Nobody wants to be (21) . Unfortunately our bodies can (22) problems. When we aren’t (23) , our bodies tell us. Sometimes a part of our bodies hurts. When a part of our bodies (24) , we say we have aches and pains. We can have aches and pains in (25) parts of the body.
We call some simple (26) problems "aches". For example, we can have a headache, a toothache, an earache, a backache or a stomachache. Other simple problems are nor (27) aches, so we describe them in different ways. For example, we can (28) a sore throat, a sore leg, a sore toe.
"Pain" is another word that we use to (29) a problem. We can have a pain in the chest, a pain in the shoulder or a pain (30) the back. A pain is strong. Also, a pain hurts in a specific place.
When aches and pains aren’t too (31) , we can buy medicine in the drugstore. Usually small aches go away (32) .
A. healthy
B. health
C. well
D. fat
Drug use is rising dramatically among the nation’ s youth after a decade of decline. From 1993 to 1994, marijuana use among young people (1) from 12 to 17 jumped 50 percent. One in five high school seniors (2) marijuana daily. Monitoring the Future, which (3) student drug use annually, reports that negative attitudes about drugs have declined for the fourth year in a row. (4) young people see great risk in using drugs. Mood-altering pharmaceutical drugs are (5) new popularity among young people. Ritalin, (6) as a diet pill in the 1970s and now used to (7) hyperactive children, has become a (8) drug on college campuses. A central nervous system (9) , Ritalin can cause strokes, hypertension, and seizures. Rohypnol, produced in Europe as a (10) tranquilizer, lowers inhibitions and suppresses short-term memory, which has led to some women being raped by men they are going out with. (11)
A. even though
B. as if
C. as long as
D. as soon as
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