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1. The five precepts are:

To refrain from killing (to refrain means "to avoid.")

To refrain from not telling the truth (lying).

To refrain from adultery (sex between a married person and somebody who is not their husband or wife).

To refrain from taking what is not yours (stealing).

To refrain from drinking alcohol or taking drugs.

2. Young men enter the monkhood for spiritual training to gain merit for for themselves and their parents.

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1. Thais have played the underground lottery for more than 100 years.

2. A 55-year-old government official plays the underground lottery not for the money but to wait for the lottery results.

3. Discuss your answer with a friend or with your teacher.

4. Enforce.

5. If someone has a difficult problem or if he is in a difficult situation, he will make a determined effort to tackle the situation.

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1. c; 2. b.

3. d, f, j, a, o, n, h, b, c, e, l, m, k, g, i.

4. Relative energy consumption.

One American consumes as much as 13 Chinese.

One American consumes as much as 31 Indians

One American consumes as much as  128 Bangladeshis

One American consumes as much as  307 Tanzanians

One  American consumes as much as 370 Ethiopians

5. The United Nations Environment Programme

6. The United Nations Environment Programme

7. c;  8. b; 9. a; 10. c; 11. b; 12. b; 13. d.