Jesus - Mary Catholic High School
English Department
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Time : 2hour ENGLISH COMMON TEST N°1 MARK :
FIRST TERM
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Read the text carefully
Eating late at night might be making us sick
Many of us know that eating late is bad. A new study says that eating late at night could
make us sick. Researchers say that eating a few hours before bed means there is a higher risk of
obesity. The researchers are from Brigham and Women's Hospital, which is a teaching university
linked to Harvard Medical School in the USA. The research team looked into why eating late
5 increased the risk of gaining weight. It found that eating late increases hunger by as much as two
times, so we eat more. When we eat earlier, we are less hungry, so we eat less food. Later eaters
also eat unhealthier food, especially fast food. Finally, late eaters move around less before sleeping.
This means they do not burn off calories.
10 The study was a small scale one. The researchers looked at the eating habits of five women and 11
men between the ages of 25 and 59. All of the participants had a high body mass index (BMI). They
were all in the overweight or obesity BMI range. All of the people were in good health. They ate
breakfast regularly and exercised a little. For two weeks before each test, the participants did not
drink coffee or alcohol. They also did not smoke or take any medicine or drugs. They all had to
15 keep a sleep diary so researchers knew their sleeping and waking times. Researcher Professor Kelly
C. Allison said: "I think what the study is telling us is that it probably really is beneficial to stop
eating late into the night."
Sean Banville,[Link] ,13th October 2022
A- READING COMPREHENSION
1. TRUE / FALSE : Read the headline. Guess if the sentences below are true (T) or false
(F). circle the correct answer (4pts)
1. The article says we all know that eating late at night is bad for us. T/F
2. Eating before bedtime could increase the risk of obesity. T/F
3. We are three times hungrier late at night. T/F
4. People who eat late at night move around less. T/F
5. Researchers did tests on 60 people aged between 25 and 59. T/F
6. All of the people in the research were average weight or slim. T/F
7. Some of the participants smoked and drank alcohol. T/F
8. A professor advised people to think about not eating late at night. T/F
3. ANSWER TO THESE QUESTIONS. (5pts)
1. Who knows that eating late at night is bad for us?
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2. What school is Brigham and Women's Hospital linked to?
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3. How much hungrier are people late at night?
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10 4. What kind of food do people eat late at night?
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5. What is it difficult to burn off late at night?
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6. How big was the study?
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7. How old were the participants?
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8. How often did the participants eat breakfast?
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20 9. What kind of diary did the participants have to keep?
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10. What did a professor say it was beneficial to do?
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B- LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE
25 Exercise 1: Rewrite the sentences in Passive voice. (5pts)
1. The dog did not bite the cat. ………………………………………………………………….......
2. The mechanic repairs cars. ………………………………………………………………….......
3. They understand Spanish. ………………………………………………………………….......
4. Frank takes photos. ………………………………………………………………….......
30 5. My friend bought a new car. …………………………………………………………………......
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct modals (5pts)
1. I ________________ arrange the flowers for the bouquet. (may/can)
2. _________________ I borrow this pen from you? (may/might)
3. The teacher _______________ ask you to bring the homework. (might/can)
35 4. According to the weather forecast, it _______________ snow heavily tomorrow. (may/shall)
5. Raj hasn’t studied well. He _________________ fail his exam. (might/shall)
Good luck !
