Oxygen bars offer an unusual nightlife alternative.
氧氣吧提供了一種不同以往的夜生活選擇。
When you
visualize Tokyo's nightlife, you might think of dance clubs, KTVs, and pubs
full of off-duty workers smoking and drinking the troubles of the week away. These days, however, a new healthier
craze has _(1)_ in Tokyo: the
oxygen bar.
Although the Japanese have been
inhaling high
concentrations of oxygen as medical _(2)_ for more than 50 years, a few Tokyo
operators began to offer oxygen for
recreational purposes in the mid-1990s. _(3)_ a break from Tokyo's pollution,
patrons could
drop in, put on a
facemask or
insert nasal tubes, and enjoy a few minutes of air with high levels of oxygen. _(4)_ the industry developed, bars began offering
"flavored" air with scents
ranging from mint to strawberry to even
vodka.
Naturally, people have to
pay through the nose for the
privilege of putting
scented oxygen up their noses. The cost _(5)_ from place to place but is usually around US$1 per minute, and
sessions can last for 10 to 20 minutes. Even though there is no medical evidence to support the health
declarations made by oxygen bars, patrons claim that a 20-minute
breather leaves them feeling _(6)_ and calm, and the oxygen bar
concept has spread all over the world. In _(7)_ California, for example, oxygen dispensaries, self-operated machines that
distribute oxygen, are common sights in gyms and malls. Tokyo, however, remains one step ahead. In 2007, Japan's Air Press opened its first oxygen bar for dogs.
1. (A) stood by (B) caught on (C) broken up (D) fallen off
2. (A) behaviors (B) distractions (C) performances (D) treatments
3. (A) Craves (B) Crave (C) Craving (D) Craved
4. (A) If (B) As (C) For (D) Whether
5. (A) varies (B) maintains (C) relies (D) stabilizes
6. (A) ashamed (B) paralyzed (C) refreshed (D) depressed
7. (A) health-conscious (B) healthy-conscious (C) healthful-conscious (D) consciously-healthy
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