Cambridge English — Nivel B2 (First (FCE))

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I wish I ___ harder for the exam.

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He denied ___ the money.

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___ the traffic, we arrived on time.

Lee el artículo y responde. «The minimalist decluttering movement, once a fairly niche lifestyle choice, has grown into a genuine cultural force, spawning bestselling books, television series and an entire secondary industry of storage solutions ironically dedicated to helping people own less. Proponents argue clearing physical clutter brings a corresponding mental clarity. Critics are less convinced, noting that the movement's biggest commercial successes have come from selling new things — bins, folders, matching containers — to people trying to buy their way out of consumerism, a contradiction the industry rarely acknowledges directly. There is also a class dimension rarely discussed: minimalism as a lifestyle statement is considerably easier to adopt when you can afford to replace anything you discard.»

What contradiction do critics highlight about the decluttering movement?

Lee el artículo y responde. «Radio executives spent years treating podcasts as a curiosity rather than a competitor, a hobbyist format unlikely to threaten an industry built on live broadcast and advertising slots sold by the minute. That assumption has aged badly. Listening figures for on-demand audio have overtaken traditional radio among younger audiences in several countries, driven partly by content that simply wouldn't fit radio's format: episodes running two or three hours, niche subjects too narrow for a mass broadcast audience, and creative freedom that comes from not needing to justify airtime to an advertiser every few minutes. Traditional broadcasters have responded by launching their own podcast arms, though observers note a persistent tension between the intimate, unpolished tone that made the format popular and the more produced, brand-safe style broadcasters instinctively reach for.»

What tension do industry observers note in broadcasters' podcast efforts?