Questão 1493762

Text for the items from 71 to 81.

1 ______ Studies have shown that people who utilise theirStudies have shown that people who utilise their

brains more through furthering their language tend to have

lower rates of dementia and memory problems later in life

4 __regardless of education levels, gender or occupation.regardless of education levels, gender or occupation.

As more research is being done, it is increasingly apparent

that learning at least one more language can delay or stall

7 __the development process of Alzheimer’s and dementia. Inthe development process of Alzheimer’s and dementia. In

the past, studies have shown that people who are bilingual

show symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia

10 __around 4.5 – 5 years later than people who speak just onearound 4.5 – 5 years later than people who speak just one

language. It has been suggested that this is due to bilingual

people having a greater cognitive reserve, meaning that the

13 __brain will be more resilient to the damage taking place frombrain will be more resilient to the damage taking place from

Alzheimer’s.

Can learning language help prevent dementia?

Internet: <https://glasgowmemoryclinic.com> (adapted).

According to the text, judge the items from 71 to 81.

In line 11, “has been” is an example of the Present Perfect tense, which is formed by the Present Simple form of the verb to have and the Present Perfect form of the main verb.