It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework,   16   newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see   17   do taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful   18   she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked   19   she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile:

    I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite   20  . Keep your mind active, take an interest in the world   21   you, and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as   22   as you can. Don’t think you are too old to go back to   23   . I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 71 and now he is good at   24   tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.

    Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to   25   the lady’s example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.

1.A. look              B. read            C. see             D. watch

2.A. her           B. him                 C. other           D. others

3.A. than              B. since           C. though          D. because

4.A. what              B. why             C. who             D. how

5.A. early             B. dear            C. easy            D. late

6.A. under             B. around          C. above           D. between

7.A. soon              B. busily          C. hardly          D. often

8.A. place             B. song            C. school          D. dance

9.A. buying            B. losing          C. sending         D. playing

10.A. follow           B. give            C. make            D. bring

A famous doctor once received a little child that was badly ill. Thanks to his skill and care, the child got well and was soon able to get up and run about again.

      The child’s mother was very thankful to the doctor, and she visited him for what he had done for her child. “Doctor,” she said, “you have saved my little son. I don’t know hoe to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay（回报）you, so I have made this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my thanks. I hope you will accept（接受）it.” The doctor stood up and said coldly, “Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to paid enough for what he has done.” The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said quietly, “Perhaps you will tell me how much I should give you.”

      “Fifty pounds,” he answered.

      The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She passed one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying goodbye to the doctor, went out of the room.

1.Why was the lady very thankful to the doctor?

      A. Because he had saved her life.

B. Because he had saved her son’s life.

      C. Because he had given her some money.

2.The doctor refused the lady’s purse because he thought _____.

      A. the purse was too small

B. the lady wouldn’t give him money

      C. purses should be given between friends

3.What can we learn from the passage?

      A. The doctor got 50 pounds from the lady.

      B. the doctor got 200 pounds from the lady.

      C. The lady didn’t pay money for the doctor.

4. According to the passage, the doctor would probably feel _____ in the end.

      A. happy                     B. excited                    C. sorry

阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework,      31_ newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see 32   do Taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful     33    she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked      34    she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile:
I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite  35  . Keep your mind active, take an interest in the world  36  you., and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as   37   as you can. Don’t think you are too old to go back to   38  . I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 72 and now he is good at  39  tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.
Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to    40  the lady’s example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.