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 It’s 5:00 in the morning when the alarm (闹钟) rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the bathroom. I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house is still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for a long run, but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD, Insanity. Sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. My heart races as I face my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise ,I feel extremely tired, but a smile is of my face. It’s a smile because the DVD is over , but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.

  Some people enjoy shopping, smoking , food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exercise to get through each day. Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmother’s chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows, surprised by my “no thank you,” or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years , I have learned it’s okay to just say “no.” I shouldn’t feel sorry for refusing food that I don’t want to eat.

So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5:00 a.m.? What gives me the reason to just say no to ice cream? Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases self –confidence and energy, extends life and above all improves my body shape. This is the point where a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right. It’s through commitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself inside and out.

1.Why is there a smile on the author’s face in the morning?

A. Because she sees her family sleeping peacefully.

B.  Because she finishes her favorite exercise

C. Because she enjoys the interesting DVD       

D. Because she feels a sense of achievement

2. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph?

A. She doesn’t like others r politely          

B. She likes to make others surprised

C. Others don’t understand what she does     

D. Others try to help her by offering her food

3.What does the underlined word “commitment” in the last paragraph mean?

A. Good health       B. Firm belief       

C. A strong power       D. A regular habit

4.What can we learn about the author from the text?

A. She acts in a strange way               

B. She wants to look different from others

C. She aims to develop a good body shape    

D. She has difficult getting along with others

Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay. She stepped into the  __11__  and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and  __12__ to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach __13__  side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, __14__ and uneven; it became  __15__ difficult to row. If she __16__ for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the  __17__.

She wasn’t even halfway,  __18__ she was already tired and her hands  __19__  from pulling on the rough wooden oars (船桨). "I'm never going to  __20__  it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and __21__ her head helplessly, then looked up as she __22__ the boat shift(晃动) against the tide.

The east wind , which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west, __23__ her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be  __24__. Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst __25__.

The lights of the town became __26__. one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she __27__ it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just  __28__? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last __29__ on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves  __30__ and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.

1.A. car               B. boat            C. ship            D. mail

2. A. beside           B. before          C. behind          D. beyond

3.A. another           B. other           C. either          D. the other

4.A. deep              B. calm            C. gentle          D. rough

5.A. more              B. less            C. as               D. least

6.A. slept             B. continued           C. rested           D. rowed

7.A. home              B. mountains       C. south-west       D. entrance

8. A. if               B. so              C. but              D. since

9.A. hurt              B. ruined              C. troubled         D. broke

10.A. get            B. make              C. keep             D. take

11.A. mined         B. dropped            C. cocked           D. raised

12.A. saw           B. made               C. heard            D. felt

13.A. got to         B. came to          C. sent for           D. reached for

14.A. difficult     B. serious           C. all right           D. certain enough

15.A. any more      B. still more        C. no more          D. once more

16.A. brighter       B. bigger           C. closer            D. smaller

17.A. destroyed      B. threw            C. repaired           D. seized

18.A. dreaming      B. guessing          C. inventing          D. expecting

19.A. blow          B. hit              C. pull              D. strike

20.A. anxiously      B. happily           C. sadly             D. carefully

John thinks it won’t be long ______he is ready for his new job .

Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap，strong and fast．He was able to se11 millions of models because be could produce them in large numbers at a time；that is，he made a great many cars of exactly the same kind．Ford’s father hoped that his son would be come a farmer，but the young man did not like the idea and he went to Detroit（底特律）where he worked as a mechanic（机械师）．By the age of 29，in 1892，he had built his first car．However，the car made in this way，the famous “Model T” did not appear until 1908-five years after Ford bad started his great motor car factory．This car showed to be well-known that it remained unchanged for twenty year．Since Ford’s time，this way of producing cars in large numbers has be come common in industry and has reduced the price of many goods which would otherwise be very expensive．

1.Henry Ford was the man to built _____ cars．

2.Ford was able to sell millions of cars，because_____．

3.The young man became a mechanic，_______．

4.The “Model T” was very famous_____．

5.Ford built his own car factory

One day a student went to see his teacher. He had been given an important position and now was coming to say goodbye to his teacher. The old man asked him how he would live among high officials. The student answered, “ I will be all right. I have prepared a hundred high hats, one for each official I will meet. I am sure I will succeed.” The teacher got angry on hearing this.  “What?” he cried. “Is this what ten years of my teaching has made of you? Nothing but flatterer(拍马屁的人)?” “Excuse me, honored(尊敬的) master,” the student rose to his feet and apologized hurriedly. “But you have always been absorbed in your studies and don’t know how vulgar(庸俗的) the world has come to be. There are few men in the world who are above flatterers like you.” “There is something true in what you said,” the teacher nodded, smiling with one of the student’s “high hats” on.

1.The student came to say goodbye to his teacher because_____________.

2.The student would live among high officials by___________.

3.The teacher was angry with__________.

4.The phrase “rose to his feet” means________.

5.The teacher____________.