Cindy was just seven years old when she started going on walks. Since then, she has joined a sports club with her_______, Kevin.

"We started walking around the countryside," _______ Cindy. "There are a lot of paths near our house, and now we go walking all year round, even _______ winter. My first _______was 2 kilometers away. But we did it little by little over quite a long time. After I _______the sports club, I became more and more energetic (精力充沛的). Walking has made me much _________. I think it would be a really good idea to _______ other kids of my age to walk because many kids are getting fat nowadays."

Cindy’s father, Kevin is really _______ of his daughter's opinion of walking. "I wish we could get more kids out walking. _______ now lots of children are busy with TV programs and computer games, so it's not ________ for them to go out. But I think I should try my best to help them."

1.A.father B.friend C.teacher

2.A.speaks B.says C.talks

3.A.in B.on C.at

4.A.run B.change C.walk

5.A.joined B.left C.attended

6.A.richer B.healthier C.shorter

7.A.need B.order C.encourage

8.A.kind B.afraid C.proud

9.A.Unluckily B.Happily C.Easily

10.A.difficult B.easy C.important

There are many ways to help improve your health like eating healthy food. Taking exercise and getting medical help. But the easiest and cheapest way to improve your health is just to sleep eight hours or more every night. The general sleeping rule is that the younger you are, the longer sleep you need. But regardless of(不管)age, some people need to sleep more while for some a few hours is enough.

The problem with sleep is that more and more people in the world are not sleeping enough. According to the World Health Organization over half the people in the world may be sleep-deprived. Having less sleep not only makes people feel tired but also causes accidents. In the United States alone, sleepy drivers cause at least 100,000 traffic accidents a year. Also sleep problems can cause medical problems such as high blood pressure(血壓).

Why are so many people sleep-deprived? Part of the reasons may be cultural. In the American culture, people put a higher value on work than on sleep. In fact, peopele who sleep a lot are usuallv seen as “l(fā)azy”. Also, you can sometimes hear some people say proudly that they don’t have much time to sleep. they only sleep four or five hours a night. It seems that the less you sleep, the more work you’ll do.

How do we teach these people to learn the value of sleep? Perhaps they may listen to the advice of Dr. James Maas an expert (專家) in sleep. He says , “Sleep is like a credit (信用卡) card. When you sleep less. you are only borrowing time. You always have to pay it back. The morehours you don’t sleep, the more hours you should t sleep to ‘pay back’ the hours on your ‘sleepcredit card.’”

For those who value work more than sleep, they should listen to what a famous person once said. “Don’t think you will be doing less work because you sleep during the night. That is a foolish(愚蠢的) idea which is held by people who have no imagination. You will be able to do more.”

1.According to the writer, the easiest and cheapest way to improve health is to .

A. eat healthy food every day

B. take excrcisc as much as possible

C. get medical help whenever necessary

D. sleep eight hours or more every night

2.What does “slecep-deprived” mean in Paragraph 2?

A. Having a good sleep. B. Excited about sleep.

C. Having less sleep. D. Interested in sleep.

3.According to Dr. James Maas. what is sleep like?

A. An hour. B. A report.

C. A credit card. D. A piece of paper.

4.What do the words of the famous person mean in Paragragh 5?

A. Sleeping during the night is foolish.

B. Sleeping during the night is helpful.

C. People have no courage.

D. People always do less work.

5.What is the best title of the passage'?

A. The Value of Sleep

B. The Value of Study

C. The Ways of Eating Less

D. The Ways of Making Money

They arrived ________Shanghai ________the morning of July 6th.

A.in; in B.at; in C.in; on D.at; on

A terrible air accident happened in Taiwan ________ July 23rd, 2014.

A.to B.on C.in D.at

Ice is not seen here in winter as the temperature normally stays ________zero.

A.over B.on C.below D.above

—You'd better hurry. We'll be late for the plane.

—Don't worry. The plane will ________ in two hours.

A.take out B.take away C.take off D.put up

It was a bad accident, but they were lucky to be ________.

A.living B.live C.lively D.alive

The temperature here in the day is ________ zero.

A.on B.over C.in D.above

—Excuse me, is it my turn now?

—Not yet. Please wait on the chair ________your name is called.

A.but B.till C.although D.since

He lived in a flat ____ the shop.

A.on B.above C.over D.in