2.2 - Progress Test 2 - READING

Keeping Your Skin Beautiful

A lot of beauty products can improve your appearance. Some of the more expensive ones even claim to help you look younger. But there is a simple and inexpensive way to improve your appearance: It's protecting yourself from the sun.

The sun produces two kinds of harmful radiation. UVB radiation causes sunburns and is more dangerous in the summer. UVA radiation doesn't change much during the day or with the seasons. UVA radiation can go through clouds and glass. UVB and UVA radiation both cause wrinkles and skin cancer. Radiation affects dark and light skin, so everyone should use sunscreen every day. The lighter your skin, the more important it is to use sunscreen. Follow these tips to protect your skin and stay younger looking:

• Always wear sunscreen with protection from UVB and UVA, even in the winter and on cloudy days.

• Cover your skin. Wear a hat, sunglasses, and long-sleeved shirts

• Avoid the sun when possible, especially during the hottest time of the day.

• Re-apply sunscreen when exercising or playing sports in the sun. Stay away from surfaces that reflect sunlight Snow, ice, and sand all increase the effects of UVA and UVB rays.

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QUESTION: What is a simple and inexpensive way to improve your appearance?

• always avoid the sun.

• protect your skin from the sun.

• increase the effects of UVA and UVB rays.

Keeping Your Skin Beautiful

A lot of beauty products can improve your appearance. Some of the more expensive ones even claim to help you look younger. But there is a simple and inexpensive way to improve your appearance: It's protecting yourself from the sun.

The sun produces two kinds of harmful radiation. UVB radiation causes sunburns and is more dangerous in the summer. UVA radiation doesn't change much during the day or with the seasons. UVA radiation can go through clouds and glass. UVB and UVA radiation both cause wrinkles and skin cancer. Radiation affects dark and light skin, so everyone should use sunscreen every day. The lighter your skin, the more important it is to use sunscreen. Follow these tips to protect your skin and stay younger looking:

• Always wear sunscreen with protection from UVB and UVA, even in the winter and on cloudy days.

• Cover your skin. Wear a hat, sunglasses, and long-sleeved shirts

• Avoid the sun when possible, especially during the hottest time of the day.

• Re-apply sunscreen when exercising or playing sports in the sun. Stay away from surfaces that reflect sunlight Snow, ice, and sand all increase the effects of UVA and UVB rays.

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QUESTION: How many kinds of harmful radiation does the sun produce?

• 1

• 2

• 3

Keeping Your Skin Beautiful

A lot of beauty products can improve your appearance. Some of the more expensive ones even claim to help you look younger. But there is a simple and inexpensive way to improve your appearance: It's protecting yourself from the sun.

The sun produces two kinds of harmful radiation. UVB radiation causes sunburns and is more dangerous in the summer. UVA radiation doesn't change much during the day or with the seasons. UVA radiation can go through clouds and glass. UVB and UVA radiation both cause wrinkles and skin cancer. Radiation affects dark and light skin, so everyone should use sunscreen every day. The lighter your skin, the more important it is to use sunscreen. Follow these tips to protect your skin and stay younger looking:

• Always wear sunscreen with protection from UVB and UVA, even in the winter and on cloudy days.

• Cover your skin. Wear a hat, sunglasses, and long-sleeved shirts

• Avoid the sun when possible, especially during the hottest time of the day.

• Re-apply sunscreen when exercising or playing sports in the sun. Stay away from surfaces that reflect sunlight Snow, ice, and sand all increase the effects of UVA and UVB rays.

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QUESTION: What is NOT correct about the UVA radiation?

• doesn't change much during the day.

• can go through clouds and glass.

• causes sunburns.

Keeping Your Skin Beautiful

A lot of beauty products can improve your appearance. Some of the more expensive ones even claim to help you look younger. But there is a simple and inexpensive way to improve your appearance: It's protecting yourself from the sun.

