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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
The authors noted that while other forms of pollution are decreasing, noise pollution has been increasing. This conclusion is reinforced by the fact that there has been an increase in the number of people who have been complaining about excessive noise in the WHO region. Populations that are exposed to high noise levels can be afflicted by other symptoms such as: stress reactions, sleep-stage changes, and clinical symptoms like hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. All these impacts can contribute to premature mortality. It is important to note that these adverse health problems impact all age groups including children and adolescents. In fact, it has been reported that children who live and or study in an area afflicted with noise pollution tend to suffer from stress, impairments in memory and attention as well as difficulty reading.
“In Western Europe, the guidelines say, traffic noise results in an annual loss of at least one million healthy years”. Traffic noise is currently ranked second among environmental threats to public health.
The danger of noise pollution is more serious to us when we are asleep. Because the human ear is so sensitive, it never rests, it is always working, picking up and transmitting sounds for our brains to interpret. This always on working process is where the danger lies, though you may be sleeping, sounds are still being picked up and processed. The most common side effects of this phenomenon are sleep disturbance and tiredness, impaired memory, judgment, and psychomotor skills. The other more serious outcomes of this can be the triggering of the body’s acute stress response, which raises blood pressure and heart rate as the body and brain go into a state of hyperarousal. According to the European Environment Agency, at least 10,000 cases of premature deaths from noise exposure occur each year, although incomplete data mean this number is significantly underestimated.
(Adapted from https://www.encida.dk
Question 1: In Western Europe, an annual loss of at least one million healthy years is resulted from _______ .
A. public health B. traffic noise C. environmental threats D. guidelines
Question 2: Which is NOT mentioned in the article as a symptoms caused by exposure to high noise levels?
A. stress reactions B. cardiovascular diseases C. hypertension D.staying highly alert
Question 3: The word “afflicted” in paragraph 1 most probably means _________.
A. described B. benefited C. illustrated D. affected
Question 4: The word “This” in paragraph 3 refers to _________.
A. the danger B. side effect C. sound D. human ear
Question 5: Which of the following best serves as the title for the article?
A. Increase in noise, Increase in risk B. Health problems and Age groups
C. Noise in the WHO region D. Side effects of tiredness
Question 6: The word “premature” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to....
A. early B. slow C. late D. quick
Question 7: Which of the following is inferred according to the article?
A. Adverse health problems impact children and adolescents only.
B. The danger of noise pollution is less serious when we are asleep.
C. At least 100,000 cases of premature deaths from noise exposure occur each year.
D. Many forms of pollution, except for noise pollution, are decreasing.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 8: You are not allowed to take photos of the materials in this gallery.
A. It’s unnecessary to take photos of the materials in this gallery.
B. You mustn’t take photos of the materials in this gallery.
C. You might not take photos of the materials in this gallery.
D. You shouldn’t take photos of the materials in this gallery.
Question 9: “I can finish this task on time,” William said
A. William said I could finish that task on time.
B. William said I can finish that task on time.
C. William said he could finish that task on time.
D. William said he can’t finish that task on time.
Question 10: Linda last met him two weeks ago.
A. Linda has met him for two weeks.
B. Linda hasn’t met him for two weeks.
C. Linda has two weeks to meet him.
D. Linda didn’t meet him two weeks ago.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
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