When I was eight years old, my mother told me to put my coat on because we were going to go somewhere_______. Usually, that meant we were going to see someone important. I would at least get a new toy. I asked which one it would be that day, and she told me that I would get something _________than a toy. She said I would get “access(通道)to a world of toys.”I had no real idea what she meant. Did that mean we were buying a toy _______?

But we did not end up at any toy store. Neither did we finally see anyone we knew.

_______, mother pulled her car into a parking lot in front of a building that looked like something out of the past. It didn’t have a modern_________at all.

We took stone steps up to the entrance. Only then I found out what this place was, because there was a sign that _______“Marcy Public Library”. We pushed the door open, and my mother led me to the front desk. “I’d like to get my daughter a library card”, she told the man_________the desk. He asked her to fill out a form. “What kind of books do you like to read?” he asked. I was too shy to _________. I only smiled. “Well, you’ll find it out in time,” he said. I do not remember_________I picked out that day, but I know that in the years that followed I read through books on history, books of poetry, and books about art. The library opened up a world that I __________knew that day.

So my mother was right. Getting a library card was like getting the access to a world of toys.

1.A.special B.strange C.lovely D.strict

2.A.worse B.better C.cheaper D.uglier

3.A.model B.car C.card D.store

4.A.Otherwise B.However C.Anyway D.Instead

5.A.smell B.look C.taste D.feeling

6.A.said B.printed C.spoke D.read

7.A.over B.above C.on D.behind

8.A.choose B.reply C.borrow D.scream

9.A.what B.how C.when D.why

10.A.ever B.always C.never D.already

When told to exercise more or exercise regularly, most people would say “I don’t have time to exercise” or “I am too busy to exercise”.

Indeed, we are all busy. We are busy with our schoolwork, our jobs and endless housework. Students have a lot of homework to do after school, and many of them even have to go to cram schools(补习班). Nine—to—fivers often have to work late for urgent(紧急的)projects. As for housewives, they can’t even take a rest until having all the housework done and putting everyone else to bed. No one seems to be able to squeeze(挤)time out of our busy schedule to exercise.

But, how about getting up a little earlier so you can go jogging for 30 minutes? How about getting off the bus one or two stops earlier and walking to your school or company? How about taking the office stairs instead of a lift? How about getting away from your TV or your keyboard or your mobile phone right now to do yoga or Pilates? You know, in fact it’s not whether you have time for it or not, but whether you want to do it or not. As the saying goes, “If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.”

Stop finding ourselves excuses. Let’s get active from now on! And we might as well try to talk our friends and family into getting active with us, because exercising is always more fun when you are with someone else. Also, you’ll be happier if all the people you love and care about are healthy.

1.According to the writer, what is the real reason that people don’t exercise?

A.They are too busy. B.They are too tired.

C.They don’t want to. D.They aren’t allowed to.

2.According to this article, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.Many students have to go to cram schools after school.

B.Housewives are the least busy people of the family.

C.Nine—to—fivers cannot always leave the office on time.

D.We hope our family can be healthy by taking exercise.

3.What is the main idea of this article?

A.Nothing is impossible to a willing mind. B.Time and tide wait for no man.

C.The grass is always greener on the other side. D.The early bird catches the worm.

Do you know what the world's highest waterfall is? You may say that it is Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls are really very beautiful, but in terms of(以……量) height, the most fantastic Falls in the world are Angel Falls. They are deep in the jungles(丛林)of Venezuela.

Few people have ever seen Angel Falls. It's very hard to get there. If you went by car. You would have to travel for weeks through jungles. If you went by plane from Caracas, a city on the southern coast, it would take about four hours.

The fascinating falls are God's gift to nature. One of the most interesting facts about Angel Falls is how they were found. They were named after an American pilot. His name was Jimmy Angel. In 1937, he crashed(坠毁)his plane near the top of the falls. That's how he found them.

Angel Falls drop nearly a kilometer(about 979m)from a table-top mountain. The water seems to be dropping straight out of the clouds. The height of the falls is so great that by the time the water reaches the ground, it has already turned into fog(雾).

If you have a chance to visit them, you'll never forget them!

1.Niagara Falls are .

A.very dangerous B.the longest waterfall in the world

C.very beautiful D.the highest waterfall in the world

2.Few people have ever seen Angel Falls, because .

A.it is not easy to get there B.the tickets are very expensive

C.there is no hotel or restaurant D.visitors can only get there on foot

3.If you want to visit Angel Falls, you will spend getting there by plane from Caracas.

A.forty minutes B.four hours C.some days D.some weeks

4.Who found Angel Falls?

A.A man in Venezuela B.An American visitor

C.A pilot from Caracas D.An American pilot

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A.Where should we go? B.Who found Angel Falls?

C.Niagara Falls. D.The World's Highest Waterfall.

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