It is a cold and dry winter morning. When you wake up, you feel that your throat hurts. You begin to sneeze and later you may cough. You must have a cold! Wait a moment. Could it just be a common cold or the flu (流感) that’s been going around?
A cold gives you a runny nose and cough. But it’s usually easy to deal with. Some take medicine while others drink herbal tea or chicken soup. Usually you feel better after a week.
On the other hand, the flu can be much more dangerous. It usually gives you fever. Sometimes it can cause death. According to an American magazine, the worst flu killed about 50 million people from 1918 to 1919.
Don’t worry. If you get a flu vaccine (疫苗), it can stop you from getting the virus (病毒). Flu vaccines work by giving the body a small amount of flu viruses. This causes your body to develop antibodies (抗体). So next time you get the flu, the antibodies should help you.
The flu virus changes every few years. Therefore, there are so many types of flu, such as H1N1 and H5N1. The antibodies for one type of flu can’t help us against all types of flu. That’s why we need to get the vaccine every year.
However, good health habits may also help stop you developing a cold or flu. Washing your hands often helps stop you from getting viruses. It is also important to get regular exercise and eat healthy food. All these can help you strengthen your immune system (增强免疫系统).
【小题1】If you have a common cold, usually you’ll feel better after ________.

Americans usually eat three meals a day. Breakfast usually comes before eight o’clock in the morning. They usually have eggs, some meat, bread, fruit juice and coffee. Lunch is between twelve and one o’clock. It is like a light meal and working people must take lunch with them or get it near workplace.
Children in school take sandwiches, fruit, and cookies with them or eat in school. Supper, the main meal, is between six and eight in the evening. People cook it carefully. They may have meat or chicken, turkey and duck. They may all have potatoes or rice, vegetables or salad. The drink is coffee, tea or milk. Then comes the dessert.
【小题1】 Americans have breakfast ________.

Americans usually eat three meals a day. Breakfast usually comes before eight o’clock in the morning. They usually have eggs, some meat, bread, fruit juice and coffee. Lunch is between twelve and one o’clock. It is like a light meal and working people must take lunch with them or get it near workplace.

Children in school take sandwiches, fruit, and cookies with them or eat in school. Supper, the main meal, is between six and eight in the evening. People cook it carefully. They may have meat or chicken, turkey and duck. They may all have potatoes or rice, vegetables or salad. The drink is coffee, tea or milk. Then comes the dessert.

1．Americans have breakfast ________.

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A．after eight o’clock

B．at eight o’clock

C．before eight o’clock in the morning

D．in the morning

2．_________ is the most important meal in a day.

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3．What does “light” mean in Chinese? _________

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4．Americans usually have breakfast and supper at ________.

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5．When Americans have supper, _________ comes last.

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　　Once a beggar (乞丐) had walked about five miles in the hot sun. He was quite tired and wanted 1 . As he came to a crossing, he saw a tall tree. On one side 2 the tree he saw a board (木牌).

　　“Take This Road to Franklin” was written on the board.

　　“I will rest under the 3 ,” said the beggar. “I can lie on the board while I sleep.” As the beggar 4 , a doctor rode up to him.

　　“Wake up, beggar!” said the doctor. “I am lost. Can you tell me 5 road to take to Franklin?

　　“It is too hot to think,” said the beggar. “'Thinking is work in such a 6 day.” “Here is a dollar,” said the doctor, “now, will you think?”

　　“Of course, I will, sir!” said the beggar. “ 7 that road to Franklin.”

　　After a while, a driver stopped to 8 the beggar which road to take to Franklin.

　　“You must give me a dollar,” said the beggar, “for me to start thinking.” The driver gave him a dollar. “Turn to the left,” the beggar said.

　　The beggar went back to 9 . Before long a farmer woke him up.

　　“Which is the road to Franklin?” he asked. The beggar got 10 dollar and the went along the road.

　　“A doctor gets paid when he doctors,” said the beggar to himself. “A driver gets paid when he drives, and a farmer gets paid when he farms. But this time a beggar got paid, and all he did was thinking!”

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