Test A

【Part 1】

1. When a normal student writes a paper, they might spread the work out a little like this. So, you know — you get started maybe a little slowly, but you get enough done in the first week that, with some heavier days, later on, everything gets done, things stay civil.

Q: What does he mean by "things stay civil"?

>> The situation is manageable.

2. If you pull an all-nighter you stay up until morning to finish something.

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【Part 2】

Listen to the audio and click the right answer:

1. Which of the following words are related to high hypothesis? (A&D)

A. theory            B. rumor            C. fact

D. assumption    E. rule

2. If you pull an all-nighter, you stay up until morning to finish something.

Fill in the blanks:

Today I'm a writer-blogger guy. I write the blog Wait But Why.

And a couple of years ago, I decided to write about procrastination.

My behavior has always perplexed the non-procrastinators around me, and I wanted to explain to the non-procrastinators of the world what goes on in the heads of procrastinators, and why we are the way we are.

Put the sentences below in order:

(1) And I opened up the website, and there was my face staring right back at me.

(2) So the Panic Monster starts losing his mind, and a few seconds later, the whole system's in mayhem.

(3) As six months turned into four and then two and then one, the people of TED decided to release the speakers.

(4) And guess who woke up?

Correct Order: (3) (1) (4) (2)

Listen to the audio and complete the sentences:

1. If the procrastinator's only mechanism of doing these hard things is the Panic Monster, that's a problem, because in all of these non-deadline situations, the Panic Monster doesn't show up. He has nothing to wake up for.

2. So the effects of procrastination, they're not contained; they just extend outward forever.

3. And it's this long-term kind of procrastination that's much less visible and much less talked about than the funnier, short-term deadline-based kind.

4. It's usually suffered quietly and privately.

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Test B

【Part 1】

1. The Rational Decision-Maker, who gives us the ability to do things no other animal can do. We can visualize the future. We can see the big picture. We can make long-term plans. And he wants to take all of that into account. And he wants to just have us do whatever makes sense to be doing right now.

Q: According to Urban, what does the Rational Decision-Maker allow people to do?

> focus on long-term goals and plans

2. If someone is losing their mind, they are going mad.

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【Part 2】

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【Game】懂你英语Level 7 Unit 1 Part 1 Grammar

Which of the following words are sharing the similar meaning? (A&E)

A. dormant    B. conscious

C. energetic    D. unstable      E. inactive

Fill in the blanks:

So if you wanted a career where you're a self-starter - something in the arts, something entrepreneurial — there's no deadlines on those things at first, because nothing's happening, not until you've gone out and done the hard work to get momentum, get things going.

There's also all kinds of important things outside of your career that don't involve any deadlines, like seeing your family or exercising and taking care of your health.

Put the sentences below in order:

(1) As six months turned into four and then two and then one, the people of TED decided to release the speakers.

(2) And guess who woke up?

(3) And I opened up the website, and there was my face staring right back at me.

(4) So the Panic Monster starts losing his mind, and a few seconds later, the whole system's in mayhem.

Correct Order: (1) (3) (2) (4)

Listen to the audio and complete the sentences:

1. If the procrastinator's only mechanism of doing these hard things is the Panic Monster, that's a problem, because in all of these non-deadline situations, the Panic Monster doesn't show up. He has nothing to wake up for.

2. So the effects of procrastination, they're not contained; they just extend outward forever.

3. And it's this long-term kind of procrastination that's much less visible and much less talked about than the funnier, short-term deadline-based kind.

4. It's usually suffered quietly and privately.