The sun produces two kinds of harmful radiation. UVB radiation causes sunburns and is more dangerous in the summer. UVA radiation doesn't change much during the day or with the seasons. UVA radiation can go through clouds and glass. UVB and UVA radiation both cause wrinkles and skin cancer. Radiation affects dark and light skin, so everyone should use sunscreen every day. The lighter your skin, the more important it is to use sunscreen. Follow these tips to protect your skin and stay younger looking:

• Always wear sunscreen with protection from UVB and UVA, even in the winter and on cloudy days.

• Cover your skin. Wear a hat, sunglasses, and long-sleeved shirts

• Avoid the sun when possible, especially during the hottest time of the day.

• Re-apply sunscreen when exercising or playing sports in the sun. Stay away from surfaces that reflect sunlight Snow, ice, and sand all increase the effects of UVA and UVB rays.

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QUESTION: What do UVB and UVA radiation both cause?

• Skin cancer

• Sunburns

• Protection

Keeping Your Skin Beautiful

A lot of beauty products can improve your appearance. Some of the more expensive ones even claim to help you look younger. But there is a simple and inexpensive way to improve your appearance: It's protecting yourself from the sun.

The sun produces two kinds of harmful radiation. UVB radiation causes sunburns and is more dangerous in the summer. UVA radiation doesn't change much during the day or with the seasons. UVA radiation can go through clouds and glass. UVB and UVA radiation both cause wrinkles and skin cancer. Radiation affects dark and light skin, so everyone should use sunscreen every day. The lighter your skin, the more important it is to use sunscreen. Follow these tips to protect your skin and stay younger looking:

• Always wear sunscreen with protection from UVB and UVA, even in the winter and on cloudy days.

• Cover your skin. Wear a hat, sunglasses, and long-sleeved shirts

• Avoid the sun when possible, especially during the hottest time of the day.

• Re-apply sunscreen when exercising or playing sports in the sun. Stay away from surfaces that reflect sunlight Snow, ice, and sand all increase the effects of UVA and UVB rays.

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QUESTION: Which tip should we follow to protect our skin?

• wear sunscreen only on summer days.

• avoid the sun during the hottest time of the day.

• exercising or playing sports in the sun

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In the United States of America, people who live in Alaska may obtain a learner’s permit (legal permission to drive while being supervised) at the age of fourteen. This is quite different from the driving laws of Niger, where a person must be at least twenty-three years old to drive. If you are curious to know the minimum driving age in most countries, the answer is eighteen.

It may also surprise you to learn that not every country allows its citizens to drive, although most of them do. For example, women are not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia no matter how old they are. Instead, they must have a male family member or hired male driver to travel by car.

Driving on the right or left side of the road also varies. For instance, in Great Britain, Cyprus, Australia, India, and Malaysia people drive on the left. However, in the U.S., Mexico, France, and Canada people are required to drive on the right. As a matter of fact, one country can have different driving rules for different areas. For example, people in Hong Kong drive on the left, while drivers in other parts of China use the right side of the road.

Other driving laws that are different between countries include those related to using mobile phones. In Japan, using any kind of mobile phone device is illegal, even if you do not need to hold the phone with your hands. However, in Argentina and Australia, drivers are allowed to talk on their mobile phones as long as they do not use their hands. 

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QUESTION: When do people start to drive at the age of 14?

• Alaska

• Australia

• China

Read the paragraph

In the United States of America, people who live in Alaska may obtain a learner’s permit (legal permission to drive while being supervised) at the age of fourteen. This is quite different from the driving laws of Niger, where a person must be at least twenty-three years old to drive. If you are curious to know the minimum driving age in most countries, the answer is eighteen.

It may also surprise you to learn that not every country allows its citizens to drive, although most of them do. For example, women are not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia no matter how old they are. Instead, they must have a male family member or hired male driver to travel by car.

Driving on the right or left side of the road also varies. For instance, in Great Britain, Cyprus, Australia, India, and Malaysia people drive on the left. However, in the U.S., Mexico, France, and Canada people are required to drive on the right. As a matter of fact, one country can have different driving rules for different areas. For example, people in Hong Kong drive on the left, while drivers in other parts of China use the right side of the road.

