Diet饮食；食物, Alcohol Linked to Nearly One Third of Cancers

Diet is second only to tobacco as a leading ___1___ of cancer and, along with alcohol, 连同...一起, 随同...一起 is responsible for nearly one third of cases of the disease ___2___ developed countries, a leading researcher said on Tuesday.

Dr. Tim Key, of the University of Oxford, told a cancer conference that scientists are still discovering how certain foods contribute to出力， 做出贡献 _____3_____, but they know that diet, alcohol and obesity肥胖, 肥大 _____4_____ a major role.

“Five percent of cancers could be avoided ____5_____ nobody was obese, 肥胖的; 肥大的” he said.

While tobacco is linked to about 30 ____6____ of cancer cases, diet is involved in an estimated 25 percent and alcohol _____7____ about six percent.

Obesity raises举起,加薪,增加 the _____8____ of breast, womb子宫, 发源地, bowel and kidney cancer, while alcohol is known to cause cancers of the mouth, throat and liver. Its dangerous impact is _____9_____ when combined with smoking.

Key told the meeting of the charity慈善, 施舍, 慈善团体 Cancer Research UK _____10____ other elements of diet linked to cancer are ____11____ unknown but scientists are hoping that the EPIC study, which is comparing the diets of 500,000 people in 10 countries and their risk of cancer, will provide 供应, 供给, 准备, 预防, 规定some_____12_____.

Early results of the study have revealed显示,透露 that Norway, Sweden and Denmark have the ___13___ consumption消费, 消费量 of fruit and vegetables among European countries while Italy and Spain have the highest. Eating at ____14____ five portions一部分, 一分 of fruit and vegetables a day is recommended to reduce the risk of cancer.

Key, principal scientist on the EPIC study, said it is looking at dietary links to some of the most common cancers ____15_____ colorectal[解]结肠直肠的, breast 乳房,and prostate前列腺的.

1. A) course      B) cause       C) court        D) reason

2. A) on         B) up          C) in          D) down

3. A) cancer      B) health       C) disease      D) man

4. A) dance       B) turn        C) take         D) play

5. A) while       B) if           C) unless       D) since

6. A) percent      B) countries     C) people       D) number

7. A) at          B) in           C) of           D) for

8. A) risk         B) degree       C) presence      D) place

9. A) reduced      B) increased    C) mysterious     D) seen

10. A) whether     B) why        C) that          D) if

11. A) still        B) also         C) although      D) however

12. A) decisions    B) questions     C) answers      D) needs

13. A) lowest      B) enough       C) daily         D) perfect

14. A) home       B) most         C) least         D) best

15. A) causing      B) including     C) illustrating    D) defining