Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

Some current evidence suggests that (1) , and perform no adaptive role in maintaining
our psychological health. In fact, some researchers believe that (2) - a developmental
cognitive achievement assigned to the healthy functioning of a complex neural network
located in specific areas of the forebrain.
Nevertheless, the way dreams reflect our emotional preoccupations or run parallel to our
awakened states of consciousness may explain why, throughout history, dreams have been
put to
various uses. For example, in many societies dreams would be used by shamans or witch
doctors
as a means to diagnose or cure illnesses, or to fend off evil spirits. (3) In modern times
dreams
have been used by psychotherapists as a means of understanding the patient's state of
mind,
or (4) . Dreams may even be used socially, as an ice-breaker, or as a way for some people
to
express their fantasies. But these are emergent functions, coming about as a result of
dreams
rather than causing them.
4. Read the article again and answer the following questions. 6 points
1. What does current research imply about dreams?
A. They are useseless for our mental wellbeing.
B. They represent only a small part of our consciousness.
C. They prevent people from leading normal lives.
D. They are used to cure mental disorders.
2. What were dreams used for in ancient times?
A. to elect kings and queens
B. to keep away wolves and dragons
C. to explain the unexplainable
D.to cure disease and to fend off ghosts
3. What are the uses to which dreaming can be put to in a modern society?
A. People can dream at their desks.
B. People can express their inner feelings better.
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C. People can sell dreams as a modern convenience.

D. People can ask their peers to share dreams on a regular basis.
5. Comment on the following statement: In modern times dreams have been used by
psychotherapists as a means of understanding the patient's state of mind. (100 words)
4 points