1.Read the following text. Parts of some sentences have been removed.
Choose the most suitable part from the list for each gap in the text.
Smokers tend to die young, but they tend to die thinner than non-smokers.
A team of scientists has discovered exactly 1. ………………………………… .
The findings suggest that it might be possible to develop a drug that would help smokers, and non-smokers, stay thin.
2. ………………………………………….. a small set of neurons in a section of the hypothalamus that signals the body has had enough to eat, researchers report in Science. Nicotine accomplishes this trick by activating a different set of receptors on the surface of neurons than those 3. ……………………………… .
Unfortunately, smoking keeps weight off. Many people say they will not quit smoking because they will gain weight. Ultimately, scientists would like to help people maintain their body weight when they stop smoking and perhaps help non-smokers 4. ………………………………………… .
Experts studied the function of nicotine receptors located on the surface of the neurons. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors have many functions, and in the brain
5. …………………………………………. . Research scientists were investigating a potential drug for depression that acts upon these receptors when they noticed that mice given the drug 6. ………………………………….. those not on the medication.
A. are the primary targets of nicotine
B. nicotine activates
C. who are struggling with obesity
D. ate less than
E. that trigger a craving for tobacco
F. how nicotine suppresses appetite
A megoldások megtekintéséhez kattintson ide => Megoldások
1.-F., 2.-E., 3-B., 4.-D., 5.-A., 6.-C.
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