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Food and Fitness: the American Obsession Americans seem to be always in a hurry, which has become one (1) [1] ______ ______as national impatience. This impatience is not only obvious in the streets, but also evident in American eating habits. The (2).______ [2] ______ thst food chains like McDonalds and Kentucky, which can offer fast serv- ice, can best express this impatience. As for the popularity of these fast food chains, "fast" and" instant" are the very reasons. The salad bar fulfils the first (3) ______ very well [3] ______ and is thus welcomed. "Take Out" food as an instant meal can be taken wherever you like, so it is very popular in American and have actually be- [4] ______ come an American way of life. To heat the instant food, another invention to (4) ______ the speed is the microwave oven. [5] ______ Americans eat abundant food in such an instant way that they tend to [6] ______ be (5) ______. As a result, Americans become (6) ______ in an- other problem -- keeping beautiful and fit. Thus business to meet these needs, like books on diets and fitness, and Weight Watchers, develops [7] ______ very quickly and has made very great profits. Apart from being (7) ______, people would also like a firm body and a young appearance, therefore, exercise has become another fixation in [8] ______ the last 10 years. Many people, young or old, take exercises very serious- ly. And both outdoor exercise and indoor exercise are very popular, and to meet the (8) ______ need of exercise a full line of exercise equipment [9] ______ is invented and offered. It seems that Americans have spent no little time on diets and fitness, but how is it so many Americans (9) ______ fat That’s perhaps one of the (10) ______ of American society. However, facing to all kinds of [10] ______ temptations, the optimistic Americans are slowly adapting the way they eat and live for a longer and healthier life.