Copy Of Gateway B2 Unit 4 Reading And Use Of English

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1.

Questions 13-20.Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first, using the word given. Do not change the word given. Use between two and five words.
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Questions 1-12.Read the article about the human brain. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A–G the one which fits each gap. There is one extra sentence.
3.

If I sleep for a long time, I feel more tired. LONGER The ……………………… more tired I feel.
4.

Jack doesn’t have the ambition to apply for that job. ENOUGH Jack is ……………………… to apply for that job.
5.

Susie plays the piano so well even though she is only 14. SUCH Susie is ……………………… even though she is only 14.
6.

I rushed my homework. SPENDI ……………………… time on my homework.
7.

Sandy is better at languages than Tom. AS Tom ……………………… Sandy at languages.
8.

The exam wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be. MORE The exam ……………………… I thought it would be.
9.

Marcus isn’t creative enough to write a play. HAVE Marcus ……………………… to write a play.
10.

The journey was too long for us to be able to go. SO The journey ……………………… that we couldn’t go.
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The amazing human brain The brain is an amazing organ and the complexities of the way it works may never be fully understood, but scientists have made a lot of progress in explaining how and why different parts of our brains are used. (1) ……………………… These people are sometimes called ‘autistic savants’ and their mental abilities are brilliant and inexplicable. Some are able to do amazing mathematical calculations at high speed. Others can perform music without ever having had a music lesson in their lives. One American savant, Kim Peek, the person who inspired the famous film Rain Man, could read two pages at the same time, one with each eye and was said to have total recall of more than 12,000 books he had read. A British savant, Stephen Wiltshire, can draw incredibly detailed drawings of places after seeing them only once.
- A.
  
  He therefore works from home helping clients with literacy and numeracy skills
- B.
  
  However, Daniel needs to be in control of what is happening around him.
- C.
  
  Some scientists believe that we all have the potential to use this ability, but we do not know how.
- D.
  
  However, scientists have found one savant who has excellent linguistic ability and is able to describe his thought processes clearly.
- E.
  
  Apparently, there are very few people who can match this in the world.
- F.
  
  He says he has been like this for as long as he can remember and it set him apart from other children at school.
- G.
  
  There are, however, a certain number of people whose brains seem to work in a completely different way to the rest of us.
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It is believed that savants may have these exceptional abilities because of some form of damage to the brain which allows an unusual form of communication between the different sides of the brain. (2) ……………………… The problem in understanding a savant’s abilities has been that most are unable to explain how they do these extraordinary things – either because their language skills are less advanced or because they themselves do not know how; the abilities simply ‘come’ to them.
- A.
  
  He therefore works from home helping clients with literacy and numeracy skills
- B.
  
  However, Daniel needs to be in control of what is happening around him.
- C.
  
  Some scientists believe that we all have the potential to use this ability, but we do not know how.
- D.
  
  However, scientists have found one savant who has excellent linguistic ability and is able to describe his thought processes clearly.
- E.
  
  Apparently, there are very few people who can match this in the world.
- F.
  
  He says he has been like this for as long as he can remember and it set him apart from other children at school.
- G.
  
  There are, however, a certain number of people whose brains seem to work in a completely different way to the rest of us.
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(3) ……………………… This man’s name is Daniel Tammet. Scientists believe that what Daniel can tell them may help unlock some important secrets of the brain. Daniel is capable of doing extremely complicated mathematical calculations in his head in a matter of seconds. He is obsessed with numbers and counting.
- A.
  
  He therefore works from home helping clients with literacy and numeracy skills
- B.
  
  However, Daniel needs to be in control of what is happening around him.
- C.
  
  Some scientists believe that we all have the potential to use this ability, but we do not know how.
- D.
  
  However, scientists have found one savant who has excellent linguistic ability and is able to describe his thought processes clearly.
- E.
  
  Apparently, there are very few people who can match this in the world.
- F.
  
  He says he has been like this for as long as he can remember and it set him apart from other children at school.
- G.
  
  There are, however, a certain number of people whose brains seem to work in a completely different way to the rest of us.
14.

(4) ……………………… While they were playing in the playground, he was standing there counting the number of leaves on the trees! For him, counting is an absolute joy. It makes him happy and content.
- A.
  
  He therefore works from home helping clients with literacy and numeracy skills
- B.
  
  However, Daniel needs to be in control of what is happening around him.
- C.
  
  Some scientists believe that we all have the potential to use this ability, but we do not know how.
- D.
  
  However, scientists have found one savant who has excellent linguistic ability and is able to describe his thought processes clearly.
- E.
  
  Apparently, there are very few people who can match this in the world.
- F.
  
  He says he has been like this for as long as he can remember and it set him apart from other children at school.
- G.
  
  There are, however, a certain number of people whose brains seem to work in a completely different way to the rest of us.