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     I  begin  breathing  harder  and  faster.  My  respiration  rate  leaps  from 12 to  17 breaths  per  minute.   My   heat  rate  jumps  from   74  to  80  beats  per  minute.  The electrodes taped to the muscles in my forehead show increased activity (Translation : My brow furrows and I squint a lot)

     While  I  was  in  no  danger  of keeling  over, my  heart  rate  and  other  symptoms offered clear  evidence that I was under  stress, says Robert Bonow, MD, president of the American Heart Association (AHA). Over time, that stress could take a heavy toll.

     If you are among the roughly 113 million Americans who drive to work each day. You re  probably  grimacing  with  recognition.  With  traffic  congestion  getting  worse each  year, anyone who travels by  car  to the office  or plant, or  who  simply  shuttles kids  from  school to  violin  lessons to  slumber  parties,  may  be  exposing  himself  or herself to serious hidden health threats.

     All   that  commuter    combat    is  bound   to  produce    casualties.  “People   are experiencing   more  congestion  and  we  know  that s  stressful,  ”says  Colorado    State University  psychologist   Jerry  Diefenbaker.  Some  results  are  predictable.  Reckless driving  –sometimes  in  the  form  of  so-called  road  rage-is  often  spurred  by  traffic frustration. Consider 41-year –old Chris Heard. The mild-mannered engineer used to turn  into  Mad  Max  every  day  as  he  drove  the  nearly  50  miles  of  clogged  roads between his home in Brookline, N. H. ,and his office near Boston. “it turned me into a very aggressive driver, ” he says, “taking risks, cutting people off, driving fast on back roads to make up for time I lost , “the result of his congestion-fueled fury ? A stack of speeding tickets and a number of near collisions. Finally he did something about it  : He found a job closer to home.

16.  According   to  the  passage,  Professor   Thomas    Schnell  has  created  his  lab-on –wheels_________.

    (A) to make heart jump from 74 to 80 beats per minute

    (B) to make respiration rate leap from 12 to 17 breaths per minute

    (C) to learn how to make driving enjoyable during rush-hour traffic

    (D) to learn how a driver physically reacts to driving

17. Why was the author driving along interstate 90 on a Monday?

    (A ) He was test-driving his smart cat.

    (B) He liked to pick up his driving skill.

    (C) He did not want to be caught in the storm.

    (D) He was dong it a test.

18. The phrase  ″take heavy ″(para.6) is closest in meaning to ____.

    (A) grind one s teeth

    (B) damage one s health

    (C) increase one s activity

    (D) pay more at the toll gate

19. Which of the following in NOT true about 41-year-old Chris Heard?

    (A) He used to play a role in a movie. 

    (B) He got a stack of speeding tickets.

    (C) He found a job closer to home.

    (D) He had a number of near collisions.

20. What is the best title for the passage?

    (A) Are You a Reckless Driver?

    (B) How Do You Improve Your Driving Skill?

    (C) Are you Driving Yourself Sick?

    (D) How Do you Design Smart Cars?