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Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before ______ every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn’t smoke and never ______. She didn’t eat chocolate. She didn’t eat sweet and fatty food,______ . She weighed herself every day.

One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a ______ sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair writs white. He looked thin and weak.and his hands were shaking, ______ he looked very happy.

He smiled at her and said, “Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”

He had a wide smile ______ his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.

“Good morning!” replied Alicia. “Yes, it is a lovely day.”

Alicia thought he ______ very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the ______ of a happy old age. ”

“I hope you don’t ______ me asking, ”she said, “but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do ______ I am your age.”

The man in the rocking chair said, “My secret for ______? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day.”

Alicia was ______ she didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did ______ wrong. She thought he should be ______ and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life ______ eating well or doing lots of exercise.

“How old are you?” she asked.

“It’s my birthday today, ” said the man. “I’m forty-seven!”

1.A.lunch B.breakfast C.dinner D.supper

2.A.exercised B.drank C.worked D.slept

3.A.too B.also C.either D.still

4.A.man B.but C.and D.or

5.A.in B.with C.at D.on

6.A.saw B.looked C.listened D.found

7.A.secret B.dream C.plan D.future

8.A.stand B.mind C.allow D.enjoy

9.A.when B.since C.though D.for

10.A.health B.success C.happiness D.life

11.A.surprised B.worried C.excited D.relaxed

12.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing

13.A.angry B.serious C.quiet D.sick

14.A.through B.from C.without D.by

A Nobel Prize is considered by most people one of the highest international honors (荣誉)a person can receive. As you know, the prizes were started by a Swedish called Alfred Nobel. He was born in Stockholm ,the capital of Sweden. Alfred Nobel was a great scientist. He made two importantinventions, and so he became very rich. Although he was rich, Nobel was not a happy man. He never married or had children. Also, he was a sick man during his large part of life. When he died at the age of 63,he left a fund of $9,000,000.The money was used in giving prizes to those who made great achievements(成就) in physics, chemistry, medicine and literature(文学), and for world peace.

The first Nobel Prize were given on December 10,1901,five years after Nobel’s death. Since thenmany famous people from all over the world have been given Nobel Prize for their achievements. Each prize has three parts. The first part is a gold medal. Second, a winner of a Nobel Prize isgiven a diploma, saying that he has been given the prize. The third part of the prize is a largeamount of money------about $40,000.

Often a prize is given to just one person ,but not always. Sometimes a prize is shared. It may be given to two or more people who have worked together .It is also sometimes true that a prize is not given at all if there is no great achievement. In 1972,for example, no Nobel Peace Prize was given.

1.What kind of person would you say Alfred Nobel was?

A. rich, happy, and healthy

B. poor, unhappy, unhealthy

C. rich, but unhappy and unlucky

D. poor, but happy and lucky

2.When he died , Nobel Prize left a large amount of money .

A. to his wife

B. for helping the poor people in Sweden

C. to his children

D. for setting five prizes.

3.The Nobel Prize was to be used in giving prizes who made great achievements in.

A. physics and chemistry B. medicine and literature

C. literature D. all of above

4.The underlined word“diploma”most probably means.

A. 证书 B. 信件 C. 票据 D. 卡片

5.How many persons is a Nobel Prize given to?

A. Two persons B. Not always one person

C. Only one person D. Five persons

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