The truth (0) ........ nobody really knows how language first began.
IS
15
Did we all start talking at around the same time (1) ........ of the manner in which our brains had begun to develop?
regardless
25
One recent theory is that human beings have evolved in (2) ........ a way that we are programmed for language from the moment of birth.
such
25
In (3) ........ words, language came about as a result of an evolutionary change in our brains at some stage.
Other
15
Language (4) ........ well be programmed into the brain.
may/could
15
From studies, we know that (6) ........ children are isolated from human contact and have not learnt to construct sentences before they are ten, it is doubtful they will ever do so.
if
15
The research shows, if (7) ......... else, that language is a social activity
nothing
20
Stress (0) ..... often called a 21st century illness but it has always been with us if perhaps with different names.
IS
15
These days we regard stress (1) ..... a necessary evil of modern living.
AS
15
Yet stress is not negative and without (2) ..... we would not enjoy some of the highpoints in life
which
15
All these situations produce stress but (4) ..... you can control it and not the other way around, you will feel stimulated,
if
15
However, unlike these situations, (5) ..... are generally positive and easier to deal with, sitting in a train that is running late
which
15
Stress is now recognised as a medical problem and as a signficant factor (7) ..... causing coronary heart disease
in
20
it is important that symptoms (8) ..... identified in order to avoid unnecessary suffering.
are
15
we would not enjoy some of the highpoints in life (3) ..... as the anticipation before a date