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RISPOSTA  "DEFINITION of 'Anti-Fragility'": A postulated antithesis to fragility where high-impact events or shocks can be beneficial. Anti- fragility is a concept developed by professor, former trader and former (1)____ manager Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Taleb coined the term "anti-fragility" because he thought the existing words used to describe the opposite of "fragility," such as "(2)____," were inaccurate. Anti-fragility goes beyond that; it means that something does not merely withstand a shock but actually improves because of it. For example, he describes an anti-fragile (3)_____ as one that does not merely withstand a turbulent market but becomes more (4) _____ under such conditions. Another example he gives is weight lifting, which trains muscles not just to withstand heavy lifting but to developincreased strength as the body repairs the muscle fibre (5)______. Taleb discusses anti-fragility in his books: "The Black Swan," "Fooled By Randomness" and "Antifragility." The correct word is (2): |
RISPOSTA  "DEFINITION of 'Anti-Fragility'": A postulated antithesis to fragility where high-impact events or shocks can be beneficial. Anti- fragility is a concept developed by professor, former trader and former (1)____ manager Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Taleb coined the term "anti-fragility" because he thought the existing words used to describe the opposite of "fragility," such as "(2)____," were inaccurate. Anti-fragility goes beyond that; it means that something does not merely withstand a shock but actually improves because of it. For example, he describes an anti-fragile (3)_____ as one that does not merely withstand a turbulent market but becomes more (4) _____ under such conditions. Another example he gives is weight lifting, which trains muscles not just to withstand heavy lifting but to developincreased strength as the body repairs the muscle fibre (5)______. Taleb discusses anti-fragility in his books: "The Black Swan," "Fooled By Randomness" and "Antifragility." The correct word is (3): |
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RISPOSTA "DEFINITION of 'Anti-Fragility'": A postulated antithesis to fragility where high-impact events or shocks can be beneficial. Anti- fragility is a concept developed by professor, former trader and former (1)____ manager Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Taleb coined the term "anti-fragility" because he thought the existing words used to describe the opposite of "fragility," such as "(2)____," were inaccurate. Anti-fragility goes beyond that; it means that something does not merely withstand a shock but actually improves because of it. For example, he describes an anti-fragile (3)_____ as one that does not merely withstand a turbulent market but becomes more (4) _____ under such conditions. Another example he gives is weight lifting, which trains muscles not just to withstand heavy lifting but to developincreased strength as the body repairs the muscle fibre (5)______. Taleb discusses anti-fragility in his books: "The Black Swan," "Fooled By Randomness" and "Antifragility." The correct word is (4): |
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RISPOSTA "DEFINITION of 'Anti-Fragility'": A postulated antithesis to fragility where high-impact events or shocks can be beneficial. Anti- fragility is a concept developed by professor, former trader and former (1)____ manager Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Taleb coined the term "anti-fragility" because he thought the existing words used to describe the opposite of "fragility," such as "(2)____," were inaccurate. Anti-fragility goes beyond that; it means that something does not merely withstand a shock but actually improves because of it. For example, he describes an anti-fragile (3)_____ as one that does not merely withstand a turbulent market but becomes more (4) _____ under such conditions. Another example he gives is weight lifting, which trains muscles not just to withstand heavy lifting but to developincreased strength as the body repairs the muscle fibre (5)______. Taleb discusses anti-fragility in his books: "The Black Swan," "Fooled By Randomness" and "Antifragility." The correct word is (5): |
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RISPOSTA "Dyslexia is a learning disability that (1)___ the way the brain processes written material and is typically characterized by difficulties in word (2)____, spelling and decoding. People with dyslexia have problems with reading (3)____." Which of the given alternatives correctly fills in the gap (1)? |
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RISPOSTA "Dyslexia is a learning disability that (1)___ the way the brain processes written material and is typically characterized by difficulties in word (2)____, spelling and decoding. People with dyslexia have problems with reading (3)____." Which of the given alternatives correctly fills in the gap (2)? |
