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[enim]

Though sucking zinc lozenges has been promoted as treatment for the common cold, research has revealed no consistent effect. Recently, however, a zinc gel applied nasally has been shown to greatly reduce the duration of colds. Since the gel contains zinc in the same form and concentration as the lozenges, the greater effectiveness of the gel must be due to the fact that cold viruses tend to concentrate in the nose, not the mouth.

In order to evaluate the argument, it would be helpful to determine which of the following?

(A)Whether zinc is effective only against colds, or also has an effect on other virally caused diseases
(B)Whether there are remedies that do not contain zinc but that, when taken orally, can reduce the duration of colds
(C)Whether people who frequently catch colds have a zinc deficiency
(D)Whether either the zinc gel or the lozenges contain ingredients that have an impact on the activity of the zinc
(E)Whether the zinc gel has an effect on the severity of cold symptoms, as well as on their duration

ANS:D

I chose B

題目講說ZL(口服的)沒有持續性。最近的ZG(鼻服←不知道怎麼翻i103)大大的減少了感冒的時間。所以，感冒病毒是集中在鼻子而不是嘴巴。

所以B，是否有其他口服藥，可以減少感冒的時間。

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[peche]

Though sucking zinc lozenges has been promoted as treatment for the common cold, research has revealed no consistent effect. Recently, however, a zinc gel applied nasally has been shown to greatly reduce the duration of colds. Since the gel contains zinc in the same form and concentration as the lozenges, the greater effectiveness of the gel must be due to the fact that cold viruses tend to concentrate in the nose, not the mouth.

In order to evaluate the argument, it would be helpful to determine which of the following?

(B)Whether there are remedies that do not contain zinc but that, when taken orally, can reduce the duration of colds

(D)Whether either the zinc gel or the lozenges contain ingredients that have an impact on the activity of the zinc

ANS:D

如果d)在gel or lozenges 找到讓zinc 發生功效的成分 及推翻argument 中的 "must be due to the fact that cold viruses tend to concentrate in the nose, not the mouth."

至於B) 就算有別的remedies....so what?　和argument 無關

~ open to discuss ~

[enim]

Though sucking zinc lozenges has been promoted as treatment for the common cold, research has revealed no consistent effect. Recently, however, a zinc gel applied nasally has been shown to greatly reduce the duration of colds. Since the gel contains zinc in the same form and concentration as the lozenges, the greater effectiveness of the gel must be due to the fact that cold viruses tend to concentrate in the nose, not the mouth.

In order to evaluate the argument, it would be helpful to determine which of the following?

(B)Whether there are remedies that do not contain zinc but that, when taken orally, can reduce the duration of colds

(D)Whether either the zinc gel or the lozenges contain ingredients that have an impact on the activity of the zinc

ANS:D

如果d)在gel or lozenges 找到讓zinc 發生功效的成分 及推翻argument 中的 "must be due to the fact that cold viruses tend to concentrate in the nose, not the mouth."

至於B) 就算有別的remedies....so what?　和argument 無關

~ open to discuss ~

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