朱丹

- Passage 1 -

A man walked i 1 a doctors examining room. “Put out your tongue （舌頭），” the doctor said.

“OK. There is nothing s 2 ，” the doctor said. “Its clear whats wrong with you. You need more exercise.” “But， doctor，” the man said. “I dont think...”

“Dont tell me what you think，” the doctor said. “I am the doctor， not you. I know what you need. I see hundreds of people like you. N 3 of them get any exercise. They sit in the office all day and in f 4 of the television in the evening. What you need is to walk quickly at l 5 twenty minutes a day.

“Doctor， you dont understand，” the man said. “I...”

“There is no e 6 ， ” the doctor said. “You must find time for exercise. If you dont， you will get fat and have health problems when you are old.”

“But I walk every day，” the man said.

“Oh， yes， and I know what kind of walking that is. You walk a few meters to the office from your house， and a few more meters to a r 7 for lunch and back.”

“Please listen to me， doctor！” the man s 8 at the doctor angrily. “Im a mailman，” the man w 9 on， “I walk for seven hours every day.”

For a moment the doctor was silent， then he said quietly， “Put you tongue out a 10 ， will you？ ”

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Traveling is interesting. From 7A to 9B we have already traveled in China， traveled abroad and traveled o 1 .

Traveling to every part of the world gets easier， but the problem is how well we know and understand each other. Heres a simple test. Imagine you are p 2 to hold a meeting at four oclock. What time should you expect your foreign business friends to arrive？ If they are Germans， theyll arrive on t 3 . If they are Americans， theyll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are Englishmen， theyll be 15 minutes l 4 ， and you should allow up to an hour late for the Italians.

The British seemed to think since the English language was w 5 used in the world， people would always understand what they do. H 6 ， they were completely wrong. For example， the British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters and have a drink during the meal. The Japanese p 7 not to work while eating. Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know each other and they dont drink a 8 lunchtime. The Germans like to talk about business before dinner. The French like to eat first and talk a 9 . They have to be well fed and watered before they discuss a 10 . Wish you a good journey next time.

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Colour is a part of life. The whole world is f 1 of colours. Almost e 2 has a colour.Some things are yellow like cheese and bananas.

Many things are red. For example， w 3 signs are usually red. G 4 is the colour of most frogs， spring leaves and grass. W 5 is blue？ Blue is the colour of w 6 ， we can also see the blue sky， blue eyes， blue birds and blue jeans. There are many other colours too， such as orange， brown， purple， white and black.

The world changes its colours with the s 7 of the year. Spring is green. Summer is red.

It t 8 gold in autumn and then white in winter. When winter is gone and spring comes back， the world turns green a 9 .

After a rainstorm you may see something that has many different colours in the sky. It is a rainbow.

But w 10 different colours， can you imagine what the world looks like？

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More and more families go on a car trip each year. H 1 ， the thought （想法） of trouble on the road may prevent you from going out. To avoid trouble， you need to make a careful p 2 for you trip.

First of all， choose a proper route for your trip. Consider（考慮） w 3 you are going and find several possible routes to it. Traffic and the t 4 that you will spend on the road must be considered when you decide one.

Consider your luggage （行李） needs. B 5 you begin packing your necessities （必需品）， think about how many people will be in your car and how much space they will need in order to t 6 comfortably.

Try to avoid busy times. Usually highways are busier on Friday and Sundays， so going on Tuesday or T 7 will help you to avoid traffic jams. Driving at night is also a great way to miss the traffic and the kids can have fun d 8 the trip.

F 9 ， dont forget to check your car carefully before leaving so that you can have a s 10 trip.

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Stress is usual in life. It may come from heavy traffic to bad work environments， or from relationship problems to financial （財政的） difficulties. We all need a w 1 to reduce our stress， understand where it comes from and how to work through it. If not， stress will certainly

l 2 to illness， low spirits， broken relationships or unending pain.

Keeping diaries is the e 3 way of all to reduce stress. Keeping diaries will help u 4 deal with our stress before it makes us ill. Writing down our thoughts and f 5 ， as in keeping a diary， is a good method to reduce stress and i 6 happiness. We put down on paper what we are unhappy with and worried about. This h 7 us begin to understand in a clearer manner， what we are going through.

Keeping a regular diary about d 8 events， joys and struggles， can really help us to face every day， and solve our problems with less stress. When we record our days on paper or on the computer， we are dealing w 9 our feelings， fears and joys， as we are writing.

Lets start living the healthy， balanced and m 10 life we have been meant to live， with our simple diary writing.

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Good manners never go out of fashion. So the next time you get a gift， make sure you thank the person properly.

If the person doesnt live in the same house with you， a written thank-you note is required. Youd better use a c 1 to write a thank-you note， and it should be big enough to write a f 2 words.

There are so many lovely cards today. Find a style that you like. The note cards do not n 3 to have the words “Thank you”. Your own written words in it will tell that m 4 .

Youd better write by y 5 . But if your handwriting （筆跡） is terrible， you can use the computer.

Your note doesnt have to be l 6 . The important part is to be sincere. And its really best to k 7 your message short and sweet.

Remember， the written thank-you note is to thank the p 8 for buying a gift. Even when you dont like the person， you h 9 to write one. You dont have to lie， but try to find something n 10 to say. The person who buys you a gift and good manners requires a thank-you note.

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