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Adults who had been fed plenty of fruit when they were children are less likely to suffer from certain types of cancer, British

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问题     Adults who had been fed plenty of fruit when they were children are less likely to suffer from certain types of cancer, British scientists said on Wednesday.
    A medical study of【11】4,000 men and women showed that the more fruits the adults had eaten when they were【12】the less likely they were to suffer from lung, bowel and breast cancer.
    "This study shows that childhood fruit consumption may have a long term【13】effect on cancer risk in adulthood," Dr. Maria Maynard of the Medical Research Council in London said.
    All of the adults in the study had filled in a food【14】during the 1930s for a research study looking into the eating habits of families in【15】and urban areas of England and Scotland. Maynard and her colleagues studied the medical records of the group up to July 2000, by which time 483 cases of cancer had been【16】. In addition to fewer cases of cancer, a high consumption of fruit was【17】with a lower death rate from all causes.
    Fruits are loaded with antioxidants, vitamins and other nutrients, which can help to prevent genetic【18】that can lead to the development of cancer.
    The scientists also studied the【19】of vitamins C, E and beta carotene on cancer but they did not find any【20】that individual antioxidants were as protective as fruit.
A. impact B. efficiency C. associated D. insert
E. protective F. furthermore G. decent H. diagnosed
I. damage J. young K. inventory L. rural
M. nearly N. evidence O. grab
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答案L
解析 此处应为形容词，与urban并列修饰areas一词，而且在语义上与urban相反，因此答案是rural。
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