A long time ago there was once a poor boy called Dick Whittington. The people in his village believed that the streets of London were paved with gold. So Dick decided to travel there.
When Dick arrived in London, he found there were no streets of gold! Tired and hungry, he fell asleep on the steps of a great house. It belonged to a rich businessman who gave Dick a job cleaning the kitchen. Dick had enough to eat and at night he could sleep by the fire. But at night, rats ran around and kept him awake. So Dick went out and found the fastest rat-catching cat in London. The cat caught all the rats that came into the house and Dick could sleep well at night.
The businessman heard about the amazing cat and asked Dick to take it on his ship to catch rats on his next journey. Soon the businessman returned and he was very happy because Dick’s cat had caught all the rats on the ship.
Dick worked hard for the businessman and learned everything he could. At last he married the businessman’s daughter and started a very successful business of his own.
1.Dick went to London because he wanted to ______.
A.see the beautiful sights there B.look for the cat that caught rats fast
C.marry the businessman’s daughter D.become a rich man
2.What did Dick do in the rich businessman’s house?
A.He cleaned the kitchen. B.He cooked food in the kitchen.
C.He cleaned the whole house. D.He drove the rats away from the kitchen.
3.The story has a ______ ending.
A.touching B.happy C.surprising D.sad
Pizza and French fries taste good. Unfortunately, kids in the United States are eating _______salty foods like them.
The salt we add to food is about 40% sodium(钠). Our bodies need some sodium to work _______, but too much of it is not healthy.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) works to ______ people’s health. It studied the eating habits of more than 2,000 kids. It found that most kids eat about 1.5 teaspoons of sodium each day, which is almost double the ______ they should have.
This worried Zerleen Quader who works for the CDC. She is the lead author of the study. “Eating too ______ sodium now can set kids up for health problems later,” she said.
Researchers found that more than half the sodium kids eat _______ from packaged(袋装的) foods. Much of the sodium is in unlikely places.
Eating too much salt can raise blood pressure. That can lead to heart problems. Recently one in nine children has ________ blood pressure. There is good news, though. Eating less salt can lower blood pressure.
How can you cut back on the amount of salt in your diet? Kids at the age of 9 to 13 should get __________ more than 2,200 mg of sodium each day. For good health, look for foods with low or no sodium. Bridget Murphy is a nutrition(营养) expert. She says kids should try ______ spices (调味品) to food instead of salt. Try it, and your heart will ______ you. Eating more fruit and vegetables and cutting back on packaged and restaurant foods can also make a difference.
1.A.too many B.too much C.much too D.many too
2.A.lately B.nervously C.properly D.nearly
3.A.overcome B.protect C.examine D.prevent
4.A.place B.position C.energy D.amount
5.A.many B.much C.little D.few
6.A.divides B.dies C.comes D.leaves
7.A.dropped B.raised C.afforded D.expected
8.A.no B.hardly C.never D.seldom
9.A.wasting B.cutting C.adding D.eating
10.A.dislike B.thank C.hate D.master
—Your new dress looks nice. Could you tell me ______ ?
—Sure. I bought it from New Century Store.
A.how you bought it B.where did you buy it
C.where you bought it D.how did you buy it
—You should do what you can ______ your spoken English, Linda.
—OK, I will. Thanks, Kahlan.
A.improve B.to improve C.improved D.improving
—Look, how wonderful this Chinese knot (中国结) is!
—So it is. Chinese knot is a________Chinese art with a long history.
A.useless B.common C.modern D.traditional
I think robots ______ in many fields in the future.
A.are used B.will use C.will be used D.used
