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Exam practice




        Reading and Use of English Part 1
        For questions 1 -8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is
        an example at the beginning (0).

                                    Seasonal affective disorder

        Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that follows the seasons with most SAD sufferers
        (0)   C    symptoms during winter months. Symptoms include disturbed sleep and difficulty staying awake
                                         condition which causes (2)
        during the day. For many, SAD is a (1) 	                 discomfort, but no severe
        suffering. This form of SAD is referred to as 'winter blues'. For others, however, it is a serious illness which
        might (3)
                    them living a normal life.
                                 of daylight hours and lack of sunlight in winter. It is mainly found
        SAD is a response to the (4)
                people living in high latitudes. However, it is rare within 30 degrees of the Equator, where

        daylight hours are long and constant. The relationship between reduced daylight and SAD is not (6)
        understood. It is thought that it affects the brains production of serotonin and melatonin, but precisely why
        depression is triggered by a fall (7)
                                      the production of these hormones is unknown. The most common
        treatment (8)   SAD is light therapy in which sufferers are exposed to a very bright light for up to four
        hours per day.


                                                          finding
        0   A  confronting   B  addressing   CC experiencing)   D
                                                          slight
        1  A  mild        B  weak        C  gentle      D
        2   A  the        B  some        C a            D  no
                                                          prohibit
        3   A  limit      B  prevent     C obstruct     D
                                            failure
                                                        D
                                                          shortening
         4   A  weakness   B  shortage   C
         5   A  by        B  on          C among        D between
         6   A  visibly   B  highly      C clearly      D  extremely
         7   A  from      B to           Cmn            D  of
         8   A  with      B  for         C of           D  by

















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