Bermuda, Antibiotics, Burglaries, Fingers, Dragons, and Nobel Prize

Posted on Apr 5, 2025 in English

Bermuda Islands

FALSE. “…Spanish explorer Juan de Bermudez… As the story goes, Juan came, saw, left his name, and fled.” FALSE. Mr. Allen’s aim is to mend the previous government’s neglect of the islands’ main industry and to restore Bermuda to its former glory.

  1. snared
  2. starving
  3. shipwreck
  4. launched

Far from its since to visit had are inhabited is called.

Abuse of Antibiotics

TRUE. “…In poor countries, the biggest problem is that they cannot afford a complete course of treatment…” b) TRUE. “…Developed nations must drastically reduce antibiotic usage.”

  1. scratch
  2. remain
  3. soared
  4. bequeath

Some for killing have once been easily cured stronger to should have lived for.

Burglars Move In For The Weekend

FALSE. “She had arranged for her husband Jack, a former financier who now suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, to stay in hospital for the weekend while she attended a wedding in London.” TRUE. “Mrs. Cox has cared for her husband since he became ill in 1984.”

  1. making off
  2. haul
  3. locked
  4. cared

That was told will visit about if would warned opened.

Pointing the Finger: Finger Length Ratios

FALSE. “…people with autism have ring fingers that are abnormally long compared with their index fingers.” FALSE. “early symptoms are often obvious by the tender age of 18 months.”

  1. creases
  2. gaze
  3. ratio
  4. average

The relative sizes of our fingers is fixed for life within three months of conception, and the relationship seems to be governed by hormones.

Although the reason is not yet understood, earlier studies have shown that finger-length ratios indicate the exposition to testosterone in utero.

In general terms, the earlier an illness is diagnosed, the easier its treatment will be.


Dragons: Myth and Reality

TRUE. “To the Chinese, a dragon was an immensely wise animal which brought good luck.” b) FALSE. “All these dragons do have some things in common, however. They tend to be shown…”

  1. wise
  2. guarding
  3. resemble
  4. submerged

Dragons have formed a part of human mythology since long ago. One only has to consult ancient texts to know that this is true.

In China, the dragon is seen as a wise and lucky animal, while Greek people were afraid of it because of its evil and terrifying reputation.

The Komodo Dragon is the world’s largest living lizard, although there are some species of reptile, such as the crocodile, that are much bigger.

Coetzee Wins Nobel Prize: Fact vs. Fiction

FALSE. “The Nobel has often been misapplied. It evaded Tolstoy, Chekhov, Joyce, Kafka, and Nabokov.” FALSE. “Coetzee was born in Cape Town in 1940 and trained as a computer scientist, coming to London in the Sixties to work for IBM, a period recollected in a superb autobiographical novel.”

  1. Unquestionably
  2. Wholly
  3. Assumptions
  4. Swiftly

Coetzee, who was born in South Africa in 1940, won the Nobel Prize last year.

Before winning the Nobel Prize, Coetzee received international recognition.

James Joyce, whose works are still universally known, wasn’t chosen for the Nobel Prize during his lifetime.

The German Rudolf Eucken, a Nobel Prize winner, wrote about ethics and religion. But his works are almost forgotten.