On the night of my birthday, I went with my mom to the nearest drug store to buy vitamins. Even though it was my birthday, I was feeling   11  and a bit lonely. Maybe I missed my dad who died four years ago, I just wanted him to be beside me that day.
On my way to the drug store, I was crying. When I arrived there, I cleaned my   12   up from the tears and tried to   13  when I ordered the vitamins my mom wanted to buy. While I was waiting, I looked around the building and I   14  sight of a beggar next to the door. She was with her son, a cute little boy. They were sitting on the street. Although it was in winter at the moment and I still felt   15   with my coat, I noticed that the child was just wearing an old T-shirt. I felt sorry for them. When I   16   for my vitamins, I glanced at them and had an idea. “Why don’t I contribute some of my smaller clothes to them? Today is my   17 .” I thought to myself. I had to   18  something with someone else that day. Yeah, I   19  that I had to do that. I went home in a hurry and I felt so excited as I looked for some of my smaller   20 .
At home, I told my mom my   21  and told her my idea. My mom   22  with me. I found a few clothes and went back to the drug store. When I got there, I didn’t hand the clothing over myself. I wanted it to be a   23 , so I asked someone to hand the clothes over, then I left. As I left, I   24  someone saying “thank you!” and I hoped it was for me.
On the road, my heart was full of   25  and warmth. I felt glad that I could share something on my birthday and that was a big gift for me.

On the night of my birthday, I went with my mom to the nearest drug store to buy vitamins. Even though it was my birthday, I was feeling   11  and a bit lonely. Maybe I missed my dad who died four years ago, I just wanted him to be beside me that day.

On my way to the drug store, I was crying. When I arrived there, I cleaned my   12   up from the tears and tried to   13  when I ordered the vitamins my mom wanted to buy. While I was waiting, I looked around the building and I   14  sight of a beggar next to the door. She was with her son, a cute little boy. They were sitting on the street. Although it was in winter at the moment and I still felt   15   with my coat, I noticed that the child was just wearing an old T-shirt. I felt sorry for them. When I   16   for my vitamins, I glanced at them and had an idea. “Why don’t I contribute some of my smaller clothes to them? Today is my   17 .” I thought to myself. I had to   18  something with someone else that day. Yeah, I   19  that I had to do that. I went home in a hurry and I felt so excited as I looked for some of my smaller   20 .

At home, I told my mom my   21  and told her my idea. My mom   22  with me. I found a few clothes and went back to the drug store. When I got there, I didn’t hand the clothing over myself. I wanted it to be a   23 , so I asked someone to hand the clothes over, then I left. As I left, I   24  someone saying “thank you!” and I hoped it was for me.

On the road, my heart was full of   25  and warmth. I felt glad that I could share something on my birthday and that was a big gift for me.

1.                A．happy          B． sad           C． glad D． delighted

2.                A．hand           B． cheek         C． head    D． shoulder

3.                A．smile          B． ask           C． run D． cry

4.                A．put            B． caught         C． kept D． held

5.                A．warm          B． cloudy         C． cold D． hot

6.                A．paid           B． answered      C． accounted    D． applied

7.                A．Sunday         B． holiday        C． Monday D． birthday

8.                A．share          B． discuss        C． support  D． send

9.                A．expected       B． managed       C． failed   D． decided

10.               A． clothes        B． books         C． medicine D． caps

11.               A． experience     B． practice       C． experiment   D． discovery

12.               A． discussed      B． agreed        C． argued   D． debated

13.               A． secret         B． wonder        C． news D． pride

14.               A． touched       B． heard         C． smelt D． felt

15.               A． sadness       B． happiness      C． coldness  D． worry

1．If you get into the pool or the ocean right after a meal, you could risk d________.?

2．Not everyone knows that it’s wrong to read others’ private letters without p_______.

3．My doctor often reminds me to have a b______ diet to get all the vitamins I need.?

4．The mother had to explain the reasons to satisfy the c_______ of her little daughter.?

5．Fortunately, no one was hurt when the gas remained_______（爆炸了的）.?

I’m a skeptic(怀疑论者) when it comes to the benefits of taking vitamins and other supplements. We swallow far more than any other country- yet we’re not the healthiest folks by far, nor do we live the longest.

There’s more bad news for vitamins this week: Turns out that takig folic acid(叶酸) and vitamin B12 supplements doesn’t prevent heart attacks or death, according to a major new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. It was hoped they would, since the vitamins do reduce levels of homocysteine(高半胱氨酸), an amino acid(氨基酸) that is higher in the blood of people who have a higher risk of heart disease. In fact, homocysteine was reduced 30 percent after one year of treatment in the participants who took both vitamins. But in the following three years, just as many vitamin takers died as those who didn’t take the vitamins. Even worse, the study was stopped early because another similar study suggested that there may be an increased risk of cancer from taking B vitamins.

