Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stars. She was soon out of breath (气喘吁吁).

“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.

She went to the doctor and told him her problem.

“I’m not surprised at all,” he said. “It’s obvious what your problem is.”

He looked her over then gave her some advice.

“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.”

Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but it would not be easy and it would take time.

The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop (肉铺).

“I’d like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please,” she said.

“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale (天平).

“That’s just under ten pounds,” he said.

“That big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.

The butcher worked out the price.

“At $4.99 a pound that will be $49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”

“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.

“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?”

“My doctor told me that I am over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”

1.Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?

　A. She had had a heart attack.

B. She had a problem with her health.

　C. She was unhappy about her weight.

D. She could not sleep well.

2.What did the doctor advise her to do?

　A. To lose weight.                   B. To eat more meat.

C. To come and see him again.        D. To look after her heart.

3.Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?

　A. She wanted to buy some for dinner.

B. She wanted to lose weight.

　C. Her doctor had told her to eat steak.

D. She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.

4.What was Ellen Parker’s real problem?

　A. She ate too much steak.

B. She weighed too much.

　C. The doctor did not know.    

D. She could not walk very quickly.

 

－What’s wrong with Sam?

－He eats __________ food, so he is _________ fat.

A. much too, too much　　　B. too much, much too

C. much too, too many　　　D. too much, many too

配对阅读　左栏是五个人的信息，右栏是七个活动。请根据五个人的信息为其选出适合的活动。

(　　)11.Lily likes to try many different kinds of food and doesn't have to pay too much. (　　)12.Mrs.White wants to take her daughter to see a play with dancing this weekend. (　　)13.Jim is learning computer and he would like to see everything about computers.     (　　)14.Mary and her classmates are  crazy fans of rock music.     (　　)15.Jack has ridden bicycles for over 10 years.He is sure he will win if he takes part in it.

A．Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things to children at the City Theater on Saturday morning at 10：00.Free. B.Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theater.See Broken Window at 1：30.The Workers will be at 3：45.For further information, call 488788. C.Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world.Delicious and not expensive.Go on to 6：00. D.It's October, and Saturday night (7：00－9：00) is your last chance to see the computer show this year, which has lots of new computers to see. E.“The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first U.S. concert this Saturday night, at 8 at Hall, City College. F.The Brazilian Football Club will play against Beijing's Guo'an team at the Workers' Stadium on August 27.The blub has four national team players.Time：9：00 a.m.－12：00 a.M. G.Bicycle tour and race will be held on July 25－26.The first 35 ki­lometers is a training leg, then the next 55­kilometer race leg.It starts at 6：00 a.m.

－What’s wrong with Sam?

－He eats __________ food, so he is _________ fat.

A much too, too much　　　B. too much, much too

C. much too, too many　　　D. too much, many too