Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Ever walked to the shops only to find, once there, you've completely forgotten what you went for? Or struggled to remember the name of an old friend? For years we've accepted that a forgetful brain is as much a part of ageing as wrinkles and grey hair.But now a new book suggests that we've got it all wrong. According to The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain, by science writer Barbara Strauch, when it comes to the important things, our brains actually get better with age.In fact, she argues that some studies have found that our brain hits its peak between our 40s and 60s--much later than previously thought. Furthermore, rather than losing many brain cells as we age, we retain them, and even produce new ones well into middle age.For years it's been assumed that brain, much like the body, declines with age.But the longest, largest study into what happens to people as they age suggests otherwise. This continuing research has followed 6,000 people since 1956, testing them every seven years.It has found that on average, participants performed better on cognitive tests in their 40s and 50s than they had done in their 20s.Specifically, older people did better on tests of vocabulary, verbal memory (how many words you can remember) and problem solving. Where they performed less well was number ability and perceptual speed--how fast you can push a button when ordered.However, with more complex tasks such as problem-solving and language, we are at our best at middle age and beyond.In short, researchers are now coming up with scientific proof that we do get wiser with age. Neuroscientists are also finding that we are happier with ageing.A recent US study found older people were much better at controlling and balancing their emotions.It is thought that when we're younger we need to focus more on the negative aspects of life in order to learn about the possible dangers in the world, but as we get older we've learned our lessons and are sub-consciously aware that we have less time left in life: therefore, it becomes more... Question: The continuing research has found older people perform better on _ . Options: A: vocabulary tests B: number ability C: perceptual speed D: body balance
Ans: A

Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: About 1 million adult New Yorkers are obese , but nearly two-thirds of them don't think they are, according to a study released on Tuesday by the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene . Among the obese, who account for about one in five New Yorkers, only 39% described themselves as "very overweight", according to the report. 2% said they were very underweight, 1% said they were slightly underweight, 16% said they were just right and 42% said they were slightly over weight. Some 2 million more New Yorkers are overweight, the report said, and one in five children in kindergarten is obese. Only 44% of the city's adults are at a healthy weight, and nearly 75% say they do not participate in any regular physical activity. New York City's adult obesity rate was 20% in 2003 compared with 23% nationwide in 2004.The national average has nearly doubled from 12% in 1993, the report said. Overweight and obese are defined by body mass index, or BMI (=" kg/m)" , which is based on a person's weight , adjusted for height, the department said. Being obese means having a BMI of 30 or greater, while being overweight means a BMI of more than 25 but less than 30. A 5-foot, 10-inch (1.78-meter) man weighing 175 pounds(79kg) would have a BMI of 25.1 and be considered overweight according to the department . If he weighed 210 pounds (95kg), he would have a BMI of 30.1 and be obese. The report came from results of the department's 2002 and 2003 yearly telephone surveys of some 10,000 adults. Question: We can infer from the passage that _ . Options: A: most adult New Yorkers go in for many regular physical activities B: New Yorkers think that obesity shows economic development C: New York City's adult obesity rate increased from 1993 to 2004 D: most of the New York City's adults are at a healthy weight
Ans: C

Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Join the Family Read-Aloud Celebration, held by the Gonda Family Library and the Family School Alliance at UCLA Lab School, from February 21 to March 14,2014. We ask you to spend time reading aloud to your children at least 20 minutes each day.We hope to help families develop a habit of reading aloud every day throughout and beyond primary school. We'll finish the celebration with a party on March 14 for the whole school. Ways to join: * Visit Book Corner for reading aloud suggestions. Come to the start of the activity on Friday, Feb, 21. * Add books to our list of favorite read aloud * Send us a photo of your family reading together (jkan,tor@ucta. edu). We will share it at the party. * Record your family's reading journey! . * Join us for th< party on March 14,57 p. rn. Go on a reading journey! Books can introduce your family to interesting people, exciting places, adventures and information. Let your journeys take you through these categories: *Fiction * Picture books * Poetry *Science * History * Sports *Arts * other Non-Fiction * Benefits of Reading Aloud Reading aloud helps a cloud to read with pleasure, create background knowledge, and build vocabulary. It also provides children with a reading model. Reading aloud doesn't just benefit young children. Parents should continue reading aloud as their children grow because listening comprehension is more important than reading skills in middle school. Jim Trelease, in his Read-Aloud Handbook, has noted that almost as big a mistake as not reading to children at all is stopping too soon Until about the eighth grade, children listen and comprehend on a higher level than their reading skills allow them to read independently, This means children can hear and understand stories that are more difficult and more interesting than anything they can read on their own Question: What's the purpose of the Family Read-Aloud Celebration? Options: A: To celebrate the joys of reading. B: To help improve family relationship, C: To change families bad reading habits. D: To get families into the habit of reading aloud.
Ans:
D