【AtmyheaviestIweighed370pounds．Ihadaverypoorrelationshipwithfood：Iuseditto（16）___badfeelings，tomakemyselffeelbetter，andtocelebrate．Worriedaboutmyhealth，Itriedmanydifferentkindsof（17）___butnothingw】

　　At my heaviest I weighed 370pounds．I had a very poor relationship with food：I used it to（16）___ bad feelings，to make myself feel better，and to celebrate．Worried about my health，I tried many different kinds of （17）___but nothing worked．I came to believe that I could do nothing about my（18）___．

　　When I was 50，my weight problem began to affect me（19）___．I didn't want to live the rest of my life with this（20）___weight any more．

　　That year，I（21）___ a seminar where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world．A seminar leader shared her （22）___ story-she had not only 125pounds，but also raised $25，000forhomelesschildren．（23）___ byherstory，I createdtheAsWeHeal（痊愈），theWorldHeals（24）___．Mygoalwastolose150poundsinoneyearandraise$50，000（25）___a movement founded 30years ago to end hunger．This combination of healing myself and healing the world（26）___ me as the perfect solution．

　　（27）___I began my own personal weight program，I was filled with the fear that I would（28）___ the same difficulties that beat me before．While the （29）___ hung over my head，there were also signs that I was headed down the right（30）___．I sent letters to everyone I knew，telling them about my project．It worked perfectly．Donations began （31）___in from hundreds of people．

　　Of course，I also took some practical steps to lose weight．I consulted with a physician（内科医生），I hired a fitness coach，and I began to eat small and（32）___ meals．My fund-raising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise（33）___．

　　A year later，I（34）___ my goal：I lost 150pounds and raised $50，000!I feel that I've been given a second life to devote to something that is（35）___and enormous．

　　16．A．addB．mixC．killD．share17．A．dietsB．drinksC．fruitsD．dishes18．A．heightB．abilityC．wisdomD．weight19．A．temporarilyB．rec