The word “essential to” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to A. beneficial to

Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s):

I prefer reading fictional stories to hearing about real events.

The _______ music for the film has been taken from the works of Chopins.

Last night, we ____ for you for ages but you never ____ up.

Ancient civilizations were not aware that the earth ______ a sphere.

The phrase “these abnormalities” in the third paragraph refers to_______.

That humans should all have some fat our diet is, according to the author, ______