You hear this: "No wonder you are fat. All you ever do is eat. " You feel sad: "I skip my breakfast and supper. I run every morning and evening. What else can I do " Basically you can do nothing. Your genes, not your life habits, determine your weight and your body constantly tries to maintain it.
Albert Stunkard of the University of Pennsylvania found from experiments that, "80 percent of the children of two obese (肥胖的) parents become obese, as compared with no more than 14 percent of the offspring of two parents of normal weight. "
How can obese people become normal or even thin through dieting Well, dieting can be effective, but the health costs are tremendous. Jules Hirsch, a research physician at Rockefeller University, did a study of eight fat people. They were given a liquid formula providing 600 calories a day. After more than 10 weeks, the subjects lost
A. corruption
B. bribery
C. adultery
D. theft
Dear World,
A boy starts school today. It’s going to be strange and new to him for a while. And I wish you would sort of treat him gently.
You see, up to now, he’s been king of the family. He’s been boss of the backyard. I have always been around to repair his wounds, and to soothe his feelings.
But now--things are going to be different.
This morning, he’s going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand and start on his great adventure that will probably include wars and tragedy and sorrow. To live his life in the world he has to live in will require faith and love and courage.
So, World, I wish you would sort of take him by his young hand and teach him the things he will have to know. Teach him--but gently, if you can. Teach him that for every scoundrel, there is a hero; that for every enemy there is a friend. Teach him the wonders of books. Give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, be
A. pessimistically
B. hatefully
C. optimistically
D. distrustfully
The Alchemist is a story of a man, Santiago, following his dream. This belief of dream is a marvelous one, a support for anyone embarking on a major project. Nevertheless, is it a hope based on nothing If you think about the energy you put into something once you are committed to it, probably not. (46)The "universe contriving" to give you what you want is, more precisely, a reflection of your determination to make something happen.
Dream followers have a greater responsibility, that of handling their own freedom. The old man that Santiago meets in the town square tells him not to believe "the biggest lie," that you can’t control your destiny. You can, he says, but you must "read the omens," which becomes possible when you start to see the world as one. (47)The world can be read like a book, but we will never be able to understand it if we have a closed type of existence, contented with our lot and unwilling to risk an
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