FIRST A, B, C

Tourist deported for Buddha tattoo  

Sri Lanka will deport a British tourist for having a tattoo on her arm of the Buddha seated on a lotus flower. Naomi Coleman, 37, was arrested at Sri Lanka's international airport on Monday. She is currently at a centre in the airport waiting for a flight back to the U.K. Airport officials told Ms Coleman that her tattoo was disrespectful to Sri Lankan culture. A police spokesman said she was arrested for "hurting others' religious feelings". Most Sri Lankans are Buddhist and have deep respect for images and statues of Buddha. They would think anyone with a Buddha tattoo is culturally insensitive. Coleman said she practised Buddhism and did not think her tattoo would upset anyone.

 

This is not the first time that tourists have got in trouble for misunderstanding Sri Lankan culture. Another Briton was deported last year because he spoke disrespectfully when passport officials asked him about a Buddha tattoo on his arm. According to the BBC, three French tourists got prison sentences for kissing a Buddha statue. Britain's Independent newspaper reports that in 2010, R&B star Akon was told he could not get a visa to visit Sri Lanka because of a video for his song Sexy Chick. The video showed a pool party in front of a statue of Buddha. A British government website warns people who visit Sri Lanka not to pose for photos in front of statues of the Buddha.

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ

1.	Where on the woman's body was the tattoo?	6.	What is the nationality of a man who was deported last year?
	a) her lower back b) her arm c) her upper back d) her ankle		a) British b) Indian c) Hungarian d) Uruguayan
2.	Where are Sri Lankan authorities sending the woman to?	7.	What did tourists from France get prison sentences for?
	a) India b) prison c) the U.K. d) a temple		a) their tattoos b) shouting at passport officers c) doing graffiti d) kissing a Buddha statue
3.	What did a police spokesman say she hurt?	8.	When was the pop star Akon denied a tourist visa to Sri Lanka?
	a) a prison guard b) her finger c) a passport official d) religious feelings		a) 2008 b) 2009 c) 2010 d) 2011
4.	What do most Sri Lankans have a deep respect for?	9.	What did Akon's video show in front of a statue of Buddha?
	a) tourists b) images and statues of Buddha c) the police d) trees		a) an Apple computer b) a naked body c) chickens d) a party
5.	What did the woman practise?	10.	What did a website advise tourists not to do in front of Buddha statues?
	a) Buddhism b) Sinhalese c) meditation d) yoga		a) eat or drink b) pose for photos c) wear shorts d) dance

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SECOND C, D, F

Night work could damage your health

A new study suggests working shifts at night can be damaging to one's health. In particular, it increases the risk of several cancers, diabetes, mental illnesses, and various heart diseases. Researchers from the Sleep Research Centre at the U.K.'s University of Surrey discovered that many genes in the body needed to follow a regular 24-hour cycle, during which the body sleeps at night. If this cycle is broken, up to 1,500 genes could get damaged, eventually resulting in potentially life-threatening diseases. Professor Derk-Jan Dijk said: "The study has important implications because we now need to discover why these rhythms exist and think about the consequences of that."

The human body has around 24,000 genes. Many of these switch off if the body does not follow a regular sleeping pattern. This can cause parts of the immune system to become less efficient, making us more susceptible to illnesses. Study co-author Dr Simon Archer said: "Over 97 per cent of rhythmic genes become out-of-sync with mistimed sleep, which really explains why we feel so bad during jet lag or if we have to work irregular shifts." Dr Dijk said that despite the results of the research, it would be difficult for people to change their lifestyles. He explained it was difficult for society to function without people working night shifts, but said people needed to understand the dangers and "mitigate the impact".

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ

1.	What suggested working shifts at night could damage one's health?	6.	What do many genes do if they do not follow a regular sleeping pattern?
	a) an Internet website b) a documentary c) a hospital d) a report		a) merge with adjacent genes b) double in size c) switch off d) work faster
2.	In which country is the university that conducted the research?	7.	What did the article say becomes less efficient with irregular sleep?
	a) Ukraine b) England c) South Africa d) the USA		a) the immune system b) studying English c) the rhythm of life d) illness
3.	How many genes could get damaged?	8.	What else is mentioned that upsets our sleeping pattern?
	a) all of them b) 24,000 c) 14,520 d) as many as 1,500		a) alcohol b) alarm clocks c) jet lag d) stress and anxiety
4.	What could damaged genes potentially result in?	9.	What did a doctor say was difficult for people to change?
	a) compensation claims b) the gene pool c) life-threatening diseases d) weight loss		a) results b) their lifestyle c) pajamas (USA) pyjamas (UK) d) genes
5.	What did a professor say we needed to discover?	10.	What did the doctor say people needed to understand?
	a) the missing gene b) ourselves c) the secret of life d) why rhythms exist		a) the dangers of irregular sleep b) how many genes we have c) how to look after your genes d) gene therapy

Read more:http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1401/140123-night-work.html#ixzz2zqvvIasG