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[单项选择]Passage 4
A man from New York is suing four big fast-food companies. Caesar Barber is going to court because he says that high-fat foods at McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, and KFC Corporation destroyed his health. Barber says that he ate at these restaurants four or five times a week for many years. He claims that this diet made him very overweight. According to Mr. Barber, obesity (肥胖症) gave him diabetes (糖尿病), high blood pressure, and, two heart attacks. When a reporter asked him why he ate there so often, he said,“I was single, it was quick, and I’m not a very good cook.”
Barber’s lawyer, Samuel Hirsch, says that the suit has two different purposes. The first is to make fast-food restaurants offer healthier foods in smaller amounts. The suit also asks that fast foods have warning labels similar to labels on cigarettes Mr. Hirsch says that these labels are necessary because the effects of fast foods are similar to the effects of cigarettes, alcohol, and illegal drugs such as hero
A. he does not have a family
B. he suffers diseases caused by overweight
C. he has no time for cooking
D. he lives near fast food restaurants
[单项选择]Passage Four
A man from flew York is suing four big fast-food companies. Caesar Barber is going to court because he says that high-fat foods at McDonald’s. Burger King. Wendy’s, and KFC’ Corporation destroyed his health. Barber says that he ate at these restaurants four or five times a week for many years. He claims that this diet made him very overweight. According to Mr. Barber. obesity gave him diabetes . high blood pressure. and two heart attacks. When a reporter asked him why he ate there so often, he said. "I was single, it was quick. and I’m not a very good cook "
Barber’s lawyer, Samuel Hirsch. says that the suit has two different purposes. The first is to make fast-food restaurants offer healthier foods in smaller amounts. The suit also asks that fast foods have warning labels similar to labels on cigarettes. Mr. Hirsch says that these labels are necessary because the effects of fast foods are similar to the effects of cigarettes, alcohol, and illegal drugs such as heroin.
A. Attacking
B. Mentioning.
C. Complaining about.
D. Taking a legal action against,
[单项选择]In West Virginia and in New York, one out of four students drops out of high school. In Washington, DC, the (47) are even worse. One half of all high school students never (48) Nationwide, the overall dropout rate is (49) 29%. Many say they drop out because they are bored. Because of this, U.S. educators are trying to figure out a way to stop this (50) trend. In Milwaukee, some schools are having lotteries for used cars for students who stay in school. In Philadelphia, at-risk students are being (51) summer jobs for staying in school. But in a New Jersey high school, one principal is using money, not jobs, as an incentive (刺激).
This school received a hundred thousand dollar (52) to pay students who are at risk of dropping out. When these students go to school on time, bring their notebooks, and do their homework, they (53) five dollars a day. This means students can bring home a twenty-five dollar check every week for going to classes five days in a row. While the pr
