Factual Passage - Sample

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High-tech Dentistry

Welcome to the brave new world of high-tech dentistry. Here, teeth stained by coffee, tea and tobacco are bleached considerably white in a single sitting, and crowned and laminated in a single visit. Infected gum tissue can be vaporized bloodlessly in a few minutes with lasers.

Even though restorative dentistry dates back to ancient civilizations, it is, in a sense, a new art and one that is increasingly in demand. Indeed, restorative dentistry has become a multi-billion-dollar industry. More and more people are clamouring for dentistry that not only ensures good oral health, but also helps attract admiring glances and raises self-esteem.

If you need a restoration - either an inlay that replaces part of a tooth or a crown that covers it entirely, some dentists offer a space-age ticket called 'Cerec'. This laser scanner outlines and preserves the genetic design of your tooth with precision. It calculates the tooth's exact size and shape, creates a three-dimensional computer image and sends it to a milling unit where, in minutes diamond burrs transform a tiny block of ceramic that is coloured to match the enamel of your other tooth into a natural looking crown.

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On the basis of your reading the above passage, answer the following questions as briefly as possible:

1. Name two things that can be done in a very short time in high-tech dentistry.

Suggested answer:

The two things are:

• Teeth can be polished in a single sitting.
  
  
• They can be crowned and laminated in a single visit.
  
  

2. How does restorative dentistry help in raising self-esteem?

Suggested answer:

One can overcome all the problems of poor oral health and have sparkling teeth. One is not ashamed but proud to smile.

3. Why is 'Cerec' called a 'space-age ticket'?

Suggested answer:

It is a high-tech gadget, which preserves the genetic design of a person's tooth with great precision and can almost instantly transform a small block of ceramic into a crown.

Find one word or phrase which means:

a. a continuous demand

b. to respect and approve

c. returning something to its mineral state

d. related to heredity

e. with exactness

Suggested answer:

a. A continuous demand - clamour

b. To respect and approve - admire

c. Returning something to its mineral state - restore

d. Related to heredity - genetic

f. With exactness - precision

Peer Pressure

The Good and the Bad ...........

Peer pressure is when ‘friends” persuade you to doing something against your will. Peer Pressure can be broken down into two areas; bad peer pressure and good peer pressure.