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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/technique-takes-sleepers-from-zzz-to-aha/#:~:text=When%20you%20are%20stuck%20on,create%20pathways%20to%20a%20solution.
I.	Read the article and answer the question: “Did the experiment prove the scientists’ theory?”

II.	Find these collocations in the text and complete them with on/at/in.
A.	Be aimed ___ doing something
B.	Be involved ___ something
C.	Be stuck ___ something
D.	Expand ___ something
E.	Focus ___ something

III.	Match the collocations from the previous task (A-E) with their meanings (1-5).
1.	to add more details or information
2.	to be unable to continue doing something because it is too difficult
3.	to give special attention to one particular person or thing
4.	to take part in an activity or event
5.	to try to achieve something

IV.	Read the article again to choose the correct answer. 
1.	What can be helpful when you cannot solve the problem?
a)	Think about it consciously
b)	Stop trying to solve the problem
c)	Ask somebody to help you
2.	How long ago was TMR developed?
a)	About ten years ago
b)	About fifteen years ago
c)	About twenty years ago
3.	How many people were involved in the experiment?
a)	Sixteen
b)	Six
c)	Sixty
4.	What was the result of the experiment?
a)	The participants showed better results
b)	The participants showed worse results
c)	Nothing changed
5.	How did Penny Lewis participate?
a)	She consulted the scientists during the process
b)	She did all the statistics
c)	She didn’t do anything
6.	What may be the practical use of the research?
a)	TMR could make people to sleep better
b)	TMR could make people see the solutions in their dreams
c)	TMR could make people focus on their problems while sleeping

Answers:
I.	Yes 
II.	A - at, B - in, C - on, D - on, E – on
III.	A – 5, B – 4, C – 2, D – 1, E – 3
IV.	1 – b, 2 – a, 3 – c, 4 – a, 5 – c, 6 - c

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Источник статьи: Scientific American (ж). № 1. - 2020. - 0-00.