Listening: How Long Human Hair Can Grow

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B1 | Listening from video | 11 min

Watch the video (0:06 - 4:45). You can watch more than once, then answer the questions.

ONE WORD from the video.

Xie Qiuping's record-setting hair was more than ____ meters long.

What do fibroblasts do in the hair bulb?

____ They tell matrix cells what kind of hair to grow____ They remove old hair from the scalp____ They make the skin darker

A NUMBER from the video.

Scalp follicles grow hair at a rate of about ____ centimeters per year.

If you pull a hair out, the follicle can never grow hair again.

____ True____ False____ Not Given

How long do most follicles keep growing a strand of hair?

____ One to two years____ Five to seven years____ Ten to twelve years

ONE WORD from the video.

The average person's scalp hair could reach a maximum length of around one ____ .

Why do follicles begin to produce gray hairs?

____ The scalp stops making any hair____ The hair is washed too often____ They run out of pigment-producing cells

What can make baldness happen faster?

____ Not sleeping enough____ Testosterone____ Eating spicy food

Hair grows faster in summer than in winter.

____ True____ False____ Not Given

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