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Dieting advisor Dr. Robert Atkins recommends eating a diet high in protein f

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问题     Dieting advisor Dr. Robert Atkins recommends eating a diet high in protein for those who want to lose weight and keep it off. The hamburger patty is good, the hamburger bun bad, according to the【C1】______ of Atkins, who has turned his philosophies into a dieting revolution, starting with his first book, Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution, in 1972.
    Atkins’ books【C2】______ top best-seller lists. Atkins companies have made millions of dollars in sales of specialty low-carb food products and carb-counting scales.
    But the popularity of Atkins’ eating advice, now appealing to another generation, is【C3】______ some food companies who rely on the consumer【C4】______ for carbohydrate-laden foods such as pastas and pizzas, cakes, cookies and cereals, to add weight to their own bottom lines.
    "Our industry has to do something, and soon. It is starting to become a【C5】______ belief that carbohydrates are bad," said Judi Adams, director of the Wheat Foods Council. Part of the society’s push will be in Washington, where federal health officials are starting talks on【C6】______ to the nation’s 11-year-old Food Guide Pyramid.
    Currently, the pyramid puts bread, cereals, rice and pasta as the【C7】______ for healthy eating. The strategy is a direct attack on Atkins: Americans who follow the Atkins diet【C8】______ their risk of health problems that include cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, kidney damage and some cancers, the Wheat Foods Council says.
    According to Atkins, he is not looking to go to war with the food companies, and even Atkins die-hards allow for an【C9】______ doughnut or cookie. "We teach people how to respect it and, on rare occasions, have it in【C10】______ he said. "We know people can’t stay away from it forever."
A) mainstream B) increase C) profitable D) occasional
E) routinely F) panicking G) foundation H) hasty
I) recommends J) appetite K) teachings L) revisions
M) empirically N) moderation O) merge [br] 【C8】
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答案 B
解析 此处应填入谓语动词，宾语为their risk；句子主语为Americans，故填入动词原形。前文说到这个策略是对Atkins理论的直接进攻，因此按照Atkins的方法饮食的美国人，出现健康问题的风险会increase“增加”。
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