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Scientists say they have found key clues（线索）into how long we will live．One of them is a firm __1___．British researchers believe a firm strong handshake is not just a __2___ of confidence but also an indicator of a long life．Lead author Dr Rachel Cooper of University College London said her study looked __3___ 33 different reports on the __4___ of handshakes．The research involved more than 50,000 men and women and __5___ 40 years．Dr Cooper concluded that __6___ with weaker handshakes were 70 per cent more likely to die earlier than those with the __7___ handshakes．She concludes that people with a firm strong handshake __8___ from a happy childhood that __9___ a healthy diet and __10___ of exercise．
The new study, __11___ in the British Medical Journal, also found other signs of living a longer life．These 'measures of __12___ capability' include walking at a faster pace, getting out of a chair quickly, and being able to __13___ on one leg．The study showed that slow walkers were almost three times __14___ to die at a younger age than those who walked quickly and actively．Those who _15___ to get up from their armchairs were twice as likely to die earlier than those who sprang __16___ their chairs．Dr Cooper believes there __17___ more research into the link __18___ physical capability and a long life．“Research that helps people to __19___ a long and healthy life is ever more important to help provide for an ageing __20___．” she said．
1．A．childhood B．relationship C．hardship D．handshake
2．A．sign B．symbol C．trip D．sigh
3．A．at B．into C．to D．on
4．A．strength B．length C．likeliness D．confidence
5．A．last B．past C．lasted D．passed
6．A．women B．they C．those D．men
7．A．weaker B．strongest C．weakest D．strong
8．A．must benefit B．could have lived C．should come D．may have benefited
9．A．concluded B．consisted C．included D．including
10．A．plentiful B．plenty C．a number D．the number
11．A．published B．being published C．publishing D．having published
12．A．physician B．physics C．physiology D．physical
13．A．stand B．balance C．live D．shake
14．A．likely B．likelier C．likelihood D．liking
15．A．wanted B．hoped C．struggled D．were dying
16．A．out of B．in front of C．ahead of D．away from
17．A．needs to be B．need to be C．ought to be D．must be
18．A．from B．among C．between D．beneath
19．A．benefit B．involve C．make D．enjoy
20．A．popularity B．pollution C．population D．publication
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1---5 DABAC 6---10 CBDCB 11---15 ADBBC 16---20 AACDC
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