【正文】 That is almost 1 out of every 3 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 an 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 9 . Some overweight people go to health centres, like La Costa in California. Men and women 10 several hundred dollars a day at these health centres. People live there for one week or two, 11 exercise, eating different foods. Meals there may be just a little. All these work for losing weight. __12__ 4 days on the programme, one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds (). At $ 400 a day, she spent $ 320 to lose each pound. But she said she was still __13__ to do so. Health centres, books, medicines, operations, running and exercise machines all __14__ a lot of money. So in the United States, losing weight may mean losing __15__ too.1. A. less B. more C. nice D. fast 2. A. For B. So C. Or D. And 3. A. good B. useful C. hard D. easy 4. A. why B. what C. how D. when 5. A. high B. short C. thin D. fat 6. A. talk B. say C. speak D. tell 7. A. dearer B. harder C. shorter D. easier 8. A. taken B. given C. written D. copied 9. A. cheap B. expensive C. easy D. safe10. A. pay B. cost C. take D. have 11. A. making B. taking C. playing D. using 12. A. Before B. In C. After D. At13. A. sorry B. angry C. sad D. glad 14. A. need B. have C. use D. get 15. A. health B. time C. food D. money名師點(diǎn)評(píng)這篇文章講的是美國有三分之一的人正在努力減肥，他們想盡了一切辦法去減輕體重，同時(shí)也令他們耗費(fèi)了不少的金錢。13When the boys 1 home, it was eleven o’clock. It was dark 2 but there was a light inside their home and the door 3 . They could see a man inside.“Who can 4 be? ” Said Peter. “Mother and Father 5 to do some 6 . They won’t be home 7 eight o’clock. ”When the man saw Peter, he looked 8 . Then he smiled and said. “Come in! You don’t know me, but I’m a friend of 9 .” The man didn’t see John.Peter went inside and began 10 to the man but John didn’t. He quickly but quietly ran off. He soon found a policeman and brought him back 11 home. The man was 12 there, but when he saw the policeman, he tried to run off. The policeman caught him 13 the arm. Just then the boys’ parents 14 .“Is the man your friend?” The policeman asked Mr. Turner .“No, he is a thief. He wanted to steal my money. 15 nice of you to catch him.”1. A. reached B. arrived at C. goes to D. reached to 2. A. out of B. outside C. outsides D. inside3. A. opened B. was open C. was opened D. open4. A. he B. she C. it D. that 5. A. have been B. have gone C. go D. went6. A. shops B. shopping C. shoppings D. shop7. A. until B. at C. to D. before8. A. frightening B. fear C. frightened D. surprised9. A. your father B. your father’s C. your motherD. your family10. A. saying B. talking C. speaking D. telling11. A. to B. to their C. their D. at 12. A. already B. always C. still D. yet13. A. in B. on C. at D. by14. A. returned B. returned back C. had returned D. had returned back15. A. It’s B. This’s C. This is D. So is 名師點(diǎn)評(píng)這是一個(gè)兩小孩智斗小偷的故事，體現(xiàn)了兩個(gè)小孩的機(jī)智勇敢，隨機(jī)應(yīng)變。14It is mon in English to ask people about their holidays. In the West, many 1 go away on holiday during the summer months, 2 so it is very usual to 3 about this. If the holiday has not 4 taken place, then their holiday plans 5 be talked about. And if it is already over, then where 6 went, whether they 7 it and so on can be discussed. Similar questions are asked 8 some public holidays. 9 living and working in China often 10 opportunities for travel, either at weekends or during 11 holidays, so such kind of 12 lead to fruitful discussions. They may be 13 to know if they have chosen the 14 places, especially those a little less 15 ones.1. A. factories B. families C. schools D. farms2. A. but B. and C. because D. for3. A. ask B. see C. know D. write4. A. still B. already C. yet D. often 5. A. must B. should C. need D. can6. A. we B. he C. they D. she7. A. liked B. followed C. finished D. found8. A. to B. before C. with D. by9. A. Visitors B. Foreigners C. Strangers D. Players10. A. make B. carry C. have D. keep11. A. his B. her C. their D. its12. A. Answers B. exercises C. excuses D. Questions13. A. glad B. interested C. worried D. lucky14. A. right B. different C. helpful D. terrible15. A. expensive B. famous C. useful D. friendly名師點(diǎn)評(píng)天氣和假期永遠(yuǎn)是西方人日常談?wù)摰脑掝}，所以要了解西方文化就必須對(duì)他們的節(jié)假日有足夠的了解。本文為你提供了一些，想必你會(huì)對(duì)西方的文化有進(jìn)一步的了解。 17 / 17