Book 11 Academic Reading Test 4

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Questions 1-4

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the Reading Passage?

In boxes on your answer sheet, write

TRUE                if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE               if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN     if there is no information on this

1 There may be genetic causes for the differences in how young the skin of identical twins looks.

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2 Twins are at greater risk of developing certain illnesses than non-twins.

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3 Bouchard advertised in newspapers for twins who had been separated at birth.

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4 Epigenetic processes are different from both genetic and environmental processes.

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Questions 5-9

Look at the following statements and the list of researchers below.

Match each statement with the correct researcher, A, B or C.

Write the correct letter, A, B or C, in boxes on your answer sheet.

NB   You may use any letter more than once.

List of Researchers

A     Francis Galton

B     Thomas Bouchard

C     Danielie Reed

5 invented a term used to distinguish two factors affecting human characteristics
6 expressed the view that the study of epigenetics will increase our knowledge
7 developed a mathematical method of measuring genetic influences
8 pioneered research into genetics using twins
9 carried out research into twins who had lived apart

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Questions 10-13

Complete the summary using the list of words, A-F, below.

Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes on your answer sheet.

A     nurture                B     organs                  C     code

D     chemicals            E     environment        F     behaviour/behavior

Epigenetic processes

In epigenetic processes, 10 influence the activity of our genes, for example in creating our internal 11 . The study of epigenetic processes is uncovering a way in which our genes can be affected by our 12 . One example is that if a pregnant rat suffers stress, the new-born rat may later show problems in its 13

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Questions 14-18

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

Write the correct letter in boxes on your answer sheet.

14 In the first paragraph, the writer makes a point that

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15 One reason that the writer refers to Humphrey Bogart is to exemplify

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16 In the third paragraph, the writer suggests that

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17 What does the writer suggest about Bringing Up

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18 The writer refers to the ‘click’ of a door to make the point that realistic sounds

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Questions 19-23

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the Reading Passage?

In boxes on your answer sheet, write

TRUE               if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE              if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN    if there is no information on this

19 Audiences are likely to be surprised if a film lacks background music.

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20 Background music may anticipate a development in a film.

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21 Background music has more effect on some people than on others.

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22 Background music may help the audience to make certain connections within the film.

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23 Audiences tend to be aware of how the background music is affecting them.

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Questions 24-26

Complete each sentence with the correct letter below.

Write the correct letter, A-E, in boxeson your answer sheet.

A     when the audience listens to the dialogue.

B     if the film reflects the audience’s own concerns.

C     if voice, sound and music are combined appropriately.

D     when the director is aware of how the audience will respond.

E     when the actor s appearance, voice and moves are consistent with each other.

24 The audience’s response to different parts of a film can be controlled 
25 The feelings and motivations of characters become clear
26 A character seems to be a real person rather than an actor

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Questions 27-32

The Reading Passage has six paragraphs, A-F.

Choose the correct heading for paragraphs A-F from the list of headings below.

Write the correct number, i-vii, in boxes on your answer sheet.

List of Headings

1.    Differences between languages highlight their impressiveness

2.    The way in which a few sounds are organised to convey a huge range of meaning

3.    Why the sounds used in different languages are not identical

4.    Apparently incompatible characteristics of language

5.    Even silence can be meaningful

6.    Why language is the most important invention of all

7.    The universal ability to use language

27 Paragraph A
28 Paragraph B
29 Paragraph C
30 Paragraph D
31 Paragraph E
32 Paragraph F

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Questions 33-36

Complete the summary using the list of words, A-G, below.

Write the correct letter, A-G, in boxes on your answer sheet.

A     difficult                B     complex               C     original

D     admired              E     material                F     easy

G     fundamental

The importance of language

The wheel is one invention that has had a major impact on 33 aspects of life, but no impact has been as 34 as that of language. Language is very 35 , yet composed of just a small number of sounds.

Language appears to be 36 to use. However, its sophistication is often overlooked.

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Questions 37-40

Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in the Reading Passage?

In boxes on your answer sheet, write

YES                  if the statement agrees with the views of the writer

NO                   if the statement contradicts the views of the writer

NOT GIVEN    if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

37 Human beings might have achieved their present position without language.

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38 The Port-Royal grammarians did justice to the nature of language.

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39 A complex idea can be explained more clearly in a sentence than in a single word.

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40 The Sumerians were responsible for starting the recording of events.

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