A. she thought she knew it well B. she had purchased medicine online C. she graduated from a medical school D. she had been treated by local doctors 64. It was lucky for Mrs. Almond ______。

A. to have contacted many friends B. to have recovered in a short time

C. to have her assumption confirmed D. to have her disease identified in time 65. Mrs. Almond said “I’m so embarrassed” (Para. 7) because ______。

A. she had distrusted her close friends B. she had caused unnecessary trouble

C. she had to refuse the doctor’s advice D. she had to tell the truth to the doctor

66. By mentioning the breakdown of the computer, the author probably wants to prove ______。 A. it’s a must to take a break at work B. it’s vital to believe in IT professionals

C. it’s unwise to simply rely on technology D. it’s a danger to work long hours on computers E A German study suggests that people who were too optimistic about their future actually faced greater risk of disability or death within 10 years than those pessimists who expected their future to be worse。 The paper, published this March in Psychology and Aging, examined health and welfare surveys from roughly 40,000 Germans between ages 18 and 96. The surveys were conducted every year from 1993 to 2003. Survey respondents (受访者) were asked to estimate their present and future life satisfaction on a scale of 0 to 10, among other questions。

The researchers found that young adults (age 18 to 39) routinely overestimated their future life satisfaction, while middle-aged adults (age 40 to 64) more accurately predicted how they would feel in the future. Adults of 65 and older, however, were far more likely to underestimate their future life satisfaction. Not only did they feel more satisfied than they thought they would, the older pessimists seemed to suffer a lower ratio (比率) of disability and death for the study period。

“We observed that being too optimistic in predicting a better future than actually observed was associated with a greater risk of disability and a greater risk of death within the following decade,” wrote Frieder R. Lang, a professor at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg。

Lang and his colleagues believed that people who were pessimistic about their future may be more careful about their actions than people who expected a rosy future。

“Seeing a dark future may encourage positive evaluations of the actual self and may contribute to taking improved precautions (预防措施)，” the authors wrote。

Surprisingly, compared with those in poor health or who had low incomes, respondents who enjoyed good health or income were associated with expecting a greater decline. Also, the researchers said that higher income was related to a greater risk of disability。 T Pessimism gurantees chances of survival.he authors of the study noted that there were limitations to their conclusions. Illness, medical treatment and personal loss could also have driven health outcomes。

However, the researchers said a pattern was clear. “We found that from early to late adulthood, individuals adapt their expectations of future life satisfaction from optimistic, to accurate, to pessimistic,” the authors concluded。 67. According to the study, who made the most accurate prediction of their future life satisfaction? A. Optimistic adults。 B. Middle-aged adults。

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