Entrance exam

READING

Task 1

Read the text below. For questions 1–5 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

How languages change

Languages are not static. They change and evolve just as cultures do. But how does this happen?

In the past, it happened when people who spoke different languages moved to other areas, or traded goods, or when they fought against each other in wars. English has borrowed thousands of words and expressions from many other languages this way.

There are more than 120 languages that have given words to English vocabulary and, of all languages, English is the biggest borrower of words. Almost 40% of English words come from French. Look through any major English dictionary and you’ll see many influences, from alligator (Spanish) to zoo (Greek). In fact, about 80% of present-day English vocabulary comes from languages other than the original Germanic English.

But not all the changes in English are borrowed. Sometimes, words and expressions are made up to give a name to something new. This happens a lot in science and technology. For example, the word telephone was created to name the new device. Phrases such as travel card and solar farm are made up of existing English words, and were created to give names to these new things. Or, new words can be made with combinations of existing words such as internet (international + network).

In the last few decades, it is the media that has influenced the language most. In the past, expressions were shared through face-to-face contact and usually it took a generation before a word became widely used. Today, the use of English in films, television, and especially the Internet, allows words to travel faster than ever before.

A new word or phrase that is invented today can be around the globe by tomorrow via Twitter. If people like it, it will spread on all social media and will become part of daily language in no time at all.

Questions

1. Why did languages change in the past?

READING

Task 1

Read the text below. For questions 1–5 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

How languages change

Languages are not static. They change and evolve just as cultures do. But how does this happen?

In the past, it happened when people who spoke different languages moved to other areas, or traded goods, or when they fought against each other in wars. English has borrowed thousands of words and expressions from many other languages this way.

There are more than 120 languages that have given words to English vocabulary and, of all languages, English is the biggest borrower of words. Almost 40% of English words come from French. Look through any major English dictionary and you’ll see many influences, from alligator (Spanish) to zoo (Greek). In fact, about 80% of present-day English vocabulary comes from languages other than the original Germanic English.

But not all the changes in English are borrowed. Sometimes, words and expressions are made up to give a name to something new. This happens a lot in science and technology. For example, the word telephone was created to name the new device. Phrases such as travel card and solar farm are made up of existing English words, and were created to give names to these new things. Or, new words can be made with combinations of existing words such as internet (international + network).

In the last few decades, it is the media that has influenced the language most. In the past, expressions were shared through face-to-face contact and usually it took a generation before a word became widely used. Today, the use of English in films, television, and especially the Internet, allows words to travel faster than ever before.

A new word or phrase that is invented today can be around the globe by tomorrow via Twitter. If people like it, it will spread on all social media and will become part of daily language in no time at all.

Questions

2. How many English words come from other languages?

READING

Task 1

Read the text below. For questions 1–5 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

How languages change

Languages are not static. They change and evolve just as cultures do. But how does this happen?

In the past, it happened when people who spoke different languages moved to other areas, or traded goods, or when they fought against each other in wars. English has borrowed thousands of words and expressions from many other languages this way.

There are more than 120 languages that have given words to English vocabulary and, of all languages, English is the biggest borrower of words. Almost 40% of English words come from French. Look through any major English dictionary and you’ll see many influences, from alligator (Spanish) to zoo (Greek). In fact, about 80% of present-day English vocabulary comes from languages other than the original Germanic English.

But not all the changes in English are borrowed. Sometimes, words and expressions are made up to give a name to something new. This happens a lot in science and technology. For example, the word telephone was created to name the new device. Phrases such as travel card and solar farm are made up of existing English words, and were created to give names to these new things. Or, new words can be made with combinations of existing words such as internet (international + network).

In the last few decades, it is the media that has influenced the language most. In the past, expressions were shared through face-to-face contact and usually it took a generation before a word became widely used. Today, the use of English in films, television, and especially the Internet, allows words to travel faster than ever before.

A new word or phrase that is invented today can be around the globe by tomorrow via Twitter. If people like it, it will spread on all social media and will become part of daily language in no time at all.

Questions

3. Which way of creating new words is NOT mentioned in the text?

READING

Task 1

Read the text below. For questions 1–5 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

How languages change

Languages are not static. They change and evolve just as cultures do. But how does this happen?

In the past, it happened when people who spoke different languages moved to other areas, or traded goods, or when they fought against each other in wars. English has borrowed thousands of words and expressions from many other languages this way.

