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One day June Green visited the family doctor, Edward Smith. Dr. Smith was an old man with a long beard.

“What’s the problem, June?” Dr. Smith asked her.

“I’m very worried about my son, teddy.” Mrs. Green said, “I can’t stop him from gambling(赌博). He spends all his money betting on horse races. And not just on horse races,he’ll bet on anything. It doesn’t matter what it is.”

“I’ve cured people of gambling before.” Dr. Smith said, “Send him to me. I’ll talk to him.”

A week later, Dr. Smith spoke to Mrs. Green on the phone. “I think I’ve cured your son.” he said. “That’s wonderful. How did you do it?”

“Well,” the doctor said, “It was very strange. While we were talking, he was looking at my beard. Suddenly he said, ‘I bet you $50 that’s a false beard.’” “Oh, no!” Mrs. Green cried. “It’s all right,” the doctor said, “I knew what to do. ‘My beard isn’t a false one,’ I told him, ‘And I can prove it.’”

“ ‘Can I pull your beard and find out?’ your son asked me.”

“I thought, this was my chance to teach him a lesson, so I said, ‘Yes, you can pull my beard.’ ”

“Well, he pulled it, and soon found out it was real.” The doctor laughed. “He had to pay me $50. That should cure his gambling.”

“Doctor,” Mrs. Green said, “You’re wrong. You haven’t cured him. You’ve made him even worse.”

“How can that be?”

“The day before he went to see you, he bet me$100 that you would ask him to pull your beard!”

1.How much money did Teddy win in the end?

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2.What was Teddy’s problem?

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3.Did the doctor cure Teddy? Why or why not?

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Body image—the way people feel about their looks — is a big problem for many young people today. According to a study, more than half the teenage girls in the USA think they should be on a diet (节食). 1.

But what's the cause? In the study, many blame (责备) the media (媒体). Turn on the TV and you'll probably see beautiful models, handsome actors and healthy and strong sports stars. Open a magazine or a newspaper, look through the Internet, and it's usually the same.

Many young people feel pressure to look like these "perfect" people. 2. In the USA, the average woman is 163 cm tall and weighs 64 kilos, but the average model is 180 cm tall and weighs 53 kilos.

When people don't match up to these standards, they may become less confident. 3. Students can lose so many confidence that they start to stop taking part in classroom activities at school.

4. In the UK, for example, women over 50 spend more money on cosmetics (化妆品) than any other age group. Older men spend a lot of money trying to avoid hair loss. Is there a solution to the problem? A 2016 study in the UK suggested that body image lessons should be provided in schools. Others believe it's a problem that all of society needs to deal with. 5.

A.But for most, this is just not possible.

B.Some stop eating properly in order to lose weight.

C.But most of the adults don’t pay attention to it at all.

D.Body image problems don’t disappear as we get older, either.

E.When we get older, maybe we more care about our health and safety.

F.They suggest we need to judge people by what they do, not what they look like.

G.And almost 20% teenage boys are worried about their bodies and weight.

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