A study found that young people have a stronger and more unpleasant scent than the elderly,while elderly people's smell was the most distinctive,less intense and unpleasant. Researchers said the change in our smell is driven by the chemicals we release through our glands and the bacteria on our skin. To test whether or not it really exists,scientists collected a series of samples from three groups of 12 to 16 donors,aged 20 to 30,45 to 55 and 75 to 95.Volunteers wore special T-shirts fitted with underarm pads as they slept for five nights,after which the pads were cut up and put in glass jars. A separate group of 41 people aged 20 to 30 was then asked to smell two jars at a time and asked which group of the donors was older,as well as rating how strong and unpleasant each smell was. When asked to specify whether a particular sample was from a young,middle aged or old person,they were much more successful at identifying older people. Despite being the most distinctive,the older people's smell was also rated as being obviously less intense and less unpleasant than those from the other groups. Researchers said their findings appeared to contradict people's negative ideas about the old person's smell but admitted other factors,like smelly breath or skin,could be to blame for its bad reputation. "Similar to other animals,humans can give off body scents that allow us to identify biological age,avoid sick individuals and pick a suitable partner. Elderly people have a distinctive scent that younger people consider to be not very unpleasant. This was surprising given the popular conception of old age scent as smelly. However,it's possible that other sources of body scents,such as skin or breath,may have different qualities," said Dr Johan Lundstrom,who led the study. What do we know from the study? A) People of different ages give off different scents. B) People's scent can only be changed by the bacteria on their skin. C) People show great interest in old people's scent. D) People's scent can help distinguish a man and a woman.
A
Check out all the new releases in the next four weeks. Wednesday 16 march Chalet Girl (12A )Watch the Trailer A British comedy about a girl who decides to give up her job at a fried chicken fast food place to try out being a chalet girl in the Alps. Starring Bill Nighy and Ed Westwick. Friday 18 March Submarine (15) A comedy following a teenager who wants to lose his virginity and stop his father from leaving his mother. Directed by Richard Ayoade. Friday 25 March Country Strong (12A) Watch the Trailer Rising country music songwriter (Garrett Hedlund) falls in love with a fallen star (Gwyneth Paltrow), and together they plan his rising and her comeback. A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (3D) (U) A sea turtle who was hatched in 1959 spends the next 50 years travelling the world as it changes through global warming. Friday 1 April Killing Bono (15) Watch the Trailer Two brothers attempt to become global rock stars but can only look on as old school friends U2 become the biggest hand in the world. Passenger Side (D) Two brothers spend the day driving around Los Angeles county looking for the meaning of their lives, or cheap street drugs, depending on whom you believe. Friday 8 April The Silent House A horror movie based on a true story about a small house in a village in Uruguay which holds some dark secrets Rio (3D) Watch the trailer An animated film about a domesticated macaw from Minnesota who sets off on an adventure. Which of the following films is a love film? A) A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures B) Passenger Side C) Killing Bono D) Country strong
D
Q: Monty Roberts was the son of a poor family. He liked horses. He had a dream to own a horse ranch ever since he was a little child. One day when he was at high school, he was asked to write a paper. It was about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up. He worked hard on it, and wrote a seven-page paper. In the paper he described his dream of owning a big horse ranch someday. The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F(fail) with a note that read, "See me after class." He went to see the teacher after class and asked, "Why did I receive an F?" The teacher answered, "This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. You have no money. Owning a horse ranch needs a lot of money. You have to buy the land. _ " Then he added, "Write this paper again. If you write it with a realistic plan, you may receive a better grade." After sitting with it for a week, he turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, "You can keep the F and I'll keep my dream." Monty kept his dream and worked very hard. Today he owns a large horse ranch with a big house on it, and he keeps that school paper he wrote on the wall of his sitting room. Last summer the same school teacher came to visit him. When the teacher was leaving, he said, "Look, Monty, when I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of children's dreams. It was lucky that you hadn't given up yours." Don't let anyone steal your dream. Follow your dream, no matter what. Why does Monty Roberts keep that school paper on the wall of his sitting room? A) To show he was a good student. B) To tell himself never to give up a dream. C) To make his sitting room more beautiful. D) To show people he is a successful person.
A: B
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Although the New Year is already here, the great moments of the past year are still in the memory. Let's look back at some of them. United States One of the world's largest New Year's Eve parties was held in Times Square, New York. The festival attracted hundreds of thousands of people to watch a brightly-lit ball drop on a landmark building at the stroke (, ) of midnight. A great amount of confetti was released from the sky at zero o'clock. Britain Painted in shinning colors, blowing whistles, 50,000 party-goers arrived in London's Millennium Dome to dance in the New Year. The Millennium Dome came to life at midnight as 50 DJs started up, competing on five separate dance floors to warm the crowd into the party mood. Russia New Year is the biggest holiday in Russia. It is traditional to put up a tree for celebrations with family and friends. On the very last day of last year, Russians with a taste for a very cold swim braved freezing temperatures to plant traditional, festival trees on the bed of the Northern Ocean and at the bottom of Lake Baikal, the world's deepest lake. Malaysia Brave skydivers threw themselves off the world's tallest building near midnight and floated towards the New Year. The jump from the 452-metre Petronas Twin Tower was called a real leap from one year to the next since the group took off in the last second of the old year and landed a minute later in the New Year. "That was really cool," said Roland Simpson, "over crowds of onlookers to the landing spot." The passage mainly shows that _ . A) New Year has been the starting point for people to have dreams. B) people in different countries welcomed New Year in different ways. C) people's ways of celebrations are exciting. D) the New Year is better than the old year.
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B