Directions： Read the texts from a
magazine’s LETTERS section in which five people wrote about health．For questions
61 to 65, match the ham8 ofeach person to one of the statements (A to G) given
below．Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1． Lee Beaty： Your"Health For Life"articles give
excellent advice on simple lifestyle changes to improve health．Whenever
possible, I ride my bike to work．While I was a student, I also rode to class．We
need to educate motorists about sharing the road with cyclists， and create bike
lanes to encourage more people to go from point A to point B while getting some
exercises, saving fuel and improving the environment． Roberto Anson： You had a fascinating
exploration in your"Health For Life"articles．Technology often makes us give up
responsibility for our health．The United States has the best medical technology
but unequal access to care．The point is that, increasingly, only the wealthy and
well-off can afford health care．Your advice to skip the heart scan and spend the
money on a health club membership shifts the focus from technology to personal
responsibility． Fred Leeds： Dr．Nancy
Rigotti’s"Kicking the Habit"is tried．but not necessarily true advice． As a
former three-pack-a-day smoker．I tried these approaches many times with no
success until I finally accepted a fundamental truth about myself．Only after I
got my mind set to the point where my desire to quit smoking was stronger than
the desire to continue was I able to put the cigarettes down． BillWittig： It is well documented
that people witll the Type D personality have chemicals in their brains that
differ from those of normal people．Many of them never get mental health
treatment because they work, have families and by all observable criteria are
functioning well．They do not realize their problem．Vqhat might prevent the Type
D personality from having a heart attack is some psychological treatment as well
as fish oil． Kristin Linklater： Your
magazine tells me that not only must I exercise to avoid heart attacks．but I
must be happy．I must laugh a lot, or my heart will be starved of necessary
chemicals． I must have friends and community to support me．or I’ll certainly die
soon．I tried to take the Type D personality test that will determine whether I’m
going to die of negativity, but your column headings,"False, Less false,
Neutral, Less true, True, " make it impossible to figure out my
behavior． Note:there are two extra statements.
Statements [A] You can hardly force yourselfto do a thing
until you feel like doing it． [B] Mental health treatment may
help prevent some physical problems． [C] We’d better count more
on regular exercise than medical care． [D] I’m not interested in
taking any behavior test proposed in magazines． [E] Cycling is
good for health as well as for our surroundings． [F] To save
money and improve health，I quit driving to work． [G] I’m still
puzzled as to whether your advice and the listed personality details suit me or
not． Roberto Anson