This is a practice reading lesson for IELTS students that focuses on sentence completion questions. This topic was reported in the IELTS test this month. Tip: make sure your sentences are grammatically correct when complete.
Reading Passage: Magnetic Therapy
Magnetic therapy is an alternative medical practice that uses static magnets to alleviate pain and other health concerns. So-called therapeutic magnets are typically integrated into bracelets, rings, or shoe inserts, though therapeutic magnetic mattresses and clothing are also on the market.
Many well-conducted studies over the past three decades have shown that static magnetic devices offer no more or no less benefit than sham devices devoid of a magnet. These studies suggest that static magnetic therapy devices may not work at all beyond having a placebo effect on those who wear them. Despite a lack of scientific evidence to support claims that commercially available magnetic therapy devices work, wearable magnets remain extremely popular. Global sale of therapeutic magnets is estimated to be at least $1 billion a year.
Magnetic therapy dates back at least 2,000 years. Folk healers in Europe and Asia are believed to have used magnets to try to treat a variety of ailments. These healers may have believed that magnets could actually draw disease from the body. Regardless, the therapeutic magnets sold to ease aches and pains have magnetic fields that are generally too weak to penetrate your skin. This can be tested by observing the weak interaction between a magnetic shoe insert and a paperclip when separated by a sock. Human skin is about 3mm deep, thicker than some socks.
Questions 1-6
Complete the sentences using no more than one word and/or a number from the passage above.
- Magnetic therapy aims to ease ………
- It is possible to buy ………… to wear on the wrist that contain therapeutic magnets.
- Devices using magnetic therapy are considered to have only a …….. effect.
- The magnetic therapy market is said to be worth at least ……….. per annum.
- Magnets have been historically used to ………. disease from a sick person.
- The magnetic fields are unable to ……… human skin which is approximately …….. in thickness.
You can download the passage here: Reading Passage However questions must be viewed online.
Notice: The passage above has been adapted from a livescience.com article. You can read the full article here: Magnetic Therapy. The picture is from www.emfscience.com. You can read their article on this page: Does magnetic therapy work
Answers
The answers are now available.
Click here: Answers to Magnet Therapy Reading
All the best
Liz
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Hie, thank you for your lessons and practices. I have a question about $1 billion. Is $1 billion one word? Will it be wrong if i put it as $1 000 000 000?
Usually billion is written as a word.
Really love the way you explain the answers Liz, It makes the concept very clear. Thanks!
Glad it helps 🙂
1….pain
2….bracelets
3…..placebo
4…..$1 billion
5…..treat
6…..penetrate…… 3mm
1. Pain
2. Bracelets
3. Placebo
4. $1 billion
5. Draw
6. Penetrate, 3mm
1 pain
2 bracelate
3 placebo
4 $1billion
5 draw
6penetrate 3mm
1. Aches
2. Bracelets
3. Placebo
4. 1000 000 000
5. Draw
6. Penetrate, 3mm
1)pain
2)bracelets
3)placebo
4)$1 billion
5)draw
