SECOND TEXTE

Question 1

vocabulary

“To tailor” (line 8):

Answer 1

To adjust

A tailor is one whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes. To be tailor-made for something means to have all the right skills and abilities for a particular task. Example: It sounds as though you are tailor-made for the job.

Question 2

vocabulary

“Eerie”” (line 9):

Answer 2

mysterious

Eerie means strange in a frightening and mysterious way.

Question 3

vocabulary

“Roughly” (lines 10 and 39):

Answer 3

approximately

You may have heard of the expression “Roughly speaking” which means: “Grosso modo”

Question 4

vocabulary

“Overwhelmed” (line 34):

Answer 4

submerged

The author describes the state of having too much information in a heavily digitalized world. Notice the prefix “over” which means “too much”, as can be found in “overworked”, “overreact”, “overestimate”.

Question 5

vocabulary

Shareholders” (line 53):

Answer 5

investors

A shareholder is a person, company, or institution that owns at least one share of a company’s stock which is known as equity. Because shareholders are essentially owners in a company, they reap the benefits of a buisness’ success

Question 6

definitions

To bear, to put up with:
.

Answer 6

to stand

Question 7

definitions

The activity of promoting products or services:

Answer 7

advertising
.

Question 8

definitions

Samplings of facts, figures, or opinions, used to indicate what a complete analysis might reveal:

Answer 8

surveys.

Question 9

definitions

Playing games of chance for money, betting:

Answer 9

gambling
.

Question 10

definitions

A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific symptoms:

Answer 10

a disease

Question 11

. Whereas constantly expecting online positive feedback of one’s ideas is not common and acceptable, giving that feedback to massive random groups of people is.

Answer 11

Lines 6-7:”It’s not normal to submit opinions for approval every day to an online crowd, nor is it normal to consume the opinions of strangers in bulk”.

“In bulk” means “in large quantities”.

La réponse correcte est « Faux ».

Question 12

2. Monday’s report on Internet addiction stemmed from an apolitical initiative.

Answer 12

Line 14: “On Monday a report was published by an all-party parliamentary group”

La réponse correcte est « Faux ».

Question 13

3. Ted Kaczynski’s 1995 public declaration has turned out to be visionary insofar as it describes a society literally overindulging in social media content.

Answer 13

Lines 30-31 “but the line is prescient: we are the alcoholics, and the barrel is a collection of scrolling feeds we gorge on”.

You can notice the metaphorical use of the noun “barrel” which is originally a cylindrical container traditionally used for alcoholic drinks.

“To gorge on” means to eat or drink excessively and greedily.

La réponse correcte est « Vrai ».

Question 14

4. The author’s social media detox had a detrimental effect on his psychological wellbeing.

Answer 14

“the experience had left me neurotic and self-loathing, experiencing multiple panic attacks every day.”

“Self-loathing” or “self-hatred” refers to very strong feelings of dislike for yourself.

The word “detrimental” means “tending to cause harm”.

La réponse correcte est « Vrai »

Question 15

Online dependence being officially acknowledged as a medical condition is likely to positively change psychiatrist approach.

Answer 15

Line 54: “One benefit of a disease classification would be that psychiatric professionals might take social media more seriously”.

Both “might” and “likely to” express the notion of probability.

The noun “benefit” confirms the meaning of “positively change”.

La réponse correcte est « Vrai ».

Question 16

1- The cost of studies dealing with the psychological consequences of Internet addiction

Answer 16

Lines 15-16: “, and that research into its impact on mental health could be funded by taxing social media companies.”

“To fund” means to prov

La réponse correcte est : might be covered by requiring social media companies to contribute.

Question 17

2- Nowadays, numerous individuals

Answer 17

Lines 22-23: “for a vast number trying to stay afloat in a precarious, internet-ravaged job market, the answer is no.”

To stay afloat means having just enough money to pay one’s debts and continue operating.

La réponse correcte est :will find it impossible to financially get by without resorting to social media.

Question 18

japanese psychologist Tamaki Saito

Answer 18

is the inventor of the famous sociological notion referring to digital-addict loners.

Lines 25-26: “Japanese psychologist Tamaki Saitō coined the term hikikomori to describe a generation of recluses in Japan”
To coin a phrase means to invent a new word or phrase.

Question 19

The author of the text realised that social media

Answer 19

Line 44: “and social media had narrowed my view of the world”

To be open-minded means willing to receive or consider new ideas or arguments. The noun is open-mindedness. “narrow-minded” and “narrow-mindedness” are the antonyms.

La réponse correcte est : had not improved his open-mindedness.

Question 20

The text concludes by advocating

Answer 20

Lines 60-61: “Any resulting regulation must focus on living with social media, rather than abandoning, restricting or censoring it – even for children and young adults.”

La réponse correcte est : measures that would enable us to control and harmoniously integrate social media to our daily lives.

Question 21

1. There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You
   [needn’t] buy any.

Answer 21

2. It’s a hospital. You
   [mustn’t] smoke.

Question 22

3. He has been working for more than 11 hours. He [must] be tired after such hard work. He might prefer to get some rest.

Answer 22

4. I [could] speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco. But after we moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child. Now, I [can] just say a few things in the language.

Question 23

5. Alex, [can] you stand on your head for more than a minute? No, I [can’t] .

Answer 23

6. If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you [need] to work hard.

Question 24

7. If I were you, I [wouldn’t] leave small objects lying around. Your children could swallow them.

Answer 24

8. People [mustn’t] walk on grass.

Question 25

9. Drivers [must] stop when the traffic lights are red.

Answer 25

10. Maybe you [should] take your umbrella, as it may well rain later.