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"Oldwivestales"arebeliefslastingformanygenerations.Forexamplemostofusrememberourparents'

tellingustoeatmoreofcertainfoodsornottodocertainthings.Isthereanytruthintheseteachings?Some

ofthemagreewithpresentmedicalthinkingbutothershavenotpassedthetestoftime.

Didyourmotherevertellyoutoeatyourcarrotsbecausetheyaregoodforyoureyes?Scientistsnow

reportthateatingcarrotscanhelppreventaseriouseyediseasecalledmaculardegeneration.Eatingjustone

carrotadaycanreducethepossibilityofgettingthisdiseaseby40%.Garlicisgoodforyoutoo.Itcankillthe

typeofvirusthatcausescolds.

UnfortunatelynotallofMom'sadvicepassedthetestofmedicalstudies.Forexamplegenerationsof

childrenhavebeentoldnottogoswimmingwithinanhouraftereating.Butresearchsuggeststhatthereisno

dangerindoingso.Dosweetscausetoothproblems?Wellyes.Howeverstickysweetsmadewithgrainstend

tocausemoreproblemsthansweetsmadewithsimplesugars.

Eventhoughsciencecantellusthatsomeofourtraditionalbeliefsdon'tholdwaterthereisstillalotof

truthintheoldwives'tales.Afterallmuchofthisknowledgehasbeenaccumulatedfromthousandsofyears

ofexperienceinfamilyhealthcare.Weshouldrespectthisbodyofknowledgeevenaswesearchforclear

scientificsupporttoproveittrueorfalse.

1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetest?

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A.Eatinggarlicisgoodforoureyes.

B.Stickysweetsaredamagingourteeth.

C.Swimmingafteramealisdangerous.

D.Carrotspreventpeoplefromcatchingcolds.

2.Thephrase"holdwater"inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans"_____".

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A.tobebelievable

B.tobevaluable

C.tobeadmirable

D.tobesuitable

3.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetoward"oldwivestales"inthetext?

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A.Subjective

B.Objective

C.Dissatisfied

D.Curious