6)penetrate,3mm
1-PAIN
2-BRACELETS
3-PLACEBO
4- BLLION OF DOLLLLLAR
5-DRAW
6- PENETRATE, EXTEND
Mariana says:
January 16, 2018 at 10:24 pm
1.pain
2.bracelet
3.placebo
4.1000,000
5.treat
6.penetrate
7.3mm
1.0 Pain
2.0 Bracelets
3.0 Placebo
4.0 $1 Billoin
5.0 Draw
6.0 Penetrate, 3 mm
1) pain
2) bracelets
3) placebo
4) $1 billion
5) draw
6) penetrate
3 mm
1. aches/pain
2. Bracelets
3. Placebo
4. $1billion
5. draw
6. Penetrate, 3mm
1) pain
2) bracelets
3) placebo
4)$1,000,000,000
5) treat
6) penetrate ,3mm
1. aches
2.bracelets
3.placebo
4. 1billion
5. ailments
6.3mm
1.pain
2.bracelets
3.placebo
4.1billion
5.draw
6.penetrate,3mm
1. PAIN
2.BRACELETS
3.PLACEBO
4. $1 BILLION
5.DRAW
6.PENETRATE, 33 MM
1. Pain
2. Bracelet
3. Placebo
4. $1 billion
5. Draw
6. Penetrate, 3 mm
1- pain
2- bracelets
3- benefit
4- $ 1 billion
5- draw
6- penetrate, 3mm
1. PAIN
2. BRACELET
3. PLACEBO
4. $1 BILLION
5. TREAT
6. PENETRATE, 3mm
Pain
Bracelet
Placebo
$1 billion
Draw
Penetrate 3mm
1 pain
2 devices
3placebo
4 i billion
5 draw
6 penetrate
7 3 mm
1.pain
2.Bracelet
3.placebo
4.$1 Billion
5.Draw
6.Penetrate, 3 millimetre
1.aches
2.bracelets
3.same
4..$1 billion
5.draw
6.penetrate 3mm
ANS ARE AS FOLLOWS:-
1 PAIN
2 BRACELETS
3 PLACEBO
4 $ 1 BILLION
5 DRAW
6 PENETRATE , 3 mm
1. Pain and ache
2. Breacelet
3. Placebo
4. $1 billion
5. Draw
6. Interact
7. 3mm
1.aches and pain
2.bracelets
3.placebo
4.$1
5.varity of
6.penetrate,3mm
1. Aches
2. Bracelets
3. Placebo
4. $1 billion
5. Draw
6. Penetrate, 3mm deep
1. Pain
2. Bracelets (Devices)
3. Placebo
4.$1 Billion
5.Draw
6.Penetrate,, 3mm
pain
clothing
placebo
$ 1 billion
draw
penetrate
3 mm
1. Pain
2. Bracelets
3.Placebo
4.$1 billion
5.draw
6. Penetrate, 3mm
1. pain
2. bracelets
3. placebo
4. 1 billion
5. draw
6. penetrate, 3mm
But it says in the instructions one word and/or a number. Thats why i’m a bit in doubt about 6th question. Will 3mm be counted as a number?
3mm = one number.
Thanks…It means my 4th answer is wrong it should be ‘$1 billion’ because if 3mm is a number then $1 should also be counted as one number.
1. pain/aches
2. devices
3. placebo
4. a billion
5. treat
6. penetrate , 3mm
1. aches
2. bracket
3. placebo
4. $1 billion
5. draw
6. penetrate,3mm
1. pain
2. static
3. placebo
4. $1 billion
5. treat
6. penetrate
-Pain
-bracelets
-placebo
-1billion$
-drawn
-penetrate
-3mm
1.pain
2.bracelets
3.placebo
4.1billion
5.draw
6.penetrate, 3mm
1.pain
2.bracelets
3.placebo
4.$1 billion
5.draw
6.penetrate
(1) Pain
(2) Bracelet
(3) Placebo
(4) $1 billion
(5) Draw
(6) Penetrate and 3mm
Pain
Bracelets
Placebo
1billion
Draw
Penetrate
3mm
-pain and other health concerns
-bracelets
-placebo
-$1 billion
-draw
-penetrate, 3mm
1. Pain
2. Bracelets
3.Placebo
4. 1 billion
5. draw
6. Penetrate, 3 mm
PAIN
BRACELET
PLACEBO
$1 BILLION
DRAW
PENETRATE
3MM
1.Aches
2.Devices
3.placebo
4.1$billion
5.draw
6.penetrate, 3mm
Pain. Clothes, placebo, 1$billion, draw, penetrate, 3mm
1.pain
2. bracelets
3. placebo
4. $1 billion
5. draw
6. penetrate, 3 mm
1.Aches
2.Device
3.Placebo
4.$1 billion
5.Draw
6.Penetrate, 3mm
1.pain
2.bracelets
3.placebo
4.$1 billion
5.draw
6.penetrate
7.3 mm
1. Pain
2. Braceletes
3. $1 billion
4. Draw
5. Penetrate, 3 mm
1. pains
2. bracelets
3. placebo
4. $1billion
5. draw
6. Penetrate, 3mm
Done in 5 minutes.
1. Pain.
2. Bracelets.
3. Placebo.
4. $1 billion.
