Part 1
For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
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| A quantity | В piece | C unit | D part |
Going on a diet
A calorie is a 0 for measuring the amount of energy food will produce. The average person needs about 1,800 calories per day to stay healthy. Without energy, the heart cannot 1 blood through blood vessels and the organs cannot function.
You 2 weight because you consume more calories a day than your body requires. The only way to lose weight is to 3 the number of calories you consume. This is the basic 4 behind most diets.
5 , diets don’t work for most people. It’s not that they don’t lose weight: they do, but when they go off the diet, the kilos creep back. The 6 to losing weight and maintaining weight loss is a sensible diet and exercise plan. You need to work out how to eat fewer calories than you 7 consume. You should also exercise daily so you can use up calories. Burning 250 or 500 calories per day can 8 a big difference.
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