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Read the following passage and choose the correct word to use in each blank.<\/p>\n

Sugar was for a long time a luxury and in the opinion of the medical profession it still should be. During the nineteenth century, however, manufacturers discovered (1) of producing it in vast quantities and it has since become (2) of the staple articles of diet, particularly (3) the lower social classes. It has the advantages of (4) comparatively cheap, easily digested, rich (5) energy and useful for flavouring. It’s major (6) are that it lacks every nourishing quality (7) that of giving energy, and (8) of its attractive flavour it (9) to displace other much more valuable foods (10) the diet. Most serious of all is its adverse (11) on health, since excessive consumption can cause heart (12) , obesity and dental decay. The latter is widespread among the inhabitants of western countries. From the very young to the very old, (13) anyone escapes. Yet if parents (14) drastically reduce the (15) confectionery they allow (16) children to eat, the extent of dental decay would soon be checked. And (17) they were to<\/strong> (18) down their own consumption of sugar, they would suffer much (19) from ailments resulting directly or indirectly from their (20) overweight.<\/em><\/p>\n

Keys<\/h2>\n

1) ways
\n2) one
\n3) for \/ among
\n4) being
\n5) in
\n6) disadvantages \/ drawbacks
\n7) except
\n8) because
\n9) tends
\n10) in \/ from
\n11) effects \/ influences
\n12) diseases
\n13) hardly
\n14) would
\n15) quantity \/ amount
\n16) their
\n17) if \/ although
\n18) cut
\n19) less
\n20) being<\/p>\n

Vocabulary<\/h2>\n

staple<\/strong>: basic (ES: b\u00e1sico, esencial)<\/p>\n

nourishing<\/strong>: nourishing (ES: nutritivo)<\/p>\n

dental decay:<\/strong> (ES: caries)<\/p>\n

cut down<\/strong>: reduce (ES: reducir)<\/p>\n

almost<\/strong> everybody vs hardly<\/strong> anybody<\/p>\n