26. A. comment　　　　　　　　　 B. reply　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. effect　　　　　　　　　　　 D. opportunity

25. A. amusing　　　　　　　　　　 B. conscious　　　　　　　　 C. fashionable　　　　　　　 D. talented

24. A. Unfortunately　　　　　　 B. Probably　　　　　　　　　 C. Hopefully　　　　　　　　 D. Generally

23. A. choices　　　　　　　 　　　 B. memories　　　　　　　　 C. judgments　　　　　　　　 D. requirements

22. A. adds　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. extends　　　　　　　　　　 C. keeps　　　　　　　　　　　 D. refers

21. A. familiar　　　　　　　 　　　 B. wrong　　　　　　　　　　　 C. connected　　　　　　　　 D. bored

55. The text mainly tells us ______.

　 A. when Britney Spears was found taking weight-loss pills with her

　 B. how Zantrex-3 became successful in the USA

　 C. weight-loss pills are very popular in the USA

　 D. Zantrex-3 is forbidden to be sold on the US market

54. From the second paragraph we know that ______ .

　 A. Zantrex-3 is one of the successful weight-loss pills on the US market

　 B. Zantrex-3 is the most successful weight-loss pills on the US market

C. Zantrex-3 is the only weight-loss pill on the US market

D. there are five kinds of weight-loss pills on the US market

53. The underlined part of the sentence in the first paragraph is most likely similar in meaning to ______.

　 A. it is difficult to say how successful Zantrex-3 is

　 B. you can’t overstate the success of Zantrex-3

　 C. you can’t think too highly of the success of Zantrex-3

　 D. Zantrex-3 is not very successful

52. Which of the following is also a kind of weight-loss pill?

　 A. CVS　　　　　 B. Rite Aid　　　　　 C. Wal-Mart　　　 D. Anorex