For many years, I was convinced that my suffering was due to my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts, and rejections with it.
Many weight – conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherished. We fantasize（夢想）about what it will be like when we reach the long – awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there.
But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happiness, self–worth, and, of course, love.
It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards vary with culture. In Samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it’s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us work hard to change our body, but in vain. We have to find a way to live comfortable inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes.
小題1:The passage tries to tell us the importance of          .
A．body sizeB．a(chǎn)ttitudes
C．culture differenceD．different beauty standards
小題2: What does the word “everything” in paragraph 2 mean?
A．All the problems.B．All the properties
C．The whole worldD．The absolute truth
小題3: What can be inferred about the author?
A．The author is a Samoan
B．The author succeeded in losing weight
C．The author has been troubled by her/his weight.
D．The author probably got wounded in wars or accidents.
小題4:. According to the author, what is the common view of those who have lost some weight first and gained it back later?
A．They feel angry about the regained weight
B．They are indifferent to the regained weight
C．They feel optimistic about future plans on weight control.
D．They think they should give up their future plans on weight control.

小題1:.B
小題1:.A
小題1:.C
小題1:.C
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My family are all musicians ,so I was _29 when I went into our local music store .I explained that I waned to sing again but using  recurded knraoke music I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn't have a lot of  _30 to get started ,And    31    you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can __32__use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my    33  ,he gave me a long use the gave me a long ,thoughtful  __34__.
“This means a lot to you , doesn't it ?"be said . “Come with me.”
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I  38   . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose   39  that I could sing . I have come full circle with his help.
His   40  still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra , which I have the chance.
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A．lonelinessB．sadnessC．tirednessD．sickness
小題2:  
A．setB．enjoyedC．keptD．shared
小題3:  
A．GladlyB．EventuallyC．UnfortunatelyD．Surprisingly
小題4:  
A．NowB．ThenC．Some timeD．Meanwhile
小題5: 
A．a(chǎn)dd up toB．make up for C．get nd ofD．take advantage of
小題6:  
A．IfB．AsC．ThoughD．Before
小題7:  
A．movementB．conditionC．choicesD．positions
小題8:  
A．reaching outB．living upC．getting onD．going back
小題9: 
A．recognizedB．interviewedC．foundD．invited
小題10: 
A．moneyB．timeC．energyD．knowledge
小題11: 
A．thusB．onesC．seldomD．often
小題12:  
A．a(chǎn)ctuallyB．hardlyC．nearlyD．formerly
小題13: 
A．jobB．familyC．ideaD．offer
小題14: 
A．faceB．viewC．lookD．sight
小題15:  
A．overB．a(chǎn)longC．towardsD．through
小題16: 
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小題17: 
A．pickB．turnC．roleD．step
小題18: 
A．had to cryB．ought to cryC．should have criedD．could have cried
小題19: 
A．moreB．the onesC．fewD．the rest
小題20: 
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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。 
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I followed his  46 for the next two words，but  47 I could see little improvement，I followed my own method-the  48 way．His advice did not improve my writing but our  49 ．As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his  50 in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a  51 ．People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.
He often said to me，“As you can see，this family is going to count on you．We are  52 to provide you anything for your future．You have to get  53 to change the life for yourself．”
As a result of his  54 ，I have  55 it through high school and through college．
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A．graduationB．employmentC．collegeD．school
小題2:.
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小題3:.
A．dormitoryB．doorC．deskD．bed
小題4:.
A．a(chǎn)tB．a(chǎn)lreadyC．beyondD．halfway
小題5:.
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小題6:.
A．gapB．thoughtC．a(chǎn)ctionD．a(chǎn)ccident
小題7:.
A．lonelyB．depressedC．independentD．comfortable
小題8:.
A．comfortB．helpC．supportD．explanation
小題9:.．
A．helpingB．directingC．watchingD．blaming
小題10:.
A．skill B．patienceC．timeD．practice
小題11:.
A．introductionB．mannerC．spiritD．a(chǎn)dvice
小題12:.
A．even ifB．whileC．a(chǎn)sD．though
小題13:．
A．difficultB．slowC．efficientD．fast
小題14:.
A．relationshipB．friendshipC．thoughtD．life
小題15:.
A．schoolingB．lifeC．hopeD．expectation
小題16:.A．writer        B．scholar      Cscientist    D．specialist
小題17:.tired            B．glad           C．useless         D．ready
小題18:.
A．a(chǎn)n educationB．a(chǎn) rich boyfriendC．a(chǎn) well-paid jobD．a(chǎn) good writing
小題19:.
A．helpB．expectations C．examinationD．watch
小題20:.
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閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將其涂黑。
IF and WHEN often had lunch together. Their conversation always  16 on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them. 
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“Don’t worry. I’ve been thinking about looking for another job also,  24  I’ll wait and when the weather gets  25  I will look then. I hate this awful weather.”
