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C2La memoria y la mente38 min

Test 2: Memoria y olvido

Test 2: Memory and forgetting

Un test mixto de nivel de dominio sobre cómo funciona la memoria: expresiones fijas, inversión, estructuras concesivas y formación de palabras.

Este test de Use of English de nivel C2 gira en torno a la memoria: cómo recordamos, recordamos mal y olvidamos. La Parte 1 evalúa colocaciones sutiles y expresiones fijas, la Parte 2 evalúa gramática formal y conectores, y la Parte 3 evalúa la formación de palabras, incluidos los prefijos negativos y los sustantivos abstractos.

Ejercicio 1 de 3

Parte 1: Huecos de opción múltiple

Elige la palabra o expresión que mejor completa cada frase.

  1. If memory _____ me, we first met in the spring of that year.

  2. The scent of woodsmoke set the whole of that winter _____ back to her.

  3. Actors must _____ long speeches to memory in a matter of days.

  4. She could have sworn she _____ the keys on the table before she went out.

  5. Her recollection of that afternoon remained crystal _____ even after forty years.

  6. No sooner had she sat down _____ the whole scene came back to her.

  7. Let me _____ your memory: you promised to return the book by Friday.

  8. Forgetting is not always a failure; if _____, it may be what allows us to concentrate on what matters.

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Ejercicio 2 de 3

Parte 2: Huecos abiertos

Escribe la palabra o palabras que faltan en cada hueco. Escribe una sola palabra, a menos que el ejercicio necesite claramente una frase corta.

  1. So vivid the dream that she woke convinced it had really happened.

  2. She remembered the street, not the number of the house.

  3. It was not the second reading that the irony of the passage became apparent.

  4. Try she might, she could not retrieve the name.

  5. The experiment was repeated so to rule out the effect of expectation.

  6. Nobody have been more surprised than Hana when the long-lost letter turned up.

  7. Faded it was, the photograph still held every detail that mattered to her.

  8. Whether or she meant it, the remark stung.

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Ejercicio 3 de 3

Parte 3: Formación de palabras

Usa la palabra en MAYÚSCULAS al final de cada frase para formar una palabra que encaje en el hueco. Escribe una sola palabra.

  1. Studies suggest that eyewitness is far less reliable than juries tend to assume. (TESTIFY)

  2. The scientists were careful to avoid any that might bias the volunteers’ answers. (SUGGEST)

  3. Her of the event differed in several respects from her brother’s. (RECOLLECT)

  4. The loss of a single memory can feel like losing part of oneself. (CHERISH)

  5. Occasional is a normal part of ageing. (FORGET)

  6. The lecturer’s most remark was also her briefest. (MEMORY)

  7. The of even the most vivid memories is a recurring finding in psychology, which is why courts treat them with caution. (RELY)

  8. Memory athletes train to link each item to a vivid image. (RELENT)

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