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1I _____ anything about the night of the accident.

a. don't remember
correct

b. 'm not remembering

c. wasn't remembering

2After we broke up, she sold the ring that I _____ her for her birthday.

a. give

b. was giving

c. had given
correct

3We _____ our website.

a. recently renewed

b. are recently renewing

c. have recently renewed
correct

4We took off our clothes and _____ into the river.

a. were jumping

b. had jumped

c. jumped
correct

5A: You look fitter! B: Yes, I _____ at the gym for the last few months.

a. 'm working out

b. 've been working out
correct

c. work out

6I'm pretty sure printed books _____ one day.

a. are disappearing

b. are going to disappear

c. will disappear
correct

7Look at the traffic. We _____ late.

a. are going to be
correct

b. will be

c. are being

8____ your room yet?

a. Have you tidied up
correct

b. Did you tidy

c. Do you tidy up

9I looked in the rearview mirror and saw that someone _____ us.

a. followed

b. was following
correct

c. had followed

10I'm unemployed and I _____ for a job. Tomorrow I have my third interview.

a. 'm looking
correct

b. 've looked

c. look

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1Don't worry about the plants. I'll water them myself .

2I'm looking forward to your visit. It's been a long time since we last saw each other .

3When I get home I like to relax - . I lie on the sofa and watch some TV.

4Dear John, you must forgive me  for not writing earlier.

5Did you enjoy yourself  at the party last night?

6My mother and I don't see each other  very often now.

7We must learn to love ourselves  before we can love others.

8She often talks to herself  when she is stressed.

9I'll introduce you  to Erica. I think you'll like her.

10During the following months, Mat and I got to know

each other  better.

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About twenty-five years ago, the results of an exciting new study were reported in the news: If children listen to the music of Mozart, they 1 will become  more intelligent. Immediately, huge numbers of Mozart CDs were purchased by people 2 who  wanted their children to be smarter. The statement was generally assumed to be true. After all, 3 most  people think Mozart was a genius, and maybe if we listened to his music, his intelligence 4 might  transfer to us.

However, if you read about the experiment 5 that  led to this claim, there is little evidence it’s true. Firstly, children 6 were not tested  in the original experiment. University students were. The thirty-six young adults who took part did one of three things for ten minutes. Some sat in silence, 7 others  listened to some relaxation instructions and a third group listened to Mozart’s piano music. Afterwards, they all completed various tasks, one of which involved paper shapes. This experiment 8 was repeated  three times. It was found that the students 9 who listened  to Mozart did better in the paper shapes activity than 10 the other  students. However, the beneficial effect only lasted for about fifteen minutes.

11 Since  then, a number of similar experiments have been conducted which confirm that listening to Mozart’s music 12 can  lead to a temporary improvement in a person’s ability to do spatial puzzles. They don’t however, improve intelligence. Other studies showed that there is 13 nothing  special about Mozart’s music. 14 Listening  to other classical music, pop music and even stories can also wake up the brain. The effect is especially strong if the listener likes the sound.

So, listening to Mozart won’t harm your children. It could even lead to a love of classical music. But if they have an important test ahead, you 15 should  probably tell them to study instead of listening to some music on.

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1_____ her my message, please?

a. Do you give

b. Are you going to give

c. Will you give
correct

d. Are you giving

2He _____ me every day since we broke up. He ______ me thousands of times.

a. 's been calling / 's called
correct

b. 's called / 's been calling

c. 's been calling / 's been calling

d. 's been called / 's been calling

3He suffered an injury _____ his holiday in France.

a. during
correct

b. for

c. while

d. when

4They have been to Paris, Rome, and many _____ big European cities.

a. others

b. other
correct

c. another

d. the other

5You're going to have to do it _____.

a. you

b. your own

c. your

d. yourself
correct

6I'm very _____. The present I got was very _____.

a. disappointing / disappointed

b. disappointed / disappointing
correct

c. disappointed / disappointed

d. disappointing / disappointing

7All the payments _____ out in September.

a. will send

b. are going to send

c. will be sending

d. will be sent
correct

8That _____ be true. It's impossible!

a. shouldn't

b. might not

c. can't
correct

d. must not

9When I _____ older, I'll study medicine.

