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Read the following passage, and then answer the questions below:

Nobody wants to be sick. Everybody wants to be healthy, and most people want to have a long life. But a healthy body is not enough. We all want physical and mental health. What can we do to stay well? Most of us know some things to do. It’s a good idea to exercise (for example, in a gym), eat fruit, vegetables, and fish, and drink a lot of water. We also know things not to do; it’s a bad idea to eat much junk food such as chips, ice-cream, candy, donuts and other kinds of food with sugar or fat. It’s a bad idea to be a couch potato – a person who watches a lot of TV and doesn’t exercise. It’s a terrible idea to smoke. But scientists now have new information about other ways to stay healthy. Some of it is surprising.

Several beverages are good for the health, too. Orange juice has vitamin C. Milk has calcium. Black tea and green tea are good for the health. They have antioxidants; these fight diseases such as cancer, and heart disease. Most people know this. But most people don’t know about cocoa – hot chocolate. They enjoy the sweet, chocolaty beverage, but they don’t know about its antioxidants. It has more antioxidants than tea!

To have physical and mental health, we need to eat right, relax, sleep enough, and exercise (both the body and the brain). There is a lot of new information about health. Some of it is surprising. We need to know about it.

• What is the main idea of paragraph o­ne?
  • A healthy body is not enough.
  • It’s a good idea to exercise.
  • It’s not a good idea to watch a lot of TV.
  • How people can keep fit and healthy.

• What is the main idea of paragraph two?
  • Orange juice has vitamin C.
  • Tea has antioxidants.
  • Some kinds of food are good for our health.
  • Some beverages are good for our health.

• Which o­ne of the following is NOT good to enjoy a long healthy life?
  • Exercising.
  • Drinking cocoa.
  • Smoking.
  • Sleeping.

• Which o­ne of the following is good for our health?
  • Eating junk food.
  • Watching a lot of TV.
  • Having drinks with antioxidants.
  • Disease.

• According to the passage, what are some kinds of junk food?

Chips, ice-cream, candy, donuts and other kinds of food with sugar or fat.

• Why are antioxidants good for our health?

Because they fight diseases such as cancer, and heart disease.

• A “couch potato” is someone who watches a lot of TV and doesn’t exercise.

• Why is hot chocolate more important than tea to health?

Because it has more antioxidants than tea.

• All of the following are beverages except ______.
  • green tea
  • orange juice
  • fish
  • hot chocolate

• According to the passage, what are some ways to have good physical and mental health?

In order to have good physical and mental health, we need to eat right, relax, sleep enough, and exercise (both the body and the brain).