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Exercises and Tests: Global English TEST Number 8
This is Global English Test Number 8. Please, do the test and click the link to check your answers.
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This global test is designed to assess students’ proficiency in reading comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary. It targets intermediate to upper-intermediate learners and focuses on:
- A reading passage.
- Language knowledge.
- Writing task
Test Information
- Level: Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate
- Skills Assessed: Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Vocabulary, Writing
- Language Focus: Reported Speech, Passive Voice, Vocabulary, Mixed Tenses…
Reading Comprehension (15 points)
Sleep
Kip, nap, doze, forty winks, shut-eye, and snooze are all expressions we use to describe that mysterious state: sleep. We all do it, we can’t get by without it, and by the time we reach old age, most of us have spent 20 years sleeping. Yet, nobody knows why we do it.
Most scientists reckon that by resting our bodies, we allow time for essential maintenance work to be done. Any damage can be repaired more quickly if energy isn’t being used up on other tasks. Injured animals certainly spend more time asleep than usual while their wounds are healing. Similarly, many illnesses make us feel drowsy so our bodies can focus on recovery.
Sleep is controlled by certain chemicals. These build up during the day, eventually reaching levels that make us tired. We can control the effects of these chemicals to some extent. Caffeine helps to keep us awake, while alcohol and some medicines make us sleepy.
By using electrodes, scientists can study what goes on in people’s brains while they sleep. They have discovered that when we first fall asleep, everything slows down. The heart beats more slowly, and our breathing becomes shallow. After about 90 minutes, our eyes start to twitch, and we go into what is called REM sleep. REM stands for Rapid Eye Movement, and it’s a sign that we’ve started to dream.
You dream every night, even if you don’t remember it. There are all sorts of theories about why we dream. One theory suggests that it gives the brain a chance to sort out the day’s activities, filing everything away in the right place. Another theory proposes that the brain gets bored while we’re asleep and organizes its own entertainment—a sort of late-night cinema!
Many people say they need eight hours of sleep every night, while others seem to manage on much less. One thing’s for sure: we all need some sleep, and going without it can have very strange effects. An American disc jockey who stayed awake for 200 hours to raise money for charity thought things were bursting into flames around him after 120 hours without sleep. He survived the ordeal but was depressed for three months afterward.
Humans are unusual in the way they sleep. Most animals take naps during the day, and tests have shown that a siesta can be beneficial for us, too. It’s even been recommended that airline pilots should have a nap during long flights to ensure they are more alert during the tricky task of landing.
So next time you nod off after Sunday lunch in front of the TV, don’t feel embarrassed about it. Science, after all, is on your side.
(Base all your answers on the text.)
A. Choose the best answer: (1 pt)
The text is:
- a report
- an article
- a narrative
B. Are these statements true or false? Justify. (4 pts)
- Human beings can go without sleep.
- Body chemicals that cause tiredness are not fully controllable.
- The heartbeats increase noticeably while sleeping.
- During dreams, the brain is said to list the day’s events in a disorderly way.
C. Answer the following questions: (3 pts)
- When do wounded animals need much sleep?
- How can scientists know about the brain’s reactions during sleep?
- What happened to the American D.J.?
D. Complete these sentences: (2 pts)
- According to scientists, we start to dream after about 90 minutes of sleep during REM sleep.
- Pilots on long-distance flights would be more attentive to landing if they took a nap during the flight.
E. Find in the text words meaning almost the same as: (4 pts)
- permit → _____
- diseases → _____
- find out → _____
- strange → _____
F. What do the underlined words in the text refer to? (1 pt)
- Another → ______ (Paragraph 5)
- They → _______ (Paragraph 7)
Language (15 points)
A. Rewrite these sentences as recommended: (2 pts)
- They have promised Kathy a post in the accounting department.
Kathy … - “Our benefits have gone down last month.”
The manager revealed that …
B. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: (3 pts)
- In twenty years’ time, the temperature of the globe (go up) ______ up by three degrees.
- Ryan (teach) ______ in Brazil before he (go) ______ back to his home country.
C. Write the words between brackets correctly: (2 pts)
- I can’t stand (watch) ______ genocides diffused on TV.
- The committee has agreed (compensate) ______ for the damages caused by the periodic floods.
- Most (literate) ______ Moroccan women are striving to learn and become productive citizens in society.
- Overseas firms are highly encouraged to (investment) ______ in Morocco.
D. Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verbs: (3 pts)
carry on, bring up, turn down, turn off, come across, bring about
- Last week, I ____ amazing old coins in my grandfather’s drawer.
- The Mayor ____ Tom’s project to recycle trash as he wasn’t professionally convincing.
- The orphan was ____ by his rich aunt, who took charge of him after his parents’ death.
E. Fill in the blanks with the right linking words: (2 pts)
however, due to, because, despite, as a result
- The tennis match was canceled ______ heavy rain.
- ______ her hard training, her performance is still unsatisfactory.
F. Match the following words to form collocations: (2 pts)
- renewable
- nuclear
- non-profit
- common
a. good
b. organizations
c. energies
d. threat
G. What do you say in the following situation? (1 pt)
- Your friend: I am having an awful headache these days. What do you think I should do?
- You: … (give advice)
Writing (10 points)
Your friend is suffering from insomnia. Write him/her a letter suggesting ways to resolve this problem.
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