Health and Nutrition

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The more frequently employees take time to exercise during working hours each week, the fewer sick days they take. Even employees who exercise only once a week during working hours take less sick time than those who do not exercise. Therefore, if companies started fitness programs, the absentee rate in those companies would decrease significantly. Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?

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Many companies now have employee assistance programs that enable employees, free of charge, to improve their physical fitness, reduce stress, and learn ways to stop smoking. These programs increase worker productivity, reduce absenteeism, and lessen insurance costs for employee health care. Therefore, these programs benefit the company as well as the employee. Which of the following, if true, most significantly strengthens the conclusion above?

How does light regular exercise keeps one fit?

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Most people don’t mind working out a bit, but are discouraged by the thought of exercising hard. The idea of sweating buckets is so daunting that they avoid exercising. 

Fortunately, exercise is not a matter of all or nothing. There is some reward at every level of effort, provided it is regular. Spend at least 30 minutes a day in action like brisk walking to errands (not between rooms!) climbing stairs, carrying heavy shopping or children, doing outdoor gardening. Your rewards will not be immediate, but you can expect a reduced risk of problems like brittle bones, heart disease and poor blood circulation. You work up a decent appetite and sleep well, but improvement in body-shape will be minimal. 

Light regular exercise, three times a week, makes your heart run faster for at least 20 minutes. Such aerobic activity can include anything from brisk walking, jogging, cycling, swimming, any light sport or even disco dancing. The reward is immunity to colds and flu, less stress, slightly healthier levels of cholesterol and
blood pressure. The figure trims down a little but only gradually.

Select the most suitable title for this passage from the given options.

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Most people don’t mind working out a bit, but are discouraged by the thought of exercising hard. The idea of sweating buckets is so daunting that they avoid exercising. 

Fortunately, exercise is not a matter of all or nothing. There is some reward at every level of effort, provided it is regular. Spend at least 30 minutes a day in action like brisk walking to errands (not between rooms!) climbing stairs, carrying heavy shopping or children, doing outdoor gardening. Your rewards will not be immediate, but you can expect a reduced risk of problems like brittle bones, heart disease and poor blood circulation. You work up a decent appetite and sleep well, but improvement in body-shape will be minimal. 

Light regular exercise, three times a week, makes your heart run faster for at least 20 minutes. Such aerobic activity can include anything from brisk walking, jogging, cycling, swimming, any light sport or even disco dancing. The reward is immunity to colds and flu, less stress, slightly healthier levels of cholesterol and
blood pressure. The figure trims down a little but only gradually.

What are the aerobic activities that the author talks about?

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Most people don’t mind working out a bit, but are discouraged by the thought of exercising hard. The idea of sweating buckets is so daunting that they avoid exercising. 

Fortunately, exercise is not a matter of all or nothing. There is some reward at every level of effort, provided it is regular. Spend at least 30 minutes a day in action like brisk walking to errands (not between rooms!) climbing stairs, carrying heavy shopping or children, doing outdoor gardening. Your rewards will not be immediate, but you can expect a reduced risk of problems like brittle bones, heart disease and poor blood circulation. You work up a decent appetite and sleep well, but improvement in body-shape will be minimal. 

Light regular exercise, three times a week, makes your heart run faster for at least 20 minutes. Such aerobic activity can include anything from brisk walking, jogging, cycling, swimming, any light sport or even disco dancing. The reward is immunity to colds and flu, less stress, slightly healthier levels of cholesterol and
blood pressure. The figure trims down a little but only gradually.

How does one feel after gaining good muscle strength?

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Most people don’t mind working out a bit, but are discouraged by the thought of exercising hard. The idea of sweating buckets is so daunting that they avoid exercising. 

Fortunately, exercise is not a matter of all or nothing. There is some reward at every level of effort, provided it is regular. Spend at least 30 minutes a day in action like brisk walking to errands (not between rooms!) climbing stairs, carrying heavy shopping or children, doing outdoor gardening. Your rewards will not be immediate, but you can expect a reduced risk of problems like brittle bones, heart disease and poor blood circulation. You work up a decent appetite and sleep well, but improvement in body-shape will be minimal. 

