Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stars. She was soon out of breath (气喘吁吁).

“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.

She went to the doctor and told him her problem.

“I’m not surprised at all,” he said. “It’s obvious what your problem is.”

He looked her over then gave her some advice.

“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.”

Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but it would not be easy and it would take time.

The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop (肉铺).

“I’d like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please,” she said.

“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale (天平).

“That’s just under ten pounds,” he said.

“That big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.

The butcher worked out the price.

“At $4.99 a pound that will be $49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”

“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.

“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?”

“My doctor told me that I am over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”

1.Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?

　A. She had had a heart attack.

B. She had a problem with her health.

　C. She was unhappy about her weight.

D. She could not sleep well.

2.What did the doctor advise her to do?

　A. To lose weight.                   B. To eat more meat.

C. To come and see him again.        D. To look after her heart.

3.Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?

　A. She wanted to buy some for dinner.

B. She wanted to lose weight.

　C. Her doctor had told her to eat steak.

D. She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.

4.What was Ellen Parker’s real problem?

　A. She ate too much steak.

B. She weighed too much.

　C. The doctor did not know.    

D. She could not walk very quickly.

Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stars. She was soon out of breath (气喘吁吁).
“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.
She went to the doctor and told him her problem.
“I’m not surprised at all,” he said. “It’s obvious what your problem is.”
He looked her over then gave her some advice.
“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.”
Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but it would not be easy and it would take time.
The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop (肉铺).
“I’d like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please,” she said.
“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale (天平).
“That’s just under ten pounds,” he said.
“That big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.
The butcher worked out the price.
“At $4.99 a pound that will be $49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”
“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.
“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?”
“My doctor told me that I am over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”

1. 1.

   Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?

   1. A.
      She had had a heart attack.
   2. B.
      She had a problem with her health.
   3. C.
      She was unhappy about her weight.
   4. D.
      She could not sleep well.
2. 2.

   What did the doctor advise her to do?

   1. A.
      To lose weight.
   2. B.
      To eat more meat.
   3. C.
      To come and see him again.
   4. D.
      To look after her heart.
3. 3.

   Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?

   1. A.
      She wanted to buy some for dinner.
   2. B.
      She wanted to lose weight.
   3. C.
      Her doctor had told her to eat steak.
   4. D.
      She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.
4. 4.

   What was Ellen Parker’s real problem?

   1. A.
      She ate too much steak.
   2. B.
      She weighed too much.
   3. C.
      The doctor did not know.
   4. D.
      She could not walk very quickly.

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    Dear Pen Pal,

      I’m having a great time in Hong Kong，although I have to be honest and say that I prefer Shanghai．Still it′s a great place  l  and I'm lucky to be here for my six-month English course．Some other students  2  French．I might like to learn it too．What languages would you like to learn?

     There  3  just so much to see and do here．Last night I  4  to a Chinese music concert．Most of my friends like loud music that they can dance to．I  5  quiet，traditional music so the concert  6  me just fine．What kinds of music do you like?

     Before the concert we went for Italian food．Do you like it? There are lots of different kinds of food here．I don′t know what  7   next．What kinds of food do you prefer?

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P：Paula    B：Bob

P：Hi，Bob．You look   8    !

B：I don′t feel great，Paula．

P：Is there something   9    ? Have you been to the doctor′t s?

B：No，I′m not i11．I’m just a bit tired．I′m probably not sleeping enough．

P：You shouldn′t go out so late then．

B：I'm not going out at all actually．I′m too busy  10  .I   11   last night.

P：Staying up? But the exams are two months away．

B：I know．but I've got a lot to do．I didn′t do much last term．1 wish I had been more like you!

P：Well，yeah，1 went to every class and I took lots of  12  ．After class I spent time looking through all the key points I made during class．

B：Have you started preparing for the exams?

P：Not yet．I'll start next week，but I'm not going to stay up all night doing it．If you don′t sleep enough．you can′t  1 3  and you don′t learn anything．Anyway you   should have a  weekend off．

B：I don′t think so．I can′t  14  the time．

P：Of course you can．Why don′t you go to do some  15  work with me? You used to be a  member of our Helping Team．

P：I know, I do need some time to relax．