Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 39 to 43.
THE SECRETS OF LONG LIFE
Marge Jetton is speeding down the motorway in her purple car. Marge, ___(1)___ recently turned 101, is late for one of several volunteer commitments she has today. Already this morning, she has eaten breakfast, walked 1.6 km, and lifted weights.
Like ___(2)___ other residents of Loma Linda, California, Marge is a member of a religious community that has always supported healthy living. It ___(3)___ smoking and drinking alcohol, and discourages the ___(4)___ of most meat, rich foods, and caffeinated drinks as well as most spices. Instead, they enjoy beans, nuts, whole wheat bread, soy milk, tomatoes, and other fruits as well as five glasses of water a day.
All of these lower the risk of developing certain diseases. ___(5)___, they get together and socialize with each other to relieve stress every Saturday. A study has revealed that members of this community live four to ten years longer than other Californians.
(Adapted from Close up B1-Student’s book)



