Bushahr， Himachal Pradesh． A few hours into the journey a well-dressed young man got in at Shimla and took the seat next to mine． I was very cautious． I'd often come across men eager to chat up a girl traveling on her own． So I wasn't surprised when he spoke up． \？\．
\，\． He didn't bother me after that． It started to rain and water was dripping through the roof right on to my lap． Seeing that， the man emptied a plastic shopping bag full of clothes， which he pushed into his travel bag． He then handed me the plastic bag． I accepted it with a sheepish \． Minutes later， the bus broke down! The conductor announced we'd have to move to another bus that would reach us shortly， and that there'd be no more buses after that， since there had been heavy snowfall near Shimla． My co-passengers got off and stood on the road， ready to rush into the next bus． The conductor reluctantly helped me offload my luggage．
When the bus finally arrived， it had many passengers already． The crowd
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struggled to get in and I was pushed aside． As I stood there feeling very upset， I saw a hand waving out to me from the entrance to the bus． It was the same young man． He stood there blocking the doorway． I passed my bags to him and he placed them inside one by one， as if we were family traveling
together． He then gently helped me in． I soon got pushed to the middle of the bus， where I stood for the next two hours． As we approached Rampur， I craned my neck to look for him - I knew he had been standing right in front． He was not there， and I badly wanted to talk to him． He must have got off at an earlier stop without letting me know． Why would he？ He'd done what he had to． I was the one who couldn't apologize for my attitude or thank him．
9. At first， the author assumed the young man was trying to ______ ．
A. steal her belongings
B. seek her help
C. make small talk with her
D. lend his hand
10. Why did the man empty one of his plastic shopping bags？ ______
A. To find a coat for the author to get changed into．
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B. To cover the window and prevent the rain from coming in． C. To remove his clothes from inside it and put them into his travel bag．
D. To help the author to keep out of the rain．
11. How is the article mainly developed？ ______
A. By cause and effect．
B. By
comparison．
C. By time order．
D. By examples．
Every year， millions of people make the same New Year's resolution（决心）： to lose weight． But there's a problem that requires as much resolution to change as weight： the societal prejudice surrounding weight and obesity． For decades， researchers have documented negative attitudes toward overweight people - a form of prejudice known as \（偏见）．\with obesity are commonly viewed as lazy， unintelligent， unattractive， and lacking willpower and self-control． Weight - based discrimination is found in educational， employment and health care settings， yet minimal legal protection exists for those who are targeted． In addition to experiencing weight
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bias from others， people with obesity tend to accept weight-biased beliefs， leading to lower self-worth．
Some people argue that bitter messages about weight are necessary to motivate those with obesity to take responsibility for their health and lose weight． After all， critics say， it's their own fault that they are \，\， if they really wanted to， they could control their weight． In this view， promoting body acceptance would only weaken behavior change and encourage obesity． The problem with this argument is that it flies in the face of hundreds of scientific studies showing the negative health effects associated with
experiencing and accepting weight-biased beliefs． The psychological effect of being undervalued due to one's weight may not seem surprising： increased risk for depression， anxiety， and even self-harming thoughts and attempts in youth．
Also worth noting are the effects of weight bias on weight gain and
obesity-related health． Studies show that weight bias is stressful， and when people are under stress， they tend to eat more． Further， when people worry
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