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First lady¡¯s campaign brings change

WASHINGTON (AP) ¡ª Wal-Mart£¨ÎÖ¶ûÂ꣩ is putting special labels£¨±êÇ©£©on some products to help shoppers quickly notice healthier ones. Millions of schoolchildren are helping themselves to vegetables from salad bars in their

lunchrooms, and kids¡¯ meals at Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants come with a side of fruit or vegetables and a glass of low-fat milk.

These changes are taking place due to the campaign against childhood fatness, for which the first lady Michelle Obama began fighting three years ago.

Fatness has become a serious problem in the country. About one-third of U.S. children are overweight, which puts them at increased risk for any number of deadly illnesses, including high blood pressure and heart disease.

Still, Mrs. Obama faces challenge. Not everyone welcomes her effort. Some blame her for going too far and say she has no right to tell what people should and shouldn¡¯t eat. But nutrition supporters and others praise her for using her influence to help bring interests to the table. They said the first lady has raised public awareness about fatness, which will help decrease childhood fatness rates.

There is evidence of small decrease in childhood fatness rates in some parts of the country. New York reported a 5.5 percent drop in fatness rates in kindergarteners through eighth-graders between the 2006-07 and 2010-11 school years. In Philadelphia, the drop was 4.7 percent among students in grades K-12.

Fighting against children fatness is hard work, but it¡¯s well worth the effort. The first lady is planning a promotional tour. She has been talking up the campaign against childhood fatness on daytime and late-night TV shows and on the radio. She also plans discussions next week on Google and Twitter.

¡°We¡¯ve been spending a lot of time educating and re-educating families and kids on how to eat, what to eat,¡± the first lady said. ¡°We¡¯re starting to see some changes and we¡¯re starting to show some improvement.¡±

56. What is the purpose of the campaign started by the first lady? A. To call on healthy eating.

B. To reduce childhood fatness rate. C. To show the harm caused by fatness. D. To educate people how to avoid illness. 57. What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A. The popularity of healthy food. B. The importance of balanced diet.

C. Children¡¯s preference for vegetables. D. The changes brought out by the campaign.

58. What can we learn from the passage about Mrs. Obama?? A. She is an expert in healthy eating.

B. She has won support of the whole nation.

C. She shows great concern about childhood fatness.

D. She makes good use of media to increase her influence.

B

Mrs. Squirrel and I Negotiated Terms

I was sitting in the room reading when I heard a loud noise. To defend my home from break-in, I picked up my defense weapon--- a broom and went out. There on the roof of my porch£¨ÃÅÀÈ£©, I saw a grey fluffy squirrel. I drove her away with the broom, but the next day I heard her again. I searched squirrels on the net and found because their teeth keep growing, they have to constantly chew on things to shorten their teeth. This was disturbing so I asked my husband to call in some wildlife control people. On Monday morning two men showed up, with guns in their hands. I pointed uneasily to the hole in my porch roof. They held up their guns. Suddenly I saw in my mind the baby nursery inside. I stopped them and confirmed that they wouldn¡¯t harm her. They hesitated, but finally put down their guns. Then they brought out a bottle of deodorizer£¨³ý³ô¼Á£©and sprayed it into the squirrel¡¯s home. They told me she would not like the smell and would leave. There was no sign of Mrs. Squirrel, so they blocked the hole, took my cheque for $250 and left.

Shortly after they left, Mrs. Squirrel returned from her shopping trip. She was mad at being

driven out and began feverishly clawing at the porch roof. In order to stop the destruction of my

home, I drove her away with the broom again. Each day thereafter, Mrs. Squirrel continued her attack on my possession. I then called the company to report that ¡°SHE¡¯S BAAAAAACK¡­¡± The receptionist said that if Mrs. Squirrel had managed to find another way into my porch roof, it would be a new charge. I replied I couldn¡¯t continue contributing my husband¡¯s hard-earned income to their silly wildlife experts and hang up. I went to the porch and banged on the roof. Mrs. Squirrel came out and glared at me. We negotiated some terms, came to an agreeable arrangement and went back into our respective homes. All is quiet these days, although large quantities of materials have been removed from my garage wall and my daughter claims that some of her doll-house furniture has disappeared. I still hope that Mrs. Squirrel would leave, but I will wait until it is warmer and hopefully until after the birth of the little ones.

59. What did the author think of the squirrel at first? A. Troublesome. B. Dangerous. C. Interesting. D. Clever. 60. Why didn¡¯t the author ask the wildlife control people to come again? A. She worried about the safety of the squirrel. B. She thought the company charged too much. ¡­¡­ ´Ë´¦Òþ²Ø£º7488×Ö£¬È«²¿ÎĵµÄÚÈÝÇëÏÂÔغó²é¿´¡£Ï²»¶¾ÍÏÂÔØ°É ¡­¡­