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RISPOSTA "Dyslexia is a learning disability that (1)___ the way the brain processes written material and is typically characterized by difficulties in word (2)____, spelling and decoding. People with dyslexia have problems with reading (3)____." Which of the given alternatives correctly fills in the gap (3)? |
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RISPOSTA "Oh Lyn, you can't be serious." Bridget Cooper flicked her auburn hair back in a careless gesture that distracted every man within a two-table radius, and glanced at me reprovingly. "You look like death warmed up, you know. The last thing you should do is take another transatlantic flight." With anybody else, I might have argued that I'd slept straight through the New York flight two days ago, and that my next business flight wouldn't be until the twenty-first of January...but with Bridget, I knew, I'd be wasting my breath. Besides, I'd known her long enough to realise this was simply preamble. Bridget never worried about anybody's health except her own. And she never rang me at nine on Monday, suggesting we meet and have lunch, unless she had a reason. Bridget was a one-off, an exceptionally talented writer with a wild imagination that made her books for children instant classic, and a wild nature that drove the poor directors of my literary agency to distraction. In the four years since I'd signed her as a client, Bridget's books had earned a fortune for the Simon Holland Agency, but her unpredictability had caused much tearing of hair among my colleagues. My favourite of her escapades- the day she'd kicked the BBC presenter- was now a Simon Holland legend. And I, who had survived four years, and one week's holiday in France with Bridget, had risen to the status of a martyr. Bridget Cooper is: |
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RISPOSTA "Oh Lyn, you can't be serious." Bridget Cooper flicked her auburn hair back in a careless gesture that distracted every man within a two-table radius, and glanced at me reprovingly. "You look like death warmed up, you know. The last thing you should do is take another transatlantic flight." With anybody else, I might have argued that I'd slept straight through the New York flight two days ago, and that my next business flight wouldn't be until the twenty-first of January...but with Bridget, I knew, I'd be wasting my breath. Besides, I'd known her long enough to realise this was simply preamble. Bridget never worried about anybody's health except her own. And she never rang me at nine on Monday, suggesting we meet and have lunch, unless she had a reason. Bridget was a one-off, an exceptionally talented writer with a wild imagination that made her books for children instant classic, and a wild nature that drove the poor directors of my literary agency to distraction. In the four years since I'd signed her as a client, Bridget's books had earned a fortune for the Simon Holland Agency, but her unpredictability had caused much tearing of hair among my colleagues. My favourite of her escapades- the day she'd kicked the BBC presenter- was now a Simon Holland legend. And I, who had survived four years, and one week's holiday in France with Bridget, had risen to the status of a martyr. Lyn: |
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RISPOSTA "Oh Lyn, you can't be serious." Bridget Cooper flicked her auburn hair back in a careless gesture that distracted every man within a two-table radius, and glanced at me reprovingly. "You look like death warmed up, you know. The last thing you should do is take another transatlantic flight." With anybody else, I might have argued that I'd slept straight through the New York flight two days ago, and that my next business flight wouldn't be until the twenty-first of January...but with Bridget, I knew, I'd be wasting my breath. Besides, I'd known her long enough to realise this was simply preamble. Bridget never worried about anybody's health except her own. And she never rang me at nine on Monday, suggesting we meet and have lunch, unless she had a reason. Bridget was a one-off, an exceptionally talented writer with a wild imagination that made her books for children instant classic, and a wild nature that drove the poor directors of my literary agency to distraction. In the four years since I'd signed her as a client, Bridget's books had earned a fortune for the Simon Holland Agency, but her unpredictability had caused much tearing of hair among my colleagues. My favourite of her escapades- the day she'd kicked the BBC presenter- was now a Simon Holland legend. And I, who had survived four years, and one week's holiday in France with Bridget, had risen to the status of a martyr. Choose the correct option |
