3. —Hurry up!We are all waiting for you. 

—I am        (come) .  

2. After he        (come) ，please tell me at once.  

   Your body,which has close relations with the food you eat,is the most important thing you own,so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment (营养)  .The old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away. ” is not so sil?ly as some people think. The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin   C.

   Many people take extra (额外的) vitamins in pill form (丸剂) ，believing that these will make them healthy. But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need. The body doesn’t need or use extra vi?tamins,so why waste money on them?

In the modern western world,many people are too busy to bother about eating properly. They throw anything into their stomachs,eating hurriedly and carelessly. The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening.

1. The underlined words really mean that         .

   A. all kinds of food you eat can be made into your body

   B. your body is made up of the food you eat

   C. what you eat has a great effect on your health

   D. the more you eat,the better you will feel

2. The old saying referred to in the passage tells us that         .

   A. the apple is the best among all kinds of fruit

   B. apples can take the place of doctors

   C. eating apples regularly does lots of good to our health

   D. an apple is a sure cure for illness

3. In the second paragraph,the writer tries to let us know         .

   A. our bodies need food,or we can’t live

   B. often eating apples is a good habit

   C. taking extra vitamin pills is completely useless

   D. a good diet is of great importance to our health

4. In the modern western countries,       .

   A. people don’t pay much attention to their eating

   B. lots of people’s illnesses are caused or made worse by bad eating habits

   C. people throw everything into their stomachs without chewing

   D. people are only too busy to cook meals for themselves

5. From the passage we can draw a conclusion that if we want to keep healthy,we should        .

   A. only eat an apple a day

   B. eat properly

   C. take as many vitamin pills as possible

   D. throw something into our stomachs slowly and carefully

 This is not a diet. It’s a simple way to lose weight. And you don’t even have to give up the food you love or join a gym. It’s about balancing(平衡) calories in tiny ways that add up to big benefits. You just form some habits that lean people have. Stick with them,and you’ll become thin.

1. Wake up

When your eyes open,sit up slowly without using your hands. With legs I straight out,bend forward until you feel a stretch(舒展) in your back. Hold and then use your abs(腹肌) to lower yourself flat. Rest and repeat two more times. It will burn about 10 calories.

2. Start with soup

When you have a meal,order a clear soup,and have it before having the main food. It can save twice the calories. Besides，you’ll feel fuller,so you’ll eat less when the main food comes.

3.An apple(or more) a day  

Apples are packed with fibre and water,so your stomach will want less.   The study shows that people who eat at least three apples a day lose weight. 

4. Stand up and walk 拉round

Every time you take the phone,stand up and walk around. Heavy people sit on average two and a half hours more per day than thin people. This trick is very important as standing up and walking around will burn 50 or more

calories.  Use these tricks. With these small changes,you will have a big weight loss.  

1.What’s the purpose of this passage?

   A. To tell people how to enjoy a better life.

   B. To advise people to eat apples every day.

   C. To give some tips on how to lose weight.

   D. To advise people to get rid of bad habits.   

2.What does the underlined word “lean” in the first paragraph mean?       

   A.Light.   B. Pretty.                                                                C.Thin.   D. Healthy.                                              

3.The author may disagree that         .

   A. getting up without using your hands helps burn calories

   B. eating apples every day is good for people’s health

   C. it’s good to walk around while talking on the phone

   D. you have to join a gym if you want to lose weight

4. After reading the passage,we learn that        .    

   A. people can lose weight through everyday activities  I

   B. the more soup you have,the better it is I

   C. people have to give up the food they like to lose weight

   D.the author used to be very fat

5.In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?

   A.Medicine.   B. Health.

   C.Family.     D. Teaching.

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at first  at least  pay off  pick up  head for

1. —Don’t you know I am dieting,Mum?

—I know,but you should eat        an apple.

2. The enemy army was        the small village in order to take it by sur? prise.

3.       I wasn’t interested in maths,but later I began to like it.

4. Without proper lessons,you could        a lot of bad habits when pla?

ying the piano.

5. His work was most unsatisfactory,so we        him        at the end of the week.

5. The fat woman,who is        a diet,has refused to follow my advice

that she should take exercise.

4. I don’t think this jacket        you and that your hat this

jacket perfectly.

3. It’s the protection for the trees        than how many trees are planted

each year that really matters.

2. Rarely        I go to see him because I am very busy.

1. The woman’s face was familiar to me,but I didn’t at once connect her       

the girl who used to live next door to me.