Drinking to Thirst

C1 Advanced · Word Formation · Cambridge Ready original exercise

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

COMPEL

CONSTANT

HYDRATE

JUSTIFY

SURPRISE

RELY

SIGNIFY

HARM

Few pieces of health advice have been repeated as (0) ___ as the instruction to drink plenty of water throughout the day. Water bottles have become an almost (1) ___ accessory in offices and gyms, and many people sip (2) ___ from morning to night for fear of becoming (3) ___ . Yet the scientific (4) ___ for such strict rules is (5) ___ thin. For healthy adults in a normal climate, thirst is a (6) ___ guide to how much fluid the body needs. Much of the water we take in comes from food, and other drinks count too, including tea and coffee, which, despite their reputation, do not (7) ___ increase fluid loss when drunk in moderate amounts. Drinking more than the body requires is usually (8) ___ , though in rare cases, such as during long endurance races, it can become dangerous. The sensible conclusion is that most of us can stop counting glasses and simply drink when we feel like it, paying a little more attention in hot weather or during hard exercise.

Drinking to Thirst

PERSIST

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