Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

Write the correct letter in boxes on your answer sheet.

1 In the first paragraph, the writer introduces the topic of the text by

Adefining some commonly used terms.

Bquestioning a widely held assumption.

Cmentioning a challenge faced by everyone.

Dspecifying a situation which makes us most anxious.

2 What point does the writer make about firefighters in the second paragraph?

AThe regular changes of stress levels in their working lives make them ideal study subjects.

BThe strategies they use to handle stress are of particular interest to researchers.

CThe stressful nature of their job is typical of many public service professions.

DTheir personalities make them especially well-suited to working under stress.

3 What is the writer doing in the fourth paragraph?

AExplaining their findings

BJustifying their approach

CSetting out their objectives

DDescribing their methodology

4 In the seventh paragraph, the writer describes a mechanism in the brain which

AEnables people to respond more quickly to stressful situations.

BResults in increased ability to control our levels of anxiety.

CProduces heightened sensitivity to indications of external threats.

DIs activated when there is a need to communicate a sense of danger.

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