Older couples in a bad marriage -- particularly female spouses -- have a higher risk for heart disease than those in a good marriage, finds the first nationally representative study of its kind.The findings suggest the need for marriage counseling and programs aimed at promoting marital quality and well-being for couples into their 70s and 80s, said lead investigator Hui Liu, a Michigan State University sociologist. "Marriage counseling is focused largely on younger couples," said Liu. "But these results show that marital quality is just as important at older ages, even when the couple has been married 40 0r 50 years. " The study, funded by the National Institute of Aging, an arm of the National Institutes of Health,is published online in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior. Liu analyzed five years of data from about 1,200 married men and women who participated the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project. Respondents were aged 57-85 at the beginning of the study. The project included survey questions about marital quality, lab tests and self-reported measures of cardiovascular health such as heart attacks, strokes, hypertension and high levels of C-reactive protein in the blood. Liu set out to learn how marital quality is related to risk of heart disease over time, and whether this relationship varies by gender and/or age. Among her findings: Negative martial quality(eg.spouse criticizes, spouse is demanding) has a bigger effect on heart health than positive marital quality.In other words, a bad marriage is more harmful to your heart health than a good marriage.The effect of marital quality on cardiovascular risk becomes much stronger at older ages.Meanwhile,marital quality has a bigger effect on women's heart health than it does on men's, possibly because women tend to internalize negative feelings and thus are more likely to feel depressed and develop cardiovascular problems. Heart disease leads to a decline in marital quality for women, but not for men. It's common that wives are more... Why does marital quality have a bigger effect on women? A) Because women are weak physically. B) Because women have to take care of their sick husband. C) Because women tend to keep their negative feelings to themselves. D) Because women expect too much oftheir marriage.
C
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CCTV--1 Channel 2 18:00 TV Classroom: Computer 18:30 China Music TV 19:00 News 19:30 Weather Report 19:40 Today's Focus 20:05 40-part Serial The Gate of Reign(39) 21:25 Stories on the Map 22:30 China Sports Report 23:00 On the Screen Next We CCTV--2 Channel 8 17:30 Foreign Light Music 18:10 Children's Programme: Cartoon City 19:05 World-famous Cities: Toronto 20:55 The Story of Earth 21:30 Economy 30 Minutes 22:00 News in English 22:30 Special Sports: Football Match (China-Indonesia) ( TV programmes in Beijing Sunday, May 26, 2010 CCTV ) If an Englishman wants to know about what's happening in China, but he doesn't know any Chinese, he may watch TV at _ . A) 19:00 on CCTV--1 Channel 2 B) 20:05 on CCTV--1 Channel 2 C) 22:00 on CCTV--2 Channel 8 D) 21:30 on CCTV--2 Channel 8
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Ques: Inside China Daily China, Japan ink fishery accord The New China -Japan Fishery Agreement will be put into effect starting June this year, Chinese vice - minister of agriculture, Qi Jingfa told a press conference yesterday in Beijing. --Page 2 Offshore funeral The remains of more than 500 dead will be scattered at sea this spring near the mouth of Yangtze River in Shanghai. To save space Shanghai officials discouraged land burials. --Page 3 The only wise choice Co -operation with the mainland for a peaceful reunification should be the only wise choice for the newly elected Taiwan leader. --Page 4 Interest in activity such as fairs, galleries and exhibitions has caused the art market to take shape in China. --Page 9 Two sides of a story. The government's efforts to cut the homework burden of primary and middle school students have drawn mixed reactions. --Page 10 Blind, but not out. Yang Jia, an English professor at the Chinese Academy of Science meets the challenges brought by the sudden loss of her eyesight and continues to make it in her work. --Page 11 The above section may possibly appear on _ of China Daily. A) Page 5 B) the Front Page C) Page 9 D) the last page
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Rush Hour 15:00 23:00 My Life as Mcdull 9:00 13:00 1Action Movie Do you like Jackie Chan? Rush Hour is another movie of his. It's so exciting. Come and have fun! 2Cartoon Mcdull is a little pig. He's kind of silly but he's very cute. Do you want to enjoy happiness with him? Be sure to watch it! Mr. Bean 11:00 19:00 Harry Potter III 17:00 21:00 3Comedy Rowan is a great actor. His movie Mr. Bean is coming. It's very funny. Don't miss it! 4Science Fiction Harry Potter has been in the wizardry school for three years. He begins a new life. How is everything going? Who is an action movie character? A) Jackie Chan. B) Rowan. C) Mcdull. D) Harry Potter.
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Folklore is the branch of the study of man which deals with local customs, tales and traditions. Everybody is a storehouse of folklore, though not everybody realizes it. Often, in deed, those who have never heard the word folklore have the greatest store of it, for the people with least book education commonly cherish most firmly old ideas and superstitions which have been passed on by word of mouth for generations. Everyone has heard stories of ghosts, witches, fairies, and giants. We all know some proverbs and have come across such ideas as, for example, that it is lucky to see black cat and unlucky to see a single magpie . We keep certain seasons of the year as festivals, such as Christmas, and we are familiar with the special customs connected with weddings and funerals. All such things are of interest to those who study folklore. People who study folklore won't criticize the old beliefs and practices they come across as silly, childish, or old-fashioned. Instead, they will try to collect accurate records of them and then see how these are connected with other ideas and customs of other places or times. By comparing with what is known of olden times or the folklore of other countries, they try to discover how certain beliefs and practices came into being, and what purpose _ serve now or used to serve in the past. Often we find that the beliefs which seem most peculiar and unreasonable, and the customs which appear least practical, are of the greatest interest and importance because they are commonly the oldest. Sometimes they were part of an ancient ritual or served a useful purpose when people's way of life was different from what it is now. So we not only learn about what people thought and did in the past but are better able to understand present customs. People often keep up customs when they have forgotten the original reason for them, and in the course of time a fresh reason gets attached to the custom. Thus, when some joker ties an old shoe to the back of the taxi taking the bride and... Which of the following statements is true about customs? A) The customs which do not appear practical mean nothing to most people. B) The reasons for certain customs may change in the course of history. C) People who practice customs are quite familiar with their origins. D) The wedding customs in China and Palestine are of great similarity.
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