Read the text below and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each question. Write your answers A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet.
Different Colours can affect us in many different ways; that’s according to Verity Allen. In her new series ‘Colour me
Healthy’, Verity looks at the ways that colours can influence how hard we work and the choices we make. They can
even change our emotions and even influence how healthy we are.
‘Have you ever noticed how people always use the same colours for the same things?’ says Verity. ‘Our toothpaste
is always white or blue or maybe red. It’s never green. Why not? For some reason we think that blue and white is
clean, while we think of green products as being a bit disgusting. It’s the same for businesses. We respect a
company which writes its name in blue or black, but we don’t respect one that uses pink or orange. People who
design new products can use these ideas to influence what we buy.’
During this four-part series, Verity studies eight different colours, two colours in each programme. She meets
people who work in all aspects of the colour industry, from people who design food packets, to people who name
the colours of lipsticks. Some of the people she meets clearly have very little scientific knowledge to support their
ideas, such as the American ‘Colour Doctor’ who believes that serious diseases can be cured by the use of
coloured lights. However, she also interviews real scientists who are studying the effects of green and red lights on
mice, with some surprising results.
Overall, it’s an interesting show, and anyone who watches it will probably find out something new. But because
Verity is goes out of her way to be polite to everyone she meets on the series, it is up to the viewers to make their
own decisions about how much they should believe.
1. What is the writer doing in this text?
A. giving information about how colours influence us
B. reporting what happens in a new television series
C. giving information about a television presenter
D. giving his opinion of a recent television show
2. Which of the following shows the probable content of the four shows?
A. Part 1 – Health; Part 2 – Products and Industry; Part 3 – Emotions; Part 4 – Decisions
B. Part 1 – Blue and Black; Part 2 – Red and Orange; Part 3 – White and Grey; Part 4 – Green and Yellow
C. Part 1 – Meeting Designers; Part 2 – Meeting People who Name Colours; Part 3 – Meeting Doctors; Part
4 – Meeting Scientists
D. Part 1 – Cleaning Products; Part 2 – Make-up; Part 3 – Clothes; Part 4 – Food
3. According to Verity, why is a knowledge of colour important?
A. It can help you to choose the best products.
B. It can give you new ideas.
C. It can help you to change people’s minds.
D. It can help you to sell products.
4. Who does the writer respect least?
A. Verity Allen                                       B. The people who name lipsticks
C. The ‘Colour Doctor’                           D. The scientists who work with mice
5. The word “Overall” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. Generally                          B. Partially                              C. Rarely                       D. Readily
 

Fill in each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle. (10 pts)
a. I was given a present (1 ) ________ my birthday (2) ________ my friend.
b. I'm sick and tired (3) ______ all the arguments.
c. Keep off the grass! You’re not allowed to walk or lie (4) ______ it.
d. Please run a bath (5) ______ me. I’ll be home (6) ______ ten minutes.
e. One of the men left (7) ______ paying his share of the bill. How could he do that?
f. Last Sunday I was invited (8)________his wedding party.
g. We all laughed, (9) ______ the exception (1 0) ______ Alice.
h. He was more famous (11) _______ an artist (12) _______ the age of thirty.
i. His wallet was stolen (13) _____ his pocket while he was travelling (14) _____ the bus.
j. If you don't warm (15) ____ before exercising, you risk injuring yourself.
k. I used weedkiller to get rid (16) ____ the weeds (1 7) ____ the garden.

l. After so many years of war, there was a great desire (18) _____ peace.
m. When I got home from school I changed (19) _____ (20) _____ my uniform and put on my casual clothes.
 

Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. 
a. The ladder looks unstable. It (1. fall) ______ apart. I wish I (2. have) ______ enough time to do something
about it.
b. My teacher was not at home when I (3. arrive) ______. She (4. just/ go) ______ out.
c. By the time he (5. return) ______ next year, his daughter (6. already/ leave) ______ school.
d. I (7. never/ read) ______ any novels (8. write) ______ by a Korean author.
e. She (9. walk) ______ all the way home. That's why she (10. be) ______ tired now.
f. I dislike living in London because it (11. rain/ always) ______.
g. The plane had taken off before they (12. arrive) ______ at the airport yesterday.
h. The children seemed (13. be) ___ surprised to hear the news.
i. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?
B: I (14. write) ______ a letter to my friends in Texas.
j. The Titanic (15. cross) ______ the Atlantic when it (16. strike) ______ an iceberg.
k. Ted: It is so hot in here!
Sarah: I (17. turn) ______ the air-conditioning on.
l. By the time he stopped at the first gas station, he (18. drive) ______ for three hours.
m. Wind (19. come) ______ from differences in air pressure.
n. My brother is the only one (20. realize) ______ the danger.
 

Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. It’s __________ that so few people seem willing to help. FORTUNE
2. The oil spill caused a lot of __________ damage. ENVIRONMENT
3. I’d like a glass of ________ and some tea, please. LEMON
4. Safety helmets have __________ many lives. SAFE
5. I love French wines, __________ the red wines. SPECIAL
6. They are working effectively so we are __________. SATISFY
7. In such a small town it was __________ to find so many really good restaurants. SURPRISE
8. The restaurant is now under new ______. MANAGE
9. I’ve checked the numbers __________, and I find that they’re correct. PERSON
10. He's very __________ and he wants to play at the highest level. AMBITION