WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MUSIC TEACHER EVERY MEMBER OF THE STAFF...

65. With the exception of the music teacher every member of the staff attended the farewell party.

A. The music teacher was very exceptional at the farewell party.

B. All the staff members including the music teacher attended the farewell party.

C. The music teacher was the only member of the staff not to attend the farewell party.

D. All of the above.

Read the passage and then choose the best answer for each following question.

Psychologists are interested in the reasons why some people like taking part in risky sports. When they studied people

who were learning to jump from a plane with a parachute, they found that parachutists’ bodies produced large amounts of two

hormones, adrenaline and nor adrenaline, just before they made their jump.

These hormones help to prepare us for any sudden activity. Adrenaline increases the heart rate and provides more sugar

for the muscles, while nor does adrenaline make us react more quickly. However, nor adrenaline also stimulates apart of the

brain which controls feelings of pleasure. Some psychologists have concluded that it is a feeling of pleasure caused by this

hormone which makes certain people want to participate in dangerous sports.

Another possible reason is the level of arousal in part of the brain. According to some psychologists, the brain tries to

maintain a certain level of arousal. They believe that people who normally have a low level of arousal look for excitement and

new experiences in order to stimulate themselves, whereas people who usually have a high level of arousal try to avoid risks

and unfamiliar situations in order not to become overexcited. If the psychologists are right, people with a low arousal are the

ones who enjoy participating in dangerous sports and activities.

It is thought that people with low levels of arousal have a slower-reacting nervous system than people with higher arousal

levels. It may therefore be possible to find out your level of arousal by testing your nervous system. A quick way of doing this

is to put some lemon juice on your tongue. If you produce a lot of saliva, your nervous system has been affected by the

lemon and so you probably have a high level of arousal; if you produce little of saliva, you probably have a low arousal level.

If you have a low level, you might enjoy taking part in risky sports. However, this does not mean that you have to try

parachuting!