There are more than 120 languages that have given words to English vocabulary and, of all languages, English is the biggest borrower of words. Almost 40% of English words come from French. Look through any major English dictionary and you’ll see many influences, from alligator (Spanish) to zoo (Greek). In fact, about 80% of present-day English vocabulary comes from languages other than the original Germanic English.

But not all the changes in English are borrowed. Sometimes, words and expressions are made up to give a name to something new. This happens a lot in science and technology. For example, the word telephone was created to name the new device. Phrases such as travel card and solar farm are made up of existing English words, and were created to give names to these new things. Or, new words can be made with combinations of existing words such as internet (international + network).

In the last few decades, it is the media that has influenced the language most. In the past, expressions were shared through face-to-face contact and usually it took a generation before a word became widely used. Today, the use of English in films, television, and especially the Internet, allows words to travel faster than ever before.

A new word or phrase that is invented today can be around the globe by tomorrow via Twitter. If people like it, it will spread on all social media and will become part of daily language in no time at all.

Questions

4. What makes it possible for new words to become widely known fast?

READING

Task 1

Read the text below. For questions 1–5 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

How languages change

Languages are not static. They change and evolve just as cultures do. But how does this happen?

In the past, it happened when people who spoke different languages moved to other areas, or traded goods, or when they fought against each other in wars. English has borrowed thousands of words and expressions from many other languages this way.

There are more than 120 languages that have given words to English vocabulary and, of all languages, English is the biggest borrower of words. Almost 40% of English words come from French. Look through any major English dictionary and you’ll see many influences, from alligator (Spanish) to zoo (Greek). In fact, about 80% of present-day English vocabulary comes from languages other than the original Germanic English.

But not all the changes in English are borrowed. Sometimes, words and expressions are made up to give a name to something new. This happens a lot in science and technology. For example, the word telephone was created to name the new device. Phrases such as travel card and solar farm are made up of existing English words, and were created to give names to these new things. Or, new words can be made with combinations of existing words such as internet (international + network).

In the last few decades, it is the media that has influenced the language most. In the past, expressions were shared through face-to-face contact and usually it took a generation before a word became widely used. Today, the use of English in films, television, and especially the Internet, allows words to travel faster than ever before.

A new word or phrase that is invented today can be around the globe by tomorrow via Twitter. If people like it, it will spread on all social media and will become part of daily language in no time at all.

Questions

5. How fast can a new word become known to many people nowadays?

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Task 2

Read the text below. For gaps 1-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

French tourist who gave food to ‘Hobo’ Richard Gere: ‘I Don’t Believe This

One French tourist’s kind gesture got the world’s (1) ______ for a very unique reason.

“I gave some food to a homeless person, and the homeless person is Richard Gere,” Karine Gombeau, the woman whose action (2) ______ headlines, told ABC News.

Gombeau, a Paris native, says she was visiting New York’s famous Little Italy neighbourhood last week when she saw a man (3) ______ through the garbage.

Thinking he was homeless, she gave him her leftover pizza. She had no idea that he was (4) ______ Hollywood megastar Richard Gere.

It (5) ______ Gombeau had walked on to the set of Gere’s new movie, ‘Time Out of Mind’, in which Gere, 64, plays a homeless man.

Gombeau told ABC News that Gere (6) ___ her what she was offering him. When she replied it was barbecue chicken pizza, she says he thanked her and told her, “God bless you,” never revealing his A-list identity. In (7) ___, she says she had no idea who he was until she saw the picture of their meeting in the media the following morning while eating breakfast.

“Suddenly, I (8) ______ to see the news and I recognised myself,” she recalled. “I thought ‘What did I do? I don’t believe this.’”

Gombeau, who says she is a fan of Gere’s 2002 movie, ‘Chicago’, believes her encounter with the undercover leading man proves he’s obviously in the right business.

“He is a good actor,” she said. “It was an amazing experience.” As for her first trip to New York City, Gombeau explained, “It’s a (9) ___ of New York I will keep for a very long time. For my first time in New York, I could not have (10) ___ for better.”

Options:

1. _____________

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Task 2

Read the text below. For gaps 1-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

French tourist who gave food to ‘Hobo’ Richard Gere: ‘I Don’t Believe This

One French tourist’s kind gesture got the world’s (1) ______ for a very unique reason.

“I gave some food to a homeless person, and the homeless person is Richard Gere,” Karine Gombeau, the woman whose action (2) ______ headlines, told ABC News.

