It ______ 12 rabbits to test a sample of vaccine, now it takes only 6.

My ship’s engine responds well to telegraph orders and takes about 80 seconds to reverse from full speed ahead to full speed astern.This sentence（）.

My ship’s engine responds well to telegraph orders and takes about 80 seconds to reverse from full speed ahead to full speed astern. This sentence（）.

—Hurry up, or we’ll be late.—Take your time. it’s just ______ short distance from here to ______ cinema.

—How long does it take us to go to your hometown from here?—It takes us ______ hour or more to go to my hometown by ______ train.

Practice 11　　Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.　　It is easy to make judgments about people and their actions when we do not know anything about their circumstances or what motivated them to take those actions. But we should look beyond a person’s actions. When people do things that we consider outrageous, inconsiderate, or harmful, we should try to understand why they acted as they did.　　Assignment: Is it important to try to understand people’s motivations before judging their actions? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.

If necessary to avoid collision or allow more time to（）the situation，a vessel shall slacken her speed or take all way off by stopping or reversing her means of propulsion．

How long did it take to clean the holds?（）

It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to the mountains.

（）does it take to change the main engine from ahead to astern?

It takes about 12 seconds to reverse（）full speed ahead（）speed astern.