Which of the following are mentioned as health problems caused by noise?
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Solution
Correct Answer : 2,4,5
1 is incorrect because this is not described as a health problem.
3 is incorrect because noise may interfere with spoken communication, not with speech as such.
2 is correct because the speaker says: Traffic noise is one of the health hazards, as it can lead to other problems, like noise-induced hearing impaimtent.
4 is correct because the speaker says: .. . while this doesn't drive you mad in the medical sense, it is intensely annoying and can lead to mental health problems.
5 is correct because the speaker says: There is increasing evidence that noise ... can give rise to serious health and social problems. Some of which, such as its effects on people's behavior and anger levels, ....
According to the text, which of the following countries has a Poet Laureate?
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Solution
Correct Answer : 2,3,4
1 is incorrect because although Saint Lucia is mentioned, which is in the Caribbean, no mention is made of a Poet Laureate of the Caribbean.
5 is incorrect because the speaker says: But I think Germany might have - no, it wasn't Germany. Somewhere else, but I don't remember.
2 is correct because the speaker says ... and Ireland and Scotland.
3 is correct because the speaker says: He was the Poet Laureate of Saint Lucia.
4 is correct because the speaker says: But he was or is the American Poet Laureate, isn't he?
Which of the following are mentioned as being difficult to re-adapt to when returning to your native country after a long absence?
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Solution
Correct Answer : 4,5
1 is incorrect because travel is only mentioned in the example of recovering from jet-lag.
2 is incorrect because countryside is only mentioned in the context of urban change.
3 is incorrect because time zones are only mentioned in the example of recovering from jet-lag.
6 is incorrect because although changes in government are mentioned, they are not mentioned as a difficulty.
4 is correct because the speaker says: It is in the smaller, everyday things that you might experience what is known as culture shock, although it's not really a shock, but puzzling all the same. For example, the precise way to behave at a supermarket checkout may have changed.
5 is correct because the speaker says: And in ordinary conversation, the frames of reference have changed, and quite often you find that you don't really know what people are talking about, even though they are speaking your native tongue.