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It was 8:30am and the doorbell rang. I answered the door and there was Mr. Jones, who was from a bike-racing company. Mr. Jones said, “Congratulations! You are one of our finalists(决赛选手) for this year’s US Bike Tour Challenge. If you can ride your bike from here to Miami, Florida and finish it first, you will win $50,000. You can only take ten stops on this race and this doesn’t include overnight stays at hotels. Will you accept this challenge, Mr. Wozniak?” I agreed, and so did my parents.

Mr. Jones explained to me the rules. The race began the next day. The first day was very smooth for me. But unluckily the next four days, I bumped into some rain, which didn’t stop until I reached North Carolina. And I had used six stops because of the bad weather. It would take five days to get to Florida, so I would travel one day without making a stop. And I did it. On the sixth day, I succeeded in riding all the way to Savannah Georgia without a stop. Four days later, I arrived in downtown Miami and I was told that I was in the 4th place. So I thought to myself I could win. At 6:15pm, I found myself head to head with another racer. We both switched gears to head for the finish line.

When the officials announced, “The Ohio competitor, Evan Wozniak, is the winner!”

I was so excited that I fell off my bike. Happily, I got the $50,000 for winning this race. And I did it in ten days.

1.Evan Wozniak is a competitor from ______.

A. Ohio B. North Carolina

C. Savannah Georgia D. Florida

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A. Mr. Jones was one of the finalists for this year’s US Bike Tour Challenge.

B. Evan Wozniak gave up the challenge for his parents’ disagreement.

C. Riding from Ohio to Florida needs at least 5 days.

D. Evan Wozniak successfully finished his race despite much trouble.

3.The correct route of this year’s US Bike Tour Challenge is ______.

A. Ohio→Savannah Georgia→North Carolina→Miami, Florida

B. Miami, Florida→North Carolina→Savannah Georgia→Ohio

C. Ohio→North Carolina→Savannah Georgia→Miami, Florida

D. Savannah Georgia→→North Carolina→Miami, Florida→ Ohio

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Happiness as Flowers

True happiness never has a price tag.1. Whatever your job is and whoever you are, as long as you are ready to observe and feel happiness heart and soul, you are bound to find it easy to be a man with happiness.

What is happiness on earth? 2.We can never choose a specific principle from them, because happiness is a recognition of one’s own value.

With its rapid development of society, people are having more and more stress and anxieties. Many people complain that they have to get involved in endless businesses to make fortune. As a result, they nearly have no time share their emotions with their friends.3.

Nevertheless, as a matter of fact, to get happiness is a complicated process. On the contrary, it is just like seeing the shining stars in the sky at night, as long as you are good at observing and willing to feel a lot of ordinary things in your life.

Happiness is when someone is in need of help, you reach out your hand. Happiness is when others get hurt, you give them comfort. Happiness is a kind of unearthly beauty. Because of it, we will never be afraid of fear, sadness and worries.4.When we are in danger, happiness helps us dispel bad things.

Happiness is to what water is to fish. It is easy to understand. Every man is the architect of his own happiness. Never doubt your ability to create happiness.5.

A. There’s no greater happiness than that of succeeding in one’s career.

B. Just keep in mind that it isn’t different to get happiness, so have a sincere heart for happiness.

C. Actually, it has nothing to do with the fortune you possess.

D. Lacking of psychological communication is one of the vital reasons why people are away from happiness.

E. It is acknowledged that many people have given different kinds of definitions to it.

F. The secret to happiness is to keep setting yourself new challenges.

G. Because of it, we will never be threatened by hardships and setbacks.

Two old beggars were sitting on a busy corner. They watched ________as a lot of people walked by without looking at them. Sometimes, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would ________a few coins in the hats in front of them.

Today was not a________day for begging. The men were able to ________enough for a big meal. As it was getting dark, they started to________their things.

Just as they were getting ready to leave, they _______a man walking toward them. He was a ______man——they could tell that from his fine clothes. The first beggar whispered to the second with ________, “ He’s coming our way!” The man stopped, ________into his pocket and took something out. What looked like a piece of hard ________, wrapped in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man turned and ______his way.

“He could have easily left us a few ________or a bill, but he laughed at us with a piece of rock candy,” said the first beggar. He looked at the offering ________. “There’s no way we can ______this——we have no teeth.” With these words, he picked up the thing and threw it away. Then he collected his things and________.

The second beggar wanted to do the same, _______a second thought made him change his ______. “I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” he thought. “How________of that man to offer me something so sweet!” With that, he opened the white paper. To his _______, there was no hard rock candy inside. ______, a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.

