20 câu test dạng điền từ vào chỗ trống- ôn thi tiếng Anh công chức 2019 (sát đề thi thật)

Đề thi CLOZE TESTS (20)

C1. Tibet (1)______up images of a mystic land. Snow-capped mountain peaks pierce the blue sky and fierce chilly winds sweep the rolling grasslands. Maroon-robed Buddhist monks pray in remote monasteries and (2)_____-horsemen pound the rugged earth. People in this high plateau perform punishing rituals like prostrating hundreds of miles in tattered clothes on pilgrimage. Spirits, spells and flying apparitions are (3)____ of the Tibetan world. In short, Tibet remains an exotica. Such images are largely the result of books by Western travellers and explorers in the last century, which helped in keeping the mystique (4)____. And when the Communist rulers took over Tibet in the 1950s and began ——-(5)——____-Chinese language and culture on the people, Tibet’s own history started to (6)——–in the background. Thus, the only books available in English to Tsering Wangmo Dhompa as a young girl growing (7)____ in India and Nepal as a refugee- (8)______those written by Westerners, and so she came to view the country as a forbidden land, a place where fantasy and fable collaborated (9)____ a dramatic backdrop of mountains, black magic and (10)____ with strange customs and appearances.

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C2. Many people believe high heels (1)______ women look good. So much so, it (2)_______ that the organisers of the Cannes Film Festival reportedly barred women in flat shoes from walking the red carpet. But all this glam comes at a cost: wearing heels over 10cm (3)______ can damage your ankles. A study by Hanseo University in South Korea suggests that continuous (4)_______ exposes women to the risk of strains, and makes them prone to losing their balance. A total of 40 women who wear high heels at least three times a week took part in the study. The strength of their ankles (5)______ measured regularly: researchers found that two (6)______ the four main muscles became dominant after a period of between one and three years. This created (7)______ imbalance in their feet. Dr Yong-Seok Jee from Hanseo University said that the habit of wearing heels (8)_______ result in deformed feet, back pain and unhealthy (9)______ patterns. He recommends that women limit the use of these kinds of shoes and (10)______ their ankle muscles properly.

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C3. Educational planning strives (1)______to research, develop, implement and advance policies, programs and reforms within educational institutions. Educational planners might (2)_______ at the local, national or international level to advance or improve education. While educational (3)________ might center on pre-school and K-12 education, you could also work (4)______ postsecondary education as well. As an educational planner, you could work within educational institutions, government agencies, and private or not-for-profit (5)_______. Educational planners typically (6)_______ graduate degrees. You might also consider becoming a licensed teacher or (7)______ additional degrees in education. Administrators within schools or districts (8)_______ commonly involved in educational planning. Educational planning should aim at meeting the educational needs of the entire population of all age groups. While the traditional structure of education as (9)________ three-layer-hierarchy from the primary stage to the university represents the core, we should not overlook the periphery, which is equally important under modern conditions. Educational planning, in (10)_______ words, should take care of the needs of everyone.

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C4. Could a human have a ____(1)___ relationship with a robot? Perhaps the question is not as ludicrous as it first sounds. You probably (2)______ that silicon and circuits don’t do it for you, but they are already part of us. Scientists can use (3)_____ chips to repair broken connections in the brain or to allow a man who was paralysed after an accident to play Guitar Hero with his thoughts. In fact, (4)_____ machines play an increasingly personal role in our daily lives. We extend a sense of self into our (5)______, and we develop a feeling of attachment for the object. Soon, neural implants will offer the chance to (6)______ our memories, thinking and sensory experiences. This will have (7)______ in what people feel, even in shaping the (8)______ of the user. Gradually, and without realising (9)________, we are experiencing not just a merging of body and bionics, but (10)_______of mind and machine.

