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How many teeth have you had filled in the past 2 years? If you follow the advice of Dr. Forstic, you may be able to reduce the number of your visit to a dentist. Dr. Forstic conducted a two-year survey to find out how to prevent or reduce dental decay. 946 students took part in the experiment. 523 students cleaned their teeth within 10 minutes of eating. When possible, they used toothbrush. When this was impossible, they washed their mouth thoroughly with water. The remaining 423 students merely cleaned their teeth when they went to bed and when they got up in the morning. All the students had their teeth X-rayed at the end of the first and second years. At the end of the first year, the night-and-morning group had three times as many decayed teeth as the clean-after-each-meal group. At the end of the second year, the latter group had 53% fewer decayed teeth than the former group. [15B] Dr. Forstic has cleaned his teeth after every meal for 13 years, and has not had a single decayed tooth. [14A]He pointed out that sugar is a major agent in dental decay, particularly the sugar in sweets, cakes and soft drinks. Ideally, [16D]you should keep a toothbrush in your pocket and use it immediately after you have finished eating. When this is impractical, you can at least make sure that you have a drink of water and let the water through your teeth, to force out any particles of food. Seven out of ten people lose at least half their teeth by the time they are fifty. Many have a complete set of false teeth by that time. In any case, neither toothache nor a visit to a dentist is very pleasant. So, it is worthwhile making an effort to keep your own teeth as long as possible. The main preventive agent is simply water.
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14. According to the passage, what type of food or drink is most likely to cause dental decay?
【解析】 选[A]。细节题。根据原文中“ sugar is a major agent in dental decay, particularly the sugar in sweets, cakes and soft drinks.”而 Coca Cola 是soft drinks中的一种，故答案为[A]。
15. What does the passage tell us about the condition of Doctor Forstic’s teeth?
【解析】 选[B]。细节题。根据原文中Dr. Forstic has cleaned his teeth after every meal for 13 years, and has not had a single decayed tooth.可知Dr. Forstic没有一颗蛀牙，故答案为[B]。
16. What does Doctor Forstic suggest to prevent dental decay?
【解析】 选[D]。细节题。根据原文中you should keep a toothbrush in your pocket and use it immediately after you have finished eating.可知饭后保持牙齿的清洁是防止蛀牙的有效方法，故答案为[D]。
