Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25minutes)

Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices givenin a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully beforemaking your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Pleasemark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a singleline through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank morethan once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
The festive break is fast becoming a distant memory and for many,New Year fitness regimes are too.Despite 2.6m people starting diets on NewYear's Day, research suggests that by the end of the week 92 percent of dietersgave up, 47exercise and gorging on comfort food.
Findings, 4 byweightloss firm XLS-Medical, suggest that the49majority are unsuccessfulat sticking to their diets for more than five days a week. Two out of 10dieters 50 they have their first diet relapse (退步) just four to five days in, withhunger cited as the main cause. Boredom and alcohol were51 blamed forpeople failing to keep their health kick on track.
Dr. Matt Capehorn, ClinicalDirector of the National Obesity Forum, 52 that just one day off from dietingcan undo a week's worth of hard work. He told Female First:"A healthydiet, aimed at losing llb per week, relies on saving 3500 calories a week byhaving 500 calories less each day. ""A day off the diet should meanthat you eat the correct amount, but many dieters see it as an excuse to binge( 大吃大喝) and havethousands of calories more than they need. "
The results suggest that a53590,000could already have54to stick to New Year diet resolutions. And a vastmajority are unaware of the negative impact a single day off can have on theirweight loss efforts.
Yet55it was found only 5 percent of women stick to theirdiets until they've56their target weight.
A) massive
B) reached
C) highlighted
D) blamed
E) shunning
F) still
G) released
H) lost
I) also
J) admitted
K) treated
L) dieted
M) overall
N) vast
O) failed

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