Question

Read the article and choose the correct option.
1 What do scientists investigate to try to understand long life?
_____people's lifestyles and where they live
_____genetic factors and environmental factors
_____people’s diet and what kind of activities they do
2 What do diabetes, heart problems and high blood pressure have in common?
_____They are common illnesses in old age.
_____Scientists can learn a lot about age when they study these illnesses.
_____People in Ecuador don’t suffer from these illnesses.

3 What do some people from Ecuador and Okinawa have in common?
_____They have diabetes.
_____They have a genetic syndrome.
_____They live long, healthy lives.
4 According to the article ...
_____scientists are investigating people who are 120 years old.
_____scientific advances mean we will all live to at least 100 years.
_____scientists have found genes that might influence how long we live.
5 The 'wellderly' are ...
_____over 100 years old.
_____over 80 years old.
_____elderly people with health problems.
6 According to the article ...
_____some places have an unusual number of very old people.
_____Italy and Japan are very healthy places to live.
_____people who live in small villages live longer.
7 The typical reason people give for their long life is:
_____diet.
_____a secret.
_____there are many different reasons.
8 Laron syndrome ...
_____is a problem for people with diabetes.
_____is only found in Ecuador and Hawaii.
_____is the result of a genetic condition.
9 Laron syndrome shows scientists that ...
_____some people don't grow tall.
_____there is a genetic reason for old age.
_____some conditions only affect men.
10 Scientists think that ... a healthy old age.
_____different factors lead to
_____more European men than women live to
_____in the past, more people lived to

Answer 1

Resposta:

1) b) genetic factors and environmental factors.

2) a)They are common illnesses in old age.

3) b) They have a genetic syndrome.

4) c) scientists have found genes that might influence how long we live.

5) b) over 80 years old.

6) a) some places have an unusual number of very old people.

7) a) diet.

8) c) is the result of a genetic condition.

9) b) there is a genetic reason for old age.

10) a) different factors lead to

Explicação:

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