Writing 1.Complete the sentences with the correct word.
• memorise strengthen determine quantify serve identifies beat handle minimise
• pick
1Hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol can make our hearts.2.6 . faster.
2 Our memories help... . ..m our personality
3 It's Gardner's belief that we cannot ... . ... intelligence with IQ tests.
4 There are millions of stress management practitioners who help people.
stress in
their lives.
5 In The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, participants can from a variety of activities
6 During periods of stress our hormones a number of functions such as increasing blood
flow to the brain
7 Experiencing some stress can help
Our immune system.
8 Scientists believe the two hemispheres of our brains different functions
9 Akbota wants to his speech instead of reading it to the audience
10 Gardner eight types of inteligence.
2.Choose the correct particle.
1 The university was set across/up over three hundred years ago
2 This medical nanobot will take fromlover all the functions of a doctor.
3 Ulan has set asideldown some money to buy the new book about the brain
4 Why don't you take in/up a new hobby during the weekends?
5 Do you know what time we set oftlout tonight?
6 The lecturer tried to explain his theory but it was too hard to take it inlup
2. Reading
Read the text. Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences (A-H) the one
that best Its each gap.(1-7). There is one extra sentence.
Therapeutic Dogs
You fool the pressure beginning to mount, a dark cloud looming. growing ever closer. You find yourself deprived of
sloop, skipping moals, struggling to concentrato. Year after year, it's the same old story. Exam stress: the number one
cause of toenage anxiety.
You've probably heard about the majority of stress-busting tips out there. But it's all much easier said than
done, isn't it? With your exams just around the corner, what you need is a quick fix, something that will instantly
boost your spirits and energise you for another study session in the library!
Thankfully, an answer has been found. Now you can wave goodbye to your exam problems with a little bit of therapy
Some people might even say it's barking mad! But if exam stress is getting you down, how about attending a session
of dog therapy?
While the idon may seem rather far-fetchod, many students at Harvard and Yale universities champion the therapeutic
effects of having a dog for companionship. These dogs are freely available for students to visit at any time.
They can even be borrowed through the library card system just as you would borrow a book!
Recent research into the effects of dog therapy shows that interaction with animals actually decreases cortisol (the
stress hormone) and boosts endorphins, making people feel happy. As one librarian explains, "It has had positive
offects, helping them to just have a moment to clear their minds and not have to think about studies."
The dogs used for those programmes are usually specially chosen for their rolos. Most of the time, visitors
simply per the dogs in order to lift their spirits. However, the dogs
Wahn
A Therapy dogs are not only limited to beating exam stress.
B There are literally dozens of poople telling you to sleep more, cat healthily and exercise
C But pots are not allowed to be kept in students' dormitorios.
D In fact, both institutions now have resident therapy dogs which are kept in counselling centres on campus.
E Perhaps you or your friend has a pet at home?
F They must be calm animals which can get on well with strangers and enjoy human contact.
G However, this is no conventional kind of treatment
H This explains why students often leave the counselling centre with a smile across their face!