Passage Two
Too much eating. Too many unhealthy foods. Too many advertisements for food. Too little activity.
Different explanations are offered for America’s weight problem--a problem increasingly shared by other countries. Almost one-fifth of American children and teenagers are overweight.
Schools have been urged to increase physical education, an important tool for public health. And many have. Yet now comes a study showing an increase in the number of injuries in physical education class. Injuries increased 150% between 1997 and 2007.
he study involved injuries treated in hospital emergency departments. Only 2% were serious. The researchers did not try to identify the causes of the increase, but they have some theories.
Lara McKenzie from Ohio State University was the lead researcher. She says one possibility is a decrease in the number of school nurses during the period they studied. For example, a 2004 study sho
A. not common outside the United States of America
B. also a headache in other countries
C. caused by too many advertisements for food
D. neglected in many countries
I might be letting my young son watch too much television. I am certainly watching too many of his programs. They can really be perplexing as they force you to think of the mysteries of life. For example, when Franklin (the turtle) wanted a pet, his parents didn’t want it to be a frog. They felt that frogs belong in a pond. Isn’t that where turtles belong And why is it that Little Bear’s animal friends can all talk and behave like people, but his friend Emily has a dog that can only bark and fetch Tell me that isn’t a mystery!
Dog lovers can be reassured by Kipper and his friends. These dogs are very human. However, the only time they wear clothes is when they put on bathing suits to go swimming. I’m confused!
Speaking of dogs, could Pluto ever be Goofy’s pet I don’t get it! What did the great Mr. Disney have in mind And it is a mistake! The other day we watched a very nice little pig setting up a picnic. One of the foods
A. there’s a TV mouse that speaks more clearly
B. bears can really speak more clearly than mice
C. TV mice should not wear good clothes
D. watching television is not good for children
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