a. 'm
correct

b. will be

c. 'm going to be

d. was

10If my boss _____ me work weekends, I'd quit my job.

a. would make

b. would have made

c. made
correct

d. will make

11Your grandad and I are very proud of you. _____ come to your graduation party.

a. We both will

b. Both we will

c. We will both
correct

d. Will both we

12There aren't _____ secrets to success. It's all about working hard.

a. no

b. none

c. any
correct

d. some

13There was _____ bad traffic that we missed our flight.

a. such
correct

b. such a

c. so

d. so many

14_____ his good intentions, he failed to achieve his goal.

a. However

b. Although

c. Despite
correct

d. So

15You _____ be here when we get back.

a. would better

b. had better
correct

c. should better

d. better

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1Why was Stonehenge built here?

a. Because it's a strategic point.

b. We don't know.
correct

c. Because there are rivers near the place.

2How many people visit Stonehenge?

a. Six thousand every day of the year.

b. One million every summer.

c. Six thousand every summer day.
correct

3Stonehenge was built ...

a. 5,000 years ago

b. 2,500 BC
correct

c. 2,500 years ago

4What do we know about the people who built it?

a. The place where they lived.
correct

b. Nothing.

c. We know a little about their rituals.

5What do we know about the stones?

a. They all come from Wales.

b. The small rocks come from far away.
correct

c. They all come from 25-30 Km away.

6How did they carry the stones?

a. Probably using animals.

b. Probably a lot of men were needed.
correct

c. Using advanced technology for that time.

7Which of these theories does he mention about why it was build?

a. Astronomical calendar.
correct

b. Ritual sacrifices.

c. Religious.

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1Many people are not sure if they should get vaccinated. _____, statistics show that vaccines work.

a. Despite

b. Although

c. Even though

d. However
correct

➪ We use however to connect two different sentences. We normally use however after a full stop (.) or a semi-colon (;). However should ALWAYS be followed by a comma.

2_____ many people are not sure if they should get vaccinated, statistics show that vaccines work.

a. Despite

b. Although
correct

c. In spite of

d. However

➪ We can use although/even though at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence followed by a clause (subject + verb). We NEVER use a comma after although or event though.

3_____ the fact that many people are not sure if they should get vaccinated, statistics show that vaccines work.

a. Despite
correct

b. Although

c. Even though

d. However

➪ We can use although/even though at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence followed by a clause (subject + verb). We NEVER use a comma after although or event though.

4_____ video games are very addictive, parents should limit their playing time.

a. Since
correct

b. Because of

c. Due to

d. Although

➪ In this sentence, we need a clause of reason to explain why something needs to happen.
➪ We can use because, since or as before a clause (subject + verb). They can be used at the beginning or at the end of a sentence (at the end is more common). A comma is used when the clause of reason is at the beginning of the sentence.

5Parents should limit their children's playing time _____ video games are very addictive.

a. as
correct

b. because of

c. due to

d. although

➪ In this sentence, we need a clause of reason to explain why something needs to happen.
➪ We can use because, since or as before a clause (subject + verb). They can be used at the beginning or at the end of a sentence (at the end is more common). A comma is used when the clause of reason is at the beginning of the sentence.

6_____ the addictive nature of video games, parents should limit their children's playing time.

a. Since

b. Because of
correct

c. Because

d. As

➪ In this sentence, we need a clause of reason to explain why something needs to happen.
➪ We use because of or due to before a noun.

7Children should be allowed to play computer or video games _____ they can learn important skills.

a. so that
correct

b. in order to

c. to

d. for

➪ We can also use so that + subject + verb to express purpose. We often use a modal verb with this connector. (could, can, would, etc.)

8Children should be allowed to play computer or video games _____ learn important skills.

a. so that

b. in order to
correct

c. for

d. because

➪ We can use (in order) to or so as to + infinitive to express purpose.

