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IELTS · Part 2 · Cambridge 10 — Test 4

Second nature: Reading answers

Answers to questions 14–26 (13 in all), each with why it is right.

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Your personality isn't necessarily set in stone. With a little experimentation, people can reshape their temperaments and inject passion, optimism, joy and courage into their lives A Psychologists have long held that a person's character cannot undergo a transformation in any meaningful way and that the key traits of personality are determined at a very young age.However, researchers have begun looking more closely at ways we can change.Positive psychologists have identified 24 qualities we admire, such as loyalty and kindness, and are studying them to find out why they come so naturally to some people.What they're discovering is that many of these qualities amount to habitual behaviour…

Answers 14–26

  1. 14

    transformation / change Note completion

  2. 15

    young age Note completion

  3. 16

    optimism Note completion

  4. 17

    skills / techniques Note completion

  5. 18

    negative emotions / feelings Note completion

  6. 19

    People must accept that they do not know much when first trying something new.

    E: Todd Kashdan Matching features

  7. 20

    It is important for people to actively notice when good things happen.

    C: Suzanne Segerstrom Matching features

  8. 21

    Courage can be learned once its origins in a sense of responsibility are understood.

    G: Cynthia Pury Matching features

  9. 22

    It is possible to overcome shyness when faced with the need to speak in public.

    A: Christopher Peterson Matching features

  10. 23

    a mention of how rational thinking enabled someone to achieve physical goals

    E Matching information

  11. 24

    an account of how someone overcame a sad experience

    C Matching information

  12. 25

    a description of how someone decided to rethink their academic career path

    G Matching information

  13. 26

    an example of how someone risked his career out of a sense of duty

    H Matching information

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