题目内容
—It’s a good idea. But who is going to ________ the plan?
—I think Peter and Mike will.
A. get through B. take in C. carry out D. set aside
C
Many people like to eat at a favorite restaurant on their birthday. 71 Here are the tips about how to eat for free on your birthday.
Notice promotional (促销的) cards or signs at restaurants for their e-club or online notification of special offers. Sometimes it is called a birthday club. In some cases they ask for your email address and at other times, you register online from your own computer. 72
If you don’t know whether your favorite restaurant has an e-club, look them up online. Just search their name if it’s a chain. Look over the webpage for anything that says SIGN UP or JOIN. It may call it an e-club.
You will receive e-mail advertisements from them. 73 if it asks for birthday and anniversary dates when you sign up, then the restaurant usually will send you a personal coupon and invitation for that event.
Check your e-mail the week leading up to your birthday. All the e-clubs that you signed up for will be sending their invitations.
Read the fine print on all the offers before deciding where to eat on your birthday. Some are only on the exact date. 74 There may be other requirements, like free dessert when you buy an entree (主菜).
Choose the most inviting offer or over several days, take advantage of free dining opportunities. __75
A.Anyway, look around for these offers and get signed up. |
B.However, others may be for any time over a two-week period. |
C.But how can we eat better in a free restaurant? |
D.It would be an even greater treat if the meal or part of the meal were free. |
E. Why not celebrate your birthday for a whole week, not just one day?
F. Often the advertisements will include discount coupons(优惠券).
G. So don’t go to such restaurant.
Do you know soon eleven biggest food and drink companies of the nations will adopt new rules to limit advertising to children under the age of 12, a move that restricts ads for products such as McDonald’s Happy Meals and the use of popular cartoon characters.
The companies announced their new rules ahead of a Federal Trade Commission hearing on Wednesday that steps up pressure on the companies to help solve the growing child obesity problem through more responsible marketing. The self-given rules include promises by seven companies who will no longer use licensed characters, such as those made popular through movies or TV shows, to advertise online or in print media unless they’re promoting their healthier products. Four other companies said they do not advertise at all to children under 12.
“I think this is a very good step forward. It’s not the end of the journey but it’s a good way down the road,” said Margo Wootan, Nutrition Policy Director at the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Since the FTC first publicly raised the issue in 2005, many of the companies have started selling products with better nutrition in mind. The companies hope their self-regulation efforts — organized through the Council of Better Business Bureaus — will fend off any new and more strict federal regulation.
Parents are happy to see new rules that restrict the use of cartoon characters such as Shrek, Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants. “It catches their eyes when you’re shopping,” said Josephine Thomas, a mother of three boys who lives in Manhattan. “As soon as they see a Shrek or Mickey Mouse, they automatically look at that and they don’t see what they really need. That’s one of the biggest problems when you go shopping.” That’s one reason the food companies have said they will now only use licensed characters to advertise their “better for you” products.
1.The reason why the food and drink companies will take action is that they want to___________
A.promote sales across the country |
B.limit advertising to children under the age of 12 |
C.meet increasing demands from kids |
D.adapt to the new federal regulations |
2.What can we learn from the text that the seven companies ____.
A.may still use cartoon characters in advertising |
B.are going to stop advertising to children under 12 |
C.Would like to continue the cooperation with entertainment media |
D.will make food and drink specially for fat kids |
3.What of the following can best describe the underlined words “fend off”?
A.prevent ... from happening |
B.draw up or work out |
C.pay attention to |
D.give a warm welcome to |
4.What does Josephine Thomas advise in the last paragraph?
A.kids spend too much on unhealthy food |
B.parents are strict about their kids’ food choice |
C.“better for you” products are popular with kids |
D.ads with cartoon characters mislead kids |