Fast food, a mainstay of American
eating for decades, may have reached a plateau in the United States as the
maturing baby-boom generation looks for a more varied menu. Fast foxed still
represents a $102 billion a year industry, but growth has turned sluggish
recently amid tough competition from retail food stores and a more affluent
population willing to try new things and spend more, analysts say. Signs of
trouble in fast food include price-cutting by industry leaders, including
efforts by McDonald’s to attract customers with a 55 cent hamburger, and major
players pulling out or selling. O’Pepsico, for example, is selling its fast-food
restaurant division that includes Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC. "It’s becoming harder and harder for these firms to grow," said Jim Brown, a professor of marketing at Virginia Tech U A. Fast food disappoints consumers. B. People prefer less expensive food. C. McDonald’s dominates the market of fast food. D. Fast food is losing its attraction. [填空题]The food in a fast food restaurant is (expensive) ______ than that in a hotel.
[填空题]Spaghetti, a traditional Italian favorite food, which became popular in America, is made from flour and water and sometimes ______.
[单项选择]When does the man eat fast food
A. Everyday. B. On workdays. C. On weekends. [单项选择]What does the man think of fast food
A. It’s his favorite. B. He cannot live without it. C. It doesn’t taste as good as restaurants. [单项选择]
Free Statins With Fast Food Could Neutralize Heart Risk Fast food outlets could provide statin drugs free of (51) so that customers can (52) the heart disease dangers of fatty food, researchers at Imperial College London suggest in a new study. Statins reduce the (53) of unhealthy "LDL" cholesterol in the blood. A wealth of trial data has proven them to be highly effective at lowering a person’s heart attack risk. In a paper published in the American Journal of Cardiology, Dr Darrel Francis and colleagues calculate (54) the reduction in heart attack risk offered by a statin is (55) to offset the increase in heart attack risk (56) eating a cheeseburger and drinking a milkshake. Dr Francis, from the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London, (57) is the senior author of the study, said: "Statins don’t (58) A. where B. who C. whom D. which 我来回答: 提交
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