=>ANSWER: 14. B 15. I
It also seems that these diseases are affecting people ¼¼¼.. in life than they did in the past.
It is stated in the first paragraph that: “¼..the diseases associated with old age are afflicting fewer and fewer people and when they do strike, it is much later in life.”
This means that these age-related diseases are affecting people later in life than they did in the past.
+ to affect ~to afflict
=>ANSWER: F
17 & 18. This is largely due to developments in (17) ¼¼.., but other factors such as improved (18)¼¼.may also be playing a part.
Keywords: developments, improved, factors
In the fourth paragraph, the writer says: “Clearly, certain diseases are beating a retreat in the face of medical advances. But there may be other contributing factors.Improvements in childhood nutrition ¼¼.gave today‟s elderly people a better start in life than their predecessors.”
So among the given list of words, “medicine” and “nutrition” are the best choices.
+ due to = in the face of
+ playing a part = contributing (factors)
=>ANSWER: 17. M ; 18. J
Increases in some other illnesses may be due to changes in personal habits and to ….
Keywords: increase, changes, personal habits
It is clear that “changes in personal habits” and the missing words are parallel, so the former is a clue.
In paragraph 5, the writer says: ” An increase in some cancers and bronchitis may reflect changing smoking habits and poorer air quality….”
“changes in personal habits” refers to “changing smoking habits”. So the most suitable word to refer to “poorer air quality” is pollution.
=>ANSWER: N
1. The research establishes a link between levels of ¼ and life expectancy.
Keywords: link, life expectancy
In paragraph 6, it is shown that: “One interesting correlation Manton uncovered is that better-educated people are likely to live longer.” So, the research establishes a link between levels of education and life expectancy.
+ link = correlation
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