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TEST 
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank 
1. Your hair needs ______________. You’d better have it done tomorrow. 
A. cut B. to cut C. being cut D. cutting 
2. Regina, ______________ you have never met before, is a genius in painting. 
A. that B. whose C. whom D. whomever 
3. Doctors advise ______________ too many hours watching television. 
A. not to spend B. not being spent C. not spend D. not spending 
4. Quite ________ people have complained about his behavior. ________ people have voiced their support for him. 
A. a few / Many B. very few / Some C. a lot / Few D. a few / Very few 
5. ______________ finds the treasure is entitled to twenty five percent of it. 
A. Who B. The person who C. Whoever D. Man who 
6. As soon as you hear the alarm, you all have to leave the building ______________. 
A. on the verge B. under law C. at no time D. without delay 
7. ______ have tried their best to protect the environment, but their efforts seem to be nothing compared to what 
people are doing to harm it. 
A. Poachers B. Industrialists C. Conservationists D. Producers 
8. The passage ______________ that the first settlers were Spanish. 
A. refers B. instills C. implies D. infers 
9. There are not many interesting ______________ of news in the ‘Evening’. 
A. parts B. articles C. loads D. items 
10. On November 5, a lot of firework is ______________ off in England. 
A. set B. gone C. sent D. burned 
11. Can you give me the ______________ for tomato soup? 
A. formula B. recipe C. order D. method 
12. Jane likes watching films, but she is not ______________ keen on any kind. 
A. specially B. certainly C. largely D. particularly 
13. In a report submitted to the government yesterday, scientists _______ that the building of the bridge be stopped. 
A. banned B. complained C. said D. recommend 
14. Police believe that there is a ______________ between the 2 crimes. 
A. chain B. link C. connector D. mixture 
15. If you come to the theatre late, you have to wait until the ______________ to get in. 
A. break B. interval C. refreshment D. half-time 
16. From now on, you have to ______________ responsibility for the sales figures. 
A. get B. acquire C. assume D. accept 
17. Children have to ______________ respect to their parents and teachers. 
A. show B. take C. feel D. express 
18. ______________, the reports are not good enough to be printed. 
A. On my own B. Out of the ordinary C. If you ask me D. Telling the truth 
19. During the war, we ______________ many relatives. 
A. lost touch with B. take for granted C. made a mention of D. set an example for 
20. You should pay ______________ to what the instructor is saying. 
A. attendance B. intention C. convention D. attention 
21. The jokes Jack tell are as old as ______________. 
A. the earth B. the mountains C. the hills D. the oceans 
22. The articles I have cut out from newspapers for years are now ______________ with age. 
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A. old B. yellowed C. blackened D. torn 
23. You can contact us if anything ______________ with our plan. 
A. goes wrong B. comes bad C. is out of luck D. loses control 
24. It is ______________ knowledge that you have to drink more fluids when you have flu. 
A. common B. popular C. widespread D. updated 
25. As soon as Kate failed to do the job the third time, she got the ______________. 
A. promotion B. recommendation C. rearrangement D. sack 
26. Can I ask a favor ______________ you, Mark? Could you please move this sofa backwards? 
A. for B. of C. with D. to 
27. I read the contract again and again ______________ avoiding making spelling mistakes. 
A. with a view to B. In view of C. by means of D. in terms of 
28. This kind of product has to be used ______________ 3 days ______________ purchase. 
A. by / of B. within / of C. on / on D. on /after 
29. Too many tests and exams have put high school students ______________ pressure. 
A. in B. on C. under D. into 
30. The president refused to make any judgement ______________ the situation. 
A. on B. with C. for D. of 
Finding the mistake in each sentence and correct it 
31. If you do not keep my secret, I will reveal surely yours. 
32. Jim’s grandfather left him 50,000 dollars, this was too big a sum to him. 
33. So far Linda has been writing 5 novels on the problems teenagers have to cope with in the new world. 
34. The choice of which restaurant to go to for tonight’s meal is entirely your. 
35. You mustn’t have seen my sister, for I have no sister living on the other end of this city 
You are going to read an article about a park in New York. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) 
which you think fits best according to the text. 
