UEC English Paper 2 Cloze Test - 2

UEC English Paper 2 Cloze Test - 2

Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (15 × 1m)

For years, scientists have suggested we should all be drinking eight glasses of water a day.

However, a new (1)______________ conducted recently suggests that the guideline may not apply anymore and drinking too much can actually be (2)______________. Going past that amount can kill, in extreme (3)______________.

Scientists now suggest that we just drink enough to (4)______________ our thirst. There have been cases in the (5)______________ when athletes in marathons were told to load up with water. Some of them had (6)______________ these recommendations strictly. Unfortunately, some had drunk too much and died. The tragedies were a (7)______________ of having too much water in their bodies, leading to a condition known as water poisoning. This condition will (8)______________ when the amount of salt in your body becomes too diluted.

You must learn to (9)______________ to your body. Water actually becomes (10)______________ to swallow when you no longer (11)______________ to drink. You just have to follow the signs your body is (12)______________ you.

While it is not (13)______________ to drink eight glasses of water a day, your body still needs water or other fluids to work (14)______________. In cold climates, we should drink enough to (15)______________ ourselves from getting dehydrated. In hotter climates, the body needs more. The key is to drink according to our body’s needs.

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