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For questions 1- 8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.
 

Ther Origin Of The Cork

 

Cork is a biological material with unique properties. It has attracted the attention of man since (1) ... and has been used since then in various applications. Today, cork is widely known as the closure of wine bottles and, as such, many certainly wonder about the origin of the cork that pops out of the wine bottle. The (2) ... discussion among wine makers and oenologists on the differences between cork and (3) ... closures has also triggered attention to the wine-closure (4) ... and to the role of cork in the bottle aging of quality wines. Cork is obtained from the cork oak tree as a (5) ... and sustainable product during the tree's life. It supports a (6) ... rich and important environmental system of the western Mediterranean. Hence, cork and its role in conservation of nature are certainly drawing the attention of environmental organisations. In spite of cork's historical record and its current fame, there is no (7) ... work on the cork that summarizes its biology, properties, industrial processing and applications. Research has been active since the 1990s and (8) ... international publications have enlarged the body of knowledge on cork and on the cork oak.

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[answer="ANTIQUITY label="ANTIQUE"]

[answer="ONGOING" label="GOING"]

[answer="ALTERNATIVE" label="ALTERNATE"]

[answer="INTERACTION" label="ACTION"]

[answer="RENEWABLE" label="RENEW"]

[answer="BIOLOGICALLY" label="BIOLOGY"]

[answer="COMPREHENSIVE" label="COMPREHEND"]

[answer="NUMEROUS" label="NUMBER"]

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