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WorksheetsG12 Unit 8 Retest (Set B)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
If you describe something as changing by leaps and bounds, you mean that it changes ____.
quickly but negatively
rapidly and significantly
slowly or gradually
To consult somebody means to ask him or her for an opinion or ____.
advice
gifts
news
To clarify something means to make it clearer or easier to ____.
compromise
reorganize
understand
If somebody is reluctant about something, he or she is ____.
unable to make it
unlucky to have it
unwilling to do it
If a person has a tendency to do something, he or she is very ____.
happy when doing it
likely to do it
worried about doing it
If somebody performs a diagnosis, he or she assesses the ____.
current condition of something
cost or value of something
best way of doing something
A gadget is a tool or machine, usually small, that ____.
can be bought cheaply
is not especially popular
serves a useful function
The ___ of women to men in the medical school is two to one.
posture
productivity
restriction
ratio
I avoid working in an office because I don't want a ___ lifestyle.
contradictory
reluctant
nutritional
sedentary
If your blood pressure is still too high, you should ___ a doctor.
clarify
consult
gain insight
outnumber
Our meeting was helpful and ___ my understanding of the problem.
clarified
consulted
gained insight
outnumbered
Something that is ___ is complete and has not been damaged.
repetitive
confidential
intact
beyond
Phishing is when someone contacts you through a pop-up message or email message requesting that you provide ___ information to update your account.
repetitive
confidential
intact
beyond
The testimony of the witnesses ___ the lawyer's arguments.
undermined
kept track of
reconstructed
notified
Why is Calabria a good place to study longevity?
It has a number of healthy citizens.
It has stunning views of snow-covered mountains.
It has demographic records dating back to 1866.
It has a reputation for precious stones.
Why did the researchers compare centenarians with their siblings?
They share the same lifestyle.
They live in the same village.
Their parents lived to at least 90.
They may have similar genes.
What are three factors that can affect the longevity mentioned in paragraph R?
Food, experiment, and luck
Genes, time, and environment
Diet, good genes, and bad genes
Genes, environment, and chance
In paragraph G, what can be inferred by the statement: Several recent studies have undermined the link between longevity and caloric restriction.
It is easy to prove that a restricted diet leads to a longer life.
It is questionable that a restricted diet leads to a longer life.
It is complicated to explain how a restricted diet leads to a longer life.
What does teasing out mean in the following statement from paragraph M?
'But by teasing out details from family trees, the Calabrian researchers discovered an intriguing paradox.'
obtaining some information with effort
asking family members for information
using a special instrument to extract information
One-fourth of the inhabitants of Molochio are centenarians.
TRUE
FALSE
