When I was about 12 years old, my older brother, James, smuggled a BB gun into the house. Our parents had told us many times that we were not allowed to bring home guns or knives, even if they were just toys. Having any form of weaponry in our home was strictly forbidden.
James brought me to his room. He opened his closet door and took out a shoebox that was buried beneath a heap of clothes. The BB gun was inside. I was immediately enamored by the shiny barrel.
"Can I shoot it, Jamesie?" I asked, hopefully.
"No way," James said, taking it from me and putting it back.
One day, when no one was home, I went into James' closet and took it out. For some inexplicable reason - I have no idea what I was thinking - I went to the front window of the second floor in our row house. I cracked the window open. I pointed the gun outside and shot. I quickly shut the window and peeked outside.
In a matter of seconds, old Mr. Schlosberg came out of his grocery store. He looked back at his store window. He looked up the street. He looked down the street. Then he looked straight across to our house.
Thankfully, Jamesie made it home before Mother or Father.
As he stepped through the door, I could hear old Mr. Schlosberg call his name. "James, James," he called. "Come here, son."
After several minutes, James ran back across the street and into the living room. I had retreated into the kitchen. "Alma!" he screamed. "Get out here! You cracked Mr. Schlosberg's window with my BB gun!"
"Oh, please, Jamesie," I begged. "Don't let him tell Mother. She will whip my bottom real good!" Jamesie sighed. He wiped my tears and went back across the street to Mr. Schlosberg’s. I don't know what James said to that man, but there was never a mention of the incident again.
Years later, I found out Jamesie had used the money he got from his newspaper route to pay for Mr. Schlosberg's cracked window. He only got one cent for every paper he delivered. He managed to pay back the debt just before he went off to fight in World WarII.
Since that day, I have never touched a gun: a BB gun, a water gun, a real gun, or any other type.
1. Why was the gun hidden in the closet?| A．The gun was too expensive. |
| B．The family had only one gun. |
| C．The law didn’t allow anyone to have a gun |
| D．The parents didn’t allow a gun to appear at home. |
| A．To deal with the problem. | B．To talk with his parents. |
| C．To throw away the gun. | D．To tell the truth. |
| A．Responsible and strict. | B．Brave and determined. |
| C．Responsible and caring. | D．Naughty and determined. |
| A．a warmhearted brother | B．a BB gun |
| C．a cracked window | D．an incident |
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【推荐1】At times my mom has been uncomfortable seeing these qualities in me. For example, when I was 12, I went to Puerto Rico all by myself to stay with my grandmother for the summer. My mom was extremely nervous about it. She kept telling me how things were different in Puerto Rico, to always put on sunscreen, not to wander away from my grandmother, and other warnings. She helped me pack and did not leave the airport until she saw my plane take off.
But despite her worries, she let me go on my own. As I moved into my teens, she continued to give me space to grow and learn, even when it might have been difficult for her. When I reached my senior year, I decided to move away for college. Once again I found that I differed from my peers. While many of them wanted to stay close to home, I couldn’t wait to be out in the world on my own. I had been looking forward to this chance for longer than I could remember. And once again, while my mom may not have been happy at the thought of me going away, she was supportive and excited for me. Sure, there were times when she’d nag(不断地唠叨) me about certain choices I made, but for the most part she did not stand in my way.
One big thing I realized during my senior year was that she actually believes in me and trusts me. That means a lot. Most of my life, and especially when I was little, the main person I tried to impress was my mother, I knew she expected nothing but the best from me. Sometimes it was hard to live up to her standards; getting a single B on my report card would make me feel bad because I knew she wanted me to have all A’s.
I know that her high standards have helped me stay focused on what’s important, like education, and made me who I am. I am thankful for her support and involvement in my life. Most of all I respect her; she is the strongest woman I know and that’s why I have turned out so strong and independent.
