【正文】 _ and pleasure . To many people ___6__ good means being thin . Other people worry about their __7___ . Many doctors say being overweight is unhealthy . But are Americans really fat ?Almost 30 million Americans weigh at least 20 percent less than their proper weight . __8___, the United States is the most overweight country in the world . “The stored __9___ of adult Americans weighs 2,300 million pounds ,” said an American scientist . He said burning off that stored energy would produce __10___ power for 900,000 cars to go 12,000 miles . Although losing weight is hard work , most people want to find a fast and easy way to take off fat .1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. fact least once9. 10. 答案 :1. C2. B3. A5. C6. B7. C8. B 7 ☆☆☆Tom is a thirteenyearold boy . He is tall and strong . And he ran faster than __1____ in his class . So he was often proud of it . Two weeks _2___ a new student came . His name is Dick . He is thin and short . But his classmates found he ran very fast when they were playing football . Henry , one of Tom’s friends , told him about ___3__ . Of course , he didn’t believe it :“Why __4__ a race with him ?” said Henry .“It’s a good idea !” said Tom , “Go to tell the boy . I’ll have a race with him tomorrow .”The next afternoon , when the classes were over , Tom got ready __5___ the race . He was sure he could win the first place . Henry didn’t __6___ his homework and couldn’t go with him . That evening Henry went to see his friend . They began to ___7__ about the race . Tom’s grandma heard them in the next room . She came in and asked , “Which place did you __8__ , Tom?” “The second place , Grandma ,” answered Tom .“Congratulations to you !” the old woman said __9__ .And which place did Dick win ?”“The last ___10__ one .”1. other boy boys other boys other’s boy2. 3. 4. not have 5. 6. 7. 8. at 9. happy 10. 答案 :1. A2. C3. B5. B 8 ☆☆☆Llewellyn , Prince of North Wales , had a faithful dog , Gelert , that went with him everywhere and that he was very fond of . But one day the Prince went out __1__ and he told Gelert to stay at home and guard the Prince’s baby son . Gelert obediently lay down by the cradle of the baby , and Llewellyn went away.When he returned in the evening, Gelert came out joyfully __2___ him , and the Prince was horrifiled to see that the baby’s cradle was overturned , the bedclothes and floor _3___ with blood and there was blood round Gelert’s mouth . The baby was nowhere __4__ . The Prince thought the dog __5__ the child and wild with rage and fear he drew his sword and thrust it into Gelert’s heart .The _6___ cry of the dog __7__ by a child’s cry . Llewellyn looked round hastily , and there , under the torn and bloodstained blankets was his baby son , quite safe .And beside it was the baby of a huge wolf that Gelert had killed in __8__his mater’s son .Llewellyn was so filled with sorrow that it _9___ he never smiled again .He buried Gelert , and ever since , the place __10__ as Beddgelert , which means “The Grave of Gelert”.1. hurnt be hunted2. meet have me3. covered covered covered been covered4. see be seen have seen have been seen5. killing killed killed 6. die 7. following followed8. defend9. saying say said10. known been known known been known答案 :1. C 5. D 9 ☆☆☆One afternoon two policemen sat in a car by a straight road in Australia . They were __1___ the traffic and looking for a stolen car . One of the policemen who was driving the car saw a small plane flying __2___ them . He followed it for a few minutes because it was very __3___ .When the plane flew near to the police car , the driver saw something __4___ from it and land in a __5___ by the road . He got out of the car and walked across the field .He saw a wallet __6____ the ground and __7___ it up .Inside the wallet there was a note which ___8___ , “Oil nearly __9___ . I have to land on the road . Please ___10___ the traffic .”1. 2. 3. 4. fall 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 答案 :1. D2. A 10 ☆☆☆Things always know when a person isn’t well . At such times , things __1___ life hard for people . They have special __2___ of doing this .When I’m not well , I can ___3___ find the things I need . The things I need ___4___ away from all the places where I except to find them . ___5__ I need something , I can not __6____ it quickly .When we aren’t well , boxes bee heavy . Doors don’t want to open . The wind bees cold . The sun bees too hot . Distances are ___7___ than they were when we felt __8___ . The things around us usually do ___9___ they should if we’re well and strong . But when we aren’t things often well us that they are __10___ not our friends , but our enemies .1. 2. 3. 4. gone find leave ’t left5. 6. 7. 8. 9