Long long ago, in France, there was a king. He liked to  51  pictures and he thought these pictures  52  good.

No one liked his pictures,  53  they were afraid of him. So they said he drew very  54 .

One day he showed his  55  to an honest man, and said, “How about my pictures?” To his surprise, the honest man said that they were  56  in fact. The king got  57  and put the honest man into prison.

After a month the king sent his man to the honest man to tell him that he was free. When the honest man returned from  58 , the king invited him to his palace to have dinner with him. He showed him some of his new pictures again and  59  him what he thought of them.

The honest man said  60  but turned back to the soldiers and said, “Put me into prison!”

Millions of Americans are trying to lose weight（减肥）．Some people eat less food，__1__ do running，exercise with machines，take medicines，or even have operations（手术）．So losing weight is __2__ work，and it costs a lot of money．But __3__ do so many people want to lose weight?

Many people worry about their looks of bodies．__4__ many people，looking nice also mean to be thin．Other people worry about their health as many doctors say overweight（超重）is not good．Most people want to find a __5__ and easier way to lose weight and this kind of books is very popular．These books tell people how to lose weight．Each year，a lot of new books like these are __6__．Each book says it can __7__ help people lose weight．

Men and women spend several hundred dollars a day losing weight at the health centers．People live there for one week or two taking exercise，eating different foods．Food there may be just a little．All the work is for loosing weight．After 4 days on the program，one woman called Mrs. Walt __8__ five pounds（2.27 kg）．At $400 a day，it took her $320 to lose each pound．But she said she was still __9__ to do so．

Health centers，books，medicines，operations，running and exercise machines all __10__ a lot of money．So in the United States，losing weight may mean losing money．

1．A．other                     B．another                C．others

2．A．good                     B．hard                    C．easy

3．A．why                      B．when                   C．how

4．A．As                        B．In                        C．For

5．A．worse                   B．harder                  C．faster

6．A．written                  B．bought                 C．taken

7．A．easy                      B．hardly                  C．easily

8．A．lost                       B．lose                     C．loses

9．A．angry                    B．glad                     C．sorry

10．A．have                    B．want                    C．need

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Carol and Susan are very good friends. They are in the same    1   at school and they often visit    2   home at weekends. Now they are    3   eight years old. Carol’s mother has got a new baby. Carol is very    4   to have a little sister. So she is always talking about her to Susan. At first Susan is very    5   in the new baby because she doesn’t have any brothers or sisters. But    6   some time she begins to get tired of Carol’s endless talking about it. She also feels a little jealous of her friend. One morning when the two girls    7   in the school ground, Carol says to Susan, “Do you    8  , Sue, my baby sister has put on nearly half a pound in weight this week.”

“That is not very    9  .” answers Susan. “I know a baby and he puts on ten pounds a day.”

“Oh, that can’t be    10  .” answers Carol laughingly. “Whose baby is it?” “An elephant’s.” says Susan.

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Miss Carter is a beautiful girl. Her father __1___ two years ago and her mother made a terrible mistake and was sent away. They began to live a    2   life. When she __3__ middle school, she couldn't go on studying. Her uncle found a __4__ for her. Mr. Baker, a rich shopkeeper, hired (雇) her. Her work was to clean the rooms and sweep the floors. She tried her 5  and worked hard. Mrs. Baker liked her and paid her  6  than the other servants (佣人).
It was Sunday. Mr. Baker was reading and Mrs. Baker was watching TV in the sitting room. The girl came in and said, “I'm ___7__, Mrs. Baker. I have to tell you I can't work for you any longer.”
It   8  Mr. and Mrs. Baker. The woman asked, “What makes you say that? Aren't we _9__ to you?”
“Yes, you are, Madam,” the girl said. "Have you found a piece of __10__work yet?" Mrs. Baker asked.
“No, I haven't,” Miss Carter said. “  11   I don't think you trust me.”
“You are __12__, Miss Carter,” said Mr. Baker. “I always think you are a  13  girl. And I often leave my keys in my study.” “It was 14  that you often left the keys in your study,” said the girl. “But I could use none of them to   15  the safe(保险箱).”
“Well,” said Mr. Baker. “You can go right now!”

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Miss Carter is a beautiful girl. Her father __1___ two years ago and her mother made a terrible mistake and was sent away. They began to live a    2   life. When she __3__ middle school, she couldn't go on studying. Her uncle found a __4__ for her. Mr. Baker, a rich shopkeeper, hired (雇) her. Her work was to clean the rooms and sweep the floors. She tried her 5  and worked hard. Mrs. Baker liked her and paid her  6  than the other servants (佣人).

It was Sunday. Mr. Baker was reading and Mrs. Baker was watching TV in the sitting room. The girl came in and said, “I'm ___7__, Mrs. Baker. I have to tell you I can't work for you any longer.”

It   8  Mr. and Mrs. Baker. The woman asked, “What makes you say that? Aren't we _9__ to you?”

“Yes, you are, Madam,” the girl said. "Have you found a piece of __10__work yet?" Mrs. Baker asked.

“No, I haven't,” Miss Carter said. “  11   I don't think you trust me.”

“You are __12__, Miss Carter,” said Mr. Baker. “I always think you are a  13  girl. And I often leave my keys in my study.” “It was 14  that you often left the keys in your study,” said the girl. “But I could use none of them to   15  the safe(保险箱).”

“Well,” said Mr. Baker. “You can go right now!”

1.                A．died           B．dieded         C．dying     D．dead

2.                A．excellent       B．fine            C．good D．hard

3.                A．finished        B．stopped        C．end D．over

4.                A．work           B．works          C．job D．jobs

5.                A．better          B．good           C．best D．well

6.                A．much          B．more           C．little D．less

7.                A．sorry           B．glad            C．angry    D．please

8.                A．in surprise      B．surprise        C．surprised D．surprises

9.                A．friendly        B．friend          C．rich D．cold

10.               A．good           B．better          C．best D．well

11.               A．But            B．And           C．Though    D．What

12.               A．wrong          B．right           C．foolish    D．bright

13.               A．bad            B．good           C．well D．happy

14.               A．poor           B．true           C．bad   D．well

15.               A．break          B．answer         C．find D．open