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daydreamed a lot were judged to be lazy. This happened in particular when people
started working in factories on assembly lines. When you work on an assembly
line, all you do is one small task again and again, every time exactly the same. It is
rather repetitive and, obviously, you cannot be creative. So many people decided
that there was no benefit in daydreaming.
Other people have said that daydreaming leads to 'escapism' and that this is not
healthy, either. Escapist people spend a lot of time living in a dream world in which
they are successful and popular, instead of trying to deal with the problems they
face in the real world. Such people often seem to be unhappy and are unable or
unwilling to improve their daily lives. Indeed, recent studies show that people who
often daydream have fewer close friends than other people. In fact, they often do
not have any close friends at all.
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text?
For questions 1-8, write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
1. People usually daydream when they are walking around.
2. Some people can daydream when they are asleep.
3. Some daydreams help us to be more successful in our lives.
4. Most lorry drivers daydream in their jobs to make them more interesting.
5. Factory workers daydream more than lorry drivers.
6. Daydreaming helps people to be creative.
7. Old people daydream more than young people.
8. Escapist people are generally very happy.
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Passage 3
DRINKING FILTERED WATER
A The body is made up mainly of water. This means that the quality of water that
we drink every day has an important effect on our health . Filtered water is
healthier than tap water and some bottled water. This is because it is free of
contaminants, that is, of substances that make it dirty or harmful. Substances that
settle on the bottom of a glass of tap water and microorganisms that carry diseases
(known as bacteria or germs) are examples of contaminants. Filtered water is also
free of poisonous metals and chemicals that are common in tap water and even in
some bottled water brands.
B The authorities know that normal tap water is full of contaminants and they use
chemicals, such as chlorine and bromine in order to disinfect it. But such chemicals
are hardly safe. Indeed, their use in water is associated with many different
conditions and they are particularly dangerous for children and pregnant women.
For example, consuming bromine for a long time may result in low blood pressure,
which may then bring about poisoning of the brain, heart, kidneys and liver.
Filtered water is typically free of such water disinfectant chemicals.
C Filtered water is also free of metals, such as mercury and lead. Mercury has
ended up in our drinking water mainly because the dental mixtures used by dentists
have not been disposed of safely for a long time. Scientists believe there is a
connection between mercury in the water and many allergies and cancers as well as
disorders, such as ADD, OCD, autism and depression.
D Lead, on the other hand, typically finds its way to our drinking water due to pipe
leaks. Of course, modern pipes are not made of lead but pipes in old houses usually
are. Lead is a well-known carcinogen and is associated with pregnancy problems
and birth defects. This is another reason why children and pregnant women must
drink filtered water.
E The benefits of water are well known. We all know, for example, that it helps to
detoxify the body. So, the purer the water we drink, the easier it is for the body to
rid itself of toxins. The result of drinking filtered water is that the body does not
have to use as much of its energy on detoxification as it would when drinking
unfiltered water. This means that drinking filtered water is good for our health in
general. That is because the body can perform all of its functions much more easily
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