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AA Faithful Dog More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert. One day the Prince wanted to go hunt-ing with his men. He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son. The baby was in a wooden cradle, which was like a small bed. When the Prince came back from hunt-ing, Gelert ran out to meet his master. He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws on the Princes chest. Then the Prince saw the blood on Gelerts jaws and head. What have you done? the Prince said. He rushed into his house and looked for his baby son. The cradle was lying on its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was blood on them. So you have killed my son? the Prince said angrily. You unfaithful dog! He took out his sword and killed the dog. Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark. Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog. The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt. Near him was a dead wolf. Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended the baby and killed the wolf. The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late. Gelert was dead. The Prince was very sad indeed. Tears ran down his face when he realized he had killed his faith-ful friend. The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there. After this, the Prince never smiled again. Every morning at dawn, he walked up the mountain and stood by the dogs grave for a few minutes. If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried. There is a sign by his grave. It reminds peo-ple of a brave and faithful dog. 1. Gelert was the dog of the Prince of _. A. Scotland B. England C. Ireland D. Wales 2. The Prince told the dog to _ when he was leaving. A. watch the door B. take care of his baby at home C. welcome his friends D. stop the strangers 3. The dog was very _ when his master came back from hunting. A. glad B. fearful C. afraid D. tired 4. The Prince was surprised to see blood on Gelerts _. A. jaws B. paws C. head D. Both A and C. 5. The Prince never smiled again because _ A. the wolf was killed by Gelert B. he had buried the dog on the top of mountain C. he had killed his faithful friend Gelert D. Gelert had killed his baby son BA Different Roast Every Day Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really wanted to take a holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one day he saw an ad（广告） in a newspaper. Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing. Good prices (价格). This sounds like a good idea, he thought. Ill spend a month at Willow Farm. Ill enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. Theyll make a change from sitting by the seaside. Four days later he returned home. Whats wrong with Willow Farm? his friend Jack asked him. Didnt you enjoy country life? Country life was fine, Alan said, but there was another problem. Oh, what? Well, the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton (烤羊肉) for dinner. Fresh meat is the best. I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner. Lucky you! You dont understand, Alan said. On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner. A different roast every day, Jack said. Let me finish, Alan said, on the fourth day the farmer died and I didnt dare to stay for dinner! 1. Where did Alan work? He worked _. A. on a farm B. at a school C. in a restaurant D. in an office in a city 2. Where did Alan usually go to spend his holiday? He usually spent his holiday _. A. by the seaside B. in the country C. in the mountains D. on an island 3. Why did Alan decide to spend his holiday at Willow Farm? Because _. A. he lived near there B. he had a good friend there C. he thought it would make a change from sitting by the seaside D. he wanted to enjoy the fresh air in the country 4. How many days did he stay on the farm? A. A few days. B. A week. C. Three days. D. Four days. 5. What made Alan return so soon? A. He fell ill. B. The air there was not fresh. C. The prices were too high. D. He was afraid that they would have the dead man for dinner. Key:l. D 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. CKey:1. D 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. D CAbout 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 1 food and they hardly have any fats or sweets. Others do running, exercise with machines, take medicines, or even have operations. 2 you can see losing weight is 3 work, and it will also cost a lot of money. But _4 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 5 . Other people worry about their health as many doctors 6 overweight is not good. Most people want to find an 7 way to take off fat, and books of this kind are very popular. These books tell people how to lose weight. Each year a lot of new books like these are 8 . Each one says it can easily help people take fat away. Losing weight can be 9 . Some overweight people go to health centres, like La Costa in California. Men and women 10 several hundred dollars a day at these health centres. People live there for one week or two, 11 exercise, eating different foods. Meals there may be just a little. All these work for losing weight. _12_ 4 days on the programme, one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds (2.27kg). At $ 400 a day, she spent $ 320 to lose each pound. But she said she was still _13_ to do so. Health centres, books, medicines, operations, running and exercise machines all _14_ a lot of money. So in the United States, losing weight may mean losing _15_ too.1. A. lessB. more C. nice D. fast 2. A. ForB. SoC. Or D. And 3. A. goodB. useful C. hard D. easy 4. A. why B. what C. how D. when 5. A. high B. short C. thin D. fat 6. A. talk B. say C. speak D. tell 7. A. dearerB. harder C. shorter D. easier 8. A. takenB. given C. written D. copied 9. A. cheapB. expensive C. easy D. safe10. A. pay B. cost C. take D