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The text below is the introduction from a book on sports. 


SPORTSWRITING

Offices and bars are full of casual obscenity, but most British newspapers are ... well, not necessarily careful about language, but careful about bad words anyway. The phrase 'family newspaper' is an ineluctable part of our lives. Newspapers are not in the business of giving gratuitous offence. It is a limitation of newspaper writing, and one everybody in the business, whether writing or reading, understands and accepts. There are many other necessary limitations, and most of these concern time and space.

Newspapers have dominated sportswriting in Britain for years, and have produced their own totem figures and doyens. But ten years ago, a new player entered the game. This was the phenomenon of men's magazines; monthly magazines for men that had actual words in them - words for actually reading. GQ was the pioneer and, in my totally unbiased opinion as the long-term author of the magazine's sports column, it leads the way still, leaving the rest panting distantly in its wake.

Sport, is of course, a blindingly obvious subject for a men's magazine - but it could not be tacked in a blindingly obvious way. Certainly, one of the first things GQ was able to offer was a new way of writing about sport, but this was not so much a cunning plan as a necessity. The magazine was doomed, as it were, to offer a whole new range of freedoms to its sportwriters. Heady and rather alarming freedoms. Freedom of vocabulary was simply the most obvious one and, inevitably, it appealed to the schoolboy within us. But space and time were the others, and these possibilities meant that the craft of sportswriting had to be reinvented.

Unlike newspapers, a magazine can offer a decent length of time to research and to write. These are, you would think, luxuries - especially to those of us who are often required to read an 800-word match report over the telephone the instant the final whistle has gone. Such a discipline is nerve-racking, but as long as you can get it done at all, you have done a good job. No one expects a masterpiece under such circumstances. In some ways the ferocious restrictions make the job easier. But a long magazine deadline gives you the disconcerting and agoraphobic freedom to research, to write, to think.

To write a piece for a newspaper, at about a quarter of the massive GQ length, you require a single thought. The best method is to find a really good idea, and then to pursue it remorselessly to the end, where ideally you make a nice joke and bale out stylishly. If it is an interview piece, you look for a few good quotes, and if you get them, that's your piece written for you. For a longer piece, you must seek the non-obvious. This is a good quality in the best of newspaper writing, but an absolute essential for any writer who hopes to complete the terrifying amount of words that GQ requires. If you write for GQ you are condemned to try and join the best. There is no other way.

GQ is not restricted by the same conventions of reader expectation as a newspaper. You need not worry about offending people or alienating them; the whole ethos of the magazine is that readers are there to be challenged. There will be readers who would find some of its pieces offensive or even impossible in a newspaper, or even in a different magazine. But the same readers will read the piece in GQ and find it enthralling.

That is because the magazine is always slightly uncomfortable to be with. It is not like a cosy member of the family, nor even like a friend. It is the strong, self-opinionated person that you can never quite make up your mind whether you like or not. You admire him, but you are slightly uneasy with him. The people around him might not altogether approve of everything he says; some might not care for him at all. But they feel compelled to listen. The self-confidence is too compelling. And just when you think he is beginning to become rather a bore, he surprises you with his genuine intelligence. He makes a broad joke, and then suddenly he is demanding you follow him in the turning of an intellectual somersault.

Source: Adapted from (Pre-2013 Revision) CPE Handbook.


Choose the correct alternative that provides the correct answer for the question: Why were sportswriters for GQ given new freedoms?

    A) The magazine's initial plans for its sports articles proved unrealistic.

    B) Some restrictions of newspaper writing do not apply to writing for GQ.

    C) Notions about what made good sports journalism were changing.

    D) The writers that it wanted to employ demanded greater freedom.

    E) Because GQ is not restricted by the same conventions of reader expectation as a newspaper.

CRIMINALS HAVE SMALLER BRAIN SIZE, SAYS STUDY


        A new study has found that antisocial people are more likely to have smaller areas of their brain. Researchers said criminals' brains had a different structure to the brains of people who followed the law. The study is published in the journal "Lancet Psychiatry". Researchers used data from 672 people born in 1972-73. They looked at records of the people's antisocial behaviour between the ages of seven and 26. At the age of 45, the researchers scanned the people's brains. Eighty of the people had a history of criminal and antisocial behaviour from being early teenagers. Researchers found that the areas of the brain linked to emotions, motivation and behaviour control were smaller in the long-term criminals' brains. 

        Professor Terrie Moffitt, a co-author of the research, said the research could help doctors understand what is behind long-term antisocial behaviour. She said the antisocial people in the study may have behaved badly because of their brain structure. She said: "They are actually operating under some [disability] at the level of the brain." She added that because of this, we needed to care for these people in a kinder way. Lead author Dr Christina Carlisi said: "Differences in brain structure might make it difficult for people to develop social skills. This may prevent them from engaging in antisocial behaviour. These people could benefit from more support throughout their lives." 


