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The adverb “often” as in “these food fads are often based” (line 18) is more commonly placed before the verb to be.
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The relative pronoun which is a correct alternative for “who" in “centenarians who neither smoke nor drink" (line 15).

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“others", in “among others" (line 12), cannot be correctly replaced by another.

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“which", in “which seemed an exceptional achievement" (lines 5 and 6), can be correctly replaced by what.

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In “the inspectors” (line 5), the definite article can be omitted.
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80 years is not a correct alternative for “80" in “at least 80" (line 7).

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The article “a", in “but a gene could" (line 2), refers to a specific gene.

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“bad" in “reception was sometimes bad" (line 9) is not the contrary of better.

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“rarely” (line 20) means seldom.
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Based on the text, judge the items below. “them” (line 22) refers to “applications” (line 21).
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In paragraph 1, according to some doctors, fad diets have recently contributed to making the obesity issue much worse.
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Based on the text, judge the items below.

Mary Somerville was Ada Lovelace's teacher

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In 1993 the dog population in Britain increased by 7 million.
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In the 1970s, it was only possible to watch local TV programs.

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The belief that longevity is determined solely by diet and lifestyle is no longer taken for granted.