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Manuel came home crying. The children had called him “Fatso” again， and he hated it. He sat down， and looked very sad. “Dont worry， Im fat too，” said his mother. “But its me they call Fatso，” Manuel cried. His mother felt very sorry for him. “All right then，” she said. “Were both too fat. Lets go on a diet together.”

It would not be easy. They both loved bread， cakes， potatoes and chips. To diet， they had to eat salads. Their first day was fun， but by nighttime， they felt very hungry. “We wont think about food. Lets think about airplanes，” said his mother. “But I keep seeing chocolate in my mind，” Manuel answered. Then the second day was hard， for they both kept thinking about cream cakes. The third was worse. By then they both wanted to give up. “No， no， we must be strong，” said Manuels mother.

Somehow， they kept on dieting for three weeks， and lost a lot of fat. They liked their new bodies so much they kept going until they were really slim. After a few months， Manuel enjoyed eating fruit， or nuts instead of sweets. Nobody called him Fatso any more. Some people called him Spider Legs and he loved it.

根據短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1. Its clear that the word “diet” in the reading is about ___.

A. ones bad name B. food for each day      C. flying in the sky   D. cooking at home

2. Manuel and his mother kept thinking about cream cakes because ___.

A. the cakes could help them lost weight

B. they thought the cakes are good for their health

C. they liked eating them a lot

D. the cakes could make them think about airplanes

3. We know from the passage ___.

A. the children called Mandel “Fatso” because he was not too fat

B. Manuels mother didnt eat cream cakes at all

C. potatoes and chips can make people thin

D. Manuel and his mother had to eat salads to lose weight

4. At first， Manuels mother felt sorry because ___.

A. her son was not too fat               B. Manuel was very sad

C. the other children were fat too           D. Manuel could eat cream cakes

5. Manuel loved others calling him Spider Legs because ___.

A. Spider Legs sounds good to him   B. the other children are all Spider Legs

C. he could eat cream cakes            D. he could eat lots of sweets now