D. The boy wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride in a big car.

　　38. What does “she” refer to in paragraph 6 ?

　　A. The steps.

　　B. The automobile.

　　C. The girl.

　　D. The woman.

　　39. Which of the following best describes the boy?

　　A. Kind-hearted and generous.

　　B. Kind-hearted and thoughtful.

　　C. Honest and generous.

　　D. Honest and hardworking.

　　40. What can we learn from the passage?

　　A. Having a rich brother is important.

　　B. It’s unlucky to have a disabled brother.

　　C. It’s better to give than to receive.

　　D. God helps those who help themselves.

　　5.

　　Why do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the reason could be that men’s hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age.

　　The largest study of the effects of ageing on the heart has found that women’s longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age.

　　“We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age,” said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.

　　“Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men,” said Goldspink. “This is part of the ageing process.”

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