All of my childhood and early, adult life, my mom weighed over 220 pounds (one pound = 0.454 kilograms). I could feel the pain that my mom experienced with her fatness.

　 I was never uncomfortable about my mother, but I think she was uncomfortable about herself, and that feeling was painful for all of us. And she began to lose weight.

　　 After more than twenty years of battling obesity（肥胖）, my mother completed a forceful eighteen-month diet that left her ninety pounds lighter than before. A new woman was born! At age twenty-eight, I got a new mom! For the first time, I met the woman my mother truly was, the beautiful little lady under the fatness. It wasn’t so much her new body that was the surprise, but rather her new spirit.

　 To celebrate her new size and to devote herself to dancing again, my mother joined a “Mrs. Forty-Plus” competition, where she would have to model, give a speech and provide a dance performance. She told our family that she did not care if she won — she simply had always wanted to perform on stage.

　 She told each one of us, “I’m not doing it to win; I’m doing it to dance!”

　 The competition was exciting! I prayed(祈禱) that my mom would win, but while watching her on stage I was simply overjoyed just by her effort. To me, she had already won. She posed to perfection, her speech brought tears to everyone’s eyes, and her performance was wonderful.

　 That night, at age fifty-three, my mother was crowned (為......加冕) “Mrs. Forty-Plus”. She was the first person in our family to ever win such a title.

1. The first two paragraphs mainly show that the author’s mom was __________.

　 A. experienced　　 B. painful　　 C. comfortable　　　 D. fat

2. After the author’s mom completed a forceful eighteen-month diet, she was about ______.

A. 85 kilograms 　　　　　　　　　 B. 41 kilograms

　 C. 130 pounds　　　 　　　　　　　 D. 90 pounds

3. In order to join in the “Mrs. Forty-Plus” Competition, the author’s mom has to do the following EXCEPT __________.

　 A. providing a dance performance　　　　

　 B. telling a funny story about herself

　 C. giving a speech to a large number of people

　 D. wearing special clothes to show to people

4. The underlined part in Paragraph 6 means that __________.

　 A. the author’s mom succeeded in modeling and speaking

　 B. the author’s mom’s performance was very wonderful

　 C. the author’s mom was not successful in modeling

　 D. the author’s mom succeeded in making a speech

Listening to loud music at rock concerts _________ caused hearing loss in some teenagers.（ ）

A. is　　　 B. are　　　　 C. has　　　　 D. have

Nurses have to be sensitive _____ patients’ need and responsible for them.

　 A. in　　　 B. for　　　 C. at　　　　 D. to

Excuse me for breaking in,_______ I have some news for you.

A. so　　 B. and　　 C. but　　 D. yet

Wild animals have been overhunted, and as____result, some of them are among the animals in ______ danger.

A. a; the　　　 B. a; 不填 　　 C. the; a　 　　 D.不填; the

China launched its first manned spacecraft, Shenzhou V, on October 15,_____ 　　　　　 China the third country to successfully send a person into space.

　 A．making　　 B．to make　　 C．made　　　　 D．make

When he fell into the pond I couldn't help but 　　 laughing.

A．burst into B.burst out C.burst through D.burst with

He tried his best to ______her needs, but she was still not_____. In fact, what he did was not_______.　　

A. satisfy; satisfied; satisfying

B. satisfy; satisfying; satisfied

C. satisfied; satisfied; satisfying

D. satisfying; satisfied; satisfied

— Nancy, what classes are you taking this term?

　 — _____ I want to take two English courses, or maybe Spanish．　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　 A． What’s up?　　　　　　　　　 B． It’s none of your business．

　 C． I’ve no idea．　　　　　　　 　 D． I’m not sure yet．

—Can I smoke here?

　 —Sorry. We don’t allow ______ here.

A. people smoking　 B. people smoke　　　　 C. to smoke　 　　　　　 D. smoking