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1 Unit 7: Science Nanoparticles B2 listening

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Definition: According to the ISO technical specification, a nanoparticle is an object with all three external dimensions
in the nanoscale, whose longest and shortest axes do not differ significantly.

1. Ann Thomson describes nanoparticles as small man-made materials ......... times smaller than human hair.
a) 100,000
b) 10,000
c) 1,000
d) 100
2. Nanoparticles made of ............ are used in band-aids.
a) carbon
b) silver
c) zinc
d) gold
3. Biologist Yiling Hong ...
a) has been studying the toxicity of nanoparticles for 3 years.
b) discovered nanoparticles could be toxic 3 years ago.
c) has a 3-year grant to study the toxicity of nanoparticles.
d) has been studying cell mutations for 3 years.
4. Which 2 of the following options does Hong's study of the effects of nanoparticles involve?
a) Carbon used in wound dressings
b) Carbon used in cosmetics
c) Silver used in odor-reducing socks
d) Silver used in sunscreens
5. Scientist Khalid Lafdi is working on ...
a) nanoparticles which are not dangerous
b) the development of a coating for nanoparticles
c) a project competing against Yiling Hong's project
d) creating a new type of nanoparticles
6. Professors Hong and Lafdi are helping to establish a guide on ...
a) what nanoparticles can be used in what products
b) what coating goes with what nanomaterial
c) the nanoparticles that could cause a cancerous tumor
d) he thickness of coatings tested so far

7. This programme focuses mainly on ...

a) the harmful effects of nanoparticles for our health
b) he need to further study the effects of nanoparticles on our health
c) the profit the University of Dayton will make with the use of nanotechnology
d) the benefits that nanoparticles bring in our daily lives