Many scientists believe our love of sugar may actually be an addiction. When we eat or drink sugary foods, the sugar enters our blood and affects parts of our brain that make us feel good. Then the good feeling goes away,    1     (leave) us wanting more. All     2     (taste) foods do this, but sugar has a particularly strong effect. In this way, it is in fact an addictive drug, one that doctors recommend we all cut down on.

Our bodies     3     (design) to survive on very little sugar. Early humans often had very little food, so our bodies learned to be very efficient in storing sugar as fat. In this way, we had energy     4     (store) for when there was no food. But today, most people have more than enough. So     5     very thing that once saved us may now be killing us.

So what is the     6     (solve)? It’s obvious that we need to eat less sugar. The trouble is, in today’s world, it’s extremely difficult to avoid. From breakfast cereals     7     after-dinner desserts, our foods are increasingly filled with it. Some manufacturers even use sugar to replace taste in foods that are advertised as low in fat.

But there are those     8     are fighting back against sugar. Many schools are replacing sugary desserts with healthier options like fruit. Other schools     9     (grow) their own food in gardens, or building     10     (facility) like walking tracks so students and others in the community can exercise. The battle has not yet been lost.

The lion is a special animal to Chinese people. A pair of stone lions, a male and a female, are     1     (common) seen in front of the gates of traditional buildings. The lion     2     (regard) as the king in the animal world so it represents power. The stone lions are also used to indicate the     3     (rank) of officials. It is interesting to note that China had no lions originally. The earliest stone lions were sculpted     4     the beginning of Eastern Han Dynasty with     5     introduction of Buddhism into ancient China. In the Buddhist faith, the lion,     6     can protect the truth and keep off evils, is considered a holy animal of nobleness and dignity. In Chinese folk tales, the lion has become a symbol of     7     (brave), power and good luck.It was also popular     8     (decorate) bridges with sculpted stone lions for the same reason. The     9     (well) known of these is the Lugouqiao (also as Marco Polo Bridge),     10     (build) from 1189 to 1192. A famous proverb says, “The lions on the Lugouqiao are uncountable.”

According to a new survey, people who have owned pets may be more professionally     1     (success), and this is absolutely good news for ambitious pet parents.

The survey     2     (conduct) by Kelton Global Research for Banfield Pet Hospital. The researchers surveyed 857 adults in the United States with     3     (vary) of careers. Among the C-suite executives (高管) surveyed, 93 percent grew with a pet in their home, with 78 percent     4     (hold) that growing up with a pet helped cause their career success as an adult.

So, how exactly does pet ownership cause career success? According to Banfield’s research, executives reported that their pet helped teach them lessons like     5     (responsible), creativity, sympathy and organization,     6     have all been invaluable in the business world.

“At Banfield Pet Hospital, we’ve long recognized the special bond between people and their pets, as well as the positive impact pets have     7     our society,” Brian Garish said in a statement on Banfield’s website. “From the pet ownership lessons we learned as children, to the     8     (way) our four-legged friends currently help us progress, connect with others, and stay grounded, our latest research supports the idea we’ve had all along     9     there may be a link between pets and their ability     10     (help) shape us as people.”