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Test 3
Answer questions 7-12 in English according to the article.

.רמאמה יפל 7-12 תולאש לע הנע
PART ONE: ACCESS TO INFORMATION FROM WRITTEN TEXTS (25 points)
(תודוקנ 25) ארקנה תנבה :ןושאר קרפ 7. What do we know about Dan Springer from paragraph I?
i) He owned a hotel in Texas.
Read the article below and then answer questions 1-5. ii) He sold soap to hotels.

.1-5 תולאש לע הנעו רמאמה תא ארק iii) He often stayed in hotels.
iv) He was a hotel manager.
THE NOISE AROUND US (4 points)
by Linda Neal
8. What did Dan learn from his research? (paragraph II)
I Nowadays, we experience noise almost everywhere: in our homes, at work and in public i) What hotels do with used bars of soap.
places. During the day, we often suffer from the noise of traffic, airplanes and construction ii) Why developing countries need more hotels.

work. At night, we continue to be disturbed by traffic, car alarms and barking dogs. It seems
that noise pollution is all around us and we can’t avoid it. iii) How the United Nations helps people.
iv) Which developing countries buy used soap.
5 II Many studies on children and adults have found that noise pollution is not only unpleasant (4 points)
but also causes stress. Stress can damage people’s health and cause emotional and behavior
problems. At night, noise is especially stressful as it can affect the quality of sleep. When 9. Dr. Warren says that (–). (paragraph III)
people’s sleep is disturbed night after night, they often become angry and aggressive. i) people in developing countries have enough soap

ii) people spread disease through their hands
III Noise pollution is also harmful to people’s hearing. Adults may suffer from hearing
10 problems because of loud noise at work. Young people, on the other hand, may damage their iii) Americans have trouble keeping clean
hearing by listening to music at a high volume for long periods of time. Hearing problems can iv) people should throw away used soap
change young people’s behavior and affect their schoolwork. (4 points)

IV Noise has a negative effect on schoolwork even when it doesn’t cause hearing problems. 10. Why is Las Vegas a good place for the company’s factory? (paragraph IV)
Many studies have found that a noisy environment in schools can harm students’ abilities ANSWER: ................................................................................................................................. .

15 to read, to solve problems, and to develop social relationships. One study, for example, was (4 points)
done in a school located near a train station in New York. The researchers found that students
in classrooms that were opposite the train station had more reading difficulties compared to 11. PUT A ✓ BY THE TWO CORRECT ANSWERS.
the students on the quiet side of the school. None of the students in either group had hearing In paragraph IV+V we learn (–).
problems. Their reading problems were the result of difficulty in concentrating and ........ i) how many people use recycled soap
20 understanding what the teacher was saying. The study also found that students in noisy ........ ii) what happened to Dan's basement project
classrooms misbehaved more and were less helpful to other students. ........ iii) how long it takes to make new bars of soap

V People who are fighting noise pollution say that it reminds them of the fight against ........ iv) which developing countries receive soap
smoking. For a long time, people weren’t aware of the dangers of smoking in public places, ........ v) how much soap has already been collected

just as now people don’t understand the dangers of noise pollution. Hopefully, the fight against ........ vi) how the new bars of soap are made
noise pollution will succeed in the near future; otherwise more people will be harmed. (2x2=4 points)

12. In lines 20-21 Dan says, "We're hoping to make a difference." What difference is Dan trying
to make? (paragraph VI)

ANSWER: ................................................................................................................................. .
(5 points)

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