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I've always felt a bit sad for weekend fathers, who are divorced and must maintain a bond with their children through visits on the weekend.Not having the opportunity for a lot of quality time, they go in for quantity giving lots of gifts and taking the children on non stop outings.

But now I can understand.I'm a weekend mom.My child, Henry, is a dog.

Henry just returned to his father, Jack, after a happy stay with me.For ten days, I fed him the best food, canceled plans to stay home with him and let him sleep on the bed every night.

Jack and I broke up a year ago.But neither of us wanted to part with Henry, so we share him.Not surprisingly, Henry is a willing participant in our contest for his love.

Jack doesn't let Henry sleep on his bed, so that's where I can always gain big points.I feed Henry higher quality food.I am always replacing his expensive “thingy" ,a cotton knot he likes chewing on.It' s his favorite toy, and the only one he has is at my house.Score another one for me.

Jack now has a girlfriend, Lucy.At first she was afraid of dogs, which secretly delighted me.But that Henry, just trying to be polite(the way I taught him to be),won her over.

If truth be told, as time passes, there has been a slight change in Henry' s behavior toward me.The worst was one day when Jack dropped him off for a two week stay.Henry and I were in the backyard playing as Jack was driving off.When he heard Jack's truck, he ran after it for two blocks until Jack had to stop and bring him back.

That hurt, especially since I had friends over at the time.In a rare conciliatory (安抚的) mood, Jack said to me, "You know, I' m his best friend, but you'll always be his mom."

Whatever it takes, I plan to make sure it stays that way.

1.At the writer's home, Henry________.

A.does a lot of running

B.enjoys high quality food

C.has many expensive toys

D.is not allowed to sleep on her bed

2.The writer feels hurt because________.

A.Jack has got a girlfriend

B.Lucy doesn't like Henry at all

C.Jack doesn't treat Henry as well as before

D.Henry' s attitude to her has changed slightly

3.This article is mainly about________.

A.the tips on keeping dogs

B.the writer' s happy life with a dog

C.the writer' s efforts to win a dog's love

D.the relationship between the writer and Jack

4.The writer wrote the passage in a/an_________way.

A.humorous B.serous C.angry D.painful

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A glass a day keeps obesity at bay.Alcohol has always been thought to cause weight gain because of its high sugar content, but new research suggests a glass a day could form part of a diet.Looking at past studies they found that, while heavy drinkers do put on weight, those who drink in moderation can actually lose weight.

A spokesman for the research team at Navarro University in Spain says, “Light to moderate alcohol intake, especially of wine, may be more likely to protect against, rather than promote, weight gain”.The International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research reviewed the findings and agreed with most of the conclusions, particularly that current data do not clearly indicate if moderate drinking increases weight.

Boston University’s Dr.Harvey Finkel found that the biologic mechanisms (生物学机制) relating alcohol to changes in body weight are not properly understood.His team pointed out the strong protective effects of moderate drinking on the risk of getting conditions like diabetes(糖尿病),which relate to increasing obesity.Some studies suggest that even very obese people may be at lower risk of diabetes if they are moderate drinkers.

The group says alcohol provides calories that are quickly absorbed into the body and are not stored in fat, and that this process could explain the differences in its effects from those of other foods.They agree that future research should be directed towards assessing the roles of different types of alcoholic drinks, taking into consideration drinking patterns and including the past tendency of participants to gain weight.

For now there is little evidence that consuming small to moderate amounts of alcohol on a regular basis increases one’s risk of becoming obese.What’s more, a study three years ago suggested that reveratrol, a compound present in grapes and red wine, destroys fat cells.

1.The passage is mainly for those ______.

A.who produce wine

B.who are eager to lose weight

C.who go on a diet

D.who have a drinking habit

2.The underlined phrase “in moderation” in the first paragraph means ______.

A.properly B.carefully

C.excitedly D.frequently

3.Why has alcohol been thought to cause weight gain?

A.Because its calories are stored in fat.

B.Because it is rich in sugar.

C.Because it changes drinking patterns.

D.Because it increases the risk of diabetes.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.The specific roles of different types of alcoholic drinks are very clear.

B.Resveratrol is proved to increase the risk of becoming fat.

C.The research found moderate drinking has a strong protective effect.

D.Current data clearly show that moderate drinking increases weight.

5.What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?

A.How to do some easy experiments.

B.How to prove the finding mentioned above.

C.How to make wine in a healthy way.

D.How to reduce the calories contained in wine.

C

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