Gombeau, a Paris native, says she was visiting New York’s famous Little Italy neighbourhood last week when she saw a man (3) ______ through the garbage.

Thinking he was homeless, she gave him her leftover pizza. She had no idea that he was (4) ______ Hollywood megastar Richard Gere.

It (5) ______ Gombeau had walked on to the set of Gere’s new movie, ‘Time Out of Mind’, in which Gere, 64, plays a homeless man.

Gombeau told ABC News that Gere (6) ___ her what she was offering him. When she replied it was barbecue chicken pizza, she says he thanked her and told her, “God bless you,” never revealing his A-list identity. In (7) ___, she says she had no idea who he was until she saw the picture of their meeting in the media the following morning while eating breakfast.

“Suddenly, I (8) ______ to see the news and I recognised myself,” she recalled. “I thought ‘What did I do? I don’t believe this.’”

Gombeau, who says she is a fan of Gere’s 2002 movie, ‘Chicago’, believes her encounter with the undercover leading man proves he’s obviously in the right business.

“He is a good actor,” she said. “It was an amazing experience.” As for her first trip to New York City, Gombeau explained, “It’s a (9) ___ of New York I will keep for a very long time. For my first time in New York, I could not have (10) ___ for better.”

Options:

2 _____________

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Task 2

Read the text below. For gaps 1-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

French tourist who gave food to ‘Hobo’ Richard Gere: ‘I Don’t Believe This

One French tourist’s kind gesture got the world’s (1) ______ for a very unique reason.

“I gave some food to a homeless person, and the homeless person is Richard Gere,” Karine Gombeau, the woman whose action (2) ______ headlines, told ABC News.

Gombeau, a Paris native, says she was visiting New York’s famous Little Italy neighbourhood last week when she saw a man (3) ______ through the garbage.

Thinking he was homeless, she gave him her leftover pizza. She had no idea that he was (4) ______ Hollywood megastar Richard Gere.

It (5) ______ Gombeau had walked on to the set of Gere’s new movie, ‘Time Out of Mind’, in which Gere, 64, plays a homeless man.

Gombeau told ABC News that Gere (6) ___ her what she was offering him. When she replied it was barbecue chicken pizza, she says he thanked her and told her, “God bless you,” never revealing his A-list identity. In (7) ___, she says she had no idea who he was until she saw the picture of their meeting in the media the following morning while eating breakfast.

“Suddenly, I (8) ______ to see the news and I recognised myself,” she recalled. “I thought ‘What did I do? I don’t believe this.’”

Gombeau, who says she is a fan of Gere’s 2002 movie, ‘Chicago’, believes her encounter with the undercover leading man proves he’s obviously in the right business.

“He is a good actor,” she said. “It was an amazing experience.” As for her first trip to New York City, Gombeau explained, “It’s a (9) ___ of New York I will keep for a very long time. For my first time in New York, I could not have (10) ___ for better.”

Options:

3_____________

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Task 2

Read the text below. For gaps 1-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

French tourist who gave food to ‘Hobo’ Richard Gere: ‘I Don’t Believe This

One French tourist’s kind gesture got the world’s (1) ______ for a very unique reason.

“I gave some food to a homeless person, and the homeless person is Richard Gere,” Karine Gombeau, the woman whose action (2) ______ headlines, told ABC News.

Gombeau, a Paris native, says she was visiting New York’s famous Little Italy neighbourhood last week when she saw a man (3) ______ through the garbage.

Thinking he was homeless, she gave him her leftover pizza. She had no idea that he was (4) ______ Hollywood megastar Richard Gere.

It (5) ______ Gombeau had walked on to the set of Gere’s new movie, ‘Time Out of Mind’, in which Gere, 64, plays a homeless man.

Gombeau told ABC News that Gere (6) ___ her what she was offering him. When she replied it was barbecue chicken pizza, she says he thanked her and told her, “God bless you,” never revealing his A-list identity. In (7) ___, she says she had no idea who he was until she saw the picture of their meeting in the media the following morning while eating breakfast.

“Suddenly, I (8) ______ to see the news and I recognised myself,” she recalled. “I thought ‘What did I do? I don’t believe this.’”

Gombeau, who says she is a fan of Gere’s 2002 movie, ‘Chicago’, believes her encounter with the undercover leading man proves he’s obviously in the right business.

