists to believe that they were only 6 feet tall at the shoulder compared with 10 feet of their full-sized counterpart. But would this be enough to enable them to survive thousands of years beyond that of other mammoths? Researchers are still working to uncover the reasons for this isolated group's belated disappearance.

 

The word "woolly" as used in line 1 refers to the animal's

The school was closed for a month because of serious ………… of fever.

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I decided to go to the library as soon as I _______.

Do you know who ___________ the fact that sound travels in waves?

You can go to the party tonight _______ you are sober when you come home.

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Jack had to skip breakfast; otherwise, he will be late for class

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A lack of qualifications can be a major obstacle to finding a job.

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I wish we had gone somewhere else for the holiday.

It seems that you have to cope with the stresses and strains of the job, ___________?

The restaurant has a very _______ menu. Every day there are several delicious dishes to choose from

________ wait for no man

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In astronomy, a scale of magnitude from one to six denotes the brightness of a star

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It's ages since I last saw a Hollywood film

Most people prefer ________ at home rather than ________out on rainy days.

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"Why didn't you join your friends on the trip?" she asked

In most _____ developed countries, up to 50% of _____ population enters higher education at some time in their lives