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The capital city of Venezuela, Caracas, has some of the worst traffic jams in the world. The situation is so bad that psychiatrists
have now begun to give advice to commuters about what to do when they are in a traffic jam to get them less stressed. The advice
includes the following: eat a snack, read a book, do a crossword, listen to music but don't punch or shoot anyone. [...1...]. The
number of car owners in Caracas has increased dramatically and the result of this has blocked motorways and side-streets that are
jammed from early in the morning till late at night. [...2...]. Doctors say the stress is causing both physical and mental damage and
is leading to more cases of road rage, including shoot-outs. People who try to avoid the traffic jams by leaving home at 5 a.m. have
been warned that they may suffer from lack of sleep, which will reduce productivity, make them irritable, and have a negative effect
on their family lives. [...3...]
People are feeling more and more anxious and tense, Robert Lespinasse, the former head of the Venezuelan Society of
Psychiatry, told the daily newspaper Ultimas Noticias. A psychologist, Hernan D'Oliveira, said that the disruption in mental processes
was making people less open to criticism. [...4...]
1. All of the following statements can be inferred from the text, except that
A. drivers in Caracas often cannot keep calm during traffic jams.
B. people are encouraged to own guns in Venezuela.
C. motorways are not the only to be affected by the increased number of cars.
D. traffic jam is indirectly responsible for the decline in productivity.
2. Which of the following is not true about traffic jams in Caracas?
A. They are among the worst.
C. Murder is one of their consequences.
B. They have made people suffer from lack of sleep.
D. They are responsible for the increase in car number.
3. Why are drivers advised to eat a snack during traffic jams?
A. to fill their empty stomach.
C. to ease the tense.
4. It can be inferred from the text that
A. most people working in Caracas are commuters.
B. the stress caused by traffic jams makes drivers suffer physically and mentally.
C. car owners in Caracas are being open to criticism.
D. most people leave home at 5 a.m. to drive to work.
5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Venezuela Society of Psychiatry.
B. Traffic jams in Caracas - Causes and Solutions.
D. Traffic jams and their impacts on Caracas people.
C. The criminal situation in Caracas.
6. Which space does the sentence: "Entire districts are paralyzed and the situation is driving some motorists crazy" suit most?
A. [...1...]
B. [...2...]
C. [...3...]
D. [...4...]
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B. to recharge their energy.
D. to kill the time when they are waiting.
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