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Read the texts below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-5). There are three choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

How to Get Motivated to Study

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This could be a library, a cafe, a room in your house, or anywhere else that is free from excess noise and interruptions. Avoid places where you’re likely to run into your friends.

Read the texts below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-5). There are three choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

How to Get Motivated to Study

Make sure you have all the pens, pencils, paper, and highlighters you need. You don’t want to interrupt your study time to get more. People are more productive when they’re hydrated. Small snacks like peanuts or fruit will help keep you energized.

How to Get Motivated to Study

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Little things like having to pull up your trousers can eat away at your concentration. Wear clothes that are familiar, fit loosely, and don’t constrict you. If you have long hair, tie it back so that it doesn’t fall into your eyes.

You do not want to be taking calls from friends and family members when you’re trying to study. Let them know in advance that you need time to study, if you think they’ll be concerned. Better yet, just keep it somewhere out of view so you won’t be tempted to use it.

Think in specific, achievable goals instead of vague generalities. Instead of telling yourself, “I have to get good at math,” think of a specific goal such as, “I will learn how to graph a quadratic equation.” Achieving this goal will make you feel accomplished at the end of your study session.

Modern-Day Shakespeare...Maybe

I should have been born with my fingers permanently glued to a keyboard. From the age of five, I’ve known that I want to be a professional writer: a journalist, a novelist, a modern-day Shakespeare, maybe. Okay, not Shakespeare. William used to give me terrible headaches back in my freshman year as I tried to figure out what he was talking about in A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Macbeth in my sophomore year was much easier to understand.

Regardless, I’m practically addicted to books, whether I’m reading or writing them. I can’t go a single day without writing something - a short story a novel chapter, an article - and if I do, I feel a tingling in my fingers, an itch that won’t go away until I sit in front of a computer or pick up a well-sharpened pencil and just let my thoughts out.

My extended family is so widespread that whenever I meet with a cousin or an aunt I only vaguely remember, I tell him or her I’m a writer because I know it will distinguish me from all the other “kids” in the family and make me memorable. I tell my relatives about the stories I used to write as a child, the projects I'm working on now, and why I'm working so hard to make a breakthrough in the competitive world of publishing. One aunt hugged me and told me, “Just don’t forget about the rest of us when you become the next J.K. Rowling."

Smiling, I replied, “Don’t worry, I won’t." Call it a hunch, intuition, or confidence, but I know that I will become the next J .K. Rowling. l have the ambition, I have the means, and I have the talent. My English and History teachers don’t praise my writing and tell me I have an innate writing talent because they want to be nice - they know how passionate I am about writing, and how that passion slips through my fingertips to the paper.

I don’t really know why I love writing so much, I just do. There’s something about putting a story down on paper for friends halfway across the globe to read and understand, about finding just the right word to describe what I can see so clearly in my head, that lures me in like a siren’s song. Writing makes me who I am.

Which of the following can be inferred about the author from paragraph 1?

Modern-Day Shakespeare...Maybe

I should have been born with my fingers permanently glued to a keyboard. From the age of five, I’ve known that I want to be a professional writer: a journalist, a novelist, a modern-day Shakespeare, maybe. Okay, not Shakespeare. William used to give me terrible headaches back in my freshman year as I tried to figure out what he was talking about in A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Macbeth in my sophomore year was much easier to understand.

Regardless, I’m practically addicted to books, whether I’m reading or writing them. I can’t go a single day without writing something - a short story a novel chapter, an article - and if I do, I feel a tingling in my fingers, an itch that won’t go away until I sit in front of a computer or pick up a well-sharpened pencil and just let my thoughts out.

My extended family is so widespread that whenever I meet with a cousin or an aunt I only vaguely remember, I tell him or her I’m a writer because I know it will distinguish me from all the other “kids” in the family and make me memorable. I tell my relatives about the stories I used to write as a child, the projects I'm working on now, and why I'm working so hard to make a breakthrough in the competitive world of publishing. One aunt hugged me and told me, “Just don’t forget about the rest of us when you become the next J.K. Rowling."

Smiling, I replied, “Don’t worry, I won’t." Call it a hunch, intuition, or confidence, but I know that I will become the next J .K. Rowling. l have the ambition, I have the means, and I have the talent. My English and History teachers don’t praise my writing and tell me I have an innate writing talent because they want to be nice - they know how passionate I am about writing, and how that passion slips through my fingertips to the paper.

I don’t really know why I love writing so much, I just do. There’s something about putting a story down on paper for friends halfway across the globe to read and understand, about finding just the right word to describe what I can see so clearly in my head, that lures me in like a siren’s song. Writing makes me who I am.

Saying “I feel a tingling in my fingers" (paragraph 2), the author means that ________.

