Part A Note-taking And Gap-filling Directions:In this part of the test you will hear a
short talk. You will hear the talk ONLY ONCE. While listening to the talk, you
may take notes on the important points so that you can have enough information
to complete a gap-filling task on a separate ANSWER BOOKLET. You will not get
your ANSWER BOOKLET until after you have listened to the talk.
What separates the average person from Edison, Picasso or even
Shakespeare isn’t (1) capacity. It’s the ability to use that
capacity by (2) creative impulses and then acting upon them.
Most of us seldom achieve our creative (3) but the reservoir
of ideas hiding within every one of us can be (4)
The following (5) suggest concrete ways of increasing
creativity. (6) the fleeting. A good idea
is like a rabbit. It runs by so fast, sometimes you see only its ears or tail.
Creative people are always ready to (7) —possibly the only
difference between us and them. (8) .
Everyone experiences this strange state and can take (9) of
it. Often, the "three bs"—bed, bath and bus—are (10) .
Anywhere you can he with your thoughts undisturbed, you’ll find ideas
(11) freely. Seek (12) .
Try inviting friends and business associates from different (13)
of your life to a party. (14) people of different
ages and social status together may help you think in new ways. (15) your world. This principle works elsewhere as
well. To (16) your creativity, learn something new. If you’
re a banker, take up tap dancing; if you’re a nurse, try a course in vitamin
therapy. Read a book on a new (17) Change your daily
newspaper. The new will (18) with the old in novel and
potentially (19) ways. Becoming more creative means
paying (20) to that endless flow of ideas you produce, and
learning to capture and act upon the new that’s within you.