C1 – Lesson 24 – The Brain and Mind – Test

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• In the aftermath of the economic crisis there was a _____ of professionals leaving the country in search of work.

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• Excuse me! I’m not really sure what to do. Can I _____ your brains for a minute?

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• My sister has no difficulty in _____ her mind. She always says what she thinks.

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• I love _____. Sudoko is one of my favourites.

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• Whenever we have to think of new ideas at work, we get together as a group for a _____ session.

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• If you have a problem try doing something fun to _____ your mind off it.

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• I’m so indecisive. It takes me ages to _____ up my mind.

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• The members of the organisation were accused of _____ their victims into accepting their ideas.

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• The C4 electric car was the _____ of the eccentric entrepreneur, Clive Sinclair.

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• I’ve been _____ my brains trying to remember where I left my keys.