We all need physical exercise. Exercise uses up food we eat and keeps the body full of energy. It works your muscles and makes your heart work hard so as to send blood to your muscles. So, exercise makes your heart and muscles strong. Exercise also makes you feel refreshed. If you exercise a couple of times a week, you will stay happy and healthy.

Some Western countries, such as the United States, have problems with exercise. In the US, many people don't have enough exercise because it is hard for them. People have to work from dawn till dusk, so they don't have time to take exercise. They work in office buildings sitting in chairs all day long in front of computers. They cannot get much exercise sitting at desk passively.

Some Westerners can get exercise walking from their homes to work. However, the majority of people cannot do this. It is too far from their homes to their offices. They have no choice but to drive to work. In fact, some have to drive one or two hours to their offices. This is unfavourable in two ways. First, these people don't have a chance to exercise because they are sitting in their cars for two to four hours each day. Second, driving is challenging especially in rush hours and calls for too much attention. It makes a person worn out. So, when these people arrive home at night, they don't have the desire to take exercise after work.

Today, many people in the West are overweight, which causes health problems for them. Doctors say exercise can help people both lose weight and improve their health. So many people are trying to get more exercise. But it takes time to change, and when people don't see a difference right away, they will lose heart and stop exercising.

Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final 　 1　 . All the kids had been working hard for some time, reviewing their 　 2　 . If they didn’t pass the exams, they would have to 　 3　 them in September. There were usually a few who　 4　 , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but she was working so hard that her mother 　5　 her. She went to bed too late. The night before the big day, her mother 　 6　 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised to 　 7　　 her up in the morning.

Jane was too 　8　 to fall asleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, the 　 9　 did work. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldn’t answer 　10　 of the questions. Everyone 　11 　　her was writing pages and pages. 　 12　 , she couldn’t find anything to write about. From time to time she looked at her 　 13　 .

Time was running 　 14　 . There was only an hour to 　15　 . She started one question, wrote two sentences, 　16　 and tried another. With only half an hour left she wrote 　17　　 two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 　18　 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she woke up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible 　 19　 . A minute later, 　20　　 called her name.

1. A. harvests 　　　　　　　　　　 B. exams　　　　　　　 C. reports 　　　　　　　　　 D. papers

2. A. exercises 　　　　　　　　　 B. jobs　　　　　　　　 C. books 　　　　　　　　　　 D. lessons

3. A. take 　　　　　　　　　 B. write　　　　　　　　 C. attend　　　 　 　　　 D. do

4. A. cheated　　　　　　　　 B. succeeded　　　　 C. passed　　　　　　　　　　 D. failed

5. A. cared for B. felt proud of C. worried about　 　　 D. thought highly of

6. A. insisted 　　　　　　　 B. agreed　　　 　 C. promised　　　　　　　　 D. allowed

7. A. ring　　　　　　　　　　 B. wake　　　　　　　　 C. bring　　　　　　　　 D. pick

8. A. sad　　　　　　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　 　 　　　 D. nervous

9. A. dream　　　　　　　　　 B. pill　　　　　　　　　 C. suggestion　　　　 D. music

10. A. all　　　　　　　　　　　 B. none　　　　　　　　 C. any　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. some

11. A. ahead of　　　 　　　　　　 B. behind　　　　　　　 C. in front of　　　　　　　 D. around

12. A. Unless　　　　　　　 B. However　　　　　 C. Though　　　　　　　　　 D. As

13. A. watch　　　　　　　　 B. paper　　　　　　　 C. teacher　　　　　　　　　　 D. book

14. A. up　　　　　　　　　　 B. down　　　　　　　 C. out　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. over

15. A. run　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　　　 C. remain　　　　　　　　　　 D. go

16. A. gave out　　　　　　　　　　 B. gave up　　 　 C. put off　　　　　　　　　　 D. put out

17. A. another　　　　　　　 B. more　　　　　　　　 C. other　　　　　　　　 D. the other

18. A. thinking　　　　　　　　　　 B. dreaming　　　　　 C. crying　　　　　　　 D. writing

19. A. exam　　　　　　　　 B. dream　　　　　　　 C. story　　　　　　　　 D. night

20. A. her mother　　　　 B. her teacher　　　 C. a classmate　　　 D. a friend

Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final 　 1　 . All the kids had been working hard for some time, reviewing their 　 2　 . If they didn’t pass the exams, they would have to 　 3　 them in September. There were usually a few who　 4　 , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but she was working so hard that her mother 　5　 her. She went to bed too late. The night before the big day, her mother 　 6　 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised to 　 7　　 her up in the morning.

Jane was too 　8　 to fall asleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, the 　 9　 did work. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldn’t answer 　10　 of the questions. Everyone 　11 　　her was writing pages and pages. 　 12　 , she couldn’t find anything to write about. From time to time she looked at her 　 13　 .

Time was running 　 14　 . There was only an hour to 　15　 . She started one question, wrote two sentences, 　16　 and tried another. With only half an hour left she wrote 　17　　 two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 　18　 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she woke up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible 　 19　 . A minute later, 　20　　 called her name.

1. A. harvests 　　　　 B. exams　　　　 C. reports 　　　　 D. papers

2. A. exercises 　　　　 B. jobs　　　　　 C. books 　　　　 D. lessons

3. A. take 　　　　 B. write　　　　 C. attend　　 　 　 D. do

4. A. cheated　　　 B. succeeded　　 C. passed　　　　 D. failed

5. A. cared for 　　　　　 B. felt proud of　

C. worried about　 　 D. thought highly of

6. A. insisted 　　　　 B. agreed　　 　 C. promised　　　　 D. allowed

7. A. ring　　　　　 B. wake　　　　　 C. bring　　　　 D. pick

8. A. sad　　　　　 B. tired　　　　 C. happy　　 　 　 D. nervous

9. A. dream　　　　 B. pill　　　　　 C. suggestion　　 D. music

10. A. all　　　　　 B. none　　　　　 C. any　　　　　 D. some

11. A. ahead of　　　　 B. behind　　　　 C. in front of　　　　　 D. around

12. A. Unless　　　 B. However　 C. Though　　　　 D. As

13. A. watch　　　　 B. paper　　　　 C. teacher　　　 D. book

14. A. up　　　　　 B. down　　　　　 C. out　　　　　 D. over

15. A. run　　　　　 B. leave　　　　 C. remain　　　　 D. go

16. A. gave out　　　　 B. gave up 　 C. put off　　　 D. put out

17. A. another　　　　　 B. more　　　　　 C. other　　　　 D. the other

18. A. thinking　　　　 B. dreaming　　　 C. crying　　　　 D. writing

19. A. exam　　　　 B. dream　　　　 C. story　　　　 D. night

20. A. her mother　 B. her teacher　　　 C. a classmate　　　 D. a friend