Many teenagers(青少年) feel that important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don't know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children's growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children's friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who chooses your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don't like?
1.Why do many teenagers think their friends are the most important?
A. They often fight with their brothers and sisters.
B. They can't get help from their parents.
C. They believe their friends understand them better.
D. They are often the only child of their family.
2.When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is to ______.
A. go to their friends
B. talk with their parents
C. have a discussion with their family
D. talk with their friends on the phone
3.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 is different from ______ in meaning.
A. Some parents may even not allow their children to meet their good friends.
B. Some parents may even ask their children to stay away from their good friends.
C. Some parents may even not let their children meet their good friends.
D. Some parents may want their children to stop to meet their good friends.
4.Which of the following sentences is true?
A. Parents should like everything their children enjoy.
B. In all families, children can choose everything they like.
C. Parents should try their best to understand their children better.
D. Teenagers can only go to their friends for help.
5.The main idea of this passage is that “______”.
A. Teenagers need friends.
B. Friends can give good advice.
C. Parents often choose their children’s friends for them.
D. Good friends can communicate with each other.
This is not a diet. It’s a simple way to lose weight. You don’t have to give up the food you love or join a gym. You just follow some habits thin people have. Keep them, and you’ll become thin.
◆Wake-up When you wake up in the morning, sit up slowly without using your hands. With legs straight out, lean forward(前俯) until you feel sore(酸痛的) in your back. It will use up 10 calories.
◆Start with soup Order a clear soup, and have it before the main food. In this way, you’ll feel fuller, so you’ll eat less when the main food comes.
◆An apple or more a day Apples are full of fiber(纤维) and water, so your stomach will want less. Studies show that people who eat at least three apples or pears a day may lose weight.
◆Talk it up Every time you use the cell phone, stand up and walk around. Heavy people sit on average two and a half hours more each day than thin people. This skill is very important and standing up and walking around will burn up 50 or more calories.
Use these skills, and you will have a big weight loss.
1.The text is to encourage you to__________.
A. go on a diet
B. give up your favorite foods
C. join a gym
D. follow some habits of thin people
2.Which of the following ways is a good choice become thin?
A. Sit up quickly in the morning
B. Have soup before the main food.
C. Eat rice instead of apples
D. Sit down when using a cell phone.
3.How many skills are there in the text for people to lose weight?
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
4.The text is most likely to be read________.
A. in a magazine B. in a dictionary
C. in a story-book D. on a map
5.While you are using the cell phone, what you should do to lose weight?
A. Stand up and walk around.
B. Sit quietly.
C. Lie on the bed.
D. Eat an apple.
I haven’t heard 1.____ you for weeks. Is everything OK with 2._____ ? Do you still go to the gym every day? I used 3.___ go to the gym three times a week, 4.____ I don’t work5.___ any more. Most young people want a slim figure these days, especially here6.___ Canada. I 7._____ trying to lose weight because I am so ashamed of8.____ body.
Many teenagers feel ______, as if _____ one understands them and the changes they are ______. Day by day, everything seems different, ______ the same. Life never ______ to be going very fast enough; yet, in other ways, like a race car, life seems to be _____ too fast and even going out of ______. Has anyone else ever felt this way?
These feelings are a ______ part of adolescence--the time of life between child and adult. And, ______ it may sometimes be difficult to believe, you are not alone--every adult has gone through adolescence, and your friends are going through it right now with you. It is ______ for teenagers to feel lonely and misunderstood. These feelings can be thought of as growing ______ --the difficulties that teenagers face ______ they grow to adults.
1.A. happy B. lonely C. excited D. angry
2.A. no B. some C. any D. the
3.A. going through B. putting through C. doing D. imaging
4.A. however B. yet C. and D. so
5.A. seems B. looks C. sounds D. tastes
6.A. rushing B. rushed C. to rush D. to be rushed
7.A. protect B. challenge C. control D. limit
8.A. strange B. common C. well D. good
9.A. if B. because C. since D. though
10.A. unbelievable B. strange C. good D. common
11.A. pains B. happiness C. wisdom D. sadness
12.A. as B. and C. if D. upon
--Would you like to play basketball with me?
--________, but I have too much homework to do.
A.I’d love to B. That’s all right
C. It doesn’t matter D. Not at all
--Li Mei usually helps others, ________?
--Yes, she is kind-hearted.
A. does she B. is she
C. doesn’t she D. isn’t she
