【正文】 slim D. To lose weight together with to stay slim 7. Driven by _______ what was kept in the box, the boy broke it with an ax when his father was not at home. A. anxiety about B. curiosity about C. doubt of D. eagerness of 8. Health experts have already clarified what green vegetables are fit _______ and what are not. A. to be eaten in raw B. to eat raw C. to be eaten raw D. to eat rawly 9. Remember never to lie to others。 told B. invent。 said D. find out。 cut down B. heavily in debt。 put down D. heavy in debt。 for the benefit of B. benefit from。 in the benefit of D. benefit from。 the most effective solution to solving weight problems is to have a balanced diet and do enough exercise. A. lose it B. to lose it C. losing it D. to losing 18. There is no limit ______ learning so we had better limit our time for leisure _____ the smallest but sufficient amount A. in。 to C. to。 to 19. If trees continue _______ at the present rate, it won’t be _______there is no trees for shade. A. to cut down。 before long C. to be cut down。 before long 20. What do you say if we bine our two businesses for more profit? __________. A. It can’t be better B. I don’t think so C. I think it is not OK D. I can’t say anything 21. If one wants to succeed in this society, it is very important and necessary that one ______his ______ and avoid one’s _______ A. develop。 weaknesses B. develops。 weaknesses C. develop。 weakness D. develops。 weakness 22. When someone _______ at you, it means he is angry or unhappy about what you have said or done. A. looks B. glance C. stare D. glare 23. Open your mouth and speak. Don’t be afraid _______in front of others。 after all B. of losing your face。 after all D. to lose your face。 well B. are。 good D. are。 Do you know the history of the use of cosmetics(化妝品 )? Probably when 26 first painted their faces many thousand years ago, it was for the purpose of 27 their enemies in war. But there are records of women in Egypt 28 cosmetics more than four thousand years ago. These women not only painted their eyebrows, they also added a thick dark line under 29 eye, and had 30 kinds of paint for different seasons of the 31 . Women in ancient Rome used cosmetics. 32 used Egyptian KOHL for darkening the eyelids, powdered chalk for whitening the skin, and a red coloring matter for the cheeks. A rich Roman lady spent many hours over her dressing, arranging the hair and putting on makeup, 33 by a crowd of young 34 of many nationalities. The Roman writer Oind 35 a book on cosmetics, which gives a description of what we now call a facepack, made 36 flour, eggs and other materials. The use of this, he says, will make the face smoother and brighter than a mirror.. In 37 , it was the custom, during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, for all ladies of all ladies of fashion to paint 38 faces and to blacken their eyebrows. In the nieenth century there was a change of taste, however, and until about the end of the century, ladies who used make up were 39 accepted in high society. Girls were advised, just before 40 the ballroom, to bite and lick(舔 ) their lips and slap their cheek 41 so as to brink some 42 to the face. Today the use of cosmetics is accepted everywhere, and it is 43 to see women and girls making up in public. The 44 industry is one of the largest in some countries. And large sums of money go to the 45 of beauty parlor(美容院 26. A. woman B. men C. man D. Egyptians 27. A. making B. hunting C. driving off D. frightening 28. A. making B. selling C. using D. inventing 29. A. o