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Do you love the holidays,but hate the pounds that follow? You are not alone. Holidays are times for feasting and celebrating. Many people are worried about their weight.With proper planning,though,it is possible to keep normal weight during the holidays.Whether it is celebrating at the office party or sitting down for the traditional family dinner,regard eating as a time for tasting a variety of the foods.The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much. You don't have to turn away from the foods that you enjoy.

Here are some tips for preventing weight gain and maintaining physical fitness:

Don't skip meals.Before you leave home,have a small,low-fat meal or snack.This may help to avoid getting too excited before delicious foods.

Control portions.Use a small plate (about 10 inches) and put aside the large ones that may encourage you to “load up.” You should be most comfortable eating an amount of food about the size of your fist. Once you have your “tasting” serving,move away from the buffet(自助餐). Doing so will make it less tempting to be eating constantly as your appetite is inspired by the sight of food.

Begin with soup and fruit or vegetables. Fill up beforehand on water-based soup and raw fruit or vegetables. Or drink a large glass of water before you eat to help you feel full.

Stick to physical activity. Don't let exercise take a break during the holidays. A 20-minute walk after a meal can help burn off excess calories.

Avoid high-fat foods. Dishes that look oily or creamy may have a large amount of fat. Choose lean meats. Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables. Use lemon juice instead of dessert or butter.

1.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.You had better turn your attention away from delicious foods.

B.Drinking some water or soup before eating helps you eat less.

C.Holidays are happy days with pleasure but they may bring weight problems.

D.Physical exercise can reduce the chance of putting on weight.

2.Which of the following CANNOT help lose weight according to the passage?

A.Lean meats.

B.Dessert or butter.

C.Raw fruit or vegetables.

D.Physical exercise.

3.Many people can't control their weight after the holidays mainly because they _______.

A.can't help being tempted to eat constantly

B.take part in too many parties

C.enjoy delicious foods

D.can't help turning away from the foods

4.If the passage appears in the newspaper,you think it should belong to ______ Column.

A.Holidays and Festivals

B.Health and Fitness

C.Fashion and Frontier

D.Student Times Club

They’re WILD animals

By Ernst-Ulrich Franzen

March 11, 2010 (3) Comments

The story about the woman who lost some fingers while feeding a bear at a zoo in Manitowoc, after she ignored warnings and barriers(栅栏), reminded me of the story I heard about a couple who put their baby on the back of a wild horse in South Dakota to get a really cute picture. We all do silly things at times — no one is immune — but treating wild animals as lovely pets has to fall into a special category. Teddy bears and Disney movies aren’t actually representative of real bears.

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1. TosaLeft - Mar 11, 2010 10:46AM

Don’t you think that maybe, just maybe some alcohol was involved?

2. tk421 - Mar 11, 2010 11:09 AM

It was already approved that alcohol was involved. Stories that begin with a drunk person saying “Hey, I got an idea, watch this!” rarely end well.

3. Tristan Kloss - Mar 11, 2010 11:41 AM

Alcohol certainly isn’t involved when people decide to keep “pets” like chimpanzees, baby tigers, etc. Stupidity, definitely. Dogs are pets because of thousands of years of domestication. Even farm animals, which have been kept by humans for thousands of years as well, aren’t let in the house. So why keep animals that treat human contact with, at best, indifference(冷淡、不在乎) and, at worst, violence?

1.In Ernst-Ulrich Franzen’s opinion, the woman lost her fingers because ________.

A. the zoo keepers didn’t warn her of the danger

B. she didn’t know the bear was a wild animal

C. she was somehow influenced by cartoon characters

D. she climbed over the barriers and angered the bear

2.TosaLeft thinks the wounded woman ________.

A. may have been drunk

B. may be a little stupid

C. was addicted to wine

D. fed wine to the bear

3.tk421 means a drunk person ________.

A. should be forbidden to enter the zoo

B. usually gets himself into trouble

C. is often fond of making up stories

D. usually likes to show himself off

4.What does Tristan Kloss think of people treating wild animals as pets?

A. Kind. B. Illegal.

C. Loving. D. Stupid.

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Although problems are a part of our lives,it certainly doesn’t mean that we let them rule our lives forever.One day or the other, you’11 have to stand up and say—problem,I don’t want you in my life.

1. Problems with friends,parents,girlfriends,husbands,and children—the list goes on. Apart from these.the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too.These keep adding to our problems.Problems come in different shapes,colors and feelings.

But good news is that all problems can be dealt with.Now read on how to solve your problems.

Talk about your problems.What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help.2. Talking helps you move on and let go.

Write your problems.3. When you write down your problems,you are setting free all the tension from your system.You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems.By doing this,imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.

Don't lose faith and hope.No matter what you lose in life,don’t lose faith and hope.Even if you lose all your money,family…you should still have faith.4.

Your problems aren’t the worst.No matter what problem you get in life,there’re another one million people whose problems are huger than yours.5.Your problems might just seem big and worse,but in reality they can be removed.

Go about and solve your problems because every problem,however big or small,always has away out.

A.But the truth is that when you talk about it,you’re setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you.

B.When we have a pressing,critical,urgent,and life-threatening problem,how do we try to solve it.

C.Tell yourself:when they can deal with them,why can't I?

D.Of course,we’ve been fighting troubles ever since we were born.

E.We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.

F.Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don't want a real person to talk with.

G.With faith and hope,you can rebuild everything that you lose.

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