"It looks so good on you," said my friend. I was trying on a bathing suit. Then the topic of conversation turned to going on a diet(节食).

I wanted to become pretty and thin. So I decided to stick to the diet. I didn't eat my lunch. Some people asked me where my lunch was. I lied to them and made up excuses.

I did the same with breakfast. I tricked(欺骗) my dad into thinking that I ate my bread, but I fed it to the cat. My weight dropped fast, but when I looked at myself in the mirror, I still thought I was not thin enough.

Finally, dark circles formed under my eyes. I wore thick clothing in hot weather, but I was still cold. That didn't matter. I still needed to be thinner.

About a month after I bought the bathing suit, I tried it on again, and it fell right off me. My mother told me to look in the mirror. I could see my eye sockets(眼窝). That was the day I realized how skinny I was.

I went to see a doctor. My total weight loss was about twenty-five pounds in one month. It took one year for my body to start working normally again.

Sometimes I want to go back to being thin, but I will never do what I did again. It's not worth it. Please don't go on a diet when you're young. You will regret it. Don't judge and compare yourself with others. Try to love yourself for who you are, not for what you look like.

1.After trying on , the writer decided to go on a diet.

A. a sweater B. a bathing suit C. a jacket D. a dress

2.The writer's diet lasted .

A. four months B. three months C. two months D. one month

3.The underlined word "skinny" in the passage means " " in Chinese.

A. 瘦的 B. 胖的 C. 高的 D. 矮的

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer's weight dropped slowly during the diet.

B. The writer ate lunch during the diet.

C. The writer didn't eat lunch during the diet.

D. It took the writer six months to recover.

5.The writer mainly wants to tell us to .

A. try to become pretty and thin

B. have three healthy meals a day

C. learn from other excellent people

D. love ourselves for who we are

Do you know any 9-year-olds who have started their own museums? When Theodore Roosevelt(罗斯福) was only nine, he and two of his cousins opened the “Roosevelt Museum of Natural History”. The museum was in Theodore's bedroom. It had a total of 12 specimens(标本). On display were a few seashells, some dead insects and some birds' nests. Young Roosevelt took great pride in his small museum.

Born in New York in 1858, Theodore Roosevelt was not always healthy. “I was a sickly, delicate boy,” he once wrote. Roosevelt had a health condition called asthma(哮喘). He often found it hard to breathe. Instead of playing, he observed(观察) nature and then read and wrote about it. Roosevelt's interest in nature sometimes got him into trouble. Once, his mother found several dead mice in the icebox. She ordered him to throw them out. This was indeed “a loss to science”, Roosevelt said later.

Because Roosevelt was often sickly as a boy, his body was small and weak. When he was about 12, his father urged him to improve his body. Roosevelt began working out in a gym. He didn't become strong quickly. But he did decide to face life's challenges with a strong spirit. That determination stayed with Roosevelt his whole life. And finally his body did get strong. As an adult, he was an active, healthy person. He enjoyed adventures and loved outdoors. In 1900, at the age of 41, Roosevelt was elected Vice President(副总统). A year later, President McKinley was shot and killed. Roosevelt became the 26th president of the USA. At 42, he was the youngest leader the country had ever had.

1.What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. Roosevelt's museum had 12 specimens. B. Roosevelt had a small museum as a boy.

C. Roosevelt was a brave man. D. Roosevelt had two cousins.

2.Which of the following tells about Roosevelt as a boy?

A. He liked playing outdoors sports. B. He was interested in observing nature.

C. He became the President in 1901. D. He was a healthy person full of energy.

3.It can be inferred(推断) that________.

A. Roosevelt's mother liked mice B. everyone with asthma is small and weak

C. Roosevelt followed his father's advice D. working out in a gym is a waste of time

4.In which book might you find this passage?

A. Improving Your Body. B. Living with Asthma.

C. Small Museums of Natural History. D. The Childhoods of America's Presidents.

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