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.
I was recently on a working trip to Mumbai. One evening I 1 an auto rickshaw (电动人力车) home from work. It was around 6 pm and there was 2 rush-hour traffic. Because of this the rickshaw was travelling at a snail's pace.
I was 3 in my own thoughts,thinking about the day's events,when a Mumbai traffic warden (交通管理员) appeared and slapped the driver three times,quite 4 ,across his face.
I was 5 by this sudden turn of events!I asked the driver to take the rickshaw to one side of the street and 6 . I asked what had happened. He said that,by mistake,he had 7 the traffic warden's shoes. I told him he should have stopped and 8 . But,at the same time,I knew that the driver did not 9 getting beaten up like that!
So,I asked the driver to accompany me to the 10 wherethe traffic warden was directing the traffic.
Then I in a gentle 11 told him that the rickshaw driver 12 his mistake and wanted to apologize for it. The warden,who was all set to react again when he 13 the driver,calmed down on14 my words and the tone of my voice. The driver accepted his 15 but started complaining loudly that he did not deserve to get beaten up. The heated discussion began to attract a crowd. 16 ,good sense pre?vailed (获胜) and the traffic warden accepted the apology of the rickshaw driver. I 17 both of them to shake hands,which they did and they parted as friends.
We went back to the rickshaw and proceeded to my destination. As I finished paying the 18 he said in a soft voice, "Sahib,19 you for what you have done.” Hearing those words I knew I had made a ( n) 20 in somebody's life.
1. A. repaired B. fetched C. pulled D. took
2. A. weak B. tense C. heavy D. tough
3. A. busy B. lost C. good D. careful
4. A. quickly B. violently C. seriously D. shortly
5. A. shocked B. delighted
C. puzzled D. embarrassed
6. A. charge B. serve C. stop D. bear
7. A. come over B. thought over C. knocked over D. run over
8. A. apologized B. complained C. returned D. beaten
9. A. ripen B. deserve C. require D. sharpen
10. A. relation B. man C. spot D. quality
11.A. sigh B. noise C. sound D. voice
12.A. accepted B. received C. got D. wanted
13. A. waited B. saw C. found D. managed
14. A. retelling B. informing C. relating D. hearing
15.A. mistake B. apology C. thought D. opinion
16.A. Fortunately B. Frankly
C. Suddenly D. Frequently
17.A. advised B. persuaded C. warned D. reminded
18.A. expense B. fee C. fare D. price
19. A. praise B. scold C. forgive D. thank
20.A. effort B. promise C. difference D. point
make up， in terms of， in return， bring to mind， all at once
1. Jackan excuse to the teacher that he needed to take care of his younger sister for her illness. Soon it turned out to be a failure.
2. The story in the movie a childhood friend.
3. This method was considered the most suitable improving the students' interests.
4. He is always helping people without expecting anything .
5. ，the silence was broken by a loud explosion.
5. He helped me a lot,so I thanked him of my heart,
4. I didn't know you and she were good terms,in other words,you were such close friends.
3. Thanks to the invention of the mobile phone,people can now keep in touch each other quite easily.
2. We are short of money,so every coin now.
1. Realizing his mistake,the little child begged me to him for breaking his promise.
8. He has so far failed to make the (adjust) from school to work.
7. She has a talent for dance. That is to say,she is a (gift) dancer.