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Introduction

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Billion: ['bljn] number equal to a thousand millions, 1.000.000.000 (in the USA
and France); number equal to a million millions, 1.000.000.000.000 (in Britain).
Squeeze: ['skwiz] press on, compress, compact.

Existence:

[g'zstns]

Civilization:
Origin:

[svla'zen]

['rdn]

Surprise:

state of human society development.

starting point, source.

[sr'praz]

sudden and unexpected pleasant feeling.

Ancient:

['ennt]

Still:

up to now.

[stl]

state of existing, being.

devoted to time longs ago, very old.

Puzzle: ['pzl] (of sth is difficult to understand) confuse sb.

Popular:

['ppjl(r)]

Suggest:

[sg'dest /s'dest]

Emerge:

['md]

Dense:
Matter:

[dens]

of or for many people.

recommend as suitable, give idea.

come into view, appear.

compact, closely, crowded.

['mt(r)]

substance of a particular composition.

Cosmos:

['kzms]

the universe.

Expand:

[k'spnd]

enlarge, grow larger, spread out.

Planet:

['plnt]

heavenly body that orbits a star.

Cosmology:
Scale:

[skel]

Evolution:
Evolve:

[kzmld]

study of the origin and structure of the universe.

regular series of mark using for measuring.

[iv'lun]

['vlv]

development, progression.

develop, progress.

In response to: in reaction to, in answer to.

Root:

source, origin.

[rut]

Dominant:

['dmnnt]

Majority:

[m'drt]

Evidence:

['evdns]

Investigation:

most important or powerful.

greater part or number.

proof, something which proves or disproves.

[nvest'gen]

examine the facts of sth in order to find the truth.

Assume:

['sjum]

suppose to be true (especially without proof).

Infinite:

['nfnt]

something which is immeasurable, unlimited.

Initial:

['nl]

Singularity:

placed at the beginning, first.

[sgj'lrt]

Subsequently:

quality of being singular, uniqueness.

['sbskwntl]

following, afterwards, at a later time.