Historically, most physical-fitness tests have usually included measures of muscular strength and endurance, not for health-related reasons, but primarily because such fitness components have been related to performance in athletics. However, in recent years, evidence has shown that training programs designed primarily to improve muscular strength and endurance might also offer some health benefits as well. The American College of Sports Medicine now recommends that weight training be part of a total fitness program for healthy Americans. Increased participation in such training is one of the specific physical activity and fitness objectives of Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives.

　　36. The word “spas” (Line 3, Para. 1) most probably refers to _________.

　　A) sports activities

　　B) places for physical exercise

　　C) recreation centers

　　D) athletic training programs

　　37. Early fitness spas were intended mainly for __________.

　　A) the promotion of aerobic exercise

　　B) endurance and muscular development

　　C) the improvement of women’s figures

　　D) better performance in aerobic dancing

　　38. What was the attitude of doctors towards weight training in health improvement?

　　A) Positive.

　　B) Indifferent.

　　C) Negative.

　　D) Cautious.

　　39. People were given physical fitness tests in order to find out ________.

　　A) how ell they could do in athletics

　　B) what their health condition was like

　　C) what kind of fitness center was suitable for them

　　D) whether they were fit for aerobic exercise

　　40. Recent studies have suggested that weight training __________.

　　A) has become an essential part of people’s life

　　B) may well affect the health of the trainees

　　C) will attract more people in the days to come

　　D) contributes to health improvement as well

　　Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)

　　Directions: There are 3.0. incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　41. You would be ______ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.

　　A) omitting B) attaching

　　C) affording D) running

　　42. He is always here; it’s ______ you’ve never met him.

　　A) unique B) strange

　　C) rare D) peculiar

　　43. There has been a great increase in retail sales, ______?

　　A) does there B) isn’t there

　　C) hasn’t there D) isn’t it

　　44. We’d like to ______ a table for five for dinner this evening.

　　A) preserve B) retain

　　C) reserve D) sustain

　　45 Although a teenager, Fred could resist ______ what to do and what not to do.

　　A) being told B) telling

　　C) to be told D) to tell

　　46. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ______ supplies of petroleum.