You may have noticed some changes in your grandparents. As they get old, they start ______things. And the older they get, the _______things they will forget. For example, they may not be able to_______ where they left their glasses, or they may forget the names of their close friends. If you don’t want to ______ memories very early, put down your sandwiches. A new study published in a science magazine shows that cutting calories can ______ people’s (especially the old people’s) memory.
Calorie restriction(热量限制) let lab animals live longer. And these ______ animals seemed to be ______. But it wasn’t clear _______it was the same with people.
In the latest______ , scientists asked 50 elderly women to ______ the number of calories they consumed(吃,喝) by a third. After three months, the _______found that the women were not only _____ , but they were better than they had been at_______ words—they remembered more words than ever, which suggested that keeping calories under ______ could help keep the brain ___________ .
In a word, the less you eat, the more you will remember.
1.A.missing | B.understanding | C.forgetting | D.loving |
2.A.less | B.more | C.farther | D.deeper |
3.A.remember | B.leave | C.find | D.believe |
4.A.get | B.close | C.practice | D.lose |
5.A.reduce | B.improve | C.test | D.damage |
6.A.little | B.happy | C.dangerous | D.hungry |
7.A.healthier | B.weaker | C.higher | D.better |
8.A.what | B.why | C.whether | D.how |
9.A.magazine | B.match | C.study | D.exercise |
10.A.put | B.cut | C.increase | D.take |
11.A.researchers | B.farmers | C.teachers | D.postmen |
12.A.fatter | B.higher | C.shorter | D.thinner |
13.A.writing | B.memorizing | C.recognizing | D.drawing |
14.A.control | B.limit | C.reduction | D.repair |
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