Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:Vitamin C is an essential ingredient for human beings. It is required for the synthesis of intercellular cement “collagen”, which is responsible for keeping various cells of the human body together. As an oxidant, it acts like a cop in the body, apprehending the rowdy molecules called free radicals that are naturally formed during various chemical reactions in the body and have the potential to damage. Vitamin C is also required for dentine formation in the teeth and it also aids in the absorption of iron from the body.Rats have the capacity to synthesise vitamin C with their body whereas human beings are required to provide it through diet. The richest source of vitamin C is amla. The other sources are lemon, orange, papaya, pineapple, cabbage, cauliflower, green peas and tomato. While cooking above 70-degree centigrade vitamin C gets destroyed!Scurvy is a disease caused by the deficiency of this vitamin. Due to its deficiency, gums are swollen or bleeding, bones are weak and readily fractured, delayed wound healing and poor teeth formation in children result. A balanced diet with vitamin C is the requirement to avoid scurvy. For pregnant or lactating mothers vitamin C is the remedy.Each adult is required to consume 75 mg per day; an infant 30 mg per day; a pregnant woman 100 mg per day; a lactating mother 150 mg per day. Doctors use vitamin C for the treatment of infections, healing of ulcers, burns and trauma, quick healing of fractures, etc.However, taking vitamin C tablets on a long-term basis is not without side-effects, like the reformation of oxalates, kidney stones, diarrhoea, abnormal heart rhythm, damage to the outer. a layer of teeth and rebound scurvy if tablets are stopped abruptly. Amla with honey is a supertonic, particularly when treated with solar rays since honey is an ingredient that provides instant energy without consuming insulin for its absorption in the body.A newly born child in India is first provided with honey to purify his/her internal system since it acts as antibiotic and also without side – effects. Most of us are not aware that during World War II a lot of food material was sent to the British army fighting for and on behalf of the British Government in different parts of the world.In this food material, Amla was one of the main ingredients to protect fighting forces from the scurvy disease since during day-time they had to live in bunkers and during night-time, they had to fight. Therefore, they were generally deprived of sunlight which is a major source of vitamins for the human body. Therefore, vitamin C in the form of amla is the best for human health.1. Why is vitamin C important for us?2. What are the sources of vitamin C?3. What is the cause of the disease scurvy?4. How can the disease scurvy be prevented?5. What are the side effects of taking vitamin C tablets on long term basis?6. Why was Amla one of the main food ingredients for army people during world war II?Choose from the passage the words that mean…7. A situation when there is not enough of the people or things that are needed8. Suddenly.9. A woman producing milk from the breasts to feed a baby.