Miracle above Manhattan 
New Yorkers can relax over busy streets in an innovative park called the High Line. 
Parks in large cities are usually thought of as refuges, as islands of green amid seas of concrete and steel. When you 
approach the High Line in the Chelsea neighbourhood on the lower west side of Manhattan, in New York, what you 
see first is the kind of thing urban parks were created to get away from – a harsh, heavy, black steel structure 
supporting an elevated rail line that once brought freight cars right into factories and warehouses and that looks, at 
least from a distance, more like some abandoned leftover from the past than an urban oasis. 
Until recently that's precisely what the High Line was, and a crumbling one too. Many people couldn't wait to tear 
it down. Almost a decade later, it has been turned into one of the most innovative and inviting public spaces in New 
York City. The black steel columns that once supported abandoned train tracks now hold up an elevated park – part 
promenade, part town square, part botanical garden. 
Walking on the High Line is unlike any other experience in New York. You float about eight metres above the 
ground, at once connected to street life and far away from it. You can sit surrounded by carefully tended plantings 
and take in the sun and the Hudson River views, or you can walk the line as it slices between old buildings and past 
striking new ones. I have walked the High Line dozens of times, and its vantage point, different from that of any 
street, sidewalk, or park, never ceases to surprise and delight. Not the least of the remarkable things about the High 
Line is the way, without streets to cross or traffic lights to wait for, ten blocks pass as quickly as two. 
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The High Line is a wonderful idea that was not only realised but turned out better than anyone had imagined. The 
real heroes of the story are Joshua David, a freelance writer who lived near the midsection of the High Line, and 
Robert Hammond, an artist who also lived nearby. 'I saw an article saying that the High Line was going to be 
demolished, and I wondered if anyone was going to try to save it,' Hammond said to me when I interviewed them. 'I 
was in love with the steel structure, the rivets, the ruin. I assumed that some civic group was going to try and 
preserve it, and I saw that it was on the agenda for a community meeting. I went to see what was going on, and Josh 
was sitting next to me. We were the only people at the meeting who were interested in saving it.' 
'The railroad sent representatives who showed some plans to reuse it, which enraged the people who were trying to 
get it torn down,' David explained. 'That's what sparked the conversation between me and Robert-we couldn't 
believe the degree of rage some of those people had.' David and Hammond asked railroad officials to take them to 
look at the High Line. 'When we got up there, we saw a mile and a half of wildflowers in the middle of Manhattan. 
New Yorkers always dream of finding open space - it's a fantasy when you live in a studio apartment,' David said. 
And that's how the project began. 
From the day the first section of the High Line park opened, it has been one of the city's major tourist attractions. 
Yet it is just as much a neighbourhood park. When I was there on a sunny day last autumn, a section the designers 
had designated as a kind of sundeck was jammed, and there seemed to be as many locals treating the area as the 
equivalent of their own beach as visitors out for a promenade. Sometimes dreams really do come true. 
1. What does the writer say about the High Line park in the first paragraph? 
A. It may initially appear unattractive. 
B. It is most easily reached by train. 
C. People may wonder where the plants are. 
D. People are amazed to find out how old it is. 
2. What does 'that' refer to in line 6? 
A. an urban oasis 
B. a black steel structure 
C. a leftover from the past 
D. a group of factories and warehouses 
3. When walking on the High Line, the writer notices that 
A. the weather seems much better there. 
B. he seems to walk further in a shorter time. 
C. new buildings keep being built around it. 
D. he can see everything in the streets below. 
4 Why did Robert Hammond go to the community meeting? 
A. He was told about it by his friend Josh David. 
B. He was responding to an appeal for volunteers. 
C. He believed other people there would share his views. 
D. He thought he could persuade people to join his campaign. 
5. How did Joshua David feel about what happened at the meeting? 
A. pleased to realise they might succeed 
B. encouraged by everyone's determination 
C. worried that their way of life might change 
D. surprised by the reaction to the ideas proposed 
6 What does the writer say about the park in the final paragraph? 
A. It satisfies a range of different needs. 
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B. Local people wish fewer tourists came to see it. 
