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Practice Listening: Select Missing Word ID: #36636 Short Chronic loneliness
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You will hear a recording about a topic. At the end of the recording the last word or group of words has been replaced by a beep. Select the correct option to complete the recording.

Transcript:

Chronic loneliness can also change your body on a cellular level. Research has found that lonely people have 209 different gone 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 can lead to serious health issues, including a significant increase in the likelihood of death. It states that loneliness is as deadly a risk factor as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, which directly supports the idea that it increases 'your chance of death.' This aligns with the overall theme of the text, which emphasizes the severe consequences of loneliness on health.

Option 2: "the possibility of smoking"

Explanation: This option does not relate to the main idea of the text, which focuses on the effects of loneliness rather than smoking itself. The phrase 'the possibility of smoking' is vague and does not connect to the context of health risks associated with loneliness. Therefore, it is not supported by the text.

Option 3: "chances of social relationships"

Explanation: This option misinterprets the text's focus. While the text discusses social relationships, it does not suggest that loneliness increases 'chances of social relationships.' Instead, it highlights the negative impact of loneliness on health outcomes. Thus, this option does not fit the context and is not supported by the information provided.

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