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1Why some very students aren’t successful in their exams has been a …1… for many studies. One of them has been done by a psychologist from oxford University. This psychologist has done …2…. into the anxiety of students before …3… an exam. This scientist says that students who are nervous and …4… are more likely to fail their exams. Extremely nervous students forget everything they have studied; some even become sick before a test. He has worked with a lot of students and taught them how to …5… their anxiety at the time of tests and …6… well in their exams.

1.  a. mood                b. subject                  c. result                        d. decision

2.  a. content             b. research                c. state                         d. belief

3.  a. giving                b. making                  c. getting                     d. taking

4.  a. silent                 b. especial                 c. unconfident            d. implicit

5.  a. decrease           b. spoil                       c. instruct                    d. relate

6.  a. comment           b. depend                  c. perform                    d. request

Key: 1.b    2.b   3.d   4.c   5.a   6.c

 

2It’s hard to feel good when your body has too much weight to …1… . Being overweight can make it …2… to breathe and sleep. It can make a person feel tired and …3… aches and pains. Being overweight also can make you sad or angry.     

Getting help is …4… because being overweight can make you sick. Overweight children have a greater …5… of  getting diabetes. And later Overweight person has a higher …6… of getting heart disease.

The best way to stay at a healthy …7… is to be active. You can …8… a sports team or try individual sports or just be active on …9… own. Getting some extra exercise can be as easy as taking the …10… instead of the elevator or walking instead of taking a taxi.

1. a. receive             b. carry                        c. depend                   d. prepare

2. a. lighter               b. cooler                      c. harder                    d. darker

3. a. decides             b. affects                     c. orders                    d. causes

4. a. important          b. funny                       c. surprised               d. afraid

5. a. interest              b. chance                    c. result                      d. cure

6. a. width                  b. care                         c. length                     d. risk

7. a. weight                b. depth                       c. life                          d. height

8. a. describe             b. join                          c. accept                     d. bring

9. a. his                       b. my                           c. her                          d. your

10.a. light                     b. ride                          c . drive                      d. stairs

Key: 1.b   2.c   3.d   4.a   5.b   6.d   7.a   8.b   9.d   10.d  

 

3The passage of heat from one place to another by the movement of liquid or gas is called

convection, and it takes place when the (88) --------- of one part of liquid or gas is different (89) ---------- that of another part. When a liquid is heated it expands (90) ---------- so that the hot liquid is lighter than the (91) ------- colder liquid and therefore rises. In an electric kettle the wavy currents for hot water can be seen (92) --------- from the element when the electricity has just been switched on. A radiator or hot water tank is always hotter at the top than at the bottom for this reason.      (Honar 93)

 

88- 1) weight                 2) formation            3) sort                     4) temperature

89- 1) from                     2) than                    3) of                         4) with

90- 1) comfortably        2) slightly                3) possibly              4) commonly

91- 1) missing               2) organizing          3) surrounding        4) growing

92- 1) rising                   2) crossing             3) transferring          4) removing

Key: 88)4   89)1   90)2   91)3   92)1 

 

 

4 The effects of global warming on the climate of different countries (86) ---------- regions are difficult to assess. Although the whole temperature and (87) -------- of the Earth will increase, some regions will have smaller rises in temperature (88) --------- others, and some regions may (89) --------- have less rainfall. Much work is being done by scientists to (90) --------- by how much global warming will continue and precisely what its climatic side-effects will be.                    (Honar 91)

 

86- 1) or                    2) of                               3) in                            4) not

87- 1) activity           2) pollution                   3) quality                   4) rainfall

88- 1) in                    2) than                           3) for                          4) from

89- 1) recently         2) firmly                          3) actually                  4) exactly

90- 1) enhance         2) support                     3) solve                       4) predict

Key: 86)1   87)4   88)2   89)3   90)4

 

 

5Do you know that laughter can help your immune system? It's even possible that with each laughter, you reduce your chance of getting a cold or having an allergy attack. (88) --------, if you laugh before you go to bed, you'll (89) -------- have a very good night's sleep. The medical research on laughter and the (90) -------- to get well are making more and more people use laughter to feel better. Alen Klein says that we all need to laugh, (91) -------- at ourselves. To (92) --------- our "humor skills," we need to see the humor in our own actions and reactions. With practice we can get better at this.                                    (Zaban 93)

88- 1) Because of       2) In fact                3) As long as        4) As soon as

89- 1) probably           2) privately            3) proudly             4) calmly

90- 1) guide                 2) mystery             3) transfer            4) desire

91- 1) efficiently          2) successfully     3) especially         4) previously

92- 1) rise                    2) compose           3) attract                4) develop

Key: 88)2   89)1   90)4   91)3   92)4