Title TEST 2-GK GLOBAL 8-NEW2026 (HS).docx ✅

3 C. Last weekend I did a race in heavy rain and high winds, and I was asking myself what I was doing out there D. They’re all really nice and often give me advice Question 19. ______ Question 20. ______ Question 21. ______ Question 22. ______ Read and complete each blank in the passage with the correct answer A, B, C or D. Jogging not only is a popular outdoor leisure activity but also a daily exercise bringing (23)_____ health benefits. First, jogging is good for your circulatory. Many studies have shown that those who jog regularly have healthier hearts than those who don't. This means they (24)_____ get diseases involved in the heart. Second, jogging is great for those who want to lose weight. When you jog, your body will use a great number of calories for this activity. This means jogging helps (25)_____ fat stored in your body, especially belly fat. Third, jogging is effective to increase the weight on bones, especially on feet and legs. It means it helps strengthen the bones to carry your body weight easily. Jogging also helps muscles become (26)_____. Also, jogging might prevent us from catching a cold often. Some researchers have found that it helps to strengthen the immune system in the body. So, if we (27)_____ time in jogging every day, we could easily avoid colds and flu. In short, we should do this activity every day to improve our health. Question 23. A. them B. us C. its D. me Question 24. A. seldom B. always C. usually D. often Question 25. A. burning B. burn C. burns D. to burn Question 26. A. strong B. strongest C. strongly D. stronger Question 27. A. invest B. invests C. to invest D. are investing Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According to several scientists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children. However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well - especially if the parents are very supportive of their child. Michael is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to