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Our obsession with thinness is also fueled by health concerns.It is true that in this country we have more overweighted people __1

than ever before, and that, in many cases, being over weight　correlates an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease. __2

These diseases, therefore, may have as much to do with our __3

way of life and our high-fat diets as with excessive weight. And __4

the associate risk of cancer in the digestive system may be more __5

about a dietary problem—too much fat and a lack of fiber than a __6

weight problem.The real concern, then, is not that we weigh too much, but　that we neither exercise enough or eat well. Exercise is necessary __7

for strong bones and both heart and lung health. A balanced diet
without a lot of fat can also help the body avoid many diseases.We should surely stop paying so much attention on weight. __8

Simply being thin is not enough. It is actually hazardy if those who __9

get(or already are) thin think they are automatically healthy and thus free from paying attention to their overall life-style. Thinness can be purely vainglory. __10

答案

【答案】

1.overweighted改为overweight

overweight本身就可以做形容词修饰people，不需要加ed。

2.correlates后加with.

Correlate应与with连用，表示“A与B有关联”。

3.therefore改为however.

从上下文来看，这里是转折而不是因果。

4.excessive改为excess.

excess往往指数量上超过所需，多余。excessive 往往有不赞同，否定的含义在里面，另外，excessive除了可以表示数量以外还可以表示程度，表达抽象概念。比如After cooking fish, pour off the excess fat.The government says that local authority spending is excessive.

5.associate 改为associated.

associated 表示“关联的，相关的”。

6.about改为of.

这里的意思是“与之相关的消化系统患癌症的危险实际上是饮食问题引起的，而非体重问题” ，about意思为“相关的”，这里应该为of，表性质。

7.or改为nor.

neither应和nor连用表示两者皆否定，而not才和or连用。

8.on改为to

9.hazardy改为hazardous.

hazard的形容词是hazardous而不是hazardy。

10.purely改为pure