Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

This is an old English saying (谚语). It means that we should go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever.

Is this true? Perhaps it is. The body must have enough sleep. Children of your age need ten hours’ sleep every night. If you go to bed late, you can’t have enough sleep. Then you can’t think carefully and your homework will be wrong. You will not be wise and you may not become wealthy!

Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is not good for them. We should sleep at night when it is dark. The dark helps us sleep well. When the daylight comes, we should get up. This is the time for exercise. If the body is not used, it will become weak. Exercise keeps it strong.

Exercise helps the blood (血液) to move around inside the body. Blood takes nutrition (营养) to all parts of our bodies. The brains (大脑) in our heads also need blood. We think with our brains. If we keep our bodies healthy, and take exercise, we can think better!

Our bodies also need air to breathe (呼吸). Without air we will die. Get up early in the morning and we can have plenty of clean, fresh air. That will keep us healthy and happy.

1.The old English saying tells us _______.

A. how to make more money

B. when we should get up

C. it is important to go to bed and get up early

D. to stay up late

2.A child needs at least _______ hours’ sleep every night.

A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10

3.If you want to make your body strong, you should _______.

A. exercise often B. have enough sleep

C. go to bed early D. get up early

4. _______ provides nutrition for our brains.

A. Air B. Blood C. Exercise D. Sleep

5. Which of the following statements is Not true?

A. Enough sleep makes you think carefully.

B. The more sleep you have, the cleverer you are.

C. Dark is good for sleeping.

D. People will die without air.

According to a recent worldwide survey of Internet users, one out of four says they made their most recent purchase(购买) online and six out of ten say friends’ social media posts influence their online purchases. Those statistics(统计) have now given some users of the “Moments”(朋友圈) function on WeChat the idea of turning their “friends” into customers.

The “Moments” function on WeChat is closed system that allows you to send photos and messages only to your friends. It ensures more privacy(隐私) and it helps you avoid receiving spam(电子垃圾) from sellers. But some users were quick to see the business opportunities of “Moments” and have turned it into a mini-marketplace. They are recommending (推荐) products to their friends and offering to either sell the products directly or act as a middleman(中间商) for the purchases.

One woman told the Shanxi Evening News that she makes money as a middleman, or purchasing agent. She added a few sellers of fake(假的) handbags to her friends list and posts pictures of the handbags. When a friend is interested in buying a bag, they pay her the money and she has the sellers send the goods. “There are zero costs for storage and logistics(物流),” she says, “and I make money simply from the price difference.” It’s a nice business model, but the woman didn’t seem to know that she was doing something against the law by selling fakes to her friends.

Another woman was connected with even more dishonest business. She sold facial masks(面膜) that had “magical” effects to make women’s skin beautiful. Unluckily, the masks caused the faces of some of her “friends” to break out in red spots and pimples(粉刺), and when they asked for compensation, the woman magically disappeared.

Social media is easier to stay connected with friends and to share your experiences with them. And it’s OK to “recommend” something or try to make money from your friends. Turning your friends into customers is a sure way to lose those friends.

1.How many people made their recent purchases online according to the first paragraph?

A. 25% B. 40% C. 75% D. 100%

2.What does the “Moments” function on WhChat allow you to send to your friends?

A. Only photos

B. Not only photos but also messages

C. Only messages

D. Neither photos nor messages

3.What does the underlined word “compensation” mean?

A. 赔偿 B. 补货 C. 报酬 D. 折扣

4.According to the passage, what will happen if the users of the “Moments” function on WeChat sell products in a dishonest way to their friends?

A. They’ll make more friends.

B. The friendship between them and their friends will come to an end.

C. They will never use the “Moments” function on WeChat.

D. They will lose everything.

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