It is official!

Starting from tomorrow (July 3rd), the year 2050 will be closer than the year 2000!

How old were you in the year 2000?

Difficulty level ≈ 6.5 - 7.0

Useful Vocabulary from today’s #MiniTest

Siz quyidagi iboralardan qaysilarini bilmasdingiz?

✅ a moment of sudden insight

to‘satdan anglash lahzasi
👉 Tushuncha yoki fikr bir zumda paydo bo‘ladigan lahza.
Alternative: “ilhom kelgan lahza” — kontekstga qarab.

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✅ to spiral out of control

nazoratdan chiqib ketmoq / izdan chiqmoq
👉 Jarayon yoki holat o‘z yo‘lidan chiqib, boshqarib bo‘lmaydigan darajaga yetadi.
Example translation:
“Kitob albatta nazoratdan chiqib ketdi.” = Kitob albatta izdan chiqdi / boshqarib bo‘lmas darajaga yetdi.

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✅ “Eureka moment”

“Ilhom lahzasi” / “Topdim!” lahzasi
👉 Bu ibora qadim yunon olimi Arximedning “Eureka!” — Topdim! — deya qichqirgan holatidan kelib chiqqan.
Natural translation:
Ilhom kelgan / birdaniga kashfiyot qilingan / g‘oya paydo bo‘lgan lahza.

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✅ to press (someone)

qistamoq / ustidan bosim o‘tkazmoq / gapga solmoq
👉 “When you press them…” = Ularni gapga solsangiz / qistovga olsangiz
More natural example:
Agar ijodkorlarni gapga solsangiz, ular bu haqida ko‘proq gapirib berishadi.

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✅ from the perspective of sth

… nuqtayi nazaridan / … tomondan qaraganda
👉 Masalani yoki holatni muayyan nuqtai nazardan ko‘rib chiqish
Example translation:
“from the perspective of the brain” = miyaning nuqtayi nazaridan / miyaning faoliyati nuqtai nazaridan

I’m currently on a very noisy train back to Tashkent, so I’ll send you the explanation audio as soon as I get off (should be in about an hour or so).

In the meantime, here’s an interesting and useful task for you. With this particular question, you’ll notice that the paragraph seems to support even the incorrect options in subtle ways.

👉 Your task: Match each of the four answer options with the part of the passage that might have led someone to choose it.

This will help you sharpen your ability to spot partial matches and avoid trap answers in the test.

Qiyin ish so’ravoribman-a?!

Lekin mehnatsiz natijaga erishish qiyin.

IELTS READING dan 9.0 olish uchun biz savol mualliflaridek fikrlashni o’rganishimiz kerak.

MCQ savollarida optionlar shunchaki osmondan olib berilmaydi. Xar bir optionni passage ni qaysidir qismiga match qilish va shu orqali to’g’ri yoki noto’g’ri javobligini isbotlash mumkin.

Poyezdim Toshkent shaxriga kirib kelmoqda, sizlarda bo’lsa man audio jo’natgunimcha yana ozgina vaqt bor…

Difficulty level: ≈ 7.0 - 7.5 (level 4 out of 5)

Audio da 6.5 - 7.0 degan bo’lsam ham, lekin savolni yana bir bor o’qib, darajasini ozgina ko’tarib qo’ydim.

🎶 what are you guys listening to these days? 🎧

Having to work on a Sunday means I’m gonna need my dose of sanity.

Give it a listen:

“Much too young (to feel this damn old)” by Garth Brooks.

https://youtu.be/5iQr0EdeDgU?si=gZ0z2jj-4XX7pnn4

Difficulty level: ≈ 7.0 - 7.5