Vol 9 Test 6: Health in the wild, Speaking of Nothing, Soviet Union's working week

1, Dr Engel has spent ten years gathering evidence for the notion that animals treat their own illnesses.

TRUE

2, Animal behaviourists have always believed that animals know how to heal themselves.

FALSE

3, Dr Karesh enlisted the help of a medical team during his research.

NOT GIVEN

4, Wild animals taken into captivity tend to experience a decline in health.

TRUE

5, Michael Huffman & Mohamedi Seifu (1987): Chimps with worms eat ______ of Vernonia plant.

pith

6, Michael Huffman & Mohamedi Seifu (1987): Plant contains toxins known as ______ that kill parasites.

terpenes

7, James Gilardi (1999): Clay leads to reduction in level of ______ in blood.

alkaloid

8, Richard Wrangham: Undigested leaves wrongly believed to contain a ______.

drug

9, Richard Wrangham: Chimps indicate leaves have an ______ taste.

unpleasant

10, The consumption of soil for medicinal reasons is called ______.

geophagy

11, Initially, people believed that animals ate dirt to get ______ and other minerals. They then realised that the soil eaten in some areas did not contain a lot of minerals, and that in other areas plants were a better mineral source.

salt

12, Many people believe that the clay in soil can ______ poisons.

detoxify

13, Indeed, clay-based ______ are sold in African markets to treat a range of illnesses.

tablets

Passage 2: Speaking of Nothing

List of Headings

i. How sounds and physical contact strengthen social connections

ii. A cross-cultural study of superficial interaction

iii. An experiment that led to surprising results

iv. A study that categorised types of spoken exchanges

v. The personality types that find small talk more difficult

vi. The effect of social media on conversation skills

vii. Some occupations involve little or no interesting conversation

viii. A campaign to improve interaction in the workplace

ix. A range of common situations that were enhanced by small talk

vii, iv, i, iii, ix, v

20. Interacting socially is preferable to hurrying through a transaction.

List of Researchers

A. Matthias R. Mehl and Simine Vazire

B. Ipek Kulahci

C. Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder

D. Gillian Sandstrom and Elizabeth Dunn

E. Todd Kashdan

D

21. People whose conversations are mainly of a personal and meaningful nature are more satisfied with their lives.

List of Researchers

A. Matthias R. Mehl and Simine Vazire

B. Ipek Kulahci

C. Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder

D. Gillian Sandstrom and Elizabeth Dunn

E. Todd Kashdan

A

22. There is more than one species whose members communicate for social reasons.

List of Researchers

A. Matthias R. Mehl and Simine Vazire

B. Ipek Kulahci

C. Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder

D. Gillian Sandstrom and Elizabeth Dunn

E. Todd Kashdan

B

23. Some people find it easier than others to change the subject of a conversation.

List of Researchers

A. Matthias R. Mehl and Simine Vazire

B. Ipek Kulahci

C. Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder

D. Gillian Sandstrom and Elizabeth Dunn

E. Todd Kashdan

E

In a study that took place on a train, volunteers approached people who were regular ______.

commuters

In an experiment in an art gallery, people related more to the ______ when they were drawn into a conversation.

paintings

Introverted people found it helpful to be given ______ which they could use to start a conversation.

topics

Passage 3: Changes to the Soviet Union's working week

List of Headings

i. A decision for factories to operate seven days a week

ii. The end of two short-lived schemes

iii. An attempt to create better working conditions?

iv. Not consistently introduced everywhere

ix. Optimism about transforming the country

v. Success in replacing foreign goods

vi. How the continuous working week was organised

vii. Inspiration from abroad

viii. A proposal by factory workers

x. The failure of factories to achieve expected improvements

xi. Pros and cons of the continuous working week

ix, vii, iii, i, vi, xi, iv, x, ii

35 Which aspect of American business was admired?

the high level of employment

the variety of products available

the methods of increasing productivity

the quality of the goods that were produced