Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage: When they marry, husbands and wives have well-developed health histories and well-established congenital（天生的）and developmental propensities（嗜好） toward good and ill health. Substantial research suggests that, given the existing health propensity and health condition of an individual at a particular time, his or her probability of better or worse future health is affected by a variety of socially mediated factors that are subject to influence or manipulation by his or her spouse.Spouses can promote each others health by ameliorating（改善）psychological stress. A substantial literature develops strong evidence that psychological stress causes illness, increases , and serves as an important mechanism that links socioeconomic characteristics to health and mortality. Stress-reducing mechanisms include removal of sources of stress, and management of stress by talking about it to a trusted other person, psychiatric treatment, physical exercise, recreation and other means. A spouse can provide or encourage all of these stress-reducing behaviors. Spouses also can promote each others health by providing each other with supportive social contact, and they can facilitate or inhibit each others social contact with supportive others. Evidence suggests that health is greatly advanced by supportive social contacts, including positive interaction with relatives, friends, coworkers and acquaintances. Recent experimental data shows that persons with more diverse social networks are more resistant to experimentally introduced upper respiratory viruses than persons with less diverse social networks.Spouses can also promote each others health by providing each other with money income, and they can help each other manage money income effectively. Money does not buy health directly, but it can be goods and services that make good health more likely. These goods and services include nutritious food, a hygienic and safe environment, medical care, and amenities that reduce psychological stress. Unless estranged(使疏远)or unusually wealthy, husbands and wives almost always share their financial resources and purchases and consume many of these health-promoting goods and services jointly. In short, there are many ways in which spouses can influence each others probability of good health. 26. What is the passage mainly about? A) How can spouses promote each others health. B) The spouses probability of future health. C) Effects of spouses employment and hours of work on each others health. D) Spouses influence each other in various ways.
27. According to the author, what is the most effective way for the husband to reduce psychological stress? A) To talk to other person. B) To go to see psychiatrist. C) To enjoy. D) To talk with his wife.
28. Which one is the suitable summary of paragraph 1? A) Spouses influence is of vital importance to each others health. B) Spouses influence has nothing to do with health. C) Healthy spouses will remain health after their marriage. D) There are a variety of socially mediated factors.
29. How can money make good health? A) Money can buy health directly. B) Spouses can manage money income effectively. C) Money can provide spouses with goods and services, which is likely to make good health. D) Husbands and wives share everything.
30. Which of the following is likely to make spouses in ill health? A) Positive interaction with relatives. B) Appropriate physical exercise. C) Few social networks. D) Nutritious food.
, and serves as an important mechanism that links socioeconomic characteristics to health and mortality. Stress-reducing mechanisms include removal of sources of stress, and management of stress by talking about it to a trusted other person, psychiatric treatment, physical exercise, recreation and other means. A spouse can provide or encourage all of these stress-reducing behaviors. Spouses also can promote each others health by providing each other with supportive social contact, and they can facilitate or inhibit each others social contact with supportive others. Evidence suggests that health is greatly advanced by supportive social contacts, including positive interaction with relatives, friends, coworkers and acquaintances. Recent experimental data shows that persons with more diverse social networks are more resistant to experimentally introduced upper respiratory viruses than persons with less diverse social networks.Spouses can also promote each others health by providing each other with money income, and they can help each other manage money income effectively. Money does not buy health directly, but it can be 
goods and services that make good health more likely. These goods and services include nutritious food, a hygienic and safe environment, medical care, and amenities that reduce psychological stress. Unless estranged(使疏远)or unusually wealthy, husbands and wives almost always share their financial resources and purchases and consume many of these health-promoting goods and services jointly. In short, there are many ways in which spouses can influence each others probability of good health. 
