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Yoga, the ancient practice of postures, breathing and meditation, is gaining a lot of attention from the material world that it

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问题     Yoga, the ancient practice of postures, breathing and meditation,
is gaining a lot of attention from the material world that its serious
practitioners are trying to escape. Yoga practitioners are trying to keep
themselves away from the material world. But no wonder Americans【S1】________
who practice yoga are often well-educated, have higher-than-average
household incomes and are willing to spend a bit more on so-called【S2】________
"green" purchases seen as benefited the environment or society.【S3】________
    "It’s kind of growing out of the crunchy stage of yoga to the
Starbucks stage," said Bill Harper, a publisher of Yoga Journal. "From【S4】________
the videos and the clothes and the toe socks... people are pursuing after【S5】________
this market with a vengeance. "
    A glance through recent issues of his month magazine, whose【S6】________
readership has doubled in the past four years to 325,000, illustrate the【S7】________
point. There are four-color ads from the like of Asics athletic shoes,【S8】________
Eileen Fisher apparel and Ford Motor Co. Yoga Journal is now licensing
a Russian edition and preparing to expand in other international markets.
    Americans spend some $2.95 billion a year for yoga classes,【S9】________
equipment, clothing, holidays, videos and more, according to a study
commissioned by the magazine, fuelled in part by aged baby boomers
seeking less aggressive ways to stay fit. Roughly 16. 5 million people
were practising yoga in the US early last year, in studios, gyms or
home, up 43 percent from 2002 , the study found.【S10】________
    Established sellers of yoga gear such as Hugger Mugger and Gaiam
have been flooded with competition in the market for yoga mats,
incense, clothing and fancy accoutrements ranging from designer yoga
bags to eye pillows.
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答案like—likes
解析 固定搭配错误。the likes of sb．／sth．是固定搭配，表示“诸如此类的人或事”。
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