C. Some of its features are not being used as intended. 
D. Its popularity has increased recently. 
You are going to read a newspaper article about people who have difficulty counting. Six sentences have been 
removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (7-12). There is one extra 
sentence, which you do not need to use 
People who can't count 
A recent study has discovered that dyscalculia, the mathematical equivalent of dyslexia, affects about 5% of children 
in Britain. An expert on the subject, Professor Maria Singelton, claims that the government should recognise 
dyscalculia, inform parents and teachers and provide support for those suffering from it. Unfortunately, there is no 
simple way of diagnosing dyscalculia and kids with this learning disability are usually labelled unintelligent. 
7_______ Unlike most people, dyscalculics cannot recognise three or four objects unless they count them one by 
one. The majority of us, if shown three or four similar things, can immediately recognise them. People with 
dyscalculia have to go through the routine of counting even a small number of objects. For example, they need to 
count the three books on the table before they can say how many there are. 
Dyscalculics have huge problems using numbers at all. They cannot understand, for instance, why two and three 
makes five. 8_______ Laboratory experiments have shown that animals such as monkeys and rats have developed a 
specific region of their brain to deal with numbers and related concepts. It's possible that dyscalculics, though 
intelligent, have not developed the part of the brain responsible for processing numbers. 
Dyscalculics have difficulty with the abstract concept of time. 9 _______ If your best friend is always late, he or she 
might be suffering from dyscalculia. Dyscalculics cannot keep track of time, they never know how much time they 
have spent getting ready and how long it will take them to get to work. 
You cannot rely on a dyscalculic to give you directions about how to get to the nearest train station. Inability to read 
maps and orientate themselves is common among dyscalculics. They may take a left turning instead of a right and 
end up miles away from their intended destination.10_________ 
Research has shown that they behave oddly in social situations like going shopping or having dinner at a restaurant. 
They never know how much they should tip the waiter or how much money they have got left after a shopping trip. 
11_______ This poor ability in arithmetic can explain why they never know how much change they are due or what 
kind of budget they need for their summer holiday. Discalculia can also affect areas like sports or music. 
Dyscalculics cannot coordinate the movements of their body or remember the rules of games. They would find it 
impossible to recall the complicated step sequences of a dance and would rarely choose to do aerobics or play an 
instrument in their free time. 
12 _______ People suffering from discalculia can become painters, sculptors or poets. Dyscalculia does not seem to 
prevent or delay language acquisition. Dyscalculic children acquire language at the same time as, if not earlier than, 
most children and have no problem learning to read or write. Dyscalculia is a learning disability like dyslexia, not a 
general indication of intelligence. 
A. Another problem is not being able to tell, just by looking at two groups of objects, which group contains more 
objects than the other. 
B. On top of getting lost, they often misplace things and may spend endless hours looking for their car keys or 
passport. 
C. These stories are extremely upsetting for parents and children alike. 
D. What exactly is this learning disability in arithmetic? 
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E. Dealing with cash, taking money from a cashpoint or using travellers' cheques can cause anxiety and fear. 
F. This can account for their difficulty in reading schedules and remembering the order in which things happened 
in the past. 
G. On the other hand, dyscalculics are very good at creative arts. 
For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which word (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example 
at the beginning (0). 
Old and active 
It is a well-known fact that Japanese people have a longer (0) ........ expectancy than the population of most other 
countries. They also expect to remain healthier for longer. 
Scientists are trying to work (1)______ what keeps elderly Japanese people so healthy, and whether there is a lesson 
to be (2)_______ from their lifestyles. Should we (3)_______ any changes to our eating habits, for instance? Is there 
some secret (4) ________ in the Japanese diet that is particularly (5)_______ for the human body? 
Although the (6)_______ of a longer, healthier life is a good thing for the individual, it can (7)_______ create a 
social problem. The number of people over the age of 65 in the population has doubled in the last 50 years. Japan 
could soon be (8) ________ an economic problem: there are more elderly people who need to be looked after, and 
Relatively fewer younger people working and paying taxes to support them. 
