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        Deep brain stimulation (DBS), an experimental technology that involves implanting a pacemaker-like device in a patient’s brain to send electrical impulses, is a hotly debated subject in the field of medicine. It is an inherently risky procedure and the exact effects on the human brain aren’t yet fully understood.

        But some practitioners believe it could be a way to alleviate the symptoms of depression or even help treat Alzheimer’s — and now they suspect it could help with drug addiction as well. In a world’s first, according to the Associated Press, a patient in Shanghai’s Ruijin Hospital had a DBS device implanted in his brain to treat his addiction to methamphetamine. And the device has had an astonishingly positive effect, the patient says. “This machine is pretty magical. He adjusts it to make you happy and you’re happy, to make you nervous and you’re nervous,” he told the Associated Press. “It controls your happiness, anger, grief and joy.”

        Other studies in China have yielded mixed results trying to treat opioid addictions using DBS, according to the AP. In the United States, at least two studies that tried to treat alcoholism with DBS were dropped for not being able to justify the risks. The idea of using DBS to treat drug addiction has raised concerns in medical communities across the globe about brain hemorrhage, seizures, or personality changes.

The word “alleviate” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to____________.

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I regret that you didn’t give me a chance to tell you the truth

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Ben’s dreams of a university education went by the board when his father died and he was forced to earn a living

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The more polluted air we breathe, _________ we get

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In some communities a husband's ________ over his wife is absolute

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__________ the museum, we decided to have lunch in the park

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Are you satisfied ______ your test result?

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We'd heard so many good things about the new restaurant, but the food didn't _______ our expectations at all, so we were rather disappointed

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__________ Mary has been in Vietnam for 10 months, she knows a little Vietnamese

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He’s a great guide as he knows the town like the back of his ______.

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The little child shrunk in fear as the intimate police officer approached him

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I want to express my _________ admiration for the courage and persistence the member has shown in bringing this issue forward

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There was one rule my boss insisted on: promptness. He did not want anybody to be late for the meetings

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The travelers now resumed his walk toward the cottage, which they presently reached.

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Peter and John, two high school students, are talking about school exams.

- Peter: “I think exams should not be the only way to assess students.”

- John: “_____________. There are various others like presentations and projects.”

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My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month