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3．Weight loss is a hard topic．Lots of people aren't satisfied with their present weight，but most people aren't sure how to change it．You may want to look like the models or actors in magazines or on TV，but those goals might not be healthy or realistic（现实） for you．（36）D．
So what should you do about your weight control？
（37）E The best way to find out if you are at a healthy weight or if you need to lose or gain weight is to talk to a doctor or dietitian（营养学家）．（38）G If it turns out that you can benefit from weight loss then you can follow a few of the simple suggestions listed below to get started．
（39）CPeople who lose weight quickly by crash dieting（快速减肥） or other extreme measures usually gain back all of the pounds they lose，because they haven't permanently（永久地） changed their habits．Therefore，the best weight management ways are those that you can keep for a lifetime．
Small changes are a lot easier to stick with than large ones．Try reducing the size of what you eat．（40）AOnce you have that down，start gradually introducing healthier foods and exercise into your life．
It's a good idea to keep a healthy weight because it's just that：healthy．

A．Try giving up regular soda for a week．
B．Try to pay attention as you eat and stop when you're full．
C．Weight management is about long-term success．
D．Besides，no magical（有魔力的） diet will make you look like someone else．
E．Being healthy is really about being at a weight that is right for you．
F．Changing from whole to non-fat or low-fat milk is also a good idea．
G．They will compare your weight with healthy standards and help you set goals．

4．Tips for Cooking on a Tight Schedule
From my experience，there are three main reasons why people don't cook more often：ability，money，and time．（36）A Money is a topic I'll save for another day．So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen．Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule：
1．Think ahead．The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I'm already hungry and there's nothing ready to eat．So think ahead of the coming week．When will you have time to cook？Do you have the right materials already？（37）F
2．Make your time worth it．When you do find time to cook a meal，make the most of it and save yourself time later on．Are you making one loaf of bread？（38）D It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something．So save yourself the effort for a future meal．
3．（39）B This may surprise you，but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation．It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule．The more you learn and the more you try，the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule．
Hopefully that gives you a good start．（40）G And don't let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!

A．Ability is easily improved．
B．Try new things．
C．Understand your food better．
D．Make three or four instead．
E．Cooking is a burden for many people．
F．A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on．
G．Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden．

4．In today's consumer world，we've never had so much，yet it seems we've never been so unsatisfied．The cost of housing has been rising for decades，and the cost to the planet has been huge，too．But there is a way to live a simpler，greener，and more affordable life：buy a TinyDwelling home!
TinyDwelling homes are very small，yet comfortable houses at affordable prices．Each TinyDwelling home includes a living room，kitchen，bathroom，upstairs sleeping area，and convenient storage space．TinyDwelling homes are cheap to run and ecologically-friendly，too．All you need is a small heater to keep your house warm in cold weather，and solar panels （太阳能电池板） to provide light and electricity．
TinyDwelling is part of the small-living movement that began in the late 1990s．Back then，a growing number of people began to live in very small homes．They wanted to reduce their possessions，living space，and energy costs，so as to lead more ecologically-friendly lives．But the small-living movement really took off after the economic crisis of 2008，when many people realized that they couldn't afford to keep large homes．
Lizzy Morriaon，a small-living lover，started TinyDwelling homes in 2008 to meet the needs of these people．Since then，Lizzy has been designing and building homes nonstop，and TinyDwelling homes have become so popular that thousands of people have bought one．And Lizzy hasn't only designing and building houses．She has also been teaching people how to build them．Simply buy the plans and materials so that you can build your own home，and save even more money!
4．What do we know about the small-living movement？B
A．It aimed to handle the economic crisis．
B．It did not become quite popular until 2008．
C．It was well received by house designers．
D．It was started by people without houses．
5．What is the main attraction of TinyDwelling homes？C
A．They have upstairs sleeping area．
B．They provide storage space．
C．They are affordable．
D．They are equipped with solar panels．
6．Besides designing TinyDwelling homes，Lizzy alsoA．
A．helped people to build them
B．urged people to buy them
C．taught people to save money
D．offered courses to train designers．

11．The naughty boy spends most of his time playing computer games ________his lessons．（　　）

	A．	rather than study		B．	other than studying
	C．	rather than studying		D．	other than to study

1．假设你是李夏．你看到美国留学生Sharon 在网上发帖，希望有人能帮助她提高普通话（Mandarin）水平，同时她可以教对方英语．请根据以下提示用英语给她回一封电子邮件．
1．表达给她提供帮助的意愿；
2．说明你能胜任辅导的理由；
3．给出讲好普通话的两点建议；
4．提出你提高英语口语的需求．
注意：词数110左右，开头结尾已给；可适当增加细节以使行文连贯．
Hi，Sharon，
This is LiXia．I learned from your post that you want to improve your Mandarin．
Looking forward to your reply．
Li Xia．

8．Now many young people are traveling around the world on their own，not because they have no one to travel with，but because they prefer to go alone．
Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life．"It opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone．"Wegscheider has visited 46countries covering all seven continents．
In foreign countries，with no one to help you read a map，look after you if you get ill，or lend you money if your wallet is stolen，it is challenging．This is what drives young people to travel alone．It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own．
Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year．He set up a website，The Aussie Nomad，to document his adventures．He says he wished he had traveled alone earlier．"The people you meet，the places you visit，or the things you do，everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person，"said the 30yearold man．
Richardson describes traveling alone like"a shot in the arm"，which"makes you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything"．He said，"The feeling of having conquered something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when I'm dealing with a difficult task．""I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try．"
The great 19th century explorer John Muir once said，"Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness．"

29．Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with？A
A．Traveling alone is a necessary experience for everyone．
B．It is more meaningful to travel in foreign countries．
C．It is comfortable to travel around without a friend．
D．Traveling abroad helps people to find new things．
=0．Traveling alone is challenging becauseC．
A．you have to make things on your own
B．it is hard for you to prove yourself to others
C．you can only depend on yourself whatever happens
D．it will finally build your character
31．What can we infer about Chris Richardson？C
A．He started traveling alone at an early age．
B．He was once shot in the arm．
C．He used to work as a salesman．
D．His website inspires others a lot．
32．What is the best title for the passage？B
A．Travel Abroad B．Travel Unaccompanied
C．Travel Light D．Travel Wide and Far．

5．Using all theirstrength（strong），the driver and the passers-by pushed the car out of the mud in the end．

6．The girlstruggled（挣扎） in the water when I passed by the river．

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