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    Scientists investigate genetic factors and environmental influences to understand longevity. Some places have unusually high numbers of very old people, such as in Italy, Japan, and small villages. The "wellderly" refers to people over 80 years old. Laron syndrome is a genetic condition found in some Ecuadorians and shows that genetic factors can influence lifespan. Scientists believe different factors can lead to healthy aging.

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    Scientists investigate genetic factors and environmental influences to understand longevity. Some places have unusually high numbers of very old people, such as in Italy, Japan, and small villages. The "wellderly" refers to people over 80 years old. Laron syndrome is a genetic condition found in some Ecuadorians and shows that genetic factors can influence lifespan. Scientists believe different factors can lead to healthy aging.

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    Scientists investigate genetic factors and environmental influences to understand longevity. Some places have unusually high numbers of very old people, such as in Italy, Japan, and small villages. The "wellderly" refers to people over 80 years old. Laron syndrome is a genetic condition found in some Ecuadorians and shows that genetic factors can influence lifespan. Scientists believe different factors can lead to healthy aging.

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    Scientists investigate genetic factors and environmental influences to understand longevity. Some places have unusually high numbers of very old people, such as in Italy, Japan, and small villages. The "wellderly" refers to people over 80 years old. Laron syndrome is a genetic condition found in some Ecuadorians and shows that genetic factors can influence lifespan. Scientists believe different factors can lead to healthy aging.

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    Longevity

    Life Reading Comprehension

    Reading comprehension

    Read the article and choose the correct 5 The ‘wellderly’ are …
    option. a over 100 years old.
    b over 80 years old.
    1 What do scientists investigate to try and c elderly people with health problems.
    understand long life?
    a people’s lifestyles and where they 6 According to the article, …
    live a some places have an unusual number
    b genetic factors and environmental of very old people.
    factors b Italy and Japan are very healthy
    c people’s diet and what kind of places to live.
    activities they do c people who live in small villages live
    longer.
    2 What do diabetes, heart problems and
    high blood pressure have in common? 7 The typical reason people give for their
    a They are common illnesses in old age. long life is:
    b Scientists can learn a lot about age a diet
    when they study these illnesses. b a secret
    c People in Ecuador don’t suffer from c there are many different reasons
    these illnesses.
    8 Laron syndrome …
    3 What do some people from Ecuador and a is a problem for people with diabetes.
    Okinawa have in common? b is only found in Ecuador and Hawaii.
    a They have diabetes. c is the result of a genetic condition.
    b They have a genetic syndrome.
    c They live long healthy lives. 9 Laron syndrome shows scientists that …
    a some people don’t grow tall.
    Read the article again and choose the b there is a genetic reason for old age.
    correct option. c some conditions only affect men.

    10 Scientists think that … a healthy old age.


    4 According to the article, …
    a different factors lead to
    a scientists are investigating people
    b more European men than women live
    who are 120 years old.
    to
    b scientific advances mean we will all
    c in the past, more people lived to
    live to at least 100 years.
    c scientists have found genes that
    might influence how long we live.

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