0 A life B living C alive D live 
1 A for B out C in D off 
2 A learnt B gathered C understood D gained 
3 A do B make C set D give 
4 A ingredient B component C portion D helping 
5 A caring B supportive C positive D beneficial 
6 A view B outlook C prospect D wish 
7 A therefore B actually C even D as well 
8 A facing B meeting C adopting D obtaining 
For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each 
gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). 
Acoustic archaeology 
Acoustic archaeology studies the role played (0)___by_____ sound in the ancient world. It examines the connection 
(9)____________ acoustics and religious or spiritual sites. The main question is whether the acoustics of a place are 
relevant to the way (10)____________ was used. 
Archaeologists have noticed that a number of ancient sites have echoes at very low frequencies. When sounds are as 
low as this, you feel them in your body, rather (11)____________ just hearing them, and this creates a feeling of 
happiness and contentment. 
If you stand in (12) ____________ of the Maya Temple in Mexico and clap your hands, you can hear an echo that 
sounds (13) ____________ the chirp of the Maya sacred bird. This echo (14) ____________ produced because the 
steps of the long temple staircase are at different distances from the listener. Some archaeologists claim that the 
Maya deliberately constructed this temple (15) ____________ achieve this sound. Similar acoustic phenomena have 
been observed in sites (16) ____________ over the world. 
For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a 
word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0) 
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The sport of kings 
The (0) COMPETITIVE racing of horses is one of humankind's 
most ancient sports. Horse racing was an organised sport in all 
major (17)______________ from Central Asia to the 
Mediterranean and became an (18)_______________ with the 
public in the Roman Empire. The sport has (19)___________ 
been associated with royalty and the nobility. It became a 
professional sport at the beginning of the eighteenth century. It is 
the second most (20) _____________ attended spectator sport in 
the US, after baseball. 
In the UK, the Jockey Club, founded in 1750, has complete 
(21)______________ for horse racing. It is also responsible for 
the (22) _______________ regarding the breeding of racehorses. 
Although science has been (23) ______________ to find a 
breeding system that guarantees the birth of a champion, it is 
possible to produce horses that are successful on the racetrack. 
Commercial breeding is a very (24)_____________ business, 
and racehorses can be worth millions of pounds. 
COMPETE 
CIVILISE 
OBSESS 
TRADITION 
WIDE 
RESPONSIBLE 
REGULATE 
ABLE 
PROFIT 
For questions 25-30, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the 
word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. 
25. I don't know how wide that river is. WHAT 
I don't know ____________________________________ of that river is. 
26. Her parents didn't let her go to the rock concert. ALLOWED 
She____________________________________go to the rock concert. 
27. My father last went abroad in 2010. BEEN 
My father___________________________________ 2001. 
28. 'Did you read the book or not?' the teacher asked me. WHETHER 
The teacher asked me_______________________________the book or not. 
29. I find that kind of music really irritating. GETS 
That kind of music really __________________________________ nerves. 
30. He cycled across Italy in three weeks. HIM 
It____________________________________________cycle across Italy. 
Rewrite the following sentences without changing its meaning 
31. Jane seems to come to the performance lat. 
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- It looks ______________________________________________________________ 
32. I could hold a big party due to my Mom’s help. 
- Had it ______________________________________________________________ 
33. Success depends on hard work. 
- The harder ______________________________________________________________ 
34. Fiona was so disappointed that she could not keep on working. 
- Such ______________________________________________________________ 
35. Although Richard is competent in his work, he does not know how to deal with this client. 
- Competent ______________________________________________________________ 
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TEST 
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank 
1. Your hair needs ______________. You’d better have it done tomorrow. 
A. cut B. to cut C. being cut D. cutting 
2. Regina, ______________ you have never met before, is a genius in painting. 
A. that B. whose C. whom D. whomever 
3. Doctors advise ______________ too many hours watching television. 
A. not to spend B. not being spent C. not spend D. not spending 
4. Quite ________ people have complained about his behavior. ________ people have voiced their support for him. 
A. a few / Many B. very few / Some C. a lot / Few D. a few / Very few 
5. ______________ finds the treasure is entitled to twenty five percent of it. 
