(C)24.Why did Alice give up her previous way of losing weight?

　　A. It made her exhausted.

　　B. It prevented her enjoying anything tasty.

　　C. It failed to guarantee lasting effects.

　　D. It lacked fun.

　　【解析】从文章的第一段第一句和第二段"...despite running at least five kilometers every morning, intense training and restricting what I was eating."Sure, she saw results here and there. But she'd lose a few kilos and then put on more.可以看出答案。

　　(D)25. The reason why Alice takes the IIFYM plan is that________．

　　A. it advocates eating as much as one can

　　B. it limits people to clean diets

　　C. it only includes foods with protein, fats and carbohydrates

　　 D. it helps balance eating and moving

　　【解析】从文章的第二段最后两句The IIFYM plan looks at all foods in the three main categories: protein, fats and carbohydrates. It enables you to eat the foods you love and have a happy mind.可知。

　　(B)26. What is Alice's advice for those who have written to her?

　　A. Focusing on intense training every day.

　　 B. Paying more attention to feeling good.

　　C. Losing as much weight as possible.

　　D. Getting off the treadmill.

　　【解析】从文章最后一段中可以得到答案。

　　(A)27. The passage has been written mainly to ________．

　　A. advise finding enjoyable ways to lose weight

　　B. explain a quick way to lose weight

　　C. advertise a new weight－loss product

　　D. tell people to keep a restricted diet

　　【解析】文中的首段和尾段都有提及。

　　C

　　Last weekend was terrible for awards ceremonies. The Baftas, defined by a painful monologue(独角戏) from Joanna Lumley, was watched by 500，000 fewer people than last year. Meanwhile, the number of 18－ to 49－year－olds watching the Grammys has reached an all－time low.

　　Don't expect the Oscars to fare any better; they have lost millions of viewers since 2014. Add to this the fact that comparatively few people have watched most of the nominated films and you have got a ratings time bomb.

Viewers are deserting awards shows in groups and something needs to be done. But what? Reorganize them to celebrate really popular work? That's what the Oscars put forward last year