Question

Leia o texto “Causes of death in America”, com atenção e em seguida, assinale as questões correspondentes a sua interpretação sobre o mesmo:

Can you name the major causes of death in the United States ?
You’re probably thinking cancer, heart, disease, and stroke…then what ?Belive or not, diabetes mellitus - a condition which occurs when the body fails to produce enough of the hormone insulin or is unable to use insulin properly – is the fourth leading cause of death in the US.
And diabetes, with affects up to 17 million Americans, is on the rise. In fact, it’s expected that the number of people with the illness will double in less than 10 years.
Diabetes causes problems because insulin is needed to move the glucose (blood sugar) that’s produced by the foods we eat into the cells. The cells use the glucose for energy. Without insulin, glucose builds up in the bloodstream and never gets to cells.
The complication of diabetes can affect many of the body’s systems. Diabetes is the number-one cause of new cases of kidney disease, blindness,, and impotence. Heart disease and stroke are two to six times more frequent in those with diabetes. Infections, dental, skin, and gastrointestinal problems are also common. But there is good news. Researchers are learning more every day about how to help keep blood sugar levels close to normal and prevent or minimize complication. ( The International Health Encyclopedia)

1. Diabetes is:

a) increasing every year but there’s no reason to worry about disease.
b) decreasing every year, and there’s no reason to worry about this disease.
c) a problem to our health because in this kind of disease there is little glucose in the bloodstream.
d) a problem to our health because in this kind of disease our body produces too much insulin.
e) one of the major causes of death in the United States.

2. Heart disease and stroke:

a) are more frequent in people who have gastrointestinal problems.
b) are less frequent in people who have diabetes.
c) are more frequent in people whose bodies don’t produce enough hormone insulin.
d) are more frequent in people who have cancer.
e) are less frequent in people who have blindness and general infections.

3. Kidney disease, blindness and stroke mean:

a) doença do braço, cegueira e impotência.
b) doença do aparelho respiratório, infecção do intestino e problemas na pele.
c) doença da bexiga, falta de ar e derrame.
d) doença do rim, cegueira e derrame
e) doença da vesícula, cegueira e derrame.

Answer 1

Resposta:

1: a)  Increasing every year but there’s no reason to worry about disease.

   c) A problem to our health because in this kind of disease there is little glucose in the bloodstream.

  e) One of the major causes of death in the United States.

2: C) São mais frequentes em pessoas cujos corpos não produzem insulina hormonal suficiente.

3) d) Doença do rim, cegueira e derrame