English reading passages (for dtm test takers)

Read the text and answer the questions according to it.

Do you ever wonder why we yawn? A new study from Nottingham University in the UK has

done research on this. Researchers found that yawning is contagious which means spreading or affecting others. It is impossible to stop this reaction. People automatically want to yawn when they see other people yawning. The researchers said people actually yawn more when they try to stop yawning. Even reading about yawning could be enough to make people yawn. You might even want to yawn right now. The researchers studied the reactions and brain activity of 36 adult volunteers. The volunteers looked at video clips o f other people yawning. They had two choices: either to stop themselves yawning or to allow themselves to do it. The volunteers were videoed as they yawned or tried not to yawn. The researchers also monitored the brain activity of the volunteers and checked how strong their feelings to want to yawn were. Understanding more about yawning will help to treat some diseases.


137. According to the passage, when do people want to yawn?
A) When they want to eat something delicious.
B) When they have lots of problems to solve.
C) When they are in bad mood conditions.
D) When they see other people yawning.
138. According to the passage, what cause of yawning is mentioned?
A) Reading about yawning makes people yawn.
B) Watching a horror movie makes people yawn.
C) Seeing animals’ yawning makes people yawn.
D) Going to bed early makes people yawn strongly.
139. All of the following statements are TRUE, EXCEPT ...
A) A university in the UK did some research on yawning.
B) The volunteers looked at videos and were videoed.
C) Researchers say reading about yawning stops us from yawning.
D) Researchers say people yawn more if they try to stop yawning.
140. According to the passage, why is yawning being studied?
A) It will help to monitor the brain.
B) It will help people sleep more.
C) It will help to treat some diseases.
D) It will help researchers yawn more.