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 It's 5 :00in the morning when the alarm rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the bathroom. I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house is still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for a long run,but today I choose my favourite exercise DV D. Insanity. Sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. My heart races as I face my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise,I feel extremely tired? but a smile is on my face. It's not a smile because the DVD is over,but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.

  Some people enjoy shopping,smoking,food,work,or even chocolate. But I need exercise to get through each day. Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmother's chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows,surprised by my "no thank you", or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years,I have learned it's okay to just say "no". I shouldn't feel sorry for refusing food that I don't want to eat. 

  So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5 :00 am? What gives me the reason to just say no to ice cream? Commitment,A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety,increases self-confidence and energy,extends life,and above all improves my body shape. This is the point where a smile ap?pears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favourite pair of jeans that now fit just right. Its through commitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself inside and out.

1. There is a smile on the author's face in the morning,because        .

   A. she sees her family sleeping peacefully

   B. she finishes her favourite exercise

   C. she enjoys the interesting DVD

   D. she feels a sense of achievement

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 2?

   A. She doesn't treat others politely.

   B. She likes to make others surprised.

   C. Others don't understand what she does.

   D. Others try to help her by offering her food.

3. What does the underlined word "Commitment" in the last paragraph mean?

   A. Good health.

   B. Firm belief.

   C. A strong power.

   D. A regular habit.

4. What can we learn about the author from the text?

   A. She acts in a strange way.

   B. She wants to look different from others.

   C. She aims to develop a good body shape.

   D. She has difficulty getting along with others.

1. D细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句"...but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit."可知选D项。

2. C推理判断题。根据第二段中的"Some shake heads when they see me run through the town-- a salad."可知,其他人对作者所做的事感到不理解。故选C项。

3. B词义猜测题。根据第三段第四句"A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety-."可知选B项。

4. C细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句"…a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit."以及最后一段中的". extends life and above all improves my body shape."可知该题选C项。

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  Experts say the earliest meaning of the English word "farm" was a yearly payment made as a tax or rent.

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  A wise person copies the farmer. He works when conditions are right.

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1. Which of the following is NOT the meaning of "farm"?

   A. Agricultural land.

   B. An unchanging payment.

   C. A yearly payment.

   D. Different kinds of businesses.

2. Which can explain the meaning of "to make hay while the sun shines"?

   A. To make hay dry when it is fine.

   B. To make good use of an opportunity.

   C. To cut grass to feed animals.

   D. To gather hay when it is fine.

3. What does the expression "not worth a hill of beans" mean?

   A. Very little value.

   B. Proper conditions.

   C. A possible loss.

   D. A bad idea.

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   A. By giving the facts.

   B. By giving examples.

   C. By comparing.

   D. By the order of time.

5. What can we know from the passage?

   A. Charles Earle Funk was an ancient language expert.

   B. Robert of Gloucester is a German language expert.

   C. The word "farm" got its new meaning since the 18th century.

   D. The phrase "not worth a hill of beans" was used about 700 years ago.

 

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