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Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select
one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.
Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is
identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2
with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more
than once.
Questions 26 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Physical activity does the body good, and there
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s growing evidence that it helps the
brain too. Researchers in the Netherlands report that children who get more exercise,
whether at school or on their own,
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to have higher GPAs and better scores on
standardized tests. In a
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of 14 studies that looked at physical activity and academic
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, investigators found that the more children moved, the better their grades were in
school,
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in the basic subjects of math, English and reading.
The data will certainly fuel the ongoing debate over whether physical education classes
should be cut as schools struggle to
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on smaller budgets. The arguments against
physical education have included concerns that gym time may be taking away from study
time. With standardized test scores in the U.S.
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in recent years, some administrators
believe students need to spend more time in the classroom instead of on the playground.
But as these findings show, exercise and academics may not be
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exclusive. Physical
activity can improve blood
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to the brain, fueling memory, attention and creativity,
which are
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to learning. And exercise releases hormones that can improve
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and relieve stress, which can also help learning. So while it may seem as if kids are just