Progress Test

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Reading
Read the text and choose the answer (a, b, c or d)
that fits best according to the text.

Laughter Yoga
Yoga has been around for a long time. Some historians say it is
more than 5,000 years old. In recent years, yoga has become
increasingly fashionable in western countries and many new
types are beginning to catch on. These different types include
However, some researchers believe that Laughter Yoga also
Hot Yoga, which is done in a room heated to between 30° and
has beneficial physical effects on the body. A study a decade
40° Celsius, and Power Yoga, which is a very energetic physical
ago at the University of Maryland showed that laughter
workout. One of the most unusual forms of yoga, however, is
relaxes arteries and increases blood flow. Another study
one of the newest – Laughter Yoga.
showed that laughter reduces the levels of stress hormones
Laughter Yoga was introduced by Madan and Madhuri Kataria, in the blood. A third researcher claims that laughter is like a
who are both yoga teachers, in Mumbai, India, in 1995. Since then kind of ‘internal jogging’, because it temporarily raises the
it has become very popular. There are about 70 laughter clubs heart rate and lowers blood pressure.
just in Mumbai and over 450 in India. There are more than 6,000
Laughter Yoga has become so popular that now there is even
laughter clubs in more than 65 countries around the world. The
a Laughter Bus Tour. This tour is sponsored by the Laughter
Katarias say that they don’t need jokes to start laughing. Instead,
Yoga Institute based in Laguna Beach, California. The director
they breathe deeply and reach for the sky. Then they start saying
of the institute, Jeffrey Briar, has organised a ten-day tour
‘ho, ho, ha, ha’. At first it may seem a little strange. However, soon
through Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia and Austria. At each
natural laughter takes over. 'Laughing is my mission,' says Madan
stop, participants will meet with Laughter Yoga teachers
Kataria, 'I want to spread it all over the world’.
and Laughter Club members from the local community. The
People who practise Laughter Yoga claim that it makes them highlight of the tour is a meeting with Dr Madan Kataria in
feel happier. It helps get them out of a bad mood; when they Interlaken, Switzerland. What better way to spend a holiday than
are laughing, there isn’t much room for sadness or depression. laughing your way across Europe?

1 What do the words beginning to catch on in 4 People who go on the Laughter Bus Tour will NOT
paragraph 1 mean? meet
a being invented a Laughter Yoga teachers.
b becoming popular b Laughter Yoga members.
c starting to go away c Dr Kataria.
d becoming expensive d Jeffrey Briar.
2 How many laughter groups are there in the city where 5 According to the text, Laughter Yoga is
Laughter Yoga started? a the most popular form of yoga.
a over 450 b an ancient form of yoga.
b about 70 c the object of serious medical research.
c less than 65 d practised mostly in India.
d more than 6,000
3 In the last sentence of paragraph 3, what does the word
it refer to?
a a stress hormone
b jogging
c blood
d laughter (___ / 10 marks)

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 Vocabulary
A Circle the odd one out.
1 feel better recover treat
2 remedy medication poison
3 mineral headset mouse
4 improvement infection illness
5 device gadget bandage
6 invent develop require
7 aerobics trainer yoga
8 cold sore throat vitamin (___ / 8 marks)

B Complete the sentences with these expressions.

as fresh as a daisy pick your brain recharge your batteries stay in shape the world of good under the weather
1 I don’t feel well at all. I’m really today.
2 You need a good rest. You need to .
3 After a rest, you’ll feel .
4 You are an expert on computers. I want to .
5 A holiday will make you feel much better. It will do you .
6 Jennifer exercises at least three times a week to . (___ / 6 marks)

C Complete the sentences with these prepositions.

against in of off on to up with
1 Everyone should be vaccinated the flu.
2 Are you a member a health club?
3 If you try hard, you will come up a solution to the problem.
4 The chemistry teacher set the experiment before class started.
5 Can I depend this vaccination to protect me?
6 Eating fast food can contribute weight gain.
7 You have to log before you can surf the Internet.
8 We watched the rocket blast on television. (___ / 8 marks)

D Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words.

1 The accident caused a huge . EXPLODE
2 My father’s example was an to me. INSPIRE
3 You have to be if you want to come up with new ideas. IMAGINATION
4 The meal you cooked tonight was . EXCEL
5 Did you know that food helps to reduce stress? NOURISH
6 A can help you to lose weight. DIET
7 How did your mother when you told her you had failed the test? REACTION
8 Many are free in Australia. VACCINATE
(___ / 8 marks)

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Graar
A Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Present Perfect Simple or the Present Perfect
Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
1 (you / make) an appointment with the optician yet?
2 I (see) my doctor three times this year.
3 Sue (take) vitamins every day for many years.
4 You (not stop) sneezing all morning.
5 Oscar (not go) out tonight because he doesn’t feel well.
6 Lee is tired because she (exercise) all morning.
7 (you / wait) to see the dietician for long?
8 We (visit) the science museum twice this month. (___ / 8 marks)

B Circle the correct words.

1 I need some / many information about next week’s schedule.
2 Don’t forget to buy a cup / carton of milk on your way home.
3 Bruce has a glass / bowl of orange juice for breakfast.
4 Mike drinks a few / lots of coffee at work.
5 We don't have many/ any cheese in the fridge.
6 Oh no! A piece / carton of paper is stuck in the printer.
7 I need many / a little more time to complete this exercise.
8 I need any /some help. I don’t know how to use this scanner. (___ / 8 marks)

C Choose the correct answers.

1 the TV now?
a Will I have turned off b Shall I turn off c Will I be turning off
2 at home tomorrow and have a rest.
a I’m going to stay b I’ll be staying c I’ll have stayed
3 By noon tomorrow, I all the files.
a will have downloaded b shall download c am going to download
4 Mum, Dan me his MP3 player!
a won’t have lent b shall not lend c won’t lend
5 This time next week, we down the Swiss Alps.
a will be skiing b shall ski c are going to ski
6 the software by the end of the day?
a Are you installing b Shall you install c Will you have installed
7 I expect Linda to the gym after work.
a is going to go b will go c will have gone
8 This computer is too expensive. I it!
a won’t have bought b won’t buy c shall not buy (___ / 8 marks)

D Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I will download the file by the time you (need) to access it.
2 You will be able to buy your own laptop when you (save) enough money.
3 I (reply) to his email after I speak to the manager.
4 I (not leave) the exhibition before you arrive.
5 Once we (finish) this unit, we will start the next one.
6 After Francis has printed the report, she (check) it. (___ / 6 marks)

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 Writing
You have seen this announcement in your school’s student magazine. Write your article. (120-180 words)

Technology is a big part of our lives

– but do we rely too much on it?
What do you think?
Write and tell us!!
We will publish the best article next month.

(___ / 10 marks)

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