Gap-filling strategies

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What is the tone of this fragment?

Sometimes we find it easy to identify a problem and impossible to think of a solution. Obesity is a good example. Almost everybody agrees that it is a growing burden on health systems and that it requires urgent attention from policy makers.

1. positive
2. negative

Which word(s) tell you that the tone of this fragment is positive?

Sometimes we find it easy to identify a problem and impossible to think of a solution. Obesity is a good example. Almost everybody agrees that it is a growing burden on health systems and that it requires urgent attention from policy makers.

Find the signal word for the tone of the last sentence.

Sometimes we find it easy to identify a problem and impossible to think of a solution. Obesity is a good example. Almost everybody agrees that it is a growing burden on health systems and that it requires urgent attention from policy makers.

But almost everybody also agrees that existing policies for reducing obesity are .........

Which of these words is positive?

1. ineffective
2. too costly
3. popular
4. too pushy

Which word fits the gap?

Sometimes we find it easy to identify a problem and impossible to think of a
solution. Obesity is a good example. Almost everybody agrees that it is a growing burden on health systems and that it requires urgent attention from policy makers. But almost everybody also agrees that existing policies for reducing obesity are ___?___.

1. ineffective
2. too costly
3. popular
4. too pushy

Explanation

• 'Ineffective' is the correct answer.
• 'Too costly' is wrong, simply because there is no mentioning of money in the previous sentences.
• 'Too pushy'is wrong, because in the previous lines it says: 'everyone agrees ... it requires urgent attention from policy makers'.
• 'popular 'is a positive word. The linking word 'but' indicates that the sentence expresses a contrast.

What does the linking word 'after all' express?

After all, the root causes of obesity are multifarious and new ones are
being added all the time — such as sodas, genes, sleep apnea, medication,
depression, poverty and peer pressure.

1. reason
2. cause
3. contrast
4. addition

What does the linking word 'so' express in the last sentence?

After all, the root causes of obesity are multifarious and new ones are
being added all the time — such as sodas, genes, sleep apnea, medication,
depression, poverty and peer pressure.

So the solutions need to be .....?... , too. What works for you may not work for me.

Which word fits the gap?

After all, the root causes of obesity are multifarious and new ones are
being added all the time — such as sodas, genes, sleep apnea, medication,
depression, poverty and peer pressure. So the solutions need to be __?___ , too. What works for you may not work for me.

1. scientific
2. diverse
3. medical
4. inexpensive

What is the tone of these lines?

Seeman and Luciani's suggestions will ___?___ both the left and the right. Market forces are not trusted by many on the left, and handing money to the
"undeserving" is disliked by many on the right.

1. positive
2. negative

Which signal word(s) indicate that the tone of these lines is negative?

Seeman and Luciani's suggestions will ___?___ both the left and the right. Market forces are not trusted by many on the left, and handing money to the
"undeserving" is disliked by many on the right.

Which of these words are negative?
You can choose more answers than one.

1. annoy
2. benefit
3. disqualify
4. include

Which word fits the gap?

Seeman and Luciani's suggestions will ___?___ both the left and the right. Market forces are not trusted by many on the left, and handing money to the
"undeserving" is disliked by many on the right.

1. annoy
2. benefit
3. disqualify
4. include

Explanation

Annoy is the correct answer, because reasons for annoyance are both given for left and right.

Benefit is wrong, because it is a positive word and the tone is negative.

Disqualify is wrong, because there is no mention of people being left out.

Include is wrong, because it is a positive word and the tone is negative.

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