Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30. HEARING IN COLOUR A number of scientists around the world are now investigating a phenomenon called synaesthesia that may affect as (26) _______ as one in 2,000 people. The name derives from the Greek words for together and perception and means that some people’s senses work in combination. For example, some ...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
HEARING IN COLOUR A number of scientists around the world are now investigating a phenomenon called synaesthesia that may affect as (26) _______ as one in 2,000 people. The name derives from the Greek words for together and perception and means that some people’s senses work in combination. For example, some people see colour (27) _______ they hear particular sounds. Similarly, a smell or taste may be perceived as a reaction to information received from the eyes. However, the most common form of synaesthesia occurs among people associate certain letters or words with colours. Scientists at Cambridge University conducted experiments to determine whether this is actually a product of mental activity or if some individuals are just utterly (28) ________. They discovered that synaesthetes, people who experience synaesthesia, practically associate the same letters or words with the same colours. Brain scans revealed unusual activity in the brain when subjects were listening to words, suggesting that it is a physical condition. The most plausible explanation is that synaesthetes have slightly different connections between the areas of the brain (29) _______ control their senses. Synesthesia is not a medical problem, however, and synaesthetes often benefit from an unusually good memory, probably because they have extra information to help them (30) _______ things like names and numbers.
(Adapted from Master Mind Use of English)
A number of scientists around the world are now investigating a phenomenon called synaesthesia that may affect as (26) _______ as one in 2,000 people

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