IN LINE 24, ‘ THEM’ REFERS TO THEIR BODIES/ MOST PEOPLETASK 4

4. In line 24, ‘ them’ refers to their bodies/ most people

Task 4: Read the text and choose the best summary

A. Everyone should get some regular exercise.

B. Some types of exercise are more expensive than others

C. Some people are doing more exercise than is good for them

D. A lot of models and athletes are addicted to exercise

TASK 3: ACTUAL TEST

SPEED DATING – THREE MINUTES TO MEET YOUR MATCH

A. These days it seems to be impossible for some people to find the partners of their

dreams. Perhaps people spend too much time at work. Or perhaps they are too

choosy, but whatever the reason, more and more men and women are using dating

services to help them find love. Speed dating is the latest craze and we ask Luigi, an

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organizer of speed dating evenings in San Francisco, to tell us how it works.

B. The idea of speed dating is that you meet as many potential partners as possible in

an evening. People know at first impressions are important and they don’t want to

waste time talking to the wrong person.

C. At a speed- dating evening, there is always an even number of participants and an

equal number of men and women. This way you always have somebody to speak to.

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First of all, we give each man and a woman a badge with a number on it. When the

“dating” begins, the two participants with number one start at table number one. The

two with button number two start at table number two, and so on. After a few

minutes, a bell rings and the men stand up and move to the next table while the

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women stay where they are. The men have to move however much they are enjoying

the conversation at the time.

D. Between each “date” you are allowed a minute to take notes about the person you’ve

talked to. The evening continues until you’ve met everyone there. You have just

enough time with each person to decide if you want to see them again. Everyone

gives their notes to the organizers and they make the arrangements if a couple want

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to meet again . You only have contact with people you like and who like you. There

is no need for difficult calls or trying to avoid people you don’t want to see.

E. Some people think that speed dating is unnatural. They say it makes first

impressions too important and feel that people need time to get to know each other.

Whatever you think, though, speed dating is very popular and it’s coming to your

town soon.