Technological gadgets and knowledge - Test 3

C1 Advanced · Multiple Choice Cloze · Cambridge English Advanced 4, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

case

issue

matter

instance

confirm

approve

assert

justify

vitally

completely

largely

totally

Although

Despite

Owing

Since

overrated

overloaded

overdone

overrun

Nevertheless

Thereby

Therefore

Provided

obtain

consume

digest

acquire

cancel

remove

delete

take

Does having the internet mean we never need to (0) ___ anything to memory ever again? The generation who have grown up with technology hope this is the (1) ___ , not to mention everyone else who feels the need to (2) ___ their habitual attachment to the latest technological devices. Some educationalists fear that access to information on the internet reduces the importance of remembering facts. However, research shows that this is (3) ___ important. When we think, we use working memory and long-term memory. (4) ___ our long-term memory can be described as vast, our working memory is limited to very few items and is easily (5) ___ . By transferring facts to our long-term memory we free up precious space in our working memory, enabling us to manipulate and combine those facts with new ones. (6) ___ , memorising some things aids understanding, as it creates a framework of known facts, needed to be able to (7) ___ what we find on the internet. Consequently, while technology may appear to (8) ___ the necessity to remember facts, unfortunately, the world we live in is far more complex.

Technological gadgets and knowledge

place

convey

commit

bring

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