It may have surprised you that a friend drops some food on the floor, picks it up, and eats it, while saying "Five-second rule!" The old saying means that food left on the floor for five seconds or less is still likely to be clean. ____ (1) ___.
Students at Britain's Aston University, led by Professor Anthony Hilton, tested the rule and found out that it had some scientific basis. The study shows that food dropped for five seconds is less likely to contain bacteria than if it sits there for longer, according to Hilton.
The students also found that the type of flooring where the dropped food lands makes a difference. ___（2）___ Bacteria are most likely to transfer from tiled(铺瓷砖) surface to damp food when the foods has stood there for more than live seconds.
____ (2) ____ Therefore, consumers should still be cautious. "However, the findings of this study will bring some light relief to those who have been employing the five-second rule for years," Professor Hilton said in a statement.
The research team at Aston also surveyed 500 people to find out who employs the fivesecond rule. Of the people surveyed, 87% said they would eat food dropped on the floor, or have already done so. ____ (3) __"Our study shows women are also more likely to follow the fivesecond rule, which our research has shown to be much more than an old wives" tale," Hilton says.
Still, scientists say you should be careful about eating food dropped on the floor, especially if you don't know the cleanliness of the surface. ____ (4) ____ So better not be the one sixth.
| (1) A. But is that true? |
| B. Carpeted surfaces caused the lowest risk. |
| C. Of those people, the majority were women. |
| D. We've just lost our last excuse to eat food off the floor. |
| E. Usually people recover from the infection in five to ten days. |
| F. There is still a risk of infection if certain bacteria are present on the dropped surface. |
| G. A biologist points out that one in six Americans get sick from food poisoning every year. |
| (2) A. But is that true? |
| B. Carpeted surfaces caused the lowest risk. |
| C. Of those people, the majority were women. |
| D. We've just lost our last excuse to eat food off the floor. |
| E. Usually people recover from the infection in five to ten days. |
| F. There is still a risk of infection if certain bacteria are present on the dropped surface. |
| G. A biologist points out that one in six Americans get sick from food poisoning every year. |
| (3) A. But is that true? |
| B. Carpeted surfaces caused the lowest risk. |
| C. Of those people, the majority were women. |
| D. We've just lost our last excuse to eat food off the floor. |
| E. Usually people recover from the infection in five to ten days. |
| F. There is still a risk of infection if certain bacteria are present on the dropped surface. |
| G. A biologist points out that one in six Americans get sick from food poisoning every year. |
| (4) A. But is that true? |
| B. Carpeted surfaces caused the lowest risk. |
| C. Of those people, the majority were women. |
| D. We've just lost our last excuse to eat food off the floor. |
| E. Usually people recover from the infection in five to ten days. |
| F. There is still a risk of infection if certain bacteria are present on the dropped surface. |
| G. A biologist points out that one in six Americans get sick from food poisoning every year. |
| (5) A. But is that true? |
| B. Carpeted surfaces caused the lowest risk. |
| C. Of those people, the majority were women. |
| D. We've just lost our last excuse to eat food off the floor. |
| E. Usually people recover from the infection in five to ten days. |
| F. There is still a risk of infection if certain bacteria are present on the dropped surface. |
| G. A biologist points out that one in six Americans get sick from food poisoning every year. |