EXERCISE 59.2

Cut and paste the following passage, adapted from “Cold Comfort” by Atul Gawande (New Yorker, March 11, 2002), into the text box. Then, rewrite the passage, adding appropriate auxiliaries and verb endings where necessary. The total number of words required in each case is indicated in parentheses.The notion that a chill__________(put—1) you at risk of catching a cold is nearly universal. Yet science__________(find—2) no evidence for it. One of the first studies on the matter__________(lead—2) by Sir Christopher Andrewes. He__________(take—1) a group of volunteers and__________(inoculate—1) them with a cold virus; previously, half of the group__________(keep—3) warm, and the other half__________(make—3) to take a bath and then to stand for half an hour without a towel while the wind__________(blow—2) on them. The chilled group__________(get—1) no more colds than the warm group.

The notion that a chill puts you at risk of catching a cold is nearly universal. Yet science has found no evidence for it. One of the first studies on the matter was led by Sir Christopher Andrewes. He took a group of volunteers and inoculated them with a cold virus; previously, half of the group had been kept warm, and the other half had been made to take a bath and then to stand for half an hour without a towel while the wind was blowing on them. The chilled group got no more colds than the warm group.