Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath. “I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought. She went to the doctor and told him her problem. “ I’m not at all surprised,” he said. “It’s obvious what your problem is .” He examined her and then gave her some advice. “If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.” Ellen was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time.
The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop. “I’d like ten pounds of steak, please,” she said. “Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and placed it on the scale(天平). “That’s just under ten pounds,” he said. “That’s big enough.” Mrs. Parker said. The butcher worked out the price. “At $ 4.99 a pound that will be $ 49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?” “Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said. “If you don’t want to buy it ,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you ?”
“My doctor told me that I am overweight and have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of flesh looked like.”
1.Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?
A.She had had a heart attack B.She had a problem with her health.
C.She was unhappy about her weight D.She could not sleep well.
2.What did the doctor advise her to do?
A.To lose weight B.To eat more meat
C.To come and see him again D.To look after her heart
3.Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?
A.She wanted to buy some for dinner. B.Her doctor had told her to eat steak.
C.She wanted to lose weight. D.She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.
4.What was Ellen Parker’s real problem?
A.She ate too much steak. B.She weighed too much.
C.The doctor did not know. D.She could not walk very quickly.
5.What did the doctor think might happen to Ellen?
A.She might put on more weight. B.She might stop eating too much.
C.She might have a heart attack. D.She might go to another doctor.
James wrote a play for television about a family who came to England from Pakistan, and the difficulty they had ______ in England. The play was very ______ , and it was bought by an American TV company.
James was invited to go to New York to ______ the production. He lived in Dulwich, which was an hour’s ride away from Hesthrow Airport. The flight was to leave at 8:30 a.m, ____ he had to be at the airport at about 7:30 in the morning.
He ordered ______ for 6:30, ______ his alarm clock for 5:45, and went to sleep. Unfortunately he forgot ______ the clock, and it stopped shortly after _______. Also the driver of the taxi had to work deep into the night and overslept.
James ______ with that terrible feeling that something was wrong. He ______ his alarm clock. It stood there silently, with the hands ______ ten past twelve. He turn on ______ and discovered that it was ______ ten to nine. He switched on the electric kettle.
He was just pouring the boiling water into the teapot ______ the nine o’clock pips sounded ____ the radio. The announcer began to read the news… “ ______ are coming in of a crash() near Heathrow Airport. A Boeing 707 leaving for New York crashed shortly after ______ this morning. Flight number 2234…” James _______.
“ _______,” he said out loud, “If I HADN’T _______, I would have been on that plane.”
1.A.settled B.to settle down C.been settled down D.settling down
2.A.long B.interesting C.successful D.well
3.A.help for B.help with C.help to D.help making
4.A.so B.therefore C.for D.though
5.A.a taxi B.a driver C.a ticket D.his breakfast
6.A.fixing B.fixed C.setting D.set
7.A.to have winded B.having winded C.winding D.to wind
8.A.he fell asleep B.he woke up C.midnight D.his work
9.A.dreamed B.awoke C.went to sleep D.lay down
10.A.looked for B.looked through C.looked at D.looked forward to
11.A.pointing at B.pointing to C.striking to D.striking
12.A.the radio B.the light C.the TV set D.the water
13.A.already B.truly C.as the matter of fact D.in fact
14.A.as B.until C.while D.when
15.A.by B.on C.above D.from
16.A.Words B.News C.Information D.Reports
17.A.taking up B.taking off C.taking away D.taking place
18.A.turned pale B.turned red C.turned up D.turned around
19.A.My play B.My ticket C.My flight D.My mum
20.A.made tea B.slept C.woke up D.overslept
—How many nights do you plan to stay with us?
—Three. I’ll be______Friday morning.
A.turned in B.leaving out C.checking out D.kept out
I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave _________something occurred which attracted my attention.
A.unless B.until
C.when D.while
—Did you have a good time at the party?
—Thanks. I appreciated______to your home.
A.to be invited B.to have invited C.being invited D.having invited
Most people who’ve had chicken pox(水痘)once are _____it for the rest of their lives.
A.free from B.immune to C.concerned about D.infected with
