Section A Reading in the Context
Read the following passage with ten missing words.Learn to guess the meanings of them from the context and then select one word for each blank from the list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Each word can be used only once.
Soda and some other sugary drinks contribute to health problems,San Francisco supervisors said as they voted to approve health warnings on ads for such beverages.The soda industry said it might____1__to block the regulation,while supporters said they will seek to expand the requirement beyond the city.
____2__for a statewide warning failed this year,as did a city ballot(投票表决)measure last year to impose a tax on sugary drinks.
The regulation____3___sugar-sweetened beverages as drinks with more than 25 calories from sweeteners per 12 ounces.Advertising for such sodas as Coca-Cola Zero and other nocalorie drinks would not require a warning,but ads for regular Coca-Cola would.
The regulation also requires warnings for other____4__such as sports and energy drinks,vitamin waters and iced teas that exceed the 25-calorie limit.Milk and 100 percent____5__fruit and vegetable juices are exempt(例外).
The label would read:“WARNING:Drinking beverages with added sugar(s)contributes to obesity,diabetes,and tooth____6__.This is a message from the City and County of San Francisco.”
Supervisors____7___approved the proposal with an 11-0 vote,as well as two other measures aimed at curbing sugary drink consumption.
One proposal would ban soda ads on city-owned property,much like San Francisco does with tobacco and alcohol.Another would____8__city funds from being used to buy soda.
“These are not____9___products that taste good,”said Supervisor Scott Wiener,who authored the soda warning proposal.“These are products that are making people sick,and we need to take action.”
Liquid sugar is the new tobacco as far as some public health advocates are concerned.Davis,a college town near Sacramento,is requiring restaurants to serve milk and water as the __10__drink with children’s meals.
