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

One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a __ 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,__he looked very happy.

He smiled at her and said,"Good morning! Lovely day,isn't it?"

He had a wide smile __ 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 __very old and wise.She thought he must be at least 90years old!She decided to ask him about the __of a happy old age."

"I hope you don't ___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 ___I am your age."

The man in the rocking chair said,"My secret for __?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 __.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 __ wrong.She thought he should be __ and unhappy.Perhaps she was wrong.Maybe,she thought,people could live a long happy life __ 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!"

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

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

3.A. too B. also C. either D. still

4.A. man B. woman C. boy D. girl

5.A. so B. but C. and D. or

6.A. in B. with C. at D. on

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

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

9.A. stand B. mind C. allow D. enjoy

10.A. when B. since C. though D. for

11.A. health B. success C. happines D. life

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

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

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

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

For those of us who are studying at school, the time of exams is very stressful and difficult. Some people find exam times so bad that they become ill, because they are afraid of failing; they are afraid of letting their parents and family down.1.Talk to someone about it. Maybe you can speak to a friend, or someone in your family, or teachers at your place of study. If one person doesn’t help you, ask someone else.

2.Here are some advice:

Ask a teacher or tutor about how to review your lessons, and exam skills—how to work when you are in an exam.

Take short rests during your time of work. If your mind is tired, it will not remember well.

Plan your work: study at times when you know you will work at your best.

Get enough sleep, and eat healthy food.

You need exercise to work well.3.

Stop thinking about the future and failing.

If you feel ill, talk to someone about your worries. But don’t be too relaxed! Some stress over exams makes you work hard for them.

If it upsets you to talk to your friends about an exam when it is finished, don’t do it! In fact, don’t even think about the exam you have finished. What is done is done.4.

To this advice, we could add:

If you are studying in the evening, don’t go straight to bed. Your mind will still be “going round and round”—thinking too much.5.Choose something that will relax you, and make you think of other things.

A. If exams are really making you ill or worried, don’t hide your feelings.

B. Do something else, maybe walk or get exercise.

C. How to get through exams?

D.You cannot change what you have written!

E.Walk, run and play sport—whatever you enjoy.

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