<CD-RAT><Entry><HWD>PART\PART 2</HWD><Activity><GapFillInput layer="1" h="385" w="620" y="10" x="10" show-wordpool="0" wordpool-position="above"><Title alignment="left" isOn="1">PART 2: Open cloze<br /></Title><Instruction alignment="left" isOn="1">For questions <B>1-12</B>, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only <B>one</B> word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (<B>0</B>). <br /></Instruction><ReferenceObject soundIsOn="0" videoIsOn="0" defaultHeight="200" alignment="left" isOn="0" /><ScrollableAssets /><Content><Question><FONT SIZE="14"><B>Training your mind</B></FONT><br />Is it possible to train (<B>0</B>) <I><U>yourself</U></I> to be a genius? Some people think that you can, and that it is (<B>1</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />not</Gap> just a talent you are born with. They believe we can develop the ability to memorise huge amounts of information using simple mind techniques.<br />One person (<B>2</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />who</Gap> has proved this to be true (<B>3</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />is</Gap> Dominic O’Brien. He had learning difficulties (<B>4</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />when</Gap> he was at school and he developed (<B>5</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />a</Gap> fear of reading. He dropped out of a course at college but one day, (<B>6</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />by</Gap> chance, he saw a television programme in <br />(<B>7</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />which</Gap> a man demonstrated that he could remember a whole pack of cards in any order. Dominic was impressed and decided that he could (<B>8</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />do</Gap> the same thing.<br />He worked (<B>9</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />out</Gap> his own system for improving his memory through a mixture of techniques involving establishing connections and (<B>10</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />making</Gap> up stories. He has become so good (<B>11</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />at</Gap> this that he now has an international reputation, and uses his talent not (<B>12</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />only|just</Gap> for entertaining others but also for more serious purposes. He has developed his own training courses for athletes and others involved in sport, to help them get better results by focusing their minds on winning.</Question></Content></GapFillInput><Feedback playallOn="1" showAnswersOn="1" animatedFeedbackOn="1" testModeOn="0" instantFeedbackOn="0"><Sounds /></Feedback><GenericActivity hintsNextTo="0" timerIsOn="0" CDPrefsFolder="preferences/" CDPrefsFile="cd1.xml"><ActivityCanvas graphicAlpha="100" folder="" file="" colourAlpha="100" colour="transparent" /><SoundLibrary y="10" x="10" isOn="0" /><VideoLibrary h="252" w="385" y="78" x="10" isOn="0" /><Assets /></GenericActivity></Activity></Entry></CD-RAT>
