English activity, proposed for students from the first to the third year of high school. With reading and text interpretation questions.
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Heart disease and stroke are the world’s biggest killers. Millions of people in Britain take cholesterol-lowing drugs to reduce their risk. Now scientists from the Netherlands Organization of Applied Scientific Research believe they may have found an alternative treatment. It's a vaccine that helps the body's immune system get rid of bad cholesterol from the blood. The first human trials are now under way, but researchers say it will take six years before they know if the jab is safe and effective enough to get regulatory approval.
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1) According to the text:
a) Heart disease and stroke are the biggest killers in the world.
b) Millions of people around the world suffer from heart disease.
c) Only strokes are the biggest killers in the world.
d) Heart disease alone is the biggest killer in the world.
02) "It's a vaccine that helps the body's immune system get rid of bad cholesterol from the blood…." a possible translation for the sentence above is:
a) The vaccine will help the cholesterol to get rid of bad blood.
b) It is a vaccine that helps the body's immune system get rid of bad cholesterol in the blood.
c) The vaccine will treat the immune system from bad cholesterol.
d) The vaccine will treat bad cholesterol through the body which will get rid of the malfunctioning immune system.
03) According to the text:
a) The first tests on laboratory rats are still ongoing.
b) Researchers say it will take eight years to know if the vaccine is safe and effective.
c) Dutch scientists believe they have found a palliative treatment to help the immune system.
d) Millions of people in Britain take cholesterol-lowering drugs.
The Vampire Brothers Damon and Stefan Salvatore, Eternal Teens, Having Been Leading “Normal” lives hiding their bloodthirsty condition for centuries moving on before their non-aging is. They are back in the Virginia town where they became vampires. Stefan is noble, denying himself blood to avoid killing, and tries to control his evil brother Damon, who promised to Stefan an eternity of misery. Stefan falls in love with schoolgirl Elena, who has an uncanny resemblance to the Salvatore brothers old love, Katherine; and whose best friend Bonnie is a witch. written by KGF Vissers
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04) The text above:
a) Presents the plot of The Vampire Diaries series.
b) Reports on the first chapter of The Vampire Diaries series.
c) Reports only on the story of student Elena from The Vampire Diaries series.
d) Presents the final episode of The Vampire Diaries series.
05) According to the text ‘Storyline’ Damon and Stefan Salvatore:
a) They are eternal teenagers who lead normal lives, hiding their bloodthirsty condition for centuries.
b) They are teenagers who live their lives in hiding for centuries.
c) They are eternal teenagers who lead parallel lives, hiding their real forms for centuries.
d) They are teenagers who lead their lives in a deep darkness, hiding their bloodthirsty condition for centuries.
06) Write True (T) or False (F).
a) ( )Stefan is noble.( Stefan is noble.)
b) ( ) Damon, who promised Stefan an eternity of misery. ( Damon who promised Stefan an eternity of mysteries)
c) ( ) Stefan falls in love with schoolgirl Elena. ( Stefan falls in love with schoolgirl Elena.)
d) ( ) Elena, who has an uncanny resemblance to the Salvatore brothers old love, Katherine. (Elena, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the Salvatore brothers' old love, Katherine.)
e) ( ) Bonnie is a witch.(Bonnie is a guardian.)
Read:
Each year the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo chooses its “most handsome elderly man” in a beauty contest where charisma is as important as looks.
This year’s winner, seventy six year old Jose dos Santos Neves, said: “When you’re as old as me, it’s an achievement”. The competition is a city initiative to promote self-esteem among senior citizens.
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07) A possible translation for the title of the text would be:
a) São Paulo chooses its most beautiful grandfather.
b) São Paulo has the most beautiful grandfather.
c) São Paulo has the most beautiful great-grandfather.
d) São Paulo chooses the most beautiful great-grandfather.
08) According to the text:
a) The competition is an initiative of the city to promote self-esteem among the elderly.
b) Each year a great-grandfather is chosen in a competition promoted by the city of São Paulo.
c) The winner of that year was José dos Santos Neves, aged eighty-six.
d) The winner said that when you are jovial it is easy to win the prize.
By Rosiane Fernandes Silva – Graduated in Letters
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