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Exercise

Instructions:

You are given a piece of text with eight spaces.

You are also given a set of four words (A, B, C, and D) which correspond to each space.

You are required to choose the correct word for each space from the set of words given.

 

There are 3 ways of putting your chosen word into the correct location:
1- Type the word directly into the empty space.
2 - Type the letter which corresponds to the chosen word into the empty space. 
3 - Click on the chosen word first and then click on the chosen empty space. The word will appear in the chosen empty space.

 

Once all the questions have been answered, click on the check button.

Correct answers will appear in green, incorrect answers in red.

Your mark will be given as a percentage.

 

The pass mark for this exercise is 60% or over, and you need to be able to do this exercise in the exam in about 10 minutes.

(You have been given a timer.)

 

Example:

I don't agree ........WITH.......him.

A) ABOUT  B) OVER  C) WITH  D) UNDER

10:00 min.

Sleep

Sleep has become the Shangri-La of modern times. Amid deadlines, demands and distractions, getting eight hours is (1) to finding a mythical paradise. But a good night's sleep may not be as (2) as it seems. All you need to do is (3) your smartphone for a tent. A new study by US scientists has found that camping can help us sleep better and reset our body clock. A group of five people were sent into the mountains for six days with no gadgets, not even torches. The campers (4) up nearly 10 hours sleep each night, almost three hours longer than they were used to getting at home. Our bodies (5) time using our internal clock, releasing the sleep hormone melatonin when it's time to rest and cortisol when it's time to wake. Traditionally, the sun has (6) our waking and sleeping system - as the sun rises melatonin production drops off and cortisol production goes up. But less natural light and more computer light (7) the body's circadian rhythm (our biological clock) and (8) up sleep.


The Guardian

(1)
A alike
B resemble
C akin
D analogous
(2)
A elusive
B hidden
C secretive
D remote
(3)
A deposit
B switch
C refund
D swap
(4)
A stacked
B piled
C racked
D amassed
(5)
A store
B keep
C preserve
D retain
(6)
A controlled
B manipulated
C steered
D guided
(7)
A dazes
B confounds
C confuses
D disorientates
(8)
A dizzies
B unhinges
C disturbs
D messes