2 . Perhaps you wouldn’t want to live over 100, but certainly you would live a long and healthy life. We all want to know the trick for extending out lives, and physicians and researchers have written thoudsands of pages on that topic. Most of them write about the ways of taking care of our body; Cut your Cholesterol (胆固醇), lose weight, exercise, stop smoking, and watch out blood pressure. While these are important, there is more to consider. Just as critical are how much you like your job, whether you have a good relationship with your parents and children, whether you’re depressed or happy.

We would all agree that these factors counts in quality of life. The fact is that they count in length of life, too. The truth is that being well does not simply mean being in great physical shape. Overall good health is composed of five unique circles of wellness: the physical, the mental, the family and the social, the spiritual, and the material. The five circles of wellness interlock and interact. Most of us have experienced the way the circles affect one another. Perhaps mental sress caused a headache, which hurt so much that you stayed home from a party, which meant you spent Saturday night alone, which made you so depressed that you ate a quarter of ice cream. Or perhaps the circles of wellness interacted in a positive way: A peaceful walk on the beach calmed your mind, relaxed your body, gave you physical exercise, helped you sleep better, and made you more pleasant to be around, and so on.

In order to live a life that is not only long, but happy, satisfying and fulfilling- what I call a “sweet” life- you must have good health in all five circles. Knowing which areas need the most improvement and which are already healthy is the key to increasing your life span.

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3 . Around 1886 Albert Einstein began his school career in Munich. As well as his violin lessons, which he had from age six to age thirteen. Two years later he entered the Luitpold Gymnasium and after his religious education was given at school. He studied mathematics, beginning around 1891.

In 1894 Einstein’s family moved to Milan but Einstein remained in Munich. In 1895 Einstein failed an examination that would have allowed him to study for a diploma as an electrical engineer at the Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule in Zurich. Einstein gave up German citizenship in 1896 and was to be stateless for a number of years. He didn’t even apply for Swiss citizenship until 1899, citizenship being granted in 1901.

By 1909, Einstein was recognized as a leading scientific thinker. He was appointed a full professor at the Karl-Ferdinand University in Prague in 1911. In fact, 1911 was a very significant year for Einstein since he was able to make predictions about how a ray of light from a distant star, passing near the Sun, would appear to be bent slightly, in the direction of the Sun. this would be high significant as it would lead to the first experimental evidence in favor of Einstein’s theory.

When British eclipse expeditions (日食探险队) in 1919 confirmed his predictions. Einstein was idolized (崇拜) by the popular press. The London Times ran the headline on 7 November 1919:

Revolution in science – new theory of the Universe – Newtonian ideas overthrown.

In 1920 Einstein’s lectures in Berlin were stopped by demonstrations which, although officially denied, were almost certainly anti-Jewish. Certainly there were strong feelings expressed against his works during this period which Einstein replied to in the press quoting Lorentz, Planck and Eddington as supporting his theories.

Einstein received the Nobel Prize in 1921 but not for reality rather for his 1905 work on the photoelectric effect. In fact he was not present in December 1922 to receive the prize being on a voyage to Japan. Around this time he made many international visits. He had visited Paris earlier in 1922 and during 1923 he visited Palestine. After making his last major scientific discovery on the association of waves with matter in 1924 he made further visits in 1925, this time to South America.

In 1949 Einstein became a citizen of the United States, but chose to retain his Swiss citizenship. He made many contributions to peace during his life. In 1944 he made a contribution to the war effort by hand writing his 1905 paper on special relativity and putting it up for auction (拍卖). It raised six million dollars, the manuscript today being in the Library of Congress.

By 1949 Einstein was unwell. A spell in hospital helped him recover but he began to prepare for death by drawing up his will in 1950. He left his scientific papers to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, a university which he had raised funds for on his first visit to the USA, served as a governor of the university from 1925 to 1928 but he had turned down the offer of a post in 1922 as he was very critical of its administration.

One more major event was to take place in his life. After the death of the first president of Israel in 1952, the Israeli government decided to offer the post of the second president to Einstein. He refused but found the offer an embarrassment since it was hard for him to refuse without causing offence.

