Sometimes it may seem difficult to improve our health. If so, the following health habits may help you.
·Eat breakfast every morning.
Research shows that if you eat a meal in the morning you may not become too fat or eat too much during lunch. Dating breakfast can help people feel better through the day.
·Get enough sleep.
Poor sleep can influence our memory and learning. It can also cause traffic accident! Studies show that people who don’t get enough sleep seem to get into more accidents. So stay safe and get enough sleep!
·Take a walk every day.
Walking is an easy way to exercise. You’d better meet friends for a walk, not for a meal. As you walk, you will see the beautiful world around you. Once you try, you will find that adding a walk into your daily life is very easy.
·Join social groups.
Social groups can provide support. They might include sport teams, art or music groups. The people in the group can offer advice and can help each other in difficult times. Also, being in a group keeps your mind busy. An active mind is a healthy mind!
·Have a hobby.
A hobby could be running, reading or making something with your hands. Hobbies help people to relax and rest. Hobbies bring us joy as well.
1.You may have a good memory and learn better if you________.
A. eat breakfast every morning
B. have a good sleep
C. take a walk every day
D. join a social group
2.If you need help and want to help others, you’d better _______.
A. invite your friend to a meal
B. make something with your friends
C. become a member of a social group
D. have a hobby
3. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. If you have breakfast every morning, you’ll be fat.
B. All the traffic accidents are caused by poor sleep.
C. To join a social group helps you keep healthy.
D. Having a hobby is the best way to relax.
4. The passage is mainly written for ________.
A. students at school
B. people who don’t like running
C. students who never have breakfast
D. people who want to improve health
5.Which is the best title(标题)of the passage?
A. Ways to Improve Your Health
B. Reasons for Keeping healthy
C. Good Habits
D. Breakfast and Exercise
Many years ago，there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they were good enough to get his help. So he placed a very large stone in the center of the main road into town. Then he hid behind a tree and waited.
Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the center of the road?" said the old man，but he did not try to move the stone away. Instead，he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came，and another. All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road，but none of them tried to move it away.
Late in the afternoon, a young man came along. He saw the stone and said, “It will be very dark at night. Some people will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
The young man then began to move the stone. He pulled with all his strength to move it to one side. But imagine his surprise when he found a bag full of money and this message under the stone: “This money is for the thoughtful person who takes this stone away from the road. Thank you.”
1.What did the rich man aim to do?
A. To offer help to the people of his town.
B. To show his people how rich he was.
C. To give money to anybody in need.
D. To find out how good his people are.
2. Why did the rich man put a large stone on the road?
A. To make life harder for the people of his town.
B. To find out the strongest man in his town.
C. To stop people from getting into his town.
D. To find the right person to receive his help.
3.The first old man found the stone and walked around it because _____.
A. he was too old to take the stone away all by himself
B. he thought it was good to have a stone on the road
C. he didn't want to move the stone away for others
D. he didn't want the money from the rich man
4.How many people complained but didn't try to move the stone?
A. Two. B. Three.
C. Four. D. Five.
5. What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. We should move the stone on the road.
B. Think for others sometimes is think for yourself.
C. We can make money by moving stones.
D. A luck man get much money from a rich man.
完形填空（10分）
One Friday night, a poor young man stood at a gate of the railway station, playing his violin. Many people put money into the hat in front of him.
The next day, the young man came to the of the railway station again, and put his hat on the ground. But different what he always did in the past days, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come soon, Mr. Sang.”
About half an hour later, a middle-aged man ran to the young man and said, “It’s you! You do come here. I know that you are an honest man and will certainly here.” The young man asked, “Are you Mr. George Sang? Did you lose anything?” “A lottery(奖券) ticket,” answered the middle-aged man. The young man took out a lottery ticket and gave it to the man.
The prize of the lottery ticket was worth $ 500,000. Yesterday when the middle-age man knew he . he was very happy. He took out 50 dollars and put it in the hat. However, the lottery ticket was also in.
Later, someone asked the young man, “You the violin in the railway station every day to make money. Why didn’t you just take the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself?” The young man said, “Although I don’t have money, I live happily. But if I lose , I won’t be happy forever.”
1.A. lying B. sleeping C. bowing D. dropping
2.A. street B. window C. door D. gate
3.A. for B. to C. from D. in
4.A. slowly B. quickly C. strongly D. sleepily
5.A. hide B. come C. flee D. leave
6.A. lost B. won C. fell D. chased
7.A. filled B. pulled C. kicked D. thrown
8.A. play B. sell C. buy D. repair
9.A. little B. much C. many D. few
10.A. job B. pleasure C. honesty D. purse
When you to meet at 8 o’clock. You should be there on time.
A. invite B. will be invited
C. are invited D. will invite
Please give him a chance again, it is the first time for him to have a try.
A. even though B. after all
C. as if D. in that case
Tom Mary took part in the party yesterday, because they were studying for their exam.
A. Either; or B. Both; and
C. Not only; but also D. Neither; nor
