June 20-26, 2005

'Bad' odours cause bad driving - survey
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1. What scent helps you to relax?
A. perfume
B. hamburger
C. peppermint
D. salty sea air

2. How do people drive when they have fast-food wrappers in their car?
A. They speed.
B. They go rather slowly.
C. They drive very carefully.
D. They can focus very well.

3. Why shouldn't you have lavender in your car?
A. You get hungry.
B. It makes you sleepy.
C. You can't remember your way.
D. It makes you think of your sweetheart.

4. What happens when people don't smell anything?
A. They work harder.
B. They get angry easily.
C. Turtles won't like them much.
D. They are proud of their deodorant.

5. Why are motorists advised to keep a packet of mints handy?
A. The police won't smell the whiskey.
B. It makes traffic lights go green.
C. It increases concentration.
D. It stops hunger.


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. odour
A. smell
B. colour
C. texture
D. density

7. blast
  A. gust
B. drop
C. squirt
D. mouthful

8. satiate
A. feel
B. stop
C. satisfy
D. prevent

9. interior
A. car
B. stink
C. inside
D. fragrance

10. alter
A. wash
B. change
C. renovate
D. fumigate

 

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