1. When the author decided to go to Puerto Rico, his mother_______.| A．wanted to go with him. | B．worried about his safety. |
| C．didn’t allow him to go. | D．asked his grandmother for advice. |
| A．be different from his peers. | B．keep away from his mother. |
| C．be independent in outside world. | D．make his mother unhappy. |
| A．had a high expectation from him. | B．was too strict with him. |
| C．used to expect nothing from him. | D．cared little about his learning. |
| A．is quite grateful for his mother’s trust. |
| B．still doesn’t quite understand his mother’s attitude. |
| C．doesn’t like his mother’s involvement in his life. |
| D．wishes to have more freedom from his mother. |
【推荐2】We all have our ways of marking time.My life is measured by taking pictures from one story to the next.My oldest son was born in the middle of a long story about endangered animals.My daughter came along with a pack of gray wolves.
It's the story in Alaska that I'll remember best,though.It was the story about the loss of wild land,during which my wife Kathy got cancer.That's the one that made time stand still.With anxiety,I stopped taking pictures on the day when she found that tumor（肿瘤）.Cruelly,it was Thanksgiving Day.Early examination saves time.But ours was not early.By the time you can feel it yourself,it's often bigger than the doctor wants it to be.
Cancer is a thief.It steals time.Our days are already short with worry.Then comes this terrible disease,unfair as storm at harvest time.But cancer also has the power to change us,for good.We learn to simplify it,enjoying what we have instead of feeling sorry for what we don't.Cancer even makes me a better father.My work has made me a stranger to my three kids.But now I pay attention to what really matters.This is not a race.This is a new way of life and a new way of seeing,all from the cancer.
In the end each of us has so little time.We have less of it than we can possibly imagine.And even though it turns out that Kathy's cancer has not spread,and her prognosis（预断）is good.We try to make it all count now,enjoying every part of every day.
I've picked up my camera again.I watch the sky,searching for beautiful light.When winter storms come,Kathy and I gather our children and take the time to catch snowflakes（雪花）on our tongues.After all,this is good.This is what we're living for.
1. What is the writer?| A．A sponsor. | B．A doctor. |
| C．A photographer. | D．A director. |
| A．Anxious. | B．Innocent. |
| C．Powerful. | D．Optimistic. |
| A．He focuses much more on his work. |
| B．He spends more time with his family. |
| C．He becomes a stranger to his children. |
| D．He devotes much more to medical care. |
| A．Cancer steals time. |
| B．Kathy's cancer has spread. |
| C．Snowflakes make the family feel cool. |
| D．The author takes a different way of life. |
【推荐3】Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave(咆哮) at close of day
Rage(怒斥), rage against the dying of the light
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail(虚弱的) deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieve it on its way
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors(流星) and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
1. The speaker of the poem can be best described as __________.| A．person on his/her deathbed | B．a deeply religiously person |
| C．a passionate son or daughter | D．a star gazer |
| A．a natural disaster | B．death |
| C．anger | D．sleeping |
| A．peace and tranquility(平静) | B．resiliency(弹性) and toughness |
| C．frustration and anger | D．confusion and surprise |
| A．“Lightning”& “Blinding Sight” | B．“the sun in flight” and “the sad height” |
| C．“Good night”& “Dying of the Light” | D．“Curse” and “Blaze like meteors” |
【推荐1】Countless people’s first jobs were part-time positions. This is partly because full-time jobs are more difficult to obtain, and part-time jobs require less responsibility in general. Employers like to hire people for part-time jobs, as they often do not require them to hand out benefits. My first official part-time job was working at my community college as a writing and English tutor.
I still got poor grades in English and writing in high school. It was only in college that I began to flourish (起色) with a pen and paper. By my second year of college, I was often getting “A” grades or hearing praise from my professors. I think this transformation happened due to my enthusiasm for written word, and this excitement assisted me in overcoming my difficulties.
What astonished me most in my part-time job was that the ESL (English as a second language) students were often better writers than the native people I tutored. I think this was due to the fact that they seriously studied English grammar, punctuation and composition, whereas the native speakers took English for granted. What also surprised me was how people-friendly I could be. In high school, I was mostly a loner, and found comfort in books, my chess board and my computer. But in college, I became increasingly outgoing through my job.
I believe this experience is not only a great step forward towards full-time office work, but it’s also taught me that I love teaching and interacting with people of various backgrounds. In addition, I’ve learned the joy of working around my own schedule. Through having several part-time jobs, I can say that this type of work allows one to be happier, healthier, and have a better outlook on one’s assignments.
