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Loud noise can damage hearing over time. People who work with loud machines should wear ear protection, such as earplugs or earmuffs. What should people who work with loud machines wear?

1. AEar protection
2. BSteel-toed boots
3. CSafety glasses
4. DThick gloves

A glossary is a list of important words and their meanings, usually found at the back of a book. A student reading a biology textbook does not know the word “osmosis”. Where could she find its meaning quickly?

1. AOn the title page
2. BOn the copyright page
3. CIn the glossary
4. DIn the table of contents

A good night’s sleep helps the brain store what we learned during the day. Teenagers need about 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night, but many get less. How much sleep do teenagers need, according to the passage?

1. AAbout 8 to 10 hours a night
2. BAbout 5 to 6 hours a night
3. CAbout 2 to 3 hours a night
4. DAbout 12 to 14 hours a night

“Most deserts are hot, but not all. Antarctica is considered a desert because it receives very little precipitation, even though it is covered in ice.” What makes a place a desert, according to the passage?

1. AA covering of sand
2. BVery high temperatures
3. CA complete lack of animals
4. DVery little precipitation

Frogs begin life as eggs laid in water. The eggs hatch into tadpoles, which have tails and breathe with gills. Over several weeks, tadpoles grow legs, lose their tails and develop lungs. How is the passage mainly organised?

1. AIn time order, describing stages of growth
2. BAs an argument for and against
3. CAs a comparison of two different animals
4. DAs a problem followed by a solution

“The temperature dropped below freezing overnight. In the morning, the puddles on the path were hard and slippery.” Why were the puddles hard?

1. ARain had fallen on them all night.
2. BThe water in them had frozen into ice.
3. CThe sun had dried them out.
4. DSomeone had covered them with sand.

A bus timetable shows buses leaving the hospital at 7:15, 7:45, 8:15 and 8:45 a.m. The trip to the train station takes 25 minutes. A nurse must catch a 9:00 a.m. train. Which is the latest bus that gets the nurse to the station in time?

1. AThe 7:45 bus
2. BThe 7:15 bus
3. CThe 8:15 bus
4. DThe 8:45 bus

The passage states: “Exercise strengthens the heart. A stronger heart pumps more blood with each beat, so the resting heart rate often falls in people who train regularly.” Which conclusion follows from the passage?

1. AA low resting heart rate is always a sign of heart disease.
2. BExercise always raises the resting heart rate.
3. CThe heart gets weaker with regular training.
4. DA well-trained person may have a lower resting heart rate.