A BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE COURSE WERE HANDED ______ TO THE STUDENTS A...

10. A brief outline of the course were handed ______ to the students at the first meeting. C. READING Part 1. Read the text below and then decide which word best fits each blank. (5 points) Sleeping disorders like insomnia can prove to be a worrying question for many of us. Almost anyone can easily conjure (1) _______ at least one sleepless night of (2) _______ and turning in bed awaiting the bliss of a deep dream. Most probably, a third of us undergo the distressing experience at least once a week. Even though it is possible for people to function without any sleep at all for a certain period of time, such occurrences are rather few and far between and there is no evidence to (3) _______ this assumption. What is sure, however, is the fact that we do need some sleep to regenerate our strength and to (4) _______ the brain to its proper activity. No wonder, then, that the tiredness and fatigue that appear after a sleepless night compel many of us to go for chemical support in the form of sleep (5) _______ tablets or powders. However long the problem of sleeplessness has afflicted many individuals, very little has been (6) _______ in the question of its original causes. We are conscious that it usually (7) _______ those who are exposed to a great deal of stress, anxiety or depression. It may also be (8) _______ by overworking or unfavorable surroundings with scarcity of fresh air. Sleeping pills may provide some relief and can act as an alternative in this desperate situation. Yet, they do little to combat the ailment in full. Consequently, our hopes should be (9) _______ on the medical

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authorities to (10) _______ the root cause of insomnia before we take to being nocturnal leading our noisy lives in the dead of night.