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Practice Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) ID: #49354 Men and Calories
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Below is a text with blanks. Click on each blank, a list of choices will appear. Select the appropriate choice for each blank.
Winter  may  be  seen  as  the  time  to  fill  up  with  comfort  food,  but  in  fact,  the  sunny  summer  months  are  when  men  eat  more  calories  –  unlike  women.  The  effect  may    because  sunlight  makes  the  skin  release  an  appetite-stimulating  hormone  called  Ghrelin,  says  Carmit  Levy  at  Tel  Aviv  University  in  Israel.  Levy  and  her  team  noticed  the  unexpected  effect  in  experiments  in  mice  that  investigated  mechanisms  behind  skin  cancer,  in  which  male  animals    to  UV  light  ate  more  food.  To  see  if  humans  do  the  same,  the  researchers  used  existing  data  on  about  3000  people  who  had  filled  in  detailed    questionnaires  as  part  of  the  Israeli  government’s  regular  national  health  and  nutrition  survey.  Between  March  and  September,  men  consumed  about  17  per  cent  more  calories  per  day  than  they  did  during  the  rest  of  the  year,  while  women’s  food    stayed  about  the  same.

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Correct answer: occur

Explanation: The word 'occur' fits grammatically as it is a verb that indicates an event or phenomenon happening, which aligns with the context of the sentence discussing the effect of sunlight on appetite. It is in the correct tense and form to match the subject 'the effect.'

Meaning: 'Occur' means to happen or take place, indicating that the effect of sunlight on appetite is something that happens.

Wrong options:

  • resurrect: 'Resurrect' means to bring back to life, which does not fit the context of discussing an effect related to appetite.
  • replace: 'Replace' implies substituting one thing for another, which is not relevant to the context of the effect being discussed.
  • surprise: 'Surprise' suggests an unexpected event, but it does not grammatically fit as a verb that describes an effect in this context.
Correct answer: exposed

Explanation: The word 'exposed' is the correct past participle form of the verb 'expose,' which is needed here to indicate that the male animals were subjected to UV light in the past. This fits grammatically and contextually with the sentence structure.

Meaning: 'Exposed' means to have been made visible or subjected to something, in this case, UV light.

Wrong options:

  • exposing: 'Exposing' is the present participle form and does not fit grammatically in this past context.
  • disposed: 'Disposed' means to be inclined or willing to do something, which does not relate to the context of being subjected to UV light.
  • expose: 'Expose' is the base form of the verb and does not fit grammatically in this past tense context.
Correct answer: dietary

Explanation: The word 'dietary' is an adjective that describes the type of questionnaires related to diet, fitting grammatically and contextually as it specifies the nature of the information collected from participants.

Meaning: 'Dietary' refers to anything related to diet or food consumption, indicating that the questionnaires focused on eating habits.

Wrong options:

  • technical: 'Technical' relates to specialized knowledge or skills, which does not apply to the context of food consumption questionnaires.
  • minor: 'Minor' means small or insignificant, which does not accurately describe the importance of the questionnaires in this context.
  • scientific: 'Scientific' pertains to science, but it does not specifically relate to the dietary habits being assessed.
Correct answer: intake

Explanation: The word 'intake' is a noun that refers to the amount of food consumed, which fits grammatically and contextually as it describes the food consumption of women in the study.

Meaning: 'Intake' means the amount of something taken in, particularly food or nutrients, indicating how much women consumed.

Wrong options:

  • outtake: 'Outtake' refers to something that has been removed or omitted, which does not fit the context of food consumption.
  • uptake: 'Uptake' generally refers to the absorption of substances, which is not the correct term for measuring food consumption in this context.
  • undertake: 'Undertake' means to take on a task or responsibility, which does not relate to the measurement of food consumption.

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