Read the following passage and then do the exercises on the right. 1. Getting a good nights sleep tonight could stop children from putting on more weight in the future. According to a new study, putting preschoolers in bed by 8 p.m. could reduce their chances of becoming overweight or obese later in life by half. Preschoolers are children around the age of 4 or 5 2. (1)The World Health Organization says obesity can lead to serous long-term health problems like diabetes, heart disease and stroke. 3 Researchers from the Ohio State University ’ s College of Public Health have found that young children who go to bed after 9 p.m. are twice as likely to be obese later in life. The researchers wrote their findings in The Journal of Pediatrics . 4 (2)The lead author of the study is Sarah Anderson, a professor of epidemiology( 流行病学 ). She studies how diseases spread and how they can be controlled. Anderson says that, for parents, the results of the study support the importance of making a bedtime routine. She says that having a usual bedtime routine is something families can do to lower their child's risk of becoming overweight. A usual, early bedtime. Anderson adds, is also likely to have positive benefits on behaviour and on social, emotional and cognitive ( 认知的 ) development. 5 (3) These children are part of a larger project called the Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. The project follows healthy babies born in 1991 in 10 US cities. The children were 4 and a half years old when their mothers reported their usual weekday bedtime. Researchers then divided the children into three groups: those who went to bed by 8 p.m. or earlier, those who went to bed between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. and those whose bed-times were after 9 p. m. 6 (4)When these children turned 15 years old, the researchers looked at their rates of obesity. Of those with the earliest bedtimes, only one out of was obese. Of those who went to bed between 8 and 9 p.m., 16 percent became obese. And out of those with the latest bedtimes 23 percent became obese. 7 Anderson said putting children in bed early does not mean they will immediately fall asleep. But, she adds, it makes it "more likely that children will get the amount of sleep they need to be at their best. ” 1. The meaning of the word “ obese ” in paragraph 1 is close to ___. A. strong b. fat c. healthy d. thin 2. According to the World Health Organization, overweight may lead to the following serious illnesses EXCEPT___. A. diabetes b. heart disease c. stroke d. weak bones 3. According to Anderson and her study, which of the following is NOT true? A. It ’ s a good idea for the young children to go to bed before 7 p.m. B. Parents should make a bedtime routine for young children. C. Going to bed early is good for young children ’ s social, emotional and cognitive development. D. If young children go to bed after 9 in the evening, they are more likely to be obese later in life. 4. The sentence “ Researchers used data from 977 children for the study ” should be put at ____. A. (1) b. (2) c. (3) d. (4) 5. The study follows healthy ___-year-old babies born in ___ in ___ American cities. A. 4, 1991, 10 b. 4 and a half, 1991. 10 c. 4 and a half, 1990, 9 d. 5, 1991,10