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How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep an average (平均值) of seven to eight hours a night. After the age of fifty the average sleep time goes down to 6.5 hours a night.
Most people have a bad night when they can not sleep. About one in three Americans has a problem with sleep. Many of these people can not fall sleep. This problem is called (叫做) insomnia. This is not a new problem. Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some of these people had special (特别的) ideas to another to make them sleep. Benjaming Franklin, the famous stateman (政治家) and inventor (发明家)，had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep. King Lousis XIV of France had 13 beds and hoped that he could fall asleep in one of them. Mark Twain, the famous American writer, had a different way. He lay on his side on the end of the bed!
1..Most American people need________ hours of sleep a night.
A.3 B.10 C.7-8 D.5-6
2.People need_________ sleep as they get older.
A. more B. less（更少的） C. no D. little
3.“The problem is called insomnia.” Here “insomnia” means_________.
A.going to sleep easily B. sleep at daytime
C. the ways of sleep D. not being able to(能够)go to sleep
4.Mark Twain lay on his side on the end of the bed because he_________.
A.was an old man B. thought it was easy to go sleep
C. was a famous writer D. didn’t have much room to sleep in
5.The passage is mainly (主要地) talking about_________.
A. sleep B. insomnia
C. how to go to bed D. the famous person
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Tom: It’s Sunday tomorrow. _1_______
John: Oh, I will watch a football match. It’s between Korea and China.
Tom: Wonderful! I really hope we’ll win this time. _2_______
John: At about 3 :00 in the afternoon. I have two tickets. I can let you have one. _3_______
Tom: Of course I do. But I can’t. We will have a basketball match tomorrow afternoon.
John: What a shame. __4______
Tom: A team from No. 2 High School.
John: _5________
Tom: In our school.
John: Good luck to you and your team then!
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Health is important to everyone. You should take care of your health. Many people 1 they don't need to take care of their health when they are young. Do they only need to take care of 2 health when they are old? The answer is "No". Many young people die 3 they have health problems. Then, what should you do to keep healthy?
First, you must try to drink a lot of 4 every day. Doctors say that people should drink more than eight cups of water a day. It can 5 you away from illness.
Remember to do 6 every day. Doing exercise can keep you healthy. It can make you 7 . It is also a good way to help you 8
Eat healthy food. This is one of the best 9 for you to keep healthy. You should try to eat a balanced diet (平衡饮食) every day.
Sleeping is also very 10 . When you sleep, you can have a good rest. Getting a good sleep every night can reduce (减少) the chance you fall ill.
1. A. forget B. believe C. avoid
2.A. our B. your C. their
3. A. if B. or C. because
4.. A. juice B. water C. coffee
5. A. keep B. cause C. stop
6.. A. washing B. exercise C. homework
7. A. sad B. famous C. strong
8. A. relax B. practice C. remember
9. A. kinds B. sides C. ways
10.. A. popular B. important C. interesting
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－He eats _____food, so he is ______fat.
A. too much, much too B. too much, too many
C. much too, too much D.much too, many too
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He _______ an hour doing exercise in the gym every day.
A. pays B. spends C. takes D. costs
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The policeman helped the old woman to go_________ the road.
A. above B. across C. through D. over
