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Unit 1A - Vocabulary
Unit 1A - Comprehension
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an uncontrollable desire to do something repeatedly to the point where it causes harm
addiction
100
What is the main disease caused by eating too much sugar?
diabetes
200
advise or suggest (something) as a course of action
recommend
200
Why is it difficult to cut down on consuming sugar these days?
Sugar is in so many of the foods we eat.
300
easily visible or easy to figure out for any sensible person
obvious
300
The article says that sugar is the the main __________ [word meaning "the one responsible"] for the diabetes epidemic.
culprit
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This thing can be considered a small part of a war
battle
400
According to the article, what are our bodies very efficient at doing?
Storing sugar as fat
500
"Addiction" was one of the vocabulary words in Unit 1A. What was another vocabulary word that was closely related to "addiction"?
drug
500
Describe three things that some schools are doing in order to fight back against sugar.
1. Replacing desserts with healthier options like fruit; 2. Growing their own food in gardens; 3. Building facilities like walking tracks