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Are top sports players paid too much?
1 Nowadays Correct, top sportspeople, such as football players or basketball players have huge salaries, and this promotes a lot of debate. But do they earn too much?
2 In my opinion Correct, their salaries are fair. 3 Firstly Correct, the career of a professional sports player is short – they usually retire when they are in their thirties.  4 In addition Correct, many of them have to retire earlier because they get injured and have to stop playing.
5 Secondly Correct, sports stars are celebrities, and all celebrities lose their privacy. Journalists, paparazzi and fans follow them everywhere, and they want to get pictures or talk to them all the time.
Moreover Correct, now anyone can take photos with their mobile phone and publish them at any moment on their social media accounts.
7 To sum up Correct, 8 I believe Correct top professional sports players have the salaries they deserve because their careers are much shorter and because during those years, their personal lives are affected by their popularity.

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no question= no chance, no possibility
maidens= is a word used to describe an unmarried young woman
personage= is used to describe distinct, famous or important people
rags= is a word used to refer to clothes that are visibly old and torn like these
old fashionable= to describe someone who has old and out - dated ideas
falling to price or falling to bits= describe something that is being physically ruined
frayed= is used to describe clothes that are worn at edges
servant= referred to as attendants or domestic workers
associate= to connect
mark my words= used when you want the person to pay attention and remember what you are saying
shall= used to say that something certainly will or  must happen
slipper= easy to wear shoes
take me as I am= accept me for who I am
country girl= refers to a girl from a rural, protocol area
apprentice= a person who is still learning from a more experienced person the skills to perform a certain job
trade= used to refer to a job that demands special training

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worth= the value equivalent to that of someone
no-brainer= something that requires a minimum of thought
i screwed up= am dat-o in bara

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1. Hundreds of people are employed Correct in this factory and many of them will lose Correct their jobs.
2. Three men were arrested  after the incident, and five others were taken  to hospital.
3. About 71 percent of the Earth's surface is covered  by water, and oceans hold  about 96% of all Earth's water.
4. The package was sent  more than a week ago, but it didn't arrive  until yesterday.

5. The building has been destroyed  by the fire, but everybody has been rescued.
6. My camera was stolen  and I lost  all the photographs from my last trip.
7. You should be arrested  for what you did.
8. I know red wine should be drunk  cold, but we drink  it at room temperature.
9. I am not allowed  to see you any more, so you shouldn't come  again.
10. Please, stay away from the places where you can be seen .

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Hi Suzan,I'm having a wonderful time in Los Angeles. The weather is 1 hotter Correct and drier 2 than Correct in England and Americans are friendlier than 3 us Correct. The food is better here; it's not the same 4 as Correct the food in England at all! From all the countries I've been to, I think English food is the 5 least Correct pleasant. It's awful. Yesterday I had the best hamburger I’ve 6 ever Correct eaten!The hotel is beautiful. I think it’s not as 7 nice as Correct the hotel we stayed in New York, but it's 8 much more Correct comfortable. They say that Los Angeles is one of the most expensive cities 9 in Correct the world, but actually, I'm not spending 10 as much Correct money as I thought. I’ll phone you when I get back.Love,Megan.

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Hi Suzan,I'm having a wonderful time in Los Angeles. The weather is 1 hotter Correct and drier 2 than Correct in England and Americans are friendlier than 3 us Correct. The food is better here; it's not the same 4 as Correct the food in England at all! From all the countries I've been to, I think English food is the 5 least Correct pleasant. It's awful. Yesterday I had the best hamburger I’ve 6 ever Correct eaten!The hotel is beautiful. I think it’s not as 7 nice as Correct the hotel we stayed in New York, but it's 8 much more Correct comfortable. They say that Los Angeles is one of the most expensive cities 9 in Correct the world, but actually, I'm not spending 10 as much Correct money as I thought. I’ll phone you when I get back.Love,Megan.

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You have completed this test.

Correct answers: 44/60.

Your score is 73%.

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This is your approximate level for English grammar. You should start studying the grammar lessons for B1.

Check your answers:

1I ______ bus on Mondays.

a. 'm going to work with

b. 'm going to work by

c. go to work with

d. go to work by
correct

2Sorry, but this chair is ______.

a. me

b. mine
correct

c. my

d. our

3A: 'How old ______?'   B: 'I ______ .'

a. are you / am 20 years old.
correct

b. have you / have 20 years old

c. are you / am 20 years.

d. do you have / have 20 years.

