Rational Cloze- Health and fitness

How (1)________________of us pay attention to two important aspects of our beauty- health and fitness?

• much

• many

• little

• few

Take a good look (2)___________you and you will find many people, young and old, who are overweight and unhealthy.

• around

• along

• through

• about

Therefore, it is definitely not (3)____________ that Malaysian has been ranked the most overweight country among Asian countries.

• exciting

• surprising

• confusing

• depressing

You (4)____________ responsible for looking after your own health.

• is

• were

• was

• are

Controlling your food (5)___________ is the best way of preventing weight gain.

• input

• intake

• output

• consumption

You should eat more foods containing protein and (6)___________ fatty foods like ice- cream, sweets and creamy biscuits.

• avoid

• avoids

• avoided

• to avoid

If you want to diet, follow a sensible weight loss programme. Dieting can be dangerous (7)__________one's health, especially if the issue of losing weight is more psychological than physical.

• to

• in

• of

• from

In this case, it is better to attend counseling sessions and tackle the underlying issues before (8)________ the programme.

• starts

• started

• starting

• start

Regular exercise is also important for weight loss. Exercise increases metabolic rate which in turn burns calories and helps one to lose weight. This is in sharp (9)__________to dieting.

• disagreement

• difference

• conflict

• contrast

When one is on a diet, one eats less. Therefore, there are fewer calories to burn. The metabolic rate is lowered and this slows down weight loss. Exercise can also help skin health. It (10)__________ blood flow and helps delay the skin's ageing.

• inspires

• rouses

• excites

• stimulates