I had been taking a health-food store monster multivitamin(综合维生素剂) for months. Coincidentally, I had been experiencing some strange numbness in my legs that was starting to scare me. I remember sitting in a long meeting with my ankles crossed, and when I tried to stand up I crumpled on the floor and hit my chin on the glass coffee table because my leg had gone completely numb and worthless. As I sat there and shook my leg, I got that “pins and needles” feeling and soon was OK. But it scared me enough to make an appointment with a neurologist, who suggested an MRI to rule out multiple sclerosis, stroke, or a brain tumor(肿).

While I’ll never know for sure if the vitamins caused my problem, many, many studies have reminded us that pill forms of vitamins and minerals don’t provide the same benefit as getting them from food. There’s a lot we don’t know about how the human body works. Until we know more, I’m getting most of my vitamins from the farmer’s market.

49. What can we know from the last paragraph?

  A. The writer is getting most of pill forms of vitamins from the markets.

  B. The writer continues to take vitamins in great quantities.

  C. The writer is getting vitamins from food, which can provide more benefits.

  D. The writer will never take pill forms of vitamins and minerals.

50. Why do people take folic acid and vitamin B12 supplements?

They want to stop heart

 attacks or live longer.

  B. They want to live longer.

  C. They want to increase risk of cancer.

  D. They want to experience some strange numbness.

51. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

  A. It was the multivitamin he took that caused the writer to get the “pins and needles” feeling.

  B. Taking more vitamins will not make a man healthier or live longer.

  C. The vitamins can reduce levels of homocysteine in our body.

  D. The less homocysteine in our blood, the less chance we’ll have heart attacks.

52. The best title of the passage can be _________.

  A. Vitamins: Benefit Us a Lot               B. Vitamins: No Help for Your Heart

  C. Vitamins: Bad for the Brain, Too           D. Some Bad News About Vitamins.

I’m a skeptic（怀疑论者）when it comes to the benefits of taking vitamins and other supplements. We swallow far more than any other country---yet we’re not the healthiest folks by far, nor do we live the longest.

There’s more bad news for vitamins this week: Turns out that taking folic acid （叶酸）and vitamin B12 supplements doesn’t prevent heart attacks or death, according to a major new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. It was hoped they would, since the vitamins do reduce levels of homocysteine, an amino acid（氨基酸）that is higher in the blood of people who have a higher risk of heart disease. In fact, homocysteine was reduced 30 percent after one year of treatment in the participants who took both vitamins. But in the following three years, just as many vitamin takers died as those who didn’t take the vitamins. Even worse, the study was stopped early because another similar study suggested that there may be an increased risk of cancer from taking B vitamins.

I had been taking a health ---food store monster multivitamin（综合维生素剂）for months. Coincidentally, I had been experiencing some strange numbness in my legs that was starting to scare me. I remember sitting in a long meeting with ankles crossed, and when I tried to stand up I crumpled on the floor and lit my chin on the glass coffee table because my leg had gone completely numb and worthless. As I sat there and shook my leg, I got that “pins and needles” feeling and soon was OK. But it scared me enough to make an appointment with a neurologist who suggested an MRI to rule out multiple sclerosis, stroke, or a brain tumor.

While I’ll never know for sure if the vitamins caused my problem, many, many studies have reminded us that pill forms of vitamins and minerals don’t provide the same benefit as getting them form food. There’s a lot we don’t know about how the human body works. Until we know more, I’m getting of my vitamins from the famer’s market.

1．Why do people take folic acid and vitamin B12 supplements?

       A．They want to stop heart attacks or live longer.

       B．They want to liver longer.

       C．They want to increase risk of cancer.

       D．They want to experience some strange numbness.

2．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

    A．It was the multivitamin he took that caused the writher to get the “Pins and needles” feeling.

       B．Taking more vitamins will not make a man healthier or live longer.

       C．The vitamins can reduce levels of homocysteine in our body.

       D．The less homocysteine in our blood, the less chance we’ll have heart attacks.

3．What can we know from the last paragraph?

       A．The writer is getting most of pill forms of vitamins form the markets.

       B．The writer continues to take vitamins in great quantities.

       C．The writer is getting vitamins from food, which can provide more benefits.

       D．The writer will never take pill forms of vitamins and minerals.

4．The best title of the passage can be          .

       A．Vitamins: Benefit Us Lot                       B．Vitamins: No Help for Your Heart

       C．Vitamins: Bad for the Brain, Too            D．Some Bad News about Vitamins