Read the text. Then choose the correct answer to questions 30-32

D) supported the idea that women were physically weaker than men

36. The author quotes the times 2 minutes 47 seconds and 66 seconds to illustrate that…….. .

A) despite progress, women still take more than twice as long as men in marathons
B) women are actually superior to men in long distance running
C) the gap between men's and women's performances in sport is shrinking
D) his theory is scientific by including mathematical figures


Read the text. Then choose the correct answer to questions 30-32.
Aspirin is officially 100 years old. and yet the medicinal powers of the little white tablets are still astonishing scientists. Aspirin is the nearest thing the world possesses to a wonder drug. Swallowing an aspirin is the smartest thing anyone with the onset of a heart attack can do to improve their chances, after dialling the number for an ambulance. It is used to lower the risk of heart disease and stroke in some people; it is thought to prevent some cancers and helps rheumatoid arthritis - all this from the bark of the willow tree. Aspirin began as a herbal medicine and was patented in 1899, but Hippocrates, the Greek father of medicine, was giving women a brew made from willow to ease the pains of childbirth in the fifth century BC.

30. It can be inferred from the paragraph that……….. .

A) scientists don't actually approve of the way people use aspirin for so many things
B) there are no medical conditions that aspirin cannot help in one way or another
C) aspirin is only effective when swallowed, and thus should never be chewed
D) though aspirin is an old medicine, new uses for it keep being discovered

31. According to the passage, aspirin……………. .

A) is the most common medication recommended to people with heart disease
B) can be taken by heart attack victims who can't be bothered to call for help
C) causes some cancers, but is thought to prevent many others from developing