—Have you ever seen anything like that before?

—No, _____ anything like that before.

A. I never have seen　  B. never I have seen　C. never have I seen　  D. I have seen

I know what you’re thinking: pizza? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the morning if you want to.

I know lots of women who don’t have breakfast, and they have many different excuses for doing it. Some say they don’t have time, others think they’re “saving” calories（卡路里）, still others just don’t like breakfast food.

But eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight. Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all.

Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers found that those who don’t have breakfast have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.

So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers-it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow,”I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it…you may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects.

1.The word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means __________.

A．pizza topped with fruit                   B．things left undone

C．food remaining after a meal               D．meals made of vegetables

2.According to the last paragraph, it is important to__________.

A．be careful about what you eat              B．eat something for breakfast

C．heat up food before eating it               D．eat calorie-controlled food

3.What can we infer from the text?

A．Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast.

B．Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.

C．There are some easy ways of cooking a meal.

D．Eating vegetables helps save energy.

4.The text is written mainly for those__________.

A．who go to work early                    B．who go to bed late

C．who eat before sleep                    D．who want to lose weight

5.What does the author advise the readers to do?

A．Better eat up all the food at dinner in the night.

B．Better eat less in the night.

C．Better eat leftovers in the morning.

D．Better get up late and eat nothing in the morning in order to burn more calories.

 

I never thought I would have a life-changing experience at Wal-Mart.

Although my thoughts were only on speed, the checkout line I was standing in wasn't moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced toward the cashier.

There stood a man in his seventies, wearing glasses and a nice smile. I thought, well, he's an old guy!

For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before scanning the items. Sure, his words were the usual, "How's it going?" But he did something different--he actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what they had said and engage them in brief conversation.

I thought it was odd. I has grown accustomed to people asking me how I was doing simply out of robotic conversational habit. After a while, you don't give any thought to the question and just mumble something back. I could say, "I just found out I have six months to live," and someone would reply, "Have a great day!"

But that wasn't the end.

He gave them the change, walked around the counter, and extended his right hand in an act of friendship. He looked the customers in the eyes. "I sure want to thank you for shopping here today," he told them. "You have a great day. Bye-bye."

The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless. There were smiles and some sheepish grins. All had been touched by his simple gesture--and in a place they never expected. They would gather their things and walk out, smiling.

Of course, he did the same to me and I got to know his name--Marty.

Who was that guy? It was as if Sam Walton had come back from the dead and invaded this old guy's body.

 I had never walked away from that shop feeling like that.

1.What was most customers' reaction to Marty's behavior?

A. They thought it priceless.

B. They thought it awful and odd.

C. They felt somewhat offended.

D. They were in some way moved.

2.The checkout line the writer was standing in moved slower than expected because______

A. the cashier did more than scanning the items

B. the cashier couldn't work as fast as others

C. there were some big purchases

D. the writer was not patient enough

3.What can we infer about Sam Walton?

A. He might be Marty's father or grandfather.

B. He might have died while working in the market.

C. He might be friendly and devoted to Wal-Mart.

D. He might have come back from the dead once before.

4.According to the writer, when common people ask you "How's it going?"

A. they are just practicing their conversation ability

B. they are inquiring about your private information

C. they don't expect to hear any negative answers

D. they don't really care what you may answer

5.What does the writer intend to express through the text?

A. Our everyday life is always full of surprises.

B. Being different is a good way of doing business.

C. A little positive action can make a big difference.

D. Most customers enjoy being treated this way.

 

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the    36   person.

When I first knew Bill , back in   37 , he was one of the most carefree（无忧无虑）people I had ever    38  . He was always ready to have a party. He thought    39  of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 15 miles to see an old   40    he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and    41   was never dull when he was    42  . With him there was one wild    43   after another. Sometimes I wonder how we    44   to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.   45  , I wasn’t even sure it was    46  . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He   47    most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the    48   thing Bill cared about were possessions(财富). Now they seemed to be his main    49  . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow I never    50   Bill changing so much. My image of him   51    the one I had formed     52  the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s   53    to expect people to remain the same, especially    54   I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he    55   the same way about me.

1.                A．proper         B．usual           C．same     D．right

 

2.                A．childhood       B．the army        C．his thirties D．college

 

3.                A．considered      B．met            C．supposed D．expected

 

4.                A．most           B．much           C．nothing   D．none

 

5.                A．movie          B．hospital         C．man D．country

 

6.                A．learning        B．life            C．work     D．fun

 

7.                A．in             B．out            C．around   D．away

 

8.                A．joke           B．mistake         C．chance   D．adventure

 

9.                A．managed        B．continued       C．decided D．hoped

 

10.               A．First of all       B．At first         C．Now and then   D．All the time

 

11.               A．that           B．he             C．there     D．us

 

12.               A．thought        B．spent          C．argued    D．talked

 

13.               A．first           B．next           C．last   D．only

 

14.               A．interest        B．event          C．subject    D．problem

 

15.               A．forgot          B．minded         C．imagined D．liked

 

16.               A．remained       B．reminded       C．suggested D．became

 

17.               A．since          B．from           C．at    D．till

 

18.               A．unnecessary     B．foolish         C．common   D．unusually

 

19.               A．because        B．that            C．how D．when

 

20.               A．discovered      B．acted          C．looked    D．felt