1 . Older women who walk a little over three kilometers each day might live longer than less active women of the same age, a new study suggests.

Many Americans hoping to stay healthy set a daily goal of 10,000 steps, or about eight kilometers. They often have this goal because they are wearing electronic devices which set that target, note researchers in the United States. Their findings appeared recently in the publication JAMA Internal Medicine.

But it is not clear how much intensity (强度) or speed matter when counting the health benefits of every step, the researchers write. They add that 10,000 steps per day might not be the right goal for everyone.

For the study, researchers observed 17,000 women, all in their early 70s. They asked the women to wear accelerometers for at least four days. Accelerometers are small devices that measure the number of steps and the intensity of movement. The researchers followed up with the women much later, around 4 years later. Since the beginning of the study, 504 women had died. Compared to women who took no more than 2,718 steps daily, the women who took at least 4,363 steps per day were 41 percent less likely to die.

“Even a modest amount of steps is associated with lower death rates.” said I-Min Lee, the lead writer of a report on the study. “The rate of stepping did not matter in these older women: it was the number of steps that mattered.”

The study had a few limitations. For example, the researchers only measured women’s movements once, at the start of the study period. It is possible that the women’s behaviors changed over time. Still, the results are “good news for older adults who may have difficulty walking at faster paces.” said Keith Diaz, a researcher at Columbia University. He was not involved in the study.

“Any walking is better than nothing,” Diaz said by email. “With even small amounts of walking, your risk of death will be sharply reduced.” For those who have difficulty walking, other research shows that any form of aerobic activity provides health benefits, he added. “Swimming, bicycling or any form of activity that is continuous in nature will provide health benefits.”

2 . 为增强学生体质，你校将在下周举办一次“Love Sports, Love Life”的体育活动。假定你是学生会主席李华，请你用英文写一篇倡议信，呼吁同学们积极进行体育锻炼。

内容要点包括：

1.活动的目的；

2.进行体育运动的益处；

3.提出倡议，表达期待。

注意：1．词数 80 左右；

2．开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear friends,

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With best wishes.

The Students’ Union

China beat South Korea 3-2 from two goals down in the     1     (drama) final of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup on Sunday night, winning the championship for the     2     (nine) time 16 years later.

    3     being two goals behind South Korea in the first half, the Chinese women’s national football team got three in the second half with two goals     4     (score) in just five minutes. ^“If faith has a color, it must be China red! ” The Chinese Football Association said,     5     (name) the girls “steel roses, the pride of China”.

Countless people posted on social media platforms that “Only the faithful soccer fans in China know how     6     (incredible) long we have waited for such a moment. We all know how exhausting it is for the Chinese soccer girls, and we all know how painful it is to play with     7     (injure).”

The success of the Chinese women’s national football team is a boost to China’s national pride. “It     8     (accept) among Chinese soccer fans that soccer has always been a weak spot in China, but this is     9     great success,     10     has brought China back to the top of Asia in the field!” commented the People’s Daily online.