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13.Health is by all means the most important,and we shouldn't be embarrassed about our weight.

分析 健康一定是最重要的,而且我们不应该对我们的体重感到尴尬.

解答 答案:embarrassed.
分析句子内容可知,健康重要,那么对于自己的体重以健康为美,所以不应该感到尴尬,be embarrassed about对…感到难为情,尴尬;故答案为embarrassed.

点评 首字母填空题考查的是词汇的记忆和运用能力,平时要注意积累和运用.同时还要注意提示字母.

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