It’s easier to go downhill than to climb uphill, so it’s easier to fall into bad habits than good _36___. Bad habits do not come ___37____.They come little by little ,so you don’t know their __38____. Schoolboys first pick up little bad habits at ___39___ and on the streets. When they cannot do their homework , they copy from their __40____.If they see bigger boys smoking ,they __41____ want to learn to smoke .If they see their friends gambling(赌博)，they want to gamble. When they get _42____,the habits become stronger and stronger. Then they can not longer give them up. From copying, they learn to __43_____ ;from gambling, they learn to cheat(欺骗).__44______ no one believes in them. How __45_____it is that we stop the bad habits at the beginning!

36. A. one　　　 B. ones　　　 C. other　　　 D. others

37. A. slowly　 B. usually　　 C. exactly　　 D. suddenly

38. A. danger　 B. idea　　　 C. plan　　　 D. hope

39. A. work　　 B. school 　　C. home　　　 D. night

40. A. parents　 B. teachers　 C. classmates　 D. students

41. A. still　　 B. very　　　 C. yet　　　　 D. also

42. A. thinner　 B. fatter　　 C. older　　　 D. younger

43. A. read　　 B. give　　　 C. write　　　 D. steal

44. A. At last　 B. At first　 C. At least　 D. At most

45. A .silly　　 B. important　 C. difficult　 D. easy

David and Allan work in the same office．As their father often smokes(吸烟), they both like smoking very much．Sometimes they smoke in the office．Their two workmates(同事) are unhappy because it makes them uncomfortable．They ask them to give up(放弃) smoking, but they can't．One morning Allan coughed(咳嗽) for a long time and his face(脸) turned red．He looked sad the whole morning．

“Smoking is bad for your health, Allan, ”One of his workmates said．“You'd better give it up．”

“You're right, madam, ”Said Allan, “but it's difficult for me to do that．I tried to stop smoking a few times(次), but I failed(失败)．”

“I don't think so．”said David．“it's easy for me．”

“Have you stopped smoking?” asked the woman．

“No,” answered David．“but I can give up smoking twenty times a day!”

根据短文内容，完成下面的句子。

1．David is Allan's           ．

2．There are                people in the office．

3．Their workmates ask David and Allan to give up smoking because                ．

4．Allan looked sad the whole morning because                     ．

5．David said he could               a day．

One of the reasons why young people smoke is that they think it is cool. In real life some stars like Jackie Chan（成龙）think smoking is bad. Chan doesn’t think it is cool at all! And sports stars like Yao Ming don’t smoke cigarettes, but they are very cool. Sometimes people start smoking because their friends ask them to do so, or they see other people like their parents doing it and think that it’s OK. Some people think that smoking can stop stress（压力）. But there are better ways to beat stress.

●     Exercise is one way. Exercise relaxes your muscles（肌肉）and help you stop smoking if you have already started.

●     Go for a long walk without cigarettes, and breathe in the air around you. Maybe take some lunch and breathe in a park, and think about how much better you feel without a cigarette in your mouth.

●     Also think about the money you will save by not smoking. You can spend it on much more fun things like music, clothes or nice food.

●     To stay away from smoking, keep a list with you saying why smoking is bad.

●     Tell your friends and ask them to help you. If they’re your good friends, they will help you.

Millions of people have already given up smoking---it is not difficult if you try hard!

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案.

1．The writer uses Jackie Chan and Yao Ming as examples to show that______.

A．stars never smoke

B．you can be cool even if you don’t smoke

C．you must smoke if you want to look cool

D．you must stop smoking if you want to become a star

2．According to the passage, which of the following is not a reason why people start smoking?

A．Friends ask them to smoke.

B．They think smoking is cool.

C．They think smoking can help them relax

D．They think smoking can stop them from getting sick.

3．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Smoking doesn’t cost money.

B．It’s OK to smoke if you parents do.

C．Exercise helps people to relax but can’t help quit smoking

D．Starting smoking just because others do so is like following someone to jump off a bridge.

4．Which one has the closest meaning to the underlined word “beat”?

A．Hit        B．Stop.        C．Give up.        D．Do better than

5．The passage mainly tells us_______.

A．the reasons why people smoke

B．the ways to stop stress or smoking

C．smoking isn’t cool at all

D．the ways to be cool