Don’t stop _______ you meet with a word you don’t understand while reading.

A．at the time                            B．every time

C．by the time                            D．sometime

----I went fishing with my father last Saturday and we watched a funny cartoon at night.

----_________pretty good!

A．Sounds like        B．Sound like         C．Sound            D．Sounds

The job is great ________salary. It has its disadvantages，though.

A．in case of                             B．as a result of

C．in terms of                            D．except for

It is ____the ancient temple at the top of the mountain.

A．worth to visit                           B．worthwhile visit

C．worthwhile visiting                      D．worthy to be visited

It isn’t quite ______that he will be present at the meeting.

A．sure             B．certain            C．exact             D．afraid

--- I am thinking of the test tomorrow. I’m afraid I can’t pass this time.

---______! I’m sure you’ll make it.

A．Go ahead                             B．Good luck

C．No problem                            D．Cheer up

Life is like potato salad; when it’s shared it becomes a picnic.

When my three children were young, my husband Roy and I were very   1. . “Can we go on a picnic, Mom?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky   2. . “Please.” I had said no so many times in   3.  months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores (日常工作) could    4.  . To her   5.  I agreed.

I prepared a few sandwiches and   6.  a cooler with ice and drinks and called Roy   7. . My eleven-year-old twin sons loaded the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some   8.  time together as a family.

About the time I got the lunch   9.  out on the table, Roy arrived on the   10. . That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together. The meal was filled with   11. . We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school related responsibilities for so many months. Roy and the boys   12.  rocks into the lake. Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly at the picnic table,   13.  God for blessing me with such a wonderful family.

That night as our children went to bed, I kissed their cheeks and   14. what a wonderful life I had. As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest   15.  could become a picnic when it’s shared with the ones you   16. . Even though the kids have now grown up and   17.   from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the picnic table.

Maybe today would be a good time to   18.  potato salad, call all of my   19.  kids, feed some hungry ducks and skip a few rocks into the lake. Since life is like potato salad, let’s make it a   20. .

21.               A．old            B．poor           C．busy  D．patient

22.               A．begged         B．asked          C．doubted   D．wondered

23.               A．coming         B．recent         C．following  D．late

24.               A．last            B．wait           C．relax D．approach

25.               A．disappointment  B．sadness        C．embarrassment D．surprise

26.               A．supplied        B．provided       C．compared D．filled

27.               A．off work        B．at home        C．at work    D．on business

28.               A．unhappy        B．quality         C．quantity   D．sad

29.               A．spread         B．taken          C．made D．cooked

30.               A．scene          B．view           C．sight  D．scenery

31.               A．communication  B．expectation     C．hope D．laughter

32.               A．missed         B．took           C．skipped   D．left

33.               A．praying         B．praising        C．thanking   D．trusting

34.               A．expected       B．realized        C．imagined  D．admitted

35.               A．lifestyle        B．time           C．world D．occupation

36.               A．enjoy          B．own           C．have  D．love

37.               A．left alone       B．left behind      C．ran away  D．moved away

38.               A．appreciate      B．cook           C．watch D．plant

39.               A．grown         B．little           C．young D．handsome

40.               A．salad          B．life            C．picnic D．purpose

   Do you love holidays but hate the increase weight that follows? You are not alone.

Holidays are happy days with pleasure and delicious foods. Many people, however, are worried about the weight that comes along with these delicious foods.

With proper planning, though, it is possible to control your weight. The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much. You don't have to turn away from the foods that you enjoy. The following suggestions may be of some help to you.

Do not miss meals. Before yon leave home for a feast(宴会),have a small, low-fat snack(小吃). This may help to keep you from getting too excited before delicious foods. Begin with clear soup and fruit or vegetables. A large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full. Use a small plate; a large plate will encourage you to have more than enough.

Better not have high-fat 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 20-minute walk after a meal can help burn off excess(过多的) calories.

1.Holidays are happy days with pleasure but they may ______

A．bring weight problems                   B．bring you much trouble in your life

C．make you worried about your foods         D．make you hate delicious foods

2.In order to really enjoy your holidays without putting on weight, you'd better__

A．drink much water and have vegetables only   B．not eat the food in high fat

C．not accept invitations to feasts             D．turn away from delicious foods

3.Many people can't help putting on weight after the holidays because they _______ .

A．can't control themselves                  B．go to too many feasts

C．enjoy delicious foods                    D．can't help turning away from the foods

4.Excess calories can be found in your body in the form of___ .

A．energy           B．fat               C．food             D．something invisible (看不见)

He’s an old cobbler(修鞋匠) with a shop in the Marais, a historic area in Paris. When I took him my shoes, he at first told me, “I haven’t time. Take them to the other fellow on the main street. He’ll fix them for you right away.”

But I had my eyes on his shop for a long time. Just looking at his bench loaded with tools and pieces of leather, I knew he was a skilled craftsman(手艺人). “No.” I replied, “The other fellow can’t do it well.”

“The other fellow” was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys — without knowing much about mending shoes or making keys. They work carelessly, and when they have finished sewing back a sandal strap(鞋带), you might as well just throw away the pair.

My man saw I wouldn't give in, and he smiled. He wiped hands on his blue apron(围裙), looked at my shoes, had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said, “Come back in a week.”

I was about to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf.

“See what I can do?” he said with pride. “Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work.”

When I got back out into the street, the world seemed brand-new to me. He was something out of an ancient legend, this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange dusty felt hat, his funny accent and his pride in his craft.

These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line, when you can do things any old way as long as it “pays”, when, in short, people look on work as a path to ever-increasing consumption rather than a way to realize their abilities. In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done.

1.Which of the following is true about the old cobbler?

A．He was equipped with the best repairing tools.

B．He was the only cobbler in the Marais.

C．He was proud of his skills.

D．He was a native Parisian.

2.The sentence “He was something out of an ancient legend” implies that ______.

A．nowadays you can hardly find anyone like him

B．it was difficult to communicate with this man

C．the man was very strange

D．the man was too old

3.According to the author, many people work just to ______.

A．realize their abilities                     B．gain happiness

C．make money                           D．gain respect

4.This story wants to tell us that ______.

A．craftsmen make a lot of money             B．whatever you do, do it well

C．craftsmen need self-respect               D．people are born equal