Other driving laws that are different between countries include those related to using mobile phones. In Japan, using any kind of mobile phone device is illegal, even if you do not need to hold the phone with your hands. However, in Argentina and Australia, drivers are allowed to talk on their mobile phones as long as they do not use their hands. 

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QUESTION: What do women in Saudi Arabia need to do when they travel by car?

• Drive on the left

• Hire a female driver

• Have a male family member

Read the paragraph

In the United States of America, people who live in Alaska may obtain a learner’s permit (legal permission to drive while being supervised) at the age of fourteen. This is quite different from the driving laws of Niger, where a person must be at least twenty-three years old to drive. If you are curious to know the minimum driving age in most countries, the answer is eighteen.

It may also surprise you to learn that not every country allows its citizens to drive, although most of them do. For example, women are not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia no matter how old they are. Instead, they must have a male family member or hired male driver to travel by car.

Driving on the right or left side of the road also varies. For instance, in Great Britain, Cyprus, Australia, India, and Malaysia people drive on the left. However, in the U.S., Mexico, France, and Canada people are required to drive on the right. As a matter of fact, one country can have different driving rules for different areas. For example, people in Hong Kong drive on the left, while drivers in other parts of China use the right side of the road.

Other driving laws that are different between countries include those related to using mobile phones. In Japan, using any kind of mobile phone device is illegal, even if you do not need to hold the phone with your hands. However, in Argentina and Australia, drivers are allowed to talk on their mobile phones as long as they do not use their hands. 

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QUESTION: In which country do people drive on the left?

• India

• France

• Mexico

Read the paragraph

In the United States of America, people who live in Alaska may obtain a learner’s permit (legal permission to drive while being supervised) at the age of fourteen. This is quite different from the driving laws of Niger, where a person must be at least twenty-three years old to drive. If you are curious to know the minimum driving age in most countries, the answer is eighteen.

It may also surprise you to learn that not every country allows its citizens to drive, although most of them do. For example, women are not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia no matter how old they are. Instead, they must have a male family member or hired male driver to travel by car.

Driving on the right or left side of the road also varies. For instance, in Great Britain, Cyprus, Australia, India, and Malaysia people drive on the left. However, in the U.S., Mexico, France, and Canada people are required to drive on the right. As a matter of fact, one country can have different driving rules for different areas. For example, people in Hong Kong drive on the left, while drivers in other parts of China use the right side of the road.

Other driving laws that are different between countries include those related to using mobile phones. In Japan, using any kind of mobile phone device is illegal, even if you do not need to hold the phone with your hands. However, in Argentina and Australia, drivers are allowed to talk on their mobile phones as long as they do not use their hands. 

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QUESTION: In which country is using mobile phones illegal?

• Australia

• Japan

• Great Britain

Read the paragraph

In the United States of America, people who live in Alaska may obtain a learner’s permit (legal permission to drive while being supervised) at the age of fourteen. This is quite different from the driving laws of Niger, where a person must be at least twenty-three years old to drive. If you are curious to know the minimum driving age in most countries, the answer is eighteen.

It may also surprise you to learn that not every country allows its citizens to drive, although most of them do. For example, women are not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia no matter how old they are. Instead, they must have a male family member or hired male driver to travel by car.

Driving on the right or left side of the road also varies. For instance, in Great Britain, Cyprus, Australia, India, and Malaysia people drive on the left. However, in the U.S., Mexico, France, and Canada people are required to drive on the right. As a matter of fact, one country can have different driving rules for different areas. For example, people in Hong Kong drive on the left, while drivers in other parts of China use the right side of the road.

Other driving laws that are different between countries include those related to using mobile phones. In Japan, using any kind of mobile phone device is illegal, even if you do not need to hold the phone with your hands. However, in Argentina and Australia, drivers are allowed to talk on their mobile phones as long as they do not use their hands. 

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QUESTION: In which case can driver use mobile phone in Argentina?

• Using one hand

• Not using hands

• Looking at the road