After
reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and
grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank
with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that
best fits each blank.
News
From The World of Medicine
SHORT
ON SLEEP? DON'T FORGET TO DRINK WATER
In a Pennsylvania State University study involving more than
20,000 participants, people who said they got only six hours of sleep regularly
ran a greater risk of dehydration (脱水) than who got eight hours. The reason might
lie with a hormone (荷尔蒙) called vasopressin, helps control the body's fluid levels.
It's let out in larger quantities later in the sleep cycle, people getting less shut-eye might not
have the best amount of it. If you know you're short on slumber, (make) a point of drinking water.
TEN-MINUTE
CANCER TEST
Australian researchers have developed a test can discover cancer cells in ten
minutes with 90 percent accuracy. Healthy DNA and cancer DNA, it turns out,
stick to metal surfaces differently. When cancer DNA (add) to water mixed with gold
nanoparticles (纳米颗粒), the water remains its rosy color, when healthy DNA is
added, the water turns blue. the test is cheap and simple, it could
be used at your primary care physician's office, with follow-up if necessary.
EXERCISE
PREVENTS FALLS
Each year, at least a third of people the age of 65 fall downwards. Research
found that there's one factor related to notably reduced risk: exercise. People
who took part in Tai Chi fell 19 percent (often), while those who did balance
and functional exercises, such as step-ups, chair rises, or standing on one
leg, fell 24 percent less often. Most useful of all was (combine) different types of exercise,
including lifting weights and balance exercises.
答案:【1】those【2】which【3】so【4】make【5】that【6】is added【7】Because【8】over【9】less often【10】to combine