The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that. When he couldn’t 26  it anymore, he went to them and said, “I think I know  27  you could solve your problems.”
IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the  28  they faced, there was no way he could help!   29 , IF asked the man for advice. The man said, “Your conversation reminds me of an old   30 : IF and WHEN were planted, and nothing   31  .”
IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel   32  of living their life for the “ifs” and “whens”. Finally they came to a(n)   33 : next time they met, there would be no “ifs” or “whens”; they would   34  talk about what they had  35 ! 
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小題2: A. sensed
B. centered
B. insisted
C. relied
C. declared
D. took
D. guessed
小題3:
A．cleaned
B．made
C．ordered
D．reserved
小題4:
A．sensitive
B．honest
C．cheerful
D．clumsy
小題5:
A．had
B．spent
C．seized
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小題6:
A．notice
B．job
C．course
D．chance
小題7:
A．lucky
B．pocket
C．enough
D．paper
小題8:
A．computer
B．fridge
C．camera
D．recorder
小題9:.
A．or
B．but
C．for
D．so
小題10:.
A．drier
B．colder
C．wilder
D．nicer
小題11: A. take
小題12: A. when
B. decline
B. where
C. support
C. why
D. watch
D. how
小題13:
A．changes
B．expenses
C．challenges
D．possibilities
小題14:
A．Anxiously
B．Curiously
C．Surprisingly
D．Stubbornly
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A．saying
B．story
C．habit
D．fiction
小題16:
A．rose
B．grew
C．removed
D．remained
小題17:
A．tired
B．proud
C．a(chǎn)shamed
D．a(chǎn)ware
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)mbition
B．conclusion
C．description
D．a(chǎn)greement
小題19:
A．even
B．only
C．still
D．thus
小題20:
A．discussed
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They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed happily with a few laughs and some small talk, and then Mark went home. They often saw each other at school, had lunch together once or twice, and then they both finished middle school. They ended up in the same high school where they sometimes saw and talked with each other over the years. At last just three weeks before they finished high school, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill asked Mark if he still remembered the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever think why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker(鎖柜) because I didn’t want to leave anything for anyone else. I had put away some of my mother’s sleeping pills and I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I began to understand that if I killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”
小題1:When Mark met him the first time, Bill was going _______.
A．to have a basketball gameB．to his classroom
C．to see MarkD．back home
小題2: From what Bill was carrying, we can know that he _______.
A．was a good studentB．liked sports and music
C．liked all the subjects in schoolD．was a good friend
小題3:Mark and Bill _______.
A．were in the same middle school and high school
B．were in the same middle school but not in the same high school
C．often had lunch together at school
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A．相處很好 B．和好如初C．關(guān)系破裂D．保持聯(lián)系
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A．knew he could save Bill’s life
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B．helped the author get out of trouble with white lies
C．told the author to lie when in trouble
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A．was thankful to her mother’s advice
B．felt more awkward when being caught lying
C．found that telling the truth hurt more than telling a lie
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A．met her friends in the same restaurant regularly
B．didn’t get along with the author’s teachers
C．was not popular among her friends
D．wanted to have something else for her birthday
小題4:Finally the author and her mother agreed that __________.
A．kind-heartedness is more important than honesty
B．a(chǎn)ppropriate methods are the key to telling a good lie
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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is also the most neglect (忽視). Common reasons for not eating breakfast include having no time, not feeling hungry, traditional dislike and dieting.
Breakfast simply means “break the fast’’. Your body spends at least 6 to 12 hours each night in a fasting state. In the morning your body needs energy for the day’s work ahead. 
A good breakfast should provide 1/3 of your total calorie(卡路里)needs for the day. On average, we eat 400 less calories for breakfast than for dinner. If breakfast doesn’t appeal (吸引) to you in the morning, try eating a lighter dinner earlier in the evening or save half of your dinner for breakfast in the morning.
If you still aren’t hungry in the morning, start with something small like juice or toast or have a nutritious (有營養(yǎng)的) mid-morning snack (小吃) later when you are hungry.
So, you say you are on a diet. Some people fear that eating breakfast will make them hungrier during the day and they will eat more. It is true that eating breakfast is likely to make you feel hungry throughout the day. That is because your body is working correctly. Although you may feel as if you are eating more all day long, in reality you are probably not.
Not eating breakfast can also cause you t overeat, since a fall in blood sugar often makes you feel very hungry later. To make matters worse, since your body is in a slow state, it will not be able to burn those extra calories very efficiently (有效). If you feed your body healthy snacks and meals throughout the day, you are less likely to become hungry and stuff (填飽) yourself as soon as you begin to eat.
Since breakfast is the first and most important meal of the day, choosing the right food is important. The best breakfast foods are fruits ,juice, lean meat and grain products such as bread, rice, noodles and cereals.
小題1:. What is the meaning of the word “fast” in the phrase“break the fast”? 
