9．
Americans know the benefits of having a healthy diet．In school，children learn to eat a variety of healthy foods．People grow up aware of the value of （41）Dcalories．They hear about the health dangers of chemicals added to （42）Hfood．They realize they shouldn't eat too many sweets or fats．Many American consumers read （43）Acarefully for nutrition information．That way they can compare products and eat the best foods．
Keeping fit-or maybe getting in shape-is often high on the list of New Year's resolutions for Americans．In the past two decades，fitness has become a fashion．Many Americans have joined health clubs to work out with （44）Gequipment．Sports stores sell sports shoes and clothing for every possible exercise （45）E．People can even buy weights and equipment and set up their own exercise center at home!
Statistics give health experts good reason to be disappointed．Americans exercise less than they used to．The number of people taking part in fitness activities （46）Ffrom 41.7 million in 1991 to only 32 million in 1993．Among high school students，only 37 percent （47）Ithree times per week．However，70 percent of teenagers watch at least an hour of TV every day，and 38 percent watch over three hours．As a result，the （48）BAmerican gained eight pounds during the 1980's．At least one-third of Americans weigh 20 percent more than their ideal weight．
Still，by many （49）K，Americans enjoy good health．Medical care in the United States，while expensive，is among the best in the world．The U．S．Government （50）Cstrict food inspections to ensure that food is of the highest quality．Food producers must label products accurately．Many resources，such as magazines，TV programs and even the Internet，allow people to find out how to improve their health．Americans know how to make themselves more healthy．They just need to do it．
| A．labels B．average C．requires D．counting E．situation F．dropped G．professional H．packaged I．exercise J．processing K．standards |
Keeping fit-or maybe getting in shape-is often high on the list of New Year's resolutions for Americans．In the past two decades，fitness has become a fashion．Many Americans have joined health clubs to work out with （44）Gequipment．Sports stores sell sports shoes and clothing for every possible exercise （45）E．People can even buy weights and equipment and set up their own exercise center at home!
Statistics give health experts good reason to be disappointed．Americans exercise less than they used to．The number of people taking part in fitness activities （46）Ffrom 41.7 million in 1991 to only 32 million in 1993．Among high school students，only 37 percent （47）Ithree times per week．However，70 percent of teenagers watch at least an hour of TV every day，and 38 percent watch over three hours．As a result，the （48）BAmerican gained eight pounds during the 1980's．At least one-third of Americans weigh 20 percent more than their ideal weight．
Still，by many （49）K，Americans enjoy good health．Medical care in the United States，while expensive，is among the best in the world．The U．S．Government （50）Cstrict food inspections to ensure that food is of the highest quality．Food producers must label products accurately．Many resources，such as magazines，TV programs and even the Internet，allow people to find out how to improve their health．Americans know how to make themselves more healthy．They just need to do it．
8．Can you escape from a sinking vehicle？The answer is obviously yes．"But you've got to be quick．"said Gordon Greisbeck，a professor from the University of Manitoba's．Here he gives four rules of survival．
Rule 1．Don't call 911until you are out of the car．You should get out of that vehicle immediately after unbucklingThink about calling 911once you've made it out alive．‘Time is very important，"Greisbeck says，"If you touch your cell phone，you're probably going to die．"
Rule 2．Don't open the door．Roll down or break the windows instead．Opening the door is very difficult against the water pressure and it also allows so much water into the vehicle that it will speed up the sinking process．Since most vehicles now have electronically controlled windows，it is probable that the circuits （电路） will short before you have a chance to roll them down．So you'll need a tool like the Life Hammer to break the windows open．And make sure these tools are within reach at all times．
Rule 3．Children first．Everybody should get out of their own window if possible，but the kids are going to have a harder time fighting through the rush of water，so push them out if you have to．Greisbeck suggests starting with the oldest kids and taking the youngest out in your arms．
Rule 4．Get out．Swim through the broken windows as fast as possible．You can't imagine what will happen in the next second．Any intention to take your belongings can be deadly．
If you've failed to get the windows rolled down or broken，you'll still have the slightest of chances to escape．Once water fills the car，the pressure will be equalized and you will be able to open the door．But to do this，you will also have to be expert at holding your breath in an extremely stressful situation．
Rule 1．Don't call 911until you are out of the car．You should get out of that vehicle immediately after unbucklingThink about calling 911once you've made it out alive．‘Time is very important，"Greisbeck says，"If you touch your cell phone，you're probably going to die．"
Rule 2．Don't open the door．Roll down or break the windows instead．Opening the door is very difficult against the water pressure and it also allows so much water into the vehicle that it will speed up the sinking process．Since most vehicles now have electronically controlled windows，it is probable that the circuits （电路） will short before you have a chance to roll them down．So you'll need a tool like the Life Hammer to break the windows open．And make sure these tools are within reach at all times．
Rule 3．Children first．Everybody should get out of their own window if possible，but the kids are going to have a harder time fighting through the rush of water，so push them out if you have to．Greisbeck suggests starting with the oldest kids and taking the youngest out in your arms．
Rule 4．Get out．Swim through the broken windows as fast as possible．You can't imagine what will happen in the next second．Any intention to take your belongings can be deadly．
If you've failed to get the windows rolled down or broken，you'll still have the slightest of chances to escape．Once water fills the car，the pressure will be equalized and you will be able to open the door．But to do this，you will also have to be expert at holding your breath in an extremely stressful situation．