1.A. helplessly B. happily C. uselessly D. quickly

2.A. steal B. lose C. drop D. send

3.A. cloudy B. bad C. rainy D. cold

4.A. collect B. pick C. buy D. find

5.A. carry B. hide C. place D. pack

6.A. felt B. heard C. noticed D. believed

7.A. kind B. strong C. tall D. rich

8.A. worry B. excitement C. fear D. politeness

9.A. turned B. looked C. went D. reached

10.A. candy B. cake C. rock D. bread

11.A. forgot B. changed C. missed D. continued

12.A. books B. coins C. sweets D. flowers

13.A. angrily B. proudly C. nervously D. quietly

14.A. smell B. eat C. like D. put

15.A. slept B. sat C. left D. cried

16.A. if B. although C. after D. but

17.A. habit B. way C. mind D. rule

18.A. nice B. funny C. clever D. strange

19.A. interest B. sadness C. surprise D. pity

20.A. Besides B. Instead C. However D. Again

Winter care for roses

Do roses need extra care for winter? Like so many other things in the garden, the answer is debatable. 1.

Roses are grouped and referred to by type. Shrub roses are the hardiest and need little extra care. Hybrid tea roses and other roses are more likely to need winterization to survive or remain healthy.

2. And even shrub roses exposed to severe winter conditions can suffer. If roses are growing in a location that is subject to heavy winter winds, even the hardiest varieties may benefit from winterization.

Some gardeners live by the theory that if a plant can't grow well, the best bet is to replace it. 3. If you wish to do nothing with your roses, you also have chances of having plants around in the spring. If you like to baby plants along, winterization is for you.

Winterize roses after a hard freeze and cold weather. The first step is to add soil or other plant material over the crown(花冠)of the rose bush. The material should be about 12 inches deep over the crown. The second step to winterizing roses is to tie up the plants. 4. If the plants are tall, use ropes to provide support to them.

When spring comes, remove the added soil from the base of the plant. 5. This is the time to clean up cuts and reduce plant size if desired.

A.Location also plays a role, though.

B.Remove strings if plants have been tied up.

C.So they often change the plants they grow.

D.Other gardeners have plants that are almost like children.

E.You should consider sunshine and water when answering this question.

F.The main purpose is to prevent them from breaking off in the face of strong winds.

G.It depends on the plant variety, growing location and a gardener's personal preference.

A nerve-zapping(电击神经)headset caused people to get rid of fat in a small preliminary study. Six people who had received the stimulation(刺激)lost on average about 8 percent of the fat on their trunks in four months, scientists reported at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience,

The headset stimulated the vestibular nerve(前庭神经), which runs just behind the ears. That nerve sends signals to the hypothalamus, a brain structure thought to control the body’s fat storage. By stimulating the nerve with an electrical current, the technique shifts the body away from storing fat toward burning it.

Six overweight and obese people received the treatment, consisting of up to four one-hour-long sessions of stimulation a week. Because it activated the vestibular system, the stimulation created the sensation of gently rocking on a boat or floating in a pool, said the study’s co-author Jason McKeown of the University of California, San Diego.

After four months, body scans measured the trunk fat for the six people receiving the treatment and three people who received unreal stimulation. All six in the treatment group lost some trunk fat, despite not having changed their activity or diet. In contrast, those in the unreal group gained some fat. Researchers suspect that changes in the set of life-sustaining chemical transformations within human cells are behind the difference. “The results were a lot better than we thought they’d be,” McKeown said.

Earlier studies found that vestibular nerve stimulation causes mice to drop fat and pack on muscle, resulting in what McKeown called Schwarzenegger mice. Though small, the current study suggests that the approach has promise in people. McKeown and his colleagues have started a company based on the technology and plan to test it further.

1.What is an electrical current used for?

A. Causing the body to bum its fat.

B. Controlling the body’s storage of fat.

C. Seeing if the headset will be affected.

D. Speeding the process of one’s digesting.

2.What’s the probable reason for the different results in participants?

A. The length of stimulation they received.

B. The type of stimulation they received.

C. The difference in their vestibular system.

D. The way chemicals process in their body.

3.Which is true about McKeown’s current findings?

A. They have a kind of practical value.

B. They go against those of earlier tests on mice.

C. They were widely recognized at the meeting.

D. They have been tested by MeKeown’s company.

4.What can be the best title of the text?

A. The science of zapping fat

B. A new trial of weight loss

C. Zapping certain nerves leads to fat loss

D. Exercise for weight loss and get fit

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