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RISPOSTA "Oh Lyn, you can't be serious." Bridget Cooper flicked her auburn hair back in a careless gesture that distracted every man within a two-table radius, and glanced at me reprovingly. "You look like death warmed up, you know. The last thing you should do is take another transatlantic flight." With anybody else, I might have argued that I'd slept straight through the New York flight two days ago, and that my next business flight wouldn't be until the twenty-first of January...but with Bridget, I knew, I'd be wasting my breath. Besides, I'd known her long enough to realise this was simply preamble. Bridget never worried about anybody's health except her own. And she never rang me at nine on Monday, suggesting we meet and have lunch, unless she had a reason. Bridget was a one-off, an exceptionally talented writer with a wild imagination that made her books for children instant classic, and a wild nature that drove the poor directors of my literary agency to distraction. In the four years since I'd signed her as a client, Bridget's books had earned a fortune for the Simon Holland Agency, but her unpredictability had caused much tearing of hair among my colleagues. My favourite of her escapades- the day she'd kicked the BBC presenter- was now a Simon Holland legend. And I, who had survived four years, and one week's holiday in France with Bridget, had risen to the status of a martyr. Choose the correct option |
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RISPOSTA "Oh Lyn, you can't be serious." Bridget Cooper flicked her auburn hair back in a careless gesture that distracted every man within a two-table radius, and glanced at me reprovingly. "You look like death warmed up, you know. The last thing you should do is take another transatlantic flight." With anybody else, I might have argued that I'd slept straight through the New York flight two days ago, and that my next business flight wouldn't be until the twenty-first of January...but with Bridget, I knew, I'd be wasting my breath. Besides, I'd known her long enough to realise this was simply preamble. Bridget never worried about anybody's health except her own. And she never rang me at nine on Monday, suggesting we meet and have lunch, unless she had a reason. Bridget was a one-off, an exceptionally talented writer with a wild imagination that made her books for children instant classic, and a wild nature that drove the poor directors of my literary agency to distraction. In the four years since I'd signed her as a client, Bridget's books had earned a fortune for the Simon Holland Agency, but her unpredictability had caused much tearing of hair among my colleagues. My favourite of her escapades- the day she'd kicked the BBC presenter- was now a Simon Holland legend. And I, who had survived four years, and one week's holiday in France with Bridget, had risen to the status of a martyr. Choose the correct option |
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RISPOSTA "The story of Valentine's Day begins in the third century with an oppressive Roman emperor and a ____ (1) Christian Martyr. The emperor was Claudius II. The Christian was Valentinus. Claudius had ordered all Romans to ____ (2) twelve gods, and had made it a crime punishable by death to associate with Christians. But Valentinus was dedicated to the ideals of Christ; not even the ____ (3) of death could keep him from practicing his beliefs. He was arrested and imprisoned. During the last weeks of Valentinus's life a remarkable thing happened. Seeing that he was a man of learning, the ____ (4) asked whether his daughter, Julia, might be brought to Valentinus for lessons. She had been ____ (5) since birth. Julia was a pretty young girl with a quick mind. Valentinus read stories of Rome's history to her. He described the world of nature to her. (Gap 1) |
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RISPOSTA "The story of Valentine's Day begins in the third century with an oppressive Roman emperor and a ____ (1) Christian Martyr. The emperor was Claudius II. The Christian was Valentinus. Claudius had ordered all Romans to ____ (2) twelve gods, and had made it a crime punishable by death to associate with Christians. But Valentinus was dedicated to the ideals of Christ; not even the ____ (3) of death could keep him from practicing his beliefs. He was arrested and imprisoned. During the last weeks of Valentinus's life a remarkable thing happened. Seeing that he was a man of learning, the ____ (4) asked whether his daughter, Julia, might be brought to Valentinus for lessons. She had been ____ (5) since birth. Julia was a pretty young girl with a quick mind. Valentinus read stories of Rome's history to her. He described the world of nature to her. (Gap 2) |
RISPOSTA  "The story of Valentine's Day begins in the third century with an oppressive Roman emperor and a ____ (1) Christian Martyr. The emperor was Claudius II. The Christian was Valentinus. Claudius had ordered all Romans to ____ (2) twelve gods, and had made it a crime punishable by death to associate with Christians. But Valentinus was dedicated to the ideals of Christ; not even the ____ (3) of death could keep him from practicing his beliefs. He was arrested and imprisoned. During the last weeks of Valentinus's life a remarkable thing happened. Seeing that he was a man of learning, the ____ (4) asked whether his daughter, Julia, might be brought to Valentinus for lessons. She had been ____ (5) since birth. Julia was a pretty young girl with a quick mind. Valentinus read stories of Rome's history to her. He described the world of nature to her. (Gap 3) |
