They were hunting for a person ____ him ____ a stepping stone.

         A. like; as B. like; like        C. as; like D. as; as

Glynis Davis:

I first piled on the pounds when I was in the family way and I couldn’t lose them afterwards. Then I joined a slimming(减轻体重的) club. My aim was 40 pounds and I lost 30 pounds in six months. I felt great and people kept saying how good I looked. But Christmas came and I started to slip back into my old eating habits. I told myself I’d lose the weight at slimming classes in the new year…… but it didn’t happen. Instead of losing the pounds, I put them on. I’d lost willpower and tried to believe that the odd bag of fish and chips didn’t make any difference but the scales don’t lie.

Roz Juma:

To be honest, I never weigh myself any more---I’ve learned to be happy with myself. It seemed to me that I would feel sorry about every spoonful of tasty food that passed my lips. My idea is simple. You shouldn’t be too much thinking about food and dieting. Instead, you should get on with life and stop dreaming of a super-thin body. This is obviously the size I meant to be and , most of all, I’m happy with it.

Lesley Godwin:

I was very happy about winning Young Slimming of the Year. I’d look in the mirror unable to believe this slim lady was me ! That might have been my problem—perhaps from then on I didn’t pay any attention to myself. Winning a national competition makes everything worse, though, because you feel the eyes of the world are fixed upon you. I feel a complete failure because I’ve put on weight again.

Ros Langford:

    Before moving in with my husband Gavin, I’d always been about 110 pounds, but the domestic bliss(福佑) went straight to my waist and I put on 15 pounds in a year.       Occasionally I try to go on a diet…I’m really good for a few days, then end up having the children’s leftovers(吃剩的食物) or eating happily chocolate—my weakness. I’d like to be slim, but right now my duty is the children and home. I might take more exercise when my kids are older.

What do you think the four women were all talking about ?

   A. Their life after marriage          B. Their own slimming matter 

C. Their work as a housewife        D. Different diets they prefer

Where are these short texts most likely to be taken from?

   A. Talks on the air                 B. Advertisements in the newspaper

   C. Books in a library               D. Magazines for children

What does the underlined word “ scales”(paragraph 1 ) mean?

   A. the coach in the slimming club     B. some tool to measure weight

   C. Glynis Davis’ dear husband        D. The salesperson in a food shop

Which of the following best describes each of the four women’s attitudes towards slimming ?

   1. Glynis Davis                  a. I put on weight soon after I got married

2. Roz Juma                     b. Fame(名声) doesn’t necessarily mean success.

   3 Lesley Godwin                 c. Facts speak much louder than words

   4. Ros Langford                  d. I like myself as I am.

   A. 1-c ,2-d, 3-b, 4-a     B. 1-c ,2-b, 3-d,4-a    C. 1-d,2-a,3-b,4-c   D. 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d

.I d like to arrive 20 minutes early _________ I can have time for a cup of tea．

Today I felt very uncomfortable studying English as usual．My eyes were   36   and my mind was confused．I buried my head deep in the great pile of books．Many vocabulary words   37   my mind．As more and more entered，I   38   focus，and my   39   became crazy．The clock hands were pointing at twelve. I always   40   the time when I study．Without any fruitful results，I felt more   41   and tired．I   42   up and walked to the living room just to take a little break．  43   that would make me feel better．The street lamps looked like stars outside the window．A few scattered(分散的)branches   44   shadows on the French window．Something seemed more   45   and quiet than before．I walked to the   46   slowly，and let my face press against it，  47   very carefully…oh my God!!…It’s snow! It was very bright and covered up the whole   48   while I was studying English painfully, so white and so quiet．At this moment, I was so   49   that I felt like I might burst into tears．The snow was like a spring   50   into my heart，and my eyes were shining with it．All my pain and tiredness   51   at this moment，as the snow dropped into my heart．

I quickly became calm again as the excitement went away．I sat on the bed silently，and drew the   52   to one side to let the white house and white tree stay just beside my bed．I thought this must be a(n)   53   from God，because I liked snow so much．  54   I was weakest and most helpless in this world，nothing could inspire me but   55  ．I should inspire myself from such a beautiful scene．