職稱英語完形填空:

　　Freezing to Death for Beauty

　　People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend off the cold. In the United States， however， people wear 1 ， partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation. Cars take 2 straight to their workplaces， which are heated well. The American diet is full of calories， so their 3 can afford to bum heat more quickly.

　　Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay 4 Lots of Yale girls wear skirts 5 when its 10 degrees Centigrade outside. Some of them at least wear boots， tights， and leg-warmers. Some， however， really just go for the look 6 the risk of health. These girls have nothing to prevent their legs 7 the wind， and no socks to protect their feet. A mini skirt and a pair of stilettos are all that they wear.

　　Typically， the ones pursuing fashion are 8 ， with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies， they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in 9 weather. I have always l0 ， whenever I pass these girls， how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived.

　　And then there are the guys. The girls can be said to 11 health for beauty. But why do guys 12 so little? It is not like， once they shed some layers， they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they 13 wear sporty shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. Its not cute.

　　Of course， people have the freedom to look whatever 14 they want. I am just surprised that， given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut， they can still 15 like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February.

　　練習：

　　1. A) scarce B) less C) little D) least

　　2. A) people B) students C) shoppers D) them

　　3. A) arms B) heads C) legs D) bodies

　　4. A) bony B) thin C) fashionable D) hungry

　　5. A) even B) sometimes C) frequently D) occasionally

　　6. A) in B) for C) at D) on

　　7. A) with B) against C) above D) under

　　8. A) fat B) ugly C) short D) skinny

　　9. A) warm B) cold C) cool D) hot

　　10. A) dreamed B) stated C) claimed D) wondered

　　11. A) sacrifice B) devote C) suffer D) endure

　　12. A) bear B) carry C) wear D) put on

　　13. A) only B) seldom C) rarely D) hardly

　　14. A) method B) road C) way D) avenue

　　15. A) see B) resemble C) show D) look