Modern-Day Shakespeare...Maybe

I should have been born with my fingers permanently glued to a keyboard. From the age of five, I’ve known that I want to be a professional writer: a journalist, a novelist, a modern-day Shakespeare, maybe. Okay, not Shakespeare. William used to give me terrible headaches back in my freshman year as I tried to figure out what he was talking about in A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Macbeth in my sophomore year was much easier to understand.

Regardless, I’m practically addicted to books, whether I’m reading or writing them. I can’t go a single day without writing something - a short story a novel chapter, an article - and if I do, I feel a tingling in my fingers, an itch that won’t go away until I sit in front of a computer or pick up a well-sharpened pencil and just let my thoughts out.

My extended family is so widespread that whenever I meet with a cousin or an aunt I only vaguely remember, I tell him or her I’m a writer because I know it will distinguish me from all the other “kids” in the family and make me memorable. I tell my relatives about the stories I used to write as a child, the projects I'm working on now, and why I'm working so hard to make a breakthrough in the competitive world of publishing. One aunt hugged me and told me, “Just don’t forget about the rest of us when you become the next J.K. Rowling."

Smiling, I replied, “Don’t worry, I won’t." Call it a hunch, intuition, or confidence, but I know that I will become the next J .K. Rowling. l have the ambition, I have the means, and I have the talent. My English and History teachers don’t praise my writing and tell me I have an innate writing talent because they want to be nice - they know how passionate I am about writing, and how that passion slips through my fingertips to the paper.

I don’t really know why I love writing so much, I just do. There’s something about putting a story down on paper for friends halfway across the globe to read and understand, about finding just the right word to describe what I can see so clearly in my head, that lures me in like a siren’s song. Writing makes me who I am.

Why does the author tell her relatives that she is a writer?

Modern-Day Shakespeare...Maybe

I should have been born with my fingers permanently glued to a keyboard. From the age of five, I’ve known that I want to be a professional writer: a journalist, a novelist, a modern-day Shakespeare, maybe. Okay, not Shakespeare. William used to give me terrible headaches back in my freshman year as I tried to figure out what he was talking about in A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Macbeth in my sophomore year was much easier to understand.

Regardless, I’m practically addicted to books, whether I’m reading or writing them. I can’t go a single day without writing something - a short story a novel chapter, an article - and if I do, I feel a tingling in my fingers, an itch that won’t go away until I sit in front of a computer or pick up a well-sharpened pencil and just let my thoughts out.

My extended family is so widespread that whenever I meet with a cousin or an aunt I only vaguely remember, I tell him or her I’m a writer because I know it will distinguish me from all the other “kids” in the family and make me memorable. I tell my relatives about the stories I used to write as a child, the projects I'm working on now, and why I'm working so hard to make a breakthrough in the competitive world of publishing. One aunt hugged me and told me, “Just don’t forget about the rest of us when you become the next J.K. Rowling."

Smiling, I replied, “Don’t worry, I won’t." Call it a hunch, intuition, or confidence, but I know that I will become the next J .K. Rowling. l have the ambition, I have the means, and I have the talent. My English and History teachers don’t praise my writing and tell me I have an innate writing talent because they want to be nice - they know how passionate I am about writing, and how that passion slips through my fingertips to the paper.

I don’t really know why I love writing so much, I just do. There’s something about putting a story down on paper for friends halfway across the globe to read and understand, about finding just the right word to describe what I can see so clearly in my head, that lures me in like a siren’s song. Writing makes me who I am.

According to the text, what is the attitude of the author’s teachers to her writing?

Modern-Day Shakespeare...Maybe

I should have been born with my fingers permanently glued to a keyboard. From the age of five, I’ve known that I want to be a professional writer: a journalist, a novelist, a modern-day Shakespeare, maybe. Okay, not Shakespeare. William used to give me terrible headaches back in my freshman year as I tried to figure out what he was talking about in A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Macbeth in my sophomore year was much easier to understand.

Regardless, I’m practically addicted to books, whether I’m reading or writing them. I can’t go a single day without writing something - a short story a novel chapter, an article - and if I do, I feel a tingling in my fingers, an itch that won’t go away until I sit in front of a computer or pick up a well-sharpened pencil and just let my thoughts out.

My extended family is so widespread that whenever I meet with a cousin or an aunt I only vaguely remember, I tell him or her I’m a writer because I know it will distinguish me from all the other “kids” in the family and make me memorable. I tell my relatives about the stories I used to write as a child, the projects I'm working on now, and why I'm working so hard to make a breakthrough in the competitive world of publishing. One aunt hugged me and told me, “Just don’t forget about the rest of us when you become the next J.K. Rowling."

Smiling, I replied, “Don’t worry, I won’t." Call it a hunch, intuition, or confidence, but I know that I will become the next J .K. Rowling. l have the ambition, I have the means, and I have the talent. My English and History teachers don’t praise my writing and tell me I have an innate writing talent because they want to be nice - they know how passionate I am about writing, and how that passion slips through my fingertips to the paper.

