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Yoga is a healthy lifestyle. One of the benefits of yoga is that you can choose a yoga style that is suitable for your lifestyle, such as hot yoga, power yoga, relaxation yoga, etc. If you are a yoga beginner, Hatha Yoga, which focuses on basic postures at a comfortable pace, would be great for you. If you want to increase strength through using more of your own body’s resistance, Power Yoga may be right for you. Whether you prefer you're at home, in a private session, watching a DVD or at a studio or gym, there are a huge variety of options available to suit your goals and needs.

Improved flexibility is one of the first and most obvious benefits of yoga.  During your first class, you probably won’t be able to touch your toes. But if you stick with it, you’ll notice a gradual loosening, and eventually, seemingly impossible poses will become possible. Each of the yoga poses is built to reinforce the muscles around the spine, the very center of your body, which is the core from which everything else operates.

When the core is working properly, posture is improved, thus alleviating back, shoulder, and neck pain. Strong muscles do more than look good.  They also protect us from conditions like arthritis and back pain, and help prevent falls in elderly people. And when you build strength through yoga, you balance it with flexibility. If you just went to the gym and lifted weights, you might build strength at the expense of flexibility.

Yoga gets your blood flowing. More specifically, the relaxation exercises you learn in yoga can help your circulation, especially in your hands and feet. Yoga also gets more oxygen to your cells, which function better as a result. Twisting poses are thought to wring out venous blood from internal organs and allow oxygenated blood to flow in once the twist is released. Many studies found that a consistent yoga practice improved depression and led to greater levels of happiness and better immune function.

(Adapted from https://www.anahana.com/en/yoga/yoga)

Question 23: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the benefits of yoga?

A. increased flexibility                        B. improved blood circulation

C. better social skills                                D. enhanced immune function

Question 24: The word reinforce in paragraph 2 is OPPOSITE in meaning to:

A. weaken                B. stretch                C. soften                D. tighten

Question 25: The word They in paragraph 3 refers to:

A. Conditions                B. Strong muscles        C. Elderly people        D. Falls

Question 26: The word session in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by:

A. incident                B. class                 C. meeting                D. event

Question 27: According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. All yoga styles require an advanced level of fitness.        

B. Yoga can help reduce shoulder and neck pain.

C. Flexibility is the only benefit of yoga.                        

D. Depression is unrelated to yoga practice.

Question 28: Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?

A. Twisting poses are harmful as they reduce blood flow to the organs.

B. Twisting poses only benefit blood flow when done in moderation.

C. Twisting poses block blood flow and cause tension in the organs.

D. Twisting poses may help remove old blood from organs and bring in fresh blood.

Question 29: In which paragraph does the author discuss how yoga can improve mental health and immunity?

A. Paragraph 1                B. Paragraph 2                        C. Paragraph 3                D. Paragraph 4

Question 30: In which paragraph does the author describe the types of yoga suitable for different goals?

A. Paragraph 1                B. Paragraph 2                        C. Paragraph 3                D. Paragraph 4

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