Friends May Be Key to Living Longer
Looking for the secret of a long life? Look closely at your friends. New research suggests that having a strong network of friends helps people live longer.
"Older people with better social networks of friends were less likely to _____(51)over a 10-year follow-up (随访) period than older people with _____(52) friends networks，" Lynne C. Giles of Flinders University in Australia told Reuters Health.
But in what may come as a surprising finding to older people _____(53) rely on their children and other relatives， having a large network of relatives was not associated with longer life， according _____(54) Giles and her colleagues."
Of course， that is not to say that social networks _____(55) children and other relatives are not important in many other ways，" Giles said.
Study after study has shown that elderly people who _____(56) connected with lots of people tend to live longer lives. _____(57)， few studies have examined whether different types of relationships - with friends， partners， children and _____(58) relatives - have different effects on longevity (长寿).
Giles's team set out to examine the relationship between various types of social networks and _____(59) in a group of almost 1，500 Australians who were at least 70 years _____(60). Volunteers answered _____(61) about their social networks and then were followed for 10 years.
The researchers took into account several factors that could have influenced how long a person lived，_____(62) sex， age， health and smoking status.
What the study showed was _____(63) older people who reported better social networks of friends were _____(64) likely to be alive at the end of the study than people with fewer friends.
But relationships with children and other relatives did not have _____(65) effect on survival in the study.
51 A die B live C work D stay
52 A stronger B larger C poorer D newer
53 A which B whom C who D those
54 A to B at C on D by
55 A by B on C in D of
56 A are B is C was D were
57 A However B Once C Further D Moreover
58 A older B richer C other D some
59 A longevity B loneliness C activity D happiness
60 A big B long C ago D old
61 A questions B doubts C studies D tests
62 A including B taking C accepting D offering
63 A if B when C that D this
64 A more B less C very D most
65 A each B every C all D an
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51. A 52. C 53. C 54. A 55. D
56. A 57. B 58. C 59. A 60. D
61. A 62. A 63. C 64. A 65. D
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