完形填空,阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
About 70,000,000 Americans are trying to lose weight(减肥). That is almost 1 out of every 3 people in the United States. Some people eat food and they don’t have any fats or sweets. Others do running, exercise with machines, take medicines, or even have operations(手术). you can see losing weight is work, and it will also cost a lot of money. But do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?
Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body. For many people, looking nice also means to be . Other people worry about their health because many doctors overweight is not good.
Most people want to find a(n) way to take off fat, and books of this kind are very . These books tell people how to lose weight. Each book says it can easily help people take fat .
Losing weight can be . Some overweight people go to health centres. Men and women __ several hundred dollars a day exericising at these health centres. People live there for one week or two, taking exercise, eating different foods. Meals there may be just a little. All these work for losing weight. four days at the health center, one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds (2.27kg). At $ 400 a day, she spent $ 320 to lose each pound(磅). But she said she was still to do so.
Health centres, books, medicines, operations, running and exercise machines all a lot of money. So in the United States, losing weight may mean losing too.
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A rich father took his son on a trip to a village． He wanted to show his son what are the differences（1） their life and the villagers'， so that his son could cherish（珍爱）what he had．They spent（2） a few days with a family there．
On their way back home， the father （3） about his son's ideas about the trip． So he asked， "（4） was the trip？"
"It was great， Dad!
What did you learn from the trip？ " the father couldn't（5） to ask．
The son answered， "We have one dog but the family has four． We have a swimming pool， but they have a big river with many（6） swimming in it． We have very expensive lights， but they have （7） stars at night． We buy food in the supermarket， but they （8） food in their garden for themselves． We have walls around the house to protect us，（9） they have friends to protect them． Dad， thank you for（10） me how poor we are．"
The father couldn't say anything， and he just stood there quietly．
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（1）A． from |
B． at |
C． between |
D． into |
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（2）A． quite |
B． many |
C． quiet |
D． more |
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（3）A． wondered |
B． disliked |
C． worried |
D． described |
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（4）A． When |
B． Where |
C． How |
D． What |
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（5）A． wait |
B． seem |
C． decide |
D． try |
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（6）A． pigs |
B． hens |
C． birds |
D．ducks |
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（7）A． few |
B． a little |
C． a lot |
D． lots of |
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（8）A． order |
B． grow |
C． catch |
D． offer |
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（9）A． so |
B． because |
C． but |
D． if |
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（10）A． show |
B． showing |
C． talk |
D． talking |
A rich father took his son on a trip to a village． He wanted to show his son what are the differences（1） their life and the villagers'， so that his son could cherish（珍爱）what he had．They spent（2） a few days with a family there．
On their way back home， the father （3） about his son's ideas about the trip． So he asked， "（4） was the trip？"
"It was great， Dad!
What did you learn from the trip？ " the father couldn't（5） to ask．
The son answered， "We have one dog but the family has four． We have a swimming pool， but they have a big river with many（6） swimming in it． We have very expensive lights， but they have （7） stars at night． We buy food in the supermarket， but they （8） food in their garden for themselves． We have walls around the house to protect us，（9） they have friends to protect them． Dad， thank you for（10） me how poor we are．"
The father couldn't say anything， and he just stood there quietly．
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（1）A． from |
B． at |
C． between |
D． into |
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（2）A． quite |
B． many |
C． quiet |
D． more |
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（3）A． wondered |
B． disliked |
C． worried |
D． described |
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（4）A． When |
B． Where |
C． How |
D． What |
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（5）A． wait |
B． seem |
C． decide |
D． try |
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（6）A． pigs |
B． hens |
C． birds |
D．ducks |
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（7）A． few |
B． a little |
C． a lot |
D． lots of |
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（8）A． order |
B． grow |
C． catch |
D． offer |
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（9）A． so |
B． because |
C． but |
D． if |
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（10）A． show |
B． showing |
C． talk |
D． talking |
A rich father took his son on a trip to a village． He wanted to show his son what are the differences（1） their life and the villagers'， so that his son could cherish（珍爱）what he had．They spent（2） a few days with a family there．
On their way back home， the father （3） about his son's ideas about the trip． So he asked， "（4） was the trip？"
"It was great， Dad!
