Last week our reporters asked how people prefer to shop．People were asked where they preferred to shop，what they bought，and about advantages and disadvantages．

Larry is a twenty-seven-year-old engineer．He buys all his food，clothes and other things he needs in the shops near his home．He likes the friendly shop owners and the fresh food．However，he says there are two main problems．First，buying things from small shops costs more money．Secondly，he can't find the tracks he reads in the small bookstore near his home．He has to go to the big bookstore downtown（市中心）．

Jan is a thirty-year-old mother of two children．She and her husband both work as teachers．They like to shop at the mall with their children because it's safe and clean．There are always interesting things for the whole family to see．Another advantage is that the prices are good．Malls also have many more kinds and sizes of everything than mall shops．Jan says that the main disadvantages are that the mall is always crowded，and it's so big that children can easily get lost．

Roger is a twenty-year-old student who prefers to shop on the Internet．He thinks the main advantage is that he can shop at any hour of the day or night．Besides this，he can buy fascinating（吸引人的）things from all over the world．According to Roger，the biggest difficulty is that it isn't safe to buy things on the Internet．Last year，someone stole his credit card（信用卡）number and bought things with it．Also，once he paid for things and never received them．

根据短文内容，完成下列句子。（所填内容可能是单词或短语）

1．Larry thinks the shop owners are very            ．

2．From the passage we know that the big bookstores downtown are           from Larry’s house．

3．Jan's family like to see           at the mall．

4．Both Jan and her husband work in          ．

5．Roger thinks buying things on the Internet is not          ．

The other day Roy Price went “home”to his sister’s house. It’s her home now; and it’s also the house he was born in, Pat, his sister, kissed him and said, “You haven’t changed much, Roy. Let me see, now – when did we meet last?”

    “Thirty years ago,”he answered.“I came here for a week, do you remember? And I was right thirty then.”He added, “You’ve changed very little.”But it wasn’t true. Pat looked like an old lady.

    The next morning Roy walked through the small town alone. The place looked very different. There were lots of traffic signs beside the roads. There was a new car park, a new post office, a new… . He remembered suddenly that the bus used to stop anywhere: you just put up your hand and it stopped. One surprise followed another. But Roy’s biggest surprise was the people. He didn’t recognize（认识）anybody at all. He thought perhaps everyone here seemed old. He went into the post office and bought some stamps. “Where are all the children and young people?”he asked the postmaster. The old fellow looked up and answered, “Children? They’re in school, of course.”

    At lunch Pat said, “The town looks nice, doesn’t it?”

    “It’s all different, Pat. It used to be an exciting place, but now it’s full of old people. I don’t understand…”

    “There are a few newcomers, but the ones we knew are still here. You’re not young yourself, Roy, are you?”

1. The house Roy was born in is now his ___________ home.

    A. mother’s                  B. sister’s                            C. new                  D. own

2. In the eyes of Roy, the small town looked ___________ and people seemed ___________.

    A. different, old             B. different, young        C. old, young         D. old, new

3. In the passage the writer mainly wants to tell us that ___________.

    A. people in the small town were old like Roy’s sister

    B. Roy hasn’t changed much but his sister has changed a lot

    C. Roy’s hometown has changed a lot since he left 30 years ago

    D. Roy didn’t recognize anybody because he had been away for 30 years

It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework, __41__ newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see __42__ do taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful __43__ she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked __44__ she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile:I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite __45__ keep your mind active，take an interest in the world __46__ you, and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as __47__ you can. Don’t think you are too old to go back to __48__. I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 71 and now he is good at __49__ tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.

Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to __50__ the Lady’s example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.

41. A. look 　　　 B. read　　 C. see　　　　 D. watch

42 A. her　　　　　 B. him　　 C. other　　　　　 D. others

43. A. than　　 B. since　　　 C. though　　　　　 D. because

44. A. what　　 B. why　　 C. who　　　　 D. how

45. A. early　　　 B. dear　　 C. easy　　　　 D. late

46. A. under　　　 B. around　　　 C. above　　　　　 D. between

47. A. soon　　 B. busily　　　 C. hardly　　　　　 D. often

48. A. place　　　 B. song　　 C. school　　　　　 D. dance

49. A. buying　　　 B. losing　　　 C. sending　　 D. playing

50. A. follow　　　 B. give　　 C. make　　　　 D. bring

It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework,   16  newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see   17  do taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful   18  she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked   19  she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile:
I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite   20 . Keep your mind active, take an interest in the world   21  you, and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as   22  as you can. Don’t think you are too old to go back to   23  . I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 71 and now he is good at   24  tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.
Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to   25  the lady’s example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.