For a while, my neighborhood was taken over by an army of joggers. They were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evening. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. "Come on!" My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. "You'll feel great."
Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if Alex could jog every day, anyone could. So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army, I'm not alone in my opinion.
First of all, jogging is very hard on the body. Your legs and feet will be a real pounding ruining down a road for two or three miles. I developed foot, leg, and back problems. Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn't kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me.
Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes isn't my idea of fun. Jogging is also a lonely pastime. Some joggers say, "I love being out there with just my thoughts." Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt.
And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn't just the first week: it was practically every day for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn't fun. What a cruel way to do it! So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog?
I don't jog any more, and I don't think I ever will. I'm walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I'm getting exercise, and I'm enjoying it at the same time. I could never say the same for jogging, and I've found a lot of better ways to stay in shape.
67. From the first paragraph, we learn that in the writer's neighborhood ____.
A. jogging became very popular B. people jogged only during the daytime
C. Alex organized an army of joggers D. jogging provided a chance to get together
68. What was the writer's attitude towards jogging in the beginning?
A. He felt it was worth a try. B. He was very fond of it.
C. He was strongly against it. D. He thought it must be painful.
69. Why did the writer give up jogging two months later?
A. He disliked doing exercise outside. B. He found it neither healthy nor interesting.
C. He was afraid of having a heart attack. D. He was worried about being left alone.
70. From the writer's experience, we can conclude that ____.
A. not everyone enjoys jogging
B. he is the only person who hates jogging
C. nothing other than jogging can help people keep fit
D. jogging makes people feel greater than any other sport
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I dreamed I had an interview with God.
“So you would like to interview me?” God asked. “If you have the time,” I said. “My time is eternity(永恒),” God smiled, “What questions do you have（1）_________for me?” “What surprises you most about humankind?” God answered, “That they (2)__________ bored with childhood, they rush to grow up, and then long to be children（3）_________. That they lost their health to make money… and then lost their money to restore their (4)__________. Then by thinking anxiously （5）__________ the future, they forget the (6)___________, so that they live in neither the present nor future. That they live as if they will never die, and die （7）__________ they had never lived.” God’s hand took mine and we were silent for a while.
And then I asked, “(8)__________ a parent, what are some of life’s lessons you want your children to(9) ___________?” He answered, “To learn they （10）__________ make anyone love them. All they can do is to let themselves love（11）____________. To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others. To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness. To learn that it only（12）___________ a few seconds to open profound（深的） wounds in those they love, and it can take many years to heal （13）__________. To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is the one who need the （14）___________. To learn that there are people who love them（15）____________, but simply have not yet learned how to express or show their(16)___________. To learn that two people can look at the same thing and （17）___________ it differently. To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one（18）____________, but they must also forgive themselves.”
“Thank you for your（19） ___________,” I said humbly. “Is there anything else you would like（20）_____________ to know?” God smiled and said, “Just to know that I am always here.”
1.A. in life B. by heart C. at hand D. in mind
2.A. run B. live C. get D. prove
3.A. either B. too C. further D. again
4.A. life B. health C. lives D. spirits
5.A. about B. in C. for D. over
6.A. children B. living C. time D. present
7.A. so that B. in order that C. as though D. in case
8.A. As B. For C. About D. By
9.A. listen B. study C. learn D. attend
10.A. can’t B. won’t C. needn’t D. mustn’t
11.A. others B. anyone C. everyone D. someone
12.A. gets B. has C. spends D. takes
13.A. it B. them C. themselves D. these
14.A. best B. least C. last D. health
15.A. mainly B. lovely C. dearly D. fairly
16.A. words B. expressions C. ideas D. feelings
17.A. see B. watch C. regard D. treat
18.A. other B. another C. of them D. itself
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Suddenly our conversation was 39 by a stranger，who politely asked 40 to speak to me.Often people want to tell me 41 about my controversial TV show,when
I’m out on the 42 .
He asked to speak to me 43 ，so we stood a bit away from my table.He said，
“I’m James，father of a 7-year-old girl，who’s very sick.The doctors said that if she was treated in the UK,she would probably 44 .But I’m poor,so can you please help me？”
Speechless，I stared in the man’s eyes full of 45 and asked how l could help.After we talked for a while，I went to sit back.JoJo asked me，“What’s wrong with you?Your
46 changed.”I told him and he was very sorry for this sick child.
All weekend I 47 James，his daughter and his family.I even considered doing a special TV show to 48 money for this sick child.
On Monday morning I was at the office after I finished 49 my show,when JoJo walked into my office.Actually JoJo is so 50 and I never imagined he had time to come and see me.
“Please，call the man 51 the sick child and tell him that I’ll 52 all expenses for his sick daughter’s treatment.”JoJo said，with a 53 in his hand.“I’ve been married for 35 years，I wasn’t lucky enough to 54 a child.l want to help this child now.”I 55 the phone to call James.
1.A.held B.took C.shipped D.sent
2.A.serious B.smart C.wealthy D.diligent
3.A.while B.before C.after D.thongh
4.A.spread B.interrupted C.heard D.announced
5.A.question B.advice C.support D.permission
6.A.everything B.anything C.nothing D.something
7.A.streets B.trips C.spots D.beaches
8.A.privately B.loudly C.quietly D.secretly
9.A.escape B.control C.survive D.deserve
10.A.doubts B.scare C.excitement D.tears
11.A.temper B.face C.voice D.style
12.A.looked after B.cared for C.thought about D.asked about
13..A.raise B.make C.earn D.save
14.A.discussing B.presenting C.writing D.practising
15.A.proud B.rich C.busy D.careful
16.A.on B.for C.up D.with
17.A.pay B.spend C.share D.gain
18..A.paper B.check C.pen D.letter
19..A.help B.adopt C.attend D.have
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Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings. It’s the spirit of America, easy to understand, slow and simple.
Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of American countryside. Many of songs tell about the lives of famers .They talk about love, crops or death.
The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular later. In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.
When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.
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A. everyday life and feelings
B. farmers’ feelings
C. the lives of workers
D. the lives of farmers
2. People began to make country song records _______.
A. in the 1920s B. in 1920
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D. Because country music developed in the Southern Africa
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What is the 52 of studying towns in the way? For me, it is 53 that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes. A 54 visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive 55 just reading about it in a guide-book.
36. A. in B. at C. by D. on
37. A. write B. study C. tell D. remember
38. A. strange B. similar C. separate D. special
39. A. But B. Before C. Since D. Until
40. A. look at B. work C. stay D. wail
41. A. look at B. look after C. look for D. look up
42. A. ideas B. opinions C. feelings D. questions
43. A. of B. for C. like D. as
44. A. open B. run C. begin D. move
45. A. one B. more C. other D. such
46. A. helps B. tricks C. fails D. satisfies
47. A. old B. normal C. first D. present
48. A. capital B. meaning C. design D. change
49. A. used to B. seemed to C. had to D. happened to
50. A. what B. how C. when D. where
51. A. stops B. appears C. starts D. continues
52. A. point B. view C. problem D. difficulty
53. A.nearly B. simply C. generally D. hardly
54. A.costly B. formal C. group D. personal
55. A. from B.than C. through D. with
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