I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: We've reached a strange--some would say unusual--point. While fighting world hunger continues to be the matter of vital importance according to a recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO), more people now die from being overweight, or say, from being extremely fat, than from being underweight. It's the good life that's more likely to kill us these days. Worse, nearly l8 million children under the age of five around the world are estimated to be overweight. What's going on? We really don't have many excuses for our weight problems. The dangers of the problem have been drilled into us by public-health campaigns since 2001 and the message is getting through--up to a point. In the 1970s, Finland, for example, had the highest rate of heart disease in the world and being overweight was its main cause. Not any more. A public-health campaign has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80 per cent over the past three decades. Maybe that explains why the percentage of people in Finland taking diet pills doubled between 2001 and 2005, and doctors even offer surgery of removing fat inside and change the shape of the body. That has become a sort of fashion. No wonder it ranks as the world's most body-conscious country. We know what we should be doing to lose weight--but actually doing it is another matter. By far the most popular excuse is not taking enough exercise. More than half of us admit we lack willpower. Others blame good food. They say: it's just too inviting and it makes them overeat. Still others lay the blame on the Americans, complaining that pounds have piled on thanks to eating too much American-style fast food. Some also blame their parents--their genes. But unfortunately, the parents are wronged because they're normal in shape, or rather slim. It's a similar story around the world, although people are relatively unlikely to have tried to lose weight. Parents are eager to see their kids shape up. Do as I say--not as I do. Question: Why does the author think that people have no excuse for being overweight? Options: A: A lot of effective diet pills are available. B: Body image has nothing to do with good food. C: They have been made fully aware of its dangers. D: There are too many overweight people in the world.
C
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I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The "spider-story" is often told. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider making a web . The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times. On the seventh time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to defeat the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked why he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, "Failure? I have no failure. Now I know 50,000 ways it won't work." So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you in top form yourself? What can you change so things will go right next time? Second, is the goal you're trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question, "If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?" This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn't be doing anyway. The third thing to keep in mind about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to "live with yourself" even though you may have failed. Question: Even if we have failed we should _ . Options: A: learn to forget it B: learn to remember it C: learn to enjoy it D: learn to accept it
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D
I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Youth Basketball Scorekeeper/Referee If you are interested in working as a referee/scorekeeper during the Jr.Warriors basketball season, please submit an application. Applications are available on the City website www.ci.dublin.ca.usor by calling 556-4500 or emailing damian.sandhoIm@ci.dublin.ca.us. The minimum age is 15 and the pay range is $8.75 to $19.95 per hour, based on experience. Personal Vacation Consultants! Cruise Industry!! Company:ICE(International Cruise&Excursions) Location:Phoenix,AZ CONTACT Information Name:Melody Nelson Job Description Are you looking for an exciting career where you can earn top dollar and enjoy excellent benefits, including free&discounted travel? Then International Cruise&Excursions,Inc.(ICE) would like to speak with you! If you are interested in joining our Inbound Call Center Sales Team,here's what you need to do first: Then join us on Tuesday, November 24th for our Career Fair!! Where:10030 N.25th Ave.Off 25th Ave.between Peoria and Dunlap Time:Between l0 am and 3 pm Remember, take the assessment first and then we'll see you on the 24thfor an on--the--spot interview!! Take part in our pre-employment assessment by clicking on the link below. Pizza Hut Team Members and Delivery Drivers Working at Pizza Hut is about making hungry people happy.It's about being independent and having fun,making new friends and earning extra cash That's right,we'll pay you to cruise a round in your mobile office-your car-listening to your own tunes and delivering great pizza--and pasta.What more could you want? Independence,good music mad great food--with tips! Sound good? Besides your smile,energy and reliable set of wheels,you should be a fun and friendly person who values customers and take pride in everything you do. Question: To become a professional vacation consultant, you will _ . Options: A: be assessed even after the employment B: be given an interview on the employment C: be permitted not to join Career Fair D: be asked to copy an employment assessment
B