Alice is a young woman. She likes to exercise for her health. She walks five kilometers before breakfast every morning, and goes swimming twice a week at the swimming pool. She doesn’t smoke and never drinks wine(酒). She doesn’t eat chocolate, and she doesn’t eat sweet and fatty foods.

One day Alice was on her daily walk when she saw a man sitting in a chair. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking(發(fā)抖), but he looked very happy.

He smiled at her and said, “ Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”

He had a big smile on his face, and his eyes showed his happiness. But Alice saw that he had no teeth.

“Good morning!” said Alice. “Yes, it’s a lovely day.”

Alice thought he was old and clever. She thought he must be more than 90 years old. She wanted to ask him about the secret of a happy old age.

“Excuse me. But what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do when I am your age.”

The man in the chair said, “My secret for happiness? I smoke every day, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers, I eat chocolate and I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit and watch TV all day.”

Alice couldn’t understand. She wanted to know how the man got to be so old when he did everything wrong. She thought he should be sick and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life without eating well and doing lots of sports. 

“How old are you?’ she asked.

“It’s my birthday today.” Said the man, “I am forty-seven.”

11. What does Alice like?

A. Smoking.        B. Drinking wines.        C. Eating unhealthy food.     D. Doing sports.

12. Which is WRONG about the old man?

A. He didn’t have any teeth.                     B. He was more than 90 years old.

C. He looked happy although he looked thin and weak.     D. He looked very old.

13. How often did the old man do sports?

A. Never.         B. Often.            C. Sometimes.            D. Every day.

14. How did Alice feel when he heard the old man’s secret for happiness?

A. Happy.        B. Interested.         C. Excited.              D. Surprised.

15. After the old man told Alice about his age, Alice knew         .

A. the man was in good health for his age        

B. the man had a healthier lifestyle than her

C. a good lifestyle was important for one’s health   

D. people could live a long life without a good lifestyle

On Fridays, I come home from work at about 2:00 in the afternoon and I just have a rest. On Friday evenings, I don’t go out, but __36__ a friend of mine comes for __37__. He or she __38__ the wine(酒) and I cook the meal. I love cooking! We listen to music or we just __39__.
On Saturday mornings, I get up at 9:00 and I go to the __40__ to buy something. Then in the evenings, I sometimes go to see a film. I love __41__! Then I eat in my favourite Chinese __42__. On Sunday... Oh, on Sunday morning I stay in bed __43__. I don’t get up until 11:00! Sometimes in the afternoon I __44__ my sister. She lives in the village and has two children. I like playing with them, but I leave __45__ because I go to bed at 8:00 on Sunday evenings.

In front of my daughter Sindu was a bowl filled with cabbage. She hated cabbage. She only sat there in silence with tears in her   16 .
“Sindu, darling, why don’t you   17  a little? Your Mom will shout at me.”
Sindu wiped(擦) her   18  with the back of her hand.
“OK, Dad. I’ll eat, just a little.” Then Sindu said, “Dad, if I eat it all, will you give me   19  I want?”
“Yes, of course.”
  20  she began to eat. It took her almost half an hour to finish the   21 . Then she came up to me and said, “Dad, I want to have my head shaved(刮、剃)! ”
“Sindu, why don’t you   22  something else? If we see you with a clean-shaven head, we will be   23 , I said.”
“But, Dad, you promised! Now, you are going back on your words.”
I had to   24  my promise, Sindu had all her hair cut off. She looked beautiful.
On Monday morning, I took her to school. Just when we   25 , a boy got out of a car, and shouted, “Sindu, please wait for me!”
Guess what? The boy had   26  hair either.
“Sir, your daughter is   27 !” a man got out of the car and said, “That boy is my son Harish. He has cancer(癌癥). He lost his hair   28  he got ill. Sindu cut hers off so Harish felt less   29 . She is a special girl.”
I stood for a while. “My little girl, you   30  me how selfless(無私的) real love is!

Once upon a time, a rich（富有的） man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to   1  things with. He   2  to take ten servants （傭人）with him. They would   3  the things to sell and the food to   4  on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to   5  and asked to   6  with them.

The rich man said to the little boy, “Well,   7  may go with us.   8  you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my   9 , you can’t carry a   10  load (擔(dān)子). You must   11  the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.

“You are   12 .” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy said   13  and lifted the load gladly.

On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were tired except the little servant. Do you know   14 ? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they   15 _the town.