It used to be that people would drink coffee or tea in the morning to pick them up and get them going for the day. Then cola drinks hit the market. With lots of caffeine and sugar, these beverages soon became the pick-me-up of choice for many adults and teenagers. Now drink companies are putting out so-called "energy drinks." These beverages have the specific aim of giving tired consumers more energy.

One example of a popular energy drink is Red Bull. The company that puts out this beverage has stated in interviews that Red Bull is not a thirst quencher. Nor is it meant to be a fluid replacement drink for athletes. Instead, the beverage is meant to revitalize a tired consumer’s body and mind. In order to do this, the makers of Red Bull, and other energy drinks, typically add vitamins and certain chemicals to their beverages. The added chemicals are like chemicals that the body naturally produces for energy. The vitamins, chemicals, caffeine, and sugar found in these beverages all seem like a sure bet to give a person energy.

Health professionals are not so sure, though. For one thing, there is not enough evidence to show that all of the vitamins added to energy drinks actually raise a person’s energy level. Another problem is that there are so many things in the beverages. Nobody knows for sure how all of the ingredients in energy drinks work together. Dr. Brent Bauer, one of the directors at the Mayo Clinic in the US, cautions people about believing all the claims energy drinks make. He says, - It is plausible if you put all these things together, you will get a good result.” However, Dr. Bauer adds the mix of ingredients could also have a negative impact on the body. - We just don’t know at this point,” he says.

(Source: -Reading Challenge 2, Casey Malarcher & Andrea Janzen, Compass Publishing)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

The beverages mentioned in the first paragraph aim to give consumers  .............

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• The word "they" refers to ........

• Which of the following could be considered a cause of the distress signals of trees?

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• According to the passage, which type of memory is the shortest?

• Nowadays, there are ............

• Sign language is said to be very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally EXCEPT for____________

• Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the second paragraph?

• Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?

• According to the passage, what does a constricted and harsh voice indicate?

• Which of the following is NOT true about life in the future?

• Who is intended to benefit from the advice given in the article?

• Which word is similar in meaning to the word “glue” ?

• The expression “in concert” in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by ________.

• The word “assessing” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by ...........

• Based on its use in paragraph 2, it can be inferred that mitigate belongs to which of the following word groups?

• The word “enabled” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.

• What can we assume is NOT true about Middle Earth?

• Who called the apelike creatures 'Sasquatch'?

• What is not true about the Beatles?

• Which of the following statements does paragraph 1 support?