Midcourse Test Section 1: Grammar and Lexis Part A
Midcourse Test Section 1: Grammar and Lexis Part A
Midcourse Test Section 1: Grammar and Lexis Part A
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Part &
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Part C
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Part D
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Part E (./0.1*
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# ertain amount of pressure brin*s out the best in our work! In the initial sta*es
of stress there is a sensation of e- itement and in reased mental on entration! 9owe'er/ too mu h stress is ne*ati'e! It is bad for you/ your ompany and your family@ & Indite-/ one of the worlds lar*est fashion *roups/ has opened $.. shops in )pain
in the last four years and net profits this year ha'e risen a*ain@ C D &e always like to hear from you! 5-mail us with your 'iews and omments! &hen you think of farmin* do you think of worms0 )imon 3aylor does! #s a
business worm farmin* has low start-up osts and a potential market of fishermen usin* around "(. tons of worms e'ery year@ E Is modern business too stressful0 3his week we want to know what you think
about stress in the workpla e! #nswer these Euestions@ I think you should han*e your job! 7our boss shouldnt talk to you like that and
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Part &
Six sentences or parts o, sentences (a0"* are missin" ,rom t e article $elo'% P!t t em $ac2 into t e article% T ere is one extra sentence% a b d e f * who is also a do tor 3hey say that a healthy body is a healthy mind >usiness people should stop takin* e-er ise any e-ertion is not re ommended ?ust enjoy laFin* around 3hey are also less likely to suffer from professional stress the subtitle of his book is How best to use your energies
G$,H ____________/ but a ordin* to a =erman e-pert it is laFy people who lead lon*er and healthier li'es! Professor Peter #-t re ommends a'oidin* strenuous a ti'ity like aerobi s or workin* out in a *ym! IPeople who prefer to laFe in a hammo k instead of runnin* a marathon or who take a midday nap instead of playin* sEuash ha'e a better han e of li'in* into old a*e/ says this s ientist! G$1H_____________! 9e owrote On the Joy of Laziness with his dau*hter/ G$2H___________! In the book he ad'ises people to Iwaste half your time! G$4H____________! 3hose who *et up early in the mornin* usually feel stressed for the rest of the day/ so his ad'i e is to take it easy! 9owe'er/ Professor #-t stresses that laFiness is only one of the keys to a lon*er life! In fa t/ G%.H_____________! 9e ar*ues that if you are too fat/ you need more ener*y to maintain body fun tions/ and is in fa'our of moderate e-er ise like Imeditati'e jo**in* or brisk walks to Irela- body and spirit at the same time! 8n the other hand/ G%1H______________ / espe ially for middle-a*ed people who should be parti ularly areful about doin* too mu h sport! Professor #-t belie'es we ha'e only a limited amount of ener*y/ and people who use up their supply more Eui kly li'e shorter
In Company Pre-intermediate li'es! I<esear h shows that people who run distan es into their (.s are usin* up ener*y they need for other purposes!
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