I am a writer. My job is to write something for the newspaper. I work very hard. Every morning I get up at seven. I take some exercise and then have a light breakfast. Then I drive to my office. It takes me thirty minutes, so I usually get there earlier than others.

I am very busy. I think every minute counts, so I plan my work very carefully. I keep a diary to help me remember things. I meet and talk with many people. I make lots of telephone calls. I often go out and visit many people. I come back home at seven. I often watch TV at supper time. Then I begin to write down what I know. I like being busy.

1.What does the writer of the passage think of his job?

2.The sentence “every minute counts” means ___________.

3.How does he go to his office?

4.Why does he often go out? Because __________.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

I am a writer. My job is to write something for the newspaper. I work very hard. Every morning I get up at seven. I take some exercise and then have a light breakfast. Then I drive to my office. It takes me thirty minutes, so I usually get there earlier than others.

I am very busy. I think every minute counts, so I plan my work very carefully. I keep a diary to help me remember things. I meet and talk with many people. I make lots of telephone calls. I often go out and visit many people. I come back home at seven. I often watch TV at supper time. Then I begin to write down what I know. I like being busy.

(　 ) 56. What does the writer of the passage think of his job?

A. He hates (讨厌) it　　　　　　　　　 B. He likes it very much

C. He feels it too tiresome (烦人)　　　　 D. He doesn’t like it at all.

(　 ) 57. The sentence “every minute counts” means ___________.

　　　　 A. 合计　　　 B.数量　　　　 C. 计算出　　　 D.每分每秒都很重要

(　 ) 58. How does he go to his office?

　　　　A. By car　　　 B. By bike　　 C. By bus　　　　 D. By train

(　 ) 59. Why does he often go out? Because __________.

A. he wants to visit some friends　　　　　 B. he wants to make friends with others

C. he wants to have some interviews (采访)　 D. he wants to ask for some stories

(　 ) 60. What is the best title of the passage?

　　　　 A. My Busy Day　　　　　　　　　　 B. How Busy I am

　　　　C. Do You Want to be a Writer　　　　 D. My Job

   “OK. You can put your tongue back now,” the doctor said. “It's clear what's wrong with you. You need more exercise. ”

   “But, doctor,” the man said,” I don't think…”

    “Don't tell me what you think,” the doctor said. “I am the doctor,　not you. I know what you need. I see　hundreds of people like you. None of them get any exercise. They sit in offices all day and in front of the TV　in the evening. What you need is to walk quickly for at least 20 minutes a day. ”

   “Doctor, you don't understand,”　the patient said. “I…”

   “I don't want to hear any excuses,”　the doctor said. “You must find time for exercise. If you　don't,　you will get fat and have health problems when you are older. ”

“But I walk every day,”　the patient said.

    “Ｏh,　yes,　and I know what kind of walking that is. You walk a few feet to the train station　from your house,　a few more feet from the station to your office,　and a few more feet from your　office to a restaurant for lunch and back. That is not real walking. I'm talking about a walk in the　park for twenty minutes every day. ”

“Ｗill you listen to me, doctor!” the patient shouted, getting angry with his doctor who thought he knew everything. “I'm a mailman,” the patient went on, “and I walk for seven hours every day! “For a moment the doctor was silent, then he said quietly , “Put your tongue out again, will you?”

1. At first the doctor asked the man　　　　  .　　  (　　 )　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

    A. to walk to work　　　　  　　　　　　 B. to exercise

    C. to show his tongue　　　　　　　　　　  D. to see hundreds of other patients

2. The doctor would not　　　　  .　　　　　　　　   (　　 )

    A. tell the patient what was wrong with him   B. let the patient speak

    C. look at the man's tongue　　　　　　　　   D. let the patient watch TV

3. The doctor told the patient that he__________.　　　　　　   (　　 )　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　 

    A. should get more exercise　　　　　　  B. should stop making excuses

    C. should watch more TV　　　　　　　　  D. was already too fat

4. The patient was very　　　　  when he heard what the doctor told him to do.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  (　　 )

    A. angry　　  B. happy　　   C. interested　　  D. tired

5. The doctor　　　　  .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  (　　 )　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

    A. gave him some good advice　　　　　　  B. walked seven hours a day

    C. was really a mailman　　　　　　　　   D. knew that he was wrong at last