I. 1. Tick the right
statement :
The
woman |
a. has a rare disease
b. has an ordinary disease.
c. has a rare gene |
2. Tick the false statement
The internists |
found
the woman quite healthy...
conducted a research on the woman's genetic structure...
sent
the woman to a specialist...
|
II. The
following statements are all false. Justify that they are false by providing details from
the text.
- The woman is American.
from Copenhagen, Denmark
- The woman is not worried about looking young.
I began to worry
- She will not be a grandmother before long.
a grandmother to be / who expects to
become a grandmother late this summer.
- The doctors have been able to isolate the gene
responsible for her abnormal appearance.
If
we can succeed in isolating the gene.
- The doctors will not be able to apply the result
of their research to other patients.
We may be able to duplicate it and
introduce it into other people.
III.
Pick out three details showing that the woman has features and signs that do not reflect
her real age.
- Her skin is without lines
or discolorations
- Her organs are in perfect
condition
- physically in the bloom of
youth
- her teeth, her hair, her
eyesight all reflect the state of peak development
IV.
What do the underlined words refer to ?
- We (line 11) : Dr Jensen and the other geneticists/doctors at the
Danish Royal S. of Genetics
- I (line19) : Elsa
- it (line 26) : The gene
V.
Provide one possible title for the text by ticking the right option (x)
- A woman of 51 has
stopped aging.
- A woman of 18 looks like a 51-year-old woman.
- A woman worrying about being old.
VI. Tick (X) the right definition
Eradicate (line 26) means
a. slow down
b. make invisible
c. put an end to |
