Eat for a Good and Healthful Life
      Food____1____us alive. It is our sustenance and our pleasure. But recently, research has shown that the eating habits of the average Americans may be dangerous to future health.
      The foods Americans now choose are oftentimes too____2____in calories and fats, so this article reports a new study: Diet and Health, Implications for Reducing Chronic Disease Risk.
The study, conducted____3____the National Research Council’s Committee on Diet and Health, ____4____that balancing nutrition, calories and activity is key____5____enjoying a long and healthful life.
The report recommends that most Americans increase____6____activity to a moderate level and make changes in food____7____and calories intake to maintain ideal weight.
Most of us—even those of us at ideal weight—need to eat____8____fat so that no more than 30% of our daily calories will come from fat.
      That means cutting____9____on red meat and whole milk dairy products.____10____, eat fish, chicken without skin, lean meats, and low-fat and no-fat dairy products.
      The report of the Committee on Diet and Health recommends we eat five or more 1/2-cup servings of vegetables and fruits____11____—especially green and yellow vegetables and citrus fruits.
      Eating more fruits and vegetables doesn’t have to mean increased calories intake. Many plant foods are nutrient-rich: they provide many vitamins and minerals for very few____12____.
      Nutrient-rich foods are particularly important for Americans____13____50. As we ____14____, we need to eat less because our bodies need____15____calories to function properly. But we still need full measures of vitamins and minerals to release the energy in our foods and make us feel strong and healthy.

1.  A) remain               B) remains                 C) keep                 D) keeps
2.  A) full                    B) rich                            C) little                  D) special
3.  A) by                     B) at                                   C) with              D) for
4.  A) doubts               B) concludes                     C) knows                   D) reasons
5.  A) about                 B) to                            C) of                     D) for
6.  A) mental               B) spare                            C) physical         D) chemical
7.  A) choose                     B) chooses                 C) chose               D) choices
8.  A) little                   B) much                           C) less                    D) more
9.  A) up                     B) down                           C) hard              D) off
10.   A)However              B) Or                            C) Indeed                    D) Rather
11.   A) day                   B) daily                      C) year                  D) annually
12.   A) nutrition              B) nutritions               C) calorie                    D) calories
13.   A) over                 B) under                           C) for                    D) in
14.   A) older                 B)old                            C) age                   D) grow
15.   A) less                  B) fewer                           C) more                     D) enough