“He is a good actor,” she said. “It was an amazing experience.” As for her first trip to New York City, Gombeau explained, “It’s a (9) ___ of New York I will keep for a very long time. For my first time in New York, I could not have (10) ___ for better.”

Options:

4_____________

Task 2

Read the text below. For gaps 1-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

French tourist who gave food to ‘Hobo’ Richard Gere: ‘I Don’t Believe This

One French tourist’s kind gesture got the world’s (1) ______ for a very unique reason.

“I gave some food to a homeless person, and the homeless person is Richard Gere,” Karine Gombeau, the woman whose action (2) ______ headlines, told ABC News.

Gombeau, a Paris native, says she was visiting New York’s famous Little Italy neighbourhood last week when she saw a man (3) ______ through the garbage.

Thinking he was homeless, she gave him her leftover pizza. She had no idea that he was (4) ______ Hollywood megastar Richard Gere.

It (5) ______ Gombeau had walked on to the set of Gere’s new movie, ‘Time Out of Mind’, in which Gere, 64, plays a homeless man.

Gombeau told ABC News that Gere (6) ___ her what she was offering him. When she replied it was barbecue chicken pizza, she says he thanked her and told her, “God bless you,” never revealing his A-list identity. In (7) ___, she says she had no idea who he was until she saw the picture of their meeting in the media the following morning while eating breakfast.

“Suddenly, I (8) ______ to see the news and I recognised myself,” she recalled. “I thought ‘What did I do? I don’t believe this.’”

Gombeau, who says she is a fan of Gere’s 2002 movie, ‘Chicago’, believes her encounter with the undercover leading man proves he’s obviously in the right business.

“He is a good actor,” she said. “It was an amazing experience.” As for her first trip to New York City, Gombeau explained, “It’s a (9) ___ of New York I will keep for a very long time. For my first time in New York, I could not have (10) ___ for better.”

Options:

5_____________

Task 2

Read the text below. For gaps 1-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

French tourist who gave food to ‘Hobo’ Richard Gere: ‘I Don’t Believe This

One French tourist’s kind gesture got the world’s (1) ______ for a very unique reason.

“I gave some food to a homeless person, and the homeless person is Richard Gere,” Karine Gombeau, the woman whose action (2) ______ headlines, told ABC News.

Gombeau, a Paris native, says she was visiting New York’s famous Little Italy neighbourhood last week when she saw a man (3) ______ through the garbage.

Thinking he was homeless, she gave him her leftover pizza. She had no idea that he was (4) ______ Hollywood megastar Richard Gere.

It (5) ______ Gombeau had walked on to the set of Gere’s new movie, ‘Time Out of Mind’, in which Gere, 64, plays a homeless man.

Gombeau told ABC News that Gere (6) ___ her what she was offering him. When she replied it was barbecue chicken pizza, she says he thanked her and told her, “God bless you,” never revealing his A-list identity. In (7) ___, she says she had no idea who he was until she saw the picture of their meeting in the media the following morning while eating breakfast.

“Suddenly, I (8) ______ to see the news and I recognised myself,” she recalled. “I thought ‘What did I do? I don’t believe this.’”

Gombeau, who says she is a fan of Gere’s 2002 movie, ‘Chicago’, believes her encounter with the undercover leading man proves he’s obviously in the right business.

“He is a good actor,” she said. “It was an amazing experience.” As for her first trip to New York City, Gombeau explained, “It’s a (9) ___ of New York I will keep for a very long time. For my first time in New York, I could not have (10) ___ for better.”

Options:

6_____________

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Task 2

Read the text below. For gaps 1-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

French tourist who gave food to ‘Hobo’ Richard Gere: ‘I Don’t Believe This

One French tourist’s kind gesture got the world’s (1) ______ for a very unique reason.

“I gave some food to a homeless person, and the homeless person is Richard Gere,” Karine Gombeau, the woman whose action (2) ______ headlines, told ABC News.

Gombeau, a Paris native, says she was visiting New York’s famous Little Italy neighbourhood last week when she saw a man (3) ______ through the garbage.

Thinking he was homeless, she gave him her leftover pizza. She had no idea that he was (4) ______ Hollywood megastar Richard Gere.

It (5) ______ Gombeau had walked on to the set of Gere’s new movie, ‘Time Out of Mind’, in which Gere, 64, plays a homeless man.

