OLD AND ACTIVE

It is a well-known fact that Japanese people have a longer (69) …………….. expectancy than the population of most other countries. They also expect to remain healthier for longer.

Scientists are trying to work (70) …………….. what keeps elderly Japanese people so healthy, and whether there is a lesson to be (71) …………….. from their lifestyles. Should we (72) …………….. any changes to our eating habits, for instance? Is there some secret (73) …………….. in the Japanese diet that is particularly (74) …………….. for the human body?

Although the (75) …………….. of a longer, healthier life is a good thing for the individual, it can (76) …………….. create a social problem. The number of people over the age of 65 in the population has doubled in the last 50 years. Japan could soon be (77) …………….. an economic problem: there are more elderly people who need to be looked after, and relatively fewer younger people working and paying taxes to support them.

69.

A. life 

B. living 

C. alive 

D. live 

70.

A. for 

B. out 

C. in

D. off 

71.

A. learned 

B. gathered 

C. understood 

D. gained 

72.

A. do 

B. make 

C. set 

D. give 

73.

A. ingredient 

B. component 

C. portion

D. helping 

74.

A. caring 

B. supportive 

C. positive 

D. beneficial 

75.

A. view 

B. outlook

C. prospect 

D. wish 

76.

A. therefore 

B. actually

C. even 

D. as well 

77.

A. facing 

B. meeting 

C. adopting 

D. obtaining