Complete the given passages.

The key ………1……….. eternal youth could be as simple as going ………2…….. gym. Scientists ………3……….. that pensioners who regularly use weights have almost as much energy as people ………..4………. than half their age. Just six months of gentle weight training is all it ……….5……… to turn back one of the molecular clocks of the body and ………6……….. ageing muscles.

1. a) to; b) for; c) of; d) with

2. a) for; b) to; c) in; d) on

3. a) showing; b) had shown; c) have shown; d) are showing

4. a) few; b) less; c) lesser; d) lessor

5. a) is taking; b) takes; c) took; d) has taken

6. a) rejuvenate; b) rejuvenating; c) rejuvenated; d) rejuvenates

Answers

The key to eternal youth could be as simple as going to gym. Scientists have shown that pensioners who regularly use weights have almost as much energy as people less than half their age. Just six months of gentle weight training is all it takes to turn back one of the body’s molecular clocks and rejuvenate ageing muscles.

Passage 2

People who ………….1…………. they can’t protect themselves from cancer may be creating a self-fulfilling prophesy, said experts. They also said that an estimated two thirds of cancer cases can ………..2………… with common case measures, such as not smoking, eating plenty of fruit and vegetables and avoiding too much sun.

1. a) fear; b) feared; c) have feared

2. a) prevent; b) preventing; c) be prevented

Answers

People who fear they can’t protect themselves from cancer may be creating a self-fulfilling prophesy, said experts. They also said that an estimated two thirds of cancer cases can be prevented with common case measures, such as not smoking, eating plenty of fruit and vegetables and avoiding too much sun.