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In the following text about how to use smartphones really smartly, the headings have been removed. Your task is to match the headings to the paragraphs.

In the following text about how to use smartphones really smartly, the headings have been removed. Your task is to match the headings to the paragraphs.

These apps tend to use up most of our time. Train yourself to use them from your computer only. Or even better: make efforts to interact with people in person.		Make your screen monochrome.

Colourful icons give our brains shiny rewards every time we unlock. Keep colours for when you really need them.		Get a real alarm clock.

It's easy to misinterpret written messages. Recording a quick voice message instead is safer – and faster – than typing out each letter.		Study with your phone out of sight.

Meditation and monitoring apps will give you back the time that other apps have stolen. Through short, daily exercise, they help you use your phone in a healthy way.		Send audio notes instead of text messaging.

Placing your phone in a drawer or a place where you can’t see it can help reduce the anxiety of wanting to check it. Ideal solution for homework time.		Remove social media from your phone.

Leave your phone in another room for the night. This way, you can wake up without finding yourself checking your phone before you even get out of bed.		Download apps that help you get back to real life

Read this article about an interesting find. Some parts of sentences have been left out from the text. Your task is to reconstruct the text by filling in the gaps (A-I).

A) which she believes is a ‘once in a lifetime find’
B) where he wrote his play ‘As You Like It’
C) which was the only ring he liked
D) who spends her spare time looking for hidden treasure
E) who said it was probably a ‘posy ring’ F) who lived in the 17th century
G) when I took a closer look
H) when she got a strong signal at the bottom of the grounds
I) where it is going to be examined

Sue Kilvert, 66, a retired postlady found a ring that may have belonged to William Shakespeare. Ms Kilvert was searching the fields next to Shakespeare Hall in Warwick with her metal detector and discovered a small ring with the words on the inside of the band ‘Truth Betrayes Not’. Shakespeare Hall was owned by the famous playwright’s family and it is probably the place in 1595. Ms Kilvert said: ‘It was tiny so I thought it might be a modern child’s ring but I could see the words and realised it could be something very valuable.’ Ms Kilvert showed her find to a group of fellow metal detectorists, . Such gold rings were popular between the 15th and 17th centuries as gifts for lovers. The ring has been sent to a museum in Birmingham to see if it has a deeper connection with Shakespeare. The 66-year-old lady hopes to keep the ring, but she will have to give it up if it is declared as a ‘treasure’ under the Treasures Act. In that case, she will have to offer it for sale to a museum at a price set by the Treasure Valuation Committee.

Read this article about some scientific research and then read the statements following it. Mark a statement A if it is true according to the article, mark it B if it is false, and mark it C if there isn’t enough information in the text to decide if it is true or not.

A = TRUE
B = FALSE
C = THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY

1.Companies are welcome to sponsor the research.
2. Volunteers will be paid the money when the research is finished.
3. The aim of the research is to study how weightlessness affects astronauts while they sleep.
4. Lying in bed has a similar effect on the body to weightlessness.
5. Astronauts have reported difficulty falling asleep after spending months in space.
6. People who take part in the test can sit up only during their meals.
7. Volunteers’ health and fitness will be checked during the research.
8. Anyone who does not smoke and is physically fit may take part in the research.

Read this article about a dream job in Australia. In the sentences that follow the text, there are some gaps. Your task is to fill each gap with one word so that the sentences correspond to what the text says.

The job involves sunbathing and in the sea.

The person who gets the job will have to write a(n) about their
adventures in Queensland.

The duration of the job is months.

The island caretaker has to have a level of good enough to
communicate with locals.

The caretaker will have to share videos once a .

The person who gets the job will stay in a house for .

Nyelvhelyesség

You are going to read a joke about a father explaining words to his daughter. Some words are missing from the text. • Use the words in brackets to form the words that fit in the gaps (1-8). • Then write the appropriate form of these words on the lines after the text. • There might be cases when you do not have to change the word in brackets. • Use only one word for each gap.

ANGRY OR FURIOUS?

One day she came home (1) (exhaust) and asked her father, “Dad, what is the
(2) (differ)
between anger and fury?"
The father replied, “The second is much stronger than the (3) (one). Let me show
you …”
The father went to the telephone and dialled a number at random. To the man who answered
the phone, he said, “Hello, is Melvin there?”
A rather (4) (friendly) male voice answered, “There is no Melvin here. Check
that number again!”
“See,” said the father to his daughter. “That man was not really happy with our call. He was
probably busy, and found our call a bit (5) (annoy). Now watch ...”
The father dialled the same number again. “Hello, is Melvin there?” asked the father.
“Now look here!” came the heated (6) .
“I’ve just told you that there is no
Melvin here! Leave me alone!” The receiver was slammed down (7) (hard). The father turned to his daughter and said, “You see, that was anger. Now I’ll show you
what fury means.” He dialled the same number, and a violent voice shouted, “HELLO!”
The father (8) (calm) said, “Hello, this is Melvin. Have there been any calls for
me?”

