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Exercise-2There are plenty of prescription weight loss drugs_1_ available __ , but a new diet pill called Alli is the first that will be _2_ sold_ in a non-prescription_3_ version __ . It is proven to block fat. The generic name is orlistat. It is a _4_ less_potent version of the prescription drug Xenical. People, like Pastor Chad Huebner, hope it will help in the _5_battle _ with obesity. I dont want to have to go to the doctor to ___6_ talk __ about my weight. You know, we often feel that weight is something we should be able to manage ourselves.But this non-prescription version of Xenical is __7__ hardly __ a magic pill. Users must also eat a low calorie, low fat ___8__ diet _ and exercise. Here is how it___9__ works_ :Alli blocks the intestines from ___10_ absorbing __ some of the fat in food. People, who take the medication but ___11_ continue __ to eat fatty foods, suffer from ___12__ painfully _ bloated stomachs and diarrhea. So using Alli encourages dieters to eat___13__ right _ . Obesity specialist Dr. Arthur Frank says Alli could be___14__ helpful _ . I think this is something that people who are ___15_ committed __ to the idea of losing weight carefully can use and can use___16__ effectively_ . But critics, such as Dr. Sidney Wolfe of the advocacy __17__ group __ Public Citizen, says the drug can cause pre-cancerous lesions of the colon. We strongly dont __18__ recommend __ this drug. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says some people should take Alli only under a doctors___19_ supervision __ . And it is not for children. But the agency says the diet drug ___20__ presents _ a lesser risk than that of heart disease or diabetes associated with obesity.Exercise 4The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, says refugee ___1__numbers__ were going down until 2005. He says the ____2_reason__is that peace agreements ended wars in places such as Sudan, Angola, Liberia and Sierra Leone and ____3_allowed___ millions of people to return home.