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二、語意測驗: 請依文意選出一個最適當的答案，每題 1 分，共 5 分。16. _____ Ikigai, loosely translated, means sense of purpose in life. And in Okinawa, a person’s ikigai often grows as they get older. It is their reason for living, the thing that propels them out of bed in the morning. In the United States, people often retire in their mid-60s, but there isn’t a similar word in Japanese because the concept of retirement doesn’t even exist. Moai is an informal social group of people who have common interests and look out for each other. Your moai is your “tribe” and another reason Okinawans believe they live so long.
(A) Okinawa is a chain of islands about 400 miles southwest of mainland Japan.
(B) If you ask anyone in Okinawa why they live so long, you will doubtlessly hear two words: ikigai and moai.
(C) Combined with a particular diet and support network of friends or “moai”, ikigai is helping people live longer on Okinawa.
(D) Ikigai and moai make the elders in Okinawa less likely than their counterparts in the United States to have heart disease, dementia or certain cancers.