Exercise 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from question 1 to 5.
OLD AND ACTIVE
It is well known that life expectancy is longer in Japan than in most other countries. A (1) ______ report also shows that Japan has the longest health expectancy in the world. A healthy long life is the result of the improvement in social environment. Scientists are trying to work (2) _____ exactly what keeps elderly Japanese people so healthy, and whether there is a lesson to be (3) _____ from their lifestyles for the rest of us. Should we (4) ____ any changes to our eating habits, for instance, or go jogging each day before breakfast? Is there some secret ingredient in the Japanese diet that is particularly beneficial to the human body?
Another factor (5) ___ to the rapid population aging in Japan is a decline in birthrate. Although longer life should be celebrated, it is actually considered a social problem. The number of older people had doubled in the last half century and that has increased pension and medical costs. The country could soon be facing an economic problem if there are so many old people to be looked after, and relatively few younger people working and paying taxes to support them.
A.learnt
B.gathered
C.understood
D.gained
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