A healthy life Period 6　Summing Up，Learning Tip and Assessment

6.it is generally believed that constant reading and comprehending can ______ our mental ability of comprehension while physical exercise can help build up our body.
a.stress　　                     b.effect　　　
c.strengthen　　                 d.decide
7.though many of the heavy smokers have realized the serious effect that smoking has ______ their health，they continue to smoke instead of ______.
a.for；giving it up                   b.on；leaving　　
c.to；abandoning　                 d.on；quitting
8.______the fact that there was great prejudice against women entering men's profession then，she succeeded as a manager of a big company.
a.while　　                    b.in spite of　　
c.despite of　　                 d.as
9.______ as the patient's lung structure was，the doctors still decided to ______to perform the operation on him.
a.informal；take a chance　　　　 
b.normal；take a risk
c.abnormal；take risks　　　　 
d.abnormal；take chances
10.it is ______of you to make your teacher ______ in front of so many students on purpose.
a.shameful；embarrassed　　　　 
b.ashamed；embarrassed
c.a shame；embarrass　　　　　 
d.ashamed；embarrassing
11.even though he knew he would put his own life ______，he still felt ______the newly discovered herb to find out what it would ______.
a.at a risk；like to try；feel like 
b.at risks；like trying；feel
c.at risk；like to try；feel as 
d.at risk；like trying；feel like
12.when a desperate man becomes desperate ______ money，love or sex，he will stop at nothing to get what he wants，turning to illegal means or even risking ______his own life.
a.for；to lose　                   b.for；losing　　
c.with；to lose　                 d.at；losing
13.the date for the next round six－party talk ______ but whether progress will be made remains ______.