Nearly one in five U. S. workers claim to be in excellent
health--despite being overweight, smoking, drinking too much or never
exercising, according to a newly published survey. In the nationwide study of
1,450 employed adults (47) by Oxford Health Plans Inc., 17
percent (48) their health as excellent but (49)
not-so-excellent habits. Of those people, 55 percent said they were at
least 25 pounds overweight, 31 percent smoked, 21 percent drank at least three
glasses of (50) a day, and 65 percent never exercised,
quarter of them said they (51) eat fried foods and salty or
sugary snacks (快餐). "When it comes to your health, (52) is
dangerous. It exacts a heavy toll down the road." Alan Muney, (53)
vice president of Oxford, said in a statement. The study also showed
people with healthier habits such as frequent exercise and good diet are most
(54) at work, ranking 8.9 on a 10-point scale, and most useful
on the job, (55) 9 on a 10-point scale. Those with the
healthiest habits were the least likely to lose sleep over their jobs and least
likely to miss (56) or family activities due to work. Of
those workers with the most bad habits, 37 percent said they sat at their desks
all day, 41 percent took no break at work and 18 percent were most likely to
lose sleep over work. A) depression
F) personal
K) motivated B) determined
G) frequently
L) denial C) described
H)
displayed M)
executive D) practically
I) released
N) scoring E) plausible
J) alcohol
O) accommodation