1 . Yoga (瑜伽) is a kind of sport. It is very popular around the world now. Everyone, young or old, men or women, can do yoga.
There are many reasons why people like yoga. First, yoga can build up your muscle. Your body will become stronger and more flexible. Second, yoga helps you get rid of stress. What's more, yoga can help your mind stay calm. To put it simply, the reason why so many people are falling in love with yoga is that they are discovering how wonderful it is for their mind, body and spirit.
Yoga began in India about 5,000 years ago. At that time, people wanted to be free, healthy and live a long life. As a result, this kind of exercise was born. The early yoga was part of the religion (宗教). It was usually taught one to one—one teacher and one student. Later, it was accepted by more people.
Yoga is an Indian word that means “to join together". There are three parts of yoga altogether: exercise, breathing and meditation (冥想). In the past, people paid more attention to the spirit. The idea behind the exercise was to join the mind, body and spirit as one.
With the development of the exercise, more and more people are doing yoga as a way of keeping healthy. Among them, office ladies enjoy doing yoga most. Yoga can give them peace, help them feel relaxed and have fewer worries and illnesses.
1. From the passage, we know that yoga is .| A．a kind of music | B．a kind of sport |
| C．a kind of book | D．a kind of food |
| A．The reasons why people like yoga. | B．The places where people do yoga. |
| C．The ways that people develop yoga. | D．The persons who invented yoga. |
| A．2,000 years ago. | B．3,000 years ago. |
| C．4,000 years ago. | D．5,000 years ago. |
| A．To read together. | B．To sing together. |
| C．To join together. | D．To live together. |
| A．The introduction of yoga. | B．The introduction of paper. |
| C．The introduction of drink. | D．The introduction of weather. |
