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Arewetooclean?
Insomepartsoftheworlditseemsthat21____(keep)thingstoocleanmaycauseahealthproblem.Parentsoftenthinkthatchildrenarealwaysgettingdirty.Butthe22____(true)isthatincountriesliketheUKparentscleantheirhomessocarefully23____childrenhardlyevercomeintocontactwithdirtandthereforegerms(细菌).Theresultisthatonepersonintentoday24____(suffer)fromsomekindofallergy(过敏反应)一threetimesmorethanjusttenyearsago.
Parentswhothinkbacktohowtheyusedtoplayasachildwillseehowmuchthings25____(change).Childrentodayspendalotoftimeintheirrooms.Twentyyearsagoourparentsthoughtitwasbetterforkids26____(play)outsidesowewouldspend27____(much)timeintheparkthanathome.Wealwaysfellover28____wejustbrushed29____(our)cleanandthenkeptonplaying.
Nowresearchseemstosuggestthatthisis30____goodthing.Earlycontactwithgermshelpstoprotectourbodiesagainstallergieslaterinlife.