Let’s learn and live English! Using the context along with your educated guesswork, fill in the blanks of each sentence given below.
We are in the middle of deep winter now. Seasonal flu
virus would be the harsh last straw on camel’s back as people are struggling
with their toxic fear of Covid-19 virus. Here are some natural
remedies for getting __________ of a cold and staying healthy.
1.
Rose hip tea is ____________ of vitamin C and
can help _________________ colds.
(clues:
1. meaning “filled with”, 2. meaning
“to fend off/ to keep … from something)
2. Lemons,
oranges, and apple cider are all _______________________ to be cold remedies. (clue:
meaning “viewed/ seen as…”)
3.
Historically, the layers of the onion were
believed to draw ____________________ diseases from the patient; onions were
often hung in sick rooms. Today, we know that onions have ____________________
qualities. Boil a whole onion, and afterward, drink the water.
(clues: 1. meaning “transmissible
or infectious” 2. meaning “disinfectant
or aseptic”)
4. Cut up fresh garlic ________________ and add them to chicken soup or other foods, or swallow small chunks of raw garlic like pills.
(clue: in plural form; “one
of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb”)
5 . Like onion and garlic, horseradish ___________________ lots of heat to help offset colds. According to one farmer we know, a daily horseradish sandwich is the best cold remedy out there!
(clue: meaning “to produce/
give rise to/ bring about…”)
6. Eat loads of hot and spicy foods like chili to clear the ____________________.
(clue: in plural form; the
spaces behind the face that lead to the nasal cavity)
7. Prunes are ____________ in fiber, vitamins A and B, iron, calcium, and phosphorous.
(clue: meaning “having an
abundance of something, especially some valuable resource other than money”)
8. To treat ____________ lips, go to bed with honey on them.
(clue: meaning “blister, bump, lesion or
ulcer occurring on the lips”)
Answer Keys
rid
1. full,
prevent
2. considered
3. contagious,
antibacterial
4. cloves
5. generates
6. sinuses
7. rich
8. sore
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