Comprehension Cloze 1 (From Oldschool.com.sg)

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  Ellen has often asked himself the question of how much sleep her family needs. With two children in school, a very busy husband who works (1) ____________ than 50 hours a week and ageing parents, the needs of Ellen's family members run the gamut. As all of them have busy schedules, they often (2) ____________ to put sleep ahead of their other priorities. Not only does Ellen need to persuade her family that getting the right amount of sleep is a (3) ____________ , but she also needs to figure out how much sleep they really need.

 If you are like Ellen, you are probably also (4) ____________ as to how to know how much sleep is enough. (5) ____________ reading and we will explore how you can make educated decisions about sleep.

 The first thing experts will tell you about sleep is that there is no "magic number". Not only do different age groups (6) ____________ different amounts of sleep, but sleep needs are also individual. The amount of sleep you need to (7) ____________ at your best when awake may be different from that needed by someone else of the same age.

 Nevertheless, sleeping too little can affect your (8) ____________ to remember and consolidate information. Lack of sleep can also lead to serious negative (9) ____________ on your health. There is strong proof that shortening of the sleep process will affect your feelings (10) ____________ well as performance.

 In general, researchers have found that children from 5 to 11 years old need 10 to 11 hours, those from 11 to 17 years old need 9 to 10 hours while those over 17 need 7 to 9 hours of (11) ____________  daily. However, since these needs vary with the individual, it is useful to (12) ____________ the sleeping habits and behaviour of each family member, which is what Ellen did. She recorded each famiy member's sleep habits at night and behaviour during the (13) ____________ . Through this process, Ellen found out a (14) ____________ things. For example, she found that her 11 year old son would be less alert in class and also be more irritable and tend to (15) ____________ his temper whenever he had had only eight hours of sleep. In the end, Ellen and his family decided to try to change their sleeping habits.

Adapted from http://www.sleepfoundation.org

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Short Answer

(1) more
(2) forget
(3) must
(4) wondering
(5) Continue
(6) need
(7) be
(8) ability
(9) impact
(10) as
(11) sleep
(12) record
(13) day
(14) few
(15) lose