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        Howard Brock, in his column in Sunday’ s edition, discussed a recent report about consumer lifestyles. The report 
said more and more people are able to buy more luxury products.   42 , this doesn’t necessarily make them happy. 
Mr. Brock believes that society’s attitudes toward material goods are wrong. He wrote about the need for us to return 
to old-fashioned values. 
    While I agree with much of what Mr. Brock wrote, I was disappointed that he didn’t  43  a more important 
issue. Many of us are enjoying a consumer lifestyle, but we don’t think about whether it is   44 . We are using up 
the world’s resources at a rapid rate. Unfortunately, many of them cannot be replaced, though. By   45  increasing 
their own wealth and comfort, humans are living in a dream. When we wake up, we will find many things have 
changed. There will still be people who cannot afford to buy much. But the gap between rich and poor will be 
impossible to   46 . Also, the earth’s resources will have mostly disappeared. In short, people are becoming victims 
of their own success. The future does not look so promising. 
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請依下文回答第 47 題至第 50 題 
 As the modern world has become more complex, our lifestyles have become more challenging, demanding, and 
exhausting. Food consumption patterns, in pace with these changes, have altered remarkably over the past few 
decades. For instance, we are dining outside the home more often, skipping more meals, consuming food more 
on-the-go, eating later in the day, and eating more irregularly. In the past, dietary guidelines used to focus exclusively 
on ‘what’ you should eat in terms of food and nutrients. Now the equivalent amount of attention is being placed on 
‘when’ you should eat over the course of a day. Concentrating on both what we eat and when we eat, although 
beneficial in keeping us healthy and warding off chronic diseases, can be quite overwhelming. 
 According to studies on the effect of meal patterns on health, eating inconsistently is likely to be associated with a 
higher risk of metabolic syndrome, such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Eating irregularly may 
affect our internal body clock which normally follows a 24-hour cycle. For people working shifts, their irregular 
dietary patterns create a greater risk of getting cancer, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic syndrome. 
 In the 1960s, nutritionist Adelle Davis promoted the mantra, “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and 
dinner like a pauper.” A good meal in the morning can give you fuel and prepare your body for the work to come. 
According to Harvard School of Public Health researchers, skipping breakfast may make you hungrier and crave larger 
meals later in the day. Unfortunately, this will lead to a surge in blood sugar, and increase your risk of heart disease, 
diabetes, and obesity. 
 Although calories get burned up no matter when you eat them, having a hearty meal at night can cause weight 
problems. “What you don’t burn off is more likely to be stored as fat, as you become less active toward the end of the 
day,” said Tracy Lockwood, a registered dietitian. “Eating too close to bedtime increases your blood sugar and insulin,  
which causes you to have a hard time falling asleep. Therefore, your last meal should be the lightest of the day and 
should be eaten at least three hours before you go to sleep.” 
 Having small but frequent meals to regulate appetite and control weight is a concept of fad diets; yet some 
studies argue consuming more meals is linked to a greater risk of being overweight. It is clear that there is no single 
golden rule for healthy eating for everyone. Paying attention to when to eat, what to eat, and how many calories to 
consume will definitely be a good place to start. 
47 What does “these changes” in the first paragraph refer to? 
Our living styles.    Our sleeping schedules. 
Our nutrition concepts.    Our consumption patterns. 
48 According to the passage, why do people need to manage when and how often you eat during the day? 
To set blood sugar level.    To even out the interval of each meal. 
To avoid feeling hungry in-between meals.  To control weight and ward off chronic diseases. 
49 Why do the experts discourage people from having a heavy dinner? 
It will directly  link to the happening of chronic diseases. 
It will cause low blood pressure and high cholesterol levels. 
It will be highly likely for them to gain weights. 
 It will provide too little energy to promote the body’s natural repair cycle. 
50 Which of the following is closest to “fad diets” in meaning? 
Caloric intakes. Dietary guidelines. Fashionable eating. Food consumption.