1 . Chocolate is good for your heart,skin and brain.Usually,people think that chocolate is bad for their health.They describe chocolate as “something to die for” or say “death by chocolate”.Now they should bite their tongues!Evidence(证据)is showing that some kinds of chocolate are actually good for you in the following ways:
A happier heart
Scientists at Harvard University recently examined 136 studies on cocoa—the main ingredient(成分)in chocolate and found that it does seem to strengthen the heart.
Better blood pressure
Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University recently found that people with high blood pressure who ate 3.5 ounces(盎司) of dark chocolate per day for two weeks saw their blood pressure drop quickly.
Muscle magic
Chocolate milk may help you recover after a hard workout(锻炼).In a small study at Indiana University,people who drank chocolate milk between workouts did better on a tiredness test than those who had some sports drinks.
Better for your skin
German researchers found that chocolate helped protect and increase blood flow to the skin,improving its appearance.
1. What’s the meaning of “bite their tongues” in the first paragraph?| A．Think of it. | B．Speak up. |
| C．Stop talking. | D．Listen to it. |
| A．Sports drinks are better than chocolate milk. |
| B．Sports drinks can make people easy to be tired. |
| C．Drinking chocolate milk can keep you energetic at work. |
| D．Milk is useful to fight against tiredness during our work. |
| A．Scientists at Harvard University believe |
| B．Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University believes |
| C．Scientists at Indiana University believe |
| D．German researchers believe |
| A．Chocolate,a Healthy Food |
| B．More Chocolate,Less Health |
| C．Chocolate and Blood Pressure |
| D．Advice on Eating Chocolate |
