阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before    26   every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn’t smoke and never    27   . She didn’t eat chocolate. She didn’t eat sweet and fatty food,    28   . She weighted herself every day.

One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a    29    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,   30    he looked very happy.

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

He had a wide smile    31    his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.

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

Alicia thought he    32   very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the    33    of a happy old age.

“I hope you don’t    34    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    35    I am your age.”

The man in the rocking chair said, “My secret for   36   ? 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.”

Alicia was    37   . 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    38    wrong. She thought he should be    39    and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life    40    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!”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The definition of pop music is always changing. Whatever, the most popular music at the time is called 26　 music. 　27 the early 1900s in America, the popular music was called Ragtime. People played it on piano and was very fast. Some of the songs had　 28 and were easy 29 . Some of the songs were only music but were easy to dance, too. In the 1920s, a style called “crooning” was popular. Men sang it with a very gentle voice. In the 1930s and 1940s, “jazz” became popular. Jazz is often fast and people usually play it with a piano and horns.

It wasn’t stopping 30 the 1950s when people created “rock and roll”. Elvis Presley is called the “King of Rock and Roll”. He had many popular songs throughout the years. Rock music changed as the years went　 31　 . Some different kinds of pop music in the 1960s were called Motown and beach music. In the 1960s, there was also a movement in the United States called the British Invasion. That was when the group The Beatles 32 popular. They were one of the most important 33 in American music history.

Today, pop music can be Hip Hop, Rap, R & B, or Country. American young people 34 like listening to pop music. People　 35 as Michael Jackson, Madonna and Britney Spears are some of the most well-known singers.

26. A. rock　　　　 B. jazz　　　　　 C. country　　　　　　 D. pop

27. A. On　　　　　 B. At　　　　　　 C. In　　　　　　 D. Between

28. A. words　　 B. fan　　　　　　 C. grammar　 D. sentence

29. A. dance　　　　　　 B. dancing　　 C. to sing　　　　　　 D. sang

30. A. until　　　　 B. when　　　　 C. while　　　　 D. in

31. A. in　　　　　　 B. by　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　　　 D. with

32. A. become　 B. became　　 C. becomes　 D. to become

33. A. singer　　　 B. music　　　　 C. songs　　　　 D. bands

34. A. especially B. fast　　　　　 C. very　　　　　 D. not

35. A. so　　　　　 B. see　　　　　　 C. example　　 D. such

Food is very important. Everyone needs to ____21____ well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is _____22____. We begin to get knowledge even when we are very young. Small children are ____23____ in everything around them. They learn _____24____ while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older, they begin to ____25____ story books, science books…, anything they like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and ____26____ to find out the answers.

    What is the best ___27___ to get knowledge? If we learn ____28____ ourselves, we will get the most knowledge. If we are always getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will never learn well. When we study in the _____29_____ way, we will learn more and understand _____30_____.

  21. A. sleep                      B. read                     C. drink                    D. eat

  22. A. sport                      B. exercise                C. knowledge     D. meat

  23. A. interested               B. interesting          C. weak                  D. better

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

  25. A. lend                       B. read                     C. learn                     D. write

  26. A. try                             B. have                     C. swim                    D. wait

  27. A. place                      B. door                C. way                    D. lessons

  28. A. on                             B. with                      C. to                       D. by

  29. A. wrong                        B. right                      C. bad                     D. difficult

  30. A. harder                        B. much                C. better                  D. well

Keeping   27 and slim is the dream of many girls. Here is some advice about losing   28  . First,    29  attention to the amount of food you have every day. But it doesn’t mean  you should starve(饿死) yourself. Your body  30  nutrition(营养). The key is a healthy  31 . Have pointed 32   that having too many fries can even cause   33     he last thing you should remember is to   34  consistently(持续地). One or two days of jigging will make   35  improvement. What you have to do is to leave your sofa, TV set, and snacks behind and to  36  into the open air!

27. A. fit           B. clean          C. quiet          D. cool

28. A. height        B. flight          C. weight        D. heart

29. A. take         B. give            C. put          D. pay

30. A. have         B. needs          C. takes          D. makes

31. A. snack        B. drink           C. food         D. diet

32. A.out           B. in             C. on           D. at

33. A. bad          B. cancer(癌症)    C. effect         D. terrible

34. A. exercise       B. run           C. jump         D. swim

35. A. some         B. any           C. not           D. no

36. A.get up         B. get out         C. get down      D. get off