______ healthy, with easy access to affordable medical care, is still a dream for many people, with medicine price ______ sharply.

Healthy Habits, Healthy Body

Feel tired lately? Has a doctor said he can’t find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong with you．

Then, consider this：you might be in a state of sub-health(亚健康)．

Sub-health, also called the third state or gray state, is explained as a borderline state between health and disease．

According to the investigation by the National Health Organization, over 45 percent of sub-healthy people are middle-aged or elderly．The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam-week．

Symptoms(征兆)include a lack of energy, depression(压抑),slow reactions, insomnia(失眠),agitation, and poor memory．Other symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs．

The key to preventing and recovering from sub-health, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternate work and rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open air activities．

As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar．They should also eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, fish because they are rich in nutritional elements…vitamins and trace elements …vitamins and trace elements…that are important to the body．

Nutrition(营养)experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract(消化系统)．They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding sub-health．

63．According to this passage, which of the following is right?

A．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should stay home and keep silent．

B．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should go to see a doctor and buy some medicine．

C．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should have yourself examined in foreign countries．

D．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should find out the reasons and relax yourself．

64．Middle-aged people may be easy to get sub-health because ___.

A．they have used up their energy      

B．they have lost their living hopes

C．they have more pressure in life and work

D．they begin to get older

65．The key to preventing you from falling into a state of sub-health is that you should ___.

A．work hard                          B．sleep more

C．form good living habits              D．take more medicine

66．As for food, experts suggested that ___.

A．we should never eat meat       B．we should have variety of food

C．we should eat less than usual   D．we should have meals without salt to sugar

67．The bold-faced word “alternate” in this passage is closest in meaning to ___.

A．arrange by turns        B．cause to take place        

C．keep up                D．take up

Healthy Habits, Healthy Body

Feel tired lately? Has a doctor said he can’t find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong with you．

Then, consider this：you might be in a state of sub-health(亚健康)．

Sub-health, also called the third state or gray state, is explained as a borderline state between health and disease．

According to the investigation by the National Health Organization, over 45 percent of sub-healthy people are middle-aged or elderly．The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam-week．

Symptoms(征兆)include a lack of energy, depression(压抑),slow reactions, insomnia(失眠),agitation, and poor memory．Other symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs．

The key to preventing and recovering from sub-health, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternate work and rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open air activities．

As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar．They should also eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, fish because they are rich in nutritional elements…vitamins and trace elements …vitamins and trace elements…that are important to the body．

Nutrition(营养)experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract(消化系统)．They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding sub-health．

63．According to this passage, which of the following is right?

A．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should stay home and keep silent．

B．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should go to see a doctor and buy some medicine．

C．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should have yourself examined in foreign countries．

D．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should find out the reasons and relax yourself．

64．Middle-aged people may be easy to get sub-health because ___.

A．they have used up their energy      

B．they have lost their living hopes

C．they have more pressure in life and work

D．they begin to get older

65．The key to preventing you from falling into a state of sub-health is that you should ___.

A．work hard                           B．sleep more

C．form good living habits               D．take more medicine

66．As for food, experts suggested that ___.

A．we should never eat meat       B．we should have variety of food

C．we should eat less than usual   D．we should have meals without salt to sugar

67．The bold-faced word “alternate” in this passage is closest in meaning to ___.

A．arrange by turns         B．cause to take place        

C．keep up                 D．take up

     People living in the country enjoy several advantages that people living in the city cannot enjoy.

     They are in close contact with nature. They make friends with trees and stones. They breathe fresh air. They fight with strong winds. They listen to the song of birds.

     This contact with nature is good for health. There are many diseases that are common in the city, but are not to be found in the country, For example, near-sightedness is almost unknown to country people.

      Because of the absence of cars, one can walk more freely in the country than in the city, There are no rules of the road nor traffic signs to obey.

      People living in the country can easily get fresh vegetables, fresh fruit and fresh milk, Are they get them at lower prices than in the city.

     Country life is economical in other ways, too. There are practically no temptations to waste money.

      Country people are mostly honest. They say what they mean, and make and keep promises with sincerity. They do not put on air (摆架子). They do not pretend to have those ridiculous manners which are necessary in what we call polite society.

1.What CAN’T country people often enjoy?

   A. Musical concerts.          B. Fresh air.   

  C. Song of birds.             D. Close contact with nature.

2.What is probably more expensive in the country than in the city?

   A. Vegetables.          B. Beer.          C. Milk.           D. Fruit.

3.What is NOT true of country life?

   A. The traffic accident rate is very high in the country.

   B. Living in the country saves one a lot of money.

   C. Country people enjoy better health than the city people.

   D. Country people are honest.

4.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

   A. People living in the country enjoy no advantages.

   B. People living in the city are in close contact with nature.

   C. People living in the country suffer from more diseases than those living in

 the city.

   D. The prices of farm products are lower in the country than in the city.

5.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

   A. The Disadvantages of Living in the Country.

   B. The Expenses of Living in the Country.

   C. Country Life.

   D. Healthy Country People.

People living in the country enjoy several advantages that people living in the city cannot enjoy.
They are in close contact with nature. They make friends with trees and stones. They breathe fresh air. They fight with strong winds. They listen to the song of birds.
This contact with nature is good for health. There are many diseases that are common in the city, but are not to be found in the country, For example, near-sightedness is almost unknown to country people.
Because of the absence of cars, one can walk more freely in the country than in the city, There are no rules of the road nor traffic signs to obey.
People living in the country can easily get fresh vegetables, fresh fruit and fresh milk, Are they get them at lower prices than in the city.
Country life is economical in other ways, too. There are practically no temptations to waste money.
Country people are mostly honest. They say what they mean, and make and keep promises with sincerity. They do not put on air (摆架子). They do not pretend to have those ridiculous manners which are necessary in what we call polite society.

1. 1.

   What CAN’T country people often enjoy?
   

   1. A.
      Musical concerts.         
   2. B.
      Fresh air.   
   3. C.
      Song of birds.            
   4. D.
      Close contact with nature.
2. 2.

   What is probably more expensive in the country than in the city?
   

   1. A.
      Vegetables.         
   2. B.
      Beer.         
   3. C.
      Milk.          
   4. D.
      Fruit.
3. 3.

   What is NOT true of country life?
   

   1. A.
      The traffic accident rate is very high in the country.
   2. B.
      Living in the country saves one a lot of money.
   3. C.
      Country people enjoy better health than the city people.
   4. D.
      Country people are honest.
4. 4.

   Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
   

   1. A.
      People living in the country enjoy no advantages.
   2. B.
      People living in the city are in close contact with nature.
   3. C.
      People living in the country suffer from more diseases than those living in
      the city.
   4. D.
      The prices of farm products are lower in the country than in the city.
5. 5.

   Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
   

   1. A.
      The Disadvantages of Living in the Country.
   2. B.
      The Expenses of Living in the Country.
   3. C.
      Country Life.
   4. D.
      Healthy Country People.