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RISPOSTA "The story of Valentine's Day begins in the third century with an oppressive Roman emperor and a ____ (1) Christian Martyr. The emperor was Claudius II. The Christian was Valentinus. Claudius had ordered all Romans to ____ (2) twelve gods, and had made it a crime punishable by death to associate with Christians. But Valentinus was dedicated to the ideals of Christ; not even the ____ (3) of death could keep him from practicing his beliefs. He was arrested and imprisoned. During the last weeks of Valentinus's life a remarkable thing happened. Seeing that he was a man of learning, the ____ (4) asked whether his daughter, Julia, might be brought to Valentinus for lessons. She had been ____ (5) since birth. Julia was a pretty young girl with a quick mind. Valentinus read stories of Rome's history to her. He described the world of nature to her. (Gap 4) |
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RISPOSTA "The story of Valentine's Day begins in the third century with an oppressive Roman emperor and a ____ (1) Christian Martyr. The emperor was Claudius II. The Christian was Valentinus. Claudius had ordered all Romans to ____ (2) twelve gods, and had made it a crime punishable by death to associate with Christians. But Valentinus was dedicated to the ideals of Christ; not even the ____ (3) of death could keep him from practicing his beliefs. He was arrested and imprisoned. During the last weeks of Valentinus's life a remarkable thing happened. Seeing that he was a man of learning, the ____ (4) asked whether his daughter, Julia, might be brought to Valentinus for lessons. She had been ____ (5) since birth. Julia was a pretty young girl with a quick mind. Valentinus read stories of Rome's history to her. He described the world of nature to her. (Gap 5) |
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RISPOSTA "There is a war of words between Iran and Saudi Arabia after the execution of a Shia Muslim cleric. He was among 47 men killed on terrorism charges. Saudi leaders said the cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, had led anti-government protests in 2011-2012. Mr Al-Nimr said he never (1)____ weapons or called for violence. He had encouraged people to use "the (2) ____ of the word" instead. Iran said al-Nimr was killed for being a Shia Muslim. Saudi Arabia is largely Sunni Muslim. There were protests against the execution in the Iranian capital Tehran. The Saudi Arabian embassy was (3)____ fire. Iran said Saudi Arabia would pay a "heavy price" for the execution. Saudi Arabia said Iran should stay out of what was an internal Saudi matter. The Foreign Ministry said Mr al-Nimr was killed for breaking thelaw and not for being a Shia Muslim. It said: "There is no difference between what a person does (4) ____his ethnic origin." Which of the given alternatives correctly fills in the gap (1)? |
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RISPOSTA "There is a war of words between Iran and Saudi Arabia after the execution of a Shia Muslim cleric. He was among 47 men killed on terrorism charges. Saudi leaders said the cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, had led anti-government protests in 2011-2012. Mr Al-Nimr said he never (1)____ weapons or called for violence. He had encouraged people to use "the (2) ____ of the word" instead. Iran said al-Nimr was killed for being a Shia Muslim. Saudi Arabia is largely Sunni Muslim. There were protests against the execution in the Iranian capital Tehran. The Saudi Arabian embassy was (3)____ fire. Iran said Saudi Arabia would pay a "heavy price" for the execution. Saudi Arabia said Iran should stay out of what was an internal Saudi matter. The Foreign Ministry said Mr al-Nimr was killed for breaking thelaw and not for being a Shia Muslim. It said: "There is no difference between what a person does (4) ____his ethnic origin." Which of the given alternatives correctly fills in the gap (2)? |
| RISPOSTA "There is a war of words between Iran and Saudi Arabia after the execution of a Shia Muslim cleric. He was among 47 men killed on terrorism charges. Saudi leaders said the cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, had led anti-government protests in 2011-2012. Mr Al-Nimr said he never (1)____ weapons or called for violence. He had encouraged people to use "the (2) ____ of the word" instead. Iran said al-Nimr was killed for being a Shia Muslim. Saudi Arabia is largely Sunni Muslim. There were protests against the execution in the Iranian capital Tehran. The Saudi Arabian embassy was (3)____ fire. Iran said Saudi Arabia would pay a "heavy price" for the execution. Saudi Arabia said Iran should stay out of what was an internal Saudi matter. The Foreign Ministry said Mr al-Nimr was killed for breaking thelaw and not for being a Shia Muslim. It said: "There is no difference between what a person does (4) ____his ethnic origin." Which of the given alternatives correctly fills in the gap (3)? |
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