A recent parliamentary report blames the government and the food industry for the growth in obesity. The Department of Transport is blamed for not doing enough to ____1____ facilities for pedestrians and cyclists while ____2____ to pressure from motoring organizations representing car users. The Ministry of Education is ____3____ of selling off school playing fields and not doing enough to ____4____ adequate facilities for physical education and games. Young people in Britain have become crazy about football(soccer and rugby),but too often as ____5____ "couch potatoes"。

　　The food industry is blamed for promoting junk food to school children and not doing enough to ____6____ down on sugar,fats and salt in prepared foods. The industry, ____7____ by the current popularity of the Atkins low-carbohydrate diet,has begun to ____8____ ,but it is trying to protect a huge market and will need to do ____9____ more if it is to ____10____ off increased regulation.

　　Japan seems less ____11____ so far by the problem of obesity, ____12____ as the Japanese diet becomes increasingly ____13____ (burgers and doughnuts)the problem will grow. ____14____ ,Japanese cuisine has become highly popular in Britain. It is seen as healthy in a different way from the Mediterranean diet ____15____ its emphasis on tomatoes and olive oil combined with red wine.

　　A fairly small amount of red wine is now ____16____ as beneficial to the heart, ____17____ its other encouraging properties. But Britain has to do more to ____18____ the problems of alcoholism ____19____ with the binge-drinking culture—including violence and vandalism. Limited consumption of alcohol,as long as it is not ____20____ with driving,is harmless and possibly beneficial.

　　1、A.stimulate　　B.commend　　C.promote　　D.elevate

　　2、A.submitting　　B.subjecting　　C.subordinating　　D.surrendering

　　3、A.charged　　B.denounced　　C.scolded　　D.accused

　　4、A.assure　　B.ensure　　C.secure　　D.guard

　　5、A.speculating　　B.spectating　　C.specializing　　D.sightseeing

　　6、A.fall　　B.get　　C.cut　　D.bring

　　7、A.stung　　B.bitten　　C.chewed　　D.licked

　　8、A.retort　　B.refute　　C.respond　　D.resolve

　　9、A.abundantly　　B.considerably　　C.extensively　　D.principally

　　10、A.defend　　B.beat　　C.hold　　D.ward

　　11、A.upset　　B.affected　　C.effected　　D.impressed

　　12、A.or　　B.for　　C.but　　D.if

　　13、A.popularized　　B.globalized　　C.westernized　　D.localized

　　14、A.Accordingly　　B.Interestingly　　C.Surprisingly　　D.Strikingly

　　15、A.as　　B.on　　C.but　　D.with

　　16、A.accepted　　B.approved　　C.assumed　　D.acknowledged

　　17、A.but for　　B.let alone　　C.regardless of　　D.much less

　　18、A.cope　　B.challenge　　C.tackle　　D.undertake

　　19、A.matched　　B.related　　C.united　　D.associated

　　20、A.bonded　　B.combined　　C.merged　　D.incorporated

　參考答案：

　　1、C　2、A　3、D　4.B　5、B　6、C　7、A　8、C　9、B　10、D

　　11、B　12、C　13、C　14、B　15、D　16、A　17、B　18、C　19、D　20、B