Questions 19-27
Complete the summary below by using words taken from Reading Passage 2.
Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 19-27 on your Answer Sheet.
Initially, doctors believed that Valium was a comparatively {{U}}(19) {{/U}} drug for a number of reasons: it worked quickly, patients could take it but give it up easily and it didn't create any unpleasant {{U}}(20) {{/U}}
However, about thirty years ago some disturbing facts became apparent. Doctors found that Valium was {{U}}(21) {{/U}} in the short term and users needed to {{U}}(22) {{/U}} the dosage in order to get the same effect. They also found that even users who took a {{U}}(23) {{/U}} dose became addicted very quickly. In addition to this, one of the most worrying concerns about Valium use was that it was extremely {{U}}(24) {{/U}} for users to give up the drug because it had a long half-life. Doctors are now aware that patients who take Valium merely receive a short-lived feeling of {{U}}(25) {{/U}}.
Therefore, guidelines have been developed to make sure that it is used only when it is {{U}}(26) {{/U}} More caution needs to be exercised. Doctors need to talk about patients' stress levels and advise them of {{U}}(27) {{/U}} . Finally, patients need to be more aware of the medications they take.