I know what you’re thinking: pizza(比萨饼)? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the a.m. if you want to.

I know lots of women who skip breakfast(不吃早餐), and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it. Some say they don’t have time; others think they’re “saving” calories(卡路里);still others just don’t like breakfast food . 

But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight. “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking R.D., who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece. 

Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.

So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers—it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow,” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it. You may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects.

1. The word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means_______. 

   A. food remaining after a meal         B. things left undone

   C. meals made of vegetables           D. pizza topped with fruit

2. What can we infer from the text?

A. Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.

   B. Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast. 

   C. There are some easy ways of cooking a meal. 

   D. Eating vegetables helps save energy. 

3. According to the last paragraph, it is important to________. 

A. eat something for breakfast           B. be careful about what you eat

   C. heat up food before eating it          D. eat calorie-controlled food

4. The text is written mainly for those________. 

   A. who go to work early        B. who want to lose weight

   C. who stay up late            D. who eat before sleep

What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? How about an ice-cream taster?

Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice cream. Just ask John Harrison, an “Official Taste Tester” for the past 21 years. Testing helps manufacturers(制造商) to be sure of a product’s quality. During his career Harrison has been responsible for approving large quantities of the sweet ice cream— as well as for developing over 75 flavors .

Some people think that it would be easy to do this job; after all, you just have to like ice cream, right? No— there’s more to the job than that, says Harrison, who has a degree in chemistry. He points out that a dairy or food science degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this “cool” field.

In a typical morning on the job, Harrison tastes and assesses 60 ice-cream samples. He lets the ice cream warm up about 12℉. Harrison explains, “You get more flavor from warmer ice cream, which is why some kids like to stir it, creating ice-cream soup.”

While the ice cream warms up, Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one on its appearance. “Tasting begins with the eyes,” he explains. He checks to see if the ice cream is attractive and asks himself, “Does the product have the color expected from that flavor?” Next it’s time to taste!

Continuing to think up new ideas, try out new flavors and test samples from so many kinds of ice cream each day keeps Harrison busy but happy— working at one cool job.

1. According to John Harrison, to be qualified in the “cool field”, it is helpful to __________.

   A. keep a diary of work

   B. have a degree in related subjects

   C. have new ideas every day

   D. find out new flavors each day

2. What does Harrison do first when tasting ice cream?

   A. He stirs the ice cream.        B. He examines the color of the ice cream.

   C. He tastes the flavor of the ice cream.  D. He lets the ice cream warm up.

3. Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage?

   A. Tasting with Eyes       B. Flavors of Ice Cream

   C. John Harrison’s Life   D. One Cool Job

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