English Exam Practice: September 2012 and May 2014

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September 2012 A

a) False: According to a recent survey in the UK, almost two-thirds of respondents were afflicted with “nomophobia” or “no mobile phone phobia”.
b) True: The reasons that drive young people to nomophobia include boredom and insecurity, while some young nomophobes cannot bear solitude.

a) People who are afflicted with “nomophobia” are usually very anxious and worried if they do not find their mobile phones. They suffer from nervous disorders such as panic attacks, and some of them leave their jobs or places of study in order to find their phones.
b) Nomophobes face various accidents and injuries. First, some report finger pain due to constant texting. Additionally, they suffer accidents while using phones, such as car crashes or personal injuries while walking and texting, including trips and falls.

a) True: “What is more important, women have strong partnerships with local communities.”
b) True: “From all my 20 years in business, I have met more women working in this area than in others,” she says.

a) Three advantages include developing policies against corruption, investing in new renewable energies (which improves energy efficiency), and facilitating access to the healthcare system in developing countries.
b) She became successful in China by founding a company that recycles paper from the USA, turning it into cardboard to transport Chinese goods to foreign countries.

a. False: Arriving as ordinary unripe bananas from the Philippines, “Mozart bananas” are in for a surprise.
b. True: “Mozart bananas,” which made their debut last July, are more expensive than ordinary bananas, but sales are sky-rocketing.

a. Normal, unripe bananas from the Philippines arrive in Japan. These bananas are placed in chambers and ripen while listening to Mozart’s concerts for a week.
b. Mozart’s music is important because it creates comfortable working surroundings, which affects the produce positively. The resulting crops are richer in vitamins and iron, as the music and organic farming produce excellent quality.