Jones, a hardworking blacksmith, used to work all day in his shop. So hard working was he that at times he would make the sparks fly from his 　 1　 .

　 The son of Mr. Smith, a rich 　 2　 , would come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself 　 3　 how the tradesman worked.

　 "Young man, why don't you 　 4　 your hand to learn to make shoe tacks,　 5　 it is only to pass the time?" said the blacksmith. "　 6　 knows, one day, it may be of use to you."

　 The lazy boy began to see what he could do. But after a little 　 7 he found that he was becoming very　 8 and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.

　 Old Mr. Smith died and the son 　 9　 the war lost all his goods. He had to leave home and was forced to 　 10　 residence in another country. It so 　 11　 that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money 　 12　 tacks for their shoes and even 　 13　 when they paid high prices they were　 14　 able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers' shoes.

　 Our young Mr. Smith, who was finding it difficult to　 15　 his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a 　 16　 with the shoemakers. He told them that he　 17　 make the tacks if they could help him to　 18　 a workshop. The shoemakers were 　 19　 willing to do so. And after a while, Mr. Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village.

　 "How funny it seems," he used to say, "even making tacks can bring a 　 20 .My trade is more useful to me than all my former riches."

1．A．hand　　　 　 B．finger　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．gun　　　　 D．hammer

2． A．classmate　 B．neighbor　　 　　　　　　　 C．blacksmith　 　 D．workmate

3． A．observing　　 　　　　　　　 B．noticing　 C．watching　　 D．finding

4． A．put　　　　 B．raise　　　 C．tie　　　　 D．try

5． A．even if　　　 　　　　　　　 B．whether or not 　　　　　 C．only if　　 D．in that

6． A．He　　　　 B．Somebody　 C．Who　　　 　 D．Nobody　　　 　

7． A．advice　　 B．practice　　 　　　　　　　 C．knowledge　 　 D．training　　　

8． A．serious　　 B．caution　　 　　　　　　　 C．devoted　　　 　 D．skilled　　　　

9． A．on account of　 B．regardless of　 　　　　 C．instead of　　 D．in need of

10．A．take in　　　　 B．take up　 　　　　　　　 C．take off　　　　 D．take on

11．A．occurred　　 B．took place　 　　　　　　　 C．happened　 D．appeared

12．A．selling　　 B．buying　　　 　　　　　　　　 C．making　　 D．promoting

13．A．at times　　 B．at a time　 　　　　　　　 C．at one time 　 D．at the time

14．A．never　　　　 　　　　　　 B．ever　　　　 C．often　　　 D．not always

15．A．eat　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B．cook　　 　 C．earn　　　　 D．make

16．A．living　　　 　　　　　　　 B．bargain　 　 C．mistake　　 D．sense

17．A．would　　　 B．used to　　 　　　　　　　 C．should　　　 D．dared

18．A．set down　　 B．set out　　 　　　　　　　 C．set up　　　　 D．set to

19．A．much too　　 B．too much　　 　　　　　　　 C．only too　　　 D．not too

20．A．fortune　　　 　　　　　　　 B． fame　　　 C．profit　　　　 D．welcome

It's safe, it's simple, and it works: Drinking right amounts of water really can help you lose weight, new research shows.

　　 In what researchers claim is the first-ever trial of the effect of water consumption on weight loss, scientists from Virginia Tech found that dieters who started each meal with two glasses of water lost nearly five pounds more, on average, than dieters who did not, over the course of 12 weeks. There's no shortage of clear evidence about how water might work to control your appetite (食欲). It ________________ so you don't eat so much; it keeps down your thirst so that you don't turn to calorie－rich sodas or juices. But until now, the researchers say, there has been no true evidence that water's appetite-controlling benefits ever translate into actual weight loss. Now there is. In the 12-week study period, dieters instructed to drink water with every meal lost an average of 15.5 pounds; dieters given no instructions lost, on average, just 11 pounds.

　　Perhaps the most surprising thing about the finding is how little we still know about healthy water consumption in general. In fact, although doctors and public health authorities regularly remind us to drink more water, very few studies give any insight into what our ideal quantity may be.

　　The new results today suggest that many people could indeed stand to drink a little more water than they do. But if you're looking to lose weight, be aware that it is actually possible to drink too much water, and you probably won't help matters any by drinking too much water at a time. In extreme cases, it can even be deadly. A couple of glasses with each meal, however, should be no problem at all for a healthy person.

　　1．What is the main idea of the text？(no more than 8 words)

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　　2．Complete the following statement with proper words.(no more than 2 words)

　　 Enough obvious evidence ________________ how your appetite might be under the control of water.

　　3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words.(no more than 3 words)

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　　4．Why should we avoid drinking too much water at a time？(no more than 6 words)

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　　5．What does the word "it" (Line 1, Paragraph 1) probably refer to？(no more than 6 words)

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