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must occur early to enable effective treatment.

Statistics in paragraph 4 indicate that ......

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Many elderly people believe that eyesight problems cannot be treated effectively. Elderly people with chronic diseases are more likely to have poor eyesight.

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wealthier people use health services more often than poorer people. poorer people use health services more regularly than wealthier people. poorer people deliberately avoid having their eye sight examined. poorer people have less access to the range of available eye care services.

According to paragraph 6, in Australia in the year 2031 ......

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about one tenth of the country's population will be elderly. about one third of the country's population will be eldedy. the proportion of people over 65 will be twice the present proportion. the number of visually impaired will be twice the present number.

According to paragraph 6, the author believes that general practitioners ......

A should be more active in investigating patients' possible sight difficulties. B should not be required to dealwith sight deterioration. C should not refer patients to specialists until the problems are advanced. D should seek assistance from eye specialists in detection of problems.

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82: Exercise, fitness and health

Paragraph 1 Physical inactivity is a substantial risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Exercise probably works by increasing physical fitness and by modifying other risk factors. Among other benefits it lessens the risk of stroke and osteoporosis and is associated with a lower all-cause mortality. Moreover, it has psychological effects that are surely underexploited. A pervasive benefit is the gain in everyday reserve capacity - that is, the ability to do more without fatigue. Nevertheless, there is much debate about how intense the exercise should be. Some studies show a dose-response relation between activity and reduction of risk, with a threshold of effect; some suggest that vigorous aerobic activity is needed and others that frequent moderate exercise is adequate - and indeed safer if ischaemic heart disease might be present. A few surveys have found a slightly increased risk of heart attack with extreme activity, though further analysis in one study suggested this applied only to men with hypertension. Paragraph 2 A commonly recommended minimum regimen for cardiovascular benefit is thrice weekly exercise for 2O minutes, brisk enough to produce sweating or hard breathing (or a heart rate 6V80Vo of maximum). Indeed, this is what the Allied Dunbar national survey of fitness among adults in the UK recommends. It conveys a simple popular message of broad minimum targets for different age groups expressed in terms of activities of different intensity. The aim is to produce a training effect through exercise beyond what is customary for an individual. Paragraph 3 The main reason why people fail to take exercise is lack of time. Thus an important message is that exercise can be part of the daily routine - walking or cycling to work or the shops, for instance. Relatively few people in the national fitness survey had walked continuously for even 1-25 km in the previous month (lI-3O7o OepenOing on age and sex), and other surveys have also found little walking. Cycling is also beneficial, however many are put off cycling to work by the danger. Certainly more cycle routes are needed, but even now life years lost through accidents are outweighed by the estimated life years gained through better health. Employers could encourage people to make exercise part of the working day by providing showers and changing rooms, flexible working hours, individual counselling by occupational health or personnel staff, and sometimes exercise facilities - or at least encouragement for exercise groups.

Paragraph 4 In the promotion of exercise children, women, middle aged men, and older people need special thought. Lifelong exercise is most likely to be started in childhood, but children may have little vigorous exercise. Women tend to be much less active than men and are less fit at all ages. The proportion judged on a treadmill test to be unable to keep walking at 5km/h up a slight slope rose with age from34Ta to 92Vo - and over half of those aged over 54 would not be able to do so even on the level. Women have particular constraints: young children may prevent even brisk walking. Thus they need sensitive help from health professionals and women's and children', gro,rp, as well as the media. Paragraph 5

A high proportion of men aged 45-54, who have a high risk of coronary heart disease, were not considered active enough for their health. Promotion of exercise and individual counseliing at work could help. Forty per cent of 65-74 year olds had done no "moderate" activity for even 20 minutes in a month. Yet older people especially need

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Which one of the following is NOT mentioned in paragraph 6 as a precaution to be taken when considering exercise?

A The need to balance aerobic activity with stretching. B The need to warm up before and cool down after exercise' C The need to eliminate the risk of ischaemic hearl disease before starting. D The need to exclude strenuous exercise from the routine during infection. 17

Which one of the following needs in relation to the improvement of national fitness are NOT mentioned in the article?

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The need io consult a doctor before starting an exercise program'

According to the article, which one of the following is FALSE?

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Answer Key Total of 27 questions

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Part A lnstructions TIME LIMIT

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lS MINUTES

Complete the summary on pages 2 and 3 of Part A - Answer Booklet using the information in the four texts (A1-4) below.

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