14 Read the text and circle the answer A, B, C or D which best fits
each gap (1-8).
An Early Bird
or a Night Owl?
find
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Owls are nocturnal creatures. They're wide 0) awake at night
and they sleep during the day. If this 1) ...............like bliss to you.
then, like about 20 percent of the population 2).
themselves most active at around 9 pm, you may fall into the
same category 3) ............... our feathered friend. Night owls often
have difficulty waking up in the morning, and like to be up late at
night. Studies of animal behaviour indicate that being a night ow
may actually be built into some people's genes. This would
explain 4)............... those late-to-bed, late-to-rise people find it
so difficult to change their behaviour.
The trouble for night owls is that they just have to be at places
such as work and school far too early. This is when the alarm
clock becomes the night owl's most important survival tool.
Experts say that one way for a night owl to beat their
dependence 5)..... .... their alarm clocks is to sleep with the
curtains open. The theory is that if they do so, the morning
sunlight will awaken them gently and naturally.
are
The 6)...... is that, unlike the
feathered owl, human owls can't claim
that a nocturnal existence is their
natural lifestyle. They
programmed to be at their best
during the day. 7).............. if we
try to change our schedules and
work at night, Mother Nature isn't
fooled. Night is still the time when
our body 8)............ down. Night
owls simply start and finish a little
later than average.
0 A aware
B wakeful
D alert
1 A sounds
B hears
D looks
2 A when
B whose
D who
3 A like
B as
D for
4 A why
B when
D where
5 A in
B on
D for
6 A truth
D reason
B honesty
B Even
7 A Also
D As
8 A slows
B moves
D falls
Ⓒawake
C listens
C which
C
with
C
how
C
to
C real
C Yet
C goes​