When I was a child, my mom liked to prepare food for dinner, every now and then. And I remember one night in 41 when she made dinner after a long, hard day at work.

That Monday evening so long ago, my mom 42 a plate of eggs, sausage, and extremely burnt toast (土司) in front of my dad. I remember 43 to see if dad noticed! 44 all my dad did was reach for his toast, smile at my mom, and ask me how my day was 45 . I don’t remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him 46 butter and jelly (果凍) on that toast and eat every 47 !

When I got up from the 48 that evening, I remember hearing my mom 49 to my dad for burning the toast. And I’ll never forget what he said: “Baby, I love 50 toast.”

Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy goodnight and I asked him if he 51 liked his burnt toast. He 52 me in his arms and said, “Son, your mum put in a 53 day at work today and she’s very 54 . Besides, a little burnt toast never 55 anyone!”

Actually, life is full of imperfect things and imperfect people. We can’t be 56 at everything we do. What I’ve learned over the years is that learning to 57 each other’s faults and choosing to celebrate each other’s 58 is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting 59 .

If you learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life as they are, you can 60 your life to the fullest.

41. A. particular　　　　　　 B. general　　　　　　　　　　 C. brief　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. detail

42. A. supplied　　　　　　　 B. placed　　　　　　　　　　　 C. managed　　　　　　　　　 D. offered

43. A. longing　　　　　　　 B. standing　　　　　　　　　 C. waiting　　　　　　　　　　 D. sitting

44. A. And　　　　　　　　　　 B. So　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Then　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Yet

45. A. at school　　　　　　 B. at home　　　　　　　　　 C. at work　　　　　　　　　 D. at church

46. A. cover　　　　　　　　 B. spread　　　　　　　　　　 C. extend　　　　　　　　　　 D. deliver

47. A. egg　　　　　　　　　　 B. sausage　　　　　　　　　　 C. bite　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. toast

48. A. chair　　　　　　　　　 B. bed　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sofa　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. table

49. A. apologize　　　　　　 B. talk　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. whisper　　　　　　　　　 D. report

50. A. frozen　　　　　　　　 B. burnt　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dry　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fresh

51. A. exactly　　　　　　　 B. certainly　　　　　　　　　 C. really　　　　　　　　　　　 D. specially

52. A. raised　　　　　　　　 B. pulled　　　　　　　　　　　 C. surrounded　　　　　　　 D. touched

53. A. hard　　　　　　　　　 B. comfortable　　　　　　　 C. simple　　　　　　　　　　 D. plain

54. A. sad　　　　　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. impatient　　　　　　　　　 D. careless

55. A. damages　　　　　　 B. destroys　　　　　　　　　 C. hurts　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bothers

56. A. ready　　　　　　　　 B. clever　　　　　　　　　　　 C. skillful　　　　　　　　　　 D. good

57. A. accept　　　　　　　　 B. receive　　　　　　　　　　 C. admit　　　　　　　　　　　 D. allow

58. A. tempers　　　　　　　 B. differences　　　　　　　 C. characters D. personalities

59. A. circle　　　　　　　　 B. scholarship　　　　　　　 C. company　　　　　　　　 D. relationship

60. A. love　　 B. adapt　 C. enjoy D. devote

　 Meat and vegetables are measured in grams and kilograms. Milk and other liquid foods are measured in litres or millilitres. These units only measure quantity; they do not measure the value of the food to the body. The unit which measures the quality or value of food is the “calorie”. A calorie is the amount of heat given off by food when it burns. This measurement tells how much energy a certain food has when it is completely used by the body.

　 Our bodies use varying(不等的)amount of calories. The more exercise we take, the more calories we burn. If we eat food which contains more calories than we use up, then it is possible that we would increase in weight. In order to avoid becoming overweight, it is advisable to eat a balanced diet(飲食)and not eat too many foods that have a high calorie rating. The table below gives you some idea of the number of calories in food.

