I was walking along Orchard Road when I realized a tall young man wearing a jacket and tie was following me. I noticed him because not many people wear a jacket and tie in the middle of a hot summer day, and I had already seen this man four times that afternoon.

To make sure he was following me, I walked on quickly, turned right into a shopping center and then stopped to look in a shop window. Soon the man appeared and stopped at another shop window. I walked on and stopped several times. When I stopped, he stopped too.

I began to be rather worried and decided to try to lose this strange man. When I saw a taxi coming, I jumped into it. As I was telling the taxi driver where to go, I found the man get into another taxi, which then followed mine. As the two taxies slowly made their way along Orchard Road, I looked back at the taxi behind, and saw the stranger was looking out at me. At MRT station, I told the taxi driver to stop and I got out. As I was paying my fare, I saw the man was getting out of his taxi.

By now I got angry, so I turned and walked straight to him. I asked him why he was following me. At first he said he was not following me at all, but when I threatened (威胁) to call the police, he admitted he was. He then told me that he was a journalist (news reporter) and that he was writing an article on how elderly people in Singapore spend their time. He said he was observing me to gather materials for his article.

What was strange about the man who followed the author?

  A. He seemed to be wearing too much.     B. He was out on such a hot day.

C. He walked quickly behind.            D. He was a tall young man.

Why did the author get into a taxi?

  A. To test the young man.    B. To lose the young man.  

C. To call the police.        D. To get home earlier.

The stranger admitted he was following because the author ______.

  A. threatened to call the police   B. called the police  

C. talked to the police          D. took him to the police

During my review for the medical boards, I gained 101 pounds in four months and promised to exercise when all of this was over. I successfully passed the medical boards and now I have to face the music.

One morning, I woke up and decided to go to a park to start working out. I got out of bed, washed my face, brushed my teeth and put on my sports shoes. Then I headed for the park. While going there, I decided to set a goal for myself, that, I had to finish 10 rounds before I went home.

Upon reaching the park, I joined the people in walking around the park. I was enjoying every step, breathing in fresh air, appreciating the green grass and looking at the dried leaves falling from the trees while listening to my iPod.

On my 5th round, I felt tired, hungry and thirsty. I thought of giving it up, going home and sleeping again. As the idea battled in my mind, I was reminded about the goal I had set just a while ago. I kept on walking and as I looked around, I saw myself in the midst of men and women much older than me who continued to move on. Some even suffered from a stroke(中风) that had difficulty walking, some took on small steps with a cane on hand and some took on pauses before they continued their walk but still they kept on walking.

Suddenly I realized that each of us has set our own goals in our lives, such as reaching a dream, building up a career, correcting a past mistake or starting a business. The process won’t be easy. We may encounter(遇到) a lot of difficulties and obstacles that may push us to just give up.

Amazed by the men and women whom I walked with that morning, I finished my goal in the end.

Let us be inspired with the people around us who experience the same or even a greater amount of difficulty but still don’t give up and continue until they reach their goals and now are savoring(享受) their success.

1.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?

A.Now I don’t feel like listening to my iPod.

B.Now I have to care more about my health.

C.Now I have to take physical exercise.

D.Now it is time for me to listen to music.

2.What did the author do on his way to the park?

A.He worked out a plan for his future.

B.He reflected on the causes of his overweight.

C.He decided to finish 10 rounds that morning.

D.He planned to take exercises every day.

3.When the author was walking the 5th round _____.

A.he didn’t want to continue walking

B.he found it easy to keep his promise

C.he was enjoying walking in the park

D.he was too tired to keep up with others

4.What inspired the author to finish 10 rounds that morning?

A.The goal he kept in mind.                 B.His strong will to keep fit.

C.The good figure he wanted.                D.The people exercising in the park.

 

Looking for some inspiration or the “write” kind of ideas for your creative stories? To start with, some writers describe winter by using their five senses or their imagination. Others write on their favorite winter activity. Whatever you choose to write about, working on a winter story can always help to improve your writing skills. Now read the following story and see if it helps get rid of any icy writing block you’ ve been struggling with.

A Winter Adventure 

Beep, beep. Beep-beep: the alarm clock rang. Slowly, I got out of warm bed down onto the wooden floor which the winter had thrown its cold upon. The bitter cold temperature penetrated   (穿透)my socks and I hurried to put my feet in shoes.

Looking out of the window, I watched the white snow, soft and thick, drop onto rooftops and trees. Half an hour later, finishing the last of my hot chocolate, I prepared to enter the adventure that waited for me outside. I buttoned my jacket and fastened my boots. Hat on, I opened the door and was greeted by the winter coldness.

In the depths of winter, the early morning did not have the rush of the rest of the year. Most of my neighbours were put off by the cold, and stayed in bed until the sun had climbed higher into the sky.

Unseen by those who remained locked inside their homes, warm in their beds, I enjoyed being alone with the beauty of the wintertime. Those indoors were unable to appreciate the snow-scapes, ice crystals, frost and the crisp(清新的)breeze. For them, the coming of winter meant just the arrival of the cold.

Appreciation depends on contrasts. One cannot love the warmth of April if one has not known the freezing cold of winter. Later that year, the heat of the sun on my skin would be all the more wonderful for my memories of that cold morning and others like it.

1.The underlined word “adventure” refers to____________.

A.getting out of bed on the cold winter morning.

B.enjoying the loveliness of the winter outdoors

C.going skiing on the cold winter morning

D.throwing snowballs with friends.

2.According to the story A Winter Adventure, most of the neighbours _________.

A.didn’t work in winter                   B.stayed up late in winter

C.missed the beauty of winter               D.enjoyed the seasons except winter

3.Which of these statements is true according to the story A Winter Adventure?

A.Of all the seasons, the writer loves winter most.

B.The writer regrets that he went out on the freezing cold winter morning.

C.The writer believes contrast makes our experiences of the seasons lovelier.

D.The writer values the autumn and summer more than the winter

4.What function does the story A Winter Adventure serve?

A.To share some winter thoughts with readers.

B.To show readers how to work on a winter story.

C.To inspire readers to take more exercise in winter

D.To tell readers how to appreciate the beauty of winter.

 

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