Section C

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the

　　first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second

　　time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have

　　just heard. For blanks numbered form 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information.

　　For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main

　　points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check

　　what you have written.

　　There have been a lot of (36) changes in American eating (37 habits in the last ten years. One is the growing (38) awareness of the nutritional value of food. Another is an (39) increasing interest in a (40) variety of international foods. Since about 1970, Americans have been more and more (41) concerned about health. They have begun to notice the (42) ingredients in what they eat.

　　When they select food in the (43) supermarket, they turn the packages over to read the labels carefully. (44) They prefer to eat food that is produced without unnecessary chemicals and often choose fruits and vegetables grown without poisons used to kill insects. A small group of Americans, called vegetarians, have decided not to eat meat. (45) So they choose a complete diet from other kinds of food, because they think that meat products are not good for their health.

　　More and more Americans have also become interested in food from other countries. (46) They have been going out to international restaurants and eagerly trying unfamiliar dishes. Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, and Greek, as well as many other recipes, are all popular these days in the United States. People used to say that Americans ate uninteresting, and unhealthy food, but this has changed in the last ten years.

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