根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。

According to statistics published by the University of Scranton,about 45 percent of Americans usually make New Year’s resolutions------and the most popular resolution is losing weight. Of those who make resolutions,a mere 8 percent achieve them.

___1.___ Are we just setting ourselves up for failure? Learn how to make realistic resolutions and how to overcome the roadblocks along the way.

Setting a resolution to lose pounds isn’t a goal that’s achievable now. It may be a good long-term goal. ___2.___ Registered dietitian Elisa Zied says”… to be real when you make a resolution. It’s okay to shoot for the stars like making a resolution,but why not set a smaller goal and train smart?”

The same concept applies to weight loss. ___3.___ These goals should help develop healthy habits that will finally help achieve your long-term resolution.

Notice that these goals are simple and achievable. “Instead of going from zero to 60,from never going to the gym to going four to five times a week,why not start with three days a week,get consistent and build from there,” Zied says. Set yourself up for success and map out your course by making appointments with yourself to be active. ___4.___

You also need to be aware of your current exercise and eating habits to make achievable goals. Keeping a diary of your food and exercise habits can help. Record everything you eat and drink for three to five days and review it. ___5.___For example,if you notice a tendency to snack on unhealthy fare,set a goal to eat a fruit or vegetable with each snack. Building on these smaller goals over time can help you achieve your long-term goal.

A. So why do so many of us fail to achieve our goals?

B. Once you notice your not-so-good habits,start fixing them.

C. Set between one to three weekly goals that you want to achieve.

D. Resolutions usually involve a commitment to sticking to your goals.

E. However,in order to reach it,you need to take baby steps to get it down.

F. If you treat your goals like set appointment,you’re more likely to achieve them.

G. Losing weight,as well as getting a better job,is among the most popular resolutions for adults.

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A Deed a Day

It was a busy day as usual. I was making sandwiches and balancing the phone between my shoulder and chin. The washing machine sounded as my husband walked in with our daughters. We had only about twenty minutes to eat ____ we had to take the girls to their next activity. My husband seemed a bit ____ that dinner was not on the table.

That night, I had a heavy ____,thinking we were becoming taskmasters on an assembly line (流水线).We had become too ____ in our own tasks and not very considerate towards those around us. We needed to do something to bring back some meaning into our lives. It needed to be something that would ____ our own agendas and energize us toward the common good.

I bought a notebook, named it “Our Deed Diary” and held a family meeting. I told my family I wanted us all to think about doing a ___ for others every day. It could be for each other or for people outside our____. And we all needed to write it down in the notebook.

I thought one deed a day was too easy.However,it was actually ____ than it seemed because it had to be something ____ what we had already done.Sending birthday cards to people we already sent cards to every year would not ____.

We had a rough ____.On some days,someone would forget to ____ a good deed,while on other days,we would forget to write our good deeds in the diary.After a few weeks though,I found myself waking up in the morning trying to ____ what good deed I could do for someone that day.My daughters began to rush to me after school to ___ me the good deed they had done.

Now,after a year,I am happy to say that it is making a(n) ____ in our lives.Instead of always ____ what the day will bring for us,we think about what we can do for someone else.

Who would have thought that trying to do a simple kindness a day would be so

17 ? I feel my daughters have felt inner joy that you can only ____ by giving to someone else from your heart.The best thing is that you feel so great about doing something for someone else; you don't even look for or expect anything in ____.So,when someone does return the favor,it is an enormous and positive ___.

1.A. though B. unless C. before D. while

2.A. annoyed B. puzzled C. embarrassed D. frightened

3.A. shoulder B. stomach C. foot D. heart

4.A. absorbed B. interested C. confident D. successful

5.A. repeat B. relate C. refocus D. recall

6.A. kindness B. task C. job D. copy

7.A. room B. home C. school D. town

8.A. stranger B. sweeter C. harder D. bigger

9.A. beyond B. from C. about D. between

10.A. matter B. count C. last D. happen

11.A. time B. life C. start D. idea

12.A. praise B. check C. record D. do

13.A. describe B. decide C. remember D. explain

14.A. bring B. teach C. offer D. tell

15.A. effort B. choice C. difference D. fortune

16.A. forgetting B. believing C. knowing D. wondering

17.A. tiring B. moving C. surprising D. rewarding

18.A. experience B. imagine C. predict D. exchange

19.A. silence B. return C. time D. order

20.A. effect B. bonus C. attitude D. Contribution

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