Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 34 to 38.

Miracle liquid

There is a long and rich history of using honey as medicine, especially in ancient times. Some records show that people have used honey as a balm, an inebriant, a psychoactive substance, or as a poison. Multiple contemporary studies suggest that honeys from honeybees and stingless bees have antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and wound-healing ___(1)___ .
Stingless bees make honey with chemicals ___(2)___ ward off microbial and fungal growth, an adaptation to keep the substance from spoiling in the tropics. Given the wide variety of plant biodiversity in the Amazon, and the incredible range of botanical chemicals the bees mix into their honeys and wax, it’s also no surprise it has medicinal value. Indeed, some call such honey a miracle liquid.
Already, people in the tropics use ___(3)___ types of stingless bee honeys and wax from their hives to treat upper respiratory infections, skin conditions, gastrointestinal problems, and even to treat diabetes and cancer. ___(4)___ research has begun providing a hint of support for some of these uses, much of it is still preliminary. More investigations into the honey’s medicinal benefits is ___(5)___ needed, says David Roubik, an expert on stingless bees at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama.