Reading

1. B 21. insulating fat

2. C 22. emissions
3. F 23. B
4. D 24. C
5. E 25. A
6. A 26. C
7. safety 27. D
8. traffic 28. A
9. carriageway 29. B
10. mobile 30. B
11. dangerous 31. D
12. communities 32. motion
13. healthy 33. Amusing
14. F 34. enjoyment
15. A 35. Anxiety
16. D 36. Stimulating
17. E 37. NG
18. genetic traits 38. TRUE
19. heat loss 39. NG
20. ears 40. FALSE

Listening

1. Eustatis 21. D
2. review 22. B
3. Dance 23. C
4. Chat 24. B
5. healthy 25. G
6. Posters 26. B
7. Wood 27. D
8. Lake 28. C
9. Insects 29. H
10. blog 30. F
11. B 31. irrigation
12. A 32. Women
13. C 33. wire
14. C 34. ship
15. E 35. Posts
16. C 36. Transport
17. B 37. Preservation
18. A 38. Fish
19. G 39. Bees
20. D 40. design
Task 1

The chart illustrates how often people in four different age groups used mobile phones in a
country between 1998 and 2000.

Overall, there is a decrease in the number of mobile usages by those in two middle age
brackets, while a different trend was seen in the figure for the other two groups. In addition, 16-
to-30-year-olds witnessed the highest figure in using handsets, compared to the lowest in those
who were less than 15 in the period examined.

Regarding the two groups with higher figures, the percentage of people aged 16-30 using
portable phones was at 53% in 1998, after which it saw a decrease to 45% in the next year and
a final drop by 1% in 2000. Similarly, but to a lesser extent, those who fell into the 31-50 age
band accounted for 41% in 1998, followed by a subsequent decline of 2% in each following year
to 37% in 2000.

As for the two remaining groups, only 2% of young people under 15 were allowed to use
handsets in 1998, with a significant rise by four-fold to 8% in 1998 and a steady increase to 9%
in the last year. A similar change was seen in the proportion of the elderly who were 50 and
more, increasing from 4% in 1998 to 8% in the following year and reaching to 10% in the final
year.
Task 2: Many children these days are obese. Why is this happening? What can be
done about it?

It is true that plenty of youngsters nowadays are becoming overweight. This phenomenon is
attributed to a number of factors, and some feasible solutions could be adopted to tackle these
problems.

There are two main reasons causing obesity to children. Firstly, since the development of the
fast-food industry, this encourages bad eating habits including junk food like hamburgers, chips,
and sugary soft drinks. All these kinds of food are the culprits making children obese. In
addition, the ubiquity of technology and media also contributes to this phenomenon. It is
because youngsters are likely to over-expose to video games and some networking sites so that
they get addicted to those kinds of entertainments rather than physical activities like sports. This
sedentary lifestyle also leads to the obesity problem.

There are a number of methods which could be applied to alleviate this issue. The most
immediate measure would be that parents should take responsibility to prepare meals that
include more vegetables and less fat contents. Besides, the school should take some actions to
remove the fast-food recipes from the canteen menu, all of which ensures children being
provided with a healthy diet. Furthermore, children have to be encouraged to take part in
everyday activities in order to restrict the time they spend on computers and video games. This
helps them get fit to have a balanced lifestyle and better health.

In conclusion, it is clear that the main causes of obesity are unhealthy diets and not enough
physical activities. Parents and the schools would undoubtedly have to cooperate to mitigate
childhood obesity.