SECTION III: READING (6.0 POINTS)

Part 1. Questions 56 to 65 (2 points - 0.2/ each)

Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.

THE DANGERS OF DIETING

Thanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever before, the (56) ________ of overweight people is at a new high. As people frantically search for a solution (57) ________this problem, they often try some of the popular fad diets being offered. Many people see fad diets (58) ________harmless ways of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them. Unfortunately, not only don’t fad diets usually (59) ________the trick, they can actually be dangerous for your health.

Although permanent weight loss is the (60) ________, few are able to achieve it. Experts estimate that 95 percent of dieters return to their starting weight, or even (61) ________weight. While the reckless use of fad diets can bring some (62) ________results, long-term results are very rare. (63) ________, people who are fed up with the difficulties of changing their eating habits often turn to fad diets. (64) ________ being moderate, fad diets involve extreme dietary changes. They advise eating only one type of food, or they prohibit other types of foods entirely. This results in a situation (65) ________a person’s body doesn’t get all the vitamins and other things that it needs to stay healthy.

Thanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever before, the (56) ________ of overweight people is at a new high.