4I ______ to the cinema.

a. not usually go

b. don't usually go
correct

c. don't go usually

d. do not go usually

5Where ______ ?

a. your sister works

b. your sister work

c. does your sister work
correct

d. do your sister work

6The test is ______ February.

a. in
correct

b. at

c. on

d. over

7I eat pasta ______ week.

a. twice in a

b. twice a
correct

c. one time a

d. once in a

8I don't have ______ free time.

a. many
wrong

b. any
correct

c. a lot

d. some

9A: '_____ to the cinema tomorrow?'

a. We will go

b. Do we go

c. We go

d. Shall we go
correct

10We went to the market ______ some vegetables.

a. to buy
correct

b. for buy

c. for to buy

d. for buying

11Sorry, but when you called I ______ a shower.

a. had

b. did have

c. was having
correct

d. were having

12______ are very friendly and very intelligent.

a. Dolphins
correct

b. The dolphins

c. A dolphin

d. The dolphin

13Somebody stole ______ yesterday.

a. the car of my mother

b. my car mother

c. my mother's car
correct

d. my mother car

14______ with me?

a. Do you like to dance

b. Would you like to dance
correct

c. Do you like dance

d. Would you like dancing

15She is ______ her sister, I think.

a. more happier than

b. more happy that

c. happier that

d. happier than
correct

16I couldn't eat ______ before the exam.

a. nothing
wrong

b. anything
correct

c. everything

d. something

17Please, pass me the remote. ______ TV.

a. I'm watching

b. I will watch

c. I'm going to watch
correct

d. I might watch

18I'll call you when I ______ home.

a. arrive
correct

b. 'm going to arrive

c. will arrive

d. arrived

19______ Japan?

a. Have you ever gone in
wrong

b. Do you have been in

c. Have you ever been to
correct

d. Have you ever been into

20He drives very ______.

a. slow

b. slower

c. more slowly

d. slowly
correct

21Can you ______ the lights? I can't see.

a. open

b. turn on
correct

c. start

d. put on

22We couldn't find a taxi, ______ we walked home.

a. so
correct

b. because

c. but
wrong

d. although

23Tomorrow I ______ get up early; it's my day off.

a. mustn't

b. must

c. haven't to

d. don't have to
correct

24I ______ this coffee. It tastes horrible.

a. am not like

b. don't like
correct

c. 'm not liking

d. not like

25We ______ yesterday.

a. arrived
correct

b. did arrive

c. have arrive

d. have arrived

26When I arrive home, I'm going to have a ______ bath.

a. relaxing
correct

b. relaxed

c. relax
wrong

d. relaxation

27A: 'We don't have any milk.'   B: 'Really? I ______ more.'

a. 'm going to buy

b. 'll buy
correct

c. 'm buying

d. buy

28We ______ to seeing you next Thursday.

a. really want

b. hope

c. are looking forward
correct

d. really wish

29I'd like to go ______ in the park.

a. to walking

b. for walk

c. for a walk
correct

d. to walk

30German ______ in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

a. is spoken
correct

b. spoken

c. speaks

d. is speak

31I ______ your book. It's fantastic. I'll finish it tonight.

a. 've been reading
correct

b. read

c. 've read

d. 'm read

32He went on a business _____ to New York.

a. travel

b. journey
wrong

c. commute

d. trip
correct

33If I tell you a secret, ______ anyone?

a. are you tell
wrong

b. do you tell

c. will you tell
correct

d. are you telling

34My brother and I don't ______ very well.

a. get off

b. get on
correct

c. go on

d. break off

35I ______ fifty pages, but I have to read fifty more.

a. 've been reading

b. was reading

c. 've reading

d. 've read
correct

36If I ______ you, I wouldn't do it.

a. was

b. were
correct

c. would be

d. am

37This painting ______ a fortune.

a. is worth
correct

b. is value
wrong

c. values

d. worths

38She is the same age ______ me.

a. than
wrong

b. that

c. what

d. as
correct

39It's obvious that you...

a. don't drive as faster as me.

b. drive faster than me.
correct

c. drive faster than I.

d. drive no faster than I.

