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Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks. Selectthecorrectchoiceforeachblank.

RecreationalrunnerCarrieJohnstonusuallydoesn'tfeelhungryafteragoodsweat. Exercise
(26)_____ Johnston'sappetite, butsheknowssheneedsto(27)_____ lostcaloriesfollowingaworkout. "WhenIcomehomefromagoodrun, Iforcemyselftoeatsupper," saysJohnston, adietitianatMcMasterUniversityinHamilton. (28)_____, Johnstonsaysmanyfemaleathletesletgoodeatinghabitsgoandriskhealth(29)_____ thinness. Johnston, whoworksinthebone-marrowtransplantunitatMcMaster, hasabackgroundinsports(30)_____. In1997, whileastudentattheUniversityofGuelph, sheworkedwithProf. HeatherKelleronastudyforher(31)_____ ontheeatinghabitsoffemaleathletes. The(32)_____ personwitheatingdisordersisdrivenbyadesiretolooksvelte, saysJohnston. Butherstudyfocusedonathleteswhoeatlesstolowerweightandbodyfat(33)_____ thebeliefitwillimprove(34)_____. Thestudyinvolved(35)_____ 22 elitefemaleathletesbetweenages15 and25 overthreemonths. "Yearsagowhenwedidn'tknowanybetteritwasthoughtthatbeinglightermeantrunningbetter," saysJohnston, addingthat'sstillthementalityofmanycompetitiverunners, aswellasother(36)_____ likegymnastsandswimmers. Johnston'sstudy(37)_____ consumed400 to700 fewercaloriesdailythanrecommendedfortheir(38)_____ training. Evenwhentrainingmoreastheygotclosertocompeting, theyfailedto(39)_____ morefoodfuelforenergy. Initially, race(40)_____ tendtoimprovewhenarunnerlosessomeweight, butthentheyhitapeakandplummet, saysJohnston.

26. A. repressesB. suppressesC. depressesD. expresses
27. A. makeuptoB. makeuponC. makeupforD. makeupwith
28. A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. MoreoverD. Furthermore
29. A. intheactofB. onthepointofC. attheexpenseofD. forthesakeof
30. A. nutritionB. nullityC. nuisanceD. nuance
31. A. thesisB. objectC. targetD. objective
32. A. commonB. averageC. ordinaryD. popular
33. A. basedonB. basingonC. beingbasedonD. havingbasedon
34. A. actB. actionC. demonstrationD. performance
35. A. totrackB. tohavetrackedC. trackingD. beingtracked
36. A. playersB. athletesC. runnersD. contestants
37. A. topicsB. projectsC. plansD. subjects
38. A. strenuousB. tediousC. lustyD. nervous
39. A. takeupB. taketoC. takeonD. takein
40. A. signalsB. signsC. scoresD. symbols