One week before his death Einstein signed his last letter. It was a letter to Bertrand Russell in which he agreed that his name should go on a manifesto urging all nations to give up nuclear weapons.

5 . The number of American seniors is growing more quickly than any other portion of the population.     1    

This is, of course, good news. However, an aging population has needs that are not being met. One of these needs is public transportation.     2     There is a growing need for the benefits that public transportation can provide older Americans.

American’s older citizens require increased mobility. With better public transportation, seniors would have more options when choosing where to live. They would also have more choices when deciding how and where they would like to travel.    3    

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 35 million Americans were 65 years old or older on the year 2000. Because there was a baby boom-an increase in births-between 1946 and 1964, the senior population in America will grow much faster than the rest of the population. Many older people already live in suburban locations that lack transit options, and as the baby boomers age, the number of older citizens who live in these areas will continue to increase.

    4     Not only does it affect their ability to take care of their basic needs, it also affects their ability to make contributions to their neighbors and society as a whole. This kind of feeling is felt most by those who are over the age of 85 and who have medical conditions that prevent them from driving.

Many people think that the answer to helping mobility for an aging population is simple. They believe that public transportation systems must be upgraded and expanded so that seniors have the resources available to meet their transportation needs.

Many governments are promoting above and underground transit systems to fight such congestion (拥堵). Urban trains are appearing even in the wide expanses of the Western United States, in places like Dallas, a city     1     (know) for oil riches and big cars.

People are not very used to     2     (ride) a train around the city. But actually, Dallas and Houston have both started light rail system. It’s very popular in both cities.

What is happening in Texas    3     (reflect) a growing trend elsewhere in the United States, says William Millar. He’s president of the non-profit American Public Transportation Association. “In the last several years, public transportation in America has undergone a renaissance (复兴).”

In 1900, many US cities had extensive urban rail systems.     4     with the arrival of the automobile, most of them disappeared by the 1950s. Now many cities are returning to     5     they had 100 years ago.

In other countries, riding buses, trains or subways are part of everyday life, many countries support public transportation to a much    6     (great) degree than happens in the United States, particularly in Europe. In other places in the world that are developing cities, there is a tremendous growth of investment in public transit. Throughout southeast Asia, certainly the capital cities, major rail systems    7     (build) over the last two or three decades. In south America, we see not only rail systems being built, but we see some of the most innovative use of public transit buses as anywhere in the world.

Rising levels of pollution from cars is leading to more investment in public transportation.

Public transport can help cities develop     8     spoiling the environment with excessive greenhouse gas emissions.

Many analysts say the growth of public transportation does not challenge the automobile, but provides    9     choice to commuters. As a rising number of people want to go to    10     infinite number of places at any time, public transportation maybe the answer.

10 . What is Blackmores Fish Oil 1000?

Fish oil is taken from cold water fish and is a natural of sea omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids are important for health. Fish oil provides an anti-inflammatory action within the body which may reduce inflammation (炎症). Blackmores Fish Oil 1000 is an ideal supplement to take if you can’t manage the recommended 2-3 serves of fish a week. It is also high in DHA which is necessarily for the normal function of the brain and nervous system. To ensure you can take Blackmores Fish Oil 1000 with confidence, Blackmores regularly tests its fish oil for safety and only uses high quality fish oil without added artificial preservatives.

Blackmores Fish Oil 1000 help to:

Reduce inflammation.

Support heart health.

Assist in the maintenance of normal eye and brain function.

Decrease fat in the blood of healthy people.

How to use?

As an omega-3 suppement

Adult-take 3 capsules daily with food, or as professionally prescribed.

Children 2-12 years — take 1 capsule daily (squeeze into milk, juice or cereal).

For joint inflammation

Adults — take up to 4 capsules 3 times a day with food, or as professionally proscribed.

If symptoms persist see your healthcare professional.

Store below 30℃ in a dry place, away from direct sunlight.

Do not use if cap seal is broken or missing.

Active ingredient per capsule

Fish Oil (natural)                                      1g(1000mg)

Containing omega-3 marine triglycerides 300mg as:

Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)                    180mg

Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)                  120mg