Test 7(Spotlight 9)
1 Choose the correct modal verb.
1 Sorry but you must/could be over 18 to watch this movie.
2 If Sarah gets permission from her parents, she may/ must study in England next year.
3 Pupils mustn’t/ needn’t run in the school corridors. It’s against the rules.
4 You should/ can apologize.
5 We could/ couldn’t sleep last night because of the storm.
6 Girls will cook everything for the party, so boys don’t have to/ mustn’t bring any food.
7 Must/may I use you phone?
8 I can’t/can speak Spanish very well because I didn’t learn it at school.
9 If you roommates are too noisy, you ought to/need to study at the student library. It’s quiet there.
10 All teens have to /might stay in school until they are sixteen years of age.
2 Fill in the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
11 Your headache will go away if you ……………(take) some aspirin.
12 If she got the ticket, she ………………..(go) to the concert with us.
13 My mum will be angry if my friends ……. (come) to my place.
14 If you did exercises this morning, you …………..(feel )better.
15 If I hadn’t set my alarm clock, I ………….(be) late for work.
16 The water is frozen if the temperature ………….(be) below zero.
17 If I wasn’t on a diet, I…………(order) a dessert.
18 If it………….(rain) this weekend, what will you do?
3 Fill in the missing word. Emergency shaking embarrassment starving bit cut freeze irrational
19 If you want to lose weight, you should ……………….. down on sweets and exercise more.
20 I’m always…………… after football practice so I often buy a snack on my way home.
21 I ………….. every time I see a spider – I am so afraid of them!
22 Ann was very nervous about giving a speech in class, and started …………… like a leaf.
23 The dog ........... him last week.
24 A phobia is a(n) ................ fear of something which cannot really hurt you.
25 In case of …………………. dial 999.
26 Henry went bright red with …………………. when he was teased by his classmates.
4 READING
Read the texts. Match the descriptions of the people's behaviour to the descriptions of phobias. One behaviour description is extra.
27 Maria won't join us for an excursion as the weather forecast promises rain and even a storm.
28 Ann refused a good job because her office was on the 20th floor and with huge windows.
29 George will go to the country with us only if we return early. He hates to drive in the
evening.
30 Helen won't go with you to the Black Sea coast. She doesn't like hot crowded places.
31 Robert has found a wonderful job but he has to walk every day to the 15th floor as he never uses lifts.
32 David refuses to speak at the meeting. He gets lost in front of a big audience.
A. Claustrophobia is the fear of having no escape and being closed
in small spaces or rooms. It is typically classified as an anxiety disorder
and often results in panic attack, and can be the result of many situa-
tions, including elevators crowded to capacity, windowless rooms, and
even tight-necked clothing. One study indicates that 5-7% of the
world population is affected by severe claustrophobia, but only a small
percentage of these people receive some kind of treatment for the dis-
order.
B. Acrophobia is an extreme or irrational fear of heights. Most people
experience a degree of natural fear when exposed to heights, espe-
cially if there is little or no protection. The lack of such fear is known
as having a "head for heights". Acrophobia sufferers can experience
a panic attack in a high place and become too excited to get them-
selves down safely. Between 2 and 5 percent of the general population
suffer from acrophobia, with twice as many women affected as men.
C. Astraphobia is an abnormal fear of thunder and lightning. A per-
son with astraphobia often feels anxious during a thunderstorm even
when they understand that the threat to them is minimal. Some symp-
toms are typical of other phobias like trembling, crying, panick reac-
tions. However, there are some reactions that are unique to astrapho-bia. For instance, many people may hide under a bed, under the covers, in a closet, in a basement, or in any other space where they feel safer.
D. Nyctophobia is a phobia characterized by a severe fear of the
dark. It starts due to the brain's disfigured perception of what would
or could happen when in a dark environment. The fear of darkness is
a psychologically based feeling of being disposed from comfort to a
fear-evoking state. The fear of darkness or night is a phobia generally
related to children but many clinics with pediatric patients have a great
chance of having adults as well.
E. Heliophobia is a strong fear of sunlight. Heliophobia forces its
victims indoors whenever there is sunshine, it will make them more
prone into becoming Vitamin D deficient. However, this can be cor-
rected by taking Vitamin D foods. It should especially be noted that
any form of heliophobia that is based on fears can result in agora-
phobia, fear of public places. It means that people think that some
environments are dangerous or uncomfortable because they are
open or crowded.
Answers:
1 must
2 may
3 mustn’t
4should
5 couldn’t
6 don’t have to
7 may
8 can’t
9 ought to
10 have to
11 take
12 would go
13 come
14 would feel
15 would have been
16 is
17 would order
18 rains
19 cut
20 starving
21 freeze
22 shaking
23 bit
24 irrational
25 emergency
26 embarrassment
27 C
28 B
29 D
30 E
31 A
32 - extra
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