Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Four out of ten women who diet end up heavier than when they started watching their waistline, a study revealed today. The research also showed that a large percentage of women start noticing the pounds creeping back on just 21 days after reaching their ideal weight. Yesterday, Dr Ian Campbell of the Jenny Craig weight management program said, 'In the UK 61.4 percent of adults are overweight or obese. Successful weight management requires a long-term commitment in order to lose weight successfully and for good. Dieting can be a real challenge so setting realistic goals and remaining focused on them is important. Otherwise as this research shows, women could end up heavier than when they started.' The "Food, Body, Mind" report was publicized by Jenny Craig who quizzed 2000 women aged between 18 and 65 who diet regularly on their attitudes, beliefs and behaviors around weight loss. Six in ten said they were currently on a diet and one in five women said they were on a continuous diet. It found the most common triggers to start dieting was seeing their reflection in the mirror, preparing for a summer holiday or unflattering photos posted on social networking sites. Other popular reasons include comments by friends or relatives or their other half. However, the study showed that one in ten give up within one day, while almost a fifth manage to make it to a week or more. The average is ten days. Many blamed pressure they put on themselves to lose weight too quickly for the weight gain, which leaves them with a bigger appetite than normal. Others blamed colleagues, who tuck into fatty lunches and snacks unaware of the effect it has on the dieter, while mothers' polishing off their children's leftovers was another common cause of weight gain. Question: Which of the following is NOT the reason why many people stop dieting very soon? Options: A: The pressure they put on themselves to lose weight quickly. B: Colleagues who give them fatty lunches and snacks. C: Leftovers of children's taken by their mothers. D: Reflections they see in the mirror.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many guys were after her, but nobody paid any attention to him. After the party, he invited her for coffee. She was surprised, so as not to appear rude, she went along. As they sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything and she felt uncomfortable. Suddenly, he asked the waiter, "Could you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee." They stared at him. He turned red, but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank. Curious, she asked, "Why salt with coffee?" He explained, "When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea. I liked playing on the sea. I could feel it salty, like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it, I think of my childhood and my hometown. I miss it and my parents, who are still there." She was deeply moved. A man who can admit that he's homesick must love his home and care about his family. He must be responsible. She talked too, about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family. That was the start to their love story. They continued to date. She found that he met all her requirements. He was tolerant, kind, warm and careful. And to think she would have missed the catch if not for the salty coffee! So they married and lived happily together. And every time she made coffee for him, she put in some salt, the way he liked it. After 40 years, he passed away and left her a letter which said: My dearest, please forgive my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous that I asked for salt instead of sugar. It was hard for me to ask for a change, so I just went ahead. I never thought that we would hit it off. Many times, I tried to tell you the truth, but I was afraid that it would ruin everything.Sweetheart, I don't exactly like salty coffee. But as it mattered so much to you, I've learnt to enjoy it. Having you with me was my greatest happiness. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again, even if it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life. Question: What might be the women's feeling after she read the letter? Options: A: moved B: cheated C: hurt D: angry
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Chinese Ancient Science & Inventions Chinese Inventions--Can You Name Them? The Invention of Paper and find out everything about paper-making at The Rober C.Williams American Museum of Papermaking. The Art of Printing(Matteo Ricci) The Origin of Chinese Books and Printing Chinese bookmaking an ancient craft Paper,a contribution to human progress The History of Chinese Mathematics Chinese Ancient Science & Technology Chinese Ancient Agriculture The Coins of Ancient China Chinese Agriculture The Coins of Ancient China Chinese Agriculture Invented in China? The History of Calculating(abacus) Return of the Dragon:Hazards of Man-Made Magnetism(a discussion) Chinese Ancient & Modern Think-tanks Kong Fu Zi--Confucius(James A.A.Tucker) The Philosopher Confucius (551~479 B.C.) The Analects--Confucius (English text) The Great Learning--Confucius (English text) The Doctrine of the Mean--Confucius (English text) Mencius--Meng Zi and some text (GB) Mao Zedong--A Great Man in China History Man of the Year--Teng Hsiao-ping (Times) The Tao Te Ching--Lao Tzu (Translated by S.Mitchell) XUN KUANG (Xunzi--25 B C) Han Fei Welcome to Taoist Resource Center A Complete Guide to Taoism and its many applications. ASIAWEEK--MAO NOW--The Great Helmsman led China into some of the most monumental disasters of the modern era.Now,20 years after his death,Mao Zedong's star is shining asbrightly as ever.How can it be so? Chairman Mao's Poems--In Chinese (GIF). Dr. Sun Yat-Sen--The founding father of Republic of China. Mao Zedong--An unofficial site which collects quotations of Mao and some articles on Mao.(CHINESE GB) (CHINESE PS) Mao Zedong--A Great Man in China History--Internet resources on Mao & his era. Sun Yat-Sen:Fundamentals of National Reconstruction--"This book is Sun Yat-sen's most important political statement.It enunciates his famous three principles whereby he set China on the road to modernity." DENG Xiaoping--Deng Xiaoping leads a far-reaching,audacious but Risky Second Revolution.(Man of the Year 1985,Time Magazine)(in... Question: The passage is designed mainly to _ . Options: A: make us learn the great people and inventions of China B: give some information about China C: stress the importance of confuciusm D: describe the printing in China
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