FC Reading and Use Part 1 - game 10

The real question is why it is so popular. Many patients swear that it was an effective cure _______ their disease. ( off, by, for, in )

However, recent research suggests that _______ presented on cookery programmes teach us to cook meals. ( recipes, prescriptions, receipts, instructions )

We should eat more meals prepared at home with plenty of _______ food like salad vegetables and fruit. ( raw, crude, rough, elementary )

The most surprising fact of all is that homeopathy is offered _______ treatment on the NHS (National Health Service} in the UK. ( as, from, on, to )

Problems remain, though, and many people blame our ______ diets on pre-prepared meals bought in supermarkets. ( poor, weak, insufficient, low )

In other words, just the act of taking the medicine is a good enough reason for patients to _______ feeling better. ( have, start, get, become )

Famous chefs have ________ more people to cook at home. ( made, encouraged, promoted, suggested )

Homeopathy _______ to have gained a lot more respectability in society than a number of doctors believe it really deserves. ( feels, suggests, seems, shows )

TV programmes with ______ chefs are partly responsible for several positive effects on our eating habits. ( celebrity, personality, authority, official )

Experts say that we need less emphasis on food, not more. They _________ eating a balanced diet. ( allow, recommend, prefer, enjoy )

The report maintains that the people being cured is simply ________ to the placebo effect. ( due, up, result, because )

Like many other alternative forms of medicine, homeopathy has become so accepted _______ there are few who question its use. ( until, that, enough, when )

________ there being no evidence that it is effective, a recent UK government report shows that it is becoming more popular. ( Exept, Although, However, Despite )

Additionally, as a result of these programmes, school canteens now offer healthier options and more schools are involved in _______ their own food in projects such as school farms. ( reducing, manufacturing, generating, producing ) )

Many prominent people ________ to support this growing trend. ( maintain, keep, carry, continue )

They normally teach us to cook meals which _________ more fat and less fibre than shop-bought meals, so they are actually worse for us. ( hold, possess, enclose, contain )

More people cook rather than rely on takeaways or ________ made meals. ( accessible, available, ready, waiting )

People have become ________ to seeing homeopathy as a treatment for illness and disease. ( accustomed, familiar, aquainted, fond )

However, many researchers insist _______ claiming that it is not a valid treatment because the medicines contain no active ingredients. ( for, on, by, in )