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M: Hi! Jane, what have you been doing this summer holiday
W: Working, mostly.
M: What kind of work have you been doing
W: I’ve been working in a hotel.
M: What, as a waitress
W: No, I’ve been helping in the kitchen most of the time — washing vegetables, preparing breakfast trays — that sort of thing.
M: Have you been enjoying it Or has it been rather boring
W: It hasn’t been too bad. I’ve found it quite interesting, in fact.
M: And have you earned a lot of money
W: Hardly, but I haven’t done too badly. I’ve been getting ＄40 a week, plus my meals and my accommodation, so I’ve earned over ＄500 all together.
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brought up to believe that a good breakfast is one of life’ s essentials.
Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have all been told, is as
necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a
trip. But for many people the thought that food is the first thing you have, in the morning is by no means a pleasure. So despite all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983, the latest years for which figures are available, the number of people who didn’ t have breakfast increased by 33 percent—from 8.8 million to 11.7 million—according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America. For those who feel pain or guilt (内疚) about not eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years indicate that, for adults especiall A. a study of the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation B. one of life’ s essentials C. latest figures of people who don’t eat breakfast D. breakfast and human health [单项选择]Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is one of life’s essentials. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have all been told, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.
But for many people the thought of food first thing in the morning is by no means a pleasure. So despite all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983, the latest years for which figures are available, the number of people who didn’t have breakfast increased by 33 percent—from 8. 8 million to 11. 7 million—according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America． For those who feel pain or guilt about not eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years indicate that, for adults especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. "Going without breakfast does not affect performance. " said Arnold E. Bender, the former professor of nutrition A. stories about breakfast B. written works on a particular subject C. any printed materials D. the modern novels of American 我来回答: 提交
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