1. True or false? Eating yellow and green vegetables can be harmful to your eyesight.

False. Some yellow and green vegetables contain chemicals that are

beneficial to eyesight.     

2. What is the macula? 

It’s the delicate part of the retina in the eye.   

3. How does macular pigment protect the macula?

It blocks the damaging blue and UV light.

4. Name two food sources of lutein.

Two from: kale, spinach, egg yolks                  

5.  Why does the writer of the article conclude that there isn’t much point eating carrots if you

want to see in the dark?  

Because it’s the leafy green part on top of the vegetable that contains the

compounds beneficial to eyesight, and not the vegetable itself.

2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处 。

1. The retina in the eye contains cells that are sensitive to light.

2. She knew that his eyesight had seriously begun to degenerate when she couldn’t read the label on the packet.

3. The five-week course of dietary supplements led to significant improvement in the participants’ vision.

4. A healthy balanced meal consists of plenty of vegetables, some protein and a little carbohydrate.

5. It’s an old wives' tale that carrots help you to see in the dark! 

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