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Advances in health， education and disease prevention and treatments are making human life longer. But what you may not know is that some seemingly unimportant things can also influence how long and how well youll live. Here is the latest research on longevity（長(zhǎng)壽）signs.

Sign 1： Your Mom Had You Young

If she was under age 25， youre twice as likely to live to 100 as someone born to an older mom. They think that younger moms produce healthier babies.

Sign 2： Youre a Tea Lover

Both green tea and black tea contain catechins（兒茶酚）， something that helps blood vessels（血管）relax and protects your heart. In a study of more than 40，500 Japanese men and women， those who drank five or more cups of green tea every day had the lowest risk of death from heart disease. Other studies about black tea showed similar results. You really need only one or two cups of tea daily to start doing your heart some good. Ready-to-drink tea doesnt offer the same health effects. “Once water is added to tea leaves， their catechins disappear within a few days，” says a professor. Also， some studies show that adding milk may get rid of teas effects， so stick to just lemon or honey.

Sign 3： Youd Rather Walk

“Fit” people—defined as those who walk for about 30 minutes a day—are more likely to live longer than those who walk less. So take a walk during your lunch hour， do exercise around the field while your kid is at soccer practice—try by hook or by crook to move a little more， every day.

Sign 4： You Have Strong Legs

Lower-body strength translates into good balance， flexibility， and power， which， as you get older， play an important part in reducing your risk of falls and injuries， leading to better health. Now you see， it is necessary to strengthen your lower-body. But the question is： how？

1. Which of the following is TRUE about tea？

A. Green tea contains more catechins than black tea.

B. One or two cups of tea daily are best for your heart.

C. Ready-to-drink tea is not as good as newly-made tea.

D. Adding milk into tea can improve the good effects of tea.

2. What does the underlined phrase “try by hook or by crook” in Paragraph 4 probably mean？

A. Try your best. B. Use some tools.

C. Choose carefully. D. Work out new ways.

3. According to the passage， your longevity are affected by things such as ___ .

a. lower-body strength

b. medical advances

c. your moms age

d. living habits

A. a， b， c B. a， c， d

C. a， b， d D. b， c， d

4. What is the passage mainly about？

A. How advanced science helps people live longer.

B. How women give birth to healthy babies.

C. Signs that tell you your health condition.

D. The new discovery of longevity signs.

B

Itake the position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can afford it， they can certainly send them to the best universities. But they must not feel guilty if they cant. If the children really want to go， theyll find a way. There are plenty of loans（貸款）and scholarships for the bright and eager ones who cant afford to pay.

When children grow up and want to get married， their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the duty to look after their grandchildren. If they want to do it， it must be considered a favor， not an obligation.

Do parents owe their children anything？ Yes， they owe them a great deal.

One of their obligations is to give their children a personal worth. A child who is always made to feel stupid and unworthy， constantly compared with brighter brothers， sisters， or cousins will become so unsure， so afraid of failing that he （or she） wont try at all. Of course they should be properly corrected when they do wrong， but its often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves in time. All their parents should do is to trust them， respect them， understand them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand failure. When criticisms are really needed， they should be balanced with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.

Parents owe their children a set of solid values around which to build their lives. This means teaching them to respect the rights and opinions of others； it means being respectful to elders， to teachers， and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by deed（行為）. A child who is lied to will lie. A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have difficulty laughing and loving.

No child asks to be born. If you bring a life into the world， you owe the child something.

5. We can learn from Paragraph 1 that parents ___ .

A. must support their children even after they get married

B. should make a down payment on a house for their children

C. should take loans to send their children to go to college

D. neednt feel guilty if they cant send their children to universities

6. What does the underlined word “obligation” in Paragraph 2 mean？

A. Duty. B. Loan.

C. Right. D. Excuse.

7. What should parents do when children make mistakes according to the author？

A. Understand them and tell them not to do that again.

B. Let them learn the mistakes by themselves in time.

C. Compare them with brighter brothers or sisters.

D. Correct their mistakes immediately.

8. What does the author mainly talk about in this passage？

A. The duties of the parents.

B. The best way to teach children.

C. The reason why children feel stupid and unworthy.

D. The reason why parents owe their children something.

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1. These developments have created a great ____ for home computers.

2. Michael says his country wants to develop its ____ friendship with China.

3. The government attaches special importance to drug prevention education for ____ .

4. The farmers might ____ some loss of income but no one would starve.

5. Please ____ all the quantities in the program to make enough for eight people.

6. The director of the factory felt no ____ responsibility for the debt.

7. Lily is an ____ girl while her sister Ally is very shy.

8. The children all have very different ____ .

下列各句每句有1個(gè)錯(cuò)誤。

1. I demand Cate to go to the international meeting as soon as possible. ___

2. His friend has suffered illness for two years. ___

3. The fall in the cost of living is directly related for the drop in the oil price. ___

4. The teacher said that we should combine theory to practice.

___

1. 爸爸告訴我說(shuō)有求必應(yīng)是不可能的。

2. 在上了健康教育課之后，他們天天做體操以增進(jìn)健康。

3. 我們來(lái)辦家公司吧，這樣就能把我的科學(xué)知識(shí)和你的商業(yè)專長(zhǎng)結(jié)合起來(lái)。

4. 自從我三年前買了這套房子以來(lái)，它的價(jià)值已經(jīng)翻了一番。

Jenkins was a jeweller（珠寶匠）， who had made a large diamond ring worth 57，000 for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready， he made a copy of it which looked 1 like the first one but was worth only 2，000. He took this to the shop， which 2 it without question.

Jenkins gave the much more 3 ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then， the husband and wife 4 to Paris for a weekend. As to the 5 ring， the shop sold it for 60，000.

Six months later the buyer 6 it back to Silkstones office. “Its a faulty（有瑕疵的）diamond，” he said. “It isnt worth the high 7 I paid.” Then he told them the 8 . His wifes car had caught fire in an 9 . Luckily she had escaped， 10 the ring had fallen off and been damaged in the great 11 of the fire.

The shop had to 12 that the diamond was faulty. They knew that no fire on earth can 13 damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the 14 diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was： who 15 it？

A picture of the ring appeared in the 16 . A reader thought he 17 the ring. The next day， another picture appeared in the papers which 18 a famous dancer walking out of a plane to Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman 19 a large diamond ring. “Do you know the 20 with the lovely diamond ring？” the papers asked their readers. Several months later， Jenkins was sentenced to（被判處）seven years in prison.

1. A. only B. surely C. nearly D. exactly

2. A. accepted B. signed C. refused D. carried

3. A. real B. modern C. worthy D. valuable

4. A. flew B. drove C. sailed D. bicycled

5. A. first B. second C. last D. next

6. A. bought B. posted C. brought D. returned

7. A. cost B. money C. price D. value

8. A. facts B. matters C. questions D. results

9. A. affair B. accident C. event D. experience

10. A. so B. or C. but D. and

11. A. suffer B. heat C. power D. pressure

12. A. think B. agree C. permit D. promise

13. A. almost B. even C. just D. ever

14. A. real B. perfect C. right D. exact

15. A. copied B. made C. picked D. did

16. A. notices B. magazines C. newspapers D. programmes

17. A. caught B. knew C. realised D. recognised

18. A. showed B. drew C. printed D. carried

19. A. carrying B. dressing C. wearing D. holding

20. A. dancer B. woman C. reader D. jeweller

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1. 人們有不同的職業(yè)理想；

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