Alice was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health . In fact , she walked five kilometers before____1___ every morning , and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool . She didn’t smoke and never　 2　　 . She didn’t eat chocolate . She didn’t eat sweet and fatty food , ____3_____ . She weighed herself every day .

　 Once Alice was on her daily walk when she saw a 　 4 　sitting in a rocking chair under a tree . He looked very old and his hair was white . he looked thin and weak , and his hands were shaking , 　 5　 he looked very happy .

　 He smiled at her and said , “Good morning , lovely day , isn’t it ?”

　 He had a wide smile　　 6　 his face , and his eyes shone with happiness . But Alice saw that he did not have teeth .

　 “Good morning!” replied Alice . “Yes , it is a lovely day .”

　 Alice thought he　 　7　 very old and wise . She thought he must be at least 90 years old ! She decided to ask him about the 　 8 of a happy old age .

　 “I hope you don’t 　9 　me asking ,” she said , “ but what is your secret for being so happy at your age ? I hope I can look as happy as you do 　10 I am your age ”

The man in the rocking chair said , “My secret for　 　11 　? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week , and drink three bottles of wine every day . I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want . I never eat vegetables . I never walk anywhere and I never play sports . I sit at home every day . ”

Alice was 　12 　. She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that . She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did 　13 　wrong . She thought he should be　　 14 　 and unhappy . Perhaps she was wrong . Maybe , she thought , people could live a long happy life 　15 　eating well or doing lots of exercise .

“How old are you ?”she asked .

“It’s my birthday today ,” said the man , “I’m forty—seven !”

1.　　A. lunch 　　　 B. breakfast 　　　　 C. dinner 　　　　　　 D. supper

2.　　A. exercised 　 B. drank 　　　　　　　　　　 C. worked 　　　　　 D. slept

3.　　A. too 　　　　　 B. also 　　　　　　　　 C. either 　　　　　　　　　　 D. still

4.　　A. man 　　　　 B. woman 　　　　　 C. boy 　　　　　　　　 D. girl

5.　　A. so 　　　　　　 B. but 　　　　　　　　 C. and 　　　　　　　　 D. or

6.　　A. in 　　　　　　 B. with 　　　　　　　 C. at 　　　　　　　　　 D. on

7.　　A. saw 　　　　 B. looked 　　　　　　 C. listened 　　　　　 D. found

8.　　A. secret 　　　 B. dream 　　　　　　 C. plan 　　　　　　　 D. future

9.　　A. stand 　　　　 B. mind 　　　　　　　 C. allow 　　　　　　　 D. enjoy

10.　A. when 　　　 B. since 　　　　　　　 C. though 　　　　　 D. for

11.　A. health 　　　 B. success 　　　　　 C. happiness 　　　 D. life

12.　A. surprised 　 B. worried 　　　　　 C. excited 　　　　　 D. relaxed

13.　A. something B. anything 　　　　 C. everything 　　　　　　 D. nothing

14.　A. angry 　　　 B. serious 　　　　　 C. quiet 　　　　　　　 D. sick

15.　A. through 　　 B. from 　　　　　　　 C. without 　　　　　 D. by

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Father Christmas

　　I can still remember Christmas holidays when I was a child. I always  1   presents at Christmas. My mother always took me to one of the biggest shops to meet Father Christmas. I always met  2  in a big shop. I  3  lots of presents and he always brought them to me. Two weeks before Christmas one year, I went to London with my mother. I  4   forget the day. The streets were   5  people. The shop windows were very bright. My mother held my hand and we both went into a big shop. We went to the toy department. The toy department was full of  6  . There were lovely toys  7  . Then I saw my old friend at one end of the department store. Father Christmas himself! I pulled my mother  8  the hand. “Please  9  me to Father Christmas,”I said. There were lots of children near Father Christmas. They were standing in a line. Father Christmas spoke to every one of them. At last it was my  10  . “Hello, little boy,” he said to me.“Where do you live?”“  11  you know?” I answered.“You came last year!” I can't remember what Father Christmas answered. But I remember one thing. I was very   12   Father Christmas hadn't remembered my name. He called me “little boy”. And he hadn't remembered my address. I got my presents but it wasn't the same. Something had changed.

1.

[　　]

A. bought　　　B. kept　　　C. had　　　D. received

2.

[　　]

A. my friends　　　B. the toys

C. Father　　　　　D. my father

3.

[　　]

A. asked　　　　 B. got

C. paid for　　　D. asked for

4.

[　　]

A. shall never　　　B. don't

C. always　　　　　 D. have forgot

5.

[　　]

A. crowds of　　　B. full of

C. many　　　　　 D. filled with

6.

[　　]

A. people　　　B. children　　　C. parents　　　D. friends

7.

[　　]

A. anywhere　　　　B. somewhere

C. everywhere　　　D. nowhere

8.

[　　]

A. in　　　B. at　　　C. with　　　D. by

9.

[　　]

A. let　　　B. ask　　　C. bring　　　D. take

10.

[　　]

A. time　　　B. turn　　　C. chance　　　D. pleasure

11.

[　　]

A. Did　　　B. Didn't　　　C. Do　　　D. Don't

12.

[　　] A. sad　　　B. moved　　　C. happy　　　D. surprised

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Social Customs

　　The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. This is often true for women as well as for men. Also most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seats to a woman and so will most Americans.

　　Neither the British nor the Americans object to (反对) standing in a queue, at the post office, the movies, the bank or anywhere. Promptness is important both in England and America. That is, if a dinner invitation is for seven o'clock, the dinner guest either arrives close to the time or calls up to explain why he will be late or why he can't come. Of course, these two peoples have other customs that are different: the Americans have “coffee breaks”, the British more often have “tea breaks”, for example. But there is much more that they have in common.

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(1) Both the American and the British peoples speak the same language and have many common social customs.

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(2) People would shake hands with foreigners in America, but they wouldn't do the same in England.

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(3) Men in both countries like doing women favors.

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(4) Men in both countries very much like talking to women.

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(5) Public places are always very crowded in both countries.

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(6) Both peoples like tea as well as coffee.

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(7) The Americans like coffee just as much as the British like tea.

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(8) Both peoples think it's important to be on time.

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(9) Yet the two peoples have nothing in common.

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(10) The word “promptness” means “arriving at about the right time.”　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　)