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Do you love holidays but hate the increasing weight that follows？ You are not alone.

Holidays are happy days with pleasure and delicious foods. Many people， however， are worried about the weight that comes along with these delicious foods.

With proper planning， though， it is possible to control your weight. The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much. You dont have to turn away from the foods that you enjoy. The following suggestions may be of some help to you.

Do not miss meals. Before you leave home for a feast （宴會(huì)）， have a small， low-fat snack. This may help to keep you from getting too excited when facing delicious foods. Begin with clear soup and fruit or vegetables. A large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full. Use a small plate； a large plate will encourage you to have more than enough.

Better not have high-fat foods. Dishes that look oily or creamy have much fat in them.

Choose lean meat （瘦肉 ）. Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables.

If you have a sweet tooth， try mints （薄荷） and fruits. They dont have as much fat content as cream and chocolate.

Dont let exercise take a break during the holidays. A 20-minute walk after a meal can help burn off excess （過多的） calories.

1. Holidays are happy days with pleasure but they may ___ .

A. bring about weight problems

B. make you hate delicious foods

C. bring you much trouble in your life

D. make you worried about your foods

2. Whats the authors advice on enjoying your holidays？

A. Not to eat the food in high fat.

B. Not to accept invitations to feasts.

C. To turn away from delicious foods.

D. To drink much water and have vegetables only.

3. Why do many people get fatter after the holidays？

A. They enjoy delicious foods.

B. They go to too many feasts.

C. They cant control themselves while eating.

D. They cant help turning away from the foods.

4. Excess calories can be found in your body in the form of ___ .

A. energy B. fat C. food D. water

B

Feel tired lately？Has a doctor said he cant find anything wrong with you？Perhaps he sends you to a hospital， but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong with you.

Then，consider this：you might be in a state of subhealth （亞健康）.

Subhealth， also called the third state or gray state， is explained as a borderline state between health and disease.endprint

According to the survey by the National Health Organization， over 45 percent of sub?healthy people are middle?aged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam time.

Symptoms include a lack of energy， depression， slow reactions， insomnia （失眠）， anxiety， and poor memory. Other symptoms include shortness of breath， sweating and aching in the waist and legs.

The key to preventing and recovering from subhealth， according to some medical experts， is to form good living habits， alternate work and rest， exercise regularly， and take part in open?air activities.

As for meals，people are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should also eat more fresh vegetables， fruits， and fish because they are rich in nutritional （營養(yǎng)的） elements—vitamins and trace elements—that are important to the body.

Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract. They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding subhealth.

5. According to this passage， when you are in a state of subhealth， you should .

A. work in management positions

B. find out the reasons and relax yourself

C. go to see a doctor and buy some medicine

D. have yourself examined by advanced equipment

6. Why may middleaged people get subhealthy easily？

A. They begin to get older.

B. They have used up their energy.

C. They have lost their living hopes.

D. They have more pressure in life and work.

7. Whats the key to preventing you falling into a state of subhealth？

A. Work less. B. Sleep more.

C. Take more medicine. D. Form good living habits.

8. What does the underlined word “alternate” in Paragraph 6 probably mean？

A. Keep up. B. Take up.

C. Arrange by turns. D. Cause to take place.endprint