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  Living a longer, healthier life can start with your diet.  You could add up to 13 years to your life  if you ate a few red and processed meats and more fruits and vegetables, legumes, whole grains, and nuts, a recent study revealed. Vocabulary longevity /lônˈjevədē/  n. long life: Ex: Women have greater longevity than men. vital /ˈvīd(ə)l/  adj. A bsolutely necessary or important; essential: Ex: Plant-based diet is vital to longevity. sustain /səˈstān/  v. strengthen or support physically or mentally: Ex: Look for small steps that you can sustain. slump /sləmp/  v. undergo a sudden fall’ to drop or slide down suddenly; An extended period of poor performance : Ex: Office workers have an afternoon slump. affect /əˈfek(t)/  v. to have an influence on or effect a change: Ex: Cold weather affected the crops.   Comprehension Questions   What is a plant-based diet?   What to do to become aware of your real eating habits?   What was ...

  If you are freelance, earn by the commission, small business owner, or depend on a paying client, your income is most likely unpredictable from year to year. Vocabulary expense /ikˈspens/  n. the cost required for something; the money spent on something:   E x: Know your fixed and variable expenses. debt /det/ n. money owed or due:   Ex: Prepare to pay your debts. tax /taks/  n. a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions :   Ex: Set aside money for your business tax. penalty /ˈpenltē/  n. a punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract :   E x: Set aside money to pay taxes to avoid penalties. asset /ˈaˌset/  n. a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality; things that you own:   Ex: Cash is an asset. leverage /ˈlev(ə)rij/  v. use (something) to maximum advantage:   Ex: " … the organiza...

  17th-century  painting  showing a Black woman with her White companion has been placed under a temporary export bar to reduce the risk of the artwork leaving the  United Kingdom . Vocabulary allegorical /ˌaləˈɡôrək(ə)l/  adj.   in or  relating  to a  story ,  play ,  picture , or other  work  in which t he  characters  and  events   represent   moral ,  religious , or  political   qualities  or  ideas : E x:   …  the composition is allegorical anonymous /əˈnänəməs/  adj. N ot identified by name; of unknown name: Ex: The anonymous painting is… impartial /imˈpärSH(ə)l/  adj. T reating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just: E x: … an independent body that offers impartial advice. rarity /ˈrerədē/ n. something rare, unusual, or uncommon: E x: This anonymous painting is a great rarity in British art. stern /stərn/  adj. (of a person or t...

  The 21st century has seen the advent of the new economy, thanks to technological innovation and development. Vocabulary   Industrial revolution T he process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by  industry  and machine manufacturing. Digital revolution T he shift from mechanical and analog electronic technology to  digital  electronics which began in the latter half of the 20 th  century Advent T he fact of an event happening, an invention being made,  or  a person arriving Standardization The process of making something conform to a standard Customized Modified to suit a particular individual or task     Comprehension questions   What has the 21 st  century should be thankful for?  What was the start point of the industrial revolution? What was the organizational hierarchy of the industrial revolution? What have c ompanies taken advantage of in the industrial revolution? What has the ...