Several governments around the world have requested or ordered their citizens to quarantine themselves: to stay at home to avoid contact with others.

Quarantines help slow the spread of diseases like COVID-19. It first appeared in China in late December and quickly became a worldwide health emergency.

Quarantines, however, can cause health problems themselves. People are at greater risk of anxiety and depression as a result of the isolation caused by quarantines.

So, health experts around the world are offering advice to help deal with the undesirable effects of quarantines on mental health.

1.This article talks about a possible health risk of quarantines. Which of those below is that risk?

Health experts around the world are offering advice to help deal with the undesirable effects of quarantines on mental health.

Psychologist Claudia W. Allen is among them. She directs the behavioral science department at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. She leads the Family Stress Clinic there as well.

Keep your usual routine

Allen says continuing with normal routines as much as possible will help you stay healthy during quarantines. For example, she says people should continue to wake up and get dressed at their usual time. She says with some people staying in pajamas all day could lead to feelings of being unproductive or without purpose.

2.What advice does this article give on having routines during a quarantine?

Social media does connect us. But too much of it might cause harm.

Psychologist Claudia Allen says some studies show that social media can make some people feel left out or “less than.” She suggests using it wisely. One way is to meet with friends, family, neighbors and others over video messaging services

3.What is Claudia Allen’s main advice on using social media during a quarantine?

Find ways to help

Allen says helping others is another way to lift your spirit during quarantine. This could be as simple as calling someone who is alone or greeting a neighbor from your window.

You could also provide a service online. For example, if you are a teacher, you could offer online homework help to friends who must now home-school their children.

And, keep a check on your own feelings. If you are experiencing difficulty from the effects of quarantine, contact a health care provider, a community organization or an emergency hotline number.

And that’s the Health & Lifestyle report. (VOA Learning English)

4.This article mentions some ways to help others during a quarantine. Which of the answers below is one of them?

Don’t forget “self-care” activities

Allen says everyone should include “self-care” activities during quarantine, such as exercise, reading or playing musical instruments. Getting exercise is important. Even if you must stay indoors, make sure to move your body. Maybe seek some online exercise classes.

5.Why is getting exercise important?

"People are at greater risk of anxiety and depression ..."

The word anxiety has similar meaning with ....

"...depression as a result of the isolation caused by quarantines" The word isolation means ....

Complete the paragraph with the right word

Psychologist also advises people during the quarantine to make 8).... Write a list of activities and times for carrying them out. These activities might 9) include cleaning your home, paying bills, making calls and preparing meals. Health 10)experts also suggest eating your meals at your usual times.

8)....

Psychologist also advises people during the quarantine to make 8).... Write a list of activities and times for carrying them out. These activities might 9)... cleaning your home, paying bills, making calls and preparing meals. Health 10)... also suggest eating your meals at your usual times.

9) ...

Psychologist also advises people during the quarantine to make 8).... Write a list of activities and times for carrying them out. These activities might 9).... cleaning your home, paying bills, making calls and preparing meals. Health 10)... also suggest eating your meals at your usual times.

10) ....

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.

Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. They did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.

According to the passage, all of the following have caused damage to the paintings EXCEPT _______.

At night, the solar energy (stored as vast quantities of heat in city buildings and roads) is slowly released into the city air. Additional city heat is given off at night (and during the day) by vehicles and factories, as well as by industrial and domestic heating and cooling units. The release of heat energy is retarded by the tall vertical city walls that do not allow infrared radiation to escape as readily as does the relatively level surface of the surrounding countryside. The slow release of heat tends to keep nighttime city temperatures higher than those of the faster-cooling rural areas.

The word "retarded" in the passage is closest in meaning to .....