English language ;CBSE Class IX : Gap filling

Governments are starting programmes [blank_start]that[blank_end] teach adults how to read and write, how to do [blank_start]their[blank_end] jobs better, how to farm, and how to [blank_start]become[blank_end] healthier and take better care of the health [blank_start]of[blank_end] their families. Programmes [blank_start]Are[blank_end] also started to help adults finish high School. Adult education programmes Are [blank_start]under[blank_end]way in Europe, Asia, Africa and in south and North America.

Perspiration is one of the ways [blank_start]of [blank_end]keeping our body ' furnace' at a nice normal temperature. Actually, [blank_start]our[blank_end] body temperature is controlled by a centre in the Brain [blank_start]known[blank_end] as the temperature centre. It [blank_start]consists[blank_end] of three parts: control centre, heating Centre, and a cooling centre. Suppose [blank_start]the[blank_end] temperature of the blood drops for [blank_start]some[blank_end] reason , The heating Centre goes to work and certain things begin to happen.

Timely help [blank_start]from[blank_end] the locals saved the life of a student caught [blank_start]in[blank_end] heavy snowfall in Shimla. The girl was returning home when the taxi she [blank_start]was travelling[blank_end] in was caught in the heavy snowfall. [blank_start]Some[blank_end] people spotted her and [blank_start]lifting[blank_end] her on their back, [blank_start]they[blank_end] walked almost 3 km to safety.

In a country as vast as ours, keeping a tab [blank_start]on[blank_end] every child is a herculean task. Many children [blank_start]are employed[blank_end] in factories. They wash utensils when they should [blank_start]be playing[blank_end] with dolls and get married even before they [blank_start]reach[blank_end] adolescence. Most children don't know they are entitled to certain rights-Child rights. [blank_start]To[blank_end] spread awareness , Child Rights And You [blank_start]has [blank_end][blank_start]organised[blank_end] its annual Street Theatre Festival, "Bal Natya Utsav " at Dilli Haat.

Modern food has become our enemy.We [blank_start]have become[blank_end] so besotted by taste and preparation that we eat food for [blank_start]it's[blank_end] entertainment value and not for its nutritional benefit. [blank_start]Each[blank_end] restaurant boasts of a new Cuisine, which is the mixture of refined flour, oil and sugar. The vegetarian dishes are [blank_start]Either[blank_end] overcooked or have[blank_start] a lot of [blank_end]corn starch and fat. The non-vegetarian dishes [blank_start]are[blank_end] either white-sauce based or made in rich gravies.

Think twice before you take a sip [blank_start]of[blank_end] that cola bottle this summer. Experts [blank_start]have warned[blank_end] that excessive cola consumption can lead to [blank_start]anything[blank_end] from mild weakness to profound muscle paralysis . This is [blank_start]because[blank_end] the cola drinks can cause blood potassium to drop dangerously low, [blank_start]the[blank_end] report in the International Journal Of Clinical Practice. They tell of the curious case of an Australian ostrich Farmer who [blank_start]needed[blank_end] emergency care for lung Paralysis after drinking 4 to 10 L of cola a day. He made a full recovery and [blank_start]was advised [blank_end]to Curtail his cola intake, BBC news portal reported on Tuesday.

Not with standing the terrorist strikes in Mumbai, India [blank_start]continues[blank_end] to attract tourists with a majority of them flocking [blank_start]to[blank_end] Kashmir. ''India is a safe destination and Kashmir is absolutely safe. It [blank_start]is open[blank_end] to tourist traffic,''said director, Indian tourism, U.K., Jagdish Chander at the first incredible India 2009 road show, London.Kashmir is fully booked [blank_start]with[blank_end] tourists this summer. Mukherjee,[blank_start]Who[blank_end] formally launched the road show said, "it is really incredible India, A land [blank_start]with[blank_end] vast diversity. The incredible India programme reflects the truth. ''

When an earthquake occurs, buildings that are not earthquake resistant me fall. The walls may collapse trapping people [blank_start]under[blank_end] the rubble. The rail way and road [blank_start]routes[blank_end] maybe dislocated, increasing the time [blank_start]taken[blank_end] for external aid to reach the [blank_start]disaster[blank_end] site. It is important to help [blank_start]victims[blank_end] quickly. We have seen that people [blank_start]living[blank_end] in the area usually carry out the rescue and first-aid work.

Recently the Mumbai airport was witness [blank_start]to[blank_end] a heart-stopping high-speed drama that [blank_start]unfolded[blank_end] in the span of [blank_start]less[blank_end] than a minute when an Indian Air Force helicopter [blank_start]belonging[blank_end] to the President VVIP squadron landed on runway 27 on which an Air India aircraft was [blank_start]speeding[blank_end] towards take off at the same time. The air India aircraft aborted [blank_start]is[blank_end] [blank_start]take-off [blank_end]and came to a halt barely 300 m of the IAF chopper.