1 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Are you on a diet? Then maybe you should consider 1 (sit) by the window the next time you eat out.
A new book claims that 2 you sit in a restaurant can affect how much you consume.
A new research found that people sitting farthest from the front door ate the fewest salads and were 73 percent 3 (likely) to order dessert.
Those seated at a dark table ate heavier food and ordered more of it 4 diners seated at bright bar tables ordered more salads and fewer desserts.
According to the researchers, the darker it is, the more invisible you 5 feel, the less easy it is to see how much you’re eating and the less guilty you are when you eat more.
In contrast, 6 (see) the sunlight, people or trees outside might make you more conscious of 7 you look, might make you think about walking or might make you want a green salad.
The researchers also noted that slim diners chewed around 15 times per mouthful, three chews more than heavier diners. By eating more slowly, the diner consumes less in the time 8 takes for the brain to register satisfaction.
