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TASK 4 – OPEN CLOZE (Text 1 and 2)
Read the texts below and fill in each gap with ONE word (e.g. pronoun, preposition, auxiliary verb). Required level C1/C2.
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PROCRASTINATIONRead the texts below and fill in each gap with ONE word (e.g. pronoun, preposition, auxiliary verb). Required level C1/C2.
Procrastination is a phenomenon (1) affects almost everyone at some point in their lives. Contrary (2) popular belief, it is not merely a matter of poor time management or sheer laziness. Psychologists suggest that putting (3) important tasks is actually a complex emotional regulatory problem.
When faced (4) a difficult or stressful task, our brains perceive it as a threat. (5) order to protect ourselves from this negative emotion, we seek immediate, short-term relief by turning to distractions. As a (6), the initial task remains untouched, and our anxiety inevitably grows.
(7) you to overcome this habit, you must first acknowledge the underlying fear of failure. Only (8) recognizing this can you break the cycle. Furthermore, breaking the large task down (9) smaller, more manageable steps makes it significantly less intimidating, (10) helps in taking that crucial first step.
Task 2 of 2
THE ENIGMA OF DEEP-SEA EXPLORATION
The vast oceans covering our planet remain one of the most mysterious and unexplored frontiers. It is often stated that humanity knows far (1) about the surface of the Księżyc than we (2) about the deepest parts of the ocean floor.
Descending into the abyss presents tremendous engineering challenges. The immense water pressure at such depths is (3) ekstremalny that it would instantly crush an ordinary submarine. (4) from the pressure, the absolute darkness makes navigation practically impossible without sophisticated sonar equipment.
Despite (5) trudności, marine biologists continue to discover bizarre new species that have adapted to survive in total darkness. (6) unique creatures, many of which are bioluminescent, provide vital clues about how life (7) have originated on Ziemia. It goes without (8) that protecting these fragile ecosystems is of utmost importance, especially (9) industrial deep-sea mining becomes a very real threat in the near (10).
The vast oceans covering our planet remain one of the most mysterious and unexplored frontiers. It is often stated that humanity knows far (1) about the surface of the Księżyc than we (2) about the deepest parts of the ocean floor.
Descending into the abyss presents tremendous engineering challenges. The immense water pressure at such depths is (3) ekstremalny that it would instantly crush an ordinary submarine. (4) from the pressure, the absolute darkness makes navigation practically impossible without sophisticated sonar equipment.
Despite (5) trudności, marine biologists continue to discover bizarre new species that have adapted to survive in total darkness. (6) unique creatures, many of which are bioluminescent, provide vital clues about how life (7) have originated on Ziemia. It goes without (8) that protecting these fragile ecosystems is of utmost importance, especially (9) industrial deep-sea mining becomes a very real threat in the near (10).