How to live to 114

 1. Выберите правильный вариант (Multiple Choice)

1. How many extra years can not smoking add to a person's life?

a) 3.6 years

b) 5.1 years

c) up to 10 years

d) 14 years

2. According to the text, who lives longer than less-educated people?

a) Only women with a university degree

b) Both highly educated men and women

c) Only men with a university degree

d) Only Harvard graduates

3. What is one possible reason why married men live longer?

a) They are wealthier

b) They take less risky lifestyles

c) They play golf more often

d) They eat more chocolate

4. Which study showed a negative effect of marriage on women's lifespan?

a) Oxford University

b) Harvard University

c) Loma Linda University

d) A Swiss study

5. Obese people at 40 die on average...

a) 5 years earlier

b) 10 years earlier

c) 7 years earlier

d) 14 years earlier

6. What is the main reason physical activity extends life?

a) It prevents all cancers

b) It has a beneficial effect on the heart

c) It replaces chocolate consumption

d) It makes people more educated

2. True / False / Not stated. Justify your choice.

1 Eating dark chocolate can add about one year to life. 

2 Vegetarian diets add more years to life than stopping smoking. 

3 Highly educated women live longer due to better medical care only. 

4 All studies agree that marriage lengthens women's life. 

5 Wealthy people live up to 20 years longer than poor people in some US areas. 

6 The text suggests it’s too late to quit smoking after age 35. 

3. Заполните пропуски (слова из текста)

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1. Dark chocolate may boost ______________.

2. Physical activity improves heart health and ______________.

3. People who are ______________ at 40 die, on ______________, seven years earlier.

4. It is never too late to ______________ smoking.

5. ______________ a Harvard study, educated men live 7.8 years longer.

6. One Swiss study found marriage shortens a woman’s life ______________ stress.

4. Сопоставьте привычку и количество дополнительных лет жизни (Matching)

Habit                                        Extra years

1. Eating dark chocolate      A. Up to 10 years

2. Not smoking                     B. 5 years (golfers)

3. Vegetarian/low-meat diet   C. 1.3–3.7 years

4. Physical activity                 D. ~1 year

5. Golf                                       E. 3.6 years

6. Losing weight (if obese at 40)      F. Up to 7 years

5. Вопросы с кратким ответом (по тексту)

1. What antioxidants are especially mentioned as healthy?

2. How many years do married men live longer than non-married men on average?

3. What is the main difference in health between educated and less-educated people mentioned in the Harvard study?

4. What two reasons are given for golfers living longer?