One day at the end of the class, a wise teacher told each of her students to 　1 a plastic bag and a bag of potatoes to school.

　 The next day she told her students: “From today on, for every person you don't like in your lives, you can choose a potato, write the person's name and the date 　2 it and then put it in the plastic bag.” Day after day, some of the students' bags were very 　3 . They were then told to carry this bag with them everywhere they went for a week. They would put it inside their quilts 4 , on the seats when sitting in a car or on a bus , and next to their desks at school. The days carrying the bag around with them 　5 students get to know what a weight they were carrying in their minds. They had to pay attention to it all the time 　6 they wouldn't forget it. As time passed by, the potatoes went bad and 　7 nasty(恶心). They all tired to get rid of them.

　 Too often we think of tolerance（宽容）as a gift to 　8 people, and it clearly is for ourselves! If we choose to keep our sadness and hatred（仇恨）in our 　9 , we will have to

carry them around all our lives.

　 Do you think you have got 　10 from the wise teacher and what she asked her students to do?

1. A. take　　　　　 B. bring　　　　　 C. put　　　　　　 D. show

2. A. in　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　 D. with

3. A. heave　　　　 B. strong　　　　 C. light　　　　　 D. big

4. A. in the morning　 B. in the afternoon C. during the day　 D. at night

5. A. kept　　　　　 B. made　　　　　 C. asked　　　　　 D. allowed

6. A. as soon as　　 B. since　　　　　 C. so that　　　　 D. until

7. A. sounded　　　 B. tasted　　　　　 C. smelt　　　　　 D. felt

8. A. another　　　 B. other　　　　　 C. the other　　　 D. others

9. A. hands　　　　 B. eyes　　　　　　 C. stomachs　　　 D. hearts

10. A. anything　　 B. nothing　　　　 C. somebody　　　 D. Anybody

A young college student thought that he had chosen the __36___major (专业) at a common college, so he drank every day and didn’t __37__at all. He became more and more disappointed in his life.
　 But he was never absent from Professor Yang’s biology class. He liked the course . __38__, Yang’s class was so interesting that he__39__listened carefully, never caring about whether the other students were paying attention or not in class.
　 Once he put a __40__in the homework he handed in, __41__: “Professor, it is said that today’s college__42__ are cheaper than potatoes. Do you agree?”
　 That day Professor Yang__43__ him after class. When he came, he found the professor at a table with __44__on it. They drank happily over their meal.
　 When they became half drunk, the professor produced a small __45__that was sprouting (发芽的). “Do you know how much this __46__ ?” he asked the young man. “It’s soft but poisonous (有毒的). __47__ will take it even if it’s free.” He then threw the potato away. The professor then__48__him another potato. It was half the size of a football and perfectly round. “This potato is organic (有机的). It is not only large and fresh__49__ free of pollution. It is in high demand and quite popular.”
　 The young man was impressed by what he’d heard. “Be __50__ a potato,” said the professor.
36. A. right　　　　　　　　　 B. true　　　 　 C. wrong　　　　　 　D. suitable
37. A. help 　　　　　　　　 B. sleep 　　　　　　 C. study 　　　　　　 　　D. play
38. A. However　　　　　　 B. Besides　　　 C. But　　　　　 　　D. Although
39. A. always　　　 　 B. never　　　 　 C. sometimes　　　　 D. hardly
40. A. paper　　　　 　 B. point　　　　 C. sentence　　　　　 D. note
41. A. say　　　　 　　　 　　　 B. saying　　　 C. said　　　　　 　　 D. says
42. A. workers　　　 　 B. students　　　 C. teachers　　　　 D. professors
43. A. shouted for　　　　 B. called for　　　　 C. cried for 　　　　　　　 D. waited for
44. A. meals　　　　　　　　 B. vegetables　　　 C. fruits　　　　　　　 　　 D. food
45 A. apple 　　　　　　　　 B. potato 　　　　　 C. tomato　　　　　　　　　 D. banana
46. A. spends 　　　　　　　　　　 B. pays　　　　　　　 C. costs 　　　　　　　　　 D. takes
47. A. Nobody　　　　　　 　 B. Somebody　　　 　 　C. Everybody　　　　 D. Anybody
48. A. sliced 　　　　　　　 B. showed　　　 C. found 　　　　　　　　　 D. put
49. A. but　　　　　　　 B. also　　　　 　　 C. and　　　　　　　 D.too　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

50.A.so　　　　　 　　　B. such　　　　　 C. quite　　　　　　 　D. very

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　　Do you know what couch-potato means? Well, in America, the word is now often used. The American couch-potato becomes maybe even a part of the American tradition! You see, in America, many people often spend their free time sitting on a couch watching TV. As there are many channels to choose, the TV can be quite interesting and very addictive (上瘾的). One may sit and watch TV for hours and hours without stop! Well, these people who do nothing all day except watching TV are called couch-potatoes.

　　In America, when one watches TV, one is most often sitting on a couch. While watching TV, most of these people look so frozen that they almost, look like dead things! Everyone is sitting still with eyes looking right into the same black box. Also because these people are addictive to TV, they don't take exercise and usually get very fat. So, in many ways, these people look like real potatoes! Well, because they look so still and fat, and watch TV on a couch, they are all called couch-potatoes. Now that you know what a couch-potato means, the next time if you see someone watching TV too long, just say, “What a couch-potato!”

1．The word “couch-potato” is often used ________.

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2．A couch-potato ________ in his free time.

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A．only watches TV

B．takes exercise

C．gets fat

D．does nothing but sit on a couch

3．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A．The writer wants to advise us not to watch TV too long.

B．There are many different kinds of TV programs.

C．Watching TV by standing there is better for health.

D．Most persons who like watching too much TV get fat.

4．A couch-potato looks like a real potato because ________.

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5．From the passage, you may know many Americans at that time were having a/ an ________ life.

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