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With a busy life and job, pressure can make you look tired and aged. Kissi Health-Beauty Center gives classes, makes training plans according to your physical conditions, and sets up an individual file. All these things will help you to get to know your body and the way to keep it fit.
1)BODY-BUILDING
Imported gym equipment will help you build up your body’s muscles, making you look full of energy and strength.
2)GYMNASTIC EXERCISES
A bright and large exercise room with excellent equipment and music will give your body a chance to enjoy movement with rhythm.
3)SPECIAL “LAZY-BONE” FITNESS CENTER
“Lazy-bone” fitness equipment is the first bodyshaping set of seven beds in Houston. Designed according to human anatomic (解剖学的) and kinematic（运动学的）theory, the seven special beds will help you to exercise your waist, abdomen（腹）, hips（臀）or legs. In the relaxing hours you may try them to strengthen your muscles and lose weight.
*Tuition: “Lazy-bone” fitness card, 1000 dollars /month (gymnastic classesincluded).
*Open Time: 10:30 a.m. —10:30 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
*Tel: 59185700
*Address: 16 Johnson Street, Houston
The purpose of this passage is to ______.

A．give advice on health	B．introduce new ways of body-building
C．ask you to go to the center	D．introduce ways to lose weight

If you want some exercise as well as relaxation after a busy day, you’ll go to the center and ______.

A．learn anatomic and kinematic theory	B．lie still on the special beds
C．join in the gymnastic exercises	D．buy a special card

Tom Everest who keeps a “Lazy-bone” fitness card can go to the center ______ this week.

A．11:30 a.m. Monday	B．11:30 p.m. Monday
C．10:00 a.m. Tuesday	D．10:00 p.m. Tuesday

According to the passage, the center wants to show it is _____ .

A．the most convenient	B．the largest
C．the newest	D．the most advanced

Astronomers (天文学家) say they are on the point of finding planets like Earth orbiting other stars, which is a key step in determining if we are alone in the universe.
A top NASA official and other leading scientists say that within four or five years they should discover the first Earth-like planet where life could develop, or may have already. A planet close to the size of Earth could even be found sometime this year.
At the annual American Astronomical Society conference this week, each discovery involving so-called “exoplanets” —those outside our solar system — pointed to the same conclusion：Quiet planets like Earth where life could develop probably are plentiful.
NASA’s Dew Kepler telescope and a lot of new research from the suddenly hot and competitive exoplanet field caused noticeable buzz at the meeting．Scientists are talking about being at “an incredible special place in history” and closer to answering the question. “Are we alone? For the first time, there’s an optimism that sometime in our lifetimes we’re going to get to the bottom of that,” said Simon Worden，an astronomer who heads NASA’s Ames Research Center. “If I were a betting man, which I am, I would bet we’re not alone.”
“These are big questions that reflect upon the meaning of the human race in the universe,” the director of the Vatican Observatory, the Rev. Jose Funes, said Wednesday in an interview at this week’s conference.
Worden told The Associated Press: “I would certainly expect in the next four or five years we’d have an Earth-sized planet in the habitable (可居住的) zone.”
What is very important in determining if we are alone in the universe?

A．Finding an Earth-like planet

B．Orbiting other stars.

C．Developing new telescopes

D．Finding more exoplanets.

What’s an exoplanet?

A．It’s a planet like Earth

B．It’s a planet outside our solar system.

C．It’s a planet orbiting the sun

D．It’s a planet where life have developed.

The underlined phrase “get to the bottom of” probably means “__________”.

A．understand fully	B．make full use of
C．search for	D．do more research on

From the passage we can learn that __________.

A．an Earth-like planet has been found

B．it’s been proved we are not alone in the universe

C．Jose Funes has found the meaning of the human race in the universe

D．the discovery of an Earth-like planet could happen in the near future

It is important that you make a good impression at work. If you make a good impression on your boss, he or she is more likely to give you more responsibilities which can lead to promotions (晋级) and raises. Here are some ways to make a good impression at work.
Use Proper Office Etiquette (礼仪)
Using proper manners will help you make a good impression on your boss and also your co-workers. Office etiquette includes everything from the proper way to e-mails to knowing when, where, and how to use your cell phone at work.
Face up to Your Mistakes
When you make a mistake at work, which everyone inevitably (不可避免地) does at some points, face up to it. Don’t ignore your error or place the blame on others. Take responsibility and come up with a solution to fix your mistake. Your boss may not be too happy about it, but she will at least be impressed with your response.
Know to Call in Sick
Do you think coming to work when you are sick instead of staying at home will impress your boss? Reasonable bosses know that a sick employee not only is unproductive but also he or she can spread an illness around the office. Call in sick(打电话请病假) when you are ill.
Come Through in a Crisis
When the unexpected happens at work, who will make a better impression on the boss? Of course it’s the employee who deals with the crisis quickly and effectively.
What would be the best title for the passage?

A．How to Use Good Etiquette

B．How to Deal with Mistakes at Work

C．How to Be a Good Worker in the Future

D．How to Make a Good Impression at Work

What should you do if you make a mistake at work?

A．Try to ignore the mistake.

B．Put the blame on others.

C．Think out a solution to your mistake.

D．Leave the company as soon as possible.

According to the writer, when you are ill you’d better _________.

A．go to work on time as usual

B．stay at home without telling others

C．go on working but stay away from others

D．stop working and ask for a leave

Who will make good impressions on the boss?

