Alternative Therapy

Creative therapy is now regarded ……as…..... a worthy alternative to the more conventional forms of treatment such as psychoanalysis. Art, music and dance are some of the forms of therapy now (1) ………….... . These therapies are thought to be (2) ………..... in relieving stress, depression and even emotional problems (3) ………….... by tensions in relationships. Art therapy (4) …………......... painting, sculpture and modelling as a(n) (5) …………….... of expressing one’s hidden feelings. The good news is that no particular talent is needed; once you have (6) ………....your “work of art” (7) ………..... is the opportunity to talk it through with a therapist. Those who (8) …………... it difficult to immediately start up a conversation find this (9) ............... of therapy useful. Music therapy involves singing or the playing of a musical instrument, (10) ………….... sound to bring hidden emotions to the (11) ....................... Again, no (12) ……..………. skill is required; you don’t have to be Pavarotti to benefit (13) .............................. this type of therapy. This technique is often used to promote self-confidence in the physically or mentally disabled. And for those among you who (14) ……………....... too much time in intellectual pursuits, dance therapy may prove (15) ………....….... . It encourages spontaneity and helps the deep thinker become more bodily aware.

e. g. A) as B) like C) by D) to

1 A) visible B) available C) handy D) ready

2 A) likely B) capable C) possible D) effective

3 A) directed B) caused C) occurred D) happened

4 A) contains B) has C) involves D) needs

5 A) means B) attempt C) type D) effort

6 A) completed B) worked C) been D) added

7 A) it B) there C) that D) here

8 A) have B) make C) seem D) find

9 A) condition B) shape C) pattern D) form

10 A) consisting B) having C) using D) trying

11 A) surface B) top C) front D) side

12 A) strange B) typical C) peculiar D) from

13 A) in B) by C) of D) from

14 A) have B) spend C) use D) spare

15 A) invaluable B) priceless C) precious D) worthy

C

Anorexia

Anorexia is a comparatively new illness and seems to be ....linked.... to the society we live in which increasingly (1) ........... us on our appearance. The media encourages us to try to be (2) ............. and beautiful. Falling short of these criteria can put enormous (3) ............ on the majority of us who are less than (4) .............. . Each year there are estimated to be at (5) .............. 2,000 new cases of anorexia. About one sufferer in ten is male, but most anorexics are females in their teens and twenties who suffer (6) ............... a distorted self image, feeling fat and ugly, (7) ............... slim and attractive they may appear to others. Though constantly hungry, anorexics attempt to gain (8) .................. of their lives by (9) .................... to eat. The problem commonly (10) .............. in teenage years, when responsibilities increase. In (11) ............ cases, it can (12) ............. anaemia, heart and kidney problems and, in almost a fifth of the cases, death by starvation or secondary infection. Treatment (13) .................... encouraging patients to (14) ................. weight by providing counselling and therapy which, in essence, guides the sufferers (15) ................. a normal life.

e.g. A) resulted B) linked C) caused D) developed

1 A) watches B) judges C) measures D) criticises

2 A) narrow B) slight C) light D) slim

3 A) pressure B) tension C) weight D) force

4 A) exact B) perfect C) excellent D) good

5 A) minimum B) less C) least D) more

6 A) by B) from C) of D) for

7 A) whether B) either C) moreover D) however

8 A) control B) direction C) power D) authority

9 A) forbidding B) refusing C) rejecting D) denying

10 A) develops B) delivers C) turns D) takes

11 A) enlarged B) extended C) prolonged D) expanded

12 A) lead B) catch C) cause D) give

13 A) considers B) involves C) concerns D) deals

14 A) put B) win ...C) earn D) regain

15 A) in B) from C) at D) towards

D