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DATE:

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SCORE: …………………………… / 15

I. Uzupełnij brakujące litery w wyrazach. (4 pkt)

1. To date scientists have found no conclusive e _ i _ _ _ _ _ (facts that make you believe that

something is true) for the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations.

2. ‘Can you help me a _ _ _ _ _ (send in addition to a message) the pictures of my grandson’s

wedding to this message?’ ‘OK, first you need to click on the paper clip icon.’

3. ‘In which catalogue are the b _ _ _ _ _ (spare) copies of files stored? We had a system failure

last week and now I’m recovering data.’

4. Twin studies have proved to be particularly important in g _ _ _ _ _ c (connected with passing

on features of your parents and grandparents) research into autism.

II. Dopasuj wyrazy z obu kolumn, tak aby utworzyć poprawne wyrażenia. (4 pkt)

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missed
charge
wi-fi
input
come up
install
side
contain

a data
b software
c call
d laughter
e effects
f with an idea
g access
h the battery

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III. Uzupełnij poniższe zdania, używając podanego wyrazu w niezmienionej formie, tak

aby zachować znaczenie zdania wyjściowego. Użyj od dwóch do pięciu wyrazów.
(3 pkt)

1. My brother is conducting postgraduate research and so is his wife.

AND Both my ……………………………………… conducting postgraduate research.

2. Simon and Mary didn’t post any comments last month.

NOR Neither …..………………….………………… any comments last month.

3. Among my friends, there is no one who is afraid of shopping online.

OF None …………………..…………….…… afraid of shopping online.

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IV.

Z podanych możliwości odpowiedzi zaznacz właściwą, zgodną z treścią tekstu.

Zakreśl literę A, B, C lub D. (4 pkt)

DIGITAL DEVICES DEPRIVE BRAIN OF THE NEEDED DOWNTIME

It’s just another day at the gym and Dianne Bates, 40, juggles three screens. She listens to a few
songs on her iPod, then taps out a quick e-mail on her iPhone and turns her attention to the high-
definition television. As Dianne Bates multitasks, she is also churning her legs in fast loops on an
elliptical machine in a downtown fitness center. She is in good company. In gyms and elsewhere,
people use phones and other electronic devices to get work done — and as a reliable antidote to
boredom.

Cellphones, which in the last few years have become fully-fledged computers with high-speed
Internet connections, let people relieve the tedium of exercising, the grocery store line, stoplights or
lulls in the dinner conversation. The technology makes the tiniest windows of time entertaining, and
potentially productive. But scientists point to an unanticipated side effect: when people keep their
brains busy with digital input, they are forfeiting downtime that could allow them to better learn and
remember information, or come up with new ideas. Ms. Bates, for example, might be clearer-
headed if she went for a run outside, away from her devices, research suggests.

At the University of California, San Francisco, scientists have found that when rats have a new
experience, like exploring an unfamiliar area, their brains show new patterns of activity. But only
when the rats take a break from their exploration do they process those patterns in a way that seems
to create a persistent memory of the experience. The researchers suspect that the findings also apply
to how humans learn. “Almost certainly, downtime lets the brain go over experiences it’s had,
solidify them and turn them into permanent long-term memories,” an expert said.

At the University of Michigan, a study found that people learned significantly better after a walk in
nature than after a walk in a dense urban environment, suggesting that processing a barrage of
information leaves people fatigued. Even though people feel entertained, even relaxed, when they
multitask while exercising, or pass a moment at the bus stop by catching a quick video clip, they
might be taxing their brains, scientists say. “People think they’re refreshing themselves, but they’re
fatiguing themselves,” said Marc Berman, a University of Michigan neuroscientist.

Adapted from “Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime” by Mark Richtel

published on www.nytimes.com

1. Digital devices help Diane Bates
A. accomplish several things at once.
B. stay fit.
C. escape loneliness.
D. enjoy the company of like-minded people.

2. According to research, using modern

cellphones

A. has best effects outside.
B. is not entertaining.
C. is harmful to memory.
D. makes people more creative.

3. The experiment with rats has shown

that the brain needs rest to

A. learn efficiently.
B. explore an unknown area.
C. deal with excess of information.
D. improve the memory.

4. According to the article,
A. digital devices are best used indoors.
B. new information is best remembered after

some time.

C. human brains may function in a way

similar to rats’ brains.

D. multitasking facilitates learning.