A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches (英尺) longer.
He went downstairs to the kitchen. His mother and two sisters were washing up the tea-things there. “The new trousers are too long,” he said. “They need shortening(缩短)by about two inches.
Could one of you do it for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything. But when his mother finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son’s bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.
Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’ s trousers. She was a kind girl,so she went quietly upstairs withoutsaying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches. The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came home she,too, remembered her brothers trousers. So she ran upstairs and did as her mother and sister had done. You can imagine(想象)the look on the young man’s face when he put the trousers on the next morning. .
1.What were the young man’s new trousers like at first?
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A.They were a bit too long. |
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B.They were just suitable. |
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C.They were too short for him. |
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D.There were about two inches shorter. |
2.Why didn’t the young man’s mother and sisters answer him in the kitchen?
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A.Because they were very busy. |
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B.Because they didn’t hear him. |
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C.Because they didn’t like him. |
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D.Because they couldn’t do that. |
3.When did his elder sister shortened the trousers?
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A.In the evening. |
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B.Before she finished the washing. |
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C.After lunch. |
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D.After she came back from the cinema. |
4.What did the young man find about the trousers the next morning?
He found that the trousers were ______ inches too short for him.
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A.two |
B.four |
C.six |
D.eight |
5.How did the young man feel when he put the trousers on the next morning?
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A.Pleasant. |
B.Thankful. |
C.Surprised. |
D.Bored. |
How do you feel when you get up in the morning? Happy and active or tired and weak?
Do you often wake up with a headache(头痛)? Well, if the answer is yes, take Dr. Talbot's advice and start feeling better.
☆ Get up and move. If you hate feeling tired and unhappy, you should start exercising, Try running, swimming or cycling. When we exercise, our body produces special chemicals (化学药品) that give us energy and make us feel happier. If you can't stand exercising, listen to your favorite music and dance to it. That's exercise, too.
☆ Eat healthily. You should eat three balanced (平衡的) meals every day and you shouldn't eat too much fast food. If you need some extra (额外的) energy the whole day, make an energy drink. Mix (混和) together fresh fruit juice and low-fat milk. It tastes great!
☆ Go out and enjoy nature. The smell of flowers will make you feel happy. Even the smell of your favorite food can change the way you feel!
☆ Wake your body up. When you have a shower, change the temperature of the water----from hot to cold and back to hot again. You'll feel the difference.
☆ Laugh! You should laugh for, at least, three minutes, three times a day. It will make you feel great!
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Problem: You feel tired and 1. or wake up with a headache in the morning. |
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Dr. Talbot’s 2. : 1. Start exercising, your body will produce special chemicals to make you 3. . 2. Listening to your favourite 4. and dancing to it is also exercise. 3. Don’t 5. too much fast food. 4. Drink the mixed fresh fruit juice to get some extra 6. . 5. Go out and 7. nature, it can change the way you feel. 6. Changing the 8. of the shower water can wake your body up. 7. Try to 9. for three minutes, three times a day. It will make you 10. great. |
Would you like _________a CD _______your birthday?
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A.getting,to |
B.to get,for |
C.getting,for |
D.to get,to |