Saturday 30 May 2015

CLOZE TEST: WANT A DRUG

Hello girls,
Here you have another cloze test for further practice.
The key is below the test.
Have a nice day!


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Want a drug that could _____ (0) your risk of diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and colon cancer? That could lift your mood and treat headaches? That could lower your risk of _____ (1)?
If it sounds too good to be true, think again.
Coffee, the much maligned but undoubtedly loving beverage, just _____ (2) headlines for possibly cutting the risk of the latest disease epidemic, type 2 diabetes. And the real news seems to be that the _____ (3) you drink the better.
Reducing Disease Risk
After analyzing data on 126,000 people for as long as 18 years, Harvard researchers calculate that compared with those not partaking  in America's favorite morning drink, downing one to three cups of caffeinated coffee _____ (4) can reduce diabetes risk by single digits. But having six cups or more _____ (5) day slashes men's risk by 54% and women's by 30% over java avoiders.
_____ (6) the scientists give the customary "more research is needed" before they recommend you do overtime at Starbuck's to specifically prevent diabetes, their findings are very similar to those in a less-publicized Dutch study. And perhaps more importantly, it's the _____ (7) of hundreds of studies suggesting that coffee may be something of a health food -- especially in higher amounts.
In recent decades, some 19,000 studies have been done examining coffee's impact on health. And for the most part, their results are as _____ (8) as a gulp of freshly brewed Breakfast Blend for the 108 million Americans who routinely enjoy this traditionally morning -- and increasingly day long -- ritual. In practical _____ (9), regular coffee drinkers include the majority of U.S. adults and a growing number of children.
"_____ (10) , the research shows that coffee is far more healthful than it is harmful," says Tomas DePaulis, PhD, research scientist at Vanderbilt University's Institute for Coffee Studies, who_____ (11) its own medical research and tracks coffee studies from _____ (12) the world. "For most people, very little bad comes from drinking it, but a lot of good."
Consider this: At _____ (13) six studies indicate that people who drink coffee on a regular are up to 80% less likely to develop Parkinson's, with three showing the more they drink, the _____ (14) the risk. Other research shows that _____ (15) to not drinking coffee, a minimum of two cups daily can translate to a 25% reduced risk of colon cancer, an 80% drop in liver cirrhosis risk, and nearly half the risk of gallstones.
Coffee _____ (16) offsets some of the damage caused by other vices, some research indicates. "People who smoke and are _____ (17) drinkers have less heart disease and liver damage when they regularly consume _____ (18) amounts of coffee compared to those _____ (19) don't," says DePaulis.

There's also some evidence that coffee _____ (20) help asthma and even control attacks when medication is unavailable, stop a headache, mood, and even prevent cavities. 

WRITE YOUR ANSWERS HERE:
0.   reduce
1. made
2. cavities
3. more
4. daily
5. each
6. Though
7. latest
8. pleasing
9. terms
10. though
11.     conducts
12.  around
13.  least
14.     lower
15.     compared
16.     even
17.     heavy
18.     large
19.     who
20.     may

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