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READING

1. Read the article and choose the correct option.

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1. What does the writer suggest about the word “multitasking?” * 1 point

Its increased use reflects a change in everyday life.

It is not always used appropriately.

It has changed in meaning since it was invented.

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2. The aim of the research was to ________. * 1 point

compare the advantages and disadvantages of multitasking

discover why multitasking is regarded a wholly good thing

find out if there are any negative effects of multitasking

3. The researchers use the term “executive control” to describe how the * 1 point
brain ________.

controls some actions more than others

organizes how different tasks are carried out

distinguishes between easier and harder tasks

4. What do we learn about the experiment? * 1 point

The researchers knew that some of the subjects had done similar tasks before.

Not all of the subjects did the same tasks.

The subjects started with simple tasks and move on to more complicated ones.

5. Which of the following happened during the experiment? * 1 point

Some subjects always found it hard to move from one task to another.

Sometimes little time was lost moving from one task to another.

Complex tasks presented more problems than unfamiliar tasks.

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6. One of the two stages of the brain’s executive control ________. * 1 point

leads to a major disadvantage of multitasking

takes longer for some people than for others

has no connection with multitasking

7. One of the implications of the research is that ________. * 1 point

some people are not suited to multitasking

a common attitude to multitasking is wrong

multitasking always results in less efficiency

8. In the final paragraph, the writer says that multitasking is something * 1 point
that ________.

is likely to increase in the future

people in authority have paid too little attention to

is relevant in many areas of life

9. The researchers believe that their research might ________. * 1 point

encourage people not to do multitasking in some situations

affect the way that people approach multitasking

result in technology replacing people for certain tasks

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10. What is the main topic of the text? * 1 point

The growth of multitasking

How complicated the brain’s processes for multitasking are

The relationship between multitasking and efficiency

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SENTENCE REWRITING

Write new sentences with a similar meaning beginning with one of these adverbials
from the box. Use inversion.

1) The door could not be opened without using force. * 2 points

Your answer

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2) They didn’t get round to business until they had finished eating. * 2 points

Your answer

3) He only thought about having a holiday abroad after he retired. * 2 points

Your answer

4) Judith started asking me questions as soon as I had stepped through * 2 points

the door.

Your answer

5) The telephone started ringing just after he had left the office. * 2 points

Your answer

6) The plane had only just taken off when smoke started to appear in the * 2 points

cabin.

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7) This was the first time the race had been won by a European athlete. * 2 points

Your answer

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DISTANCING

Fill in the gaps with  the verbs in parentheses in the most appropriate form in order
to DISTANCE the speaker from the information:

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1) The translator seems _____________ a mistake. He totally altered the * 2 points

plot! (MAKE)

Your answer

2) It ____________ to be a good idea to borrow the car, but it didn’t end * 2 points

well. (SEEM)

Your answer

3)  The villagers ____________ to have left the area because they had * 2 points

difficulty growing food. (SAY)

Your answer

4) Dinosaurs ____________ to have disappeared when a meteor hit the * 2 points

Earth millions of years ago. (BELIEVE)

Your answer

5) It ________________ that the president might step down anytime over * 2 points

the next week. (SEEM)

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TIME EXPRESSIONS

Choose an expression related to “Time” to complete the sentences below. There is

A. In a world where people have hardly any ______________ vacations are a * 1 point

luxury.

about time

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B. Apparently, the real estate market is warming up now so I’d better stop * 1 point

looking for a new place to live __________________.

for the time being

C. It’s ______________ before you lose your temper and break up this * 1 point

relationship.

spare time

D. It’s _______________ we stopped corruption in this country. * 1 point

waste of time

E. Procrastinators tend to postpone their tasks to the moment that they * 2 points
are absolutely ______________

spare time

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SOUNDS AND THE HUMAN VOICE

Use the words from the box to fill in the gaps in the sentences below. You may have
to change the verb forms.

a) Mary was so angry that she _____________ the door when she left. * 2 points

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b) I hate it when I get _____________at. People are so impatient these * 2 points

days!

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c) I can’t fall asleep if there is a clock ____________. * 2 points

Your answer

d) I could tell they were home because I heard the sound of kids * 2 points

______________.

Your answer

e) The King was afraid he wouldn’t be able to speak without * 2 points

______________.

Your answer

f) It’s so annoying that he ___________his coffee.  Everyone can hear it! * 2 points

Your answer

g) My parents were always gentle and kind to me. I never got * 2 points
______________at when I did something wrong.

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h) All of a sudden, my fridge started _____________. Is that normal? * 2 points

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DISCOURSE MARKERS

Choose from the discourse markers below, the ones that best fit the spaces. There
is an extra one you should not use.

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______________, we had better leave now. It’s late. * 1 point

By the way

Basically

Speaking of

As I was saying

As a matter of fact

__________________, all I have to do is sit there all day and listen to my boss. * 1 point

By the way

Basically

Speaking of

As I was saying

As a matter of fact

__________________, I’ve never even talked to her. So, it’s none of my * 1 point
business.

By the way

Basically

Speaking of

As I was saying

As a matter of fact

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By the way

Basically

Speaking of

As I was saying

As a matter of fact

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WRITING

You are going to write a book/movie review. A review is a critical and professional
evaluation of a book or movie in which you describe and analyze it based on
content, style, and merit. Think about a book or movie you've read or seen recently
and write a review of between 120 and 180 words about it.

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