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Text 1 Everyone should keep a diary, argues writer Sol Ferreira: writing down the day makes you notice it. Text 2 Diary-keeping does sharpen attention, but for some people it also sharpens rumination, and studies of people prone to anxiety find that nightly writing can leave them more troubled, not less. The habit suits some temperaments and not others.

Which choice best describes the relationship between the two texts?

  1. A. Text 2 accepts Ferreira's claim about attention but argues that the habit is not beneficial for everyone.Correct
  2. B. Text 2 denies that diaries affect attention.
  3. C. Text 2 argues that no one should keep a diary.
  4. D. Text 2 recommends diaries more strongly than Ferreira does.

Answer: A. Text 2 accepts Ferreira's claim about attention but argues that the habit is not beneficial for everyone.

'Does sharpen attention, but' — not for every temperament.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Text 2 denies that diaries affect attention.
Text 2 accepts the attention effect.
C. Text 2 argues that no one should keep a diary.
Text 2 says it suits some people.
D. Text 2 recommends diaries more strongly than Ferreira does.
Text 2 is more cautious.

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