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C5. (1)______ is what you use to buy things. You may (2)______ money from completing household chores, getting good grades, for your allowance, or for losing a tooth. Money is very important in our world and (3)_____ in many different forms. People have been using money for hundreds of years. Before money gave specific values for things, people simply traded items. In the United States, we use the (4)______ as our currency or money, but people in different parts of the world use different (5)______, though some countries also use or accept our dollars. People earn money from the (6)______ they work and use that money to save for the future or pay for their houses, cars, good, taxes, medical needs, and (7)_______ items, among (8)_____ things. Even things such (9)_____ turning the lights on, using the air conditioning or (10)_______, and connecting to the internet cost money.

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C6. Banks are (1)______ where people can keep their money. Most people use banks to save money in their savings (2)______ and to pay money from their checking accounts. Today, when a person earns money from their (3)_____, their paycheck is often electronically deposited (put) into their savings or checking account. Then, he or she can pay their bills by (4)______ checks from their checking accounts or pay online where their bills are electronically connected to (5)______bank accounts. Banks also give loans to people. Banks use the money that their customers deposit (6)______ lend to people to buy new houses, cars, or to start businesses among other reasons. The bank (7)_____ money from lending by charging interest. In other words, people have to pay back more than they (8)______. This amount depends on how risky (9)_____ bank thinks the borrower is and how fast the (10)_____ is paid back among other things.

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C7. Hummingbirds are amazing little (1)_____. They are the smallest of all birds and weigh less than (2)_____ a penny. The bee hummingbird, at barely more than two inches long, is the (3)_____ bird in the world. Unlike most birds, hummingbirds (4)_____ iridescent feathers. Iridescent feathers glitter and shine in the sun. Hummingbirds are often dazzling combinations of greens and reds or greens and blues. Others are violet, orange, golden, silver or other combinations only Mother Nature could dream (5)_____. All hummingbirds have long bills to insert into flowers. Some hummingbirds have special bills to fit into specific flowers. Hummingbirds are the (6)_____ birds that can fly backwards. Hummingbirds are also unique among bird species in that they (7)_____nectar from flowers. You can attract hummingbirds to (8)______ yard with special feeders that are filled with (9)_____ water. These feeders are usually bright red in color because hummingbirds are attracted to (10)_____.

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C8. The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical (1)_____. It covers an area of nearly 2.8 million square miles, which is nearly the size of the (1)_____ of Australia. The Amazon Rainforest gets its life from the majestic Amazon River, the world’s second (3)_____ river, which runs directly through the heart of the region. The rainforest itself is simply the drainage basin for the river and its many tributaries. The vast forest (4)_____consists of four layers, each featuring its own ecosystems and specially adapted (5)_____ and animals. The forest floor is the lowest region. Since only two (6)_____ of the sunlight filters through the top layers to the understory, very few plants grow here. The forest (7)_____, however, is rich with rotting vegetation and the bodies of (8)_____ organisms, which are quickly broken down (9)_____ nutrients integrated into the soil. Tree roots stay close to these (10)_____ nutrients and decomposers, such as millipedes and earthworms, use these nutrients for food.

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C9. Dolphins are marine mammals that are related to whales and porpoises. A marine mammal is one that lives in the (1)_____. Dolphins are found all over the world’s oceans as well (1)_____ in rivers and marshes. Dolphins are carnivores, meat eaters, and (3)_____on fish, squid, and other marine life. They often swim together in groups called ‘pods’. They are thought to have powerful eyesight and hearing, but do (4)_____ have a sense of smell. Dolphins come in different sizes. Some are smaller than the average person, but others, such as the orca, can be 30 feet (5)_____, or more than five times as long as the average person. Dolphins are thought to be very (6)_____t and communicate with each other using clicks and whistles. All dolphins are powerful (7)_____. Have you ever (8)_____ (9)_____ dolphin? Groups of dolphins can often be seen bobbing in and (10)_____ of waves close to the shoreline.