I don’t really know why I love writing so much, I just do. There’s something about putting a story down on paper for friends halfway across the globe to read and understand, about finding just the right word to describe what I can see so clearly in my head, that lures me in like a siren’s song. Writing makes me who I am.

While explaining her love for writing the author mentions all of the following EXCEPT the opportunity to ________ .

Literary Heaven

There is nothing like your first great bookstore discovery. Here are some of the most remarkable bookshops from all around the globe, each one of them is special in its own way.

Barter Books

Barter Books is located in a beautiful old Victorian Alnwick railway station, in N orthumberland, U.K., right where passengers once bought their train tickets. Barter Books comforts its customers with a homey feel - fires in the winter, a buffet, and a waiting room for people to sip coffee and read.

In what way is each bookstore special?

E. Shaver, Bookseller

Nearly 40 years old, E. Shaver, Bookseller is located in historic Savannah and specializes in regional topics from architecture to gardening. Considered a local treasure, one allure of the store is the collection of antique maps that can be found between its bookshelves. And if you’ve ever dreamed of owning a bookstore here’s your chance. Founders Edwin and Esther Shaver have put the shop on the market.

El Ateneo Grand Splendid

Certainly one of the most beautiful bookstores, El Ateneo Grand Splendid is a theatre-turned-bookstore in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It features eye-catching frescoes and sculptures - and, as if the scenery wasn’t enough, customers can flip through books in theatre boxes and sip a hot drink in the cafe towards the back of the stage!

Shakespeare & Company

The history of Shakespeare & Company clearly shows that this is more than just a bookstore. George Whitman founded the Paris bookstore in 1951. He had travelled the world, at times facing hunger and thirst for days on end, finally finding hospitality in the arms of local people. His experiences shaped his store’s philosophy, and for decades it has been, as the store’s website puts it, “a home-away-from-home for many thousands of writers and visitors from around the world”.

McKay Used Books

McKay offers more than just books. The idea of a “free enterprise library” stemmed from the

concept of trading books you’ve read for ones you haven’t. This Knoxville store is stocked

exclusively with items that customers bring in to trade or sell.

Cafebreria EL Pebdulo

Though the books line the walls of Mexico City’s Cafebreria EL Pebdulo, visitors can order

breakfast, lunch and dinner from the café and drinks from the bar, all the while enjoying live

music, poetry reading, stand up comedy improvisations and more. This cafe/bookstore even

has valet parking.

In an era of Internet research and downloadable books, some educators question the need for printed collections

An online library cannot replace the unique collection of resources that I — like many school librarians — have built over a period of years (17) ______ of my students, faculty, and the school's curriculum.

                                         [it's a simple matter for a savvy to find, we also hold on to the old things that w, is crucial to student success, to serve the specific needs, is limited to a single user, reading online versus reading a book, provide several chapters to read free, is not replaced by it]

One of my primary responsibilities as a librarian is to teach information-literacy skills — including defining research questions, avoiding plagiarism, and documenting sources. In my experience, this works best face-to-face with students. That personal interaction is supported by the electronic availability of materials but (18) ______ .                                          [it's a simple matter for a savvy to find, we also hold on to the old things that w, is crucial to student success, to serve the specific needs, is limited to a single user, reading online versus reading a book, provide several chapters to read free, is not replaced by it]

Librarians also encourage reading, which (19) ______ . Focused reading is more likely to occur with printed books than with online material.                                          [it's a simple matter for a savvy to find, we also hold on to the old things that w, is crucial to student success, to serve the specific needs, is limited to a single user, reading online versus reading a book, provide several chapters to read free, is not replaced by it]

Today's students shouldn't miss out on the unique pleasure of getting lost in a physical book. Research shows that the brain functions differently when (20) ______ , and different formats complement different learning styles.                                          [it's a simple matter for a savvy to find, we also hold on to the old things that w, is crucial to student success, to serve the specific needs, is limited to a single user, reading online versus reading a book, provide several chapters to read free, is not replaced by it]

Unlike an e-reader or a laptop, which may provide access to many books but (21) ______ , a printed book is a relatively inexpensive information-delivery system that is not dependent on equipment, power, or bandwidth for its use.                                          [it's a simple matter for a savvy to find, we also hold on to the old things that w, is crucial to student success, to serve the specific needs, is limited to a single user, reading online versus reading a book, provide several chapters to read free, is not replaced by it]

One of the beauties of libraries is that we keep up with new technologies, but (22) ______ . We don't have to choose between technology and printed books, and we shouldn't.

