The book ABigFatCrisis: TheHiddenForcesBehindObesityEpidemic— andHowWeCanEndIt by Deborah Cohen, a senior natural scientist, is very popular now. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} But according to this book, the following are some misunderstandings of obesity or being overweight.

1)．If you're obese, blame your genes.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Yet, between 1980 and 2000, the number of Americans who are obese has doubled—too quickly for genetic factors to be responsible. At restaurants, a dollar puts more calories on our plates than ever before, because restaurant meals usually have more calories than what we prepare at home, so people who eat out more frequently have higher rates of obesity than those who eat out less.

2)．If you're obese, you lack self­control.

    Research shows that if we are faced with too much information, we have a tendency to make poor choices on diet. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Even, the most vigilant(警觉的)people may not be good controllers of themselves.

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    Although the US Department of Agriculture estimates that fewer than 5 per cent of Americans live in the “food deserts”， about 65 per cent of the nation's population is obese. For most of us, obesity is not related to access to more fresh fruits and vegetables, but to the choices we make in supermarkets.

4)．The problem is not that we eat too much, but that we don't exercise.

    Michelle Obama's “Let's Move” campaign is based on the idea that if kids exercise more, childhood obesity rates will decrease. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} In fact, although a drop in work­related physical activity may explain up to 100 fewer calories burned, leisure physical activity appears to have increased.

Shaking hands, American style

    People often shake hands in the United States. American men shake hands with other men. American women often shake hands with men, and sometimes they shake hands with other women. Adults shake hands with children. And some people even teach their dogs to shake hands! {#blank#}1{#/blank#} How do they shake hands just long enough? Just hard enough? Here are four little rules to remember.

1）Use your right hand.

2）Use good eye contact(眼神交流). Look at the person in the eye while you are shaking hands.

3）Don't shake too long.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Then let go and pull your hand back toward you.

4）{#blank#}3{#/blank#} When a handshake is weak, Americans think the person may not be a hard worker or a good leader. When a handshake is too strong, Americans think the person is too rough(粗鲁) or has bad manners.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} They shake hands when they meet for the first time. They shake hands to say congratulations. They shake hands when they meet after not seeing each other for a while. And they often shake hands when they say good-bye. In business, shaking hands shows agreement and honesty.

    Handshakes are good everywhere.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} So make sure to shake plenty of hands.

A. Offer you hand first.

B. Shake for no more than three seconds.

C. How do people shake hands correctly?

D. Don't shake too strongly or too weakly.

E. It is not polite to refuse a person's hand.

F. When do people in the United States shake hands?

G. Make sure your hands aren't sweaty when you do this.

    Ways to Take More Vegetables into your Meals

    Recently, an increasing number of health problems among people have been reported. Surveys show that most of us get around two to three kind of vegetables a day, falling far short of the five kinds that nutrition experts advise. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    Sneak vegetables into breakfast and lunch

    One reason we don't get enough vegetables is that many of us consider them merely as a rely a side dish to dinner. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    Follow the golden rule

    Half of your dinner plate should be filled with vegetables.   {#blank#}3{#/blank#}This is the perfectly balanced dinner, according to experts.

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    Half a cucumber, a whole tomato,or a long, fresh carrot are just as pleasant to eat as an apple.It may seem unusual, but who cares? A whole vegetable makes a terrific snack.

    Move your vegetables to the top shelf of the fridge

    As long as they're bagged properly, they'll last as well as they would in a vegetable fresh container. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}In particular, keep quick-to-eat vegetables such as baby carrots, tomatoes and cucumbers as accessible as possible.

    Go exotic

    Every week, try to buy a slightly foreign vegetable, perhaps something that you've never eaten before.
A. Eat vegetables like fruit
B. Take more unusual vegetables
C. More importantly,now they'll be seen easily and attractive.
D. Here are some health-boosting ways to take more vegetables into your daily diet.
E. That leaves a quarter of the plate for rice or noodles and a quarter for meal or fish.
F. If you really want to eat more vegetables, you can also eat them at breakfast and lunch.
G. When you want to eat more vegetables, make sure your fridge will be full of vegetables.

