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Blood contains several kinds of cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body. White blood cells help fight infection. Platelets help the blood to clot when you are cut. Which cells help fight infection?

1. ANerve cells in the blood
2. BWhite blood cells
3. CPlatelets
4. DRed blood cells

The moon does not make its own light. What we see as moonlight is sunlight that bounces off the moon’s surface. According to the passage, what is moonlight?

1. ALight from fires on the moon
2. BLight made inside the moon
3. CSunlight reflected by the moon
4. DLight from distant stars

The cheetah is the fastest land animal. It can reach speeds of about 100 km/h, but only for short bursts of around 30 seconds. What limits the cheetah’s top speed?

1. AIt can only run on grass.
2. BIt is much heavier than other big cats.
3. CIt can only keep it up for short bursts.
4. DIt runs only at night.

“After the hospital put hand sanitiser by every bed, staff used it far more often, and infection rates on the ward fell.” What can be reasonably concluded?

1. AInfection rates rose after the change.
2. BStaff did not clean their hands before at all.
3. CHand sanitiser is the only way to stop infection.
4. DEasier access may have improved hand hygiene.

“Unlike the noisy city where she grew up, the village was so quiet that Maya could hear the stream from her bedroom.” What contrast does the author draw?

1. ABetween the stream and the river
2. BBetween Maya and her bedroom
3. CBetween early morning and late evening
4. DBetween city noise and village quiet

Vaccines train the immune system to recognise a germ without causing the disease. Later, if the real germ enters the body, the immune system can respond faster. Which statement best summarises the passage?

1. AVaccines cause a mild form of every disease.
2. BVaccines replace the immune system completely.
3. CVaccines prepare the immune system to fight a germ quickly.
4. DVaccines work only after a person is already sick with the disease.

“Kim read the email twice, set her phone down and stared out of the window. Then she picked up the phone again and began to type a long reply, deleting each sentence before she finished it.” What is Kim most likely feeling?

1. ABored by the email
2. BToo tired to read it
3. CUnsure how to respond
4. DDelighted by the news

Clinic hours: “Mon–Thu 8 a.m.–8 p.m.; Fri 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m.–noon; Sun closed. Walk-in patients are seen until one hour before closing.” What is the latest time a walk-in patient can be seen on a Friday?

1. A7 p.m.
2. B5 p.m.
3. C4 p.m.
4. D11 a.m.