Mr. Jenkins liked all kinds of delicious food. As an important officer， he was often asked to dinner. The shopkeepers tried their best to fawn on（巴结）him. They knew it was good for their business. Now the officer got fatter and fatter. He could hardly go upstairs at home and had to sleep downstairs. He often felt tired if he walked or did some housework. He was worried about it and had to go to a doctor. “Stop eating much fat and sugar， Mr. Jenkins，” said the doctor. “Or it will be worse for your health!” It was difficult for the officer to do it. He wouldn’t do as the doctor said. He found something was wrong with his heart a few months later. Now he thought the doctor was right. And he had to be in hospital.
“You must lose weight， sir，” said the doctor， “if you don’t want to die soon!” “Could you tell me a way to lose weight， please?” “You must do some exercise first.” “Which exercise?” “To move your head from side to side when you are invited to dinner!”
1.Mr.Jenkins was often asked to dinner because.
A. he liked the delicious food
B. he was ready to help others
C. he was helpful to their business
2.What did Mr. Jenkins do?
A. An officer. B. A businessman. C. A doctor
3.What happened to Mr. Jenkins after being invited?
A. He got fatter and fatter.
B. He hardly went upstairs.
C. Both A and B
4.It was difficult for Mr. Jenkins to do everything， so .
A. he didn’t go to dinner
B. he went to ask the doctor for help
C. he began to do some exercise
5.Which of the following is true?
A. The doctor told Mr. Jenkins not to go to dinner.
B. The doctor told Mr. Jenkins to move his head.
C. The doctor thought Mr. Jenkins would die.
Do teenagers in small villages do chores at home? How about the teenagers in big cities? Here is a survey. We asked 4，000 teenagers in China several questions. Half of them come from big cities like Beijing， Shanghai and Guangzhou. The others are from small villages. We made a diagram(图表） of the result of our survey. Let’s have a look at it. We found out that teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities. Maybe it is because they live a harder life. Our advice to parents in big cities is that parents should give their children some chores to do. Doing chores teaches teenagers to take care of themselves.
Chores | 2000 teenagers in small villages | 2000 teenagers in big cities |
Take out the trash | 1600 | 1000 |
Sweep the floor | 1200 | 850 |
Make the bed | 1400 | 750 |
Do the dishes | 1100 | 600 |
Fold the clothes | 900 | 1500 |
1.They surveyed ______ teenagers from small villages.
A. 2，000B. 3，000 C. 4，000
2.There are 1，000 teenagers from the cities who ______.
A. make the bed
B. do the dishes
C. take out the trash
3.Fewer than ______ teenagers in big cities sweep the floor and make the bed.
A. 2000 B. 1，000 C. 1，500
4.The number of teenagers ______ in big cities is bigger than that in small villages.
A. making the bed
B. folding the clothes
C. doing the dishes
5.Why did they make the survey?
A. Because they don’t want teenagers in China to do chores at home.
B. Because they thought it’ll help teenagers to take good care of themselves to do chores at home.
C. Because they wanted to know if teenagers in China do chores at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son， Leo. He seemed to be dumb (哑的) he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to ，but with no success. When Leo was six years old， the best doctors in the town him carefully， but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he spoke.
“There might be something wrong with his ，and he doesn’t know he's able to speak”， one doctor said.“But he can read and write…，said Mr. Green. “We’ve written him notes， telling him that he can speak. ” “It’s certainly very ，” another doctor said. Perhaps he’ll be able to speak some day. ” passed. Leo went to university. But he did not say a word. Then one day， Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning， he looked up from his and said，“Pass me the salt， please. ”
Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. “You spoke! You spoke!” they cried. “ Why have you so long to speak?” “I didn’t have anything to say…，he said. “Until now everything was perfect. But you forgot to put salt in potatoes. ”
1.A. because B. when C. though
2.A. speak B. walk C. play
3.A. taughtB. examined C. found
4.A. never B. often C. usually
5.A. back B. face C. mind
6.A. unfair B. strangeC. noisy
7.A. WeeksB. MonthsC. Years
8.A. singleB. right C. good
9.A. chairB. meal C. hands
10.A. sleptB. walked C. waited
It's not easy being your age， and it's normal to have these feelings. Why don't you talk about these feelings your family? If your parents are having problems， you should offer . Maybe you could do more jobs around the house they have more time for proper communication. Secondly， why don't you sit down and communicate with your brother? You should explain that you don't mind him all the time. However， he should let you watch your favorite show. I hope things will be for you soon.
1.A. to B. for C. with
2.A. help B. to help C. helping
3.A. in order B. so C. so that
4.A. watch TV B. watching TVC. to watch TV
5.A. good B. well C. better
—Would you mind cleaning your room?
—. I'll do it right away.
A. Not at all
B. Yes， of course
C. That's all
— My parents don’t allow me to watch TV， what should I do?
— ____________
A. You could say sorry to them.
B. Hope things work out.
C. You could sit down and communicate with them.
