Using small plates helps stop people overeating. Many people use a big plate, they put much food on it. This makes them eat too much. Cambridge University（剑桥大学）says if people use small plates, they will eat less. Americans could cut their calories by up to 29%.

The researchers looked at many people. It is not about how big the food is and how much people eat. When someone is eating too much, we say he is not doing the right thing. Restaurants can help to stop overeating by using small plates. People can also do this at home.  

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1.Using small plates helps stop_____overeating.

A men

B women

C children

D people

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第1段第一句Using small plates helps stop people overeating.可知，故选D。

2.You put______in a plate when at lunch.

A apples

B food

C money

D homework

解析：选B。推理判断题。午餐时候，盘子里应该放的是食物，故选B。

3.What does the underlined word “this” mean in the last sentence?

A Eating apples.

B Using small plates.

C Eating too much.

D Stop overeating.

解析：选B。语义猜测题。根据上文语境可知“this”指用小盘子盛食物，故选B。

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A Overeating

B Small plates makes you eat less food

C How to keep healthy

D How to eat healthy

解析：选B。主旨大意题。B项“小盘子，少吃饭”契合文章主旨内容，故选B。