Gombeau told ABC News that Gere (6) ___ her what she was offering him. When she replied it was barbecue chicken pizza, she says he thanked her and told her, “God bless you,” never revealing his A-list identity. In (7) ___, she says she had no idea who he was until she saw the picture of their meeting in the media the following morning while eating breakfast.

“Suddenly, I (8) ______ to see the news and I recognised myself,” she recalled. “I thought ‘What did I do? I don’t believe this.’”

Gombeau, who says she is a fan of Gere’s 2002 movie, ‘Chicago’, believes her encounter with the undercover leading man proves he’s obviously in the right business.

“He is a good actor,” she said. “It was an amazing experience.” As for her first trip to New York City, Gombeau explained, “It’s a (9) ___ of New York I will keep for a very long time. For my first time in New York, I could not have (10) ___ for better.”

Options:

7_____________

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Task 2

Read the text below. For gaps 1-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

French tourist who gave food to ‘Hobo’ Richard Gere: ‘I Don’t Believe This

One French tourist’s kind gesture got the world’s (1) ______ for a very unique reason.

“I gave some food to a homeless person, and the homeless person is Richard Gere,” Karine Gombeau, the woman whose action (2) ______ headlines, told ABC News.

Gombeau, a Paris native, says she was visiting New York’s famous Little Italy neighbourhood last week when she saw a man (3) ______ through the garbage.

Thinking he was homeless, she gave him her leftover pizza. She had no idea that he was (4) ______ Hollywood megastar Richard Gere.

It (5) ______ Gombeau had walked on to the set of Gere’s new movie, ‘Time Out of Mind’, in which Gere, 64, plays a homeless man.

Gombeau told ABC News that Gere (6) ___ her what she was offering him. When she replied it was barbecue chicken pizza, she says he thanked her and told her, “God bless you,” never revealing his A-list identity. In (7) ___, she says she had no idea who he was until she saw the picture of their meeting in the media the following morning while eating breakfast.

“Suddenly, I (8) ______ to see the news and I recognised myself,” she recalled. “I thought ‘What did I do? I don’t believe this.’”

Gombeau, who says she is a fan of Gere’s 2002 movie, ‘Chicago’, believes her encounter with the undercover leading man proves he’s obviously in the right business.

“He is a good actor,” she said. “It was an amazing experience.” As for her first trip to New York City, Gombeau explained, “It’s a (9) ___ of New York I will keep for a very long time. For my first time in New York, I could not have (10) ___ for better.”

Options:

8_____________

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Task 2

Read the text below. For gaps 1-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

French tourist who gave food to ‘Hobo’ Richard Gere: ‘I Don’t Believe This

One French tourist’s kind gesture got the world’s (1) ______ for a very unique reason.

“I gave some food to a homeless person, and the homeless person is Richard Gere,” Karine Gombeau, the woman whose action (2) ______ headlines, told ABC News.

Gombeau, a Paris native, says she was visiting New York’s famous Little Italy neighbourhood last week when she saw a man (3) ______ through the garbage.

Thinking he was homeless, she gave him her leftover pizza. She had no idea that he was (4) ______ Hollywood megastar Richard Gere.

It (5) ______ Gombeau had walked on to the set of Gere’s new movie, ‘Time Out of Mind’, in which Gere, 64, plays a homeless man.

Gombeau told ABC News that Gere (6) ___ her what she was offering him. When she replied it was barbecue chicken pizza, she says he thanked her and told her, “God bless you,” never revealing his A-list identity. In (7) ___, she says she had no idea who he was until she saw the picture of their meeting in the media the following morning while eating breakfast.

“Suddenly, I (8) ______ to see the news and I recognised myself,” she recalled. “I thought ‘What did I do? I don’t believe this.’”

Gombeau, who says she is a fan of Gere’s 2002 movie, ‘Chicago’, believes her encounter with the undercover leading man proves he’s obviously in the right business.

“He is a good actor,” she said. “It was an amazing experience.” As for her first trip to New York City, Gombeau explained, “It’s a (9) ___ of New York I will keep for a very long time. For my first time in New York, I could not have (10) ___ for better.”

Options:

9_____________

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Task 2

Read the text below. For gaps 1-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

French tourist who gave food to ‘Hobo’ Richard Gere: ‘I Don’t Believe This

One French tourist’s kind gesture got the world’s (1) ______ for a very unique reason.

“I gave some food to a homeless person, and the homeless person is Richard Gere,” Karine Gombeau, the woman whose action (2) ______ headlines, told ABC News.

