I know what you’re thinking : pizza? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the a. m. if you want to.

 I know lots of women who skip breakfast , and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it . Some say they don’t have time. others think they’re “saving” calories, still others just don’t like breakfast food . 

But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight. “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking , R , D , who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece. 

Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southem California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal. 

So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers-it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow,” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it…you may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects. 

The word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means__________.

things left undone                     B. food remaining after a meal

C. meals made of vegetables         D. pizza topped with fruit

What can we infer from the text?

A. Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry. 

B. There are some easy ways of cooking a meal. 

C. Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast.

D. Eating vegetables helps save energy. 

According to the last paragraph, it is important to____________. 

A. eat something for breakfast   B. put away the leftovers instead of eating more.

C. heat up leftovers for breakfast  D. eat calorie-controlled food

The text is written mainly for those_____________. 

A. who go to work early                             B. who stay up late

C. who want to lose weight                D. who eat before sleep

     When I was an official of a school in Paio Alto,California, Polly Tyner, the president of our board,wrote a letter that was printed in the Palo Alto Times.Polly’s son,Jim,had great difficulty in school, He was classified as the educationally handicapped and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers.But Jim was a happy kid with a great smile that lit up the room.His parents knew his difficulties,but they always tried to help him see his strengths so that he could walk with pride.Shortly after Jim finished high school,he was killed in a motorcycle accldent, After his death,his mother gave this letter to the newspaper.

“Today we buried our 20-year-old son.He was killed in a motorcycle accident on Friday night.How I wish I had known that the last time I had talked to him would be the last time.If I had only known that,I would have said to him,‘Jim,I love you and I’m always so proud of yon.’I would have taken the time to count the many blessings he had brought to the lives of the people who loved him.I would have taken the time to appreciate his beautiful smile,his laughter, and his genuine love to other people.

“When I put all the good things on the scale and try to balance them with all the irritating (恼人的) things such as the radio that was always too loud,the haircut that wasn’t to our liking, the dirty socks under the bed,etc.,I find that the irritations really don’t amount to much.

      “I won’t get another chance to tell my son all that I would have wanted him to hear, but,other parents, do have a chance.Tell your young people what you would want them to hear as if it may be your last conversation.The last time I talked to Jim was the morning of the day when he died.He called me to say,‘Hi, Mom! I just called to say I love you.You have to go to work now.Bye.’That day, he gave me something to treasure forever.”

      If there is any purpose at all for Jim’s death, maybe it is to make others appreciate life more and to tell people,especially family members,that they should take the time to let each other know just how much they care.You may never have another chance.Do it today! 

Who was Jim?

      A.A school boy.                                      

B.The writer

      C.The president of a school board.                      

D.An official of a school.

What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase“the educationally handicapped”?

      A.The communication difficulty.              

B.The physical problems.

      C.The psychological problems.                        

D.The learning difficulty.

According to the writer, which of the following about Jim is TRUE?

      A.He was always sad about his school marks.

      B.His parents always scolded him about his bad school marks.

      C.His study needed more attention from his parents and teachers.

      D.He was kilied in a car accident

What did PoIly think of Jim?

      A.He was a lovely boy with a beautiful smile who always loved others.

      B.He was physically sick but always happy

      C.He was an irritating boy with some bad habits.

      D.He seldom expressed his love to his parents.

The purpose of Polly’s letter is to    

      A.memorize her son

      B.teach parents to appreciate their chtidren

      C.teach children how to be good boys

      D.give some advice on how to deal with children’s problems

When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it.But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the   36  side is as much interesting.It may be a discussion of the way to  37  in good health, or  38  about how to behave and conduct oneself in society.If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to  39   damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text 40  the title.Therefore, the scissors would  41  before they start,  42   halfway done when I find out the  43   result.

Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your  44 .You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be  45  up.

But you know the future is unpredictable—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 46  .Thus you are  47   in a difficult position and feel sad.How  48  that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life   49  greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.

In fact that is what  50  is like: we are often  51   with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting.It often occurs that your attention is drawn to one thing only  52   we get into another.The  53  may be more important than the latter and give rise to divided mind.I  54   remember a philosopher's remarks: "When one door shuts, another opens in life." So a casual  55   may not be a bad one.

1.