Light regular exercise, three times a week, makes your heart run faster for at least 20 minutes. Such aerobic activity can include anything from brisk walking, jogging, cycling, swimming, any light sport or even disco dancing. The reward is immunity to colds and flu, less stress, slightly healthier levels of cholesterol and
blood pressure. The figure trims down a little but only gradually.

On which exercises does the author asks to spend at least 30 minutes daily?

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Most people don’t mind working out a bit, but are discouraged by the thought of exercising hard. The idea of sweating buckets is so daunting that they avoid exercising. 

Fortunately, exercise is not a matter of all or nothing. There is some reward at every level of effort, provided it is regular. Spend at least 30 minutes a day in action like brisk walking to errands (not between rooms!) climbing stairs, carrying heavy shopping or children, doing outdoor gardening. Your rewards will not be immediate, but you can expect a reduced risk of problems like brittle bones, heart disease and poor blood circulation. You work up a decent appetite and sleep well, but improvement in body-shape will be minimal. 

Light regular exercise, three times a week, makes your heart run faster for at least 20 minutes. Such aerobic activity can include anything from brisk walking, jogging, cycling, swimming, any light sport or even disco dancing. The reward is immunity to colds and flu, less stress, slightly healthier levels of cholesterol and
blood pressure. The figure trims down a little but only gradually.

Where does the word “apprehensive” fit best in the passage?

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Most people don’t mind working out a bit, but are discouraged by the thought of exercising hard. The idea of sweating buckets is so daunting that they avoid exercising. 

Fortunately, exercise is not a matter of all or nothing. There is some reward at every level of effort, provided it is regular. Spend at least 30 minutes a day in action like brisk walking to errands (not between rooms!) climbing stairs, carrying heavy shopping or children, doing outdoor gardening. Your rewards will not be immediate, but you can expect a reduced risk of problems like brittle bones, heart disease and poor blood circulation. You work up a decent appetite and sleep well, but improvement in body-shape will be minimal. 

Light regular exercise, three times a week, makes your heart run faster for at least 20 minutes. Such aerobic activity can include anything from brisk walking, jogging, cycling, swimming, any light sport or even disco dancing. The reward is immunity to colds and flu, less stress, slightly healthier levels of cholesterol and
blood pressure. The figure trims down a little but only gradually.

An independent medical research team recently did a survey at a mountain retreat founded to help heavy smokers or cut down on their cigarette smoking. Eight percent of those persons smoking three packs a day or more were able to cut down to one pack a day after they began to try End-Smoke with its patented desire suppressant. Try End-Smoke to help you cut down significantly on your smoking. Which of the following could be offered as valid criticism of the above advertisement?

I. Heavy smokers may be physically as well as psychologically critically addicted to tobacco.II. A medicine that is effective for very heavy smokers may not be effective for the population of smokers generally. III. A survey conducted at a mountain retreat to aid smokers may yield different results than one would expect under other circumstance.

Fill in blank (ii).

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Some parents force their children to study as it is thought to be far more useful for life than play. Through the experience of play a child enriches his life and becomes strong not only ____(i)____ but also ____(ii)____. There is ____(iii)____ reward at every level of effort, provided it is regular. Light regular exercise makes your heart run ____(iv)____ for at least 20 minutes thereafter. The reward is immunity to colds and flu, less stress, slightly healthier levels of cholesterol and blood pressure. The figure trims down ____(v)____ but only gradually.

Fill in blank (iv).

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

Some parents force their children to study as it is thought to be far more useful for life than play. Through the experience of play a child enriches his life and becomes strong not only ____(i)____ but also ____(ii)____. There is ____(iii)____ reward at every level of effort, provided it is regular. Light regular exercise makes your heart run ____(iv)____ for at least 20 minutes thereafter. The reward is immunity to colds and flu, less stress, slightly healthier levels of cholesterol and blood pressure. The figure trims down ____(v)____ but only gradually.

Fill in blank (i).

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

Some parents force their children to study as it is thought to be far more useful for life than play. Through the experience of play a child enriches his life and becomes strong not only ____(i)____ but also ____(ii)____. There is ____(iii)____ reward at every level of effort, provided it is regular. Light regular exercise makes your heart run ____(iv)____ for at least 20 minutes thereafter. The reward is immunity to colds and flu, less stress, slightly healthier levels of cholesterol and blood pressure. The figure trims down ____(v)____ but only gradually.