aR = a a BS ‘Share work oe a ae oe ea fa ee ‘A Lifestyles that make you live longer Reading A. Many people live to be 100, Think abot what they do to live so long. part of the body that determines physical characteristisc perfume = liquid that smells good Joke = to say something that is not serious prevent = to avoid TRS ees ‘ The Secrets of Long Life A long, healthy life is no accident. It begins with good genes, but it also depends on good habits. If you have a healthy lifestyle, experts say, you may live up to 10 years longer. So what is the secret ofa long life? I visited places in the world where many people live to be 100 years old—including Sardinia in Italy and Okinawa in Japan, Sardinians and Okinawans live longer, suffer from fewer and enjoy long, healthy lives. SARDINIANS FirstJ wentto Sarginia, yhere many people, especially men, cJOuger than in other pafts of thé world. Generally, women elonger than shed Tn\fact.in America, there are four times as ‘many 100 number ofmen anshwomen reach 100. ‘The reasbnfis pospiblythat the men have a stress-free life working in the hills, and.thé women look after the house and the family money. “I do the work,’ says Tonino, holding his wife Giovanna around the waist. “My wife does the worrying” ear-old women as men. However, in Sardinia an equal ‘A Torino’ familys diet is another ctor. They eat lots of home- (grown fruits and vegetables such {as zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes ‘and fava beans that may reduce the risk of heart disease and colon cancer, Also on the table: nomemade cheese and wine that Tonino still makes from his nomegrown grapesOKINAWANS Since I last visited Ushi five years ago, she's taken a new job, tried to run away from home, and started wearing perfume. Normal for a young woman, perhaps, but Ushi is 103. When I ask about the perfume, she jokes that she has a new boyfriend, then puts a hand over her mouth and gives a long heart warming laugh “Okinawans have one-fifth the heart disease, one-fourth the breast and prostate cancer, and one- problems than Americans? says Craig Willcox of the Okinawa Dentenarian Study. What’ the key to their success? “Ikigai certainly helps? Willcox says. The word translates to “reason for living” and it may help to prevent str blood pressure. Okinawans have a low-calorie diet. “A full plate of Okinawan vegetables, tofu, misa soup, and a littl€ fish of mead contains fewer calories than a small hamburger.\says Mekoto Suzuki of the Okinawa Cerffefarian Study. ‘And itwill have many more healthy nutrients” hird less mental health sand diseases such as high ‘A. When she's not watching sumo wrestling on TV, Yasu komen, 0, gets her own exercise by growing onions, tomatoes, carrots, and other herbs and vegetables in her garden. Her homegrown veg} her natural antioxidants that ip prevent cancer, bles give B. Answer the questions 1. On what does a long, healthy life depend? a. goad gen b. goad habi © good gent d. astress-fiee life ‘and good habits Why do men live longer in Satdin than in the United States? a. They havea stress-free life b. They look after the house. c. They look after the farily money. d. They work hard in the hill 3, How old was Ushi the last time the writer d. 100 }. (wet two countries were visited to Corpplete this study? a. United States and Japan b. United States and Italy . Sardinia and Italy dd. Italy and Japan