For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are1.Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to2it. Creativity isn’t always3with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time4think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.
Making connections This technique involves taking5ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the idea/words6with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the7to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original8; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.
NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t9. You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new10.If your goal is to learn to ski,11, you can now practise skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now12 this to reality.  Maybe you can practise skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January.
Be someone else! Look at the situation from a13point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writes. Fiction writers often imagine they are the  14 in their books. They ask question: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their    15 . The best fishermen think like fish!

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      wrong
    2. B.
      unbelievable
    3. C.
      reasonable
    4. D.
      realistic
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      put up with
    2. B.
      catch up with
    3. C.
      make use of
    4. D.
      keep track of
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      equipped
    2. B.
      compared
    3. C.
      covered
    4. D.
      connected
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      skillfully
    2. B.
      routinely
    3. C.
      vividly
    4. D.
      deeply
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      familiar
    2. B.
      unrelated
    3. C.
      creative
    4. D.
      imaginary
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      presented
    2. B.
      marked
    3. C.
      lit
    4. D.
      associated
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      ideas
    2. B.
      ambitions
    3. C.
      achievement
    4. D.
      technique
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      experience
    2. B.
      service
    3. C.
      present
    4. D.
      object
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      work
    2. B.
      last
    3. C.
      exist
    4. D.
      change
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      possibilities
    2. B.
      limitations
    3. C.
      tendency
    4. D.
      practice
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      in fact
    2. B.
      in particular
    3. C.
      as a whole
    4. D.
      for example
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      devote
    2. B.
      adapt
    3. C.
      lead
    4. D.
      keep
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      private
    2. B.
      global
    3. C.
      different
    4. D.
      practical
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      features
    2. B.
      themes
    3. C.
      creatures
    4. D.
      characters
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      positions
    2. B.
      dreams
    3. C.
      images
    4. D.
      directions
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