Verify your level of English Competence: Reading & Vocabulary Reading and Use of English Exercise 01 For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Example: O A branch B item C piece D part Checking your mobile phone How often do you check your phone? For many of us, our phone is an essential (0) part of everyday life, but apparently we are spending an increasing amount of time checking it for information without being (1) of doing so. Research in Helsinki shows that phone checking (2) lasts less than 30 seconds on each occasion, and usually (3) of opening a single application such as social media. The study also found many users check their mobiles throughout the (4) ...
Skill: Reading & Vocabulary Exercise 01 1 D 2 B 3 A 4 D 5 C 6 A 7 B 8 C Exercise 02 9 on 10 as 11 them/these/solve 12 to 13 spite 14 in 15 all 16 account Exercise 03 17 products 18 increasingly 19 consumers 20 loyalty 21 manufacturers 22 profitable 23 disageement 24 unhealthy Exercise 04 25 any trees | were left/still standing 26 how high | that building 27 much difference between 28 say (that) | he was sorry 29 find (so) attractive | about 30 to succeed | in winning Skill: Writing Over the last few years many countries have suffered from financial crises and many people are becoming refugees because of war and the effects of climate change. However, we are still sending rockets into outer space and some people even want to send humans to Mars. It cost billions of pounds to send humans to the moon and governments have spent billions of pounnds on the International Space Nation. In my opinion, w...
Verify your level of English Competence: Writing In this article, Information is provided on the enormous cost of the space programme. Should we spend money on exploring space? Write an essay for your point of view (170 - 200 words) Title: Which countries spend the most on space exploration? In: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/which-countries-spend-the-most-on-space-exploration/ The US has the biggest budget for space exploration by far, spending over six times more than China, according to OECD figures for 2013. From the first moon landing to the International Space Station, the US government agency NASA has been leading space exploration since its creation in 1958. US spending on space-related research saw a dramatic increase during the height of the space race with Russia, from 0.1% of GDP in 1958 to more than 4.4% in 1966. This increase coincided with the global race to reach the moon when US President John F. Kennedy promised that the US wou...
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