A．Employees who deal with the crisis quickly and effectively.

B．Employees who often make mistakes.

C．Employees who go to work though they are ill.

D．Employees who often use their cell phones at work.

Once there was an 11-year-old boy who went fishing with his father in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day before bass (巴斯鱼) season opened, they were fishing early in the evening, catching other fish with worms. Then the boy tied on a small silver lure (鱼饵) and put it into the lake. Suddenly he felt that something very big pulling on the lure. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully brought the fish beside the bank. Finally he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass.
The boy and his father looked at the big fish. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 pm – two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said.
“Dad!” cried the boy, “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were in sight in the moonlight. He looked again at his father.
Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he had caught the fish, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed. He threw the huge bass into the black water. The big fish disappeared. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today the boy is successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to fish at the same place.
And he was right. He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago. But he does see that same fish … again and again … every time he has an ethical (伦理的，道德的) decision to make. For, as his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.
What happened when the big fish turned out to be a bass?

A．The boy cooked the big fish.

B．The boy threw the bass back into the water willingly.

C．The father lit a match in order to check the time.

D．They worried other fishermen may discover what they had done.

From the text we know that the father _________.

A．didn’t love his son	B．always disagreed with his son
C．disliked the huge fish	D．was firm and stubborn

The successful architect went fishing with his children at the same place because _________.

A．they might catch a big fish there

B．he was taught a moral lesson there

C．it was a most popular fishing spot

D．their children enjoyed fishing there

What does the story imply?

A．It is easy to say something, but difficult to do

B．An ethical decision is always easy to make.

C．It’s hard to tell right from wrong sometimes

D．Fishing can help one to make right decisions.

I know it is wrong to envy your children. But when I see my son, Tonio and his younger brother Sam going down a slide together, one’s arm around the other, I know I have missed something wonderful.
Not only did I never have a brother, but also I had no friendships like theirs. My sister was old enough to help take care of me, so she was more a mother than a playmate, and I was more a pest than a friend. A brother would have been wonderful, but it was not in the family planning.
Now I finally live with brothers, my sons, Tonio and Sam. I am watching them build the kind of relationship that I once dreamed about. They go to bed together. When one comes into our bed after a nightmare, my wife and I know that before morning his brother will follow.
Sam manages the world with more ease than his elder brother, whose frustrations often bring him to tears. With a sincere “Smile, Tonio,” Sam is the one who comforts him. Tonio, on the other hand, has stopped playing with boys at his age who don’t like playing with Sam. They are always backing each other up.
I don’t know what kind of relationship they will have when they grow up. Parents always want their children to have what they never could. I want them to have each other. So I imagine them going to the same college, marrying sisters and living on the same block.
That’s why I was so worried the day Tonio started kindergarten. I felt that I would lose something too. As we headed for school that morning, both boys seemed relaxed, as if neither had any idea that the day was going to be different, that starting then, Tonio would be leaving behind his brother, his best friend, his right arm.
Tonio’s first day was chaotic, with hundreds of children outside looking for their teachers. Before any of us could say goodbye, Tonio disappeared with his new classmates. He turned to wave and then was gone. It was so sudden. Sam even didn’ t see him go. Although parents had been asked to ease the craziness of the first day by statying out of the school, I lifted Sam up and took him to Tonio’s classroom, looking for a glimpse of Tonio. Sam spotted him first.
My wife and I didn’t head back home immediately, stopping instead at a coffee shop to treat Sam to hot chocolate. We even let him eat ice-cream with his fingers. Sam was still quiet, so I asked him if he missed his brother already.
He didn’t answer. Instead he asked, “Daddy, is Tonio going to be gone forever?”
“No, Sammy,” I said, feeling happy about his sweet question. “Not forever, just until three o’clock.”
I sometimes think that the greatest thing I have ever done is to help create these brothers. And I didn’t stop with them. We had another child, and for the third time in a row, it was a boy. It wasn’t long before his brothers climbed into the crib(婴儿床) to play with him. I am surrounded by brothers.
What makes the author envy his sons?

A．He has no friends like Sam and Tonio.

B．He has only one brother in his family.

C．He doesn’t enjoy brotherhood as they do.

D．He doesn’t have a good relation with his sister.

What does the underlined word “pest” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．a bad person	B．an annoying person
C．a good companion	D．a lovely brother

What can we learn about the two little brothers?

A．Tonio often encouraged Sam when Sam burst into tears.

B．The two brothers went to the same kindergarten.

C．Neither of the brothers played with other children.

D．They supported each other in different ways.

The author was worried the day Tonio started his kindergarten, because__________.

A．Tonio might not spend so much time with Sam

B．Tonio might not do well with his study

C．he was afraid he would lose Tonio forever.

D．he wanted Tonio to have what he didn’t have

On the first day of the kindergarten, __________.

A．Tonio had a nice day playing with his new classmates

B．Sam was very sad because Tonio was gone forever

C．Sam was allowed to have ice-cream with fingers as usual

D．the father felt happy when he sensed Sam’s love to Tonio

What does the title “Surrounded by Brothers” suggest?

A．The author experienced brotherly affection by raising his sons.

B．The author often plays with his sons whenever he has time.

C．Parents want their children to stay at home and play together.

D．The youngest son is always surrounded by his elder brothers.

A．high cost	B．danger to traffic
C．being difficult to use	D．contribution to laziness