A. no longer attached importance to work and family obligations B felt greater threat from young people in seeking employment C. had a sense of loss when they were no longer needed by the society D. had to deal with much leisure afforded by retirement 5. What is the best title for the passage? A. The Beginning of Surplus Labor and Leisure B. The End ing of the Industrial Revolution C. The Influence of the Ind ustrial Revolution on the Society D Surplus Labor and unemployment in an Advanced Country 2 Our bodies are wonderfully skillful at maintaining balance. When the temperature jumps, we sweat to cool down. When our blood pressure falls, our hearts pound to compensate. As it turns out, though, our natural state is not a steady one. Researchers are finding that everything from blood pressure to brain function varies rhythmically with the cycles of the sun, the moon and seasons. And their insights are yield ing new strategies for keeping away such common killers as heart disease and cancer. only one doctor in 20 has a good knowled ge of the growing field of chronotherapeutics the strategic use of time(chronos )in med icine. But according to a new American Medical Association poll, three out of four are eager to change that. "The field is exploding, says Michael Smolensky. Doctors used to look at us like,"What spaceship did you guys get off? Now theyre thirsty to know more In medical school, most doctors learn that people with chronic cond itions should take their medicine at steady rates. "Its a terrible way to treat disease, says Dr Richard Martin. For example, asthmatics are most likely to suffer during the night Yet most patients strive to keep a constant level of medicine in their blood day and night, whether by breathing in on an inhaler four times a day or taking a pill each morning and evening. In recent stud ies. researchers have found that a large mid-afternoon dose of a bronchodilator can be as sage as several small doses. and better for preventing nighttime attacks If the night belongs to asthma, the dawn belongs to high blood pressure and heart disease. Heart attacks are twice as common at 9 a.m. as at 11 p. m. Part of the reason that our blood pressure falls predictably at night, then peaks as we start to work for the day. Doctors know that, says Dr. Henry Black of Chicago's medical center,"but until now, we havent been able to do anything about it. Most blood-pressure drugs provide 18 to 20 hours of relief. But because theyre taken in the morning, they re least effective when most needed." You take your pill at 7 and it's working by 9, says Dr. William White of the University of Connecticut Health Center. But by that time you're gone through the worst four hours of the day with no protection. Bedtime dosing would prevent that lapse, but it would also push blood pressure to dangerously low levels during the night 6. Accord ing to the author. it is best for asthmatics to take their medicines A at steady rates B each morning and eveningA. no longer attached importance to work and family obligations B. felt greater threat from young people in seeking employment C. had a sense of loss when they were no longer needed by the society D. had to deal with much leisure afforded by retirement 5. What is the best title for the passage? A. The Beginning of Surplus Labor and Leisure B. The Ending of the Industrial Revolution C. The Influence of the Industrial Revolution on the Society D Surplus Labor and Unemployment in an Advanced Country Passage 2 Our bodies are wonderfully skillful at maintaining balance. When the temperature jumps, we sweat to cool down. When our blood pressure falls, our hearts pound to compensate. As it turns out, though, our natural state is not a steady one. Researchers are finding that everything from blood pressure to brain function varies rhythmically with the cycles of the sun, the moon and seasons. And their insights are yielding new strategies for keeping away such common killers as heart disease and cancer. Only one doctor in 20 has a good knowledge of the growing field of “chronotherapeutics”, the strategic use of time(chronos) in medicine. But according to a new American Medical Association poll, three out of four are eager to change that. “The field is exploding,” says Michael Smolensky. Doctors used to look at us like, “What spaceship did you guys get off?” Now they’re thirsty to know more. In medical school, most doctors learn that people with chronic conditions should take their medicine at steady rates. “It’s a terrible way to treat disease,” says Dr. Richard Martin. For example, asthmatics are most likely to suffer during the night. Yet most patients strive to keep a constant level of medicine in their blood day and night, whether by breathing in on an inhaler four times a day or taking a pill each morning and evening. In recent studies, researchers have found that a large mid-afternoon dose of a bronchodilator can be as sage as several small doses, and better for preventing nighttime attacks. If the night belongs to asthma, the dawn belongs to high blood pressure and heart disease. Heart attacks are twice as common at 9 a.m. as at 11 p.m. Part of the reason is that our blood pressure falls predictably at night, then peaks as we start to work for the day. “Doctors know that,” says Dr. Henry Black of Chicago’s medical center, “but until now, we haven’t been able to do anything about it.” Most blood-pressure drugs provide 18 to 20 hours of relief. But because they’re taken in the morning, they’re least effective when most needed. “You take your pill at 7 and it’s working by 9,” says Dr. William White of the University of Connecticut Health Center. “But by that time you’re gone through the worst four hours of the day with no protection.” Bedtime dosing would prevent that lapse, but it would also push blood pressure to dangerously low levels during the night. 6. According to the author, it is best for asthmatics to take their medicines_____. A. at steady rates B. each morning and evening