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C10. Did you know that spiders are (1)_____ insects? They are actually called arachnids, a group of animals related to insects that have eight (2)_____ and that have venom. There are many different kinds of spiders. They live all over the world and can be (3)_____ in just about every habitat. Most like (4)_____ places, (5)_____ may include your home, closets, or basement. Spiders are very interesting. Some spin silk webs to (6)_____ and eat prey, while others attack their prey. Some spiders, like tarantulas, are large enough to eat lizards and mice! Many people are afraid (7)_____ spiders because they bite. Most spiders, however, will only bite (8)_____they think they are danger and most are harmless. Spiders are (9)_____ helpful to people (10)_____ many eat insect pests like cockroaches and mosquitoes.

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C11. The French and Indian War, also known (1)_____ the Seven Years War, began in the Spring on 1754. The dispute arose over the presence of British and French settlers in the Ohio River (2)_____ in and around present day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but resulted (3)_____ battles that were fought far from there. Both the French and English wanted exclusive rights (4)_____ the area because of its economic potential and plethora of fur-bearing wildlife. Despite attempts in Europe to solve the territory battle diplomatically, no compromise (5)_____ be made. French settlers began building forts (6)_____ the Ohio River to protect the land from the British. Meanwhile, Robert Dinwiddie, lieutenant governor of Virginia, had begun issuing land-grants (7)_____ the region for (8)_____ of his colony. French and British military forces were (9)_____ authorized by their respective governments to take the necessary measures to (10)_____ the other.

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C12. Siem Reap is a small town near the world famous (1)______ of Angkor Wat. The town is charming and worth exploring, with some fine examples of Khmer and French colonial architecture set among the more modern developments. Nowadays, visitors (2)______ flocking in, using it as a base for visits to the nearby temples. From the 9th to the 14th centuries, when Europe was still (3)_____ out of the Dark Ages, the Cambodian Empire of Angkor covered most of present-day Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand. The heart of (4)________ empire during the 12th century was the ancient capital of Angkor Thom, near present day Siem Reap, the site of the world’s largest temple complexes, which were rediscovered (5)______ 1861. This spectacular city was (6)________ over 30 years under the reign of King Suryavarman II (1113-1150). The area covers about 400 square kilometres and is full of the finest examples of Khmer art and architecture. Tourists are always amazed (7)_______ the scale of the place. In Angkor Wat you will find more than 100 stone monuments (8)________ temple buildings, each of which contains countless statues, sculptures and reliefs that have weathered extremely little over (9)__________ last 800 years. To see the whole thing can take several days. The most important temples to visit in the area are Angkor Wat, especially at sunrise or sunset; Angkor Thom, the (10______ of the capital; Ta Prohm, a palace overgrown by jungle; and Bayon.

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C13. The Battle of Lake George was fought on September 8, 1755. British forces of 1,500 soldiers and 200 Mohawk Indians (1)_____ the command of William Johnson defeated (2)_____ much larger allied French and Indian force of 3,500 under German General Baron Dieskau. The battle (3)_____ when French and Indian forces ambushed a group of Massachusetts and Connecticut regiments on (4)_____ road between Lake George and Ft. Edward. Although the regiments were pushed back, they were able to (5)_____ off French and Indian assaults on their base camp. Meanwhile, New Hampshire and New York regiments were sent from Fort Edward to reinforce the (6)_____regiments. On the way, these regiments seized a French baggage train along with critical supplies. An astonished General Dieskau (7)_____also captured, and the French and Indian troops (8)_____ scattered away from (9)_____ main battle. The events of the battle of Fort William Henry were depicted in the famous novel (10)_____ James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans.

