Get an electric shock to stop buying things (Level 3)

A British firm has developed a new product (1) ____ help us save money. The product is a wristband (2)
____ gives us an electric shock if we spend too much money. The wristband is called Pavlok. It is (3) ____
to our bank account. It knows how much money we have in the bank. If we go shopping and there is (4)
____ enough money in our bank account, the wristband (5) ____ a 255-volt electric shock to our wrist. This
warns us not to overspend. The company is called Intelligent Environments. It wants to work with banks to
help customers with their money. So far, no banks in Britain have said they would (6) ____ the Pavlok to
their customers. They could start doing this in the future.
The Pavlok wristband is part of the Internet of Things. This is the idea that everything in our life will (7)
____ connected to the Internet. The CEO of Intelligent Environments, David Webber, said people liked the
idea of the Pavlok. Shoppers would (8) ____ get a small electric shock in the store from the wristband than
get a big shock later when they see their credit card (9) ____. Mr Webber said the Pavlok would be great
for people who cannot stop spending because they have (10) ____ willpower or their willpower is weak. He
added that many young people suffer (11) ____ the "ostrich effect". This is when people stick their heads in
the sand and buy things rather (12) ____ look at how much money they have in their bank.
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SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

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firm
product
linked
delivers
so far
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prefer to
until now
item
poor
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self control
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concept
connected

72-year-old woman gives birth (Level 4)

A 72-year-old woman from Amritsar, India is celebrating the (1) ____ of her first child. Daljinder Kaur and
her husband Mohinder Singh Gill, 79, (2) ____ for photos for the Indian press last week, (3) ____ holding
their healthy baby boy Arman. The couple had been trying to have a baby for (4) ____, without success.
They had been under a lot of pressure during that time to start a family. While most people would have
accepted their fate and (5) ____ themselves to a life without children, Daljinder and Mohinder persisted in
their dream for a child. Daljinder started (6) ____ the National Fertility and Test Tube Baby Centre for IVF
treatment in 2013 and successfully became pregnant last year.
Specialists at the fertility clinic initially had (7) ____ about offering Daljinder treatment because of her age.
Dr Anurag Bishnoi told reporters: "I first tried to avoid the (8) ____ because she was very weak, but then
her medical reports were normal and she was fit to conceive." He added: "Our (9) ____ record handling
IVF in older women has been fairly good, but not everyone is fit to conceive. In her case, she looked
visibly (10) ____ too, so I had to refer her to a cardiologist to get clearance for the procedure and for a
battery (11) ____ other tests." Meanwhile, Daljinder is over the moon about becoming a mother. She said:
"I can live happily now. My life is complete." She is now the oldest woman (12) ____ to give birth.
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SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

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celebrating
press
couple
fate
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conceive
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complete

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able
destiny
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news media
at first
fulfilled
commemorating
permission
get pregnant
husband and wife