40The boat sank, but they ______ swim to the shore.

a. could
wrong

b. were able to
correct

c. can

d. abled to

41If I had known that she was there, I ______  hello.

a. would say

b. said

c. had said

d. would have said
correct

42I think he ______ in prison for what he did.

a. should put

b. could been put

c. should be put
correct

d. could put

43He ______ him with his homework.

a. told me to help
correct

b. said me that I help

c. said me I help

d. told me that I help

44We ______. We hired a very good interior designer.

a. redecorated the kitchen
wrong

b. had redecorated the kitchen

c. got redecorated the kitchen

d. had the kitchen redecorated
correct

45A: 'I had a sauna yesterday'   B: '___ ? That's great.'

a. Did you
correct

b. You did

c. Had you

d. Didn't you

46I wonder ______ at the party.

a. who was she talking

b. who she was talking to
correct

c. who was she talking to
wrong

d. who she was talking

47Which is correct?

a. How older people are, wiser they become

b. If older people are, wiser they become

c. The more old the people, the more wise
wrong

d. The older people are, the wiser they become
correct

48I bought a ______ jacket.

a. nice red leather
correct

b. leather nice red

c. red nice leather

d. red leather nice

49By 2025 we ______ the cure for type 1 diabetes.

a. will be discovering

b. are discovering

c. are going to be discovering

d. will have discovered
correct

50The building ______.

a. was damaged badly in the hurricane last year

b. was badly damaged last year in the hurricane

c. was badly damaged in the hurricane last year
correct

d. last year was damaged badly in the hurricane

51If only he ______ doing that. It's so annoying!

a. had stopped

b. would stop
correct

c. would have stopped

d. stopped

52If my parents hadn't met, I ______ here now.

a. wouldn't be
correct

b. wouldn't have been
wrong

c. hadn't been

d. weren't

53I like the job, but I think it'll be difficult to ______ nights.

a. be used to working

b. uses to work

c. get used to working
correct

d. get used to work

54You ______ me immediately. Now it's too late.

a. had told

b. would have told

c. should tell

d. should have told
correct

55Not only ______ you, but he also lied to you.

a. did he disrespect
correct

b. he disrespected
wrong

c. he did disrespect

d. he has disrespected

56______ should be angry, not you.

a. It's me who
correct

b. It's I

c. Who

d. There's me who

57I ______ you, but I forgot.

a. would tell

b. was telling

c. will tell

d. was going to tell
correct

58It's ______ to Paris.

a. a two hours journey

b. two hours' journey
correct

c. a two hour's journey

d. a two-hours journey

59They _____ to arrive next Friday.

a. are set

b. are on the verge

c. are due
correct

d. are on the brink

60I didn't want to do it in the past, but now I ______.

a. would want

b. 'm wanting to
wrong

c. want

d. want to

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I didn't see anybody behind me, but I knew that I 1 was being followed Correct. It was my instinct, I could feel it. I saw that a bus 2 had just stopped Correct at the bus stop at the end of the street. I ran and 3 got on Correct it. I didn't ask the bus driver where 4 it was going Correct because it didn't matter, I just wanted to 5 get away Correct as fast as possible.I knew I was in danger. I had put 6 myself Correct in a dangerous situation the day 7 when Correct I had helped a woman in a bar. A man 8 was physically abusing Correct her when I hit him in the face. When he fell unconscious to the floor, I recognised the tattoos on his arms and neck. He was a member of one of the worst gangs in Los Angeles. The woman looked at me with panic in her eyes. "Go away, please, before his friends 9 arrive Correct," she said. "If they see you, they 10 'll kill Correct you. "Do you think he'll remember my face?" I asked her. "I have 11 no Correct doubt," she answered.Now I was in a bus wondering why I had to punch that man in the face. If I hadn't done that stupid thing, nothing 12 would have happened Correct to me. I got off the bus after a few blocks and I started walking. I 13 had to Correct do something, but what? That dangerous man had seen my face. "Of course," I thought, "my face!". If that man had seen my face, I just needed a different face, a face that he could not recognise!Three days later I had plastic surgery and I got a new face. That was a few months ago, and I 14 have met Correct the man I attacked a few times since then, and he has no idea who I am. And the best part is that I 15 didn't use to Correct like my face, and now I love it!