Mother Bears Aren’t Afraid of Tourists

Noisy ecotourists may unexpectedly _____ brown bears in the wild. Human visitors to remote natural areas often ___ with animal behaviour, sometimes with disastrous results. However, researchers studying brown bears in Canada found that while adult males _ the tourists, the presence of people didn’t bother mothers and cubs, who seemed to use the noise of buses as a _ that dangerous males had left the area. Even when males had left the area altogether, females didn’t appear until the tourists did. Mother bears evidently take advantage of the opportunity to dine without the ___ of males attacking their cubs.

Noisy ecotourists may unexpectedly _____ brown bears in the wild. Human visitors to remote natural areas often _____ with animal behaviour, sometimes with disastrous results. However, researchers studying brown bears in Canada found that while adult males _____ the tourists, the presence of people didn’t bother mothers and cubs, who seemed to use the noise of buses as a _____ that dangerous males had left the area. Even when males had left the area altogether, females didn’t appear until the tourists did. Mother bears evidently take advantage of the opportunity to dine without the _____ of males attacking their cubs.

Noisy ecotourists may unexpectedly _____ brown bears in the wild. Human visitors to remote natural areas often _____ with animal behaviour, sometimes with disastrous results. However, researchers studying brown bears in Canada found that while adult males _____ the tourists, the presence of people didn’t bother mothers and cubs, who seemed to use the noise of buses as a _____ that dangerous males had left the area. Even when males had left the area altogether, females didn’t appear until the tourists did. Mother bears evidently take advantage of the opportunity to dine without the _____ of males attacking their cubs.

Noisy ecotourists may unexpectedly _____ brown bears in the wild. Human visitors to remote natural areas often _____ with animal behaviour, sometimes with disastrous results. However, researchers studying brown bears in Canada found that while adult males _____ the tourists, the presence of people didn’t bother mothers and cubs, who seemed to use the noise of buses as a _____ that dangerous males had left the area. Even when males had left the area altogether, females didn’t appear until the tourists did. Mother bears evidently take advantage of the opportunity to dine without the _____ of males attacking their cubs.

Noisy ecotourists may unexpectedly _____ brown bears in the wild. Human visitors to remote natural areas often _____ with animal behaviour, sometimes with disastrous results. However, researchers studying brown bears in Canada found that while adult males _____ the tourists, the presence of people didn’t bother mothers and cubs, who seemed to use the noise of buses as a _____ that dangerous males had left the area. Even when males had left the area altogether, females didn’t appear until the tourists did. Mother bears evidently take advantage of the opportunity to dine without the _____ of males attacking their cubs.

Read the texts below. For questions choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Skype Logo

In 2003 ________ form of the popular Skype icon ______ . It was based on a simple yellow speech balloon. The icon ______ several overhauls throughout the years. The current Skype icon features the letter “S” in white color with a bright blue background.

The bubbly Skype logo is based on the Arial Rounded MT Bold typeface. It features the company name on a series of circles which ________ make a “cloud”.

The blue color in the Skype logo represents communication, prosperity and ________ of hope; whereas the white color represents peace and harmony.

Skype Logo

In 2003 ________ form of the popular Skype icon ________ . It was based on a simple yellow speech balloon. The icon ________ several overhauls throughout the years. The current Skype icon features the letter “S” in white color with a bright blue background.

The bubbly Skype logo is based on the Arial Rounded MT Bold typeface. It features the company name on a series of circles which ________ make a “cloud”.

The blue color in the Skype logo represents communication, prosperity and ________ of hope; whereas the white color represents peace and harmony.

In 2003 ______ form of the popular Skype icon ______ . It was based on a simple yellow speech balloon. The icon ________ several overhauls throughout the years. The current Skype icon features the letter “S” in white color with a bright blue background.

The bubbly Skype logo is based on the Arial Rounded MT Bold typeface. It features the company name on a series of circles which ________ make a “cloud”.

The blue color in the Skype logo represents communication, prosperity and ________ of hope; whereas the white color represents peace and harmony.

In 2003 ______ form of the popular Skype icon ____ . It was based on a simple yellow speech balloon. The icon ______ several overhauls throughout the years. The current Skype icon features the letter “S” in white color with a bright blue background.

The bubbly Skype logo is based on the Arial Rounded MT Bold typeface. It features the company name on a series of circles which ________ make a “cloud”.

The blue color in the Skype logo represents communication, prosperity and ________ of hope; whereas the white color represents peace and harmony.

In 2003 ______ form of the popular Skype icon ____. It was based on a simple yellow speech balloon. The icon ______ several overhauls throughout the years. The current Skype icon features the letter “S” in white color with a bright blue background.

The bubbly Skype logo is based on the Arial Rounded MT Bold typeface. It features the company name on a series of circles which ________ make a “cloud”.

The blue color in the Skype logo represents communication, prosperity and ________ of hope; whereas the white color represents peace and harmony.