First Name: …………………..
Sunday, February 11th, 2024.
Family Name: …………………..
1. Fill in the blanks with the words in the list: (10 points)
Pressure / health / money / reflect / brain / surroundings / focus /
sonar / remove / overcome
focus
1. To stay on track, it's essential to ____________________ on your
goals and avoid distractions.
2. It's important to manage ____________________ effectively to
lead a balanced life.
3. Good ____________________ is not just about the absence of
illness but also about overall well-being.
4. When dealing with challenges, it's helpful to ___________________
on what you have achieved so far.
5. Our ____________________ is like a muscle; we need to exercise it
regularly to keep it sharp.
6. Like bats using ____________________ to navigate in the dark, we
can rely on our intuition to guide us.
7. Sometimes, we need to ____________________ negative influences
from our lives to move forward.
8. With determination and support, we can ____________________ any
obstacle that comes our way.
9. Too much ____________________ can make it difficult to focus and
stay calm.
10. Sometimes it’s important to have support from
____________________ to face problems and challenges.
11. ____________________ does not always help solve or face
problems.
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2. Read the article above and match the events with the
years (10 points)
Events Years
1. Hamilton won major surfing championship. 1990
2. Hamilton wrote about her life experiences in a book. 2003
3. A shark attacked her and bit off her arm. 2004
4. Soul surfer, a film about Hamilton’s life, came out. 2005
5. Hamilton was born 2011
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
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3. Listen to the posdcast and write “T” next to the correct
sentences and write “F” next to the false sentence.
(10 points)
1. About 8% of workers feel stress at work. ________
2. About 90% of workers have quitted jobs because of stress.________
3. Working as a pilot or a journalist is very stressful. ________
4. Working as a professor or a librarian is not very stressful. ________
5. Working for long hours is one of the causes of stress. ________
6. People who experience stress are more likely to get sick. ________
7. Headaches, tiredness, depression and weight loss
are all signs of stress. ________
8. Stress can cause heart attacks. ________
9. To reduce stress one must keep himself/herself
busy by working more hours. ________
10. Practicing sport may be a good solution for stress. ________
11. Write a short paragraph about a challenge ou
overcome in your life. (10 points)
What is the challenge? Who helped you overcome it?
How do you overcome it? How do you feel after you overcome it
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12. Use your WhatsApp on your phone to record an audio
about this topic and send it on WhatsApp group.
(10 points)
Topic: learning English is certainly a challenge for
you. How do you deal with this challenge? Who is helping you
to deal with it? What would you advise people who want to
start learning English?
