1.
Exercise has a more tranquilzing effect than the common kinds of tranquilizer.
2.
According to Dr. Mirkin, students who like to exercise often do not perform well at school because they spend less time in their studies.
3.
The most important value of exercise is the way it reduces anxiety and stress.
4.
The best kinds of exercise to train the heart are those which help us to get the pulse up to 100 beats per minute for 30 minutes.
5.
The main reason why exercise can protect us from heart attacks is that it helps us enlarge some blood vessels and lower the amount of low-density cholesterol.
6.
The more we train the heart, the larger and stronger it becomes and the longer it will last.
7.
Tennis is not an ideal sport to train the heart because it requires too much strength .
Multiple-choice Questions
1.
This interview with Dr.Mirkin was conducted by ___.
A) an athlete
B) a journalist
C) a sick man
D) a student
2.
By mentioning the case of Harvard football players Dr. Mirkin meant to say that____.
A) too much exercise often leads to a shorter life span
B) American football is too violent to be good for one’s health
C) exercising when one is young doesn’t guarantee an good health when one is older
D) Harvard students are physically inferior to other U.S. University students
3.
Disco dancing is an excellent exercise because____.
A) the dancer keeps on moving vigorously
B) it is most popular among young people today
C) no other exercise can offer as much entertainment
D) it benefits the dancer both physically and spiritually
4.
Bicycling and jogging are good exercises to train one’s heart because they _____.
A) require a lot of strength
B) are more interesting
C) can reduce one’s weight
D) bring one’s heartbeat to at least 120 beats a minute
5.
Which of the following statements is true?
A) Young people need more exercise than older people.
B) One can live longer than others if one has more exercise when one is young.
C) Adults need more exercise than children.
D) people can prolong their life span if they keep exercising.