In the world today, all of the people need recreation（消遣）. We cannot work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life.

Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular form（形式）is to take part in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and football. There are also individual（個人的）sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreation for people who like to be outdoors.

Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them. Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some forms of indoor recreation, such as watching TV, singing and dancing.

It doesn’t matter whether we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some forms of recreation.

（　 ）56．Which is the most popular form of recreation?

A．Doing sports. B．Watching TV.　 C．Sleeping.　 D．Singing and dancing.

（　 ）57．People want to take part in sports in order to __________.

A．make friends　　　　　　 　　　　 B．keep healthy and enjoy life

C．find a good job 　　　　 　　　　　 D．make more money

（　 ）58．Outdoor sports include __________.

A．watching TV　 　　　　　　 　　 B．singing and dancing

C．listening to the radio 　　　　　　　 D．skating and mountain climbing

（　 ）59．Why do many people like watching sports on TV or listening to them on the radio?

A．Because they like sports but don’t like to take part in them.

B．Because they don’t enjoy life.

C．Because they don’t enjoy sports.

D．Because they don’t need recreation.

（　 ）60．The passage mainly tells us that __________.

A．basketball is a kind of team sports

B．everyone who enjoys sports should take part in them

C．different people have different ways of relaxing

D．indoor recreation is not as important as outdoor sports

Health is very important. How can we stay healthy? Look at the three children. They'll tell you what helps them stay healthy.

    Xiao Ping: Well, I like eating vegetables and fruit. I never eat unhealthy snacks（快餐）. I drink a glass of milk before I go to bed and I get up on time every morning, I also join a dance club. I practice dancing a lot after school. My good lifestyle helps me keep healthy.

    Katrina: My room helps me stay healthy. She always makes me go to bed early on weekdays. She tells me not to eat too much junk food. My morn also gives mc a lot of work around the house. Sometimes I don't like that, but I do it all. This work keeps me busy, and it is like exercise. And I like any kind of exercise.

    Zhao Gang: Well, I like sports. I go swimming in summer and running or skating in winter. I don't watch TV too much, but I read a lot of books. I learn a lot from the books. I also drink a lot of milk and eat lots of fruit. They help me become strong and keep me healthy and happy.

（   ）1．What's the passage about?

A．How to eat things every day.                B．How to keep healthy.

      C．How to exercise every day.                  D．How to study well.

（   ）2．Xiao Ping ________.

A．eats a lot of snacks every week       B．drinks some milk for breakfast every day

      C．gets up late every morning               D．practices dancing a lot after school

（   ）3．Katrina's morn helps her ________.

      A．study hard                                 B．eat lots If junk food

      C．work around the house                    D．have a good lifestyle

（   ）4．ZhaoGang gets a lot of knowledge （知識） by_______.

      A．doing sports                              B．watching TV

      C．reading books                            D．listening to the radio

Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before    26   every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn’t smoke and never    27   . She didn’t eat chocolate. She didn’t eat sweet and

fatty food,    28   . She weighted herself every day.

One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a    29    sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking,   30    he looked very happy.

He smiled at her and said, “Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”

He had a wide smile    31    his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.

“Good morning!” replied Alicia. “Yes, it is a lovely day.”

Alicia thought he    32   very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the    33    of a happy old age.”

“I hope you don’t    34    me asking,” she said, “but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do    35    I am your age.”

The man in the rocking chair said, “My secret for   36   ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day.”

Alicia was    37   . She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did    38    wrong. She thought he should be    39    and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life    40    eating well or doing lots of exercise.

“How old are you?” she asked.

“It’s my birthday today,” said the man. “I’m forty-seven!”

1. A. lunch         B. breakfast    C. dinner           D. supper

2. A. exercised         B. drank        C. worked           D. slept

3. A. too               B. also         C. either           D. still

4. A. man               B. woman        C. boy          D. girl

5. A. so            B. but              C. and          D. or

6. A. in            B. with         C. at               D. on

7. A. saw               B. looked           C. listened         D. found

8. A. secret        B. dream        C. plan         D. future

9. A. stand         B. mind         C. allow        D. enjoy

10. A. when         B. since        C. though           D. for

11. A. health           B. success          C. happiness   D. life

12. A. surprised        B. worried          C. excited          D. relaxed

13. A. something        B. anything     C. everything       D. nothing

14.A. angry             B. serious     C. quiet        D. sick

15. A. through          B. from         C. without          D. by