(   ) 2. Don, t you think it sounds very        to expect anyone to drive for ten hours just for a ten-minute meeting?

A. appropriate    B. primary    C. ridiculous    D. convenient

(   ) 1. Chinese premier said climate change is a global challenge and noted that the key is to take        action to help developing countries deal with climate change.

A. economic    B. gentle    C. legal    D. concrete

Lots of folks don，t think about what they eat over the holiday season until January，when they stare sadly at the number on the scale and then hurry off to hit the gym，join Weight Watchers or pick up the latest diet book.

It doesn't have to be that way. Health experts say you can still enjoy the holidays.

"It，s OK to indulge (沉溺) ，but it doesn，t mean you have to gain weight， ”said Karen Ansel， a New York-based registered dietitian and a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association (ADA) . Jessica Crandall, a registered dietitian from Denver who's also an ADA spokeswoman,added that gaining weight during the holidays and then working hard to lose it again is not good for a person' s body.

For starters, people interested in maintaining their weight during the holidays should keep eating on a regular schedule，the two dietitians said. Research has shown that people who skip meals ―particularly breakfast―end up eating more throughout the day. "Try and stick to consistent meal times so you can avoid being overly hungry， ”Crandall said. "When you，re overly hungry，you can make some bad decisions regarding what you eat. Don't starve yourself during the day waiting for that party at night―because you'll eat too much or overeat."

Ansel suggests that you think now about the foods you really enjoy and plan to focus on those while eating less of more common fare.

Be careful, too,about alcohol intake, for a couple of reasons. Alcoholic drinks, particularly the fancy ones handed out at holiday time,tend to come loaded with calories. "It's usually what you' re adding to a drink that contains the calories," Crandall said. Also,if you're drunk,you might forget to watch what you，re eating. "It totally lowers your inhibitions (壓抑) ，"Ansel said.

Other holiday eating tips,suggested by Crandall and Ansel, include:

Eat lots of vegetables, and eat them first before moving on to the other items on your plate.

Recognize that many holiday extras, like cheese or cranberry sauce, come loaded with calories. "If those aren，t your favorite foods，don，t put them on your plate," Crandall said.

If your favorite food has a lot of calories,be sure to minimize your portion. "Two bites cure the craving," Crandall said. "After that,you're just really feeding your old habits."

After a big holiday meal、don,t sink into a chair or couch. Go for a walk outdoors or participate in some other activities that help burn off some of the calories you've just eaten.

(   ) 8. Both Karen Ansel and Jessica Crandall        .

     A.  think highly of the latest popular diet book

    B.  like going to the gym often

    C.  think trying to lose weight isn' t good for a person' s body

    D.  are registered dietitians and work for ADA

(   ) 9. Ansel asks people wishing to keep slim not to skip meals because        .

     A.   it will do harm to their stomachs.

    B.   being overly hungry will make them feel not well

    C.   it may make them eat more

    D.   it might let them make bad decisions on important occasion

(   ) 10. Why does Crandall advise people wanting to lose weight not to drink wine?

     A.   Because if they're drunk,they can watch what they eat.

    B.   Because it will make it hard for their body to burn calories.

    C.   Because wine itself contains many calories.

    D.   Because it will make them feel more stressed.

(   ) 11. Which of the following is the proper way to keep slim according to the passage?

     A.  Eating more vegetables than rice and other food.

    B.  Eating more cheese or cranberry sauce.

    C.  Never eat food with a lot of calories.

    D.  Sitting less and walking more after meals. 

(   ) 12. The passage mainly talks about        .

      A. some advice on holiday eating    B. how to keep slim

    C. the problems of fat people    D. what to do in holidays

Hallmark arrived in my hometown of Calcutta,India when I was 16. On Valentine's Day (情人節(jié)) ，I waited in line with many other teenagers just for a chance to get into the store. I remember wishing two things. One of them is that the good-looking boy whom I could see through the store window was picking out a gift for me. Unfortunately，Valentine, s Day passed and I received nothing but a lecture from my father on how Western capitalism (資本主義) was ruining your culture.

The next Valentine, s Day，I still didn, t have a boyfriend，but I did receive a greeting card from a secret admirer. I can,t remember what it exactly said inside the card，but it hardly mattered. I know I'm not the only one who's had the blues because of being single on Valentine's Day.

