Lead researcher Dr Johan Lundstrom said: "Similar to other animals, humans can (8) ____ signals from body odours that allow us to identify biological age, avoid sick individuals, pi[r]
(1)Listen and choose the correct answer Old People Smell Nicer Than Young People
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1206/120603-body_odour.mp3
"Old-person smell" is for (1) , according to a new study into body odour And what's (2) , it's not as bad as the smell of younger people Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Centre in the USA tested people's (3) of the body odour emitted by people aged 20 to 30, 45 to 55, and 77 to 95 Volunteers in each age group wore a T-shirt containing underarm (4) to bed for five nights Samples from the pads were then tested (5) 41 "sniffers," who had the task of evaluating each armpit smell The evaluators were able to distinguish (6) the different age groups and said the smell from the older age group was less intense and less unpleasant than the others
The study is part of wider research (7) how our brain interprets different human smells and how we react to them Lead researcher Dr Johan Lundstrom said: "Similar to other animals, humans can (8) signals from body odours that allow us to identify biological age, avoid sick individuals, pick a (9) partner, and distinguish kin from non-kin." He said of his test results: "Elderly people have a discernible underarm odour that younger people (10) to be fairly neutral and not very unpleasant This was surprising (11) the popular conception of old age odour as disagreeable." He said other bodily smells other than B.O might also (12) with age, especially that of our breath
Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
1 (a) really (b) real time (c) reality (d) real
2 (a) most (b) many (c) more (d) much
3 (a) perspiration (b) perceptions (c) persimmon (d) perchance
4 (a) pads (b) pats (c) bats (d) buds
5 (a) of (b) to (c) on (d) as
6 (a) upon (b) upcoming (c) over (d) between
7 (a) up (b) into (c) onto (d) by
8 (a) extract (b) exact (c) react (d) extradite
9 (a) ample (b) suitable (c) tenable (d) sizeable
10 (a) care (b) review (c) consider (d) ponder
11 (a) given (b) taken (c) broken (d) mistaken
(2)Conversation Questions Change
1 Have you made any recent changes in your life? Do you like to rearrange your room or living-room? Do you think change is important in people's life?
4 Do you think it is possible for a cold hearted person to change? Do you think that it is easy to mend our old ways?
6 Do you think it is easy to keep up with the times?
7 If you could change anything in your life, what would it be? What is the most difficult change you have ever had to make? Have you ever decided to get a tattoo?
10 Have you ever cut your hair really short?
11 What was the craziest change in appearance you have ever made? 12 What was the last major change you made in your life?
13 Have you ever decided to change the group that you usually hang out (spend time) with? 14 What is one thing that you think you will never change about yourself?
15 What is one thing you have tried to change, but couldn't?
16 If you won a million dollars what things would you change about your life? 17 Has a friend of yours ever made any major changes that you were proud of? 18 Have you ever dumped a boyfriend or girlfriend? Was the change difficult? 19 Have you ever said no to a friend?
(3)22 Have you ever became depressed and stay indoors for long periods? How did you get out of your depression?
23 Have you ever had to change the way you speak, or the way you act? Why? 24 Have you ever decided to change the way you dress? If so, why?