When Japan’ s Kamato Hongo died at the age of 116, she was the world’ s oldest woman. But Mrs. Hongo seemed to have had a perfec

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问题    When Japan’ s Kamato Hongo died at the age of 116, she was the world’ s oldest woman. But Mrs. Hongo seemed to have had a perfectly【C1】______lifestyle, and there seems to be no particular reason for her to have lived so long. She enjoyed things that are sometimes considered to be【C2】______, such as drinking tea, coffee and even a small amount of alcohol every day, although she did not smoke. So【C3】______was her secret?
   After getting married, she stayed on Kagoshima, the island where she was born,【C4】______her husband on his farm during her long life. Mrs. Hongo gave birth to seven children, lived through three wars, and【C5】______a volcano eruption on Kagoshima in 1914.
  【C6】______her eventful life, she was happy and hated being away from her family. She always kept a close relationship with all seven of her children, and in fact, when she could no longer look【C7】______herself, she went to live with one of her daughters, Shizue, and her family.
   Then, at the end of her【C8】______life, Mrs. Hongo seemed to think more about her early life than the present, and sometimes【C9】______to recognize close relatives and friends who visited her. She preferred to live in the【C10】______, and talked about her very happy childhood. Was happiness the secret of her long life?
【C8】

选项 A、plain
B、long
C、miserable
D、boring

答案B

解析 plain:简单的;long:长的;miserable:悲惨的;boring:无聊的。根据第一段第一句中died at the age of 116可知,强调她活了很长时间。故选B。
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