Gombeau, a Paris native, says she was visiting New York’s famous Little Italy neighbourhood last week when she saw a man (3) ______ through the garbage.

Thinking he was homeless, she gave him her leftover pizza. She had no idea that he was (4) ______ Hollywood megastar Richard Gere.

It (5) ______ Gombeau had walked on to the set of Gere’s new movie, ‘Time Out of Mind’, in which Gere, 64, plays a homeless man.

Gombeau told ABC News that Gere (6) ___ her what she was offering him. When she replied it was barbecue chicken pizza, she says he thanked her and told her, “God bless you,” never revealing his A-list identity. In (7) ___, she says she had no idea who he was until she saw the picture of their meeting in the media the following morning while eating breakfast.

“Suddenly, I (8) ______ to see the news and I recognised myself,” she recalled. “I thought ‘What did I do? I don’t believe this.’”

Gombeau, who says she is a fan of Gere’s 2002 movie, ‘Chicago’, believes her encounter with the undercover leading man proves he’s obviously in the right business.

“He is a good actor,” she said. “It was an amazing experience.” As for her first trip to New York City, Gombeau explained, “It’s a (9) ___ of New York I will keep for a very long time. For my first time in New York, I could not have (10) ___ for better.”

Options:

10_____________

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Task 3

Read the text below. For gaps 1-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

Travelling makes us far happier than any material wealth ever does

Why do we head for the shops with such determination as soon as we have money to spend? With every new purchase we feel a little happier, but a few days later that satisfaction is often gone completely.

It (1) ______ that the main obstacle to happiness is adaptation. As soon as something we’ve bought becomes ordinary and unexciting, the level of life satisfaction we feel falls, and we’re (2) ______ to search around for the next purchase. This process is (3) ______ again and again.

However, research (4) ______ out at Cornell University has found a (5) ______ to break this damaging cycle. Psychology professor Thomas Gilovich has shown that we experience the same increase in happiness when we buy something we want and when we go travelling. But – and here’s the most important point – the (6) ______ of happiness we get from our purchase falls over time, while the memories of our travelling experience continue to supply us with happiness hormones for much (7) ______.

Going to various kinds of unusual events, going on trips, (8) ______ new skills, even an extreme sport – all of these are an ideal source of happiness for each and every one of us. A new device or even a new car will eventually become just another ordinary object we own, or will otherwise become old and outdated. Every new memory, on the other (9) ______, becomes a real source of joy that (10) ______ with us for our whole lives.

Options:

1____________

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Task 3

Read the text below. For gaps 1-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

Travelling makes us far happier than any material wealth ever does

Why do we head for the shops with such determination as soon as we have money to spend? With every new purchase we feel a little happier, but a few days later that satisfaction is often gone completely.

It (1) ____ that the main obstacle to happiness is adaptation. As soon as something we’ve bought becomes ordinary and unexciting, the level of life satisfaction we feel falls, and we’re (2) __ to search around for the next purchase. This process is (3) ____ again and again.

However, research (4) ____ out at Cornell University has found a (5) __ to break this damaging cycle. Psychology professor Thomas Gilovich has shown that we experience the same increase in happiness when we buy something we want and when we go travelling. But – and here’s the most important point – the (6) __ of happiness we get from our purchase falls over time, while the memories of our travelling experience continue to supply us with happiness hormones for much (7) ____.

Going to various kinds of unusual events, going on trips, (8) ____ new skills, even an extreme sport – all of these are an ideal source of happiness for each and every one of us. A new device or even a new car will eventually become just another ordinary object we own, or will otherwise become old and outdated. Every new memory, on the other (9) __, becomes a real source of joy that (10) ____ with us for our whole lives.

Options:

2____________

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Task 3

Read the text below. For gaps 1-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

Travelling makes us far happier than any material wealth ever does

Why do we head for the shops with such determination as soon as we have money to spend? With every new purchase we feel a little happier, but a few days later that satisfaction is often gone completely.

It (1) __ that the main obstacle to happiness is adaptation. As soon as something we’ve bought becomes ordinary and unexciting, the level of life satisfaction we feel falls, and we’re (2) to search around for the next purchase. This process is (3) ____ again and again.