1. What can we learn from the passage?| A．Part-time jobs are harder to acquire than full-time jobs. |
| B．Part-lime jobs are win-win for both applicants and employers. |
| C．Teaching people from different cultures was too demanding. |
| D．The writer suffered a lot from the tight schedule as a tutor. |
| A．The benefits of excellent writing. |
| B．The difficulties in learning to write. |
| C．The writer's writing courses in college. |
| D．The writer's experience in leaning to write. |
| A．Efforts were often in vain for ESL learners. |
| B．Many native speakers were talented writers. |
| C．He became more easy-going and sociable. |
| D．He was addicted to reading and chess-playing. |
【推荐2】When Hal Donaldson was 23, fresh out of college and found himself in India, where he was writing a book for a couple feeding hungry children. He was told that there was someone he had to interview. It was Mother Teresa. After their interview, Mother Teresa had a question for him:“What are you doing to help the poor?” He told her the truth that he wasn’t focused on helping others. With a smile on her face, Mother Teresa said, “Everyone can do something.”
Donaldson returned home from India with a changed perspective. He knew he needed to do something to help others. He packed up his car and hit the road. He traveled to eight cities in America and stayed on the streets for three nights in each of them. He spent that time talking with the people he came across and he listened to their stories. “My heart broke,” he says. “I knew I could no longer just live for myself. ”
Encouraged by Mother Teresa’s words and the stories he’d heard across America, Donaldson loaded a pick-up truck with $ 300 worth of groceries. He drove around Northern California handing them out to anyone in need. As word got around about his efforts, his operation grew bigger. Donaldson created the nonprofit organization, Convoy of Hope at the age of 27.
Their work is aimed at feeding children, women’s empowerment and helping farmers. Nowadays, their work has been vital. Donaldson says. “We’d set a goal of delivering 10 million meals. We were really astonished by the response. Now, we’ve passed out 200 million meals. ”
The response from people helped by Convoy of Hope is powerful. But what means to Donaldson most is the response from people who joined their operation, driven by their need to help others. “People said they didn’t know what to do, but then they heard about us,” he says. “We underestimate what we can accomplish. It can transform lives. ”
1. How did Donaldson feel after interviewing Mother Teresa?| A．Interested. | B．Excited. |
| C．Surprised. | D．Inspired. |
| A．His attitude towards helping people. |
| B．His courage to create an organization. |
| C．His desire to live a healthy life. |
| D．His doubt about his action. |
| A．To call for attention to equal rights. |
| B．To help the disadvantaged in society. |
| C．To praise those who help others. |
| D．To raise employment of all walks of life. |
| A．People’s eagerness to help others. |
| B．People’s attitude towards their own life. |
| C．People’s response after joining the organization. |
| D．People’s efforts to deliver the meals to the needy. |
【推荐3】My husband is reading The Secret Garden aloud to our kids. They are at the part where Mary has told Colin that she’s found the garden her mother loved. It’s an exciting moment. But the passage I’m waiting for is a few chapters on, after Colin has tasted his first breaths of fresh air and Mary has grown strong running in the garden. It’s just a detail, but my kids will notice it: a delicious description of toasted potatoes and eggs.
We have a tradition of trying foods from the books we read aloud. It started when we read Elizabeth Enright’s The Saturdays, and one of the boys asked, “What are petite fours (花色小蛋糕)?” An answer, my husband and I felt, wouldn’t be as good as a sample. So one Saturday we all sat down having tea and little cakes, covered with pink, green, and yellow. It was exciting for the kids to try a dessert they had learned about in a book. The petite fours they tried didn’t tell them what it was like to live in New York City 60 years ago, but tasting them made the book’s words alive.
Later, when we read C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, we had Turkish delight. We read The Penderwicks, written by Jeanne Birdsall, and had gingerbread (姜饼). We read Paddington Bear and tried marmalade (橘子果酱).
Soon we will reach the part of The Secret Garden where Mary, Colin, and Dickon roast potatoes and eggs in a small oven (炉) in the earth. My kids will go out into the woods to find the perfect place for an oven of our own. Yes, we’ve eaten potatoes and eggs, but never in the open air.
