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1. 3 5 1 National News * 총 25문항, 각 문제당 4점씩 배점 ▶Word Check ☞ Write the meanings of the words. ▶Phrase Check ☞ Choose the correct word or phrase for each blank. potential to, in dissolving, leading to, exposed to, inflame the cells

2. 3 5 1 National News ▶Reading Comprehension Hot Pepper May Cause Skin Cancer Hot pepper has been very popular recently due to their effect in dissolving fat and leading to possible weight loss. Such a boom may not keep on continuing. A research team found that a substance called capsaicin in the pepper may cause skin cancer. Researchers experimented the effect of capsaicin with the skin of mice regularly for a set period of time. They found out that the regular application made them more exposed to skin cancer. They also explained that capsaicin has the potential to inflame the cells that could possibly stimulate cancer development. However, the researchers said that capsaicin did not cause skin cancer in all the animals tested. This recent finding was published as the cover story of the “Cancer Research” magazine’s September edition. Researchers were Professor Lee Ki-won of Konkuk University and fellow scientists at Seoul National University and the University of Minnesota. ”It is true that chili peppers are helpful to our body. The study will evolve into which part of the food does good and which doesn’t,” Professor Lee of the Konkuk University said. ☞ Choose the best answer based on the article.

3. 3 5 1 National News ☞ Write True(T) or False(F). ▶ Composition ☞ Complete the sentences. 23. 규칙적인 운동은 체중 감량으로 이끈다. Regular exercise . 24. 그 소년은 훌륭한 선수가 될 가능성을 갖고 있다. The youngster has the great player. 25. 기자가 해야 할 일은 사람들에게 진실을 알리는 것이다. What a journalist should do is to the truth people.

4. 3 5 1 National News * 총 25문항, 각 문제당 4점씩 배점 ▶Word Check ☞ Write the meanings of the words. ▶Phrase Check ☞ Choose the correct word or phrase for each blank. potential to, in dissolving, leading to, exposed to, inflame the cells

5. 3 5 1 National News ▶Reading Comprehension Hot Pepper May Cause Skin Cancer Hot pepper has been very popular recently due to their effect in dissolving fat and leading to possible weight loss. Such a boom may not keep on continuing. A research team found that a substance called capsaicin in the pepper may cause skin cancer. Researchers experimented the effect of capsaicin with the skin of mice regularly for a set period of time. They found out that the regular application made them more exposed to skin cancer. They also explained that capsaicin has the potential to inflame the cells that could possibly stimulate cancer development. However, the researchers said that capsaicin did not cause skin cancer in all the animals tested. This recent finding was published as the cover story of the “Cancer Research” magazine’s September edition. Researchers were Professor Lee Ki-won of Konkuk University and fellow scientists at Seoul National University and the University of Minnesota. ”It is true that chili peppers are helpful to our body. The study will evolve into which part of the food does good and which doesn’t,” Professor Lee of the Konkuk University said. ☞ Choose the best answer based on the article.

6. 3 5 1 National News ☞ Write True(T) or False(F). ▶ Composition ☞ Complete the sentences. 23. 규칙적인 운동은 체중 감량으로 이끈다. Regular exercise leads to weight loss. 24. 그 소년은 훌륭한 선수가 될 가능성을 갖고 있다. The youngster has the potential to be great player. 25. 기자가 해야 할 일은 사람들에게 진실을 알리는 것이다. What a journalist should do is to make the truth exposed to people.