A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor. After a few weeks the editor   21  the story to her. The lady was   22  . She wrote back to the editor:

 “Dear Sir.

Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. How do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it.   23   I sent you the story, I pasted together pages 18, 19 and 20. This was a  24   to see whether you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday, the pages were   25   pasted together. Is this the way you read all the stories that are sent to you?”

The editor wrote back:

 “Dear Madam,

At breakfast then I have an egg. I don’t have to eat the whole egg in order to discover(发现) that it is bad.”

1.A. gave           B. came back         C. handed          D. returned

2.A. angry          B. happy             C. satisfied       D. glad

3.A. After          B. until             C. Before          D. Since

4.A .lesson         B. test              C. question        D. thing

5.A. already        B. still             C. even            D. yet

A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor. After a few weeks the editor   21  the story to her. The lady was   22 . She wrote back to the editor:
“Dear Sir.
Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. How do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it.   23  I sent you the story, I pasted together pages 18, 19 and 20. This was a  24  to see whether you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday, the pages were   25  pasted together. Is this the way you read all the stories that are sent to you?”
The editor wrote back:
“Dear Madam,
At breakfast then I have an egg. I don’t have to eat the whole egg in order to discover(发现) that it is bad.”

Food is very important. Everyone needs to ____21____ well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is _____22____. We begin to get knowledge even when we are very young. Small children are ____23____ in everything around them. They learn _____24____ while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older, they begin to ____25____ story books, science books…, anything they like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and ____26____ to find out the answers.

    What is the best ___27___ to get knowledge? If we learn ____28____ ourselves, we will get the most knowledge. If we are always getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will never learn well. When we study in the _____29_____ way, we will learn more and understand _____30_____.

  21. A. sleep                      B. read                     C. drink                    D. eat

  22. A. sport                      B. exercise                C. knowledge     D. meat

  23. A. interested               B. interesting          C. weak                  D. better

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

  25. A. lend                       B. read                     C. learn                     D. write

  26. A. try                             B. have                     C. swim                    D. wait

  27. A. place                      B. door                C. way                    D. lessons

  28. A. on                             B. with                      C. to                       D. by

  29. A. wrong                        B. right                      C. bad                     D. difficult

  30. A. harder                        B. much                C. better                  D. well

Around the world, people have beliefs(信念) about certain food and drink. Some people think that chicken soup is good for a cold. Others believe that it is unhealthy not to eat meat. If you want to know whether these beliefs are true or not, read this text to find out.

1. Drinking chicken soup is good for a cold ________ .

   A. because it is delicious

   B. because it produces many calories

   C. because of a special substance it contains

   D. because of a special heat it contains

2. Which of these causes skin trouble?

   A. Juice or chocolate.              B. Cheese or chocolate.

   C. Stress or lack(不足) of exercise.   D. Stress or lack of sleep.

3. If you want to lose weight, you need to ________ .

   A. eat less and exercise more        B. eat more and exercise less

   C. eat and exercise less             D. eat and exercise more

4. Eating bread isn’t fattening, but _______ .

   A. eating potatoes is               B. eating similar food is

   C. adding potatoes to it is           D. adding butter to it is

5. What fact does this text lead you to believe?

   A. Vegetables don’t contain protein at all.

   B. A person who never eats meat can also be healthy.

   C. Coffee is better for you than tea.

            D. If you eat food with a lot of calories, you’ll never get heavier.