In which paragraph(s) does the writer mention: Paragraph number (s)
reasons for wanting to stop smoking?
9
a first step in trying to give up smoking? 8
some statistics? 3
being surprised? 2
the physical effect on women? 6
reasons why people between 13 and 19 in particular start smoking? 7
general reasons for starting to smoke? (3 paragraphs) 5,6 & 7
feeling nervous? 1
The correct answer is in blue and there is a brief explanation why it is the correct choice after each item.
1 The writer felt nervous about joining the group because
A she thought it would be difficult to stop smoking.
B she didn't smoke as much as the other people in the group.
C she thought the other people would be different from her.
D she imagined the other people would not be so keen to stop.
She says: "...a little frightened about the sort of people I would meet there. I was expecting wrinkled, grey-haired people in their forties and fifties, who had been smoking a steady forty cigarettes a day for thirty years, whereas I just smoked a modest ten cigarettes a day ..."
When you look for the answers to this sort of question, find the synonym: nervous = a little frightened. If you are not sure of the answer, reject the alternatives which are not correct. She doesn't mention that it would be difficult to stop (A), she was expecting the others to smoke more (B), but that is not the only difference, and no mention is made of the idea in (D). C is the most complete answer.
2 What surprised the writer was
A the number of women in the group.
B how worried some of the women seemed.
C the age of some of the women.
D the fact that none of them had grey hair.
She had expected that the others in the group would be in their forties and fifties, but there were three who were younger than her.
3 According to Jerry's statistics
A people become addicted very soon.
B more girls start smoking than men.
C the majority of smokers are under 18.
D women smoke more heavily than men.
She says: " In fact, many girls, after they have smoked just a hundred cigarettes in their lives, already want to give up, but do not know how." Just a hundred cigarettes is soon, and the fact that they want to give up but can't shows that they are addicted.
4 Which of these is not given as a reason for starting to smoke?
A Making friends.
B Doing what other people do.
C Doing what people we admire do.
D Interest in our physical appearance
A is the only one not mentioned. Doing what other people do is contained in the idea of fashion. Doing what people we admire do is contained in the idea of attractive young models, healthy young people, sportsmen and sportswomen. Interest in our physical appearance is contained in the idea of being slim.
 
5 Women who smoke
A are heavier than non-smokers.
B are healthier than non-smokers.
C eat more than non-smokers.
D are lighter than non-smokers.
"... women who smoke weigh less ..."
6 According to the writer, many people between 13 and 19 start smoking because
A their parents want them to.
B it makes them feel more powerful.
C they want to change their relationship with their parents.
D they enjoy it.
She says: " It is no accident either that many of us start smoking when we are teenagers, just at the time when we are trying to become independent of our parents."
7 According to Jerry, in order to give up smoking, you should
A try several times.
B understand why you smoke.
C change your attitude to life.
D have your ideas clear.
"Jerry insisted that if we understood the pressures making us smoke, we would find it easier to deal with them."
8 What surprised the writer about why the others wanted to give up?
A Economic reasons did not seem important.
B Few people had lost relations from smoking.
C Family problems were an important reason.
D Nobody was worried about their health.
" Funnily enough, no one mentioned the cost as the main reason for wanting to give up..."
1. turn up (paragraph 1) d) to arrive
2. quit (paragraph 1) f) to stop, leavemessage
3. took up (paragraph 2) h) started
4. kicked the habit (paragraph 3) g) stopped being addicted
5. alongside (paragraph 5) a) next to
6. common sense (paragraph 5) c) reasonableness which comes from experience
7. signal (paragraph 7) b) an action which communicates a
8. funnily enough (paragraph 9)
 e) surprisingly
Extreme weather
Normal weather
heat wave
drought
tornado
flood

mist
sunny spell
cloud
Rain
Wind
shower
thunderstorm
cloudburst
gale
hurricane
breeze
The correct answer is in blue and there is a brief explanation why it is the correct choice after each item.
1) According to the report natural disasters will happen
A less often than fifty years ago.
B more often than now.
C as often as they do now.
D less often than now.
"The strength and frequency ... is already increasing ... and this trend is set to continue."
 
2) The report states that the sea level is rising
A in the way that was expected.
B unexpectedly fast.
C in an unpredictable way.
D more than ever before.
"...the sea level is rising at an even greater rate than that predicted ten years ago."
3) The scientists who have written the report have based their conclusions on
A an understanding of how global warming affects the weather.
B the violence of natural disasters nowadays.
C figures they have collected and things they have seen.
D a theoretical model of the world's climate.
"... from statistics and observations..."
4) Some birds stay in the same place nowadays because
A the bad weather makes it too dangerous to migrate.
B it is too cold in the places they used to migrate to.
C glaciers are growing smaller.
D the weather in winter is not as cold as it used to be.
"... no longer migrate to escape harsh winters."
5) The report predicts that
A temperatures will rise in some parts of the world and not in others.
B temperatures throughout the world will rise.
C all parts of the world will suffer natural disasters.
D all parts of the world will suffer the same sorts of natural disasters.
"The climate of the British Isles may even grow cooler..."
6) According to scientists, global temperatures have increased
A entirely as a result of human activity.
B mainly because of natural phenomena.
C due to a mixture of human and natural causes.
D at least partly as a result of human activity.
"What we can't be sure about is how much ... is due to human activity..."
7) According to the text, Professor Van Bloeten thinks that
A global warming is inevitable.
B we can reduce CO2 emissions.
C we should stop driving cars.
D we should return to the way of life our ancestors had.
"There is no choice ... It is simply beyond the ability of governments to reduce CO2 emissions. Global warming is a fact of life."

strong - strength

frequent - frequency

appear - (dis)appearance

desert - desertification

emit - emission or emissions

vary - variation or variations

choose - choice

abandon - abandonment

close - closure
In this e-m@il lesson you have:
developed a technique to deal with paper 1 part 2 multiple choice questions
improved your vocabulary for talking about the weather
practised forming nouns from root words
The next e-m@il lesson focuses on paper 1 part 3, the gapped text exercise and gives more practice in word building.