Trinity (ISE) — Nivel B2 (ISE II)

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The film, ___ I'd never heard of, turned out to be excellent.

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Not only ___ late, but he also forgot the documents.

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She's used to ___ long hours.

Lee el artículo y responde. «Trials of the four-day working week have produced some of the most consistently positive results of any workplace experiment in recent memory. Across dozens of companies that tested a shorter week with no reduction in pay, the vast majority reported steady or improved productivity, alongside sharp falls in staff turnover and self-reported burnout. Sceptics initially assumed that cramming five days of work into four would simply shift stress rather than reduce it, and for some employees that has indeed been the experience. But many organisations found that the constraint forced a useful discipline: meetings shortened, unnecessary tasks were cut, and employees became noticeably better at prioritising. Whether the model scales to industries built around continuous coverage — hospitals, retail, manufacturing — remains far less certain, and critics point out that most trials so far have concentrated in office-based, knowledge-economy roles.»

What reservation do critics raise about the four-day week, according to the text?

Lee el artículo y responde. «A quiet counter-movement has been growing alongside the relentless expansion of fast fashion: a renewed interest in mending clothes rather than replacing them. Repair cafés, sewing workshops and online tutorials have multiplied, drawing in a generation that grew up with disposable clothing but is increasingly uneasy about its environmental cost. For some participants, the appeal is straightforwardly financial; for others, it's closer to a hobby, with visible mending techniques like sashiko stitching turned into a decorative feature rather than something to hide. Fashion brands have taken notice, with a handful now offering free repair services as a marketing tool, even as they continue to produce new garments at the same pace as before — a contradiction few of them address directly.»

What contradiction does the text point out about fashion brands offering repair services?