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I.                    READTHE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND DECIDE WHICH OPTION A, B, C OR D BEST FITS EACH SPACE.

AS OLD AS YOU FEEL

It might after all be true that you are only as old as you feel. A British clinic is carrying out new high-tech tests to calculate the "real" biological age of patients (36) __________________________ on the rate ofphysical deterioration. Information on every (37)__________ of a patient's health, fitness, lifestyle and family medical history is (38) ________________ into a computer to work out whether they are older or younger than their calendar age suggests.The availability and increasing accuracy of the tests has (39) ___________one leading British gerontologist to call for biological age to be used to determine when workers should retire (40) _____________________ that if an employee's biological or "real" age is shown, for example, to be 55 when he reaches his 65th birthday, he should be (41)   to work for another decade. Apparently most employers only take into (42)______________ a person's calendar years, and the two may differ considerably. Some of those prepared to pay a substantial sum of money for the examinations will be able to smugly walk away with medical (43)                                                  showing that they really are as young as they feel, giving them the confidence to act and dress as if they were younger. Dr Lynette Yong, resident doctor at the clinic where the tests are offered claims that the purpose of these tests will be to motivate people to (44) _________their health. The concept of "real" age is set to be come big (45) _______  in the USA with books and websites helping people work out whether their body is older or younger than their years. Others firmly believe that looks will always be the best indicator of age.

Question 36. A. prospect        B. arranged                  C. based                      D. established

Question 37. A. attitude          B. position                    C. decided                   D. aspect

Question 38. A. planned                          B. provided                  C. supplied                   D. fed

Question 39. A. prodded                              B. prompted                 C. projected                 D. provoked

Question 40. A. argues            B. discusses                 C. enquires                   D. debates

Question 41 A. incited                             B. encouraged              C. supported                D. promoted

Question 42. A. detail             B. account                    C. interest                     D. importance

Question 43. A. evidence        B. grounds                   C. signs                        D. demonstration

Question 44. A. increase         B. gain                         C. improve                   D. progress

Question 45. A. pursuit                                 B. concern                   C. trade                        D. business