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Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath. “I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought. She went to the doctor and told him her problem. “ I’m not at all surprised,” he said. “It’s obvious what your problem is .” He examined her and then gave her some advice. “If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.” Ellen was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time.

The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop. “I’d like ten pounds of steak, please,” she said. “Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and placed it on the scale(天平). “That’s just under ten pounds,” he said. “That’s big enough.” Mrs. Parker said. The butcher worked out the price. “At $ 4.99 a pound that will be $ 49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?” “Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said. “If you don’t want to buy it ,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you ?”

“My doctor told me that I am overweight and have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of flesh looked like.”

41. Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor ?

A.　　　 She had had a heart attack　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. She had a problem with her health.

C. She was unhappy about her weight　　　　　　　

D. She could not sleep well.

42. What did the doctor advise her to do ?

　 A. To lose weight　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. To eat more meat

C. To come and see him again　　　　 D. To look after her heart

43. Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak ?

　 A. She wanted to buy some for dinner.　

B. Her doctor had told her to eat steak.

C. She wanted to lose weight.　　　　　　　　　

D. She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.

44. What was Ellen Parker’s real problem ?

　 A. She ate too much steak　 .　　　　　　　　　　 B. She weighed too much.

C. The doctor did not know.　　　　　　　 D. She could not walk very quickly.

45. What did the doctor think might happen to Ellen ?

　 A. She might put on more weight.　　　　　 B. She might stop eating too much.

C. She might have a heart attack.　　　　　 D. She might go to another doctor.

It was a Sunday afternoon and , unlike the past few weekends , the four of us did not sit at the kitchen table playing cards .

That evening, my parents seated my sister Emily 　　21　 　I down in the living room because they said that they 　　22　　 　to talk to us .

My father began slowly , as if he was 　　23　 　something back .　 24　 　grew deep in his forehead 　　25　　 　he told us that he and my mother were getting a divorce . Tears began to _26 　in my mother’s eyes . My father went over and stared out 　　27　 　the view of the backyard .

I always 　　28　 　of my parents as being in love ,　 29　　 　they fought all the time . I saw them as 　　30　 　in every way . I looked up to them 　　31　　 　anyone else , and now they destroyed their 　　32　　 　.I think the 　　33　　 　came from not having anyone to look up to .

Now I see my father about once a week , and it is 　　34　　 　. I can talk to him more 　　35　　 　and I have learned to appreciate the time I get to spend with my father . 36　 　my mother it has changed in a different way . I have 　　37　 　to respect her more . She works so hard to 　38　　　 　the family .

It took lots of time for me to know that what they did was for the 　　39　 　and to 　　40　　 them for it . I now know that parents are not perfect and also make mistakes .