Lonely and single middle-aged men are at an increased risk of     1     (develop) cancer than those in a relationship and with people around them, according to a new study. A team from the University of Eastern Finland worked with 2,570 middle-aged men, monitoring their health and mortality     2     the 1980s to the present day. Over the course of the study 25% of participants had developed cancer, with 11% of the Finnish men involved dying from the condition. There was a clear link   between     3     (lonely) and an increased risk of cancer, the team explained, with being lonely increasing the risk of cancer by about ten percent.     4     (global), cancer is the second leading cause of death. Loneliness has been suggested as a risk factor for cancer mortality.

However, connections between loneliness, social isolation,and cancer are poorly understood. Recent studies have suggested that loneliness could be as significant     5     health risk as   smoking being overweight, according to the researchers. "Our findings support the idea that attention should     6     (pay) to this issue," said project Researcher Siiri-Liisi Kraav from the University of Eastern Finland. In addition, cancer mortality was higher in cancer patients     7     were unmarried, widowed or divorced at baseline. Awareness of the health effects of loneliness is constantly increasing.     8    , it is important to examine, in more detail, the mechanisms by which loneliness causes adverse health     9     (effect), the authors wrote.

This information would enable us to better understand loneliness and the harm     10     (cause) by it, as well as to find optimal ways to target preventive measures.

When I saw the tragic scenes on the news, I felt it was my duty     1     (go) there and offer my help. I knew I was putting my life at risk. There are no borders for doctors, patients and anyone     2     (involve) in combating Ebola.

My mission was to relieve Emma,     3     talked me through the daily routine and introduced my     4     (colleague). I was the only Chinese doctor among them. I felt a growing sense of     5     (proud), working with persons I met. Although the     6     (die) rate is high, we never gave up on a patient. When a family of six were sent to the clinic, we knew there was little hope for the brothers, but we did everything we could     7     (save) them. We were     8     (amaze) to see both boys were still alive. This unexpected success compensated for many other less     9     (fortune) cases.

The tireless work will go on. It is     10     (absolute) essential for us to collaborate to create a global community with a shared future of peace and prosperity.

After a full year of corona-virus pandemic stay-at-home life, all of it — face masks, social distancing, constant anxiety, Zoom calls, and COVID-19 itself as a     1     (potential) deadly disease — may finally be coming to     2     end thanks to vaccine (疫苗) programs growing across the country.

Some of my anti-medicine friends who     3    (be) initially nervous about being vaccinated have been watching the news, seeing that essential workers are good after     4    (have) their shots, with little to no side     5    (effect), and now even they feel more confident and willing to take their shot. Unlike Pfizer and Moderna, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine only requires one dose and doesn’t have to     6    (store) in freezers, which will make     7     easier to get folks in for a one and done shot.

This is a real turning point. Outside may be opening up soon. Generally, we are going to have to figure out     8    life after COVID should be like, and the small roles we can all play     9     making sure it never goes down like this again. So     10     the population becomes immune to the virus, it’s highly encouraged to keep wearing masks, practicing social distancing and washing your hands after getting vaccinated.