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Complete the text with the correct words.

Bill attends the same school as his older sister, but he is a very different type of student. She finished school with

a   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for outstanding achievements in English and history, while he is good at _ _ _ _ and technology.

Complete the text with the correct words.

He often cuts classes, though, and last week the _ _ _ _ head decided to put him in   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to catch up with his work.

Complete the text with the correct words

. He had to stay at school and write an essay in English. Although Bill isn’t doing well in all his subjects, he hopes he will be admitted into a university and get a university _ _ _ _ in architecture

Read the following three texts which are all about focusing attention. For each question choose the answer (A, B or C) which you think fits best according to the text

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It’s early afternoon on Saturday and I’m getting down to some serious revision before my anatomy exam next week. ‘No calls, no text messages now!’ I decide as I switch my mobile off. My notes are in a mess, so I have no choice but sort them out first. Twenty minutes later I’m beginning to read them. After a few moments, however, I realise my mind is on completely different things, so I force myself to focus and start reading again. Before I know it, I’m wondering where I’m going to go out tonight.

The writer fails to revise for his exam because

 Read the following three texts which are all about focusing attention. For each question choose the answer (A, B or C) which you think fits best according to the text.

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Do you find it difficult to get your child to pay attention? Are you afraid that your son or daughter might have concentration problems? Don’t panic – following a few everyday tips may improve your child’s attention skills. Create an atmosphere of understanding. Parents who are too tolerant or too strict more often have children with attention problems. However, remember to set clear rules for behaviour and routine tasks, such as homework. Create a timetable for everyday tasks, and set a good example by keeping to it yourself.

However, if the problems continue for a period longer than six months, contact a specialist who will diagnose if your child has an attention deficit problem.

The author of the text mainly

Read the following three texts which are all about focusing attention. For each question choose the answer (A, B or C) which you think fits best according to the text.

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Some people call our times the age of multitasking, mostly because of the influence of digital technology, which allows people to get involved in several activities at the same time. For others, however, it is an age of distraction. So thinks Dr Daniel Goleman, the author of a book on the skills of attention, Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence. For him, multitasking is a myth. He argues that when our brain switches quickly between tasks, it is hard for us to learn to concentrate on one task. This does not matter much when we do routine activities, but it has a negative influence on our ability to understand completely new ideas

According to Dr Goleman, people nowadays