Variant 1 You could have come first and won the race if you … faster

23. The word ELABORATE in the passage is closest in meaning

A) favourite B) complicated C) plastic D) ordinary

24. It can be inferred from the text that ...

A) the experimenter’s leaving the lab was a part of the research

B) none of the children obeyed the request of not glancing at the toy

C) all the youngsters involved in-this research were three years old

D) via hidden cameras they learnt that toys play a vital role for kids

25. According to the text, what was the aim of the research?

A) to check the eyesight of three-year-old kids B) to learn how the young behave when they're left alone

C) to check youngster's attitude to their favourite toys D) to identify where children start to trick

26. Which of the following is the best title for the next?

A) The Truth About Lying B) Life Without Deception C) The Peek Among Youngsters D) Scientific Proof of Toys

Since the early 1950s, private companies have been spending more and more on advertising in the mass media. Although some advertisements provide information of public interest, it is clean that most are aimed at sales promotion. In some cases, rival products which are almost identical are advertised at great expense. Many consumers complain that such promotional advertising is wasteful and pushes up prices. Advertising executives however, maintain that by advertising, they can increase and thus gain economies of large-scale production which are passed on to consumers. However, justified this expenditure may be from the viewpoint of private enterprise, it is certainly remarkable that in many capitalist countries, more money is spent on advertising than on schools or hospitals.