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Choose the correct word. Mary doesn’t keep cats because she’s ________________ to them.

Match the words.

Choose the correct word. Last Friday Paul got into a road accident and got a ________________________.

Choose the correct word. Dairy products contain _______________ which is good for our bones.

Choose the right modal verb. If you have a headache, you ________________ take a painkiller.

Choose the right modal verb. You __________________ cross the road at the zebra crossing.

Choose the right modal verb. Helen is a talented girl. She ____________ play cricket really well.

Choose the right modal verb. I __________________ get up early every day because my classes start at 7.30 a.m.

Read the text and fill in the gaps with the right phrases. There is ONE EXTRA phrase you don’t need to use. Diseases For thousands of years, there were no epidemic diseases. However, , infections could spread more easily. When traders and armies travelled from city to city, they brought bacteria and viruses with them and spread infections to new populations. : in the nineteenth century, 50 % of children died before the age of five. : bacteria or viruses are passed on by coughing, sneezing or by touching food with infected hands. People began to understand this as early as the 1300s. Between 1346 and 1350, more than one third of the population of Europe was killed by the bubonic plague (Black Death). During the plague in Milan, the clothes of plague victims were burned. When Europeans arrived in America in 1492, they brought their infectious diseases with them. The natives of the Americas were not immune to these diseases). Eight million people died on the island of Hispaniola, where Columbus first landed; the native population of Mexico decreased by 95%. In the nineteenth century, Ignaz Semmelweiss observed that infection was spread by doctors’ dirty hands and . Another way of avoiding disease was quarantine – Vaccines were first used in the eighteenth century. In 1796, Edward Jenner vaccinated people against smallpox. Nowadays, in many countries, , such as measles or tuberculosis.

Read the text and mark the statements True, False or Not stated. Do you believe in myths? - If you eat fish, you’ll be cleverer. But some say it’s impossible. Who is right? Fish contains a fat called omega-3 and this is good for your brain. Eating fish is unlikely to improve your intelligence but it’s good to eat fish at least twice a week. - Can you catch a cold if you go out in cold weather with wet hair? No, that’s incorrect. Getting very cold and wet can affect your immune system but cold weather doesn’t directly cause colds; they are caused by viruses. These are easily spread in unhealthy places such as centrally-heated offices, homes and crowded classrooms! - Does eating carrots improve your eyesight? Well, have you ever seen a rabbit with glasses? But seriously, no. Carrots are good for healthy eyes because they are high in vitamin A. However, eating lots of carrots won’t improve your eyesight. - Does listening to music on MP3 players damage our ears? Yes, it can. Just fifteen minutes of loud noise can cause hearing problems. If you are wearing headphones and people around you can hear the music, then the volume is too high. It’s also unfair to other people! - Is it bad for your eyes to look at a computer or TV screen for a long time? Actually, no it isn’t. Good news for all you, tele-addicts! But don’t sit in an uncomfortable position or close to the screen – this can cause headaches. And don’t watch TV for more than ten hours a week. You’ll be unfit and more likely to get impatient easily or be tired at school. - Our spots are caused by eating too much chocolate. Is it true? Many young people are embarrassed to talk about this but it’s quite normal to get spots. Stop eating chocolate for a while and see if it makes a difference. It’s important to eat fruit and vegetables every day. They give you vitamin C and that’s good for your skin.