The old man is ________ healthy though he is about 60．

1. A.
   pretty
2. B.
   beautiful
3. C.
   nice
4. D.
   more

The old man stays ________ though(尽管)he is about 60．

1. A.
   health
2. B.
   healthy
3. C.
   healthily
4. D.
   unhealthy

“Memorize (记住) these words.” “Learn this spelling rule.” “Don’t forget about the exam tomorrow.” You remember things every day, but how do you do it?

?? When you want to call a store or an office that you don’t call often, you look in the telephone book for the number. You dial the number, and then you forget it! You use your short-term (短暂的) memory to remember the number. Your short-term memory lasts about half a minute. However, you don’t need to look in the telephone book for your best friend’s number because you already know it. This information is in your long-term memory. Your long-term memory has everything that you remember through the years. The major reason for forgetting something is because you do not learn it well at the beginning. For example, you meet some new people, and right away you forget their names. You hear the names but you do not learn them, so you forget them.

1.You remember things every day, but you also forget things easily because you use _______ remember them.

A. your long-term memory???? B. your short-term memory

C. the telephone book??????? D. your notebook

2.How long does the long-term memory last?

A. About half a minute??? B. About 60 minutes?? C. As long as you live?? D.Through many years

3.Your long-term memory includes _________.

A. only your best friend’s telephone number????

B. all information you read on the newspaper

C. almost everything that you remember through the years

D. the names of the new people you meet for the first time

4.What does the underlined word “dial” mean in Chinese?

A. 拨打???? B. 背诵????? C. 抄写???? D. 默写

5.According to the passage, people forget things mainly because _________.

A. they are too lazy to remember them ????????

B. they don’t have a long-term memory

C. they only have a short-term memory????????

D. they don’t learn them well at the beginning

Most people have jobs. They go to work nearly every day. Some people are lucky, because they have very interesting jobs. Some people must take a long time to learn how to do their jobs. For example, to be a doctor, one should study for at least five years.

Some young people have very interesting and high-paying jobs. Many young athletes are very successful. Football and tennis players are usually under 35 years old, for older people can’t play these sports very well. They can’t move fast enough. Golf, however, is a good sport for older people. Many golf players are quite old, but they can still play golf very well.

Most people work until they are about 60 years old. Then they retire and have a lot of free time. Some people never retire. These people usually have interesting jobs. Writers, artists, scientists and actors usually work till they are very old.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.One should study for at least _________ years to be a doctor.

A. three         B. four          C. five         D. six

2.Which sport can old people play?

A. Football.      B. Tennis.       C. Basketball.    D. Golf.

3.What does the underlined word “retire” mean in Chinese?

A. 锻炼         B. 学习        C. 退休        D. 养老

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Some people have interesting jobs, but some don’t.

B. People usually stop working when they are about 60 years old.

C. Football and tennis players can work as long as they like.

D. According to the passage, writers, artists and doctors have interesting jobs.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Good jobs.                   B. Interesting jobs. 

C. Different jobs.                D. High-paying jobs.