Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each the numbered blanks (from 15 to 19). The number of people in Britain receiving a new diagnosis of allergies such as asthma, eczema and hay fever is increasing by five percent every year. There is (15) ______ evidence to show that Britain’s obsession with rules and regulations to ensure cleanliness in the home, supermarket and workplace is reflected in the number of allergy ...

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each the numbered blanks (from 15 to 19).

The number of people in Britain receiving a new diagnosis of allergies such as asthma, eczema and hay fever is increasing by five percent every year. There is (15) ______ evidence to show that Britain’s obsession with rules and regulations to ensure cleanliness in the home, supermarket and workplace is reflected in the number of allergy sufferers. One theory is that we have far less (16) ______ to dirt and germs during child hood than we used to have, so our bodies do not have the opportunity to develop resistance to allergens. While we may look down on the unhygienic to food and general living which people had in the past, there are some lessons we could (17) _____ today by maybe being a bit less cautious. No one would dispute the importance of medical advances. These include vaccinations given routinely to children which have revolutionized our lives by providing immunity to some life-threatening diseases. There is, (18) _____, some controversy over whether they actually weaken our immune systems and are being given unnecessarily for diseases (19) _____are not dangerous.

(Source: allergyuk.org)

There is (15) ______ evidence to show that Britain’s obsession with rules and regulations to ensure cleanliness