About 70，000，000 Americans are trying to lose weight．This is almost one out of every three people in the United States．Some people eat 1 food and they hardly have any fats or sweets. Others do running exercise with machines，take medicines，or even have operations.2 you can see losing weight is 3 work，and it will also cost a lot of money．But 4 do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?
Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body．For many people，looking nice also means to be 5 ．Other people worry about their health as many doctors 6 overweight is not good．
Most people want to find a faster and 7 way to take off fat，and books of this kind are very popular．These books tell people how to lose weight．Each year a lot of new books like these are 8 ．Each one says it can easily help people take fat away．
Losing weight can be expensive．Some overweight people go to health centers，like La Costa in California．Men and women 9 several hundred dollars a day at these health centers．People live there for one week or two，taking exercise，eating different foods．Meals there may be just a little．All this works for losing weight． 10 4 days on the program，one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds(2.27kg)．At 400 dollars a day, she spent 320dollars to lose each pound．But she said she was still glad to do so．
Health centers，books，medicines，operations，running and exercise machines all get a lot of money．So in the United States，losing Weight may mean losing money too。
A．1ess B．more C．nice D．fast
A．For B．So C．Or D．And
A．good B．useful C．hard D．easy
A．why B．what C．how D．when
A．high B．short C．thin D．fat
A．talk B．say C．speak D．tell
A．dearer B．harder C．shorter D．easier
A．taken B．given C．written D．copied
A．pay B．cost C．take D．have
A．Before B．Until C．After D．At
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Life is not easy, but I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.” When I was young, I was nervous that I couldn’t talk to anyone. My classmates often me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, something happened, It changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. It meant I had to in front of all the teachers and students in my school!
“Come on, dear. Believe in yourself. You are sure to .” Then, mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I the topic, “Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to remember the whole speech and practiced it over 100 times. my mother ‘s great love, I did well in the contest. I could believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first prize. I heard the from the teachers and students. Those who once looked down on(瞧不起) me , now all said “Congratulations!” to me , my mother hugged (拥抱) me and cried 。
Since then, everything has changed for me . When I do anything, I try to tell myself to have confidence. This can be not only for a person but also for a country.
A．so B．to C．very D．quite
A．worked on B．broke down C．fell off D．laughed at
A．write B．speak C．tell D．say
A．win B．lose C．beat D．pass
A．reached B．brought C．chose D．thought
A．At B．To C．As D．With
A．almost B．nearly C．ever D．hardly
A．cheers B．noise C．thank D．wish
A．angrily B．sadly C．quietly D．excitedly
A．real B．really C．true D．truly
完型填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid to make a speech? Li Jun, a middle school boy ,felt shy when he was making a speech last week. Li had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of ___classmates.
“I was wrong. It was very different and much _____than talking to my classmates during playtime,’’ Li said. “I tried, but it was really difficult to speak. I felt like a mute(哑巴）and wanted to leave the classroom____”
Li is not alone. many middle school students now have the same ___;they can talk about their ideas freely____their best friends after class, but can’t speak in public. According to Zhou Hong, a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of ____.
Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their ____,such as speech competitions, English corners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to._____he also gives some advice to students. “During your free time you should ____more.When you’re speaking in public, take it easy, Just imagine you’re talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly.” Zhou said.” That ___a fine public speech and you’ll feel confident.A. her B. my C. his
A. harder B. easier C. better
A.slowly B. quickly C. sadly
A.answer B. subject C. problem
A.except B. beside C. with
A.listening B. speaking C. reading
A.mouths B. eyes C. minds
A.But B. So C. And
A.play B. practice C. write
A. reports B. keeps C. makes
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My young daughter and I were flying to Miami for holiday. The plane was completely . We couldn’t get seats together and were separated by the aisle(过道). I asked two men if they would like to change with us, so that we could be together. They .
At the same time, a mother three children also had the same problem as us. The mother her baby, but her young son and his older brother were separated from her. She was very anxious about the boys sitting with . She was very worried, but helped her. Suddenly a man said, “I think we can help you.” Then he and his group managed to make enough space for the .
