【正文】 （manners）8。（serve as）。（better off）。s family located?A. On the wall. B. Next to the lamp.C. Between the puter and the telephone. D. Near the fax.49. When do the author use the lamp to read?A. In the afternoon. B. Never.C. In the morning. D. In the evening.50. Where do the author keep the paper clips?A. On the desk. B. Next to the lamp.C. In a cabinet drawer. D. Next to the telephone.。t eat three meals a dayC. breakfast is the most important meal for usD. three meals a day has been a long tradition（D）Like most offices, my office is a place where I can focus on my work and feel fortable at the same time. Of course, I have all the necessary equipment on my desk. I have the telephone next to the fax machine on the right side of my desk. My puter is in the center of my desk with the monitor directly in front of me. I have a fortable office chair to sit on and some pictures of my family between the puter and the telephone. In order to help me read, I also have a lamp near my puter which I use in the evening if I work late. There is plenty of paper in one of the cabinet drawers. There are also staples and a stapler, paper clips, highlighters, pens and erasers in the other drawer. In the room, there is a fortable armchair and a sofa to sit on. I also have a low table in front of the sofa on which there are some industry magazines.46. What do the author need to do in the office? A. Relax. B. Focus on work. C. Study. D. Read magazines.47. Which piece of equipment do I not have on the author39。s fast (開戒). But 200 years later it had bee a large meal, not just for family, but for numbers of guests as well. It was a social event. It began at 10 . and lasted until 1 . Then breakfast began to be less popular. It became, instead, a lighter meal and was taken at a much earlier hour. By 1850 it had been pushed back to 8 . and became a family meal.Dinner, however, went the other way. In the 16th century it was eaten at 11 . Years later, it moved to the early afternoon, then to 5 . By 1850 diner time had reached 7 . Lunch is a recent idea. It first appeared as a snack to fill the gap between breakfast and dinner. did not have lunch .A. until 1890 B. after 1890 C. since 1890 D. by 189042.“Dinner, however, went the other way means “ ” A. dinner didn39。t have to worry about who is going to pay for the delivery.Last year, a young girl in Beijing decided to follow the example of Kyle. She started with a paper clip and hoped to get a house in the end. After several trades she now has a piano which is worth more than 10,000 yuan. But she may still have a long way to go.You may be puzzled about why people are doing this. In fact, everyone involved in trading activities gets things that are useful to them. Just as Kyle said, “What’s more important to a man dying of thirst in the desertone million dollars or a glass of water?” Kyle39。t help turning away from the foods35. Excess calories can be found in your body in the form of___ .A. energy B. fat C. food D. something invisible (看不見（B）It began with one red paper clip and ended with a house. Kyle MacDonald， a 26yearold Canadian，got a threebedroomed house through 14 trades that started with a single red paper clip.Encouraged by Kyle39。t help putting on weight after the holidays because they _______ .A. can39。 a large plate will encourage you to have more than enough. Better not have highfat foods. Dishes that look oily or creamy have much fat in them. Choose lean meat(瘦肉).Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables. If you have a sweet tooth, try mints (薄荷) and fruits. They don’t have fat content as cream and chocolate.Don’t let exercise take a break during the holidays. A 20minute walk after a meal can help burn off excess(過多的) calories.31. Holidays are happy days with pleasure but they may ______A. bring weight problems B. bring you much trouble in your lifeC. make you worried about your foods D. make you hate delicious foods32. In order to really enjoy your holidays without putting on weight, you39。s performance.A. available B. useful c. practical D. c