However, research (4) __ out at Cornell University has found a (5) to break this damaging cycle. Psychology professor Thomas Gilovich has shown that we experience the same increase in happiness when we buy something we want and when we go travelling. But – and here’s the most important point – the (6) of happiness we get from our purchase falls over time, while the memories of our travelling experience continue to supply us with happiness hormones for much (7) __.

Going to various kinds of unusual events, going on trips, (8) __ new skills, even an extreme sport – all of these are an ideal source of happiness for each and every one of us. A new device or even a new car will eventually become just another ordinary object we own, or will otherwise become old and outdated. Every new memory, on the other (9) , becomes a real source of joy that (10) ____ with us for our whole lives.

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3____________

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Task 3

Read the text below. For gaps 1-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

Travelling makes us far happier than any material wealth ever does

Why do we head for the shops with such determination as soon as we have money to spend? With every new purchase we feel a little happier, but a few days later that satisfaction is often gone completely.

It (1) that the main obstacle to happiness is adaptation. As soon as something we’ve bought becomes ordinary and unexciting, the level of life satisfaction we feel falls, and we’re (2) to search around for the next purchase. This process is (3) __ again and again.

However, research (4) out at Cornell University has found a (5) to break this damaging cycle. Psychology professor Thomas Gilovich has shown that we experience the same increase in happiness when we buy something we want and when we go travelling. But – and here’s the most important point – the (6) of happiness we get from our purchase falls over time, while the memories of our travelling experience continue to supply us with happiness hormones for much (7) .

Going to various kinds of unusual events, going on trips, (8) new skills, even an extreme sport – all of these are an ideal source of happiness for each and every one of us. A new device or even a new car will eventually become just another ordinary object we own, or will otherwise become old and outdated. Every new memory, on the other (9) , becomes a real source of joy that (10) __ with us for our whole lives.

Options:

4____________

USE OF ENGLISCH

Task 3

Read the text below. For gaps 1-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

Travelling makes us far happier than any material wealth ever does

Why do we head for the shops with such determination as soon as we have money to spend? With every new purchase we feel a little happier, but a few days later that satisfaction is often gone completely.

It (1) that the main obstacle to happiness is adaptation. As soon as something we’ve bought becomes ordinary and unexciting, the level of life satisfaction we feel falls, and we’re (2) to search around for the next purchase. This process is (3) __ again and again.

However, research (4) out at Cornell University has found a (5) to break this damaging cycle. Psychology professor Thomas Gilovich has shown that we experience the same increase in happiness when we buy something we want and when we go travelling. But – and here’s the most important point – the (6) of happiness we get from our purchase falls over time, while the memories of our travelling experience continue to supply us with happiness hormones for much (7) .

Going to various kinds of unusual events, going on trips, (8) new skills, even an extreme sport – all of these are an ideal source of happiness for each and every one of us. A new device or even a new car will eventually become just another ordinary object we own, or will otherwise become old and outdated. Every new memory, on the other (9) , becomes a real source of joy that (10) __ with us for our whole lives

Options

5____________

USE OF ENGLISCH

Task 3

Read the text below. For gaps 1-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

Travelling makes us far happier than any material wealth ever does

Why do we head for the shops with such determination as soon as we have money to spend? With every new purchase we feel a little happier, but a few days later that satisfaction is often gone completely.

It (1) that the main obstacle to happiness is adaptation. As soon as something we’ve bought becomes ordinary and unexciting, the level of life satisfaction we feel falls, and we’re (2) to search around for the next purchase. This process is (3) __ again and again.

However, research (4) out at Cornell University has found a (5) to break this damaging cycle. Psychology professor Thomas Gilovich has shown that we experience the same increase in happiness when we buy something we want and when we go travelling. But – and here’s the most important point – the (6) of happiness we get from our purchase falls over time, while the memories of our travelling experience continue to supply us with happiness hormones for much (7) .

Going to various kinds of unusual events, going on trips, (8) new skills, even an extreme sport – all of these are an ideal source of happiness for each and every one of us. A new device or even a new car will eventually become just another ordinary object we own, or will otherwise become old and outdated. Every new memory, on the other (9) , becomes a real source of joy that (10) __ with us for our whole lives

Options

6____________

USE OF ENGLISCH

Task 3

Read the text below. For gaps 1-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

Travelling makes us far happier than any material wealth ever does

Why do we head for the shops with such determination as soon as we have money to spend? With every new purchase we feel a little happier, but a few days later that satisfaction is often gone completely.

