Ⅰ. Match each word in the passage with the correct meaning.
1. survey
e
2. place
d
3. creature
b
4. space
c
5. equal
a
Ⅱ. Tell whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
(
F
) 1. The British government carried out a survey on people's fears.
(
T
) 2. British people are most afraid of heights.
(
F
) 3. More than twenty thousand people answered questions about their fears.
(
T
) 4. There were big differences between the fears of women and men.
(
F
) 5. Women are less afraid of spiders than men are.
(
T
) 6. Older people are less afraid of public speaking than young people are.
Ⅲ. Choose the best answer according to the passage.
(
D
) 1. What was number three on the list of fears?
(
A
) 2. What does the underlined word "acrophobia" mean?
(
D
) 3. How many phobias did people have to rate?
(
B
) 4. Who was more likely to be afraid of heights?
Ⅳ. Answer the following questions.
1. What groups of people were frightened of different things?
Men and women, old and young people.
2. What are you most afraid of and why?
I am most afraid of spiders because they look scary.
