Academic/General Training Module by Adam Smith First Published in 2015

 
 

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 IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
98 
Match each paragraph with one of the headings below.
1. A pessimistic prediction. 
2.
The probability of life existing on other planets.
3.
Astronomers send messages through space.
4.
How to avoid contact with aliens.
5.
The search for alien life-forms.
6.
Life-forms exist on other planets.
Exercise 37: Multiple choice 
Read the following text, and chose the best answer to the questions below.
The Placebo Effect 
A placebo is a sham or simulated medical intervention. Sometimes patients 
given a placebo treatment will have a perceived or actual improvement in a 
medical condition, a phenomenon commonly called the placebo effect. 
A study of Danish general practitioners found that 48% had prescribed a placebo 
at least 10 times in the past year. The most frequently prescribed placebos were 
antibiotics for viral infections, and vitamins for fatigue. Specialists and hospital-
based physicians reported much lower rates of placebo use. 
1. The placebo effect refers to
A) a simulated medical treatment 
B) an improvement in a patient’s health as a result of a simulated medical 
treatment 
C) a common medical phenomenon 
2. According to a study, placebos were prescribed in Denmark
A) mainly by doctors working in hospitals 
B) instead of antibiotics 
C) for fatigued patients or those suffering with viruses 
 
 

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 IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
99 
Exercise 38: True, False, Not Given