The world that a good book creates is whole and real, but it lies flat on the page until a reader gives life to it.
1. The author believes tasting foods from the books may help children _________.| A．understand the books better. |
| B．enjoy more healthy food. |
| C．be friendlier to each other. |
| D．know more about history. |
| A．a great time | B．something delicious |
| C．a trip to Turkey | D．more stories |
| A．will look for a secret garden in the woods. |
| B．will read The Secret Garden in the open air. |
| C．will eat roasted potatoes and eggs at home. |
| D．will cook potatoes and eggs in the woods. |
| A．The taste of a good book | B．The best way to make kids learn |
| C．Eating means more than reading | D．Our toasted potatoes and eggs |
【推荐1】Do you like chocolate? Maybe most people do. A box of it can be a great gift. Buy one for a friend and give it as a surprise. See how happy that person gets.
Say you just got a box of chocolate. Which piece do you pick first? A man has studied people’s choices. He says they tell something about the person. Did you choose a round piece? You are a person who likes to party. Did you choose an oval (椭圆形的)shape? You are a person who likes to make things. Picking a square shape shows something else. The person is honest and truthful. You can depend on him or her.
What kind of chocolate do you pick? Maybe you like milk chocolate. This shows you have warm feeling about the past. Dark chocolate means something else. A person who chooses it looks toward the future. What about white chocolate? Would you choose it? If so, you may find it hard to make up your mind. Some people like chocolate with nuts(果仁). These are people who like to help others.
Do you believe these ideas? Can candy tell all these things? It doesn’t really matter. There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolate. They eat it because they like it.
1. This passage mainly tells us ______.| A．why people like chocolate | B．almost everyone likes chocolate |
| C．about different kinds of chocolate | D．different choice may show different characters |
| A．likes singing, dancing and drinking | B．likes to do something for others |
| C．is good at making things | D．can be depended on |
| A．look forward to the future | B．like to think of the past |
| C．enjoy parties and fun | D．have trouble making decisions |
| A．in oval shape | B．in square shape | C．with nuts | D．with coffee |
| A．believes all the information about chocolate |
| B．does not believe the information about candy |
| C．is trying to get you to believe false information |
| D．doesn’t think it important whether you believe the ideas |
【推荐2】Jack Andraka was 15 when he came up with an idea for a new way to test for pancreatic (胰腺) cancer. When Andraka was 14, a family friend died of the disease, and this affected him deeply. This kind of cancer is particularly serious because there is no test you can have done to find it in the early stages. By the time standard tests determine you have the disease, it is often too late. Realizing that this was the case, Andraka decided to try to develop a test that might catch problems at the earliest stages.
The road ahead looked difficult for Andraka. He was still a high school student, and he wanted to create something that no one else had done. But Andraka read endlessly about the disease, wrote a proposal for his idea, and sent it out to 200 cancer researchers. Only one professor, Dr.Anirban Maitra, responded positively. Dr.Maitra agreed to work with Andraka on his idea, giving him guidance and access to a laboratory.
The next big reward for Andraka’s perseverance was winning the grand prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. This great award is given to young innovators who have developed a world-changing idea. Developing the test is likely to take many years, but Andraka hopes the test will eventually improve people’s lives and maybe save them.
Jack Andraka is not alone as a young innovator. After all, there were 1,499 other contestants for the Intel award, and all of them had ground-breaking ideas. For Andraka, having a family that loves science and encourages creative thinking gave him an advantage. But the key for Andraka is that reading, research, and discovery are just plain fun, and the chance to improve the world around him in the process makes it even better.
1. Why did Andraka decide to develop a test for pancreatic cancer?| A．His friend’s encouragement. | B．An upsetting experience. |
| C．His extensive reading. | D．An important test. |
| A．Lack of positive replies from experts. | B．Heavy pressure from his schoolwork. |
| C．Little access to research equipment. | D．Great need of money to develop a test. |
| A．The competition with other contestants. | B．His determination to improve the world. |
| C．The support from his family. | D．His passion for discovery. |
| A．Practice makes perfect. | B．Hard work leads to success. |
| C．One good turn deserves another. | D．Failure is the mother of success. |
【推荐3】On Tuesday night, September 11, 2018, Jews will begin celebrating one of their most important religious holidays, Rosh Hashanah(犹太新年), during which apples covered with honey are a sign of a sweet new year. Many Jews eat honey cakes or carrots cooked in honey to start the new year.
