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There are many reasons why food fads have continued to flourish. Garlic has long been touted(兜售)as an essential ingredient of ph

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问题     There are many reasons why food fads have continued to flourish. Garlic has long been touted(兜售)as an essential ingredient of physical prowess(能力)and as a flu【B1】______, squash has been thought by some to cure digestive disorders, and red pepper has been【B2】______to promote endurance. The natural human desire for a simple solution to a difficult problem【B3】______the stage for promoting miraculous potions(饮剂), pills and combination of chemicals. The 【B4】______individuals who eagerly embrace any second-hand information with scientific overtones(暗示)provide the foundation for healthy business enterprises.
    A person who has never crossed the【B5】______of a health food store may be astonished, 【B6】______or over-joyed. Countless elixirs(万应灵药), herbs, powders and other fascinating extracts are only a【B7】______of the high-profit selection. The available literature includes pamphlets extolling(赞扬)the amazing return of youth one can【B8】______while drinking a potion filled with tropical weeds, as well as volumes【B9】______the reader of an almost【B10】______longevity.
    The store is directly keyed to arouse visitors’【B11】______over their health and to【B12】______on real and imagined problems by offering solutions that, 【B13】______cost more than the customers may be able to【B14】______Health food store patrons are often cajoled(劝诱)into buying tonics(补药)that promise to make the functioning of healthy organs even better, 【B15】______whether an improvement is【B16】______for. Promotion of expensive products that consumers do not actually need takes【B17】______initiative and insight. 【B18】______occasion, there may even be some slight【B19】______for truth in an entrepreneur’s【B20】______to cure customer of ills—for a price.
【B8】
选项 A、anticipate
B、aspire
C、long
D、predict
答案A
解析 本题考查动词词义辨析。人们食用保健品期望会返老还童，所以此题应选择[A]anticipate“期望”，此词为及物动词，可以直接加宾语，符合文意和语法。选项[B]aspire“热望，立志”，通常用作aspire to sth．／to do sth．，意为“渴望得到某物／渴望做某事”；[C]long不及物动词，通常用法为：long for sth．／sb．或long to do sth．；[D]predict“预计，预期”，与文意不符，故应排除。
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