It'snot just on Valentine' s Day that T m reminded of these feelings. One night,my friend and I were at the subway station in New York City waiting for the local to arrive. The station was mostly

full of college students, and later an older couple walked in. Just at that moment,a street musician started playing She's Only a Woman to Me. The couple began dancing around the station and lost in their own world. On the train，I found myself recalling the time when I was with a date at the subway station, and there he picked me up in his arms like I was a ballerina (芭箭舞女演員) .

My view of romance has changed from when I was 16 in Calcutta to now, 23, and living in Manhattan. This year,I won't focus all my romantic expectations on one particular day. I'll spend Valentine' s Day with friends in New York City. But I won' t try to hide somewhere or turn off my cellphone. Instead, I'll help my coupled-up friends pack for their weekend trips to Rome.

(   ) 4. The underlined word "Hallmark" in Paragraph 1 probably refers to a        .

A. city    B. street    C. store    D. man

(   ) 5. We can infer that in the opinion of the writer's father,        .

     A.  his daughter should have received a gift

    B.  people in India shouldn't celebrate Valentine's Day

    C.  people in India should welcome Western culture

    D.  his daughter should know more about capitalism

(   ) 6. According to Paragraph 2 ，if someone has the blues，he or she is probably        .

A. sad    B. angry      C. excited    D. lucky

(   ) 7. What is implied in the passage?

     A.   The writer now has a boyfriend.

    B.   The writer now is afraid of Valentine's Day.

    C.   The writer will go to Rome with her coupled-up friends.

    D.   The writer's attitude towards Valentine's Day has changed.

Forget chip fat,sugar cane or rapeseed oil―the latest source of biofuel could be watermelons.

Scientists have discovered that the fruit is a great source of sugar that can be readily distilled (蒸餾) into alcohol to power cars and farm machinery.

And because sellers reject 360,000 tons of "substandard" fruit annually in America alone, they could be used as an economical way to make fuel.

The waste from US growers could produce nearly two million gallons( nine million litres) of biofuel per year.

In the study,researchers at the United States Department of Agriculture set out to determine

the biofuel potential of juice from rejected watermelons―those not sold due to cosmetic imperfec?tions ,and currently ploughed back into the field.

About a fifth of each annual watermelon crop is left in the field because of surface blemishes (瑕瘋) or because they are misshapen.

Dr. Wayne Fish,who led the team,found that 50 percent of the fruit was fermentable (可發(fā)酵的) into alcohol which could provide valuable fuel.

"We've shown that the juice of these melons is a source of readily fermentable sugars, representing an unexploited raw material for alcohol biofuel production," he said.

The study, published in the journal Biotechnology for Biofuels,discovered that watermelons could produce around 20 gallons of ftiel per acre from fruit that otherwise would go to waste.

Production of biofuels has been targeted by Western governments as a way to support renewable energy targets.

The European Union has a target for 2010 that 5.75 percent of transport fuels should come from biological sources, but the target is unlikely to be met.

The British government's Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation requires five percent of the fuel sold at the pump by 2010 to be biofueled.

(   ) 1. The passage mainly tells us that        .

     A.  Western countries aim at producing biofuels

    B.  watermelons could be used to make fuel

    C.  the advantage of fuel made from watermelons

    D.  watermelon juice will be the largest source of renewable energy

(   ) 2. Which of the following is NOT the reason why so many watermelons are deserted in America each year?

A. They are substandard. B. They are imperfect.

C. They are misshapen. D. They are oversupplied.

(   ) 3. The underlined word "cosmetic" in Paragraph 5 probably means "      ".

A. inside    B. flavor C. surface    D. freshness

10. The girl has mastered three foreign languages，             for her to find a good job. (make)

這個女孩掌握了三門外語，這讓她更容易找到一份好工作。

9. They began to talk warmly as if                   each other for long. (know)

他們一開始就交流得很熱烈，好像他們互相認識了好長時間一樣。

8. Among all the guests                you are looking for. ( sit)

你正在找的那個漂亮女孩坐在客人們中間。

6.1 would rather                   than quarrel with him in public. (laugh)

我寧愿被人笑也不愿意和他在大街上吵架。

7. Our monitor is always the first               to others and is highly thought of by all of us. (offer)

我們班的班長總是第一個為別人提供幫助，并且受到了我們的高度評價。