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Which alternative is correct according to what is stated in the first sentence of the second paragraph?

a) It is absolutely necessary for dancers to be strong; besides, they need to combine fitness with elegance and musicality.

b) Strength, fitness and musicality are characteristics that dancers and athletes have in common.

c) Dancers can be compared to athletes for their strength and their shared sense of musicality.

d) Professional dancers would rather be admired for their athletic strength than their elegance.

e) Dancers have to be strong, otherwise they would not be able to combine fitness with elegance.

Which statement is correct according to what is stated in paragraph 3?

a) Dancers have always used gym routines in an attempt to gain muscle strength.

b) Following present‐day fitness trends, nowadays the training of dancers also includes gym techniques.

c) The trend among dancers is to underplay the present standards of fitness.

d) The training of dancers has remained unaltered with the passage of time.

e) The current standards of fitness take into account new techniques developed by the dancers themselves.

Based on paragraph 1, say which alternative is correct.

a) In recent years, life expectancy has clearly increased in an even way all over the world.

b) Global life expectancy has improved substantially with no noticeable differences when countries are compared.

c) There has been an increase in life expectancy recently; however, it remains unclear whether it has been significant or not.

d) Because of large disparities across countries, it has not been possible to measure global life expectancy in recent years.

e) Despite considerable differences across countries, life expectancy has significantly risen worldwide in recent years.

Which statement is correct in relation to what is said about Africa in paragraph 2?

a) It is in Africa that life expectancy improved the most.

b) Life expectancy in Africa followed the same growth patterns over the last decades.

c) Thanks to improvements in life expectancy in the continent, Africans made more money.

d) In one decade, life expectancy increased by 6.6% in Africa.

e) It is only between 2005 and 2015 that some improvement in life expectancy could be noticed in Africa.

The adverb “currently” (line 14) means

a) actually.

b) commonly.

c) at presente.

d) recently.

e) lately.

Identify the alternative that does not convey the same meaning as “This will perhaps help them" (lines 16 and 17).

a) This may help them

b) This must help them

c) Maybe this will help them

d) This might help them

e) This could help them

The present perfect form of “are projected” (line 13) is

a) are being projected.

b) had been projected.

c) have to be projected.

d) have been projected.

e) had to be projected.

In which one of the following words is “th” pronounced as the “th” in “those” (line 1)?

a) athlete

b) strength

c) worthy

d) thorough

e) truth

Identify the word in which “ough” is pronounced in the same way as the “ough” in “Even though” (line 12).

a) through

b) cough

c) rough

d) dough

e) enough

One of the following words contains a silent “h” as in “while” (line 12). Which one is it?

a) height

b) heir

c) whole

d) hose

e) heal

In which word does the letter “s” sound as the “s” in “This” at the beginning of line 16?

a) always

b) rise

c) basic

d) measure

e) sugar

In “life expectancy did rise” (lines 6 and 7) the verb “did” is used to express

a) emphasis.

b) probability.

c) concession.

d) likelihood.

e) contrast.

The adjective “indisputable” (line 4) means

a) undeniable.

b) unreliable.

c) doubtful.

d) debatable.

e) uncertain.

Choose the option that can adequately replace “Nevertheless” (line 3).

a) Thus

b) Conversely

c) Meanwhile

d) Furthermore

e) However

Which word has the meaning of “diminish” as it is used in “such differences are expected to diminish” (line 14)?

a) levell off

b) soar

c) dwindle

d) increase

e) swell