What did you learn from the trip？ " the father couldn't（5） to ask．
The son answered， "We have one dog but the family has four． We have a swimming pool， but they have a big river with many（6） swimming in it． We have very expensive lights， but they have （7） stars at night． We buy food in the supermarket， but they （8） food in their garden for themselves． We have walls around the house to protect us，（9） they have friends to protect them． Dad， thank you for（10） me how poor we are．"
The father couldn't say anything， and he just stood there quietly．
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（1）A． from |
B． at |
C． between |
D． into |
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（2）A． quite |
B． many |
C． quiet |
D． more |
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（3）A． wondered |
B． disliked |
C． worried |
D． described |
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（4）A． When |
B． Where |
C． How |
D． What |
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（5）A． wait |
B． seem |
C． decide |
D． try |
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（6）A． pigs |
B． hens |
C． birds |
D．ducks |
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（7）A． few |
B． a little |
C． a lot |
D． lots of |
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（8）A． order |
B． grow |
C． catch |
D． offer |
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（9）A． so |
B． because |
C． but |
D． if |
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（10）A． show |
B． showing |
C． talk |
D． talking |
That was many years ago， yet it is still fresh in my childhood memory． At a very young age， they taught me the power of words．
When I was in the second grade， my teacher had a（n） （1） with my mom． I wasn't allowed to be with my mom that moment so I waited outside． As my teacher left， my mother （2） me and I felt immediately that everything was not okay． "You're failing． She said that you're the only one failing in her （3） ． And she's pretty sure that you're not going to make it to the top section， I'm sorry．" Mom said as she held back her tears． Those （4） ruined（毁灭） every piece of my childhood．
When I reached the sixth grade， failing grades and reports from teachers made me feel like I was（5） ． No one believed in me． Not even myself．
I moved to another school by the seventh grade where I met my new teacher， Miss Diana． We had a talk on the first day we met．
"I was planning a group activity and I'm wondering if you could be a group（6） ．" she said， cheerfully．
I hesitated at first． But then， she did everything just to convince（说服） me and it worked． I（7） led the group． From that moment， I learned to smile again． I believe in myself again． And that is when I understood the power of words．
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（1）A． interview |
B． journey |
C． conversation |
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（2）A． looked at |
B． cared about |
C． believed in |
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（3）A． club |
B． class |
C． family |
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（4）A． words |
B． teachers |
C． exams |
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（5）A． everything |
B． something |
C． nothing |
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（6）A． member |
B． partner |
C． leader |
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（7）A． secretly |
B． successfully |
C． carelessly |
When people say "culture"， we think of art and history． But one very famous symbol in（1） culture is a cartoon． We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears﹣Mickey Mouse． Over 80 years ago， he first（2） in the cartoon Steamboat Willie． When this cartoon came out in New York in November， 1928， it was the first cartoon with sound and music． The（3） behind Mickey was Walt Disney． He became very rich and successful． In the 1930s， he（4） 87 cartoons with Mickey．
Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so（5） ． One of the main reasons is that Mickey was like a common man， but he always tried to face any danger． In his early films， Mickey was （6） and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend， Minnie． However， he was always ready to try his best． People went to the （7） to see the "little man" win． Most of them wanted to be like Mickey．
In November， 1978， Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame． Today's cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse，（8） everyone still knows and loves him． Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickey's？
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（1）A． Canadian |
B． American |
C． Japanese |
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（2）A． married |
B． smiled |
C． appeared |
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（3）A． man |
B． actor |
C． animal |
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（4）A． made |
B． watched |
C． invented |
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（5）A． smart |
B． kind |
C． popular |
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（6）A． unlucky |
B． dishonest |
C． impolite |
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（7）A． cinema |
B． library |
C． museum |
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（8）A． and |
B． but |
C． or |