Unit 2 Working the land Using language课时作业

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　At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to 1 bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate. Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of 2 but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do nothing about my 3 .

When I was 15, my weight problem began to affect me 4 . I didn't want to live the rest of my life with this 5 weight any more.

That year, I 6 a seminar(研讨会) where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her 7 story -she had not only 125 lost pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children.

8 by her story, I created the As We Heal(痊愈), the World Heals 9 . My goal was to lose 115 pounds in one year and raise $15,000 10 a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger. This combination of healing myself and healing the world 11 me as the perfect solution.

12 I began my own personal weight program, I was filled with the fear that I would 13 the same difficulties that beat me before. While the 14 hung over my head, there were also signs that I was headed down the right 15 . I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations began 16 in from hundreds of people.

Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I consulted with a physician(内科医师)，I hired a fitness coach, and I began to eat small and 17 meals. My fund-raising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise 18 .

A year later, I 19 my goal: I lost 115 pounds and raised $15,000! I feel that I've been given a second life to devote to something that is 20 and enormous.