5. Draw.
6. Penetrate 3mm
1. Pain
2. Bracelets
3. Moderate
4. $1 Billion
5. Draw
6. Penetrate
7. 3mm
1. Pain
2. Bracelets
3. Placebo
4. $1
5. Draw
6. Penetrate – 3mm
1. pains
2. bracelets
3. placebo
4.$1 billion
5. draw
6. penetrate, 3mm
1. pains
2. bracelets
3. weak
4. $1
5. draw
6. penetrate, 3mm
1. Pain
2. Bracelets
3. Placebo
4. $1 Billion
5. Treat
6. Penetrate, 3 mm
pain
bracelete
placebo
$1 billion
draw
penetrate,3mm
1.pain
2.bracelet
3.placebo
4.$1billion
5.draw
6.penetrate,3mm
1 pain
2 bracelets
3 placebo
4 $ 1 billion
5 draw
6 penetrate
7 3 mm
1) Pain
2) Bracelets
3) Placebo
4)$ 1 billion
5) Draw
6) Penetrate , 3mm
-Pain
-bracelets
-placebo
-1billion$
drawn
penetrate
-3mm
1.Medical
2.Bracelets
3.Placebo
4.1$Billion
5.Ease
6.Sock/3mm
1. Pain
Bracelet
Placebo
billon
Draw
Penetrate
1. Pain
2. Bracelets
3. Placebo
4. $1 billion
5. Draw
6. Penetrate , 3mm
1.Pain
2..Bracelets
3.placebo
4.$1 Billion
5.Draw
6.Penetrate,3 mm
1) pain
2)bracelets
3) placebo
4) $ 1 billion
5) draw
6) penetrate,3mm
U got 6 marks…well done
Pain
Bracelets
Placebo
1 Billion
Draw
Penetrate
3mm
1.pain
2.bracelet
3.placebo
4.$1,000,000,000
5.treat
6.draw
7.3mm
1.pain
2.bracelets
3.placebo
4.$1billion
5.ailments
6.penetrate,3mm
1.pain
2.bracelets
3.placebo
4.$1 billion
5.Draw
6. penetrate
7.3mm
1. Pain
2. Bracelets
3. Placebo
4. $ 1 Billion
5. Draw
6. Penetrate, 3mm
1.PAIN
2.BRACELETS
3.PLACEBO
4.$1 billon
5.DRAW
6.PENETRATE; 3mm
Thank you for posting this Reading pracice exercise
Hi Liz,
please find answer and comment ,group interaction is welcome for all users, cheers
1,pain
2;mattresess
3;placebo
4;1 billion( can we write $or not , not sure , one word or and number)
5;treat
6;penetrate
7;3 mm
1. pain
2. bracelets
3. placebo
4. $1 billion
5. draw
6. penetrate, 3mm
1) pain
2) bracelets
3) placebo
4) $1 billion
5) draw
6) penetrate 3mm
1.PAIN
2.BRACELETS
3.PLACEBO
4.BILLION
5.DRAW
6.PENETRATE
7.3MM
1.PAIN
2.BRACELET
3.PLACEBO
4.$1BILLION
5.DRAW
6.PENETRATE 3 MM
1. Pain
2. Bracelet
3. Minimum
4. 1 billion
5. Penetrate
6. 3mm
1)pain
2)bracelets
3)placebo
4)$1 billion
5)draw
6)penetrate, 3mm
1. ACHE
2. BRACELETS
3. PLACEBO.
4. $1 BILLION
5. DRAW
6. PENETRATE, 3 MM
1. Pain
2. Bracelet
3.placebo
4. $1billion
5. Treat
6. Penetrate, 3mm
Liz, I think question 6 goes against the instruction. No more than one word, but the question provide for two words. Should I be worried bout this?
Are you sure the instructions say “no more than one word”? Or do the instructions say “no more than one word and/or a number”? Always read the instructions carefully.
Hi Liz,
A small query. ‘3 mm’ is counted as one word or two? Like a number ‘3’ and a word ‘mm’?
Please guide
3mm is one number.
1. pain
2. bracelets
3. placebo
4. $1 billion
5. treat
6. penetrate , 3 mm
1.pain
2.bracelets
3.placebo
4.1billion
5.draw
6.penetrate
7.3MM
1. Pain
2. Bracelets
3. Placebo
4. $1 billion
5. Draw
6. Penetrate, 3mm
1. pain
2. bracelets
3. placebo
4. 1 billion
5. Pain
6. Penetrate, 3 mm
5. Draw
1.pain
2.bracelet
3.placebo
4.1billion
5.draw
6.penetrate
7.3mm
1. Pain
2. Bracelets
3. Placebo
4. S 1,000,000
5. Draw
6. Penetrate3mm
In any questions from listening to reading is it OK to use all capital letters for the first letters in all my answers Liz?
I recommend using ALL CAPITAL LETTERS TO WRITE YOUR ANSWERS.