You are going to read an article about a young boy who is planning his first business. Some words are missing from the text. Your task is to choose the most appropriate word from the list for each gap in the text. Enter the correct word in the white box. Each word can be used once. There are three extra words that you do not need to use.

A) AS B) DECISIONS C) ALREADY D) DOUBT E) HOW F) KEY

G) LACK H) LIKE I) LOCK K) NUMBERS L) SLEEP M) WHAT

Alex Jacquot may be only 10, but he has learned one important lesson in business: when you are in , ask for advice. The Sydney schoolboy has big plans for his future airline “Oceania Express”. He’s creating flight and making important about staff. He has already appointed his classmate Wolf his “vice-president”. Jacquot did not let his of experience slow him down; he wrote a letter to Alan Joyce, chief executive of Qantas, the oldest airline in Australia, asking for advice on how to build his company further. any smart businessman, Jacquot kept it short and sweet. “Please take me seriously,” he wrote. “I like working on my airline. Now, in the school holidays, I have more time to work. But I cannot think of anything else to do. Do you have any ideas of I could do?” The boy is planning a nonstop flight from Sydney to London, and he knows that passenger comfort will be the to Oceania Express’s success. “As it is a 25-hour flight, we are having a lot of trouble thinking about how passengers will ,” Jacquot wrote. “Do you have any advice?”

You will read about a street musician and his cat, Bob. A few words are missing from the text. Enter the correct word in the white box. Use only one word in each space.

Since then James Bowen become a successful writer. His eight books, including
the first, A Street Cat Named Bob, have sold nine million copies in more 40 languages. The film adaptation won Best British Film in 2017 and is based on James and Bob’s relationship.
James will forget the day when the injured stray cat turned up in the hallway
outside his room in Tottenham, in spring 2007. James decided to his last £30 on
a visit to the vet to treat the cat’s injured leg. In that period, James Bowen’s world was a mess.
His only aim in life was survive – and keep off drugs. He earned some money a street musician. While he was playing, Bob was sitting in the guitar case.
‘It was only of Bob that I changed my life,’ he says. ‘I had to be responsible as
he needed me to .

Hallott szövegértés

In this section, you will hear about the lucky escape of Mr Christopher McCabe. Your task will be to give short answers to the questions below using the exact words you hear to continue the sentences we have begun for you. First, you will have some time to look at the task, and then we will play the whole recording in one piece. Then, you will hear the recording again, but this time we will play the text in shorter sections to give you enough time to write down your answers.

Task No. 1.

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1. Where did Mr McCabe go to get some meat?
He went into the walk-in .

2. How cold was it inside the place?
It was (ºC).

3. What was the problem with the safety button?
It was .

4. What did he first try doing with the safety button?
He tried .

5. What did he not have on him?
He didn’t have a(n) .

6. Why couldn’t he use burgers, frankfurters and chickens?
Because they didn’t have any .

7. What did the black pudding look like?
It looked like a heavy .

8. What did he manage to break around the safety button?
He managed to break the .

In this section you will hear the story of a photograph of Albert Einstein taken by Art Sasse. Your task will be to decide whether the following statements are true, false or we do not know because the text does not say, and write the appropriate letter in the boxes on the right. Write A if the statement is true, write B if the statement is false, and write C if the text does not say. First, you will have some time to look at the task, and then we will play the whole recording in one piece. Then, you will hear the recording again, but this time we will play the text in shorter sections to give you enough time to make your decision about the answers.

Task. No. 2.

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A = TRUE B = FALSE C = THE TEXT DOES NOT SAY

Some university professors criticized Einstein’s strange appearance.

On March 14, friends and colleagues celebrated Einstein’s birthday.

After the party, Einstein and some of his friends got into a taxi.

Sasse wasn’t the first photographer to take a photo of Einstein in the car.

Sasse had a great idea and asked Einstein to stick out his tongue.

The other photographers also took pictures of Einstein sticking his tongue out.

Some people thought that this photograph should not be printed.

The chief editor of the newspaper convinced the staff to print the photo.

Einstein didn’t want people to see this photograph

In this section, he listens to an interview with Barry Hutchinson, a child author of a book from Scotland. Your task will be to choose the corresponding answer in the field below. the right. Note that in this task, both answers may be correct. However, there is always at least one correct answer. First you will have some time to look at the task and then we will play the whole shot in one piece. You will then hear the recording again, but this time the text will be played shorter sections to allow enough time for the answers.