CAE Reading and Use of English Part 1
For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
| 0 | A place | B convey | C commit | D bring |
Technological gadgets and knowledge
Does having the Internet mean we never need to 0 commit anything to memory ever again?
The generation who have grown up with technology hope this is the 1 , not to mention everyone else who feels the need to 2 their habitual attachment to the latest technological devices.
Some educationalists fear that access to information on the Internet reduces the importance of remembering facts. However, research shows that this is 3 important. When we think, we use working memory and long-term memory. 4 our long-term memory can be described as vast, our working memory is limited to very few items and is easily 5 . By transferring facts to our long-term memory we free up precious space in our working memory, enabling us to manipulate and combine those facts with new ones. 6 , memorising some things aids understanding, as it creates a framework of known facts, needed to be able to 7 what we find on the Internet.
Consequently, while technology may appear to 8 the necessity to remember facts, unfortunately, the world we live in is far more complex.
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