Manual came home crying．The children had called him “Fatso” again．He sat down, and looked very sad．“Don’t worry, I’m fat too,” said his mother．“ But it’s me they call Fatso,” manual cried．His mother felt very sorry for him．“ All right then,” she said．“ We are both too fat．Let’s go on a diet together．”
It would not be easy．They both loved bread, cakes, potatoes and chips．To diet, they had to eat salads．The first day was fun, but by nighttime, they felt very hungry．“ We won’t think about food．Let’s think about airplanes,” said his mother．“ But keep seeing chocolate in my mind,” Manual answered．The second day was hard, for they both kept thinking about cream cakes．The third was worse．By now they both wanted to give up．“No, no, we must be strong,” said Manual’s mother．
Somehow, they kept on dieting for three weeks, and lost a lot of fat．They liked their new bodies so much they kept going until they were really slim．After a few months, Manual enjoyed eating fruit, or nuts instead of sweets．Nobody called him Fatso anymore．Some were calling him Spider Legs－and he loved it．
(1)
It’s clear that the word “diet” in the reading is about ________．
[ ]
A．
one’s bad name
B．
food for each day
C．
flying in the sky
D．
cooking at home
(2)
Manual and his mother kept thinking about cream cakes because ________．
[ ]
A．
the cakes could help them lose weight
B．
they had no other food to eat
C．
they liked eating them a lot before
D．
the cakes could make them think about airplanes
(3)
We know from the reading ________．
[ ]
A．
there was no fun at all in losing weight for Manual
B．
Manual’s mother didn’t eat cream cakes at all
C．
“potatoes and chips ” can make people thin
D．
Manual and his mother eat salads to lose weight
(4)
Manual’s mother felt sorry because ________
[ ]
A．
her son was too fat
B．
Manual was very sad
C．
the other children were not fat
D．
Manual could not eat cream cakes any more
(5)
Manual loved others calling him Spider Legs because ________
Food may help you understand more about yourself．Choose your favourite food from the five below．See the answers．Does your choice really tell you who you are?
A．noodles with beef(the hotter, the better);
B．big dinner with all kinds of dishes;
C．pizza;
D．fried chicken;
E．cakes．
Answer：
A．You always try to make yourself different others．Success and fame are your only interests．
B．You finish things quickly and don't like changing your ideas．You're never afraid of hard work．But you always buy lots of things that you don't need．
C．You work hard and always save money．But sometimes you aren't kind to others and always think you are right．
D．Exercise is not your favourite thing．You don't like staying by yourself very much．People think that you're shy but sweet．
E．Because you are nice and easy-going, you have lots of friends．You are always ready to help others．
(1)
The passage is probably a/an ________．
[ ]
A．
news report
B．
science discovery
C．
personality test
D．
interesting story
(2)
According to the passage, a person who has a lot of friends may choose ________．
[ ]
A．
noodles with beef
B．
fried chicken
C．
big dinner with all kinds of dishes
D．
cakes
(3)
Who will works hard, but always wastes money according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
the man who chooses pizza
B．
the man who chooses cakes
C．
the man who chooses noodles with beef
D．
the man who chooses a big dinner with all kinds of dishes
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him．
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．
“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl．“What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home．”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school．
[ ]
A．
sixteen
B．
eighteen
C．
twenty
D．
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________．
[ ]
A．
he’s her grandson
B．
he’s clever
C．
he can keep quiet
D．
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________．
[ ]
A．
classmate
B．
colleague (同事)
C．
aunt
D．
wife
(4)
The word “stamp” in the story means ________ in Chinese．
[ ]
A．
盖印
B．
跺
C．
贴邮票
D．
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor inorderto (为了)________．
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