Question

At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship* with food: I used it to__________bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate. Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of__________but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do nothing about my__________ .

When I was 50, my weight problem became __________. I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this weight any more.

That year, I __________a seminar* where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her__________ story —she had not only lost 125 pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children.

__________ by her story, I created the As We Heal*, the World Heals project. I wanted to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000 in support of a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger. This combination* of healing__________and healing the world struck* me as the perfect solution.

__________ I began my own personal weight program, I was filled with the fear that I would run into the same difficulties that beat me before. While the__________hung over my head, there were also things that I was headed down the right path. I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them __________ my project. It worked perfectly. Donations * began flooding in from hundreds of people.

Of course, I also took some helpful steps to lose weight. I asked suggestions from a doctor, I hired a fitness coach, and I began to eat small and________meals. My fund-raising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise.

A year later, I________my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000! I feel ________I’ve been given a second life. What’s more, I did something that is__________and valuable.

1.A. add B. mix C. kill D. share

2.A. diets B. drinks C. fruits D. dishes

3.A. height B. size C. age D. weight

4.A. happily B. recently C. seriously D. secretly

5.A. attended B. organized C. left D. held

6.A. humor B. success C. life D. science

7.A. Surprised B. Interested C. Influenced D. Amazed

8.A. herself B. himself C. itself D. myself

9.A. As B. Until C. If D. Unless

10.A. excitement B. happiness C. anger D. fear

11.A. in B. to C. about D. of

12.A. heavy B. full C. expensive D. healthy

13.A. set B. reached C. missed D. dropped

14.A. that B. what C. which D. who

15.A. careful B. painful C. meaningful D. peaceful

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