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C14. George Washington (1)_____ born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, although he grew up near Fredericksburg. In his childhood and adolescence, he studied math and surveying. When he (2)_____ 16, he went to live with his brother Lawrence in Mount Vernon. George was scarred with Smallpox before the age of 20, (3)_____ inherited his brother’s land, including Mt. Vernon, when he died in 1752. Washington’s military career began in 1753, when he was sent into Ohio country during the French and Indian War to protect British interests in the area. (4)_____ 1754, he battled the French and was forced to (5)_____r Fort Necessity, near present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He continued (6)_____ an officer in Ohio country, and served (7)_____ the British general Edward Braddock when their army was ambushed by the French in 1755. Once again, Washington tasted defeat (8)_____ their surrender of Fort Duquesne to French forces. Luckily for the future United States, the French agreed (9)_____ release him rather than keep him as a prisoner. He helped (10)_____ Fort Duquesne back in 1758.

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C15. The Age of Exploration started in the 1400’s. Europeans were desperate (1)_____get spices from Asia. Spices were used to preserve foods and keep them from spoiling. Spices, however, (2)_____ expensive and dangerous (3)_____ get. Traders had to travel parts of the dangerous Silk Road, a land route from Europe to Asia to get them. Because the Silk Road was frequently closed (4)_____ to various wars, European rulers (5)_____ to pay for explorations to find a sea route to Asia so they could get spices more easily and for cheaper. Portugal was the first European country that sent explorers to search for the (6)_____ route to Asia. Prince Henry the Navigator started a school of navigation and financed the first voyages to the west coast (7)_____ Africa. In the 1400’s, however, sailors were afraid of sea monsters and boiling hot water at the Equator, so progress was slow. After Bartholomew Dias and his crew (8)_____it to Africa’s Cape (9)_____ Good Hope, Vasco da Gama and his crew became the first to sail (10)_____ Africa and through the Indian Ocean to India.

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C16. The Dallas Cowboys have been an NFL team (1)_____ 1960. They are one of two teams that play professional football (2)_____ the state of Texas. It took the Cowboys eleven years before they (3)_____ the Super Bowl, the NFL championship game. They (4)_____ that game to the Baltimore Colts by a score of 16 to 13. The Cowboys soon got much better! In the 1970s, they played in five Super Bowls and won two of them. After they defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 12, people (5)_____ calling them America’s Team. Although the Cowboys failed to make any Super Bowls in the 1980s, they played in three Super Bowls in the 1990s and won all three of them, including two in a row (6)_____ the Buffalo Bills and one against their big rival, the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was during this time, (7)_____ Quarterback Troy Aikman, Running Back Emmitt Smith and Wide Receiver Michael Irvin all became big stars. All three would eventually (8)_____ members of the Pro Football Hall-of-Fame. The Cowboys won their last Super Bowl (9)_____ 1995 and haven’t made it back since. That hasn’t discouraged owner Jerry Jones from spending big bucks, though. In 2009, Cowboys Stadium opened. It can hold over 110,000 people, making it the (10)_____domed stadium in the world. It cost over one billion dollars to build.

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C17. In 1274, Italian explorers Marco (1)_____ Niccolo Polo set out on a 24 year (2)_____ in which they traveled the famous Silk Road from Italy, through brutal deserts and towering mountains (3)_____ eastern China. They (4)_____ over 4,000 miles in all. Marco and Niccolo were among the very first Europeans to explore the fabled empire of China. In China, Marco Polo even worked for ruler Kublai Khan. Polo (5)_____ his experiences and findings in China by writing a book. Polo described materials and inventions never before (6)_____ in Europe. Paper money, a printing press, porcelain, gunpowder and coal were among the products he wrote about. He also described the vast wealth of Kublai Khan, as well (7)_____ the geography of northern and southern China. European rulers were very interested (8)_____ the products Polo described. However, trading for them along the Silk (9)_____ was dangerous, expensive and impractical. European rulers began to wonder if there was a sea route to the east to get the products they wanted at a reasonable (10)_____.

