Researchers stress that we need diet and exercises to drop pounds, “ The most    1   way to lose weight is with a combination,” says Rena Wing, head of the National Weight Control Center.   2    experts also admit that many    3    losers find it helps to   4   on one or the other. “ A lot of people feel helpless at the thought of   5   everything ―  diet, lifestyle,” says Ress Marcus, professor of human behavior at Brown University Medical School. “So ask yourself, ‘   6   do I want to start? What am I willing to focus on?’ ”.

    The   7   depends on everything from what you hope to   8   to how your life is  9   . If you are in a big hurry to drop pounds  10   , dieting is the way to go. Decades of   11   have shown it’s the surest and quickest method. If you are more    12   with how you look than with numbers on the scale, though,     13   may be the way to go. By increasing physical activity, you’ll   14   fat and build muscle tissue.   15   often end up losing both fat and muscle tissue.

    Your    16    approach is one that suits your lifestyle. If you’ve tired and  17    at one approach, consider the other. “A lot of people have become so disappointed that they begin to think they’ll    18   be able to lose weight, ” says Marcus. “That’s when it’s time to try something new.   19  a small step forward can help people   20  confidence and convince themselves they can make even bigger changes. (2006.3cloze)

    1. A. active        B. effective        C. comprehensive     D. productive
    2. A. Then         B. Still           C. Moreover          D. But
    3. A. grown-up     B. would-be       C. poor              D. unfortunate
    4. A. concentrate    B. dwell          C. insist             D. stress
    5. A. changing      B. combining      C. developing        D. practicing
    6. A. How         B. When          C. Where            D. Why
    7. A. alternative    B. answer          C. choice            D. solution
    8. A. achieve      B. acquire          C. address           D. adopt
    9, A. settled       B. organized        C. formed           D. composed
    10. A. eventually   B. hard            C. completely        D. fast
    11. A. summary    B. research         C. inspection         D. survey
    12. A. confused    B. troubled         C. concerned         D. acquainted
    13. A. exercise     B. operation        C. diet              D. activity
    14. A. discharge    B. consume        C. digest             D. burn
    15. A. Activists     B. Practitioners     C. Dieters            D. Exercisers
    16. A. simplest    B. best             C. easiest             D. quickest
    17. A. failed      B. aimed           C. paused             D. arrived
    18. A. ever       B. rarely           C. never               D. nearly
    19. A. Naturally   B. Simply          C. Almost             D. Even
    20. A. reserve     B. regain           C. return             D. recover

    1-5  BDBAB
    6-10 DBABD
    11-15 BCABC
    16-20 BACDB

    Matching
    Peter:
    My favorite childhood play area was the back garden. Back in the days when I was growing up on a large housing estate, the ‘goals’ would be a pair of garage doors or two jackets laid out in the garden. I would spend hours kicking a ball about with my Dad, learning how to control, dribble or kick it.

    Simon:

    The playground was quite small. The floor was covered with flat bricks and there were many that were cracked or broken or missing, and a few weeds struggled through. It was totally enclosed on one side by the school and on the other by high brick walls. It was more like a prison yard ― on top of the walls was a layer of concrete into which pieces of broken glass had been stuck. After school was finished my friends and I would climb a lamppost outside the school and sit on top of the wall, slowly breaking off the bits of glass.

    Nick:

    I was strictly forbidden from the obvious playground ― a long, overgrown ditch running through waste ground, mainly built to take away the rain. It ws irresistible to us local schoolchildren. Its charm, compared with the surrounding tennis courts, football pitches and farmland, was purely because it was out of bounds. That area was truly where I grew up, more than in the rest of the little town’s correct and neat suburbia, where my house was.

    Julle:

    Until I was twelve I was brought up on airforce camps and each camp had a small playground in the middle of the houses. It was always a great meeting place and I remember sitting with my friends on the swings many evenings until dark. You would often go out and swing for hours until someone else came out. I always liked swinging. (2005. 9 Matching)

    1. Peter       A. I developed sporting skills there.
    2. Simon      B. I never went straight home from school.
    3. Alan       C. I enjoyed the feeling of flying.
    4. Nick       D. My play area was just outside my classroom.
    5. Julle       E. I enjoyed both being alone and with friends.
                  F. I played in a place dangerous in others’ eyes.
                  G. There were some playground equipment around my play area.

    Keys:
    1-5 ABDFC