It (1) that the main obstacle to happiness is adaptation. As soon as something we’ve bought becomes ordinary and unexciting, the level of life satisfaction we feel falls, and we’re (2) to search around for the next purchase. This process is (3) __ again and again.

However, research (4) out at Cornell University has found a (5) to break this damaging cycle. Psychology professor Thomas Gilovich has shown that we experience the same increase in happiness when we buy something we want and when we go travelling. But – and here’s the most important point – the (6) of happiness we get from our purchase falls over time, while the memories of our travelling experience continue to supply us with happiness hormones for much (7) .

Going to various kinds of unusual events, going on trips, (8) new skills, even an extreme sport – all of these are an ideal source of happiness for each and every one of us. A new device or even a new car will eventually become just another ordinary object we own, or will otherwise become old and outdated. Every new memory, on the other (9) , becomes a real source of joy that (10) __ with us for our whole lives

Options

7____________

USE OF ENGLISCH

Task 3

Read the text below. For gaps 1-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

Travelling makes us far happier than any material wealth ever does

Why do we head for the shops with such determination as soon as we have money to spend? With every new purchase we feel a little happier, but a few days later that satisfaction is often gone completely.

It (1) that the main obstacle to happiness is adaptation. As soon as something we’ve bought becomes ordinary and unexciting, the level of life satisfaction we feel falls, and we’re (2) to search around for the next purchase. This process is (3) __ again and again.

However, research (4) out at Cornell University has found a (5) to break this damaging cycle. Psychology professor Thomas Gilovich has shown that we experience the same increase in happiness when we buy something we want and when we go travelling. But – and here’s the most important point – the (6) of happiness we get from our purchase falls over time, while the memories of our travelling experience continue to supply us with happiness hormones for much (7) .

Going to various kinds of unusual events, going on trips, (8) new skills, even an extreme sport – all of these are an ideal source of happiness for each and every one of us. A new device or even a new car will eventually become just another ordinary object we own, or will otherwise become old and outdated. Every new memory, on the other (9) , becomes a real source of joy that (10) __ with us for our whole lives

Options

8____________

USE OF ENGLISCH

Task 3

Read the text below. For gaps 1-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

Travelling makes us far happier than any material wealth ever does

Why do we head for the shops with such determination as soon as we have money to spend? With every new purchase we feel a little happier, but a few days later that satisfaction is often gone completely.

It (1) that the main obstacle to happiness is adaptation. As soon as something we’ve bought becomes ordinary and unexciting, the level of life satisfaction we feel falls, and we’re (2) to search around for the next purchase. This process is (3) __ again and again.

However, research (4) out at Cornell University has found a (5) to break this damaging cycle. Psychology professor Thomas Gilovich has shown that we experience the same increase in happiness when we buy something we want and when we go travelling. But – and here’s the most important point – the (6) of happiness we get from our purchase falls over time, while the memories of our travelling experience continue to supply us with happiness hormones for much (7) .

Going to various kinds of unusual events, going on trips, (8) new skills, even an extreme sport – all of these are an ideal source of happiness for each and every one of us. A new device or even a new car will eventually become just another ordinary object we own, or will otherwise become old and outdated. Every new memory, on the other (9) , becomes a real source of joy that (10) __ with us for our whole lives

Options

9____________

USE OF ENGLISCH

Task 3

Read the text below. For gaps 1-10 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

Travelling makes us far happier than any material wealth ever does

Why do we head for the shops with such determination as soon as we have money to spend? With every new purchase we feel a little happier, but a few days later that satisfaction is often gone completely.

It (1) that the main obstacle to happiness is adaptation. As soon as something we’ve bought becomes ordinary and unexciting, the level of life satisfaction we feel falls, and we’re (2) to search around for the next purchase. This process is (3) __ again and again.

However, research (4) out at Cornell University has found a (5) to break this damaging cycle. Psychology professor Thomas Gilovich has shown that we experience the same increase in happiness when we buy something we want and when we go travelling. But – and here’s the most important point – the (6) of happiness we get from our purchase falls over time, while the memories of our travelling experience continue to supply us with happiness hormones for much (7) .

Going to various kinds of unusual events, going on trips, (8) new skills, even an extreme sport – all of these are an ideal source of happiness for each and every one of us. A new device or even a new car will eventually become just another ordinary object we own, or will otherwise become old and outdated. Every new memory, on the other (9) , becomes a real source of joy that (10) __ with us for our whole lives

Options

10____________