Exercise 5:
1. From my perspective, that passage originally appeared in a daily newspaper.
2. That situation takes place at the Santos family's apartment in Sao Paulo.
3. Carmelita, who is the two-year-old daughter of Santos family, was rescued.
4. She lost her balance and slipped off the window sill.
5. Alfonso is one of the hero who saved Carmelita. He caught her so that she
landed safe in the arm of him. Exercise 6:
1. That article is about the reason why woman lives longer than men.
2. According to this article, some biological reasons for women's long lives are:
 The difference in hormones between men and women;
 The female hormones help the body to defend itself against some kinds of infections;
 Female genes influence aging.
3. Some of the other reasons mentioned are cultural context and the lack of stress.
4. The author think the situation is likely to change. Because:
 The social habits of women is changing;
 There are more smoking, drinking than women used to, more women are
working now and more responsible positions.
5. I find the information in that article new, interesting and useful in many ways. Exercise 7: 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C 6.A 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.B Exercise 8: 1.B 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.A 9.C 10.A