My young daughter, however, was afraid of not being next to a window or her mom. I told her I couldn’t do anything; we had to sit we were. Amazingly, the man sitting next to me turned to me and said he really liked the seat near the aisle, so we changed seats and continued our trip .
Would that man give us his seat if the others hadn’t done so for the mom and her children? I don’t know. Perhaps kindness is contagious.
A．crowded B．uncomfortable C．full D．noisy
A．money B．seats C．minds D．ideas
A．agreed B．refused C．waited D．nodded
A．with B．except C．next to D．besides
A．held B．raised C．fetched D．brought
A．friends B．waitresses C．strangers D．relatives
A．somebody B．anybody C．everybody D．nobody
A．family B．home C．house D．team
A．that B．what C．where D．when
A．sadly B．hurriedly C．slowly D．happily
完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）。
Two men, Mr Smith and Mr Martin were both badly ill. They were in the same hospital room. Mr Smith was able to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was ___the only window of the room. Mr Martin had to spend all his time lying on his back. The men ___for hours without stopping.
They spoke of their families, their times, their jobs.And every afternoon when Mr Smith could in his bed, he would pass the time by talking to his roommate about all the things that he could see through the . Mr Martin believed that his world was made “larger ” by the “colorful”___ world. Out of the window was a ___ with a lovely lake. Mr Smith told Mr Martin about the beautiful ducks swimming freely on the water, happy children playing around, colorful flowers and big old trees around the lake. As Mr Smith told him all this, Mr Martin would close his eyes and tried to make the richest pictures for in his mind…Days and weeks passed, and finally, Mr Smith went back home. Then Mr Martin asked the nurse if he could move to the other bed.___ for him, the nurse said he could. When everything was done, he tried hard to raise himself a bit to see what was outside. To his , as he looked out of the window, he saw nothing but a wall.
Mr Martin asked the nurse what made Mr Smith able to see so many wonderful things outside. The nurse answered that the man was and could not even see the wall.
A．out of B．next to C．away from D．well above
A．danced B．sang C．walked D．talked
A．sit up B．walk around C．stand up D．jump about
A．box B．door C．window D．bed
A．foreign B．outside C．lonely D．green
A．library B．market C．park D．church
A．itself B．yourself C．herself D．himself
A．Unluckily B．Happily C．Worriedly D．Seriously
A．happiness B．joy C．hope D．surprise
A．blind B．old C．poor D．ill
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Tony and Maria were twins. When they were seven, their parents gave them a parrot ____ their birthday. Its name was Chico and they kept it in a large cage in the living-room. Chico soon learned to say ___ words.
When the children were at home, Chico’s cage door ____ and the parrot flew out. Sometimes he landed on Maria’s arm, sometimes he landed on Tony’s shoulder. One day he became tired and very nearly fell into the fire.
Tony put the parrot on his arm. He _____ the fire and said, “Fire-bad” over and over again. Chico learned the words, and said “ Fire-bad” if anyone carried him near the fire.
One very ___night, just before bed-time, Tony put lots of coal on the living-room fire, but he forgot to put the fireguard in front of the fire.
Dad then turned off the light and went to bed. Soon ____in the house was fast asleep.
Chico was first ____ He at once saw that a bit of burning coal had fallen out of the fire on the rug. Smoke and flames were rising from the rug.
“ Fire-bad! Fire-bad! ” Screamed Chico, as he jumped_____ about his cage. Dad heard this and ran downstairs. Then came Mum, Tony and Maria. Mum and Dad filled the pails with water and threw it on the ______ rug. Tony put the fireguard in front of the fire, Maria spoke quietly to Chico to keep _____calm.
In a few minutes, the fire was put out. But if Chico had not cried out, the house might have been burned. “ Thank you, Chico. You’re a hero”. said Tony.
A．in B．at C．for D．to
A．little B．a little C．few D．a few
A．opened B．open C．was opened D．opening
A．pointed to B．pointed C．turned to D．turned
A．cold B．hot C．warm D．cool
A．anybody B．somebody C．everybody D．anyone
A．wake up B．to wake up C．waked up D．waking up
A．wild B．wildly C．soft D．softly
A．burning B．burnt C．burn D．burns
A．her B．she C．he D．him
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