Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the

Ninety percent of Americans know that most of their compatriots are overweight, but just 40percent believe themselves to be too fat. Government【B1】______ show that more than 60 per cent of the U.S. population is overweight, and half is obese, meaning they are at serious【B2】______ of health effects from their weight. But the Pew Research Center telephone survey of more than 2,000 s finds that many people【B3】______ how tall they are and underestimate how much they weigh—and thus do not rate themselves as overweight, even when they are. The survey finds that most Americans, including those who say they are overweight, agree that personal behavior—rather than【B4】______ disposition or marketing by food companies—is the main reason people are overweight. In【B5】______ , the public says that a failure to get enough exercise is the most important reason, followed by a 【B6】______ of willpower about what to eat. About half the public also says that the kinds of foods marketed at restaurants and【B7】______ stores are a very important cause, and【B8】______ a third says the same about the effect of genetics and heredity. And at least some people appear to have given up on dieting to control their weight.【B9】______ , and 52 percent say they have dieted at some point in their lives. In a poll taken 15 years ago,【B10】______ .Those surveyed agree that maintaining a healthy weight is important.【B11】______ .

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