1. Pain and other health concerns
2. Bracelets
3. A placebo
4. $1 billion
5. Draw
6. a. Penetrate
b. 3mm
1- PAIN
2-BRACELETS
3- 1$ BILLION
5-DRAW
6- PENETRATE, 3MM
1. pain
2. bracelets
3. placebo
4. $1 billion
5. draw
6. penetrate, 3mm
1- pain
2- bracelets
3-placebo
4-1billion
5-draw
6-penetrate
6-3mm
1. Pain
2. Bracelets
3. Placebo
4. $ 1 billion
5. Draw
6. Penetrate, 3mm
1. Pain
2.Bracelets
3. Placebo
4. $1 billion
5. Treat
6. Penetrate, 3mm
1. Pain
2. bracelets
3. placebo
4. $1billon
5. draw
6. penetrate/3mm
pain
bracelet
placebo
$1 billion
draw
penetrate, 3mm
1.pain
2.bracelete
3.placebo
4.1 billion
5.draw
6.penetrate , 3mm
answers 1 pain 2 bracelets 3 placebo 4 1billion 5 body 6 penetrate,3mm
1 pain
2 magnets
3 placebo
4 billion
5 cure
6 penetrate 3mm
1 pain
2 magnets
3 placebo
4 billion
5 cure
6 penetrate 3mm
pain
bracelets
placebo
$1 billion
draw
penetrate,3mm
1-pain 2-bracelets 3-placebo 4-$ 1 billion 5- draw 6-penetrate, 3m deep
Answers 1. pain 2. bracelets 3. placebo 4. 1 billion 5. draw 6. penerate, 3mm
1.pain
2 bracelets
3.placebo
4. $1 billion
5.draw
6. Penetrate, 3mm
1-Pain
2-bracelets
3-placebo
4-$1 billion
5-draw
6-penetrate
7-3 mm
1.pain
2.bracelets
3.magnet
4.1dollar
5.draw
6 penetrate,3mm
1. alleviate pain
2. Bracelets, rings
3. Placebo
4. 1$ billion
5. Draw
6. Penetrate, 3mm
This is good
1- pain
2- so-called
3- placebo
4- $1 billion
5- draw
6- penetrate, 3mm
answer is ….
1 pain
2 mattresses
3 placebo
4 $ 1 million
5 draw
6 penetrate, 3 mm
1.pain
2.bracelets
3.placebo
4.$1 billion
5.draw
6.penetrate
7.3 mm
1. Magnetic fields aims to ease pain .
2.Static magnets .
3.Placebo
4.$1 billion
5.Draw
6.Penetrate human skin which is 3mm in thickness.
When answering reading questions , should we copy the whole question and complete it in full ?
5.treat.
6.penetrate. ..3mm thick
1
1.pains.
2.magnetic wear.
3placebo.
4.$1billion dollars per annum.
1.pain
2.bracelet
3.placebo
4.1 billion
5.draw
6.penetrate,3mm
1.pain
2.bracelets
3.placebo
4.$1 billion
5.draw
6.penetrate, 3 mm
Need some reading materials
1. Pain.
2.a Bracelet.
3.Placebo
4.$billion
5.draw
6.penetrate………3mm deep
Pain
Bracelets
Placebo
1 billion $
Draw
Penetrate
3mm
1.pain
2.bracelets
3.placebo
4. $1 billion
5.draw
6.penetrate
7.3mm
1. Pain
2.bracelets
3.static
4.billion
5.draw
6.penetrate, 3mm
1)
1. pain
2. bracelets
3. placebo
4. 1 billion
5. draw
6. penetrate
7. 3mm
Hi Liz,
Below are my answer ,
1. pain
2.Magnet
3.Placebo
4. $1
5.treat
6. penetrate,3mm
1. pain
2. device
3. placebo
4. $1 billion
5. draw
6. penetrate, 3mm
1, pain
2, bracelet
3, placebo
4, $ 1 billion
5, draw
6, penetrate , 3 mm deep
Pl. Check below answers nd share your view if i am wrong ..