How to be a good apartment neighbor

    When you live in an apartment, everything comes with responsibilities. An apartment lifestyle can be complicated when it comes to social behaviors or manners. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}This article offers a few helpful tips on maintaining（维持）a good relationship with your apartment neighbors, so that you can live in harmony.

    Be friendly towards others. You don't necessarily need to know them. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Greetings bring friendly relationships and make it easier to communicate with others in the future if anyone has questions or concerns.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} It may be normal to walk from the parking lot to your front door, but you'll need to consider how loud a person is. Avoid stepping heavily on stairwells, especially when leaving before sunrise or coming back late at night. Keep the noise at whisper-level in hallways. Close doors behind you gently. Don't shut them loudly.

    Care the old. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} If you see them in the parking lot with groceries, ask them if they need help carrying them inside the building and hold doors open for them.

    Be considerate of the noise level inside the apartment. This is one of the most common complaints reported to managers. More attention to noise is needed if you live above another person. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} If a neighbor requests that you keep the noise level down, take it to heart.

A. Remember to make an apology.

B. But a simple hello goes a long way.

C. Be soft-spoken when entering and exiting.

D. Soft footwear makes less noise than boots or high heels.

E. Always offer positive assistance to your elderly neighbors.

F. Good manners can certainly make apartment life much easier.

G. Loud laughter and conversations in public place are annoying.

    There is nothing worse than sitting next to someone whose breath smells bad. In order to solve this problem, people have tried various methods since thousands of years ago.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. Nowadays, we use gum（口香糖）instead and it seems to be much easier.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. Scientists can even tell whether or not somebody has a disease just from a simple breath test now.

    How does it work? Breath is made up of waste chemicals that the body makes.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. In fact, they are just like fingerprints （指纹）—that's why scientists sometimes call them “ breathprints” .

    Compared with other kinds of tests, a breath test is much quicker. Instead of taking hours, it only takes a few minutes.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. This machine will help to test their breath. It has been useful in finding early signs of problems such as stomach cancer.

Now, scientists are trying to use breath tests as many as they can.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

A. There are many ways to make your breath smell better

B. It's much cheaper to do a breath test than other tests

C. How your breath smells says a lot about your health

D. In ancient China, people used to eat a special plant to make their breath smell better

E. Hopefully, someday, visits to the hospital will be a lot quicker and easier for everyone

F. Breath tests are also a lot easier to do than regular tests as people only need to blow into a special machine

G. Scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology found that these chemicals are different for each person

A writing club is a group consisting of writers who meet together to share and comment on manuscripts (手稿). People who write stories, poetry, or even non-fiction articles can join a writing club. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}But the usual site is in a library, bookstore, private home, or a school.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Joining a club allows writers to understand the challenges of being a writer. And members of a writing club can receive constructive criticism (评论) from their fellow writers so that they can learn how to make their articles stronger. Moreover, commenting on other writers' manuscripts allows them to see what makes a writing piece interesting or boring.

If a writer wants to become a member of a writing club, he can find one by contacting the public library or a local university. Many writing groups will advertise for new members in local newspapers as well. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

But sometimes, no matter how a writer has tried, he may still experience extreme difficulties finding a writing group to join or finding a writing group suitable for him. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} He only needs to advertise for desired members by posting online, placing an ad in local newspapers, etc.

For many writers, the journey of writing is demanding. For example, writing can be troubled by lack of inspiration. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}So joining a group of writers can be the ideal way a writer can improve his writing skills and assist others with their manuscripts.

A. And writing can be a lonely task.

B. There are many benefits of joining a writing club.

C. Members of a writing club should know each other.

D. If that happens, the writer can start his own club.

E. Joining a writing club has advantages and disadvantages.

F. It's also possible to find writing clubs on the Internet.

G. A writing club can have meetings just anywhere.