SSC Stenographer 6th Feb 2019 Shift-II

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

Once people wore garlic around their necks to ward off disease. Today, most Americans would (1)...... at the idea of wearing a necklace of garlic cloves to enhance their well-being. (2).........., you might find a number of Americans willing to ingest capsules of pulverized garlic or other herbal supplements in the name of health. Complementary and alternative medicine, which includes a range of practices outside of conventional medicine such as herbs, homeopathy, massage therapy, yoga, and acupuncture, hold increasing (3)....... for Americans. In fact, (4)...... one estimate, 42% of Americans have used alternative therapies. In all age groups, the use of unconventional healthcare practices has steadily (5)....... in the last 30 years, and the trend is likely to continue, although people born before 1945 are the least likely to turn to these therapies. Why have so many patients (6)......... to alternative therapies? Many are frustrated by the time constraints of managed care and alienated by (7)........ medicine's focus on technology. Others feel that a (8)....... approach to healthcare better reflects their beliefs and values. Others seek therapies that relieve symptoms (9)........ with chronic disease; symptoms that mainstream medicine cannot treat. Some alternative therapies have even crossed the line (10)......... mainstream medicine, as scientific investigation has confirmed their safety and efficacy. For example, physicians may currently prescribe acupuncture for pain management or to control the nausea associated with chemotherapy. Additionally, many U.S. medical schools teach courses in alternative therapies, and many health insurance companies offer some alternative medicine benefits.

For the following questions answer them individually

Read the following passage and answer the questions.
Passage:
In spite of rigorous precautions against accidents, many people are injured every year in factories and elsewhere. In addition, some people are born with physical disabilities. They are either blind or deaf or in some way deformed form birth. Up to quite recent times, little planned action was taken to fit handicapped people for employment. A number of charitable organizations tried to help them in cases of hardship; but few seriously held the idea that these people might still have abilities in other directions. Only during the last few decades has society slowly come to acknowledge its responsibilities and to recognize that handicapped people can be trained to play a useful part in economic as well as social life. The $$2^{nd}$$ world war gave impetus to this. During the 1939-45 war, pressure of resources of labour compelled all fighting nations to call on the services of handicapped people for tasks adapted to and within the limits of their capacities. A man might have lost the use of his legs, but still be able to use his hands with skill. Another person might have lost his sight, but still be capable of training in ways in which his other senses could be employed effectively in furtherance of the war effort. In recent years, scientific inventions and discoveries have lessened the disabilities of deafness, some form of paralysis and other physical handicap. Scientists working in association with engineers have devised methods by which handicapped can take up work again, thanks to the inventions of mechanical limbs, the improvements of hearing aids and so on.