Read the text. Mark the statements true (T) or false (F).

Read the text. Mark the statements true (T) or false (F). YOU ASK WE ANSWER! Q WHY DO WOMEN LIVE LONGER THAN MEN? A Women generally live six years longer than men. Evidence suggests that boys are the weaker sex at birth, which means that more die in infancy. Also women do not have as much heart disease as men. In terms of lifestyle, men smoke more than women and thus more die of smokingrelated diseases. They also drink more and are generally more aggressive in behaviour, particularly when driving cars, so they are more likely to die in accidents. Also, they generally have more dangerous occupations, such as building work. Historically, women died in childbirth and men in wars. Hence nuns and philosophers often lived to great ages. Now, childbearing is less risky and there are fewer wars. The country with the highest life expectancy is Japan, where the average age for men is 76 and for women 82. 1 More boys die as babies or small children than girls. ____ 2 Women suffer more from heart disease and smoking-relateddiseases than men. ____ 3 Men have more car accidents when driving drunk. ____ 4 Nuns used to live for a long time because they didnt have children. ____ 5 Nowadays having children is less dangerous to womens health than it used to be. ____ 6The difference in average life expectancy of women compared with men is greater in Japan than in other countries. ____