| How to （76）Survive a Sinking Vehicle | ||
| Rules | Details | （77）Reasons |
| Don't call Immediately． | Make a phone call once you've （78）succeeded in escaping． | Time is of great importance． |
| Don't open the door． | Roll down the windows or use a Life Hammer to make the windows（79）broken/open． | ◆The water pressure can make opening the door （80）difficult/hard． ◆The vehicle will sink （81）faster if you open the door． ◆Most cars have electronically controlled windows and the circuits will （82）probably short． |
| Children first． | Push the oldest kids out first，and then go out with the youngest in your（83）arms． | Kids have more difficulty （84）fighting/struggling through the rush of water． |
| Get out． | Swim through the broken windows as fast as possible． | What will happen is （85）beyond your imagination． |
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At the beginning of last year，I wrote a column that questioned whether the increase in food allergies among children was a matter of overreporting．It began with this carefully calibrated （已校准的） thought："Your kid doesn't have a（n） （41）F to nuts．Your kid has a parent who needs to feel special．"After that，I got a little unpleasant．
The column was not the first thing that came to mind after my 1-year-old son Laszlo started （42）C，then breaking out in hives，then rubbing his eyes，then crying through welded-shut eyes，then screaming and，finally，vomiting （呕吐） a lot at the entrance of the Children's Hospital （43）Jroom an hour after eating his first batch of blended mixed nuts．But it was the second thing．Because after my nut-allergy column came out，many parents wrote me violent e-mails saying they hoped that one day I would have a child with （44）Aallergies．I realized I was learning a terrible but （45）Elesson：it's really mean to wish food allergies on a kid who isn't even born yet．
After this case，（46）G on using an EpiPen （肾上腺素） and shock at the fact that the Children's Hospital contains a McDonald's，we went home．Sitting up at 3 in the morning，I found myself （47）Ibelieving in the nut-allergy infectiousness．I was ready to （48）Bnuts from schools，parks and all the blue states，since I was（49）Hto go to any of the other ones．I started to think that Jenny McCarthy was right about all kinds of things，even acting choices．
| A．life-threatening B．ban C．sneezing D．protect E．priceless F．allergy G．instruction H．unlikely I．totally J．emergency |
The column was not the first thing that came to mind after my 1-year-old son Laszlo started （42）C，then breaking out in hives，then rubbing his eyes，then crying through welded-shut eyes，then screaming and，finally，vomiting （呕吐） a lot at the entrance of the Children's Hospital （43）Jroom an hour after eating his first batch of blended mixed nuts．But it was the second thing．Because after my nut-allergy column came out，many parents wrote me violent e-mails saying they hoped that one day I would have a child with （44）Aallergies．I realized I was learning a terrible but （45）Elesson：it's really mean to wish food allergies on a kid who isn't even born yet．
After this case，（46）G on using an EpiPen （肾上腺素） and shock at the fact that the Children's Hospital contains a McDonald's，we went home．Sitting up at 3 in the morning，I found myself （47）Ibelieving in the nut-allergy infectiousness．I was ready to （48）Bnuts from schools，parks and all the blue states，since I was（49）Hto go to any of the other ones．I started to think that Jenny McCarthy was right about all kinds of things，even acting choices．
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Painting has been continuously practiced by humans for some 20，000years．It was one of the earliest ways in which man （41）I to express his own personality and his emerging understanding of an existence beyond the material world．Unlike music and dance，however，examples of early forms of painting have （42）J to the present day．Painting，like other arts，（43）D universal qualities that make it easy for viewers of all nations and civilizations to understand and appreciate．
The major （44）E examples of early painting anywhere in the world are found in Western Europe and the Russia．But some 5，000years ago，the areas in which important paintings were created（45）H to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and neighboring regions．Therefore，Western shared a European cultural tradition-the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin and，later，the countries of the New World．
Western painting is in general distinguished by its （46）B on the representation of the human figure．The Renaissance（文艺复兴） extended this tradition through a close examination of the natural world and an investigation of balance，harmony，and perspective in the visible world．The first real （47）A from figurative painting came with the growth of landscape painting in the 17th and 18th centuries．The landscape and figurative traditions developed together in the 19th century in an atmosphere that was （48）C concerned with"painterly"qualities of the interaction of light and color and the expressive qualities of paint handling．In the 20th century these interests contributed to the development of a third （49）G tradition in Western painting，abstract painting．
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The major （44）E examples of early painting anywhere in the world are found in Western Europe and the Russia．But some 5，000years ago，the areas in which important paintings were created（45）H to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and neighboring regions．Therefore，Western shared a European cultural tradition-the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin and，later，the countries of the New World．
Western painting is in general distinguished by its （46）B on the representation of the human figure．The Renaissance（文艺复兴） extended this tradition through a close examination of the natural world and an investigation of balance，harmony，and perspective in the visible world．The first real （47）A from figurative painting came with the growth of landscape painting in the 17th and 18th centuries．The landscape and figurative traditions developed together in the 19th century in an atmosphere that was （48）C concerned with"painterly"qualities of the interaction of light and color and the expressive qualities of paint handling．In the 20th century these interests contributed to the development of a third （49）G tradition in Western painting，abstract painting．