Test 2

Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.

Improving Your Intellect
A (0)…B….. of researchers at the University of California claimed in a recently published report that listening to classical music can actually improve one’s level of intelligence. This surprising claim was (1)…….. after groups of volunteers listened to three different tapes and completed IQ tests after listening to each one. The volunteers (2)…….. ten minutes of Mozart, a relaxation tape and a recording of silence. When making the test after listening to Mozart, the subjects’ scores were noticeably (3)…….. than after the other two. However, the tape had no (4)…….. effect on any of the volunteers’ intelligence levels.
Researchers believe that this kind of music opens certain neural networks which are used when performing intellectual tasks like puzzle (5)…….. . They do not claim that Mozart alone among classical composers is (6)…….. of lifting your spirits and boosting brain-power, but they do believe that this particular composer’s distinctive style makes his works ideally suited for stimulating our grey matter. Researchers in New Zealand attempted to (7)…….. these results, but their efforts did not (8)…….. with success. Despite this lack of this outside verification, the Californian team are determined to carry (9)…….. . Further (10)…….. have been planned, this time using a (11)…….. range of audio material. Chris Band, one of the leaders in the UK intelligence research field, has poured cold water on Californian claims. He asserts that their results cannot be (12)…….. seriously until someone else manages to reproduce them.

0 A party B team C band D gang
1 A made B said C stated D done
2 A heard B listened C followed D attended
3 A larger B more C greater D higher
4 A last B permanent C final D constant
5 A solving B working C doing D putting
6 A capable B able C competent D proficient
7 A redo B copy C imitate D reproduce
8 A engage B welcome C meet D accept
9 A off B on C along D out
10 A trials B experiences C efforts D attempts
11 A longer B richer C further D broader
12 A faced B accepted C taken D believed

0B 1A 2A или С 3D 4B 5A 7D 8С 9B 10A 11D 12C