Tap water as good as bottled water

People may be __________ their money by buying bottled mineral water.

 A study commissioned by Australia’s Weekend Australian newspaper __________ there is little difference between tap water and bottled water.

 Chemists from Sydney’s University of Technology __________ the tap water in three Australian cities, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, as well as various brands of mineral water.

 Their   _results_ showed that the bottled water tested was no cleaner than tap water. 

The research leader, Dr Grant Hose __________ the idea that bottled water was purer than the tap variety. 

The Weekend Australian reports him as saying, “Tap water is as healthy for you as bottled water - it's no different.” The research also __________ tap water may be better for your teeth as it contains fluoride, which is excluded from most bottled water.

 A huge difference __________ by the study was the relative price of mineral water. 

The newspaper reports the leading Australian brand, priced at $1.60 a liter, is “209,333 __________ more than tap water, which in Melbourne costs 0.075 of a cent per liter”.

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TRUE FALSE: Guess whether the following statements about the article are true or false:

1. Bottled mineral water is a total waste of money. T / F
   
   
2. A newspaper commissioned a study to compare tap water and mineral water. T / F
   
   
3. There is little difference between tap water and bottled water. T / F
   
   
4. Mineral water is much cleaner than tap water. T / F
   
   
5. A researcher accepted the idea that mineral water is purer than tap water. T / F
   
   
6. Tap water is better for your teeth than mineral water. T / F
    
7. Bottled water contains lots of fluoride. T / F
   
   
8. Bottled water can be 2,093 times more expensive than tap water. T / F