High School

Task 6

Read the texts below. For questions (28-32), choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D).

(28) ____ one of those people who consider sleep a waste of time, think again! Actually, (29) ____ enough sleep is necessary for people's physical, mental, and emotional health. According to recent studies, a considerable percentage of motorway accidents can be attributed to lack of sleep. Unfortunately, (30) ____ the modern lifestyle with its technological advancements has affected people's sleep negatively. Lack of sleep also has a negative effect on our health. Research (31) ____ out on animals has shown that when they were continuously deprived of sleep, they died after a couple of days. People can't go without sleep for long either. The longest period a person has stayed awake was 11 days. After the first few days without sleep, the mind and body couldn't function normally. So, it is important that (32) ____ an adequate amount of sleep every day.

28.
A. Supposing you
B. Unless you are
C. If you are
D. If only you were

29.
A. to get
B. getting
C. get
D. been getting

30.
A. it does
B. does it
C. what is
D. it is

31.
A. that has
B. which carried
C. carried
D. has been carried

32.
A. we all get
B. we are all getting
C. to all get
D. must all get

Answer :

To tackle this task, we need to select the correct words to fill in the blanks of the given text. Each blank has specific options which fit grammatically and contextually within the passage. Let's consider each position individually:

  1. To begin with, we look at the sentence: "____ one of those people who consider sleep a waste of time, think again!" Here, the options are:

  • A. Supposing you
  • B. Unless you are
  • C. If you are
  • D. If only you were
    The correct choice is C. If you are because it introduces a conditional statement fitting in the context, making it natural and grammatically correct.

  1. Next, we have: "Actually, ____ enough sleep is necessary for people's physical, mental and emotional health." The options are:

  • A. to get
  • B. getting
  • C. get
  • D. been getting
    The correct choice is B. getting as it smoothly follows the comma and contributes to emphasizing the ongoing action of obtaining enough sleep.

  1. Moving on: "Unfortunately, ____ the modern lifestyle with its technological advancements that has affected people's sleep negatively." The options are:

  • A. it does
  • B. does it
  • C. what is
  • D. it is
    The correct choice is D. it is since it properly introduces the subject, indicating the aspect of modern lifestyles affecting sleep.

  1. We proceed with: "Research ____ out on animals has shown that when they were continuously deprived of sleep, they died after a couple of days." The options are:

  • A. that has
  • B. which carried
  • C. carried
  • D. has been carried
    The correct choice is C. carried because it follows the form of passive construction, "Research carried out," which aligns with standard English usage.

  1. Finally, "So, it is important that ____ an adequate amount of sleep every day." offers these options:

  • A. we all get
  • B. we are all getting
  • C. to all get
  • D. must all get
    The correct choice is A. we all get for expressing a necessity or recommendation, which is suitable for conveying the essential nature of sleep.

Overall, the corrected text emphasizes the vital importance of sleep for health and well-being, highlighting the impact of modern life on sleep patterns.