Michael Essany is the young star of his own TV talk show. When he was 14, he bought some 　 36　 machines and asked a local television station to air (播放) his show. Michael contacted (联系)500 famous people but only three of them 　 37　 to be on his show. However, now many well-known people want to be on his show. In 2003, the Michael Essany Show became so 　 38　 that even the E! network made a show about his show!

　　　 Michael’s show is 　 39　 from the living room of his family’s house. Before the show starts, his parents 　 40　 the guests at the airport and make them comfortable. While the show is 　 41　 , Michael tells jokes and interviews the guests, and his parents 　 42　 the video machines. After Michael finished the show, the guests eat dinner with Michael and his 　 43　 in the dining room.

　　　 Michael’s fame (名气) is 　 44　 , but he still has plans and goals. “I would like to be the host of The Tonight Show. That is my 　 45　 , and it’s a dream I intend to realize one day.”

36. A. radio　　　　　 B. video　　　　 　 C. washing　　 D. Internet

37. A. forgot　　　　 B. refused　　　 　 C. remind　　　　　　 D. agreed

38. A. strange　　　 B. popular　　　 　 C. serious　　 D. famous

39. A. recorded　　 B. discovered　　　　 C. introduced　 D. drawn

40. A. help out　　　　　　 B. look after　　　　　 C. take out　　 D. pick up

41. A. up　　　　　　　 B. off　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　 　　 D. down

42. A. run　　　　　　 B. mend　　　　　　　 C. sell　　　　 D. bring

43. A. family　　　　 B. audience　　　　　 C. customers　 D. boss

44. A. falling　　　　 B. disappearing　　　 C. growing　　 D. flying

45. A. advice　　　　 B. dream　　　　　　　 C. story　　　 D. history

　　But McDonald's is a fast-food __1__. When I think of fast-food I think of words like“junk food”,“poor nutrition（营养）”and“overweight（超重）”. Almost everyone will say fast food is __2__, but they still eat a lot of it anyway. Yesterday I learned how __3__ this was.

　　At school we saw a video, called“Supersize Me”. A man decided to study what would happen to a person who ate McDonald's food all the time. So, he ate it, three __4__ a day, for a month. By the end of the month he had put on（增加）more than twenty pounds. He had fat in his liver（肝）and blood, he lest some muscle（肌肉）, felt __5__ all the time and couldn't help wanting hamburgers. The video said that it took the man about half a year to lose the weight he had put on.

　　The video also said that America is one of the __6__ countries on earth. About one in every four grown-ups is overweight. Will it slowly get to the schools? Maybe it will. Most high schools already have vending machines（自动贩卖机）with soda and other junk food. Their cafeterias sell __7__, pizza and hot dogs. Some schools don't even have PE classes.