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READING
Read the text and chose the correct answer.
Brașov is located in the historical region of Transylvania, in the heart of Romania. Being surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains, the city is considered a mountain resort, with skiing and ice-skating facilities. It has a population of 255,000 inhabitants, which makes it the 7th most populated city in the country. Its nickname is The Crown City.
Overlooking Brasov there is a castle the official name of which is Bran Castle. It is sometimes referred to as Dracula’s Castle. The castle sits on a rock which is 760 meters high. Built during the Middle Ages, it was home to the infamous ruler Prince Vlad of Wallachia, also known as "Dracula," or "son of the dragon." The castle is full of hidden tunnels and secret rooms. In the 1920s it became home to Romania's royal family. In 1956, the castle was turned into a museum. Its collection contains furniture, weapons and armor dating from the 14th to the 19th centuries. Bran Castle is number one tourist attraction which is especially popular with international tourists.
16 Which of the following is true according to the text?
Bran Castle is a museum of weaponry.
Brasov is the 7th most popular mountain resort in Romania.
The Crown City is the birthplace of the cruel ruler Prince Vlad.
The royal family occupied the castle at the beginning of the 20th century.
17 Bran Castle stopped being a royal residence in...
1920 B) 1956 C) the 14th century D) the 19th century
Read the text and complete the sentences below. Use MAXIMUM THREE words.
NB If more than three words are used, the answer will be marked as INCORRECT.
For years video games have been criticised for making people more antisocial, overweight or depressed. But now researchers are finding that games can improve both our body and mind.
Games can help to develop physical skills. Pre-school children who played interactive games have improved motor skills, for example they can kick, catch and throw a ball better than children who don’t play video games. A study of surgeons who do microsurgery in Boston found that those who played video games were 27 per cent faster and made fewer errors than those who didn't.
Games also benefit a variety of brain functions, including decision-making. People who play action-based games make decisions 25 per cent faster than others and are no less accurate, according to one study.
There is also evidence that gaming can help with psychological problems. At the University of Auckland in New Zealand, researchers asked 94 young people diagnosed with depression to play a 3D fantasy game called SPARX, and in many cases the game reduced symptoms of depression more than conventional treatment.
The effects are not always so positive, however. Indiana University researchers found evidence that violent games can alter brain function after as little as a week of play, affecting regions in the brain associated with emotional control and causing more aggressive behaviour in the player.
18 Such skills as kicking, _________________________ a ball can be improved if children play interactive games.
19 Decision-making is a skill that can be developed if people ________________________ games.
20 The game called SPARX helped some young people to have fewer ____________________________________________ .
21 Even after a ____________________________ some brain regions can be affected negatively.
Read the text. First decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) and put a tick () in the correct box. Then identify the sentence in the text which supports your decision. Write the FIRST four-five words of this sentence in the space provided. There may be more than one correct answer; write down only one. The first one (0) has been done for you.
In some parts of the world alternative medicine has grown in popularity. People may prefer it to conventional medicine, even though there is little scientific evidence to confirm its effectiveness.
People turn to alternative practitioners because of high expectations of the right to good health. The idea that a cure for an illness does not exist is an unwelcome one. Most people strongly believe that there must be effective treatment available somewhere, somehow. That is why now it is socially acceptable to look for alternative remedies.
However, the media often negatively influences the public’s view of conventional medicine. For example, newspapers may publish frightening articles about side-effects of a new drug. Moreover, hospitals may be represented as uncaring places where the staff do not do a competent job. As a result, people may consider alternative treatment in the hope that it is safer. Magazines and newspapers may print positive reports on alternative medicine and highlight successful outcomes in individual cases. Little attention is given to the absence of scientific evidence for the particular therapy, the fact that some practitioners may lack necessary qualifications is often ignored by the media.
Thus, the upward trend in the use of alternative medicine can be attributed to the rather unbalanced way health care is sometimes represented by the media.
0 Some people favour conventional medicine over alternative.
22 People dislike the idea that some illnesses may have no cure.
23 Negative attitudes to alternative medicine are evident in the media.
24 There are reports on competent jobs of hospitals in newspapers.
25 Qualified alternative practitioners always show good results.
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