Koeler took special notice of the tall woman who was nicely dressed, but she was wearing ugly, thick-soled(厚底) shoes.
　　Now the woman was taken to a room for questioning. There it was found that the soles of the shoes were hollow(中空的). They were opened. Some diamonds fell out on the floor. Their total weight was 3377 carats(克拉).
　　The young woman broke down in tears. Then she told her story. For years she had dreamed of coming to live in America, she said. At last she had managed to get the papers she needed to come to the U.S. Then a strange man called on her. He said he would pay for her trip and give her one hundred dollars. All she had to do was to smuggle the diamonds past the U.S. Customs. The man gave her the shoes and also bought her a plane ticket. Just before she got on the plane, he gave her an envelope. He said that it was the hundred dollars he had promised.
　 The weeping woman handed the envelope to Koeler. He tore it open. There was only eighteen dollars. She was cheated. In the end the woman was trialed and sentenced to eighteen months in prison for her part in the smuggling.
60. Where did the story happen?
A. At an airport.                           B. At a police station.
C. At a railway station.                     D. In a custom office in China.
61. The underlined word “smuggling ” in this passage most probably means_____.
A. 偷税　　            B. 盗窃　　        C. 走私                         D. 交换
62. The woman had agreed to smuggle the diamonds______.
A. in order to get the papers she needed                           B. in hope of selling them
C. in return for some money and a free trip D. so as to share them with the man
63. Which is the right order of the events(事件)given in the passage?
a. She wanted to live in the U.S.
b. She arrived in the U.S.
c. She was given an envelope.
d. She was given a plane ticket.
e. She was found out.
f. She was put into prison.
A. a, d, c, b, e, f　　    B. a, b, c, e, f, d　
C. a, c, d, b, e, f                    D. a, b, d, c, e, f

Koeler took special notice of the tall woman who was nicely dressed, but she was wearing ugly, thick-soled(厚底) shoes.

　　Now the woman was taken to a room for questioning. There it was found that the soles of the shoes were hollow(中空的). They were opened. Some diamonds fell out on the floor. Their total weight was 3377 carats(克拉).

　　The young woman broke down in tears. Then she told her story. For years she had dreamed of coming to live in America, she said. At last she had managed to get the papers she needed to come to the U.S. Then a strange man called on her. He said he would pay for her trip and give her one hundred dollars. All she had to do was to smuggle the diamonds past the U.S. Customs. The man gave her the shoes and also bought her a plane ticket. Just before she got on the plane, he gave her an envelope. He said that it was the hundred dollars he had promised.

　 The weeping woman handed the envelope to Koeler. He tore it open. There was only eighteen dollars. She was cheated. In the end the woman was trialed and sentenced to eighteen months in prison for her part in the smuggling.

1.Where did the story happen?

A. At an airport.                            B. At a police station.

C. At a railway station.                     D. In a custom office in China.

2.The underlined word “smuggling ” in this passage most probably means_____.

   A. 偷税　　          B. 盗窃　　        C. 走私          D. 交换

3.The woman had agreed to smuggle the diamonds______.

A. in order to get the papers she needed         B. in hope of selling them

C. in return for some money and a free trip D. so as to share them with the man

4.Which is the right order of the events(事件)given in the passage?

a. She wanted to live in the U.S.

b. She arrived in the U.S.

c. She was given an envelope.

d. She was given a plane ticket.

e. She was found out.

f. She was put into prison.

A. a, d, c, b, e, f　　      B. a, b, c, e, f, d　

C. a, c, d, b, e, f          D. a, b, d, c, e, f

---Would you like to join us in the game?

---No, not really. I’m not ____ any of you.

A as good player　　　　 B　 so good a player as　

C as a good player as　　 D　 so a good player as

Koeler took special notice of the tall woman who was nicely dressed, but she was wearing ugly, thick-soled(厚底) shoes.

　　Now the woman was taken to a room for questioning. There it was found that the soles of the shoes were hollow(中空的). They were opened. Some diamonds fell out on the floor. Their total weight was 3377 carats(克拉).

　　The young woman broke down in tears. Then she told her story. For years she had dreamed of coming to live in America, she said. At last she had managed to get the papers she needed to come to the U.S. Then a strange man called on her. He said he would pay for her trip and give her one hundred dollars. All she had to do was to smuggle the diamonds past the U.S. Customs. The man gave her the shoes and also bought her a plane ticket. Just before she got on the plane, he gave her an envelope. He said that it was the hundred dollars he had promised.

　 The weeping woman handed the envelope to Koeler. He tore it open. There was only eighteen dollars. She was cheated. In the end the woman was trialed and sentenced to eighteen months in prison for her part in the smuggling.

60. Where did the story happen?

A. At an airport.                            B. At a police station.

C. At a railway station.                     D. In a custom office in China.

61. The underlined word “smuggling ” in this passage most probably means_____.

   A. 偷税　　             B. 盗窃　　        C. 走私                         D. 交换

62. The woman had agreed to smuggle the diamonds______.

A. in order to get the papers she needed                           B. in hope of selling them

C. in return for some money and a free trip D. so as to share them with the man

63. Which is the right order of the events(事件)given in the passage?

a. She wanted to live in the U.S.

b. She arrived in the U.S.

c. She was given an envelope.

d. She was given a plane ticket.

e. She was found out.

f. She was put into prison.

A. a, d, c, b, e, f　　     B. a, b, c, e, f, d　

C. a, c, d, b, e, f                     D. a, b, d, c, e, f

Low-fat Diets Do Not Work
　　 Many people in today’s society are buying mostly low- fat or non-fat food at the grocery store. Everybody knows how much fat is inside the food they buy. However, people are getting fatter than ever before by doing this. They are not losing weight by changing to this low fat lifestyle.
　　 Losing weight has nothing to do with these things. One of the most important things you can do to control your weight is to eat the proper foods, such as fruit and vegetables, eat them at the right time, and exercise every day. If people make this a habit, they will lose weight.

56. What is the main reason why people are overweight?
A. They eat the wrong foods at the wrong time.

B. They eat food with lots of calories.

C. They don’t take any weight loss pills.
D. They burn many calories every day.

57. The article is written in order to _______.
A. tell readers not to buy low-fat or non-fat food

B. tell readers how to lose weight

C. tell readers about an important scientific discovery

D. call on people to lose weight and stay healthy
58. To realize the aim of your weight loss plan, you should ________.

a. do exercise every day

b. eat meals at the right time

c. eat fruits and vegetables

d. eat low-fat or sweet food

e. eat the proper foods at each meal

A. a, b, c, d　 B. a, b, d, e　　 C. a, c, d, e 　 D. a, b, c, e