My First Long Kun

Two weeks ago, I had a quarrel with my husband. After he had driven off in anger, I realized that I wasn’t going to feel any better just sitting there. Feeling abandoned and guilty, I put on my gym shoes to get some fresh air.

   Our driveway has a slope(斜坡) that is easier just to jog down if you are lazy, taking advantage of gravity. Instead of stopping at the end of the slope, I decided t see if I could just jog to the end of the street. I had tried a few months ago and failed miserably. Since that first attempt I had been jogging regularly and was significantly fitter, but still very lazy. However this time around I managed to reach the stop sign with ease and I figured I would go a little further.

  After about one kilometer, however, I noticed that my upper body was tense. To make the movement easier I had to relax my body, and tried to take deep breaths of air.

  I kept giving myself the excuse to stop. No one would be disappointed. No one would even know. But I didn’t stop. I wanted to keep going harder, better, stronger. To my great surprise, I ran 4.9 km in 31 minutes. When I got back, I had tears in my eyes. I did something I thought I could never do.

It was the first long run of my life. Since I have improved my stride (步幅) and time, after every run I feel fitter, happier and motivated to keep progressing. I love the runner’s high, I normally jog because I want look good. I want to run because it makes me feel good.

1.    Why did the author feet guilty? (No more than 9 words ) (2 marks)

2.    What did. The author fait to do miserably few months ago? ( no more than 11 words) (2 marks)

3.   What excuses did the author keep giving herself to stop? (no more than 9 words ) (3 marks)

4.    How is running different from jogging t the author? (no more than 14 words) (3 marks)

    Domestic airline passengers will be able to make phone calls and send e-mails from the sky from next year, a local carrier has said.

    Shenzhen Airlines said on Monday it has signed an agreement with Geneva-based On-Air to provide passengers with in-flight communications services on all its planes by the end of 2009. The service will be introduced on three aircraft ahead of the 2008 Olympics, on two routes----from Shenzhen to Beijing and Shenzhen to Shanghai, the airline said.

    Passengers will be able to use their own electronic devices to send e-mails and short messages, make calls and surf the Internet, it said. The service is expected to be of particular interest to business travelers.

    According to a survey at the end of last year, China had 4.55 million mobile-phone subscribers. Ninety-three percent of those polled said they wished they could send and receive e-mails and messages while on a plane.

    Despite the introduction of the new service, passengers will still be prevented from using t heir cell phones and laptops when the plane is taking off and landing, or flying at less than 3,000 m above sea level, the official said.

The official said the new service would not lead to an increase in ticket prices, but users of Chinese mobile-phone services will be charged the international roaming rate for any calls made from the sky.

    Shenzhen Airlines is the first Chinese carrier to provide such in-flight communications services. Its president, Li Kun, said installing the facilities will cost 4.5 million yuan ($596,000) per aircraft.  However, the project still needs to be approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, a source said.

1. According to the report, passengers can          on the plane by the end of 2009.

A. make phone calls       B. surf the Internet     

C. send short messages      D. all of the above

2. We can learn that the new service will be introduced            .

A. on two routes               B. in two cities   

C. after the Beijing Olympics       D. on two aircrafts

3. Passengers will still be prevented from using their cell phones in the following situations except_______.

A. when the plane is taking off               B. when the plane is landing

C. when the plane is flying at less than 3,000 m in above sea level

D. when the plane is flying at 4,000 m above sea level

4. It can be inferred that the new service will probably cause           .

A. higher ticket prices       B. lowe r ticket prices  

C. higher cell phone fee     D. lower cell phone fee

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Domestic airline needs to improve their service.

B. Domestic airline will make phone calls and e-mails available.

C. Chinese mobile-phone services will help domestic airline.

D. Chinese mobile-phone will charge more.

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