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    STEVE TRINITY RESOURCE ISE Ill Test 2 ~ Task 1 ~ Long reading Read the following text about work and answer the 15 questions on the next page. Are you really so busy? Paragraph 2 Have you found yourself complaining about how busy you are, possibly to @ spouse, friend or co-worker? If you're like most of us, you do this on 2 regular basis. You almost can’t help it, especially when others start talking about how busy they are in their lives. it's e phenomenon referred to as “busy bragging” ~ a sense of self-importance that comes from how little free time you have - and it's common throughout Western culture. Is that because, as a culture, we tend to value people who are busy? Is it because we're afraid of looking lazy if we aren't as busy as our peers? Is it because we're fishing for more congratulations and support for our work? Or are we stretching the truth to get out of some responsibility? Chances are, it’s some combination of these factors. Stil it’s easy to blur the line between being busy and feeling busy. Paragraph 2 So, how can you tell if you're not really busy ~- you're just busy bragging? The average full-time employed American works 47 hours per week. If you're working fewer hours than that, you're statistically less busy than the average person, That doesn’t mean you should be eiming for 47 hours @ week ~ any more than 40, and you might be overstraining yourself. This Is just a gauge you can use to compare yourself to the “average” population. Similarly, f you find yourself getting a full 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night, good for you ~ you're taking care of your body and setting yourself up to be more productive. But at the same time, your schedule probably isn’t that full. Paragraph 3 ‘Away from work, the busiest people don’t have time to spend with thelr friends and loved ones. Their friends gradually drift away from them, and their romantic relationships and femily bonds suffer. If you get to spend quality time with the people ‘most important to you on a regular basis (ie., 3 few times a week, or even every day), you're ahead of the curve. Not to mention those who claim they're busy and then take all of August to relax at the beach. If you keep trudging through work without giving yourself a chance to decompress and re-evaluate your life, your productivity will suffer, and you'll head toward burnout. That said, if you have the time to take vacations regularly ~ at least a week’s worth of days off in a given year ~ you probably fall squarely into “average” levels of busyness, Paragraph 4 This shouldn’t suggest to you that being busy is a bad thing, or that you should make an effort to either increase or decrease ‘your workload. In fact, psychological research suggests that people are actually happier when they're busy than when they have nothing to do. In one study, published in Psychological Science, researchers asked college students to take multiple surveys about their school. After completing the first survey, students could either drop it off right outside the room they were in, then wait idly until the next survey was administered, or keep busy by dropping off the survey at a location that ‘was about 15 minutes away. Either way, they were told they'd receive a candy bar when they turned in the survey, Perhaps ot surprisingly, more students chose the closer location. However, students who kept busy by walking to the farther location reported feeling happier afterward than did the students who remained idle. Paragraph 5 ‘So, expecting sympathy when telling people how busy you are might not work. if you're trying to stand out in your business career, it could even backfire. Instead of being a badge of success, busyness may send the signal to your enlightened colleagues and associates that you aren't working smart. If you knew how to be more efficient at your job, you could achieve a better work-life balance. As entrepreneur Jason Fried writes in "Rework": "Workaholics aren't heroes. They don't save the day, they just use it up. The real hero is home because she figured out 2 faster way." Google and 3M insist that their ‘employees have "free time” to work on their own projects. It's in these moments of idleness that your mind might stumble upon a truly new idea. STEVETRINITYRESOURCES@GMAIL.COM ‘Questions 1-5 (one mark per question) ‘The text on the previous page has five paragraphs (1-5). Choose the best title for each paragraph from A-F below and write the letter (A-F) on the lines below. There is one title you don’t need. 1, Paragraph 1 A How many hours in a busy schedule? B Be careful what you say. C Something we all do. D Amental link. E Amodern dilemma F Busyness and personal life. 2. Paragraph 2 3. Paragraph 3 4, Paragraph 4 5. Paragraph 5 ‘Questions 6-10 (one mark per question) Choose the five statements from A-H below that are true according to the information given in the text on the previous page. Write the letters of the TRUE statements on the lines below (in any order). A The ideal working week is between 40 and 47 hours. B Ina study, students who dropped the survey off Just outside the room were happier. C Meeting loved ones frequently is a sign that you're not too busy. D People who have about a week off each year are busier than average. E Some companies demand that workers take time off for personal activities, F Saying we are busy is often a response to other people saying the same, G Jason Fried says people who are always busy might be inefficient. H Ifyou get 8 hours’ sleep a night, you're probably not that busy. ‘Questions 11-15 (one mark per question) Complete sentences 11-15 with a word, phrase or number from the text (maximum three words), Write the word, phrase or number in the space provided. 11. The reason we engage in busy bragging could be because we're worried we'll appear inactive to 12. Sleeping between seven and nine hours gives you a chance to be .. 13. You could be heading for... if you don’t take time off and relax from work. 14. Studies have shown people are more content when busy that when they've got 15. Busyness might not be a 2 you are not coping with your job effectively. as, on the contrary, co-workers could think that Page 18 ISE III Test 2 - Task 2 - Multi-task reading In this part there are four short texts for you to read and 15 questions for you to answer. Questions 16-20 (one mark per question) Read questions 16-20 first and then read texts A, B, Cand D below the questions, As you read each text, decide which text each question refers to. Choose one letter — A, B, Cor D- and write it on the lines below. You can use any letter more than once. Which text 16, describes the breakdown of Chinese space funding? 17. says some technology is easier to use in space? ..... 18, suggests China started slowly in the space race? .... 19. mentions a drawback of space travel? . 20. explains how the Chinese space program emulated those of other space-faring nations? Text A China Wiki - The Chinese Space Program China's space program dates back to the 1950s, when China first started developing its own missiles, modelled on those of the USSR. IMzo Zedong was impressed by the launch of Sputnik in 1957 and wanted China to move forward quickly in the development of satellites. But these plans were postponed, and it was ot until 1970 that China launched its first small satellite, long after the United States and Russia. Later, the Chinese space program focused on practical applications, leading to the launch of the first Chinese telecommunications satellite in 1984. Since then China has successfully developed civilian and military applications, including meteorology and navigation satellites. However, more prestige-oriented projects, in lunar and deep space exploration, and human spaceflight, were promoted in the 1990s. As a result, despite China’s late entry into space exploration ~ the first Chinese astronaut was not sent into space until 2003 ~ it has caught up lately at an impressive rate. By 2017, 1 taikonauts (a term used for Chinese astronauts) had successfully orbited the Earth, demonstrating China's growing participation in space. Text B BUDGETS OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST China's economic growth in the past few decades ‘SPACE AGENCIES IN 2017. has been reflected in space: fcr en * 23% of the CNSA’s budget is spent on manned. spaceflight COeae:

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