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Practice Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) ID: #49306 Heart Attack
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A  team  of  researchers  has  created  an  AI  that  assesses  the  risk  of  you  having  a  heart  attack  in  the  next  10  years,  just  by  looking  once  at  your  chest  X-ray.  Heart  disorders  that    from  reduced  or  blocked  blood  flow  in  arteries  due  to  the  accumulation  of  cholesterol  and  fat  in    are  called  atherosclerotic  cardiovascular  diseases  (ASCVSD).  It  is  one  of  the  major  causes  of  stroke  in  heart  patients.  The  team’s  deep  learning  model  offers  a  potential  solution  for  population-based  opportunistic  screening  of  cardiovascular  disease  risk  using  existing  chest  X-ray  images.  Generally,  if  a  doctor  wants  to  predict  the  risk  of  heart  attack  for  a  patient,  they    a  statistical  model  that  calculates  the  ASCVD  risk  score,  which  involves  evaluating  cardiac  health  on  the  basis  of  factors  like  systolic  blood  pressure,  age,  hypertension  and  so  on.  However,  since  it  may  not  always  be  possible  to  have    to  all  these  records,  the  researchers  consider  X-rays  to  be  an  ideal  singular  parameter  for  calculating  heart  attack  risk.

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Correct answer: originate

Explanation: The verb 'originate' correctly indicates the source or cause of heart disorders, fitting grammatically in the present tense and contextually as it describes how these disorders arise from specific conditions.

Meaning: 'Originate' means to begin or come from a particular source, indicating that heart disorders stem from reduced or blocked blood flow.

Wrong options:

  • vary: The verb 'vary' suggests differences or changes, which does not accurately describe the cause of heart disorders in this context.
  • receive: The verb 'receive' implies acceptance or obtaining something, which does not relate to the cause of heart disorders.
  • exempt: The verb 'exempt' means to free from an obligation or rule, which does not apply to the context of heart disorders.
Correct answer: them

Explanation: The pronoun 'them' correctly refers back to 'arteries,' maintaining grammatical consistency in number and context as it indicates the accumulation of cholesterol and fat in those arteries.

Meaning: 'Them' is a pronoun used to refer to previously mentioned plural nouns, in this case, 'arteries.'

Wrong options:

  • those: 'Those' is a demonstrative pronoun that would require a different grammatical structure, making it less suitable in this context.
  • their: 'Their' is a possessive pronoun that does not fit here as it would imply ownership, which is not the intended meaning in this sentence.
  • there: 'There' is an adverb indicating a place, which does not relate to the context of referring to arteries.
Correct answer: employ

Explanation: The verb 'employ' is appropriate as it means to use or apply a method, fitting grammatically in the present tense and contextually as it describes the action a doctor takes to predict heart attack risk.

Meaning: 'Employ' means to make use of something, in this case, a statistical model for predicting risk.

Wrong options:

  • present: The verb 'present' implies showing or introducing something, which does not accurately describe the action of using a model in this context.
  • suggest: The verb 'suggest' implies recommending an idea, which does not convey the action of using a model for prediction.
  • propose: The verb 'propose' means to put forward an idea or plan, which is not as precise as 'employ' in the context of using a model.
Correct answer: access

Explanation: The noun 'access' fits grammatically as it indicates the ability to obtain or make use of something, aligning contextually with the idea of having the necessary records for evaluation.

Meaning: 'Access' refers to the ability to reach or obtain something, in this case, medical records.

Wrong options:

  • right: The noun 'right' does not fit contextually as it refers to correctness or entitlement, which does not relate to obtaining records.
  • potential: The noun 'potential' implies possibility but does not convey the idea of obtaining records, making it unsuitable here.
  • room: The noun 'room' refers to physical space, which does not relate to the context of accessing records.

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