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Duringyourworkingdaywhatkindofworkmightyoutypicallydo?
Mydaymainlyincorporatesrespondingtoemails(Q2),writingandeditingstoriesandcomingupwithnewfeatureideas.
Howdoesthejoboffeatureseditordifferfromthatoffashioneditoror
othereditorialpositions?
Thefeature'
steamdealswitharticlessuchascareers,reports,confidenceandconfessions.Everythingexcepttofashionandbeauty.
Alotofpeoplebelievethatworkingatamagazineisaglamorousjob
(Q3).Isthisanaccuraterepresentationofwhatyoudo?
I'
dsayit'
sglamoroustoanextent,butnotinthewayit'
sportrayedinfilms.Wedohaveourmomentssuchasinterviewingcelebritiesandattendingpartieswhichisahugethrill.Ultimatelythough,we'
rethesameasourreaders.Butworkinginajobwe'
reallveryluckytohave.
Didyouhavetoovercomeanydifficultiestoreachthispointinyourcareer?
Howdidyoumanagetodothis?
Ihadtobereallypersistentanditwasveryhardwork.AfterthreeyearsofworkinginapetrolstationanddoingunpaidworkIstillhadn'
tmanagedtogetanentryleveljob.Iwasluckythatmylastdesperateattemptledtoajob(Q4).Itoldmyselfthatallexperiencesmakeyouabetterjournalistinthelongrunandluckily,Iwasright.
Q1:
Whatisthewoman'
sprofession?
Q2:
Whatisoneofthewoman'
smainresponsibilities?
Q3:
Whatdomanypeoplethinkaboutthewoman'
sjob?
Q4:
Whathelpedthewomantogethercurrentposition?
LongConversation2:
Areyouwatchinganygoodshowsthesedays?
Actually,yes.I'
mwatchingagreatsatire(Q5)calledFrankie.Ithinkyou'
dlikeit.
Really?
What'
sitabout?
It'
saboutarealguynamedFrankie.HeisafamouscomedianinNewYorkandshowsamixtureofcomedyanddramalooselydepictinghislife.
msorry,doyoumeantosay,it'
sareal-lifeseriesaboutarealperson?
It'
snon-fiction,isn'
tit?
No⋯Notreally,no.It'
sfiction,aswhathappensineveryepisodeismadeup.HowevertheleadroleisacomedianbythenameofFrankie,andheplayshimself.SoFrankieinbothreallifeandintheTVshowlivesinNewYorkCity,isacomic,isdivorced,andhastwolittledaughters.Allthosethingsaretrue,butasidefromhim,allhisfriendsandfamilyareplayedbyactors.Andtheplotsandtheeventsthattakeplacearealsoinvented.
Oh,IthinkIseenow.Thatsoundslikeaveryoriginalconcept.
Yes,itis.Infact,(Q6)thewholeshowiswritten,directed,editedandproducedbyhim,and(Q5)isveryfunnyandhaswonmanyawards.
That'
scool.Iwilltrytodownloadit.(Q7)I'
mwatchingacomedycalled
TheBigBangTheory.It'
sahugehitaroundtheworld.
Ohyes.I'
veheardofit,butneveractuallywatchedit.
Well,thenyoushouldcheckitout.It'
salsoveryfunny.It'
saboutfourmalescientistsandafemalewaitress.Themenareverysociallyawkwardbutverybright.Andthisiscontrastedbythelady'
ssocialskillsandcommonsense.(Q8)Theshowhasbeenrunningforovertenyears,andsomeoftheactorsarepracticallyglobalsuperstars.Nowthattheyaresuchfamouscelebrities.
Q5:
WhatdoesthemanthinkofthesatireFrankieherecentlywatched?
Q6:
WhatdoesthemansayespecialaboutthesatireFrankie?
Q7:
WhatdoesthewomansaysheisgoingtodowiththesatireFrankie?
Q8:
WhatdoesthewomansayaboutthecomedyTheBigBangTheory?
SectionB
Passage1
Relatedtothe‘use-it-or-lose-itlaw'
isthe‘keep-movingprinciple'
.Welearnedaboutstagnationfromnature.Ariverthatstopsmovinggetssmelly.Thesamethinghappenstopeoplewhostopmoving,eithermentallyorphysically.Thosewhoplaycontactsportsknowthat[9]theplayerwhousuallygetshurtthemostistheonewhoisstandingstill.Ofcourse,you'
llneedsometimetocatch
yourbreatheverysooften,buttheessentialmassageiskeepmoving,extendingandlearning.Shipslastalotlongerwhentheygotoseathanwhentheystayintheharbor.Thesameistruefortheairplanes.Youdon'
tpreserveanairplanebykeepingitontheground,youpreserveitbykeepingitinservice.Wealsogettolivealonghealthylifebystayinginservice.[10]Longevitystatisticsrevealthattheaveragepersondoesn'
tlastverylongafterretirement.Themorewe'
llhearisdon
Ifafellowsays“I'
m94yearsoldandIworkedallmylife”,weneedtorealize,
thatishowhegottobe94,bystayinginvolved.GeorgeBernardShawwonaNobelPrizewhenhewasnearly70.BenjaminFranklinproducedsomeofhisbestwritingsattheageof84,andPabloPicassoputbrushtocanvasrightthroughhiseighties.
