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Practice Listening: Highlight Correct Summary ID: #35581 Short Chronic loneliness
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You will hear a recording. Click on the paragraph that best relates to the recording.

Transcript:

Chronic loneliness can also change your body on a cellular level. Research has found that lonely people have 209 different gene expressions in some of their white blood cells, including increased activity of pro-inflammatory transcription factor. Now, inflammation is an important response to injury, but chronic inflammation wreaks havoc on your body. As a result, we see that poor social relationships show a 29% increase in coronary heart disease and 32% increase of a stroke. Overall, people with strong social relationships have a 50% increased likelihood of survival overall - that means they are much less likely to die over the same period of time, making loneliness as deadly of a risk factor as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, lack of exercise, or obesity! So yes, loneliness can increase.
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Option 1: "your chance of death"

Explanation: The text discusses how chronic loneliness significantly impacts health, leading to increased risks of coronary heart disease and stroke, ultimately affecting survival rates. The main idea revolves around the serious consequences of loneliness, which directly relates to the chance of death, making this option the correct summary.

Option 2: "the possibility of smoking"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text does not discuss smoking as a possibility; rather, it compares the risks of loneliness to smoking. The focus is on the health risks associated with loneliness, not on smoking itself.

Option 3: "chances of social relationships"

Explanation: While the text mentions social relationships, it does not summarize the text's main point. Instead, it highlights the negative effects of loneliness on health rather than discussing the chances of forming social relationships.

Option 4: "area of work"

Explanation: This option is incorrect as the text does not address any specific area of work. The content focuses on the health implications of loneliness, making this option irrelevant to the main theme.

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