About 70，000，000 Americans are trying to lose weight．This is almost one out of every three people in the United States．Some people eat  1  food and they hardly have any fats or sweets. Others do running exercise with machines，take medicines，or even have operations.2 you can see losing weight is  3  work，and it will also cost a lot of money．But  4 do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?
Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body．For many people，looking nice also means to be  5 ．Other people worry about their health as many doctors 6  overweight is not good．
Most people want to find a faster and  7  way to take off fat，and books of this kind are very popular．These books tell people how to lose weight．Each year a lot of new books like these are  8  ．Each one says it can easily help people take fat away．
Losing weight can be expensive．Some overweight people go to health centers，like La Costa in California．Men and women 9 several hundred dollars a day at these health centers．People live there for one week or two，taking exercise，eating different foods．Meals there may be just a little．All this works for losing weight． 10 4 days on the program，one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds(2.27kg)．At 400 dollars a day, she spent 320dollars to lose each pound．But she said she was still glad to do so．
Health centers，books，medicines，operations，running and exercise machines all get a lot of money．So in the United States，losing Weight may mean losing money too。

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About 70, 000, 000 Americans are trying to lose weight（减肥）, That is almost one of every three people in the United States．Some people eat l  1    food and they hardly have fat or sweets．Others do running, exercise with machines, take medicine, or even have operations．So you can see losing weight is h  2   work, and it will also cost a lot of money．But why do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?

Many people in the United States worry about their look of the bodies, For many people, looking nice also means to be t  3  ．Other people worry about their health as many doctors say overweight is not good．

Most People want to find a faster and e  4   way to take off fat, and books of this kind are very popular．These books tell people how to lose weight．Each year a lot of new books like these are w  5  ．Each one says it can easily help people take fat away．

Losing weight can be expensive．Some overweight people go to health centers, like La Costa in California．Men and woman p  6   several hundred dollars a day at these health centers．People live there for one week or two t  7   exercise, eating different foods, Meals there may be just a little．All these work is for losing weight．After 4 days on the programme, one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5pounds （2.27kg）．At $400 a day, she spent $320 to lose each pound．But she said she was still g  8   to do so．

Health centers, books, medicine, operations, running and exercise machines all n  9   a lot of money．So in the United States, losing weight may mean losing m  10  ．

When Liu Kaiqu was young he was poor in Shanghai. One day he __1__ a picture of a tiger and tried to sell it on the street. It caught the __2__ of an American, who asked, “How much does it cost?” He said, “500 dollars.” The foreigner thought it was too __3__ and asked again, “ Can you make it cheaper?” He answered, “No.” Then he tore（撕） it to pieces. In great __4__, the foreigner said, “Young man, are you angry?” “No, sir. I’m not angry. I sold it __5__ 500 dollars because I thought it was worth the __6__. But you wanted a lower price. It means __7__ didn’t think so and it is not good enough. I’ll go on working __8__ until my customers（顾客） are pleased.” At that time, __9__ Liu Kaiqu was not famous at all, he never __10__ his dream. Now he is well-known all over the world as a great artist.

1. A. stole                            B. picked             C. drew               D. saw

2. A. attention                      B. instruction               C. decision            D. discussion

3. A. terrible                      B. big                 C. old                   D. dear

4. A. fear                           B. difficulty           C. surprise             D. excitement

5. A. over                          B. for                 C. about                      D. among

6. A. size                           B. price                C. weight              D. position

7. A. we                           B. he                   C. you                  D. it

8. A. faster and faster                               B. better and better

C. slower and slower                          D. harder and harder

9. A. though（虽然）        B. because           C. whether                 D. until

10. A. broke off                B. cut up             C. gave up             D. sent off