I. (15 puncte) Read the text below and decide which variant
A, B, C or D best fits each space. Circle the respective letter:
The expression on your face can actually dramatically
that
(1) your feelings and perceptions, and it has been proved
(2) smiling or frowning can create corresponding emotional responses. The idea was first (3) by a French
physiologist, Israel Waynbaum, in 1906. He believed that different facial (4) affected the flow of blood to the
brain, and that this could create positive or negative feelings. A happy smile or irrepressible (5) increased the
blood flow and contributed to joyful feelings. But sad, angry expressions decreased the flow of oxygen-carrying blood,
and created a vicious (6) of gloom and depression by effectively. (7) the brain of essential fuel.
Psychologist Robert Zajonc rediscovered this early (8), and (9) that the temperature of the brain could affect
the production and synthesis of neurotransmitters - which definitely influence our moods and energy levels. He argues
that an impaired blood flow could not (10) deprive the brain of oxygen, but create further chemical imbalance
(11) inhibiting these vital hormonal messages. He goes on to propose that our brains remember that smiling is
associated with being happy, and that by deliberately smiling through your tears you can (12) your brain to release
uplifting neurotransmitters replacing a depressed condition (13) a happier one. People suffering from
psychosomatic illness, depression and anxiety states, could (14) from simply exercising their zygomatic (15)
- which pull the corners of the mouth up and back to form a smile - several times an hour.
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A effect
A desperately
A put off
A aspects
A laughter
A cycle
A cutting
A result
A advises
A even
A by
A make
A through
A recover
A muscles
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B alter
B determinedly
B put away
B looks
B sadness
B spiral
B starving
B subject
B ants
B only
B without
B persuade
B to
B improve
B nerves
C arrange
C deliberately
C put by
C expressions
C humour
C circle
C removing
C research
C demands
C ever
C when
C allow
C after
C benefit
C veins
D reduce
D decidedly
D put forward
D appearances
D depression
D vortex
D eliminating
D experiment
D suggests
D always
D from
D decide
D with
D progress
D bones
II. (10 puncte) Fill the gaps in the text below with ONE suitable word:
(1) things to keep in mind when
There are a
adventure, there is also danger. The
don't need to buy a special thing; you could
cream for
pack the sunscreen either. In hot places, it isn't only sunburn you have to worry
energy during the day, you can
(9) from heat exhaustion because your body runs
(2) the perfect holiday. First of
(3), wherever there is
(4) important item that you must take with you is a first aid
(5). You
(6) make your own. You need to include some painkillers, some
(7) bites and plasters for injuries, as well as throat tablets and pills for an upset tummy. Don't forget to
(8). If you're also using a lot of
(10) of water and salt.