About 70，000，000 Americans are trying to lose weight．This is almost one out of every three people in the United States．Some people eat  1  food and they hardly have any fats or sweets. Others do running exercise with machines，take medicines，or even have operations.2 you can see losing weight is  3  work，and it will also cost a lot of money．But  4 do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?
Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body．For many people，looking nice also means to be  5 ．Other people worry about their health as many doctors 6  overweight is not good．
Most people want to find a faster and  7  way to take off fat，and books of this kind are very popular．These books tell people how to lose weight．Each year a lot of new books like these are  8  ．Each one says it can easily help people take fat away．
Losing weight can be expensive．Some overweight people go to health centers，like La Costa in California．Men and women 9 several hundred dollars a day at these health centers．People live there for one week or two，taking exercise，eating different foods．Meals there may be just a little．All this works for losing weight． 10 4 days on the program，one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds(2.27kg)．At 400 dollars a day, she spent 320dollars to lose each pound．But she said she was still glad to do so．
Health centers，books，medicines，operations，running and exercise machines all get a lot of money．So in the United States，losing Weight may mean losing money too。

Saving money gives you freedom. If you have enough savings you may be able to give up your job. I know a couple (夫妻) who saved up   1  money that they were able to leave their   2  for a year, and travel across the country. You could see the wonderful experiences they had   3 they were able to enjoy that time together.

Saving money is improving your   4  life. It is important to realize that   5  saving money now you will be able to do so many more things in your later years. You can retire early and spend time   6  around the world. By saving money now, you will be able to do as   7  things as you like and enjoy a good life.

Saving money will bring you peace of mind. Every dollar that you have in the bank is a dollar, which stands between you and disaster. People who have savings are not   8  when a car breaks down, or someone becomes sick. They know that they will be okay if they lose a job, and it takes time to find a new   9 .

Saving money sets an example for your children. By teaching your children to save money and plan for the future, you are in control of where you spend your money, and what you do   10  it. It may be one of the most important ideas that you teach your children.

1.                A．no            B．little           C．enough   D．a little

2.                A．jobs           B．job            C．country   D．garden

3.                A．so             B．because        C．or   D．but

4.                A．children’s     B．whole          C．future    D．present

5.                A．in             B．on             C．at   D．by

6.                A．travel          B．traveling        C．to travel  D．travelled

7.                A．many          B．much          C．more D．most

8.                A．happy          B．nice           C．worried  D．glad

9.                A．ones           B．another         C．one  D．other

10.               A．by            B．with           C．in    D．through

Saving money gives you freedom. If you have enough savings you may be able to give up your job. I know a couple (夫妻) who saved up   1  money that they were able to leave their   2  for a year, and travel across the country. You could see the wonderful experiences they had   3 they were able to enjoy that time together.
Saving money is improving your   4  life. It is important to realize that   5  saving money now you will be able to do so many more things in your later years. You can retire early and spend time   6  around the world. By saving money now, you will be able to do as   7  things as you like and enjoy a good life.
Saving money will bring you peace of mind. Every dollar that you have in the bank is a dollar, which stands between you and disaster. People who have savings are not   8  when a car breaks down, or someone becomes sick. They know that they will be okay if they lose a job, and it takes time to find a new   9 .
Saving money sets an example for your children. By teaching your children to save money and plan for the future, you are in control of where you spend your money, and what you do   10  it. It may be one of the most important ideas that you teach your children.

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