YDT Test

In 1558, Queen Mary I of England was persuaded by her husband, King Philip II of Spain, to join him in a renewed war with France, which proved ---- for England as it led to the loss of Calais, England’s last foothold in continental Europe.

• Compatible

• Vulnerable

• Predictable

• Disastrous

• Indicative

Governments around the world, in partnership with civil society, must continue to act ---- against the tobacco epidemic – the leading global cause of preventable death.

• Deficiently

• Decisively

• Suspiciously

• Adversely

• Roughly

The term 'Geography' formally applies to an academic discipline that ---- the study of the Earth’s surface, its inhabitants, and more recently, its environment.

• Attaches

• Occupies

• Considers

• Inhabits

• Encompasses

Serotonin is responsible for maintaining appetite, sleep, and mood balance, but a deficit of it ---- depression.

• Brings About

• Takes Over

• Keeps On

• Turns Down

• Gives Off

The moment the first stars ---- is one of the most evocative milestones in the evolution of the cosmos – it marks the beginning of the age of light, the moment when the Universe ---- recognisable to us.

• were born / would have become

• are being born / might become

• had been born / will become

• are born / should become

• would have been born / could have become

Palaeontologists ---- that small mammals ---- the extinction of dinosaurs by eating their eggs; however, currently they think the rise of mammals was an effect of the demise of dinosaurs.

• may think / could have caused

• must think / would have caused

• used to think / might have caused

• had to think / should have caused

• would think / must have caused

Children learn the language ---- to them and reinforce the unique features that are characteristic of the dialect ----.

• speaking / being used

• to be spoken / to use

• spoken / used

• being spoken / using

• to speak / to be used

Much research suggests that ---- its core, Alzheimer’s disease may be a metabolic disorder, an irregularity in fuel use ---- the brain, a process that loses efficiency with age.

• in / from

• to / with

• on / for

• at / by

• under / against

Food is portrayed in a judgemental way ---- the media, and some popular diets use expensive ingredients that are not kind ---- the environment.

• over / for

• as / across

• from / at

• in / to

• with / on

Researchers believe positive musical tones activate the brain by encouraging the release of dopamine, helping spark new ideas more than quiet, ---- experts suggest we are better at problem-solving if we work in silence.

• likewise

• so

• but

• since

• for example