Listening test

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_________________ is a common 
material found in swifts’ nests. 
Kerry has observed swifts flying fast to avoid 
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READING TEST 
Part 1 
Read the text. Fill in each gap with ONE word. You must use a word which is somewhere 
in the rest of the text. 
Breathing in air pollution could change our brain. A new study shows that car fumes can 
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___________________ how our brain is wired – how parts of the brain connect with other 
parts. The research is from the University of British Columbia in Canada. Researchers found 
that car fumes can change our brain's connectivity in just two hours. A 
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___________________, Professor Chris Carlsten, was surprised at what he found. He said: 
"For many decades, scientists thought the brain may be protected from the harmful effects 
of air pollution." He added: "This study, which is the first of its kind in the world, provides 
fresh evidence supporting a connection between air pollution and [thinking]." 
The traffic pollution study was on 25 adults. The researchers asked the adults to breathe in 
car fumes in a laboratory. The research team took brain scans of the 
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___________________ for two hours. The 
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___________________ showed that networks 
in the brain that we use for thinking and remembering changed. There were fewer 
connections between the 
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___________________. Another professor said the research 
was worrying. She said: "It's concerning to see traffic pollution interrupting these 
networks." The researchers said there needed to be more research to see how car fumes 
change our brain. They also advised people to close car windows when in traffic. The