Question text
An Early Bird or a Night Owl?
For questions 1-15, 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).
Example:
|
0 |
A aware |
B wakeful |
C awake |
D alert |
Owls are nocturnal
creatures. They’re wide 0)_C_ at
night and they sleep during the day. If this 1) Correct
The correct answer is: sounds
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 like bliss to you, then, like about 20 percent of the
population 2) Correct
The correct answer is: who
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 find themselves most active at around 9 pm, you may fall
into the same category 3) Incorrect
The correct answer is: as
Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 our feathered friend. Night owls often have
difficulty waking up in the morning, and like to be up late at night. 4) Correct
The correct answer is: Studies
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 of animal behaviour indicate that being a night owl
may actually be 5) Incorrect
The correct answer is: built
Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 into some people’s genes. This would explain 6) Correct
The correct answer is: why
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 those late-to-bed, late-to-rise people find it so
difficult to change their behaviour.
The trouble for night
owls is that they just 7) Incorrect
The correct answer is: have
Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 to be at places such as work and school far 8) Correct
The correct answer is: too
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 early. This is when the alarm clock becomes the night
owl’s most important survival tool. Experts 9) Correct
The correct answer is: say
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 that one way for a night owl to beat their dependence
10) Correct
The correct answer is: on
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 their alarm clocks is to sleep with the curtains open.
The theory is that if they do so, the morning sunlight will awaken them gently
and naturally.
The 11) Incorrect
The correct answer is: truth
Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 is that, unlike the feathered owl, human owls can’t
claim that a nocturnal existence is their 12) Incorrect
The correct answer is: natural
Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 lifestyle. They are programmed to be at their best
13) Correct
The correct answer is: during
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 the day. 14) Correct
The correct answer is: Even
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 if we try to change our schedules and work at night,
Mother Nature isn’t fooled. Night is still the time when our body 15) Incorrect
The correct answer is: slows
Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 down. Night
owls simply start and finish a little later than average.