Breastfeeding Can Cut Cardiovascular Risk
      Breastfeeding can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke later in life and could prevent hundreds of_____1_____of deaths each year, researchers said on Friday.
      Babies who are breastfed have fewer childhood infections and allergies and are less_____2_____to obesity. British scientists have now shown that breastfeeding and slow grown in the first weeks and months of life has a protective effect_____3_____cardiovascular disease.
      “Diets that promote more rapid growth put babies at risk many years later in_____4_____” of raising their blood pressure, raising their cholesterol and increasing their tendency to diabetes and obesity—the_____5_____main risk factors for stroke and heart attack,” said Professor Alan Lucas of the Institute of Child Health in London.
      “Our evidence suggests that the reason why breast-fed babies do better is because they grow more_____6_____in the early weeks.”
      Lucas said the effects of breastfeeding on blood pressure and cholesterol later in life are greater than_____7_____adults can do to control the risk factors for cardiovascular disease, other than taking drugs.
An estimated 17 million people die of_____8_____disease, particularly heart attack and strokes, each year, according to the World Health Organization.
      Lucas and his colleagues compared the health of 216 teenagers_____9_____as babies had either been breastfed or given different nutritional baby formulas. They reported their_____10_____ in The Lancet medical journal.
      The teenagers who had been_____11_____ had a 14-percent lower ratio of bad to good cholesterol and lower concentrations of a protein that is a marker for cardiovascular disease risk.
      The researchers also found that_____12_____ of the child’s weight at birth, the faster the infants grew in the early weeks and months of life, the_____13_____ was their later risk of heart disease and stroke. The effect was the_____14_____ for both boys and girls.
      “The more human milk you have in the newborn period, the lower your cholesterol level is, the lower your blood pressure is 16 years_____15_____ ,”Lucas said.

1.A.hundreds                  B. thousands                    C. millions          D. numbers
2.A.likely                      B. possible                C. easy                  D. prone
3.A.against                    B. towards                C. onto                  D. upon
4.A.forms                    B. cases                          C. terms                    D. places
5.A.two                        B. four                      C. three                D. five
6.A.slowly                    B. quickly                  C. strongly              D. obviously
7.A.which                    B. that                      C. something              D. anything
8.A.various                    B. heart                            C. cardiovascular D. multiple
9.A.who                      B. such                            C. when                    D. taken
10.A.thoughts                B. findings                C. viewpoints            D. breakthroughs
11.A.surveyed                  B. interviewed                  C. handled          D. breastfed
12.A.despite                    B. warning                C. regardless              D. needful
13.A.smaller                    B. greater                        C. faster                    D. worse
14.A.true                      B. right                      C. proper              D. same
15.A.later                            B. after                        C. late                D. ago
Cultural Differences
    People from different cultures sometimes do things that make each other uncomfortable, sometimes without realizing it. Most Americans _____1_____ out of the country and have very _____2_____ experience with foreigners. But they are usually spontaneous, friendly and open, and enjoy _____3_____ new people, having guests and bringing people together formally or informally. They tend to use first names _____4_____ most situations and speak freely about themselves. So if your American hosts do something that _____5_____ you uncomfortable, try to let them know how you feel. Most people will _____6_____ your honesty and try not to take you uncomfortable again. And you’ll all _____7_____ something about another culture!
    Many travelers find _____8_____ easier to meet people in the U. S.  than in other countries. They may just come up and introduce themselves or even invite you over _____9_____ they really know you. Sometimes Americans are said to be _____10_____. Perhaps it seems so, but they are probably just _____11_____ a good time. Just like anywhere else, it takes time to become real friends _____12_____ people in the U. S.
    If and when you _____13_____ American friends, they will probably _____14_____ introducing you to their friends and family, and if they seem proud _____15_____ you, it’s probably because they are. Relax and enjoy it!

1. A. have never been B. have been never  C. has never been        D. has been never
2. A. a little            B. little                C. much                  D. a great deal
3. A. meet                B. to meet                    C. meeting                      D. to have met
4. A. on                    B. among                C. within                      D. in
5. A. makes          B. make                      C. made                  D. making
6. A. praise            B. honor                      C. appreciate            D. confirm
7. A. pick                  B. select                  C. learn                      D. study
8. A. this                  B. it                              C. them                      D. /
9. A. when                  B. if                              C. after                              D. before
10. A. superficially friend                                B. superficial friend
    C. superficially friendly                              D. superficial friendly
11. A. having        B. taking                      C. making                      D. killing
12. A. with            B. among                      C. to                        D. in
13. A. get along with  B. get rid of                C. stay away from        D. stay with
14. A. hate                B. forbid                  C. avoid                    D. enjoy
15. A. to know                B. knowing                    C. know                  D. having known