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1、IELTSPortal–GeneralTrainingReading“ChineseStretchtoCatchupwithTeenageModel”THEyounginChinaaregoingtodesperatelengthstoaddextrainchestotheirheightinpursuitofcelebrityandwealth.Theyarebeingurgedonbyagovernmentshamedbythenewsthat,forthefirsttimeinhistory,theJapanesenowstandtallerthantheChinese.Ther
2、eisconstantpressureonChineseadolescentstothinktall.Thegovernmentisencouragingthemtodrinkmilkasawayofpromotinggrowth,whilemagazinesandtelevisionarerepletewiththeimagesoflankysupermodelsandbasketballstars.OneofthegreatestinfluenceshasbeentheastonishingsuccessofHuangXinye,a14-year-oldschoolgirlfrom
3、afishingvillageinsouthernChina.Shewaswhiskedawaybytalentscoutsforamodellingcontestlatelastyear.Untilthen,her6ft1inframehadmarkedheroutasagawkyalso-ranintheschoolplayground.Havingwonthecontest,HuangwasspottedbytheinternationalmodellingagencyEliteandflowntoEurope.Thenewsofherglamorousnewlifeandthe
4、£12,000thatshewoninthemodellingcontesthasinspiredthousandstoattempttofollowinherfootsteps-eveniftheydon'thavehernaturaladvantages.Teenagersareinundatinghospitalsthatclaimtobeabletoenhancetheirheightwithrequestsforleg-lengtheningoperations.XiaHetao,adoctorwhoseclinicsperformtheoperationsaid:"Ihav
5、ereceivedmanylettersfrompeoplesayingthat,becausetheywerebornshort,theyhavesufferedandarelookingforsomesolace."IftheyareacceptedonXia'swaitinglist,theaspiringpatientsareguaranteedonlymorepainintheshortrun.Xiaslicesthethighboneinhalfandinsertsasteelrodsupportedbyametalframeontheoutsideofthebone.Th
6、epatientcranksthemechanismwidereveryday,forcingthelegtogrowlonger.Mostcanstandthepainonlyforthemonththatittakestostretchaninch,butotherspersist.Therecordisheldbyayoungmanwhogained6.5inches.Lastyear,theBritishgirl,EmmaRichards,16,fromWadebridge,Cornwall,underwentaseriesofleg-lengtheningoperations
7、togainanextrafiveinchessothatshecouldbecomeanairstewardess.EveninsuccessfulcasesinChina,thelengtheningandattendantphysiotherapyandrehabilitationlastsmonths.Frequently,however,theresultisdisastrous-theboneneversetsproperly,bu
