Henry is a little fatter（胖）than（比）he wants to be．He  1  to lose some weight（减肥）．So he is on the diet（节食）．He tries not to eat too  2  and he eats very little meat because it will make him   3 ．He also does exercise every  4 ．He swims very often，  5  he runs about two kilometers（公里）a day．Now he is  6  than before．Henry’s sister, Susan，is healthier than Henry． 7  is also younger and thinner（更年轻更瘦）than he．She does  8  every day，too．She doesn’t  9  much meat．But she eats a lot of fruit and vegetables because she thinks  10  are better for her health．

1．A．wants                    B．likes                       C．goes                      D．want

2．A．many                       B．less                        C．much                     D．more

3．A．sick                         B．fat                          C．thin                       D happy

4．A．day                          B．week                      C．month                    D．year

5．A．or                            B．either                      C．but                        D．and

6．A．fatter                        B．shorter                    C．stronger                 D．longer

7．A．His                           B．He                          C．Her                        D．She

8．A．exercise                    B．homework                     C．shopping                 D．housework

9．A．drink                        B．buy                        C．eat                         D．cook

10．A．that                        B．they                        C．what                      D．them

He is too poor to go to school, so he can _________ read _________ write.

A. neither; nor       B. either; or          C. both; and         D. not only; but also

　　A sign is another kind of language. Here are some of them that you see on the roads.

　　Number One is a sign with the number thirty on it. Whendrivers see this sign, they must not go at more than thirty kilometres one hour. We see this sign when we are getting near a town.Number Two is a sign that we're near a crossing. We must drive carefully. Number Three is a sign that there is a bend on the road. Again, we must drive slowly and carefully. It is not safe to go round a bend very fast. Number Four is a sign that there is another road coming in from the right. There is a junction (交叉点) at this place. Number Five is a sign that there is a hill and Number Six is a sign that the road gets narrow. Drivers must go slowly and carefully. Number Seven has the word “SCHOOL” on it. This is a sign that there is a school at the side of the street or the road. Perhaps there are children going to or leaving school. So drivers must look carefully and go slowly. Number Eight is a sign with the letter “P” on it. The letter “P” means “Parking”. At some places, there are the signs “NO PARKING” or “NO WAITING”. If a driver leaves his car near one of these signs, a policeman may come and write down the number of his car.

(1) At the places where you see Sign 1, ________.

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A．you are already out of the town

B．you still have thirty kilometres to go

C．there must be a town thirty kilometres away

D．there must be many houses and buildings not far away

(2) There stands Sign 2 near a place where ________.

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A．two roads cross

B．people can cross the road

C．the road gets narrow

D．there are no traffic lights

(3) You have to drive not only slowly but also carefully when you find ________.

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A．each of the eight signs

B．either of signs 2 and 3

C．all of signs 3, 6 and 7

D．any of signs 3, 6, 7 and 8

(4) A driver can leave his car ________.

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A．near Sign 8 at any time

B．near a sign with “NO PARKING” on it

C．near a sign with “NO WAITING” if there're no police there

D．near a sign with “P” on it in the daytime

(5) People put these signs on the roads to ________.

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A．show drivers the way

B．stop cars going too fast

C．make driving even safer

D．learn another kind of language

　　Why was his big idea so successful? Maybe the most important reason was that his timing was right. In the 1950s, most married women stayed home to keep house and take care of their children. In the 1960s, many women returned to the workplace. This meant that they had less time and energy to do housework and preparation for meals so they relied more on “TV dinners” and fast-food restaurants. Single parents also have little time to spend in the kitchen. People living alone also depended on this kind of food, since cooking for one causes often more trouble than it is worth.

　　Fast food is not part of the diet of all Americans. Another trend of the 1960s, sometimes called the back-to-nature movement influenced many people to avoid food that was packaged or processed. This preference for nature food continues to this day.

　　From the success of Raymond Kroc's fast-food business, we can say the social economic trends influence where and what we eat.

（　）1. “Cooking for one causes more trouble than it is worth” means ________.

A. cooking for several people is worth more money

B. It is not necessary to take too much time to cook for one person

C. there are more problems when one person cooks

D. there are a lot of housework and preparations to do when one person cooks

（　）2. An idea implied in the passage is that ________.

A. many married women began to work in the 1960s

B. natural food is popular today

C. fast food is not part of the diet of all Americans

D. divorce （离婚） causes people to change their eating habits

（　）3. Americans had the back-to-nature movements ________.

A. in 1955　　  B. in 1950　　   C. in 1960s　　 D. both in 1950s and 1960s

（　）4. Why was McDonald's idea so successful? It was mainly because ________.

A. people living alone depend on fast-food

B. single parents have little time to spent in the kitchen

C. many women returned to the workplace in 1960s

D. Kroc's timing was right

（　）5. The main idea of the passage is that ________.

A. Raymond Kroc is the most successful fast-food business owner in the world

B. social and economic changes affect eating habits

C. fast-food is easy to prepare and serve quickly

D. Americans eat either fast food or natural food