A difficult question

A difficult question

Four girls went to school together every day by taxi.

One day one of the girls said, “There is a test this morning, let?s go to school late. Then we can miss the test.”

“What can we say to the teacher?” one of the girls said. “He?ll be angry. We?ll need a good reason.” The girls thought for several minutes, and then one of them said, “Let?s tell him that our taxi had a flat tyre.”

“That?s a good idea,” other girls said. “We?ll tell him that.” They reached school an hour late. The test was already finished.

“ Why are you late?” The teacher asked. “ Y ou miss the test.”

“ Our taxi had a flat tyre.” One of the girls said.

The teacher thought for a moment, and then he said, “ Sit down; each of you in one corner of the room.” The four girls di d that.

Then the teacher said, “Write on a piece of paper the answer to this question; Which tyre was flat?”

( )1. The four girls went to school

A. by car

B. by taxi

C. on foot

D. by bus

( )2. “Why did the four girls want to go to school late?” “Because there was .”

A. a test

B. a party

C. a sports meeting

( )3.The excuse（借口）that they didn?t get to school on time was that

A. they were sick

B. their bikes were broken

C. their taxi had a flat tyre

D. They forgot the time

( )4. When they got to school, the test

A. was finished

B. didn?t begin

C. was going on

( )5. Then the teacher let them tell him

A. which tyre was flat

B. where they went

C. who thought out the idea

( )6. Why couldn?t the girls answer correctly the teacher?s question?

A.They couldn?t remember which tire was flat.

B.There wasn?t a flat tire.

C.They each gave a different answer.

D.All four tires were flat.

B

Everyone knows that exercise is important. It makes your heart and body strong. But you need to know the following.

*Get your body ready!

Before you do any exercise, make sure to warm up for at least five minutes. During warming up, you should stretch(伸展) all parts of your body.

*Exercise enough, but not too much

It?s best to exercise twice e ach week. Thirty minutes each time is enough. Try all kinds of things until you find one, two or even three sports that feel right for you.

*Exercise at fitness centres

There are a lot of equipment（设备）at fitness centres. The equipment will help exercise your

arms, legs and other parts of your body to make you fit. Some people buy equipment for their homes. But it is very expensive.

*Stop playing when you are hurt!

If you get hurt when you are doing exercise, don?t play again until you are well.

*Don’t get thirsty!

Drink a lot when you are playing sports because it is easy to become thirsty.

( )1. From the above, we know that these are

A. signs

B. proposals(倡议书)

C. suggestions

D. notices

( )2. Y ou?d better exercise according to this passage.

A. about two hours a week

B. twice a day

C. twice a week

D. every day

( )3. The words … fitness centres? in the text mean

A、商务中心

B、健身中心

C、购物中心、

D、医疗中心

( )4. If you are doing sports, you should .

A. have a good rest before exercise

B. exercise twice a month

C. stop playing when you are hurt

D. drink a little water

( )5. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A. Warm up your body before exercise.

B. Do enough exercise but not too much.

C. Exercise can make us healthy.

D. Everyone should buy equipment for their homes.

C

Learning English is like taking Chinese medicine

学英语就像吃中药

What is the best way to study? This is a very important question. Some Chinese students often s 1 very hard f 2 long hours. This is a g 3 habit, but it is not a better way to study. A good student must h 4 enough sleep, enough food and enough rest. Every d 5 you n 6 to take a walk or play basketball or ping-pong or sing a song. When you r 7 to your studies, you?ll find yourself s 8 . than before and you?ll learn more.

Perhaps we can s 9 that learning English is like taking Chinese medicine. We mean that like Chinese medicine, the effects of your study c 10 slowly but surely. Learn every day and effects will come just like Chinese medicine.

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