ONLY BY KEEPING PATIENT YOU CAN ACHIEVE SUCCESS. A B C DB. READING

10. Only by keeping patient you can achieve success. A B C DB. Reading:Question VI: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each blank in the following passage (15 pts): You have ever heard someone (1)_______ that the reason you caught a cold was that you were run down. People generally accept that if you are under (2)_______ or run down, you are more (3)_______ to get ill. But is this really true or is it just an old wives’ (4)_______?The problem (5)_______old sayings like this is that it is often difficult to prove (6)_______they are true or not. If you ask people with colds if they are feeling run down, they are almost certain (7)_______ yes. People without colds are more likely to say no. So, (8)_______you can tell if it’s the cold that is making them feel run down or the fact that they are run down that is making them more likely to catch a cold?Scientists at the Common Cold Research Centre ran a series of tests. They got (9)_______ without colds to attend the centre. (10)_______ they were given a questionnaire to complete. The questions measured the (11)_______of stress each of them was under. They were then deliberately injected with a cold virus (12)_______left to see whether they developed a cold. After many people had been tested, the researches looked for a link (13)_______the measured stress level and the chances of catching a cold. They found that (14)_______the stress, the more likely the person was to catch a cold.At the moment, it is not known why stress makes someone more likely to become ill, but now that the link has been found, researches might be able to investigate (15)_______. They may even find different ways of combating diseases.