UNIT 2.

YOUR BODY AND YOU (P1)– GRADE 10

I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. brain B. waist C. hair D. tail
2. A. digestive B. flesh C. system D. energy
3. A. blood B. tattoo C. food D. tooth
4. A. circulate B. cane C. capable D. capillary
5. A. nervous B. eyes C. organs D. shoulders
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. skeletal B. intestine C. digestion D. dioxide
2. A. oxygen B. memory C. exercise D. internal
3. A. acupuncture B. alternative C. temperature D. complicated
4. A. recommend B. stimulate C. evidence D. harmony
5. A. stomach B. digest C. body D. forehead
III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following sentences.
1. Properly intake of water, salt and minerals can prevent chronic illnesses and even reverse the damage already
A B C D
done.
2. The pharmaceutical industry would lose billions in profits if people relied on the natural healing properties of
A B C
water other than expensive and toxic drugs.
D
3. The reasons why lack of water causes the body to become stressed and diseased, as well as very simple
A B C
methods to ensure your own vibrant health, are all explained in details.
D
4. In dehydration, even the body has a lot of water in it, it is the lack of free water that constitutes dehydration.
A B C D

5. You need to replace the water loss from your body with fresh intake of water in order to supply the body with
A B C D
free water to perform new functions.
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
1. Dehydration is the underlying cause ____ many chronic diseases."
A. to B. for C. of D. by
2. Any time you want to perform a function that requires water to perform that function, you had better give that
water to the body in ____ of the event.
A. case B. accordance C. prior D. advance
3. If you want to eat, give your body the water that is needed ____ digest food.
A. in order to B. in order that C. in order of D. in order for
4. If you want to exercise and sweat, give the body the water that it has to shed in ____.
A. sweat B. sweating C. sweated D. sweater
5. It is free water shortage in the body ____ constitutes dehydration.
A. who B. whom C. it D. that
6. The human brain is the body's ____ receiving and sending signals to other organs through the nervous system
and through secreted hormones.
 A. control center B. controlled center C. central controller D. center control
7. The human heart is responsible for pumping blood ____ the body.
A. through B. throughout C. in D. along
8. The liver has many functions, ____ detoxifying of harmful chemicals, breakdown of drugs, filtering of blood,
secretion of bile and production of blood-clotting proteins.
A. include B. that includes C. which includes D. including
9. The lungs are responsible for removing oxygen from the air we ____ and transferring it to our blood where it
can be sent to our cells.
A. breathe B. inhale C. absorb D. exhale
10. Studies have shown that physical activity reduces stress; a ____ effect was observed when this took place
outdoors.
A. double B. doubled C. doubled D. doubles
11. A healthy balanced diet ____ fiber, vitamins, minerals, fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as protein,
carbohydrate and fats.
A. sticks to B. consists of C. goes on D. follows up
12. Salt is essential in order to regulate the blood sugar, it's essential to ____ hydro-electricity.
A. power B. create C. do D. manufacture
13. The structure of bones depends on salt for fullness, because 27 percent of the salt reserve in the body ____
in crystallized form in the actual bone structure, in the shaft of the bone.
A. is B. are C. has been D. have been
14. You need daily exercise because your brain ____ depends on how you move your muscles.
A. chemist B. chemical C. chemistry D. chemicals
15. When you use your muscles, you burn the branched-chain amino acids, ____ are competitors to tryptophan
passage across the blood-brain barrier.
A. who B. which C. that D. those
16. To reverse any of the diseases produced by dehydration, it is essential to ____ supplement the body with
intracellular minerals.
A. adequate B. adequately C. adequacy D. inadequate
17. The human brain is responsible for our thoughts, feelings, memory storage and ____ perception of the
world.
A. general B. generate C. generating D. generally

18. The kidneys take urea out of the blood and combine it with water and other substances ____ urine.
A. to make B. make C. making D. that make
19. The respiratory system allows us ____ in vital oxygen and expel carbon dioxide in a process we call
breathing.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. taken
20. The urinary system helps eliminate a waste product called urea ____ the body, which is produced when
certain foods are broken down.
A. of B. off C. from D. out
21. The skin, or integumentary system, is the body's largest organ, which protects us from the outside world, and
is our first defense ____ bacteria, viruses and other pathogens.
A. of B. upon C. to D. against
22. Our bodies are supported by the skeletal system, which consists of 206 bones ____ tendons, ligaments and
cartilage.
A. that connect to B. that are connected by C. which connects to D. which is connected by
23. The job of ____ circulatory system is to move blood, nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and hormones,
around the body.
 A. a B. the C. its D. whose
24. The digestive system consists of a series of ____ organs that together, allow the body to break down and
absorb food, and remove waste.
A. connect B. connecting C. connected D .connective
25. The pharmaceutical industry would lose billions in profits if people relied on the natural healing ____ of
water rather than expensive and toxic drugs.
A. features B. characteristics C. properties D. matters
26. Once you're dehydrated, you also become mineral ____, which is the foundation for all diseases in the
human body.
A. deficient B. deficiently C. deficiency D. deficiencies
27. The lymphatic system includes lymph nodes, lymph ducts and lymph vessels, and also ____ a role in the
body's defenses.
A. takes B. does C. acts D. plays
28. The nervous system controls both voluntary action (like conscious movement) and involuntary actions (like
breathing), and sends ____ to different parts of the body.
A. signs B. signals C. signatures D. signers
29. A: "I need to stop eating such unhealthy foods."
B: “____”
A. That sounds delicious and nutritious.
B. I know what you mean. I've started eating better myself.
C. I mainly eat baked chicken, because there's not a lot of fat.
D. Are you sure that's how you want me to make it?
30. A: "Doctor, can you give me some suggestions on how to stay healthy?"
B: “____”
A. Well, first of all, you need to make sure that you eat the right foods.
B. It is very confusing to know what to eat.
C. As long as you don't overdo it, a glass of wine a day should be OK.
D. If you smoke, you need to stop.
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following sentences.
1. Each day, the kidneys process about 200 quarts (50 gallons) of blood to filter out about 2 quarts of waste and
water.

A. remove B. take in C. take off D. separate

2. Though the tongue may seem like a simple organ, it has a wide range of purposes, such as licking, breathing,
tasting, swallowing and articulating speech.
A. making B. delivering C. giving D. broadcasting
3. The acid also works to kill harmful microbes that may have made their way into the body along with food and
drink.
A. attended B. entered C. touched D. attacked
4. To survive and reproduce, the human body relies on major internal body organs to perform certain vital
functions.
A. private B. personal C. inside D. inner
5. The major organ in the body of human beings is the brain which is primarily responsible for performing all
the functions and actions of the body.
A. having B. fulfilling C. working D. showing