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3 ___________ damaging their levels of concentration, scientists have warned. (27) ___________ use of the Internet, iPods, mobile phones and DVDs (28) ___________ behind that finding. Scientists have (29) ___________ the belief of many parents that it is impossible to concentrate on more than one thing at the same time. They found that children (30) ___________ homework while sending messages via the Internet can (31) ___________ up spending 50% longer than if they had done each task (32) ___________. David E Meyer, Professor of Cognitive Psychology at the University of Michigan, said that true multitasking is only possible for simple activities such as ironing and listening to the radio. He (33) ___________ experiments demonstrating that young adults who had to (34) ___________ from one math problem to another wasted significant amounts of time. Meyer said: "For situations (35) ___________ more complex tasks, especially those requiring language, the total time taken to get all the tasks done will increase greatly. Over long periods, this kind of multitasking can stress you out and lead to mental and physical exhaustion." 26. A. seriously B. extremely C. absolutely D. intensely 27. A. Rocketing B. Heightening C. Ascending D. Leaping 28. A. stands B. rests C. lies D. sits 29. A. assured B. guaranteed C. authorized D. confirmed 30. A. engaging B. tackling C. attending D. undergoing 31. A. turn B. come C. use D. end 32. A. separately B. distinctly C. apart D. aside 33. A. set B. put C. took D. ran 34. A. alter B. switch C. interrupt D. exchange 35. A consisting B. containing C. involving D. meaning For questions 36-45, read the following text and then choose the best phrase or clause given below it to fill each gap. Every teacher knows that not all students are good examinees. Some are too tense, become overanxious or too stressed and then perform below expectations (36) ___________. Teachers try to help by compensating, believing (37) ___________ they will cure his fear of exams. So, last year, (38) ___________, I completely rewrote the Business Studies Revision Course at this secondary school. The central idea of the course is to treat the exam as an event, a challenge, a performance, (39) ___________, a drama production, or perhaps a major music concert, (40) ___________ and very definitely on the public stage. The idea is to show that the exam is not a test, (41) ___________ to show how good the candidate is. The objective is to improve students' final performance (42) ___________, control and ability to