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\(\boxed{11}\) Прочитай текст и заполни пропуски A–F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1–7. Одна из частей в списке 1–7 лишняя. Занеси цифры, обозначающие соответствующие части предложений, в таблицу.

Strategies and useful tips

1. Read the text through once.
2. Look at the parts of sentences 1–7.
3. Read the paragraph that contains the first gap and look for clues:
   • Are there any reference words to help you?
   • Is there a linking word before or after the gap?
4. Look for a clause that changes or continues the "flow".
5. When you've decided on the appropriate clause, check that it fits grammatically and follows the sense of the text.

• Recommended time is 10 minutes.
• Remember, there is an extra clause there: just to confuse you!
• Pay attention to the words before and after the gap and punctuation.
• It is important to be able to follow the "flow" of the text and to understand how parts of the text are connected.

Inattentional Blindness

Inattentional blindness is a psychological phenomenon that has seen A _____ for the last few years. When an observer ignores quite noticeable things, that situation is called inattentional or perceptual blindness. There was an experiment successfully conducted a few years ago at Harvard University. People were suggested watching a short video and calculating the total number of players in white T-shirts. A gorilla suddenly appeared in the middle of the video and spent several seconds on the screen. Surprisingly, only half of the B _____. The experiment proved that sometimes individuals don't pay attention to a lot of things. They easily exclude something from their sight. However, those things might be vast and vital.

When people are engaged in some tasks, especially repetitive, they C _____ people don't expect to occur. The variation is change blindness, where people are offered to compare. For instance, in different displays, many people fail to notice differences. Every day, people come across common situations in which inattentional blindness happens. A driver who caused a car accident tried to D _____ a pedestrian, another car or that traffic lights turned red. Film bloopers don't catch viewers' attention while watching an exciting film. Playing computer games, gamers focus on E _____ and forget about other obstacles or enemies. Blackmailers send links that are supposed to be real websites of well-known brands or companies that finally appear fake.

One cannot say that the problem needs to be immediately solved. Moreover, it's impossible F _____ of people's brains. Nevertheless, people should remember that just a few can multitask or talk on their smartphones while cycling or driving. Otherwise, inattentional blindness might lead to inevitable consequences.

1. spectators noticed the gorilla;

2. genuinely don't see many visible things;

3. changes in the mind;

4. a visible villain;

5. to get rid of the tricks;

6. a surge of interest;

7. persuade everybody that he hadn't noticed.

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