A．movement B．going without food C．quicknessD．certain kind of food
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A．see a doctor to have an examinationB．have a little supper
C．go to a restaurant to enjoy a good mealD．have a good supper
小題3:. Eating breakfast, in fact, makes your body_________.
A．work out of orderB．produce too much energy
C．work wellD．feel hungry quicker
小題4: Not eating breakfast will_________.
A．save a lot of moneyB．do harm to your health
C．do good to your healthD．help you keep in shape
小題5: In the last paragraph the writer mainly_________.
A. persuades us to have a good breakfast    
B. tell us what food isn’t suitable for breakfast
C describes when and how we should have our breakfast
D .tell us what food we should have for breakfast

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The other day I heard a few local musicians talking:
"I hate all the pianos in this town and I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They cannot even understand rhythm (韻律)."
"Nobody wants to pay musicians anything. I’m sick of all the people who want you to play without paying you."
One younger musician said, "There are several clubs who want me to play for a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also planning to join in several summer festivals this year."
I really liked what the younger musician said so I made friends with him.
Attitudes are important. Whether they’re positive (積極的) or negative (消極的), they’re all rubbing off on you. If you’re around people who are always complaining or blaming (責備) others, it is possible that you will start doing the same as well. If you spend lots of time with people who don’t support (支持) your dreams, it is time to take a look at the people you call "friends".
There is an easy exercise you can try. Make a list of the people who you often stay with, and simply stop spending time with the negative ones on your list. Set a new standard for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard.
Of course, this exercise is entirely different from making friends only for the good of oneself. We really should try to help and spend time with those who are working towards a goal or dream.
小題1:The musicians’ conversation at the beginning is there to show that ______.
A．musicians’ living conditions are not good
B．people in that town have poor taste in music
C．young people are more likely to succeed
D．different people have different attitudes
小題2:The underlined part "they’re all rubbing off on you" in Paragraph 6 means ______.
A．they’ll push you ahead
B．they’ll help you realize your dreams
C．they’ll keep you from moving on
D．they’ll have an influence (影響) on you
小題3:By doing the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can ______.
A．improve your ability to make friends
B．make the right kind of friends
C．develop a better relationship with your friends
D．make some new friends with the same interests as you
小題4:We can get the following information from the passage EXCEPT ______.
A．the younger musician is a positive person and would be a good friend
B．one should avoid (避免) making friends with people who have lots of
difficulties
C．the exercise can help you keep close to really helpful friends
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We’ve all seen them: perfectly toned famous people on late-night television telling us that we too can develop rock-hard abdominal muscles（腹肌）. It’s easy! Just pay $149.99 for the Torso Track or $149.75 for the Ad-Doer and watch those unwanted inches leave your waist. Americans spend tens of million of dollars on various products to firm up their fat around the waist.
And did they work? Not necessarily. Independent studies have concluded that most of these products-no matter who approved them or how expensive they are-shape your midsection no better than old-fashioned stomach crunches（仰臥起坐）. Some can even cause injury-like the $518.99 Body Shaper-Q8SP, which left electrical burns on some researchers at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. Others, like the popular Ab-Doer, trpically burn less energy than a gentle walk, according to a study to be published in September by the American Council on Exercise.
The fact is that many Americans don’t have the biological makeup to develop an obvious abdominal muscles. They are either unable to get the necessary muscle mass or they can’t lose enough fat to make a difference. Even if the underlying muscles are well developed, and it takes to hide it is one-sixteenth of tan inch of fat. That’s enough to dismiss most healthy women as well as plenty of guys who do crunches every day.
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Taking a broader approach, researchers at San Diego State University compared 13 abdominal exercises for their ability to develop the central abdominal muscles. They concluded, in a report published in May, that the most effective exercises kept turning the body and worked the muscles the entire time. Among the winners: the bicycle movements-so called because it looks as if you are riding a bike while lying flat on the floor-and exercises performed on the “Captain’s Chair”, a product typically found in gyms that helps hold the body in the air while you raise your legs up toward your chest. Researchers suggested that a varied routine of the different exercises could deliver the best results.
小題1:Which of the following is the most effective in building abdominal muscles?
A．Torso Track.B．Ab-Doer.
C．Captain’s Chair.D．Body Shaper-Q8SP.
小題2:According to the author, it’s difficult for many Americans to get visible firm abdominal muscles mainly because        .
A．they do not put in enough efforts
B．injuries interrupt their exercise frequently
C．they change their exercise routine regularly
D．how big their muscles will be is determined by birth
小題3:The author convinces the readers by       .
A．describing successful easesB．offering professional connects
C．presenting findings of researchesD．comparing advertisements of products
小題4:What’s the main purpose of this passage?
A．To research and develop in order to create the perfect stomach and exercise machine.
B．To promote proven exercise techniques and to advise against false advertisements.
C．To indicate that diet and exercises are necessary factors for a fit midsection.
D．To sponsor rich healthy lifestyle based on advanced product research.

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