been ___23___ how to make eating vegetables more ___24___. They analysed the psychology behind our food ___25___ and found that most of us are ___26___ by taste. Brad Turnwald from Stanford University says that "studies show that people ___27___ to think of healthier options as less tasty for some reason."

　　In Europe, a project called VeggieEAT has also been trying to find ways to get people to ___28___ more vegetables. Project leader, Professor Heather Hartwell believes in ___29___ encouraging people into eating the right things. One idea has been to put a ___30___ of a tasty looking fruit on a supermarket trolley as a ___31___ about buying something from the fruit store. She says, "Choice is a really ___32___ thing. But making vegetables look attractive will increase their sales."

　　Certainly, eating "twisted citrus-glazed carrots" does sound tempting, even if it just ___33___ like a carrot, but if it makes us eat more vegetables then that can only be a good thing for our health.

　　14. A. delicious B. disgusting C. ripen D. sweet

　　15. A. buy B. prepare C. enjoy D. offer

　　16. A. developed B. appeared C. existed D. shrank

　　17. A. talking B. informing C. reminding D. warning

　　18. A. planning B. running C. aiming D. intending

　　19. A. why B. how C. when D. because

　　20. A. needs B. issues C. benefits D. risks

　　21. A. diet B. education C. work D. exercise

　　22. A. tendency B. tooth C. preference D. appetite

　　23. A. showing B. discovering C. reporting D. studying

　　24. A. attractive B. appropriate C. beneficial D. independent

　　25. A. wastes B. values C. choices D. judgments

　　26. A. confused B. disturbed C. challenged D. motivated

　　27. A. manage B. tend C. agree D. decide

　　28. A. grow B. harvest C. store D. eat

　　29. A. suddenly B. slowly C. firmly D. seriously

　　30. A. picture B. lot C. variety D. number

　　31. A. sign B. concern C. hint D. clue

　　32. A. complex B. easy C. quick D. casual

　　33. A. looks B. smells C. feels D. tastes

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　　Lanzhou beef noodle is one of China's most representative flour-made foods while pasta (意大利面食) is one famous Western fancy food. An event, "When Lanzhou beef noodle meets pasta, ___34___ (connect) city food cultures, was held at the Beijing Ritz-Carlton Hotel on October 11th, 2017 to show the interaction.

　　Lanzhou beef noodle has a history of 102 years and is known for its ___35___ (taste) beef, soup and noodle. Lanzhou is also qualified as ___36___hometown of Chinese beef noodle. ___37___one major city along the ancient Silk Road, Lanzhou has witnessed the efforts of our ancestors and their achievement of developing the Silk Road, according to Zhang Hui, deputy director with the Publicity department of the CPC Committee of Lanzhou.

Lanzhou's cooking culture ___38___ (develop) its own time-honored characteristics over the years. The event will make Lanzhou beef noodle smelled not only across Lanzhou, ___39___across the world through the Belt and Road Initiative thanks to the ___40___ (participate) of the two countries' noodle master. It will also improve cultural exchange, Zhang added. Lanzhou people would like to work with friends at home and abroad ___41___ (promote) the development of cooking and we ___42___ (sincere) hope more cultural exchanges of this kind ___43___ (hold) in Italy and Lanzhou in the future.