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I. Find ONE word to complete the following sentences Exercise 1. We’ve all been there and come back with a T-shirt bearing a slogan about it – The Failed Holiday. The kids are bored 1)______, you can’t find a decent restaurant for love or 2)______, the cafes are all full and you are fed up. Tempers 3)______ and you are left wondering why you went away in the first place – hardly a good way to spend precious holiday time. But there is a way of escaping the stresses of being away from home. Staying in an all-inclusive hotel 4)______ you don’t have to plan meals, activities or night life, as everything is catered for, leaving you to 5)______ back, relax and enjoy your holiday. Most importantly, all-inclusive holidays 6)______ at all-inclusive prices, so you pay for everything before you go away. And don’t think you’ll be 7)______ to one or two resorts. These days, holiday companies offer all-inclusive deals in every main resort around the Mediterranean, as well as more exotic locations such as the Caribbean or the Maldives. If you think this is the sort of holiday you are after, there are a few things to keep in 8)______. Firstly, remember that you’ll be spending most of your time in the hotel, so make sure you choose one which has the facilities you require. If you’ re travelling as a family 9)______, many hotels offer excellent children’s facilities such as kid’s clubs, playgrounds and crèches. For older children, there are a number of hotels offering supervised activities for teens while others offer 10)______ sport facilities including team games, water sports and gym facilities. Exercise 2: There are techniques that exist which can improve memory, the most popular of which must be mnemonics, or ways to 1)______ information into a form that aids retention in the brain. Those who have difficulty memorising facts, for example can 2)______ the information by using a memorable phrase. A famous example is “Richard of York gave battle in vain”, 3)______ each word replaces a colour of the rainbow starting with the same colour. Mnemonics 4)______ because our brains find it easier to retain information that is surprising, personal or humorous, than that 5)______ is abstract and impersonal. Association also plays an important part in helping us recall information. This technique involves creating something memorable to 6)______ the information you want. For instance, by 7)______ a picture or word in your language to a word in the foreign language that you are trying to learn, the visual or verbal 8)______ can help you remember the word. Recollection of facts is obviously easier if you know your particular learning style so that you can 9)______ your clues. As anyone who has had to create a password knows, easilyremembered information is information that is personally meaningful. The best passwords are those that have a 10)______ significance for their users, but whose meaning would baffle anyone else. There are lots of tricks to try; the most important thing is to remember to use them. II. Give the correct form of words in capital Exercise 1 The Best Medicine If you feel stressed or unhappy, nothing, say researchers, is as therapeutic as laughing. A good, (1. HEART) __________ laugh relieves physical tension and stress, leaving your muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes afterwards. Not only that, laughing triggers the release of endorphins – the body’s ‘feel-good’ chemicals – so it can provide temporary relief from pain. Laughter even increases infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease. But the best thing about this (2. PRICE) __________ medicine that has so much power to heal and renew is that it’s fun, free, and available in abundance. One of the best ways to increase the amount of time you spend laughing each day is to hang out with entertaining, (3. MISCHIEF) __________ people. These are people who laugh easily – both at themselves and at life’s absurdities. Laughter is contagious, so just hearing others laugh primes your brain and readies you to smile. What’s more, the ‘feel-good’ emotion you get when you laugh will remain with you long after your laughter (4. SIDE) _________.

The ability to laugh easily and frequently is a tremendous resource for (5. COME) __________ problems and improving both physical and emotional health. So, go on! Bring your body and mind back into (6. EQUAL) __________ - laugh! Exercise 2 Centenarians Centenarians (people aged 100+ years) exhibit (1. MARK) __________ delayed disability. It seems to manifest only towards the end of their very long lives, at an average age of 93 years. In one study of centenarians, 15% had no clinically (2. DEMONSTRATE) __________ disease at age 100 years and 43% did not exhibit age-related disease until age 80 years or older. In short, living to 100 seems to be advantageous not just in years of survival, but in years of quality life. Interestingly, centenarians appear to have little in common, varying widely when it comes to diet, education, ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Still, studies have revealed some (3. COMMON) __________. Very few centenarians are obese. Most have first degree relatives who also achieve exceptional age, indicating genetic factors are strongly involved in (4. LONG) __________. Substantial smoking history is usually rare. Finally, most centenarians have the personality traits of (5. EXTRAVERT) __________ and serenity; despite life’s ups and downs, they seem better able to maintain a positive outlook and handle stress better than the majority of the population. But one characteristic marks out centenarians (6. DISPUTE) __________ : gender. Some 85% of centenarians are women. Among supercentenarians (those aged 110 or older), the figure is 90%.