Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space

V. Read the text below and decide which answer –A , B, C, D-best fits each space :

Every teacher knows that not all students are good examinees. Some are too tense, become (1)……… or too stressed and then perform below expectations just when it (2) ……………… most. Teachers try to help by (3)………. , believing that if they boost a student’s academic (4) …………, they will cure his fear of exams. So, last year, (5) ………………on my teaching experience and sports psychology skills, I

completely  rewrote  the  Business  Studies  Revision  Course  at  this  secondary  school.  The  (6) ……. idea  of  the  course  is  to  (7)  ……………… the  examination  as  an  event,  a challenge,  a  (8) ……………,  much  like  a  sports  match,  a  drama  production,  or  perhaps a concert, but bigger and more important and very definitely on the public page. The idea is to show that  the  exam  is  not  a  (9)  ………………but  an  opportunity  to  show  how  good  the  (10) ………………is.

The object is to improve students final performance by increasing (11) ………………, control and  ability to  cope. The theme  of ‘total preparation  for performance’ (12) ………………them that while  knowledge  and  examination techniques are obviously important, they  are  only two of the  five  skills  required.  The  (13)  ………………being  coping  strategies,  mental  skills  and management  skills.  These  additions  give  a  new  (14)  ………………  to  a  student’s  revision, increasing enjoyment and motivation. They widen a student’s focus and help to convince some of the  less  confident  students  that  there  are  many  ways  in  which  they  can  actively  (15) ………………towards their self-confidence and self-esteem.

1  A. overanxious         B. worried                  C. blue             D. sad

2  A. plays                   B. gives                       C. pays            D. matters

3  A. adding                B. compensating          C. claiming      D. ensuring

4  A. degrees               B. grades                     C. knowledge  D. results

5  A. drawing              B. withdrawing           C. relying        D. depending

6  A. core                    B. root                         C. concrete      D. central

7  A. consider              B. cure                         C. treat             D. remedy

8  A. doing                  B. performance            C. action          D. behavior

9  A. test                      B. measurement           C. evaluation  D. check

10  A. interviewee       B. candidate                C. guy             D. person

11  A.self-service        B. self-consciousness  C. self-respect  D. self-confidence

12  A. dictates             B. informs                   C. teaches        D. advises

13  A. others                B. requirement             C. skills           D. other

14  A. stand                 B. point                       C. view            D. dimension

15  A. make                 B. participate               C. contribute  D. increase