* Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.
Do you skip breakfast most mornings? If you’re (1) …………………most kids, you probably do! A new school year can be a good time to get (2) …………………the habit of eating a healthful breakfast, say experts. Recent studies show that eating breakfast (3) …………………both your health and your brainpower. “Breakfast supplies children with the (4) …………………they need and fuels them for a day of learning,” nutrition expert Virginia Campbell told Weekly Reader.
Did you know that the word breakfast means “break the fast”? (5) …………………you’re asleep at night, you’re fasting, or not eating. You “break the fast” when you eat a morning meal. Breakfast (6) …………………, or restores, the energy that is lost after a night’s sleep. That is (7) …………………it is often called the most important meal of the day.
Studies show that kids who eat a (8) …………………breakfast learn better, pay (9) ………………… attention in class, and are less likely to miss school. Experts also say that kids who eat breakfast are less likely to overeat later in the day. That is good news. (10) …………………regular exercise, eating breakfast can lower the risk of becoming obese, or severely overweight.
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1. A. alike B. likely C. like D. likable
2. A. over B. on C. into D. by
3. A. maintains B. deteriorates C. recovers D. boosts
4. A. nutrition B. nutrients C. nutritionists D. nutritious
5. A. While B. Since C. Though D. Whether
6. A. reassures B. restrains C. replaces D. replenishes
7. A. why B. which C. when D. where
8. A. hearty B. healthful C. quick D. cooked
9. A. some B. greater C. much D. more
10. A. Thanks to B. Because of C. Involved in D. Along with
1. A. alike B. likely C. like D. likable
2. A. over B. on C. into D. by
3. A. maintains B. deteriorates C. recovers D. boosts
4. A. nutrition B. nutrients C. nutritionists D. nutritious
5. A. While B. Since C. Though D. Whether
6. A. reassures B. restrains C. replaces D. replenishes
7. A. why B. which C. when D. where
8. A. hearty B. healthful C. quick D. cooked
9. A. some B. greater C. much D. more
10. A. Thanks to B. Because of C. Involved in D. Along with