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C18. Rainbows are often (1)_____ when the sun comes out after or during a rainstorm. Rainbows are caused when sunlight shines through drops of (2)_____ in the sky at specific angles. When white sunlight enters a raindrop, it exits the raindrop a different (3)_____. When light exits lots of different raindrops at different angles, it produces the red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet that you see in a rainbow. Together, these (4)_____are known as the spectrum. These colors can sometimes be seen in waterfalls and fountains as well. Did you know that there are double rainbows? In a double (5)_____, light reflects twice inside water droplets and forms two arcs. In most double rainbows, the colors of the top arc are opposite from (6)_____ in the bottom arc. In (7)_____ words, the order of colors starts with purple on top and ends with the red on bottom. In addition, rainbows sometimes appear as white arcs (8)_____ night. These rainbows are called moonbows and are so rare that very (9)_____ people will ever see one. Moonbows are (10)_____ by moonlight (rather than sunlight) shining through drops of water.

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C19. Butterflies are (1)_____ of the most interesting insects on the planet Earth. There are more than seventeen thousand different (2)_____ of butterflies. Butterflies come in all shapes and sizes. Butterflies go through four main stages of life. The first stage is the egg stage followed by the larva stage. As a larva, or caterpillar, the future butterfly (3)_____ as much as possible. As it grows, it sheds it outer skin, or exoskeleton. This (4)_____ happen four or five times. After a few weeks, the caterpillar enters the next stage of its life, the chrysalis stage. In the chrysalis, the caterpillar will liquefy (5)_____ a soup of living cells. Then, it will reorganize into a butterfly and the metamorphosis is complete. In later parts of the chrysalis stage, you (6)_____ see the forming butterfly through the chrysalis. When the butterfly emerges from the chrysalis, it pumps its (7)_____ to send blood through them so that (8)_____ can fly. (9)_____butterflies only live a couple of weeks, just enough time to drink flower nectar and to mate. Some, like the Monarch Butterfly, (10)_____, may live many months.

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C20. Raisins are (1)_____ grapes that have been eaten for thousands of years. Nearly 3,500 years ago, the first raisins were discovered as grapes that (2)_____drying in the sun on a vine. In medieval Europe, raisins were used as sweeteners, medicine, and even as a form (3)_____money. In America, raisins were first grown after an 1873 heat wave in California destroyed its valuable grape crop, leaving only dried, wrinkly, but tasty grapes on the vines. Soon, farmers (4)_____ developing seedless grapes in California that were thin-skinned and sweet. These grapes (5)_____ purposely dried in the sun and became the popular dark raisin we eat and enjoy today. Later, a golden (6)_____of raisin was made by treating grapes with a chemical (7)_____ sulfur dioxide and using special methods to dry them. Today, central California (8)_____ the center of the world’s raisin industry, (9)_____ nearly 95 percent of the world’s raisins. Its green valleys, sunny climate, and hot temperatures provide the perfect conditions for grapes (10)_____are dried into raisins.

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ĐÁP ÁN  MÔN TIẾNG ANH ( PHẦN ĐIỀN TỪ) CLOZE TEST (20 BÀI)

C1.Since food (1)_____ both important for physical and mental well being, theimportance of food in life is huge. Proper nutrition means (2)_____ you get all the essential nutrients required for healthy functioning of the body through your diet. These essential nutrients can only be obtained (3)_____ the diet. If your body is in shortage of these nutrients, it can have adverse effects on your overall functioning. The body (4)_____ the right amount of nutrients, and this can be only done through the diet. Importance of food nutrition can also be understood by the fact that even if a single micronutrient is missing or is in short supply, it (5)_____ cause serious implications for the functioning of the entire body. There are many different nutrients that (6)_____ to be consumed in order to maintain healthy functioning of the body. These nutrients (7)_____ vitamins and minerals, fats, carbohydrates, and proteins. Each of these nutrients (8)______a vital role to play in the functioning of the body. Therefore, the deficiency of any one of them can cause (9)_____ organ system to fail. For instance, potassium deficiency causes muscle cramps and calcium deficiency can (10)_____ heart and bone diseases.