A. Who B. The person who C. Whoever D. Man who 
6. As soon as you hear the alarm, you all have to leave the building ______________. 
A. on the verge B. under law C. at no time D. without delay 
7. ______ have tried their best to protect the environment, but their efforts seem to be nothing compared to what 
people are doing to harm it. 
A. Poachers B. Industrialists C. Conservationists D. Producers 
8. The passage ______________ that the first settlers were Spanish. 
A. refers B. instills C. implies D. infers 
9. There are not many interesting ______________ of news in the ‘Evening’. 
A. parts B. articles C. loads D. items 
10. On November 5, a lot of firework is ______________ off in England. 
A. set B. gone C. sent D. burned 
11. Can you give me the ______________ for tomato soup? 
A. formula B. recipe C. order D. method 
12. Jane likes watching films, but she is not ______________ keen on any kind. 
A. specially B. certainly C. largely D. particularly 
13. In a report submitted to the government yesterday, scientists _______ that the building of the bridge be stopped. 
A. banned B. complained C. said D. recommend 
14. Police believe that there is a ______________ between the 2 crimes. 
A. chain B. link C. connector D. mixture 
15. If you come to the theatre late, you have to wait until the ______________ to get in. 
A. break B. interval C. refreshment D. half-time 
16. From now on, you have to ______________ responsibility for the sales figures. 
A. get B. acquire C. assume D. accept 
17. Children have to ______________ respect to their parents and teachers. 
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A. show B. take C. feel D. express 
18. ______________, the reports are not good enough to be printed. 
A. On my own B. Out of the ordinary C. If you ask me D. Telling the truth 
19. During the war, we ______________ many relatives. 
A. lost touch with B. take for granted C. made a mention of D. set an example for 
20. You should pay ______________ to what the instructor is saying. 
A. attendance B. intention C. convention D. attention 
21. The jokes Jack tell are as old as ______________. 
A. the earth B. the mountains C. the hills D. the oceans 
22. The articles I have cut out from newspapers for years are now ______________ with age. 
A. old B. yellowed C. blackened D. torn 
23. You can contact us if anything ______________ with our plan. 
A. goes wrong B. comes bad C. is out of luck D. loses control 
24. It is ______________ knowledge that you have to drink more fluids when you have flu. 
A. common B. popular C. widespread D. updated 
25. As soon as Kate failed to do the job the third time, she got the ______________. 
A. promotion B. recommendation C. rearrangement D. sack 
26. Can I ask a favor ______________ you, Mark? Could you please move this sofa backwards? 
A. for B. of C. with D. to 
27. I read the contract again and again ______________ avoiding making spelling mistakes. 
A. with a view to B. In view of C. by means of D. in terms of 
28. This kind of product has to be used ______________ 3 days ______________ purchase. 
A. by / of B. within / of C. on / on D. on /after 
29. Too many tests and exams have put high school students ______________ pressure. 
A. in B. on C. under D. into 
30. The president refused to make any judgement ______________ the situation. 
A. on B. with C. for D. of 
Finding the mistake in each sentence and correct it 
31. If you do not keep my secret, I will reveal surely yours. 
32. Jim’s grandfather left him 50,000 dollars, this was too big a sum to him. 
33. So far Linda has been writing 5 novels on the problems teenagers have to cope with in the new world. 
34. The choice of which restaurant to go to for tonight’s meal is entirely your. 
35. You mustn’t have seen my sister, for I have no sister living on the other end of this city 
You are going to read an article about a park in New York. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) 
which you think fits best according to the text. 
Miracle above Manhattan 
New Yorkers can relax over busy streets in an innovative park called the High Line. 
