Use of English · Test 34

Going on a diet

For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer ( A, B, C or D ) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning ( 0 ).

Example:

A calorie is a 0 for measuring the amount of energy food will produce. The average person needs about 1,800 calories per day to stay healthy. Without energy, the heart cannot 1 (1) ____ blood through blood vessels and the organs cannot function.

You 2 (2) ____ weight because you consume more calories a day than your body requires. The only way to lose weight is to 3 (3) ____ the number of calories you consume. This is the basic 4 (4) ____ behind most diets.

5 (5) ____, diets don’t work for most people. It’s not that they don’t lose weight: they do, but when they go off the diet, the kilos creep back. The 6 (6) ____ to losing weight and maintaining weight loss is a sensible diet and exercise plan. You need to work out how to eat fewer calories than you 7 (7) ____ consume. You should also exercise daily so you can use up calories. Burning 250 or 500 calories per day can 8 (8) ____ a big difference.

I’m not superstitious, honestly!

For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning ( 0 ). In the exam, write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

Example: MANY

How 0 _____ people could truly say they are not superstitious? A recent survey shows that almost 90% of people believe in one sort of superstition 9 9 another and say that it influences their lives.

One of the questions people 10 10 asked is whether they saw themselves as lucky or unlucky. Their answers turned out to be the most interesting aspect of this survey. Nearly two-thirds 11 11 those taking part said they believed that people were naturally lucky or unlucky.

Professor Morgan Howard, 12 12 analysed the results of the survey, was fascinated by this finding, so he went a step further and asked these people 13 13 kind of superstitions they believed in. 14 14 his surprise, he discovered that almost all the people who regarded themselves 15 15 lucky believed in positive superstitions. They did things to promote their good luck, such as crossing their fingers. 16 16 would appear that people make their own luck by their attitude to life.

Wild animals have 0 _____ made an appearance in the back gardens of American suburbs. They have caused havoc and have 17 17 domestic pets. Mountain lions that wander into suburbs are now quite 18 18 to attack humans, which is worrying, while bears and wolves have 19 19 discovered rubbish bins. If you find the 20 20 of your bin scattered all over the garden one morning, there is a distinct 21 21 that a bear has been feasting there during the night. Nobody should be particularly surprised by this development, which was predicted by experts years ago, and it’s not 22 22 under the circumstances. One cause is the massive expansion of 23 23 into areas that were wild and uninhabited not long ago. In addition, over the past few decades a large number of 24 24 have been placed on hunting certain animals, allowing their populations to grow. It looks as if humans will simply have to get used to their new neighbours. 0.RECENT