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Language ives as much in our gestures as in our words,
‘anew study shows. Certain languages are richer in
‘gestures, and such unspoken communication is 60 strong
that bilingual people often use gestures from one
anguage oven when speaking the words of another.
Simone Pike, at the University of Alberia, end her
colleagues experimented with a lingual group who
spoke a gesture-rich language, ike Spanish or French, a8
thelr mother tongue, and English, which isa gasture-poor
language,
gathered a group of English-only speakers o use as a
‘ontrol group. Each person was shown a Pink Panther
cartoon fo describe in each ofthe languages they spoke,
‘The result was cer: white discussing the cartoon,
bilingual speakers gestured more frequently, even when
they spoke English. This was a surprising discovery for
Pika and her team. it suggested that"
‘was an important aspect of communication alongside all
languages spoken by the epeaker.
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sture” vocabulary
the reasons why some languages have @
larger ‘gesture’ vocabulary than others
the benefits of being bilingual
a study which showed the dominance of
Sestures in communeaton over poken
Simon Pika, who is an exper in languages
‘and who has conducted many experiments
‘on communication
some communication barrios that lead to
misunderstandings between individuals
the group whose second language was
English did not use gestures even when they
‘spoke their mother4ongue
neither ofthe groups was able fo describe the
Pink Panther cartoon clearly enough
English speakers gave a better description of
the cartoon since they used very few gestures.
‘the members ofthe control group began to
use gestures aftr listening to the descriptions
made by the biingual group
tho people inthe bilingual group often made.
se of gestures when speaking a gesture-
poor language
We can understand from the passage that
A). Spanish people use gestures a ot when
‘they speak :
1B) English people consider using gestures
limpoite
(©) the English and the Spanish use very
slmlar gestures
1D) words are more important than body
language in communication
E) gesture vocabulary is harder to learn than
spoken vocabulary
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With its unspoited nature, Masuria is curently a
wonderful tourist attraction in Poland. Hofer
tourists boating and fishing opportunities with its
numerous lakes and clear streams full ffish. Itis
also an attraction for hikers due to its hiking tras
passing through forests, remote villages and rolling
his. Masuria was a former part of Eastern Prussia,
‘which fell to Poland after World War Il It's only jus
beginning to cater to a wider cross~ section of
visitors, Upon the fall of communism, it became an
attraction for elderly German tourists seeking out
nostalgis and places of childhood memory. Now,
however, ithas become a hat point for boating
conthusiasts, hikers, oyelsts and bird watchers. Is
countryside has meadows where dazens of storks
cae inthe clear blue skies. Masuria fs home to
‘almost quarter ofthe estimated 200,000 white
storks in Europe. lis meadows and fields provide
this endangered species with plenty of insects,
rodents and reptiles to feed on.
4, We understand from the passage that
Masuria
A) Is a great holiday resort in Poland famous
for its winter sports facilities
8) has approximately 200,000 storks, which
‘ae endangering the insects, rodents and
ropiles ving here
(©) was an appealing resort for nostalgic
‘German tourists after the fal of communiam
D)_ was more popular when it was a part of
Eastern Prussia
) Is popular sly for boating and fishing
enthusiasts
5. Thie passage includes ng information on
Masuria’s =.
A) surroundings
B) landscape
) inhabitanis
B) history
E) beauty
\We understand from the passage that
Masuria may not appeal to tourists who love
A) nature and solitude
B) outdoor sporis
©) shopping and casinos
) a peaceful ambiance
E) fish and birds‘continued to rein el that night and the nextday.
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mind being more composed now, be began to think
_about what he had todo. I the island was subject to
these earthquakes, ho couldn't go on Iving in his
| tent “And If stayed inthe cave, it could fall on my
| hea | must consider building a titin en open
| place, and surround it with 2 wall That would
| protect me from wid animals or men,” he said to
| Fimself, With those thoughts in his mind, he
| ‘removed his tent from where it stcod just undor a
| hanging cif onthe hil, which would cerainy fall
| ‘upon his tent the earth shook again. And he spent
the next tyo days scheming where and how fo
‘A-45-yearcld resident of La Vista, George C. Costa, was:
Convicted of theft for spending the money that was
‘sccidentally deposited in his account. He was charged
‘ith theft of lst or misiaid property. The amount he had
spent was $80,000, According tothe law, its @ crime 10
‘take money that has been delivered under a mistake. A
‘bank employee hiad mixed up account numbers and
‘deposited $108,000 into Costa's account between August
2006 and Febriary 2007. Tha bank then realized that
there had boon a mistake. They were able fo recover
$26,000, which had not been used by Costa. The attorney