Name :_______________________________

No. :_______________________________

I. Fill in the blank spaces below with the suitable word/phrase

based on the recording!(Score 60)

R : Dr __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (1). Youve just __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (2)

an article about allergies and the fact that theyre on the __ __ __ __
(3).
Dr X : Yes, thats right.
R : So. First of all, what kind of allergies are we talking about?
Hayfever? Asthma?
Dr X : All allergies really. An allergy is a __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (4) reaction
to a substance. That reaction can be __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ , an
itching, sore eyes, feeling sick, a rash of some kind like eczema
or __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (5) difficulties like asthma.
R : And are allergies on the __ __ __ __ (6)?
Dr X : Oh yes. Absolutely. Theres no doubt about that. When I was at
school there was only one boy in the class who had an __ __ __ __ __
__ __ (7). Now thirty years later more than half the kids in my
daughters class have them.
R : So, why the great __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (8)? Is it our __ __ __ __ __
(9)?
Dr X : Sometimes, yes. Either directly or indirectly. Our lifestyles have
changed a lot, starting from birth. Its a well known fact that
bottlefed babies are more likely to develop allergies than breastfed
babies yet fewer mothers breastfeed because they simply dont
have the time or because of practicalities like wanting to share the
feeding with a partner. Then when our children are __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ (10) we smother everything in disinfectant and destroy all
traces of __ __ __ __ __ (11).
R : But surely thats a good thing?
Dr X : No, its not. __ __ __ __ __ (12)are good. Too much cleanliness is
bad. Think back to when we were children. We used to make mud
 pies, splash about in dirty puddles, put all sorts of things into our
mouths
R : So are you saying we arent __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (13) our
childrens immune systems to develop?
Dr X : Yes, thats exactly what Im saying. Our obsessions with __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ (14) have gone too far. We need to expose our
children to germs so that their defence mechanisms have a __ __ __
__ __ __ (15) to develop and get stronger. If they arent exposed
theres a danger that theyll develop allergies and food __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ (16) later on.
R : What about genes? Arent some allergies __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (17)?
Dr X : Yes and no. (laughter)
Dr X : The jury is still out on that one. Allergy problems do run in the
family but we dont understand why. Scientists have __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ (18) cases in families where theres been some kind of
genetic mutation which affects the __ __ __ __ __ __ (19) system in
some way. This might result in members of a family being more
prone to allergies but not necessarily the same allergies. So Dad
might be allergic to milk products while one child gets hayfever and
another develops an allergy to some sort of skin cream.
R : And this doesnt explain why there has been such an __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __(20) in allergies over the past ten years or so.
Dr X : No. It doesnt.
R : So what has changed?
Dr X : __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (21) in a nutshell: Mobile phone use, all
technology really. __ __ __ __ __ __ (22) levels are considerably
higher than they used to be. Were exposed to more chemicals and
__ __ __ __ __ (23) substances: diesel fumes, pesticides. One type of
allergy that has risen considerably is food __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ _ (24) . In some places an allergy to soya is very __ __ __ __ __ __
(25). This is probably because soya is __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (26) in so
many food products these days and our bodies havent had time to
adjust to this change. We dont eat in the same way as we used to.
 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (27) food is a thing of the past. Now everything
is __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (28) all year round.
R : So. To sum up? Why are allergies on the __ __ __ __ (29)?
Dr X : Well, if were summing up Ill keep it brief. Too much bottlefeeding,
an obsession with __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (30), too few __ __ __
__ __ (31) and too many convenience foods, too little fresh fruit and
veg and an abuse of out of season
food all year round, too many __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (32)
and altogether far too much stress.
R : Dr. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (33). Thank you very much for coming to
the studio today. If __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (34) would like to read Dr. __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ (35)s report they can write in to
(...)

II. Answer the following questions based on the article!(Score 30)

1. What is the mans name?
___________________________________________
2. What does he do?
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3. What is he explaining about?
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4. What do you know about allergy?
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5. When has the allergy begun?
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6. Give some examples of allergies at least four!
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7. Are the allergies rising now?Why?
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8. Based on the article above, give an example of food which

commonly causes allergy!

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9. What should we do to avoid allergy?
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III. Write T(True) or F(False) based on the statements given!(Score

10)
1. Allergy is increasing nowadays

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2. Allergies sometimes are genetic, sometimes are not

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3. Asthma is not an allergy

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4. Too much cleanliness is good ______
5. Bottle-feeding is good ______
6. Seasonal fruit is available all year round now

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7. Lifestyle hasnt changed yet

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8. Playing on the ground is not good for kids

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Good luck