_________ you eat, _________ you’ll be. You should eat less from now on.

A. The most, the fattest B. The much, the fatter

C. The more, the fatter C. The much, the fat

Li Ming, you can keep fit __________ more exercise. Do you think so?

A. to take B. with taking C. takes D. by taking

She felt too bored all the time and I bought some funny stories ________.

A. to her to read B. for her reading C. for her to read D. with her to read

—Is the hospital _________ at the moment?

—Sorry, I don’t know. You can go and see.

A. open or closed B. opening or closing

C. opened or closed D. opens or closes

Stay away from the fire, _______ you’ll get burned sooner or later.

A. and B. so C. but D. or

—Jenny said she _________ a bad cold for a week.

—Is she better now?

A. has caught B. had caught C. has had D. had had

They are _________ busy because they have ________ work to do all the time.

A. too much, too much B. much too, too much

C. much too, much too D. too much, much too

Mr. Black was over fifty years old. He sometimes made some mistakes in his work, and he lost his work. So he had____time every day to do something. Then he often met his old friends under a big tree. They had drinks there and____anything they liked.

One day, some old men were sitting together again and talking about young people in this world. They all agreed that the old people were____than young people. Then one of the old____said that young men were stronger than old men.

____of them agreed that this was true,____Mr. Black didn’t. He said, “No. I am as strong now as when I was a young man.” His friends were surprised____what he said.

“Well,” said Mr. Black, “Near my house there is a big stone. When I was a young man, I used____to move it, but I couldn’t because I was not____I am an old man now, and when I try to move it, I still____So, I am as strong as when I was young.”

1.A. many B. a lot C. lots of D. lot

2.A. talked for B. talked to C. talked with D. talked about

3.A. clever B. cleverer C. cleverest D. a clever

4.A. man B. woman C. men D. women

5.A. All B. None C. Both D. Neither

6.A. so B. or C. and D. but

7.A. at B. to C. of D. on

8.A. trying B. try C. to try D. to trying

9.A. strong enough B. enough strong C. weak enough D. enough weak

10.A. can B. can’t C. could D. couldn’t

Pearl and June were good friends and spent most of their time together.

They were both very old and they worried about their health. Most of the time they talked about nothing else.

They worried about their food. Was it clean? Would it give them pains in the stomach?

They worried about the weather. Was it too cold and wet? Would it give them pains in their bones?

They worried about pollution in the air. would it give them pains in their chests(胸部)and throats(喉嚨)?

They worried about being hurt in a car accident, killed in a plane crash, getting sick, and so on.

All they could think about was being ill or hurt.

One day they went on a train journey together.

“We’ll need some food,”Pearl said.

“We’ll buy some bananas,”June said.“They are good to eat and always clean.”

And so they bought two bananas to eat on the train.

It was not long before they were hungry.

Pearl took out the bananas and gave one to June. Then she peeled(剝)the skin of her banana and took a large bite of it.

At that moment the train went into a tunnel. Everything went black.“Don’t eat your banana,”Pearl shouted at June.“Mine has made me go blind!”

1.What did the two old ladies talk about most of the time? _________

A. Themselves. B. Other people. C. Healthy food. D. Dangerous drivers.

2.The old ladies didn’t want to ______.

A. eat any bananas B. travel by train

C. be young again D. get sick

3.Pearl ate her banana ________.

A. after they came out of the tunnel B. at the station

C. before June ate hers D. before she was hungry

4.Pearl thought that the banana _______.

A. stopped her from seeing B. would make her hungry

C. would make her ill D. would be good for June

5.What’s the best title of the story? __________.

A. What Good Friends B. What a Bad Train Journey

C. Bananas Are Good for You D. Bananas Are Bad for You

Everyone worries. But how do you deal with your worries? Whether your worries are big or small， you can take these steps to deal with your worries：

Try to find out what you’re worried about.

Sometimes， you will know what you’re worried about. Other times， you might not. Try to find it out first： if you can’t ， you can ask for help.

Think of ways to make it better.

There is always something you can do to help you feel less worried．Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won’t solve your problem.

Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. If you’re worried about grades， ask yourself these questions：

(A) Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?

(B) How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn’t a test?

(C) Do I have a good place to do my homework?

(D) Have I tried different ways of studying?

If your worry is about a fight you had with a friend， you might write down all the things you could do－write a note to him or her， invite him or her to a basketball game， say sorry to him or her etc. Once you have a list of things you could do， you can choose the one that gets your friend back.

Ask for help.

When you’re worried， it can help to find someone to talk to. You can ask your parents， friends， or teachers for help.

1.How many steps are mentioned to deal with your worries in the passage?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Seven.

2.When you don’t know what you’re worried about ________.

A. you should try to find it out

B. you can’t ask for help

C. you don’t need to think of ways

D. you can sit there worrying

3.If you’re worried about grades， you can ask yourself these questions EXCEPT “___”.

A. Why are grades important?

B. What do grades mean to me?

C. How do I get ready for class?

D. Why don’t my friends like me?

4.According to the passage， what will you do if you have a fight with your friend?

A. Make a new friend.

B. Don’t talk to him or her any more.

C. Have another fight with him or her.

D. Invite him or her to a basketball game.

5.The passage mainly tells us ________.

A. who is often worried

B. when people are worried

C. how to deal with our worries

D. what kind of worries people have