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March 10, 2014

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Dear Simon,
In spite of your busy schedule, you do not forget your work, your students. You are a man of Great commitment and Devotion. Thank you very much.
Wish you a Nice time in China , May God Bless you !

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False - minimal or no impact, positive or negative, on cancer development

True - the overall balance of risks and benefits [of coffee consumption] are on the side of benefits."

True - A longitudinal study in 2009 showed that those who consumed a moderate amount of coffee or tea (3–5 cups per day) at midlife were less likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer's disease

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by the way, I like drinking coffee and tea.

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1 NG- no information about accceration on cancer development
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3 F - its not recent study but it was in 2009 as past study

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Dear Simon..

I still wonder why the answer for question no.2 is False. Could u please explain this to us.

Thank you

1. False: Coffee consumption has been shown to have minimal or NO impact, positive or negative, on cancer development.
2. True: "the overall balance of risks and benefits [of coffee consumption] are on the SIDE OF BENEFITS."
3. True: Other studies suggest coffee consumption reduces the risk of being affected by [...]

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1.NOT GIVEN. "...minimal or no impact, positive or negative, on cancer development. It does not give indication whether it accelerate cancer development

2.TRUE. "...are on the side of benefits"

3.TRUE. "Other studies suggest coffee consumption reduces the risk of..."

1,T.-- Coffee consumption has been shown to have minimal or no impact, positive or negative, on cancer development.

2.F--"the overall balance of risks and benefits [of coffee consumption] are on the side of benefits."

3.T--A longitudinal study in 2009 showed that those who consumed a moderate amount of coffee or tea (3–5 cups per day) at midlife were less

F- Coffee consumption has been shown to have minimal or no impact, positive or negative, on cancer development.
T-"the overall balance of risks and benefits [of coffee consumption] are on the side of benefits."
T- coffee consumption reduces the risk of being affected by ...

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1. NOT GIVEN
Scientist suppose that coffee consumption has more benefits than risks, but not mention cancer development.
2. TRUE
"the overall balance of risks and benefits [of coffee consumption] are on the side of benefits."
3. TRUE
Other studies suggest coffee consumption reduces the risk of being affected by

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ANSWERS FROM ORXAN:
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Dear, teacher. here are my answers
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Have we got the Correct Answer from Simon?

My Answer is:

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Hi ORXAN,

Can you explain why number 1 is true, while minimal, no impact, negative clearly contraindicate the word accelerate?

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. FALSE

(Coffee consumption has been shown to have minimal or no impact, positive or negative, on cancer development)

2. TRUE

(the overall balance of risks and benefits [of coffee consumption] are on the side of benefits)

3. TRUE

(...study in 2009 showed that those who consumed a moderate amount of coffee or tea were less likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer's)

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Hi Pearl, I think at least cofee consumption has minimal or positive impact on cancer development, namely it means that if we consume cofee on a daily basis or more , it automatically leads to acceleration of cancer.. and sentence in the passage also involves this sentence (Scientists have linked coffee consumption to accelerated cancer development)

Pearl, first I also thought that correct answer should be ..not given.. but then when thinking a bit more deeply we would get ..true... answer. On the other hand as you know cofee consumption is not only factor on cancer development, namely this factor causes growth of cancer along with effects of other factors as well...

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Hi Simon,
To be honest, I don't agree with the first answer because the question is
"1. Scientists have linked coffee consumption to accelerated cancer development."

The related sentence from the passage is
"Coffee consumption has been shown to have minimal or no impact, positive or negative, on cancer development." - this doesn't mean that there are evidences from scientists. In other words, it's unclear who claimed that coffee is not dangerous.

Therefore, my answer is NOT GIVEN.

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