MULTI LEVEL PRACTICE TEST 24

PART 1

What are some of the things that you can cook?

I am not a skilled cook, I only know the basics, like fried egg and boiled veggies. The sad
thing is, I can’t even make these dishes very well. Most of the time, they would be either
undercooked or burnt.

Do you like cooking?

I am not interested in cooking, nor do I have a gift for it. However, I do enjoy watching
cooking shows on TV, Master Chef for example, since I love seeing footage of food being
prepared.

How often do you cook?

I don’t cook on a daily basis; just when my mom, who is in charge of cooking, is on a
business trip. To me, cooking is not a pleasure, but rather a chore, so I don’t do it very
often.

What dishes are you best at cooking?

I can proudly say that instant noodles is my signature dish. I have cooked it so
many times that I know all the necessary techniques to make a restaurant-
quality bowl of noodles.

Does anyone in your family like to cook?

My mom is very keen on cooking. She loves experimenting with new ingredients and collecting
recipes on the internet. Her home-cooked meals are not only full of nutrition, but also
appetizing. My brother and I like her cooking so much that we rarely eat out
be comfortable of using phones all the time in a cinema because it’s a rude thing to do.So they
can actually enjoy the movie itself a lot better! Additionally, the bigger screen with expensive
audio always make a difference!
Do your parents know how to cook?
My mother has a knack for cooking. She always does a good job at seasoning, and her knife-
work is no joke. My dad, on the other hand, knows nothing about cooking except for frying
eggs.

PART 2

Describe a time when you felt bored.

You should say:

 When it was?
 Who you were with?
 Why you felt bored?

Well, honestly speaking, I am the kind of person who enjoys his own company and
does not easily get bored.

However, lately, I was caught in a situation when I was bored to death. Actually, it
was the time when I was in the beautiful city Chandigarh with my friends for a
weekend trip.

Though, they had been there few times, but, it was my first time in Chandigarh,
and I was super excited to visit some of the worth seeing places of this city,
especially the Rock garden, Rose garden and Sukhna lake. We reached Chandigarh
late night and we checked-in the hotel, and after having a sound sleep, the next
morning we were all set to go for sightseeing. Unfortunately, somehow my friends
got to know that there is a match between India and Australia today in the
stadium. Since they follow cricket fanatically. So, immediately they changed the
plan to go to stadium ins of sightseeing. As I really do not like the game, I tried to
convince them we better go for sightseeing but all in vain.

Eventually, I had to accompany my friends, and now I was in the stadium with my
friends. I must say that cricket is very long and boring game with hundreds of rules
that nobody can easily follow and understand. Though my friends were shouting
and hooting with enthusiasm but, I was quiet and bored I had nothing to do at all, to
kill the time I decided to use my mobile.

But there was a network issue, and in no time my mobile battery got flat as well.
Anyway, I was so bored that I decided to take a nap for some time when I got up the
 game was still on. Now I walked out of stands for a walk and to have some food in
the food courts.

PART 3
What kinds of jobs do you think would be boring to do?

I think maybe being a politician, because you have to talk all the time and you really don’t
have anything interesting in your life, and you keep lying and making up stories, so that’s
the main reason I find this a boring job.

Why do some people agree to do boring jobs?

I believe that mainly it’s for the money. I think that everyone needs to earn money
and that’s life, you want to be a breadwinner, you want to make ends meet, so I
think it’s mainly for the financial benefit.

Do you think all the boring jobs will be done by robots in the future?

Yes for sure. I think A.I will dominate everything in our lives. It has started already, we can
see this in the USA, which use robots more than a human workforce. I think it will be an
epidemic all over the world, and I think that’s something positive, because they are obedient
to us, they do their job in an diligent and effective way and they get the job done.

Some people say that it’s good to be bored sometimes. Do you agree?
Actually no, I think it has negative consequences on your physical and psychological
health, so I think you should keep your mind and body stimulated, and search for
things that make you happy, so eating will raise your serotonin level and that will
make you happy, and you can hang out with your friends, so you don’t have to get
bored or feel boredom in any way.

Do you get bored easily?

Probably no. Although my work is rather repetitive, I’ve never been fed up with it. I
think it is extremely important to keep a positive attitude in life. Also, I don’t want to
become a jaded person. Therefore, I always try to come up with new ways to
entertain myself and take up different leisure activities to maintain a happy and
balanced lifestyle.