Test Your English: Preparation Guide. Дворжец О.С - 61 стр.

they would accept less money in return for more time. There is a time fam-
ine out there and British workers are among the hungriest. Management           5. The word ‘reconcile’ means in the text:
Today has called its report The Great Work/Life Debate, acknowledging the           A settle, make compatible.
two are now in permanent conflict. It’s a useful contribution, for that’s ex-       B reconsider, rethink.
actly what’s needed: a great debate about the way changes in technology             C extend, intensify.
and the labour market have transformed the way we all work – and try to             D personalize.
live.

1. – Which of the following is not true?                                                                           Text 8
    – The American expression ‘gettalife’
    A refers to people who don’t pay much attention to life beyond work.         Part B. Directions:     Questions 1 through 5 are based on the text below.
    B appeared to develop its own life as a sign of the stressed worka-          (Questions 1 – 5)       Choose the one best answer to each question on
        holic at the genuine moments.                                                                    the basis of what is stated or implied in the text.
    C has developed a life of its own – meant for the stressed compulsive                                Mark the answer in your answer sheet.
        workers.
    D is slang, used in conversations but not suitable for formal occa-               Here are two passages from recent British articles about schools.
        sions.
                                                                                Passage 1
2. What does the survey in Management Today display?                                    One inner-city school in Bristol tried a scheme of special ‘achieve-
   A The wrong balance at work.                                                 ment’ classes to help deprived children learn to read.
   B Bare conflicts in life and at work.                                                The results have been very satisfying, but one group is still progress-
   C The problem workaholics reveal to bare the conflict.                       ing much faster than the other. And that is the girls. The Achievement les-
   D The dilemma between work and quality of life                               sons were closely graded into 12 different groups according to ability. And
                                                                                the girls outnumbered the boys by a ratio of two to one in the top groups. It
3. There is
                                                                                is still often seen as unmucho for boys to be keen on schoolwork… Partly
    A a very great need for more time among British workers
                                                                                this is because many boys have so few male academic role models… The
    B lack of people addicted to work in Britain
                                                                                National Curriculum is heavily weighted in favour of coursework at which
    C a tendency to accept less money and return more time.
                                                                                girls traditionally excel. Maybe it is time to think about restructuring a
    D a great work /life debate solving the permanent conflict between
                                                                                more boy-friendly curriculum.
       the two.
                                                                                        One solution was inviting footballers to talk to the boys.
4. What title would you give to the text?
   A Risky conflicts in the British press.                                      Passage 2
   B Workaholics or alcoholics?                                                        Wearing uniforms to school has long been a peculiarly British idea.
   C Personal commitments through the looking glass of mass media.              It is anathema to the French and Germans, whose thriving state sector has
   D All work, no play: we’ve got the balance wrong.                            never seen the need for compulsory ties, caps and blazers. But the idea is

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