5. The doctor asks my grandfather to try _________(eat) less meat.

4. Good food and exercise help me __________(study) better.

3. I am stressed out because my Putonghua isn’t _____________(improve).

2. It ____________(rain)outside. You’d better take an umbrella with you.

1. Is her lifestyle the same as ________(you) or different?

In New York, on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station. He was playing his 1________. His music was so great that many people put money into his pocket.

The next day, the young artist came to the 2.______ place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before, he took out a piece of paper and put 3_____ on the ground. The paper read ,“Last night, a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to get it soon..”

4._______ about half an hour, a(an) 5._________ man came there in a hurry, “Oh ,it’s you . You did come here.” The young violinist asked calmly, “Are you Mr. George Sang?” “Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked, “Did you lose something?” “Lottery(彩票).It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,” said the man.

The violinist took out a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist 6________ it to him.

Later someone asked the violinist, “Since you 7_______play the violin every day to make your tuition (学费)in the university, why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?”

The violinist said, “8_________ I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty(诚实), I won’t be happy forever.”

Through our lives , we can get a lot and lose so 9________. But being 10_______ should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way, we may succeed in a short period. However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.

1. A. piano　　 B. guitar　　　 C. violin　　　 D. sax(萨克斯)

2. A. similar　　 B. different　　 C. strange　　 D. same

3. A. it　　　　 B. its　　　　　 C. they　　　 D. them

4. A. After　　　 B. Before　　　 C. From　　　 D. When

5. A. young　　 B. old　　　　 C. small　　　 D. tall

6. A. sold　　　 B. bought　　　 C. gave　　　 D. lent

7. A. could　　　 B. had to　　　 C. should　　　 D. must

8. A. Although　 B. Once　　　 C. If　　　　　 D. Unless

9. A. many　　　 B. much　　　 C. little　　　　 D. few

10. A. kind　　　 B. rich　　　　 C. honest　　　 D. poor

15. Mrs. Jenny gave us _____ on how to learn English well.

　 A. some advices　　 B. many advices　　 C. some advice　　 D. an advice