It takes up to two million flowers and 556 bees to make one pound of honey. A hive(蜂房) of bees have to fly over 55,000 miles, gathering nectar(花蜜) from all kinds of flowers, to produce a pound of honey: that’s over twice around the world! A worker bee visits between 50 and 100 flowers on each nectar-gathering trip. In total, a worker bee makes about 1/12 of a teaspoon in his lifetime.
Honey is the only food widely used by humans that’s made by animals. Honey is one of the two products produced by animals that are clean and contain neither milk nor meat. The other is human milk for babies. However, modern doctors alert mothers against feeding babies on honey because it can lead very young children to illness, which probably does much harm to them.
In Israel’s northern region, archeologists(考古学家) found the oldest beehives, dating from the 10th century BC, over 3,000 years ago. Made up of about 100 beehives, they seemed to have produced about half a ton of honey every year. Israel is called “a land that flows with milk and honey” in the Bible. Today, Israel produces about 3,500 tons of honey every year. Israelis eat about 1,600 tons of honey each year on Rosh Hashanah. That’s nearly half of their total honey for the entire year. That isn’t too much compared with Americans; an American eats about 1.31 pounds of honey each year.
Honey is central to a beautiful Jewish tradition carried out in many communities on the first day of preschool. As children prepare to learn letters, they are shown the letters covered with a block of honey. As the children lick off the honey, they learn their first valuable lesson that studying is sweet.
1. What’s the second paragraph mainly about?| A．How hard it is for honey to be produced. |
| B．How many bees make one pound of honey. |
| C．How much honey a worker bee makes in its life. |
| D．How far a hive of bees have to fly to gather nectar. |
| A．applaud | B．undertake | C．warn | D．adapt |
| A．Israel was a great country in ancient time. | B．Israelis have enjoyed honey for a long time. |
| C．Israelis were those who tried honey first. | D．Israel produced much honey in the past. |
| A．On their new year. | B．When they gather honey. |
| C．On the first day of preschool. | D．When they celebrate the birth of a child. |
| A．A traditional food of honey. | B．The history of producing honey. |
| C．Some difficulties in producing honey. | D．Some interesting facts about honey. |
【推荐1】Asthma (哮喘) and allergy (过敏) attacks have increased in the United States, despite the fact that our outdoor air quality has improved. Some researchers think these problems have increased because kids are spending too much time indoors.
When outdoors, we are exposed to different kinds of pollen (花粉) and dust. But when indoors, we are also exposed to allergens (过敏源) . Allergens cause allergies and most people know that allergens can make you sneeze, have runny eyes, and other cold-like symptoms (症状). But allergens can also lead to asthma attacks, which are more serious. Asthma symptoms include coughing, shortness of breath, especially during exercise and tightness in the chest. Allergic asthma affects about three million children (8 to 12 percent of all children) and seven million adults in the United States each year!
You can get rid of the allergens from your environment! Most children with asthma are allergic to something, so staying away from the allergen should help control the asthma. If you have asthma or allergies, stay away from animals, remove the teddy bears, rugs and curtains in rooms that you spend a lot of time in. Removal of dusty things can help you breathe more easily. If it's trees and pollen that affect you, air conditioning and air filters(空气过滤器) should help.
And research helps, too! Children whose parents, brothers or sisters have asthma are more likely to develop it themselves. But even though our genes do play some part in whether or not we'll have asthma, researchers hope to make the most progress in fighting the disease by looking at the environmental aspect (方面) of asthma. The hope is that if kids are exposed to fewer allergens early in life, they'll be less likely to develop allergic responses. Asthma research is performed at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases(NIAID).
