Dear Liu Ming,

Hi! I’m so sad. Angela is a close friend of mine. This morning she wanted to borrow some money from me. If I lend her the money, I’m afraid she won’t pay me back. I don’t know what to do. Do you have the same problem? I need your help. I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.

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　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Alice

Dear Alice,

I’m glad to hear from you .

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I hope what I said can help you.

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　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Liu Ming

Alice was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health . In fact , she walked five kilometers before____1___ every morning , and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool . She didn’t smoke and never　 2　　 . She didn’t eat chocolate . She didn’t eat sweet and fatty food , ____3_____ . She weighed herself every day .

　 Once Alice was on her daily walk when she saw a 　 4 　sitting in a rocking chair under a tree . He looked very old and his hair was white . he looked thin and weak , and his hands were shaking , 　 5　 he looked very happy .

　 He smiled at her and said , “Good morning , lovely day , isn’t it ?”

　 He had a wide smile　　 6　 his face , and his eyes shone with happiness . But Alice saw that he did not have teeth .

　 “Good morning!” replied Alice . “Yes , it is a lovely day .”

　 Alice thought he　 　7　 very old and wise . She thought he must be at least 90 years old ! She decided to ask him about the 　 8 of a happy old age .

　 “I hope you don’t 　9 　me asking ,” she said , “ but what is your secret for being so happy at your age ? I hope I can look as happy as you do 　10 I am your age ”

The man in the rocking chair said , “My secret for　 　11 　? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week , and drink three bottles of wine every day . I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want . I never eat vegetables . I never walk anywhere and I never play sports . I sit at home every day . ”

Alice was 　12 　. She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that . She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did 　13 　wrong . She thought he should be　　 14 　 and unhappy . Perhaps she was wrong . Maybe , she thought , people could live a long happy life 　15 　eating well or doing lots of exercise .

“How old are you ?”she asked .

“It’s my birthday today ,” said the man , “I’m forty—seven !”

1.　　A. lunch 　　　 B. breakfast 　　　　 C. dinner 　　　　　　 D. supper

2.　　A. exercised 　 B. drank 　　　　　　　　　　 C. worked 　　　　　 D. slept

3.　　A. too 　　　　　 B. also 　　　　　　　　 C. either 　　　　　　　　　　 D. still

4.　　A. man 　　　　 B. woman 　　　　　 C. boy 　　　　　　　　 D. girl

5.　　A. so 　　　　　　 B. but 　　　　　　　　 C. and 　　　　　　　　 D. or

6.　　A. in 　　　　　　 B. with 　　　　　　　 C. at 　　　　　　　　　 D. on

7.　　A. saw 　　　　 B. looked 　　　　　　 C. listened 　　　　　 D. found

8.　　A. secret 　　　 B. dream 　　　　　　 C. plan 　　　　　　　 D. future

9.　　A. stand 　　　　 B. mind 　　　　　　　 C. allow 　　　　　　　 D. enjoy

10.　A. when 　　　 B. since 　　　　　　　 C. though 　　　　　 D. for

11.　A. health 　　　 B. success 　　　　　 C. happiness 　　　 D. life

12.　A. surprised 　 B. worried 　　　　　 C. excited 　　　　　 D. relaxed

13.　A. something B. anything 　　　　 C. everything 　　　　　　 D. nothing

14.　A. angry 　　　 B. serious 　　　　　 C. quiet 　　　　　　　 D. sick

15.　A. through 　　 B. from 　　　　　　　 C. without 　　　　　 D. by

Reading comprehension(阅读理解)

　　My friend Alice decided to be a nurse when she was four years old. She always wanted to play as “doctor and nurse” with her playmates. When she left school last year she still wanted to be a real nurse. One day she saw an advertisement(广告) in the newspaper:

　　DO YOU WANT TO HELP PEOPLE?

　　STUDY NURSING

　　SEND THIS FORM TO US FOR MORE INFORMATION

　　Alice filled in the form with her name and address. She cut it out and posted it at once.

　　Last September she started her study in a big hospital in Newcastle. She had to work very hard. She went to classes every day and studied late into the night. The really important day came : her first day in a ward(病房). At last she was really helping sick people, not just sitting in classes or learning from books.

　　At first, student nurses do lots of small jobs in the ward. They help to serve meals, or wash the patients. They also keep the ward tidy and make the beds. They cannot give injections(注射) or help the doctors. One of Alice's first jobs was in a ward of old people. She was told to clean all the patients' false(假的) teeth. She collected all the teeth and took them to the bathroom. Instead of cleaning each set of teeth one by one she put them all into one big bowl.

　　“It'll be quicker this way,” she said to herself. “Then I can give back everyone's teeth in a few minutes.”

　　Give back everyone's teeth! Alice stood in the middle of the ward with her big bowl of teeth. She had no idea which teeth belonged to which old man! You can imagine the confusion(混乱) the next half hour when each patient had to find his own teeth.

True or False(判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用T表示，不符合的用F表示)

1．Alice will finish school soon.

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2．She decided to be a nurse as a child.

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3．She really became a nurse with the help of a newspaper advertisement.

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4．Student nurses usually do lots of small jobs and help the doctors in the ward.

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5．Alice cleaned each set of false teeth one by one very carefully.

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6．It took half an hour for Alice to return the teeth to their owners.

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