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C2. A healthy diet is the basis for (1)_____ well-functioning body. Food is the source of (2)_____ for all of our bodily functions and directly affects how our bodies and minds function in (3)_____ stage of life. There are a variety of reasons why a healthy diet is (4)_______, including disease prevention, maintenance of a healthy weight and quality of life. Calories are the unit of measure (5)_____ stored energy in food. The energy provided by food calories is needed for every function of the (6)______, including thought, physical activity, growth and healing. According to Medline Plus, foods containing an equal (7)______ of calories and nutrients are ideal for a balanced diet. Proteins, carbohydrates and fats are the building blocks of energy. After ingestion, carbohydrates are broken down into glucose, (8)______ provides raw energy that is either used immediately or stored in the muscles for later use. Complex carbohydrates like whole grains, vegetables and fruits provide a (9)______ of calories and nutrients, whereas simple carbs such as sugar and white flour are high in calories and low in nutrients, making them a poor choice (10)_____ energy production.

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C3.Most people have a (1)______ idea about what they want for their lives. The capacity to relay that vision to others is the challenge. This is something that sets apart a leader from (2)______ rest.The main quality that all leaders share is that they have a clear (3)_____ exciting vision for the future, and the ability to communicate that vision.Only a leader can (4)_____ about the future and plan for the future each day.In order to develop a clear vision andplan for your future, there are several tips to keep (5)_____ minds. Firstly, let communicate your vision. Secondly, let motivate people (6)_____ give their best. It is the vision of the future possibilities, of what can be, that arouses emotion and motivates people to give their best.The most powerful vision (7)_____ always qualitative, aimed at and described in terms of values and mission. It is not a quantitative vision, described (8)______ terms of money and numbers. Thirdly, let keep in mind that money is important. Of course, money is important. The decision and commitment to ‘be the best in the business,’ though, is far more exciting. Last but not (9)_____, let practice patience under pressure. This is the important quality required for rapid promotion is the ability to function well under pressure, especially in a crisis.Keeping your good performance in a crisis (10)______ to practice patience and self-control under difficult or disappointing circumstances.

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C4.There are (1)______ major mental obstacles that deter financial success. The most common reason is that some people believe, for whatever reason, that they don’t deserve to (2)_____ rich.Some people believe that they don’t deserve to be successful and happy.Of course, this (3)_____ untrue. Yet, this negative way of thinking can lead to destructive financial habits. These habits can be hard to break. The first thing to do is that you (4)______ change your attitude toward money. Negative experiences in childhood, which are all too common, can have terrible effects. For example, when people (5)______ do succeed as the result of hard work, they feel guilty.These guilt feelings then cause them to do things to get rid of the money, to throw it away. They spend it or invest it foolishly. They lend (6)_____, lose it or give it away. They engage in self-sabotage. It can come in the form of overeating, excessive drinking, drug usage, marital infidelity and often dramatic personality (7)______.To change your results with money, you have to change your attitude (8)______ it. You have to make a habit of seeing money as something positive. It must be courted and coaxed and flattered and treated (9)_____ care and attention. It gravitates toward people who respect it, value it and are capable of doing worthwhile things with it. It flees from people who do not understand it, or who do not take proper care (10)_____ it.

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C5.In a 2005 article called ‘Effects of Exercise and Diet on Chronic Disease’ it was reported that chronic illnesses in Western society (1)_____ increasing and are now the leading causes of death in the modern (2)_____. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC state that the top three killers (3)_____ America are heart disease, cancer and stroke as of 2007. The 2005 article also states that these chronic diseases are based (4)____ three main factors including genetics, diet, and physical activity levels. They state that most people have the perception that genes cause chronic disease, (5)_____ they state that the genetic factors are heavily influenced (6)_____ the environment and lifestyle that the person lives and not solely based (7)______ genes. Simply put, this means that if someone (8)_____ a family history of disease, they do not (9)_______ have the same destiny (10)_____ they make appropriate lifestyle changes.

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