Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stars. She was soon out of breath (气喘吁吁).

“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.

She went to the doctor and told him her problem.

“I’m not surprised at all,” he said. “It’s obvious what your problem is.”

He looked her over then gave her some advice.

“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.”

Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but it would not be easy and it would take time.

The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop (肉铺).

“I’d like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please,” she said.

“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale (天平).

“That’s just under ten pounds,” he said.

“That big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.

The butcher worked out the price.

“At $4.99 a pound that will be $49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”

“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.

“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?”

“My doctor told me that I am over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”

1.Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?

　A. She had had a heart attack.

B. She had a problem with her health.

　C. She was unhappy about her weight.

D. She could not sleep well.

2.What did the doctor advise her to do?

　A. To lose weight.                   B. To eat more meat.

C. To come and see him again.        D. To look after her heart.

3.Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?

　A. She wanted to buy some for dinner.

B. She wanted to lose weight.

　C. Her doctor had told her to eat steak.

D. She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.

4.What was Ellen Parker’s real problem?

　A. She ate too much steak.

B. She weighed too much.

　C. The doctor did not know.    

D. She could not walk very quickly.

　 A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country．

Dean Bluey from Dallas，Texas，was a school boy who has much 31 in computer．One day，he 32 an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”．"The message was from Finland， 33 kilometers away from America．

“I didn't know 34 I should do，”Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first． 35 the message kept coming．

“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He 　36 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 37 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch 38　 the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. 　39 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.

　　　 “I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but 　40　 saved her life.”

31．A．interest　 　　　　　 B．interested　 　　　　 C．interesting 　　　　　　 D．interests

32．A．sent　 　　　　　　　　 B．sends　 　　　　　　　 C．was sending 　　　　　 D．is sending

33．A．thousand 　　　　　　 B．thousand of　 　　 C．thousands 　　　　　　 D．thousands of

34．A．how　 　　　　　　　 B．what　 　　　　　　　 C．where 　　　　　　　　　 D．when

35．A．So　 　　　　　　　　 B．And　 　　　　　　　 C．But 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．As

36．A．telephoned　 　　　 B．replied　 　　　　　　 C．found 　　　　　　　　　 D．talked

37．A．better　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．worse　 　　　　　　　 C．harder 　　　　　　　　　 D．easier

38．A．with　 　　　　　　　 B．on　 　　　　　　　　　 C．to 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．at

39．A．Hardly　 　　　　　 B．Happily　 　　　　　 C．Luckily 　　　　　　　　 D．Carefully

40．A．a boy　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．doctors　 　　　　　　 C．the police　 　　　　 D．email

Sophie is a middle school student. Her mother is a dentist and her father is a writer. Sophie wants to be a cook. Sophie went to take part in（参加） a cake（蛋糕） making competition yesterday. 

Everyone began to make a cake. But Sophie hadn’t decided what kind of cake to make.

There was only half an hour left. Sophie had not even begun. So she began to panic (恐慌). Then she got an idea. She ran out and came to a cake shop. She gave fifty dollars to the shop keeper and said, “Please give me a chocolate cake.”

Then Sophie came back and put the chocolate cake on the table. But a little boy saw her do that.

When the judges (裁判员) were just about to taste Sophie’s cake, the little boy said to the judges, “Please don’t taste her cake. She didn’t make it and she bought it from a cake shop.”

The judges were angry and said, “That was terrible, Sophie.”

From that day on, Sophie never cheated.

1. Sophie wants to be a 　　　.

A. teacher                  B. writer                       C. cook                      D. dentist

2. Sophie began to panic because 　　　.

A. she was too tired                     B. she didn’t begin to make her cake

C. she didn’t have money                D. her cake tasted bad

3.Sophie spent 　　　 on the chocolate cake.

A. $5                       B. $10                               C. $15                            D. $50

4.The underlined word “cheat” means “　　　” in Chinese.

A. 作弊                  B. 前进                             C. 承诺                         D. 解决