Parks in large cities are usually thought of as refuges, as islands of green amid seas of concrete and steel. When you 
approach the High Line in the Chelsea neighbourhood on the lower west side of Manhattan, in New York, what you 
see first is the kind of thing urban parks were created to get away from (1) – a harsh, heavy, black steel structure 
supporting an elevated rail line that once brought freight cars right into factories and warehouses and that looks, at 
least from a distance, more like some abandoned leftover from the past than an urban oasis. 
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Until recently that's precisely what the High Line was (2), and a crumbling one too. Many people couldn't wait to 
tear it down. Almost a decade later, it has been turned into one of the most innovative and inviting public spaces in 
New York City. The black steel columns that once supported abandoned train tracks now hold up an elevated park – 
part promenade, part town square, part botanical garden. 
Walking on the High Line is unlike any other experience in New York. You float about eight metres above the 
ground, at once connected to street life and far away from it. You can sit surrounded by carefully tended plantings 
and take in the sun and the Hudson River views, or you can walk the line as it slices between old buildings and past 
striking new ones. I have walked the High Line dozens of times, and its vantage point, different from that of any 
street, sidewalk, or park, never ceases to surprise and delight. Not the least of the remarkable things about the High 
Line is the way, without streets to cross or traffic lights to wait for, ten blocks pass as quickly as two (3). 
The High Line is a wonderful idea that was not only realised but turned out better than anyone had imagined. The 
real heroes of the story are Joshua David, a freelance writer who lived near the midsection of the High Line, and 
Robert Hammond, an artist who also lived nearby. 'I saw an article saying that the High Line was going to be 
demolished, and I wondered if anyone was going to try to save it,' Hammond said to me when I interviewed them. 'I 
was in love with the steel structure, the rivets, the ruin. I assumed that some civic group was going to try and 
preserve it, and I saw that it was on the agenda for a community meeting (4). I went to see what was going on, and 
Josh was sitting next to me. We were the only people at the meeting who were interested in saving it.' 
'The railroad sent representatives who showed some plans to reuse it, which enraged the people who were trying to 
get it torn down,' David explained. 'That's what sparked the conversation between me and Robert-we couldn't 
believe the degree of rage some of those people had.'(5) David and Hammond asked railroad officials to take them 
to look at the High Line. 'When we got up there, we saw a mile and a half of wildflowers in the middle of 
Manhattan. New Yorkers always dream of finding open space - it's a fantasy when you live in a studio apartment,' 
David said. And that's how the project began. 
From the day the first section of the High Line park opened, it has been one of the city's major tourist attractions. 
Yet it is just as much a neighbourhood park. When I was there on a sunny day last autumn, a section the designers 
had designated as a kind of sundeck was jammed, and there seemed to be as many locals treating the area as the 
equivalent of their own beach as visitors out for a promenade (6). Sometimes dreams really do come true. 
1. What does the writer say about the High Line park in the first paragraph? 
A. It may initially appear unattractive. 
B. It is most easily reached by train. 
C. People may wonder where the plants are. 
D. People are amazed to find out how old it is. 
2. What does 'that' refer to in line 6? 
A. an urban oasis 
B. a black steel structure 
C. a leftover from the past 
D. a group of factories and warehouses 
3. When walking on the High Line, the writer notices that 
A. the weather seems much better there. 
B. he seems to walk further in a shorter time. 
C. new buildings keep being built around it. 
D. he can see everything in the streets below. 
4 Why did Robert Hammond go to the community meeting? 
A. He was told about it by his friend Josh David. 
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B. He was responding to an appeal for volunteers. 
C. He believed other people there would share his views. 
D. He thought he could persuade people to join his campaign. 
5. How did Joshua David feel about what happened at the meeting? 
A. pleased to realise they might succeed 
B. encouraged by everyone's determination 
C. worried that their way of life might change 
D. surprised by the reaction to the ideas proposed 
6 What does the writer say about the park in the final paragraph? 
A. It satisfies a range of different needs. 
B. Local people wish fewer tourists came to see it. 
C. Some of its features are not being used as intended. 
D. Its popularity has increased recently. 
You are going to read a newspaper article about people who have difficulty counting. Six sente