44.
(A) aesthetic
(B) intercessional
(C) inspirational
(D) interdisciplinary

40. Your credit score represents your creditworthiness: ___________ pay your bills and pay them on time. (A) how likely you will (B) likely how you will (C) how will you likely (D) will likely how you

41. (A) abandoned (B) meditated (C) verified (D) indicted

42. (A) pendulum (B) stature (C) savvy (D) phase

43. (A) collaborate (B) collide (C) conspire (D) counterfeit

45. (A) Originally (B) Fortunately (C) Respectively (D) Secretly

46. Where does one most likely find the passage? (A) A medical journal. (B) A recreational magazine. (C) A bulletin board in a university. (D) A proceedings of technology development.

47. Why is China mentioned in the first paragraph? (A) Significant changes to Chinese life styles have promoted their longevity. (B) After 1990’s Chinese people have begun a new movement of practicing Tai Chi. (C) The death rate in China since 1990’s surpasses the average death rate of the world. (D) The medical data in China illustrate the linkage between the increase of mortality and the decrease of exercise.

48. Why is non-vigorous exercise training discussed in the second paragraph? (A) To remind readers of some medical achievements in the past. (B) To publicize some studies on cardiovascular disease in China. (C) To establish a connection between the medical findings and Tai Chi. (D) To emphasize the importance of the medical treatment for cardiovascular disease.

49. Which of the following topics is likely to be included in the literature review mentioned in the third paragraph? (A) Tai Chi in poetry. (B) Tai Chi and hypertension. (C) Artistic values of Tai Chi in China. (D) Unsettled issues of the origins of Tai Chi.

50. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? (A) Tai Chi has again attracted Chinese people’s attention since 1990’s. (B) Tai Chi is strongly recommended as the sole treatment to cardiovascular disease. (C) Tai Chi, a non-vigorous exercise, can only be practiced between 30 minutes to an hour every day. (D) Tai Chi, though an exercise of low-to-moderate intensity, is helpful to cardiovascular disease patients.