YAYASAN PENGEMBANGAN KREATIVITAS (YPK)

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A. Listening Section
Questions 1-5
What comment do the speakers make about each painkiller?
Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the
correct letter, A-F, next to Questions 1-5.
Common analgesics
1. Paracetamol …………………….
2. Ibuprofen …………………….
3. Aspirin …………………….
4. Codeine …………………….
5. Morphine …………………….

Comments
A. It is considered unsuitable for children.
B. It is extremely dangerous if you take too much.
C. It is not as strong as other analgesics.
D. Its use requires careful monitoring.
E. It can have slightly unpleasant after effects.
F. It works at the source of the pain.

Questions 6-10
Complete the flow chart below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Aspirin: a brief history
Ancient Greece, about 2500 BCE:
6 ................... from willow trees are used to
make a drink with a painkilling effect.

Italy, 1823:
The 7 ................... in the willow (salicin)
is identified and extracted.

Germany 1838:
Salicin is also discovered in the
meadowsweet flower,

France, 1853:
Salicin is first produced in a 8 ...................
(called salicylic acid).

Germany 1893:
Acetyl is added to salicylic acid.
Irritant qualities are reduced.

Germany 1897:
A 9 ................... of acetyl salicylic acid is
first produced by Bayer (1897).

Germany 1899:
Aspirin goes on sale in 1899 after successful
10 ...................
B. Vocabulary
1. Use the words in the box to complete these extracts. The same word is missing twice from
each one. You may need to change its form.

challenge gauge outline

promote yield overlook

1. Many nutritionists are challenging...the assumption made by some that red meat is bad
for you. In fact, they say, it has many positive health benefits. Naturally, those who say
we should stop eating it altogether do not like to be ……………………………………. this way,
and are preparing a robust response.
2. It has long been known that taking regular exercise is an excellent way of
……………………………………. a sense of well-being and all-round good health. Conversely,
leading a sedentary lifestyle has the opposite effect. A new government advertisement
is helping to ……………………………………. awareness of the dangers of this.
3. A survey was conducted to ……………………………………. people's attitudes to the
government's proposed Medical Insurance bill. Most agreed that it will be difficult to
……………………………………. the effectiveness of the bill until it has been put into practice.
4. The team ……………………………………. one or two major points during the course of its
research into the effects of the new drug. They didn't consider, for example, if there
would there be side effects if taken with another drug. However, nobody could
……………………………………. the fact that some of their findings would have important
medical implications.
5. Recent research into the possible anti-cancer benefits of aspirin has only just begun to
……………………………………. results. However, pharmaceutical companies who are
investing heavily in the research program are confident that their investment will
……………………………………. excellent returns in the long run.
6. During the interview, the Health Secretary ……………………………………. her strategy for
improving the National Health Service. However, when the interviewer asked her to
……………………………………. some of the ways these improvements might be paid for, she
seemed unable to answer.
C. Key vocabulary
Complete the passage by rearranging the letters in bold to make words and phrases. The first

letter of each word is in its correct place.

Last year, I became ill. At first, the 1 stompysm ……………………………………. were not
especially severe. I had frequent but 2 stroh-Ideiv ……………………………………. headaches, my 3
jisnto ……………………………………. ached and I felt tired a lot of the time. Soon, however, my 4
ctiondion ……………………………………. worsened. The headaches became more severe and I could
hardly stay awake during the day. I started missing school, and because of my frequent 5
antesmbseei ……………………………………. I started to 6 flal bniehd ……………………………………. with
my schoolwork. Unfortunately, my doctor couldn't diagnose what was wrong with me, and the
painkilling 7 mcioedanti ……………………………………. that he 8 pscedrreib
……………………………………. failed to 9 reviele ……………………………………. my aches and pains.
Eventually he sent me to the hospital to 10 ugdnoer ……………………………………. a series of tests.
The doctors 11 evdatealu ……………………………………. the results, and then told me what they had
discovered. It turned out that I had developed an intolerance to dairy products like cheese, and
that was making me ill! They said that there was no way they could 12 ceru
……………………………………. this intolerance, so now I can't eat dairy produce. However, I now feel
a lot better.