Available on: https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2002/200221-brain-size.html Accessed on: March, 20th 2020.


Check the correct alternative according to the text:

    A) A new study found that antisocial people have smaller areas of the brain.

    B) The researchers used data from people who were between 72 and 73 years old.

    C) The areas of the brain linked to emotions, motivation and behavior control were the most fun in the brain of long-term criminals.

    D) st fun in the brain of long-term criminals. d) For professor Terrie Moffitt, the antisocial people in the study may have misbehaved because of their brain structure.

    E) Christina Carlisi, co-author of the research, said that differences in brain structure hamper the development of social skills.

Instructions: answer question based on the following text

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(Avaliable in: https://people.com/parents/vacations-better-than-toys-holiday-gifts-kids/ – text specially adapted for this test.)

According to Oliver James (l. 23 to 29), analyze the following sentences:
I. Kids will remember the fascinating experiences from vacations for a long time. II. While on vacation, you should keep trying to meet targets. III. Children cannot see things differently without toys and technology.
Which ones are correct?

    A) Only I.

    B) Only II.

    C) Only III.

    D) Only I and II.

    E) I, II and III.

Instructions: answer question based on the following text

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(Avaliable in: https://people.com/parents/vacations-better-than-toys-holiday-gifts-kids/ – text specially adapted for this test.)

Connect the researcher in Column 1, to the ideas they mentioned in the text in Column 2.
Column 1 1. Oliver James. 2. Dr. Zita Oravecz. 3. Dr. Margot Sunderland.
Column 2 ( ) Adults should allow kids to explore the world around them their own way. ( ) Playing and exploring as a child impacts the person’s abilities as an adult. ( ) Small positive experiences can make people feel loved.
The correct order of filling in the parenthesis, from the top to the bottom, is:

    A) 2 – 1 – 3.

    B) 1 – 3 – 2.

    C) 1 – 2 – 3.

    D) 3 – 2 – 1.

    E) 2 – 3 – 1.

Instructions: answer question based on the following text

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(Avaliable in: https://people.com/parents/vacations-better-than-toys-holiday-gifts-kids/ – text specially adapted for this test.)

Mark the INCORRECT sentence about the text.

    A) According to Dr. Zita Oravecz’s research, what makes people feel loved are moments, not things.

    B) Dr. Zita Oravecz’s team talked to almost five hundred women, and the results were published in a Journal.

    C) Dr. Margot Sunderland explains how vacations can make children more intelligent.

    D) According to Sunderland, the PLAY system and the SEEKING system of the brain cannot be activated at home.

    E) Oliver James believes that vacations promote collaborative playtime, which benefits not only kids, but also adults.

Instructions: answer question based on the following text

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(Avaliable in: https://people.com/parents/vacations-better-than-toys-holiday-gifts-kids/ – text specially adapted for this test.)

Mark the sentence in which the phrasal verb or idiom has a similar meaning to “searching for”, in line 01.

    A) We are looking forward to meet you! Come as soon as you can.

    B) Anthony looks after his little brother when their parents go out.

    C) Jimmy looks up to his father! He admires his strength of character.

    D) She is looking for a new house, she wants to live near downtown.

    E) If you don’t dress appropriately, they might look down on you!

Instructions: answer question based on the following text

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(Avaliable in: https://people.com/parents/vacations-better-than-toys-holiday-gifts-kids/ – text specially adapted for this test.)

In line 10, the word “should” is used to express the idea of:

    A) Possibility.

    B) Condition.

    C) Impossibility.

    D) Prohibition.

    E) Advice.

Instructions: answer question based on the following text

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(Avaliable in: https://people.com/parents/vacations-better-than-toys-holiday-gifts-kids/ – text specially adapted for this test.)

Mark the alternative that best completes the statement “The dotted blank in line 16 should be completed with ___ because ___.”.

    A) Is – “system” is singular

    B) Are – “these” is used with plural

    C) Are – “play system” is a compound noun

    D) Is – “these” is used with singular

    E) Is – there are two types of systems


(Avaliable in: https://theplaylist.net/matrix-4-keanu-reeves-script-20200608/ – text adapted specially for this test). 

Which information is NOT mentioned in the text?

    A) Who the director is.

    B) The possible release date.

    C) How the main actor reacted to the script.

    D) The plot of the movie.

    E) The genre of the movie.


Analyze the following statements about the text:
I. According to Sillman, shape is a frequent subject in the art world.
II. It is possible to visit the exhibition The Shape of Shape online.
III. You can download material about the exhibition from MoMA’s website.
Which ones are correct?

    A) Only I.

    B) Only II.

    C) Only II and III

    D) I, II and III.

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