A hot dog is one of the most popular American food. It was named after frankfurter, a German food. You may hear “hot dog” ___16___ in other ways. People sometimes __17___ “hot dog” to express pleasure(快乐). For example, a friend may ask ___18___ you would like to go to the cinema. You might say, “Great. I’d love to. ” Or, you could say,”__19____! I’d love to go.” People ___20__ use the expression to describe someone who is a “show-off”, who tries to show everyone else how ___21__ he is. You often hear such a(n) ___22__ called a “hot dog”. He may be a basketball player, for example, who __23____ the ball with one hand making a(n) __24__ catch seem more difficult. You know he is a “hot dog” because when he makes such a catch, he bows(鞠躬) to crowd, hoping to __25___ their cheers.

1.A. cooked      B. eaten        C. picked           D. used

2.A. speak       B. tell          C. talk              D. say

3.A. where       B. how         C. if               D. when

4.A. Excuse me   B. Don’t worry   C. Never mind       D. Hot dog

5.A. ever        B. yet           C. also             D. still

6.A. kind        B. hopeful       C. great            D. careful

7.A. person      B. dog          C. hand             D. action

8.A. catches      B. plays         C. throws           D. passes

9.A. funny       B. easy         C. exciting           D. good

10.A. lose        B. win           C. avoid            D. explain

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Mental health is about the way you think and feel and your ability to deal with ups and downs. Even though you are mentally healthy, it hardly m   1  that you don’t have a mental health problem.
Mental health is everyone’s b  2 . We all have times when we feel down or stressed. Most of the time those feelings pass, but sometimes they develop into a more serious problem. It seems that our mental health doesn’t always s  3  the same. It can change as the environment changes and as you move t   4  different stages(阶段) of your life.
Here are four practical ways to look after your mental health. M   5   simple changes to how you live doesn’t cost much or take up lots of time. Anyone can f   6   them.
●Talk about your feelings. It can help you stay in good mental health. It isn’t a sign of weakness, but p   7  of your ability to do what you can to stay healthy.
●Eat well. What you eat and how you feel are c   8   connected. A proper diet can have a good effect on your mental health.
●Keep in touch. Friends and family members can offer various a   9   which may help you keep active and solve practical problems.
●Take a break. It could be a weekend exploring new places to enjoy the nature, or even a ten-minute break from doing your homework. A few minutes can be e   10  to relax you.

Dear Mom and Dad,

I will go to Alice’s home with her after school, and I will have supper and sleep there. Don’t    21    about me. You know that Alice is one of my    22   friends. If you want to talk with me, you can    23    68610598 after 6:00 pm.

Please forgive me for not telling you first. I don’t think you will    24  me to do so if I tell you first.   25   I think teenagers should be allowed to stay at their friends’ houses sometimes. I am sixteen years old and I’m not a little kid    26  . I hope I can make decisions for    27   .

At home, there are too many   28   for me to obey: Don’t stay out so    29   ; don’t have meals before    30    hands; don’t watch TV without finishing homework, etc. Parents should be    31    teenagers, but we need freedom, too.

I don’t like doing my homework    32    at home. I’d love to study    33    Alice. We can learn a lot from each other.    34    please allow me to stay at Alice’s house once a week. If you    35   , Alice can stay at our house with me, too.

                                                                                        Yours,

Lillian

1. A. care                             B. hear           C. talk            D. worry

2.A. bad                               B. best           C. well           D. worst

3.A. look                             B. call           C. write           D. play

4.A. let                                B. take           C. allow                D. teach

5.A. Unless                          B. Or             C. But           D. Even though

6. A. anymore                      B. either         C. neither            D. no longer

7. A. himself                        B. herself        C. yourself          D. myself

8.A. idea                              B. opinion        C. things                D. rules

9.A. late                               B. early          C. hardly                D. exactly

10.A. giving                         B. washing        C. putting          D. holding

11. A. afraid of               B. interested in  C. strict with   D. angry with

12. A. along                         B. alone          C. lonely               D. own

13.A. with                            B. on             C. for            D. from

14.A. Or                              B. Although       C. So                 D. Because

15.A. worry   B. think          C. agree            D. make