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Active in Old Age Keeps People Mobile

　　People over 70 who aren't active are more likely to develop problems walking or climbing stairs within a few years ， according to a new study.

　　These findings suggest that it's very important to stay _________ （1） in old age， study author Dr. Marjolein Visser told Reuters Health.

　　"Physical activity in old age is as important _________ （2） taking your medications（藥物），" Visser noted. "You do not need to join an expensive ， fancy sports club with high-tech（高科技的） equipment. Your body will already _________ （3） from regular walking."

　　Visser， a Dutch（荷蘭的） scholar，explained that _________（4） active helps prevent people from becoming breathless during simple activities ， increase muscle mass and strength，and maintain the balance people need to walk up stairs，for instance.

　　To investigate how important exercise is to older adults， Visser's team interviewed 3 ，075 men and _________ （5） between the ages of 70 and 79， all of whom said they had no problems walking one-quarter of a mile or climbing _________ （6）。 The investigators followed the subjects for 4-1/2 years ， noting who developed problems _________（7） and climbing stairs.During the study ， 34 percent of men and 47_________（8） of women said they began to struggle with walking and climbing stairs. People _________ （9） were inactive were twice as likely to report these problems as people who said they got regular exercise.

　　People who didn't exercise but had active lifestyles appeared to be at a somewhat higher risk of developing _________（10） walking and climbing stairs， relative to people who exercised _________ （61）。 Still， leading an active lifestyle appeared to protect people _________ （12） problems better than being generally inactive， the researchers report in the Journal of the American Geriatrics （老年醫(yī)學(xué)） Society Among people who were inactive ， _________（13）who walked even a little bit such as brisk（輕快的） walking for a little over an hour per week - were at a lower _________ （14） of mobility（可動(dòng)性） problems. "If you do not like to exercise or you cannot exercise_________（15） of serious health problems or functional limitations ， do try to be as active as possible ， " Visser advised.

　　1 A young B new C still D active

　　2 A than B so C as D to

　　3 A suffer B benefit C result D start

　　4 A looking B appearing C seeming D staying

　　5 A children B people C women D youths

　　6 A mountains B stairs C trees D walls

　　7 A jumping B walking C running D jogging

　　8 A percent B numbers C hundreds D dozens

　　9 A which B whom C those D who

　　10 A symptoms B issues C problems D chances

　　11 A rarely B openly C exactly D regularly

　　12 A from B into C on D of

　　13 A these B that C few D those

　　14 A risk B part C way D share

　　15 A since B owing C because D due

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