Last night Molly watched a basketball game. Her little brother, Sam, played in it. Sam did his best in the game, but his team   41   the game. Sam was very sad. Molly tried to make him   42  , but he was still unhappy with the result.

Molly thought for a long time and finally she came up with a good   43  . She decided to make his favorite cake for him though she was not good at it. She just wanted him to know that every loss has its own   44   and we can improve our performances next time. She thought it was enough if we had tried our best.

After Molly finished making the cake, she gave Sam a piece. When Sam tried a piece of it, he smiled, “No matter what others   45   the cake, I like it very much,” Sam continued, “because I know you have made it with your   46   and you have tried your best. ” Hearing this, Molly said, “This is just   47   I want to say to you.   48   your team didn’t win the game, you had tried your best. You are the greatest in my heart all the time!”

From then on, every time Sam   49   to do something, he thinks of Molly’s words. He is no longer   50   failing. Instead he becomes stronger to face all his troubles in his life.

1.A. won               B. beat             C. lost           D. missed

2.A. play              B. smile            C. come           D. cry

3.A. idea              B. manner           C. game           D. ball

4.A. lesson            B. school           C. time           D. term

5.A. point at          B. think of         C. stick to       D. take away

6.A. money             B. love             C. material       D. time

7.A. why               B. what             C. who            D. how

8.A. Since             B. So               C. Though         D. Because

9.A. helps             B. wants            C. forgets        D. fails

10.A. crazy about   B. good at  C. afraid of    D. interested in

Last night Molly watched a basketball game. Her little brother, Sam, played in it. Sam did his best in the game, but his team1the game. Sam was very sad. Molly tried to make him2, but he was still unhappy with the result.
Molly thought for a long time and finally she came up with a good3. She decided to make his favorite cake for him though she was not good at it. She just wanted him to know that every loss has its own4and we can improve our performances next time. She thought it was enough if we had tried our best.
After Molly finished making the cake, she gave Sam a piece. When Sam tried a piece of it, he smiled, “No matter what others5the cake, I like it very much,” Sam continued, “because I know you have made it with your6and you have tried your best. ” Hearing this, Molly said, “This is just7I want to say to you.8your team didn’t win the game, you had tried your best. You are the greatest in my heart all the time!”
From then on, every time Sam9to do something, he thinks of Molly’s words. He is no longer10failing. Instead he becomes stronger to face all his troubles in his life.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      won
   2. B.
      beat
   3. C.
      lost
   4. D.
      missed
2. 2.
   1. A.
      play
   2. B.
      smile
   3. C.
      come
   4. D.
      cry
3. 3.
   1. A.
      idea
   2. B.
      manner
   3. C.
      game
   4. D.
      ball
4. 4.
   1. A.
      lesson
   2. B.
      school
   3. C.
      time
   4. D.
      term
5. 5.
   1. A.
      point at
   2. B.
      think of
   3. C.
      stick to
   4. D.
      take away
6. 6.
   1. A.
      money
   2. B.
      love
   3. C.
      material
   4. D.
      time
7. 7.
   1. A.
      why
   2. B.
      what
   3. C.
      who
   4. D.
      how
8. 8.
   1. A.
      Since
   2. B.
      So
   3. C.
      Though
   4. D.
      Because
9. 9.
   1. A.
      helps
   2. B.
      wants
   3. C.
      forgets
   4. D.
      fails
10. 10.
    1. A.
       crazy about
    2. B.
       good at
    3. C.
       afraid of
    4. D.
       interested in

I know what you’re thinking: pizza? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the a. m. if you want to.
I know lots of women who skip (跳过) breakfast, and they have a lot of different excuses for doing it. Some say they don’t have time. Others think they’re “saving” calories, still others just don’t like breakfast food.
But the bottom line is that 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,” says Katherine Brooking, R, D, who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded（装填） with vegetables, and you just eat one small piece.
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 (吃得过多) later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of getting 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 get the fat-burning effects.
【小题1】The word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means_______.

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

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

But the bottom line is that 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,” says Katherine Brooking, R, D, who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded（装填） with vegetables, and you just eat one small piece.

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 (吃得过多) later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of getting 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 get the fat-burning effects.

1.The word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means_______.

A．food left after a meal                     B．things left undone

C．meals made of vegetables                 D．pizza topped with fruit

2.What can we infer from the text?

A．Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.

B．Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast.

C．There are some easy ways of losing weight.

D．Eating vegetables helps save energy.

3.According to the last paragraph, it is important to_______.

A．be careful about what you eat              B．eat calorie-controlled food

C．heat up food before eating it               D．eat something for breakfast

4.The text is written mainly for those_______.

A．who want to lose weight                  B．who go to work early

C．who stay up late                        D．who eat before sleep