Isn'
theissuehowoldwethinkweare?
[11]Abonuswiththe‘keep-moving
principle
isthatwhilewekeepmoving,wedon
thaveachancetoworry.Hence
weavoidthedreadedparalysesbyanalysis.
Q9.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutplayersofcontactsports?
Q10.Whatdolongevitystatisticsrevealabouttheaverageperson?
Q11.Whatbonusdoesthekeepmovingprinciplebringusaccordingtothespeaker?
Passage2
In2014,oneinsixteenAmericansvisitedthehospitalemergencyroomforhomeinjuries.Oneofthemaincausesoftheseaccidents?
Awanderingmind!
[12]Byoneestimate,peopledaydreamthroughnearlyhalfoftheirwakinghours.Psychologistshaverecentlyfocusedonthetendencytothinkaboutsomethingotherthanthetaskoneisdoing.Foroneexperiment,[13]researchersdevelopedanapptoanalyzetherelationshipbetweendaydreamingandhappiness.Theyfoundthattheaverageperson'
smindwanderedmostfrequentlyabout65%ofthetimeduringpersonalactivities,suchasbrushingtheirteethandcombingtheirhair.Respondents'
mindstendedtowandermorewhentheyfeltupsetratherthanhappy.Theyweremorelikelytowandertowardpleasanttopicsthanunpleasantones.Howdodaydreamsaffectdaydreamers?
Awanderingmindleavesusvulnerablewhendriving.Inonestudy,researchersinterview955peopleinvolvedintrafficaccidents,themajorityofthemreportedhavingdaydreamjustbeforetheaccident.Yetotherresearchsuggeststhatdaydreaminghasbenefits.[14]Researcheshavefoundthatitgivesusachancetothinkaboutourgoalsanditalsoseemstoincreasecreativity.Inoneexperiment,145undergraduatescompletedfour
unusualusestasks,eachrequiringthemtolistasmanyusesaspossibleforeverydayobject.Afterthefirstpairoftaskswascompleted,onegroupofparticipantswasassignedanundemandingactivityintendedtocausetheirmindstowander.Whenalltheparticipantsproceededtothesecondpairoftasks,[15]thedaydreamersperformed40%betterthantheothers.
Q12:
Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutpeople'
smind?
Q13:
Forwhatpurposedidtheresearchersdevelopthenewapp?
Q14:
Howdoesdaydreamingbenefitpeopleaccordingtosomeresearchers?
Q15:
Whatwasthefindingoftheexperimentwith145undergraduates?
SectionC
Recording1
Datingfromasfarbackasthe12thcentury,theyareclaimedtobetherarest
historicbuildingsinwesternEurope.ThesebuildingsoffervitalinsightintoScandinavia'
sVikingpast.Butnow,withonly30woodenchurchesremaining[16]
andtheirconditiondeteriorating,expertsareworkingtopreservethestructuresforfuturegenerations.
Someofthesespectacularchurchesarenomorethansmallbuildings,barely4
meterswideand6meterstall.Othersaremuchlargerstructures.Theysoarupto
40metersintothecoldair.[17]Mostconsistoftimberframesthatrestonstoneblocks.Thismeansthattheyhavenofoundations.Althoughmanyofthechurchesappearfromtheoutsidetobecomplexstructures,theynormallyfeatureonlyasinglestoreybutnumerousdifferentrooflevels.
StafffromtheNorwegiangovernmenthavecarriedoutconservationworkon
10ofthechurchesoverthepasttwoyears.Mostofthesechurchesdatefrom
betweenthe12thand14thcenturies.Otherchurcheswereconservedinprevious
years.Sofar,specialistshaveworkedtoaddpreservativematerialstothechurches
exteriors.Theyalsoreplacedrottingrootsandhaltedthesinkingofthechurches
intotheground.Intwocases,hugemachineshavebeenusedtoliftthebuildings
upto30centimetersintotheair.Thiswasaccomplishedsothattheteamcould
examineandrepairthechurches'
originalmedievalstoneblocks.Theteamplans
toreturntoaroundadozenofthebuildingstoassessprogressandconsiderfurtheraction.
Theearliestfree-standingwoodenchurchwasprobablybuiltinNorwayin
around1080.However,thelargestknownwoodenchurcheswerebuiltfromthe
1130sonwards.Thisperiodwasoneofinter-eliterivalry,inwhichnoblessoughtto
increasetheirinfluencebyfundingtheconstructionofchurchesandotherbuildings.
Thereasonforconstructingthebuildingsfromwoodisprobablythatideally
proportionedstraightand[18]slendertimberwasavailableinlargequantitiesin
Scandinavia'
svastpineforests.Aswoodwassoplentiful,itwascheapertouse
thanthestoneusedinthebuildingsofotherEuropeancultures.Thearea'
s