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According to a recent study, some ingenious dogs can learn the
Soruları verilen parçalara göre cevaplayınız. names of more than 100 toys. Those that pass the toy test - that is,
Appropriate preservation of perfumes involves keeping them far know the names of two or more of their favourite toys and can recall
them on demand - are so-called Gifted Word Learner dogs. These
from sources of heat and light. An opened bottle will keep its
original aroma for several years if it is well stored. Perfumes skilled dogs have assisted researchers in better understanding a
hitherto unstudied behaviour: head tilt. Much like human beings have
are best preserved when kept in light-tight aluminium bottles a choice for one side in their body, dogs also have a desired paw
or in their original packaging when not in use and kept cold or nostril. These asymmetrical behaviours include head tilting, but it
at comparatively low temperatures between 3 and 7 degrees has been unclear when and why this happens until now. According
Celsius. Although it is difficult to completely remove oxygen from to new research published in the journal Animal Cognition, dogs tilt
the headspace of stored odour flasks, oxygen exposure can be their heads when they are thinking about something significant or
minimised by choosing a dispenser rather than rollers and open when they expect to be taught something essential. “Some studies
bottles. Sprays also have the advantage of isolating scent inside put forward that head tilting may be related to a health problem”, said
Dr Andrea Sommese, the chief author of the study. “However, we
a bottle and preventing it from mixing with dust which could spoil realised that dogs are doing it at random, and I’m sure you’ve seen a
and change the standard of a perfume. dog tilt its head before - it is a fairly normal behaviour!”

1. It is clear in the passage that perfumes _______. 4. It is stated in the passage that what allows us to define a dog
as a ‘gifted word learner’ is _______.
A) should be kept in low temperatures
B) might lose its aroma when kept away from light A) the dog’s ability to memorise the names of several of his
C) are not preferable these days due to the extra contents favourite toys and remember them when necessary
B) based on the dog’s asymmetrical behaviour which includes
D) should not be stored in aluminium bottles
head tilting
E) are ineffective when they are at 5 degrees Celsius
C) the dog’s assistance to help us understand their unstudied
behaviour
D) that he can learn as many words as a human can
E) the dog’s unique capacity that can save more than 100 toys’
names

2. We can understand from the passage that sprays _______. 5. It is clearly stated in the passage that similar to how people
have a preferred side of their body, dogs _______.
A) degrade the quality of perfumes
B) are old-fashioned compared to the rollers A) can tilt their heads for no reason
B) have a favoured paw or nostril
C) have the advantage of mixing the perfume with the oxygen
C) are able to recite the names of their favourite toys when asked
D) prevent the fragrance from contacting powdery dirt
D) might suffer from an illness
E) should not be used when perfumes are exposed to heat or
E) tilt their head when they are expecting to be taught something
light
important

3. It can be said that the preservation of perfumes _______. 6. One can understand from the passage that when a dog tilts
his head, _______.
A) must be done in high temperatures
B) is the best when perfumes are stored in their original bottles A) we should take him to a vet as soon as possible
C) should be between 3-7 degrees Fahrenheit B) he may be trying to convey to us the message that he is sick
though it may not be true
D) can be dangerous when they are exposed to the sun C) we can be sure that he is suffering from a medical condition
E) can make the aroma of perfumes maintain forever
and expecting help
D) it means that he has an important message he wants you to
know
E) you can understand that it is the right time to feed him

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