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文章一：
Dandelion Shows Promise Against Cancer. Human Trials Are Needed
When an older woman with terminal leukemia asked to be discharged from the hospital, her doctors assumed they'd never see her again. Two weeks later, she walked back in. Blood tests revealed that her cancer markers had dropped by 50 percent. The only thing she had done differently was drink tea made from a common backyard weed.
Her hospital roommate, hearing the story, began drinking the tea herself. Blood tests showed her cancer markers dropped 25 percent.
One person having that experience might be a coincidence. Two people getting the same result was something else. Dr. Caroline Hamm, an oncologist who had been treating both patients, picked up the phone and called a biochemist she had been working with on other cancer research.
Research has found that dandelion root extract (DRE) can selectively destroy multiple cancer cell types while sparing healthy cells in laboratory and animal studies. Concurrently, a number of terminal cancer patients—people who had run out of options and had nothing to lose—began taking dandelion root on their own. In several documented cases, their cancer became undetectable within weeks or months. Years later, many remain cancer-free.
The science on dandelion has not yet been tested in a completed human clinical trial. However, preclinical evidence and the patient stories that have accumulated alongside it are difficult to dismiss.
1. 根據本文描述的dandelion，下列何者有誤？
（1）第一段文中的女士喝的茶應該是來自它
（2）Dr. Hamm 曾是該女士的醫生
（3）許多末期癌症患者開始自行飲用dandelion root泡的茶後發生奇蹟
（4）dandelion已經在人體有完整的臨床試驗
2. 根據本文，目前關於DRE的研究到什麼程度？
3. 讀完本文後有何感想？你知道有其他植物也有類似神奇的功效？
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（文章來源：英文大紀元時報）
研究發現，在實驗室及動物實驗中，蒲公英根萃取物（DRE）能夠選擇性地摧毀多種癌細胞類型，同時不損害健康細胞。（123RF）文章二：
After a New AHA Statement, a Cardiologist Changed His Mind About Coffee
For years, doctors told patients with heart conditions to give up coffee. Now, the American Heart Association (AHA) says otherwise: A new scientific statement finds that up to five cups a day are safe for most adults—and may actually be protective.
The statement, backed by a review of the latest research, links moderate coffee drinking to a lower risk of high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, stroke, heart failure, atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat), and Type 2 diabetes.
Key Takeaways
The statement's key takeaways include the following:
Up to five cups a day (8 ounces each) is safe for most adults.
Filtered coffee, including drip and pour-over, may be better for cholesterol than unfiltered methods such as French press or Turkish coffee.
Black coffee is best, as sugar, cream, and flavored syrups likely cancel out some of the benefits.
Energy drinks are not the same as coffee because they can raise blood pressure and aren't backed by the same research.
Most of the findings are observational, meaning they show a strong link, but don't prove that coffee causes the benefits.
Instead of treating coffee as simply 'good' or 'bad', it acknowledges that the effects depend on the amount consumed, the method of preparation, and the individual.
1. 根據本文，下列何者有誤？
（1）美國心臟協會認同一天喝5杯咖啡對多數成年人是安全的
（2）喝適量咖啡能降低中風的風險
（3）咖啡喝濾泡式比喝法式浸壓式對健康較好
（4）喝能量飲大多與喝咖啡具備相同好處
2. 根據本文，咖啡選擇多，喝哪一種較好？理由？
3. 讀完本文後有何感想？你對咖啡有改觀嗎？平常喝咖啡的理由是？
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【解答】
文章一：
1. （4）
2. Research has found that dandelion root extract (DRE) can selectively destroy multiple cancer cell types while sparing healthy cells in laboratory and animal studies.（研究發現，在實驗室及動物實驗中，蒲公英根萃取物（DRE）能夠選擇性地摧毀多種癌細胞類型，同時不損害健康細胞。）
文章二：
1. （4）
2. Black coffee is best, as sugar, cream, and flavored syrups likely cancel out some of the benefits.（喝黑咖啡最好，因為糖、奶精與調味糖漿可能會抵銷咖啡內某些益處。）
（文章來源：英文大紀元時報）◇
