题目内容：

    Food is so much a part of daily life that people often take eating for granted. 1.Now is a good time for you to think carefully about this question: What kinds of needs does food meet?

2. Food supplies the energy needed for day-to-day activities. Eating the right foods each day helps your body perform important functions.

Physical needs are not the only ones people satisfy by eating every day. People often eat even when they are not hungry. Some people eat to comfort themselves whenever they are upset or nervous. 3.

Food serves social needs as well as physical and emotional ones. People often combine eating with the company of friends and family because both experiences are pleasurable. In some families, mealtime is the only time of day that the whole family can be together. 4.Many social occasions are associated with specific foods---birthday cakes, Thanksgiving turkeys, or Fourth of July cookouts. 5.

A. Food also plays an important role in keeping social traditions.

B. Food has many purposes.

C. They are not even aware of their own eating habit.

D. These traditions provide links between food and social activities.

E. Like other living things, people need energy to live.

F. No matter what your age, a strong body can protect you from diseases.

G. Others eat to remove boredom.