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(四)閱讀測驗Good news for chocoholics: the treat preferred by millions all over the world is good for you, according to Americanresearchers at the University of California. Chocolate contains substances called flavonoids that can help maintain a healthyheart and good circulation. The researchers have discovered that cocoaacts like aspirin and that eating a bar of chocolate hasalso been shown to release endorphins in the body: these chemicals help to reduce pain and stress and make you feel happy.The Olmec Indians of Mexico and Central America were the first to grow cocoa beans, in about 1500 BC, and the Mayaswere drinking unsweetened coca hundreds of years before it became fashionable in Europe. In 1544, a delegation of Mayannobles visited Philip of Spain and gave him jars of cocoa as a gift. Cocoa soon became fashionable in Spain and Portugal. TheSpanish were the first to add sugar to their cocoa drink.By the middle of the century, solid chocolate was becoming familiar. In 1765, James Baker opened the first chocolate millin the United States, introducing chocolate to the average citizen. In 1896, in Switzerland, Daniel Peter had the idea of addingmilk in the chocolate-making process and produced the first milk chocolate.Since then, chocolate has grown enormously in popularity. One of the biggest chocolate-eating nations is Britain where theaverage man, women, and child eats nine kilos of chocolate a year. In fact, chocolate is the number one comfort food and thereare more chocoholics in Britain than anywhere else in the world. Researchers warn that although chocolate is good for you, itshould be eaten in small quantities—and with no added milk.
76. What benefit can chocolate NOT afford for us?
(A)Good circulation.
(B) A strong heart.
(C) Higher IQ.
(D) Pain reduction.

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答案：C
難度：非常簡單0.914474
統計：A(14),B(17),C(417),D(8),E(0)

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