A.front

B.same

C.opposite

D.either

 

2.

A.get

B.keep

C.lead

D.bring

 

3.

A.a report

B.news

C.a theory

D.advice

 

4.

A.reduce

B.suffer

C.prevent

D.cause

 

5.

A.on

B.for

C.without

D.off

 

6.

A.use

B.stay

C.prepare

D.handle

 

7.

A.or

B.but

C.so

D.for

 

8.

A.satisfying

B.surprising

C.regretful

D.impossible

 

9.

A.courage

B.strength

C.attention

D.patience

 

10.

A.given

B.held

C.made

D.picked

 

11.

A.near

B.alone

C.behind

D.about

 

12.

A.caught

B.attracted

C.filled

D.struck

 

13.

A.dares

B.deals

C.comes

D.does

 

14.

A.goes

B.changes

C.progresses

D.improves

 

15.

A.life

B.society

C.nature

D.study

 

16.

A.supplied

B.faced

C.connected

D.fixed

 

17.

A.before

B.after

C.until

D.as

 

18.

A.following

B.next

C.above

D.former

 

19.

A.almost

B.also

C.once

D.still

 

20.

A.treatment

B.choice

C.action

D.remark

 

Jennifer walked into the hospital and shivered (寒颤). She did not like them because ___36___ were always so cold, and everything in them was so white. Unwillingly, she ___37___ her mother and father into her grandmother’s room. Up to her chin in blankets, her grandmother looked small and ___38___. Jennifer saw a tube in her grandmother’s arm and all types of machines beside her. [

Her mother gently kissed her grandmother on the cheek, ___39___ Jennifer was afraid to get too close. Her grandmother smiled at her and ___40___ for her to come closer, and ___41___ Jennifer walked over and took her grandmother’s hand. “Hi, Sweetie,” whispered her grandmother. “Don’t be ___42___ by all these machines. It’s still me.”

The nurse came in to ___43___ on her grandmother. She used a thermometer to take her grandmother’s ___44___ and a stethoscope (听诊器) to listen to her heart. Jennifer found everything the nurse did for her grandmother extremely ___45___. She asked about the medical instruments, and the nurse ___46___ how they were used. Jennifer listened closely, examining each instrument carefully.

The nurse was really ___47___ toward her grandmother. She softened her pillows and made sure she was ___48___ comfortably. She supplied her with ___49___, food, and reading materials. Jennifer could see what a positive ___50___ the help had on her grandmother. She asked, “Do you enjoy being a nurse?” “Yes, I love taking care of people,” the nurse replied, “and I find it ___51___ to watch people get better. It’s exciting to be a part of all these different people’s lives.”

As the nurse left the room, Jennifer ___52___ at her grandmother and her parents. She was filled with excitement as she ___53___ herself attending Nursing School and learning to care for sick people. For the first time, she didn’t ___54___ being in a hospital. She was starting to like the smell and the white walls of the hospital. They were ___55___ of people trying to help other people.    

36. A. patients                B. hospitals                    C. doctors                  D. nurses

37. A. followed              B. led                            C. showed                  D. invited

38. A. angry                   B. kind                          C. weak                     D. young

39. A. so               B. or                   C. for                D. but

40. A. headed                 B. longed                       C. gestured                 D. looked

41. A. rapidly                 B. immediately               C. surprisingly            D. hesitantly

42. A. frightened            B. unsatisfied                 C. discouraged          D. disappointed

43. A. visit                     B. call                           C. meet                      D. check

44. A. hand                    B. temperature               C. blanket                   D. tube

45. A. meaningful           B. interesting                  C. perfect                   D. useless

46. A. explained              B. wondered                  C. learned                   D. promised

47. A. hopeful                B. special                       C. attentive                 D. serious

48. A. recovering            B. laying                        C. sitting                    D. resting

49. A. machines             B. water                        C. pillows                   D. support

50. A. behavior               B. effect                        C. attitude                   D. experience

51. A. tiresome               B. painful                       C. rewarding               D. amusing

52. A. stared                  B. laughed                     C. waved                    D. smiled

53. A. imagined              B. found                        C. admitted                 D. enjoyed

54. A. mind                 B. escape                       C. forbid                    D. regret

55. A. signals                 B. signs                         C. marks                    D. images

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