If Mickey Mouse slips (滑倒)on a banana skin on TV, viewers laugh. But for ordinary people, falling is not   36 . For example, if you   37 over a stone or fall off your bike, you have to take days to get well. For   38 people, the result of a fall could be worse.
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, wanted to know why some people are   39 likely to fall than others.
The researchers found that   40 means more than planting your feet on the ground and standing tall. Your brain   41 your sense of balance with information from your eyes and inner ears and the   42 from your feet and legs. If something goes wrong with any of these, you’re   43  to fall. People   44 to fall more often as they grow older because their senses are slower.
State of mind is important too. The research shows that when people know they’re walking on a slippery surface, they   45 their pace and walk with flatter feet. As a result, they fall less often.
“We actually   46 people slip and fall,” researcher Mark Redfern said. People of different ages fall on   47 in his lab. Cameras   48 their falls and a computer analyzes the information. Scientists then can   49 people who fall often how to be more watchful.
“If they get   50 to a lifelike but controlled environment, people can   51 learn to handle the   52 thing,” Redfern said.
Falls happen to everyone sometimes.   53 you see someone fall, think about why and offer a helping   54 . This person’s painful experience may   55 you from falling at the same place.
小題1:
A．unhappyB．excitingC．a(chǎn)musingD．foolish
小題2:
A．dropB．tripC．knockD．get
小題3:
A．slowB．youngC．oldD．a(chǎn)ctive
小題4:
A．tooB．lessC．veryD．more
小題5:
A．balanceB．controlC．fallD．walk
小題6:
A．remainsB．imaginesC．thinksD．keeps
小題7:
A．touchingB．feelingC．walkD．pace
小題8:
A．likelyB．surelyC．possibleD．certain
小題9:
A．refuseB．meanC．tendD．like
小題10:
A．frightenB．quickenC．widenD．slow
小題11:
A．encourageB．makeC．stopD．challenge
小題12:
A．purposeB．groundC．a(chǎn)ccidentD．a(chǎn)greement
小題13:
A．broadcastB．recordC．playD．catch
小題14:
A．persuadeB．forceC．practiseD．train
小題15:
A．closedB．informedC．usedD．know
小題16:
A．eventuallyB．firstlyC．regularlyD．mainly
小題17:
A．uneasyB．realC．creativeD．hard
小題18:
A．Even ifB．While C．As far asD．Next time
小題19:
A．handB．stickC．wordD．leg
小題20:
A．warnB．remindC．preventD．defend

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:A
小題6:D
小題7:B
小題8:A
小題9:C
小題10:D
小題11:B
小題12:A
小題13:B
小題14:D
小題15:C
小題16:A
小題17:B
小題18:D
小題19:A
小題20:C
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