Задание №19197 ЕГЭ по Английскому языку

Imagine that you are preparing a project with your friend. You have found some interesting material for the presentation and you want to read this text to your friend. You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, then be ready to read it out aloud. You will not have more than 1.5 minutes to read it.

   Scientists in the USA have found a type of nerve cell may be the reason we itch. The team from Washington University suggested that itchiness was caused by specifi c cells, and that it was not a minor form of pain. For decades, many in the medical community have put itching in the pain category. Now the researchers believe that itching is a completely different and unique sensation. Their decades-long research was on mice. It focused on how the brain reacted to itching and pain. They discovered an  “itch gene,” called GRPR. The mice were injected with a chemical to kill this gene. The rodents were still able to feel pain, suggesting the two feelings are diff erent. The new research has great potential for cures and treatments of itches and itching-related diseases. There are over 50 illnesses in which itching leads to a poor quality of life. Severe itching can lead to excessive scratching, which results in bleeding and infection.