【正文】 pounds. By increasing the distance of your walks gradually andmaking other dietary adjustments, you may lose even more weight. 26. What is said about the average American in the passage?A) They tend to exaggerate the healthful effect of light beer.B) They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losing weight.C) They prefer light beer and lowcalorie bread to other drinks and food.D) They know the factors that play a positive role in keeping down body weight.27. Some people dislike exercise because A) they think it is physically exhaustingB) they find it hard to exercise while on a dietC) they don39。s creativityC) lighten children39。s chances of eventually being admitted to toprated schools and universities. Several more progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavyintellectualizing in some Japanese kindergartens.16. We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe A) Japanese parents are more involved in preschool education than American parentsB) Japan39。s very proud of her success in the speech contest.9. A) Talking about sports. B) Writing up local news.C) Reading newspapers.D) Putting up advertisements10. A) They shouldn39。s decision. C) Tony can choose another science course.D) She can39。t want to talk about the contest. B) She39。t need to take any medicine if he has a cold or the fluB) aspirin should not be included in overthecounter medicines for the fluC) delayed treatment of the flu will harm the liver and central nervous systemD) overthecounter drugs can be taken to ease the misery caused by a cold or the flu13. According to the passage, to bat the flu effectively, A) one should identify the virus which causes itB) one should consult a doctor as soon as possibleC) one should take medicine upon catching the diseaseD) one should remain alert when the disease is spreading14. Which of the following symptoms will distinguish the flu from a cold?A)A stuffy nose. B) A high temperature.Ci A sore throat.D) A dry cough.15. If children have flulike symptoms, their parents A) are advised not to give them aspirinB) should watch out for signs of Reye syndromeC) are encouraged to take them to hospital for vaccinationD) should prevent them from mixing with people running a feverPassage Two Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage. In a time of low academic achievement by children in the United States, many Americans are turning to Japan, a country of high academic achievement and economic success, for possibleanswers. However, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find. In39。s potentialD) shaping children39。for example, one would have to briskly walk three miles just to work off the 275 calories in one delicious Danish pastry (小甜餅). Even exercise professionals concede half a point here. Exercise by itself is a very tough way to lose weight, says York Onnen, program director of the President39。s time if there39。s highest paid models, she had her face. for five million dollarsA) deposiled B) assured C) measuredD) insured Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper You should choose the ONE 。s purpose in writing this article?A) To justify the study of the Boston University Medical Center.B) To stress the importance of maintaining proper weight.C) To support the statement made by York Onnen.D) To show the most effective way to lose weight.Part HI Vocabulary (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 inplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best pletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.31. The machine looked like a large, ，oldfashioned typewriter.A) forcefulB) clumsyC) intenseD) tricky32. Though she began her by singing in a local pop group,she is now a famous Hollywood movie star.A) employmentB) career C) occupationD) profe