For questions 1-8, 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) (CAE 1 Final exam)
Why do we lave horror films?
Why will some people pay good
money to be scared out of their (0)_C)_WITS_? As someone who has seen just one
horror film in their life, this never ceases to (1)_________ me. You can keep
your horror; to be (2)_________, I would rather have surgery without
anaesthetic. But according to psychologists, the fear we (3)_________ is safe:
we know that when the film ends, we’ll be unharmed.
Horror films make our hearts
(4)_________, and that's part of what (5)_________ to us: if our lives are
uneventful, we seek excitement - in fact , it's good for our nervous system.
A study carried out in 1995
showed that the higher people (6)_________ on a scale that measures
sensation-seeking, the more likely they are to be fans of horror films. People
in their teens and twenties tend to seek out (7)_________. experiences , and
this makes them the biggest audience for horror films. That usually
(8)_________ with age: maybe we start to realise that real life is scary
enough.
0.- A) thoughts B)
ideas C) wits D)
emotions
1.- A) daze B)
baffle C) elude D)
defy
2.- A) direct B)
clear C) distinct D) honest
3.- A) crave B)
wish C) yearn D) long
4.- A) shake B)
batter C) pound D) knock
5.- A) attracts B)
engages C) entices D) appeals
6.- A) score B)
mark C) grade D) point
7.- A) severe B)
burning C) intense D) fierce
8.- A) fades B)
dissolves C) disintegrates D)
pales
O’Dell, Felicity (2015) Advanced
Trainer. 2nd edition. Reading and Use of English Part 1 Test 5.
Cambridge University Press: Dubai. Page 152.
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario