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Last weekend, I accompanied my grandma with acupuncture (针灸). As she has been suffering some health issues, she decided to try this traditional Chinese medical treatments. The acupuncturist greeted us warmly and asked about my grandma’s symptoms while we arrived at the clinic. After a thoroughly examination, he explains the process and benefits of acupuncture. My grandma was a bit nervous so I held her hands calm her. After the session, my grandma felt a sense of relief. The acupuncturist told her to rest and drink a plenty of water. We thanked him for his care and left the clinic. While walking back home, my grandma shared his experience with me, express the admiration for the magic of acupuncture.

3 . “Tooth loss and gum disease, which is inflammation (发炎) of the tissue around the teeth that can cause shrinkage (萎缩) of the gums and loosening of the teeth, are very common, so evaluating a potential link with brain diseases is incredibly important. Our study found that these conditions may play a role in the health of the brain area that controls thinking and memory, giving people another reason to take better care of their teeth,” said study author Satoshi Yamaguchi, Ph.D. of Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan.

The study involved 172 people with an average age of 67 who did not have memory problems at the beginning of the study. Researchers found that the number of teeth and amount of gum disease was linked to changes in the left hippocampus of the brain. For people with mild gum disease, having fewer teeth was associated with a faster rate of brain shrinkage, which was the same for people with severe gum disease having more teeth. After adjusting for age, researchers found that for people with mild gum disease, the increase in the rate of brain shrinkage due to one less tooth was equal to nearly one year of brain aging. By contrast, for people with severe gum disease, the increase in brain shrinkage due to one more tooth was equal to 1.3 years of brain aging.

“These results highlight the importance of preserving the health of the teeth and not just maintaining the teeth,” Yamaguchi said. Though the study does not prove that gum disease or tooth loss causes diseases like Alzheimer’s, it only shows an association. Yamaguchi added, “Future studies are needed with larger groups of people.” The current experiment involved only a small group of people in one region of Japan, and that too from one particular region of the world.

1. What does Satoshi Yamaguchi’s research focus on?

A．The reason for gum disease.

B．The influence of brain shrinkage.

C．The advances in memory improvement.

D．The link between dental health and brain.

2. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．Supporting evidence for the research results.

B．Basic theories and results of a previous research.

C．A further explanation of the research methods.

D．The detailed procedures of the scientific research.

3. What does Yamaguchi suggest people do?

A．Treat a brain problem with replacing teeth.

B．Frequently visit the dentists to maintain teeth.

C．Protect gums and teeth in their original good state.

D．Pull out one of their unique teeth as a study object.

4. What probably can be involved in the follow-up study?

A．The application in related fields.

B．The further research in wider range.

C．The difficulties of making the previous studies.

D．The suggestions for preventing teeth disease.

4 . Growing up in a small village in southern Ghana, Osci Boateng watched many of his family members and neighbors struggle to access basic health care. In many regions of the country, it can take hours to get to the nearest hospital. Boateng said many people lost their lives due to preventable or treatable diseases. His grandmother and aunt were among them.

Feeling an urgent call to help, Boateng decided he would make it his life’s mission to bring health care to remote communities in Ghana where education and preventative health care were lacking.

Boateng wanted to find a way to remove these barriers to health care access and education. He started his nonprofit organization, OKB Hope Foundation. In 2021, he converted (转变) a van (面包车) into a mobile doctor’s office and started bringing health care directly to those in need. A few times a week, the mobile clinic and medical team travel long distances to remote communities and provide free routine medical care.

On each trip, Boateng’s team consists of a nurse, a physician assistant, a doctor, and an operation assistant. In the van, they can run basic labs like bloodwork and urinalysis (尿液分析) as well as provide medicine. “It’s like a one-stop shop for people, ” said Boateng, adding that most of the people they see have one health issue or another. Since its launch, the Hope Health Van has served more than 4,000 Ghanaians across more than 45 rural communities who otherwise don’t have easily accessible medical care, according to Boateng.

Boateng has gone all in on his OKB Hope Foundation, recently quitting his job to dedicate his time to bringing health care to his home country. But for him, the sacrifices (牺牲) are well worth. “Words cannot describe the feeling that you provide care for someone who otherwise wouldn’t be alive if your mobile health van wasn’t there.” He has big plans for the future. He hopes to expand them to provide more consistent and high-quality medical care not only to those living in remote areas of Ghana but those in other countries.

1. What is the purpose of mentioning the example in paragraph 1?

A．To show the importance of life.	B．To describe how hard Boateng’s family lived.
C．To point out what’s wrong with the hospital.	D．To stress the seriousness of lacking health care.

2. How does Boateng carry out his mission?

A．He operates on patients in the van.	B．He rents a doctor’s office wherever he goes.
C．He provides medical care by charging some fees.	D．He offers people health care using mobile clinic.

3. What do we know about the Hope Health Van?

A．It really works.	B．It makes a profit.
C．It serves the whole Ghana.	D．It produces some good medicine.

4. Which of the following best describe Boateng?

A．Reliable and creative.	B．Caring and ambitious.
C．Considerate and humorous.	D．Determined and demanding.