题目内容：

There are too many fat people in America, so many Americans are fighting against overweight. But the _____thing is that the French, who consume rich food, _____to stay thin. Now a _____by Cornell University suggests _____life style and decisions about _____may affect weight. Researchers concluded that the French tend to stop eating when they feel _____. However, Americans tend to stop when their _____are empty or their favorite TV show is over.

According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a _____expert, the French see eating _____an important part of their life style. They enjoy food and therefore spend a _____time at the table, while Americans see eating as _____to be squeezed between the other daily activities. Mercola believes Americans _____the ability to sense when they are actually full. So they keep eating long after the French would have _____. In addition, he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and _____foods for the week. The French, _____tend to shop daily, walking to small shops and farmers’ markets where they have a _____of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal.

After a visit to the United States, Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don’t Get fat, decided to _____about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid _____. Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym.

In spite of all these differences, evidence shows that recent life style _____may be affecting French eating habits. Today the rate of obesity(肥胖)—or extreme overweight—among adults is only 6%. However, as American fast food gains _____and the young reject older traditions, the obesity rate among French children has reached 17%—and is growing.

1.A. present    B. natural    C. strange    D. modern

2.A. continue    B. move    C. try    D. expand

3.A. research    B. novel    C. book    D. newspaper

4.A. that    B. what    C. how    D. when

5.A. working    B. living    C. studying    D. eating

6.A. sensitive    B. sad    C. happy    D. full

7.A. pockets    B. refrigerators    C. houses    D. plates

8.A. education    B. health    C. literature    D. speech

9.A. into    B. as    C. inside    D. to

10.A. fairly long    B. fairly short    C. very exciting    D. rather fast

11.A. anything    B. something    C. everything    D. nothing

12.A. get    B. bring    C. lose    D. receive

13.A. kept    B. enjoyed    C. went    D. stopped

14.A. hot    B. cool    C. warm    D. frozen

15.A. therefore    B. instead    C. however    D. merely

16.A. choice    B. message    C. order    D. number

17.A. write    B. read    C. speak    D. think

18.A. fruit    B. food    C. oil    D. egg

19.A. examples    B. tradition    C. changes    D. stories

20.A. failure    B. success    C. acceptance    D. rejection