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I didn't see anybody behind me, but I knew that I 1 was being followed Correct. It was my instinct, I could feel it. I saw that a bus 2 had just stopped Correct at the bus stop at the end of the street. I ran and 3 got on Correct it. I didn't ask the bus driver where 4 it was going Correct because it didn't matter, I just wanted to 5 get away Correct as fast as possible.I knew I was in danger. I had put 6 myself Correct in a dangerous situation the day 7 when Correct I had helped a woman in a bar. A man 8 was physically abusing Correct her when I hit him in the face. When he fell unconscious to the floor, I recognised the tattoos on his arms and neck. He was a member of one of the worst gangs in Los Angeles. The woman looked at me with panic in her eyes. "Go away, please, before his friends 9 arrive Correct," she said. "If they see you, they 10 'll kill Correct you. "Do you think he'll remember my face?" I asked her. "I have 11 no Correct doubt," she answered.Now I was in a bus wondering why I had to punch that man in the face. If I hadn't done that stupid thing, nothing 12 would have happened Correct to me. I got off the bus after a few blocks and I started walking. I 13 had to Correct do something, but what? That dangerous man had seen my face. "Of course," I thought, "my face!". If that man had seen my face, I just needed a different face, a face that he could not recognise!Three days later I had plastic surgery and I got a new face. That was a few months ago, and I 14 have met Correct the man I attacked a few times since then, and he has no idea who I am. And the best part is that I 15 didn't use to Correct like my face, and now I love it!

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Many people have tried 1 to give up Correct smoking at some point in their lives, and these days many of us 2 are attempting Correct to stop taking 3 another Correct substance which is not cigarettes, but which 4 might Correct be killing the same number of people 5 as Correct tobacco, or even more. I am talking about sugar.When I went to the doctor five years ago, he told me that sugar 6 would Correct kill me one day if I didn’t avoid 7 eating Correct it. My only chance of long-term survival, said the doctor, was 8 cutting out Correct all sugar from my diet. Before that day, I 9 had never tried Correct to quit anything; 10 however Correct , I didn’t think it would be too difficult. “I have achieved difficult things in my life, much more difficult than that,” I thought. It wasn't true.I didn't know how difficult it was to stop smoking, or drinking alcohol, because I 11 had never been Correct addicted to anything, but when I stopped eating sugar, I realised that sugar is a very powerful drug. I think it 12 would have been Correct easier if I had been addicted to nicotine, for example, instead of sugar. The first few weeks or months I 13 used to dream Correct that I was eating chocolate or cakes, and then I woke up in the morning and my body was crying for sugar.It's been 3 months now, and I 14 have eaten Correct very, very little sugar in that time; only the added sugar that food manufacturers put in some of their processed products, like bread, tinned tomato, etc. I am very happy because I don't crave sweet things any more, and I  feel 15 much Correct healthier and energetic than a few months ago.

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Many people have tried 1 to give up Correct smoking at some point in their lives, and these days many of us 2 are attempting Correct to stop taking 3 another Correct substance which is not cigarettes, but which 4 might Correct be killing the same number of people 5 as Correct tobacco, or even more. I am talking about sugar.When I went to the doctor five years ago, he told me that sugar 6 would Correct kill me one day if I didn’t avoid 7 eating Correct it. My only chance of long-term survival, said the doctor, was 8 cutting out Correct all sugar from my diet. Before that day, I 9 had never tried Correct to quit anything; 10 however Correct , I didn’t think it would be too difficult. “I have achieved difficult things in my life, much more difficult than that,” I thought. It wasn't true.I didn't know how difficult it was to stop smoking, or drinking alcohol, because I 11 had never been Correct addicted to anything, but when I stopped eating sugar, I realised that sugar is a very powerful drug. I think it 12 would have been Correct easier if I had been addicted to nicotine, for example, instead of sugar. The first few weeks or months I 13 used to dream Correct that I was eating chocolate or cakes, and then I woke up in the morning and my body was crying for sugar.It's been 3 months now, and I 14 have eaten Correct very, very little sugar in that time; only the added sugar that food manufacturers put in some of their processed products, like bread, tinned tomato, etc. I am very happy because I don't crave sweet things any more, and I  feel 15 much Correct healthier and energetic than a few months ago.