1) pain
2) Bracelets
3)placebo
4)$1 Billion
5)draw
6)penetrate, 3mm
1. Pain
2. Bracelets
3. Placebo
4. $1 billion
5. Treat
6. Penetrate
7. 3mm
Thanks
Khalida
Hey Liz,
Thanks for posting this reading practice, please find the answers below
1- static magnets
2- bracelets
3- placebo
4- $1 billion
5- draw
6-
(a) penetrate
(b) 3mm deep
1. PAIN
2.BRACELET
3.PLACEBO
4.$1 BILLION
5.AILMENTS
6.PENETRATE
7.3MM
1. Pain
2. Devices/ clothing ( I’m confused)
3. Placebo
4.$1 billion
5. Draw
6. Penetrate, 3 mm deep
Herewithy answers as below;
1- pain
2-bracelets
3-placebo
4-$1 billion
5-draw
6-penetrate , 3mm
Answers for Magnetic Therapy- passage
1. Alleviate pain & Health Concerns
2.Bracelets/Rings.
3.Placebo.
4.$ 1 Billion
5.Folk healers
6.penetrate,3 mm
1) PAIN
2) BRACELETS
3) PLACEBO
4) $ 1,000,000,000
5 DRAW
6) PENETRATE , 3MM
Pain
Bracelet
Plaebo
$1 billion
Drawing
Pemtrate, 3mm
1)pain
2)bracelets
3)placebo
4)$1billion
5)draw
6)seperate,3mm
1. Pain
2. Bracelets
3. Placebo
4. $ 1 billion
5. Treat
6. Penetrate, 3mm
1. pain
2.bracelets
3. placebo
4. $1 billion
5. draw
6.penetrate, 3 mm
1.pain 2.bracelet 3.placebo 4.$1 billion 4.draw 5.penetrate 6.3mm
1 pain
2bracelete
3alleviating
4$1billion
5treat
6human
73mm
1. Pain
2. Bracelet
3. Placebo
4. $1 billion
5. Draw
6. Penetrate, 3mm
1. alleviate pains
2.bracelets
3.placebo
4.$1billion
5.to draw
6.penetrate, 3mm
1,…….. i do not know
2,the bracelets
3,……
4, 1 billion
5, draw
6, penetrate ,3mm
1. pain and other health concerns.
2. Bracelets
3. Placebo
4. $ 1 billion
5. penetrate, 3 mm
1. HEALTH CONCERNS
2. BRACELET
3.PLACEBO
4.$1 BILLION
5.DRAWS
6.PENETRATE , 3 MM
1.Pain
2.Bracelets
3.Placebo
4. $ 1 Billion
5. Draw
6. Penetrate
7. 3mm
1. PAIN
2. BRACELETS
3. PLACEBO
4. BILLION
5. DRAW
6. PENETRATE, 3mm
Pain
Devices
Plaebo
1,000,000,000
treat
penetrate
3mm
1) Pain
2) integrated
3) placebo
4) $ 1 billion
5)
draw
6) penetrate, 3mm
1. Pain
2. Bracelets
3. Placebo
4. $1 billion
5. Penetrate, 3mm
1. Pain
2. Clothes
3.placebo
4.1 billion
5. Draw
6. Penetrate, 3mm
Here is my Answers :
1.) pain
2.) bracelets
3.) placebo
4.) $1 billion
5.) draw
6.) penetrate, 3mm
pain
bracelets
placebo
$1 billion
draw
penetrate
3mm
1. pain
2. bracelets
3. placebo
4. $1 billion
5. draw
6. penetrate
7. 3mm
1- aches.
2- bracelet.
3- placebo.
4- $1 billion.
5- draw.
6- penetrate / 3mm.
1. MEDICAL
2. BRACELETS
3. PLACEBO
4. $1
5. SOCK
6. SOCK
1. pain and other health concerns
2.therapeutic magnets
3.placebo
4.1 billion
5. variety pod ailments
6. penetrate and 3mm deep
Pain
Bracelet
Placebo
$1billion
Heal
Penetrate 3mm
1. pain
2. bracelet
3. placebo
4. $ 1 billion
5. treat
6. penetrate 3mm
1.pain
2.bracelets
3.placebo
4.$1 billion
5.draw
6.penetrate , 3mm
1. pain
2. bracelets
3. placebo
4. $1 billion
5. draw
6. penetrate 3mm
1.pain
2.bracelets
3.placebo
4.$1 billion
5.treat
6.penetrate,3mm
1.pain
2.mattresses and clothing
3.placebo
4.1 billion
5.healers
6.penetrate ,3mm
1] pain 2] bracelets 3] placebo 4] $1 billion 5] draw 6] penetrate, 3mm
1. pain
2. bracelets
3. placebo
4. $1 billion
5. draw
6. penetrate, 3mm
1. pain
2. bracelets
3. placebo
4. $1 billion
5. draw
6. penetrate
7. 3mm