六级冲刺备考阅读练习12
<p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="miserable">miserable</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="dieters">dieters</span> <span word="are">are</span>! <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sour">sour</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="faces">faces</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="noses">noses</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="consulting">consulting</span> <span word="calorie">calorie</span> <span word="charts">charts</span>; <span word="gazing">gazing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mirrors">mirrors</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leaping">leaping</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weighing">weighing</span>-<span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="hips">hips</span>, <span word="protruding">protruding</span> <span word="tummies">tummies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="chins">chins</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="FAT">FAT</span>. <span word="Mere">Mere</span> <span word="dieting">dieting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="exhaust">exhaust</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="exercises">exercises</span>, <span word="sweating">sweating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sauna">sauna</span> <span word="baths">baths</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="pummeled">pummeled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="massaged">massaged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="weird">weird</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="diet">diet</span>-<span word="mongers">mongers</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="cures">cures</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="clinic">clinic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="starved">starved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="guineas">guineas</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="fads">fads</span> <span word="either">either</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="malnutrition">malnutrition</span>: <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goodwill">goodwill</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span>.</p><p> <span word="Dieters">Dieters</span> <span word="undertake">undertake</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="starve">starve</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="will">will</span>; <span word="so">so</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="miserable">miserable</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span> <span word="concoctions">concoctions</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="permanently">permanently</span> <span word="dissatisfied">dissatisfied</span>. <span word="Wonderfood">Wonderfood</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advertisement">advertisement</span> <span word="says">says</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="dissolve">dissolve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teaspoonful">teaspoonful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="juicy">juicy</span> <span word="steak">steak</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="miserable">miserable</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span>. <span word="Hunger">Hunger</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="proves">proves</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="lash">lash</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="devour">devour</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="guilt">guilt</span>-<span word="inducing">inducing</span> <span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="them">them</span>? <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="temptation">temptation</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="utter">utter</span> <span word="torture">torture</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="tucking">tucking</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="piles">piles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>-<span word="watering">watering</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="munch">munch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="biscuit">biscuit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sip">sip</span> <span word="unsweetened">unsweetened</span> <span word="lemon">lemon</span> <span word="juice">juice</span>!</p>
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