Progress Test

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2 Units 3 & 4

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Reading
A Read the article about a new type of yoga.

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

B Complete the Exam Task.

Exam Task
For questions 1 – 5, choose the answer (a, b, c or d) which you think fits best according to the text.
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 c starting to go away a Laughter Yoga teachers.
b becoming popular d becoming expensive b Laughter Yoga members.
How many laughter groups are there in the city where c Dr Kataria.
2 
Laughter Yoga started? d Jeffrey Briar.
a over 450 c less than 65 5 According to the text, Laughter Yoga is
b about 70 d a the most popular form of yoga.
more than 6,000
In the last sentence of paragraph 3, what does the word b an ancient form of yoga.
3 
it refer to? c the object of serious medical research.
a a stress hormone c blood d practised mostly in India.
b jogging d laughter (___ / 10 marks)

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 Vocabulary and Use your English
A Circle the odd one out.
1 feel better recover treat
2 remedy medication poison
3 mineral headset mouse
4 improvement infection illness
5 sleep nap run
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 think I have a fever. 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 The doctor was providing anymore medication to the patient.
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 Steve had left a treat everybody’s desk.
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 There are so many courses to choose. Have you all of your options? CONSIDER
3 You have to be if you want to come up with new ideas. IMAGINATION
4 When are we eating dinner? I’m . STARVE
5 Did you know that food helps to reduce stress? NOURISH
6 I am all of the data now. PROCESS
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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Grammar
A  omplete the sentences with the correct form of the Present Perfect Simple or the Present Perfect
C
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
Exam Task
You have seen this announcement in your school’s student magazine.

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.

Write your article. (140–190 words)

(___ / 10 marks)

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