Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks. The ideal breakfast, say scientists, is a glass of orange juice, a cup of coffee and a bowl of cereal. People who start the day with a drink of vitamin c, a dose of caffeine and their favorite cereal are happier and perform better (23) ________ the morning. Andy Smith, of the University of Bristol, said, “A study of 600 people who were asked to record their ...

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The ideal breakfast, say scientists, is a glass of orange juice, a cup of coffee and a bowl of cereal. People who start the day with a drink of vitamin c, a dose of caffeine and their favorite cereal are happier and perform better (23) ________ the morning. Andy Smith, of the University of Bristol, said, “A study of 600 people who were asked to record their breakfast (24) ________ found that those who regularly ate cereal in the morning had a more positive mood compared with those who ate other foods or had no breakfast. Earlier research had shown that people whose (25) ________ performance was measured immediately after eating breakfast of any kind performed 10 percent better on test of remembering, speed of response and ability to (26) ________, compared with those given only a cup of decaffeinated coffee." In further research, Professor Smith said that people who drank four cups of coffee a day performed more (27) ________all day than those who drank less. He suggested that sensible employers should give out free coffee or tea.