We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. It also gives you more energy. And you will feel better yourself. It’s best to exercise twice a week. Twenty minutes each time is enough.

There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, play sports, or swim. Many people go to special places to exercise. They are called “fitness centers”. These places have a lot of equitment. Some people buy equitment for their homes. But it is very expensive.

Exercising can be fun. Friends can exercise together at fithess center. Or they can play sports together, how do you exercise?

1.What is the main idea?

A. Exercise equitment is expensive.            B. Playing sports is a good way to exercise.

C. Every person should exercise.                       D. Fitness centers are popular.

2.We should exercise ________.

A. every day                                                            B. 20 minutes a week.

C. twice a week                                                      D. two times a month

3. At fitness cemters,________.

A. you can buy expensive equitment               B. people can do many kinds of exercise

C. it is very expensive                                            D. exercising is not fun

4.Which of these kinds of exercise is not mentioned（提及）in the article?

A. Sports  .                 B. Swimming.                     C. Running.                         D. Dancing.

5.Which of these sentences about exercising is true?

A. Exercising is expensive.                                   B. Exercising good for heart.

C. Only doctors exercise.                                     D. Friends never exercise together.

 

Complete the dialogue with proper words or sentences.

M — Michael          L — Lin Tao

L: What are you going to do this Sunday?

M: 1. ___________________________________. What about you?

L: I don’t know, either. Would you like to do something interesting with me?

M: Sure, what would you like to do?

L: 2. ___________________________________.

M: OK. Where are we going to meet?

L: Let’s meet at my uncle’s house. My uncle has a boat. He can take us to fish on the lake.

M: 3. ___________________________________?

L: Let’s leave at four in the morning. Fishing is good at that time.

M: 4. That’s too early. ___________________________________?

L: Well, no problem. What about half past four?

M: 5. _________________________________. See you at half past four on Sunday morning.

 

Mary didn’t understand such sentences as“She is blue today”，“You are yellow”，“He has a green thumb”，“He has told a white lie”and so on．And she went to the teacher Mrs James for help．

Mary：Mrs James，there is a colour in each of the sentences．What do they mean?

Mrs James：In everyday English，Mary，blue sometimes means sad，yellow afraid．A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one．

Mary：I'm afraid I don’t understand them all．Would you give me an example for “a white lie”?

Mrs James：Certainly．Now I just give you some cakes．In fact you don’t like it，but you don’t want to let me know it．Instead you say，“No，thanks．I’m not hungry．”That’s a white lie．

Mary：It sounds very interesting．Thanks very much．

Mrs James：You are welcome．Colours are meaningful．I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future．Please come to me if you have any questions．

1.Blue sometimes means sad in ________ English．

A．good         B．spoken       C．usual         D．poor

2.I don’t have a green thumb，so all my plants________．

A．die off       B．grow well    C．look nice      D．are good

3.He is ________today．He is told that his father is seriously ill．

A．blue        B．yellow        C．green         D．white

 

When you are curious about something and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The following steps can guide you during the research.
Step 1 Write down the subject that you are interested in on a piece of paper. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might write:
Discover more about robots.
Step 2 Stop and think for a moment about what you have already known about your subject. List what you have already known like the sentences below:
1. The first robot appeared in the USA in 1959.
2. A robot can do housework and act as a teacher.
3. Sometimes a robot catches viruses and causes a lot of problems.
Step 3 What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions, start writing down questions about the robots on the paper:
1. What might robots be like in the future?
2. What other things can robots do for people?
3. What kind of power will robots possibly use in five years?
Step 4 Armed with your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject, you'll probably discover some new questions.
For example, you might discover that robots can help scientists explore dangerous places, like the sea and outer space. How? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely.
The next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions. And remember that learning more always brings more questions.
【小题1】What does the writer advise us to do when we’re curious about something?

A．To read more books about it.	B．To look it up in the dictionary.
C．To turn to the teacher for help.	D．To raise questions and find the answers.

【小题2】What does the underlined part “Armed with your list of questions” mean?

A．Writing down your list of questions.	B．Discussing your questions with others.
C．Taking your list of questions with you.	D．Putting your list of questions under your arm.

【小题3】What might be the correct order of the steps when you do research?
① List what you want to learn.        ② Find new problems.
③ List what you’ve already known.    ④ Choose a research subject.

A．④③①②

B．④①③②

C．②③④①

D．③②①④

【小题4】 What might be the best title for this passage?

A．Doing Research onRobots	B．Asking Good Questions While Doing Research
C．Having Interesting Answers on Robots	D．Finding Subjects before Doing Research