　 A. Meats　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fruits

　 slice of bacon　　 50　　　　 apple　　　 70

　 hamburger　　　　 300　　　 orange　　　　 60

　 slice of beef　　　　 100　　　 pear　　　 80

　 sausage　　　　 180　　　 banana　　　　 80

　 meat pie　　　 500　　　 plum　　　 20

　 sausage roll　　　 350　　　 tomato　　　　 20

C. Sweets and Pastries　　　　　　 D. Vegetables

small chocolate bar 190　　　 60g beans　　　 15

large chocolate bar 225　　　 60g carrots　　 18

slice apple pie　 300　　　 60g potato　　 60

doughnut　　　 200　　　 60g onion　　　 25

scoop of ice cream 85　　　　 60g cucumber 10

bag of potato crisps　 145　　　 60g cabbage 15

1. Which is the best title of this passage?

　 A. How to Measure the Quality of Food

　 B. Calories in Foods

　 C. The Units of Measurement

　 D. How to Keep Fit

2. To keep the calorie intake down, it is better to eat more____.

　 A. chocolate　　　　　　　 B. meat pie

　 C. fruit　　　　　　　　　 D. apple pie

3. Which word in the passage means “heavier than normal”?

　 A. Advisable.　　　　　　　 B. Overweight.

　 C. Balanced.　　　　　　　 D. Measurement.

4. When do you need the most calories from your diet?

　 A. When you sleep.　　　　　　 B. In working in the fields.

　 C. While watching a play.　　　 D. After having sports.

 

A dozen family members gathered at the table　　　 were traditional local foods such as

　 preserved harm sausage.

　 A.what　　　　　　 B.which　　　　 C.that　　　　　　 D.where

 

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　　Now the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories.

　　Baloney is a kind of sausage that many Americans eat often. The word also has another meaning in English. It is used to describe something, usually something someone says that is false or wrong or foolish. Baloney sausage comes from a name of the Italian city Balonia. The city is famous for its sausage, a mixture of smoked, spiced meat from cows and pigs.

　　But baloney sausage does not taste the same as beef or pork alone. Some language experts think this different taste is responsible for the birth of the expression“baloney”.“Baloney”is an idea or statement that is nothing like the truth. In the same way that baloney sausage tastes nothing like the meat that is used to make it.

　　“Baloney”is a word often used by politicians to describe the ideas of their opponents. The expression has been used for years. Fifty years ago, a former governor of New York State, Alfred Smith, criticized some claims by President Franklin Roosevelt about the successes of the Roosevelt administration. Smith said,“No matter how thin you slice it, it is still baloney.”

　　A similar word has almost the same meaning as“baloney”. It even sounds almost the same. The word is“blarney”. It began in Ireland about 1600. The lord of blarney castle near Cork agreed to surrender the castle to British troops. But he kept making excuses for postponing the surrender. And he made them sound like very good excuses. This is just more of the saying“blarney”.

　　The Irish castle now is famous for its Blarney Stone. Kissing the stone is thought to give a person special powers of speech. One who has kissed the Blarney Stone, so the story goes, can speak words of praise so smoothly and sweetly that you believe them even when you know they are false.

　　A former Roman Catholic bishop of New York City Fortin Shin once explained,“Baloney is prayed so thick it cannot be true, and blarney is prayed so thin we like it.”

　　Another expression is“pulling the wool over someone's eyes”. It means to make someone believe something that is not true. The expression goes back to the days when men wore false hair or wigs similar to those worn by judges today in British courts. The word“wool”was a popular joking work for hair. If you pull the man's wig over his eyes he could not see what was happening. Today, when you pull the wool over someone's eyes he cannot see the truth.

1．Which city does the Baloney sausage come from?

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A．Italian city.　　　　　　B．American city.

C．British city.　　　　　　D．Canadian city.

2．What kinds of meat is the Balonia's sausage from?

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A．Cows and dogs.　　　　　　B．Cows and pigs.

C．Cows and sheep.　　　　　　D．Pigs and sheep.

3．What is the meaning of“baloney”in the passage?

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A．It's a kind of sausage.

B．It's a mixture of smoked, spiced meat from cows and pigs.

C．It's an idea or statement that is nothing like the truth.

D．It's nothing but meat.

4．What is the Irish Castle famous for?

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A．Blarney Stone.　　　　　　B．Special Power of speech.

C．Sausage.　　　　　　　　D．Catholic bishop.