1. What makes asthma and allergy attacks increase in the United States?| A．Poor outdoor air quality. | B．Not enough outdoor time. |
| C．Too much pollen and dust. | D．The decrease of people's physical condition. |
| A．Allergens in home environment can affect our health. |
| B．The number of allergens in the average home has decreased. |
| C．Asthma symptoms are the same as those of the common cold. |
| D．Allergens from outdoors are more dangerous than those in our homes. |
| A．Allergies are more serious than asthma. |
| B．People do not get asthma when they are outdoors. |
| C．We should stay away from allergens to help control asthma. |
| D．Children whose parents have asthma are certain to develop it. |
| A．In a storybook. | B．In a news report. |
| C．In a travel guide. | D．In a health magazine. |
【推荐2】If you want to do your kids a favor, consider having them walk to school. Walking to school provides many benefits – improving academic performance, reducing anxiety, boosting spirits, better sleep, a sense of independence, having an opportunity to familiarize oneself with a neighborhood, to notice small details, to feel a sense of wonder at the surroundings. The list goes on.
Parental fears still exist, however. Parents are terrified of cars, of injury, of harsh weather, of encounters with strangers and wild animals. These fears prevent parents from letting their kids do something that's actually enormously beneficial to them, despite the fact that removing an opportunity to be active contributes to an increase in childhood obesity, which can have a greater negative impact on a child's life than the risk of being injured due to being active.
How do we go from being a society that does not encourage its children to walk independently to being one that does? Parents must face their own discomfort with letting go. Brussoni, an expert who researches children's outdoor and risky play, said "We want to move parents from focusing solely on protecting their child to building trust in their child’s abilities and strategies to support their child’s skills in navigating the streetscape."
Schools can play a role by encouraging children to walk to school. Brussoni offers additional suggestions: "They should promote a culture that walking to school is the norm, help educate parents on why this is important, and consider closing the streets around the school to cars before and after school."
Parents might do well to put themselves in their children's shoes. As adults, we know how good a morning walk feels to start off a day or to end one. Walking energizes us and cheers us up, and it can do the same for children. As we go through this pandemic that has shaken up all of our lives, it's a good time to practice new routines and establish new habits. Walking to school is a great place to start.
1. What can we infer about kids’ usual way of going to school?| A．They walk to school alone. | B．They are driven to school. |
| C．They ride bikes to school. | D．They are led to school by teachers. |
| A．Focus on their child’s safety. | B．Protect their child against injury. |
| C．Believe their child’s abilities. | D．Strike traffic rules into their child’s heart. |
| A．Schools. | B．Societies. | C．Governments. | D．Children. |
| A．To illustrate the roles of parents and schools. |
| B．To advise parents to have kids walk to school. |
| C．To promote a way of establishing a new routine. |
| D．To encourage kids to form a good habit. |
【推荐3】Do you want to look fashionable? Is looking fashionable more important than being comfortable? Many people seem to think so, judging by the things they wear. But fashion is not everything. It is more important to be a healthy and good person.
People go to great lengths to be fashionable. Some people think they have to have a certain body type, so they go on extreme, unhealthy diets in order to change their bodies. In addition, many women wear uncomfortable fashions, such as high-heeled shoes that create blisters, tight body shapers that limit blood flow, and sticky false eyelashes（假睫毛）. Men and women alike spend time and money on products that change their natural hair color and use hot irons and blow dryers to curl or straighten their hair. Some people spend several hours a day in front of a mirror. Is fashion important enough to spend so much time and effort on changing how they look like?
If the purpose of fashion is to make a person feel good, it does not make sense that he or she would go through so much discomfort to be fashionable. Fashion should not come first. People should prioritize（优先考虑）being healthy and positive. What people wear does not indicate anything about their personalities. Instead of spending hours choosing a suit, perhaps you should call your friends and do something together. Instead of going on strict diets and starving, why not eat some healthy foods and then exercise? By doing these things, you can keep a healthy lifestyle and truly grow as a person.
1. Why does the author ask questions in the first paragraph?| A．To enrich the content. | B．To introduce the topic. |
| C．To reflect different attitudes. | D．To make readers think and give their opinions. |
| A．Fashion can make people do some unhealthy things. |
| B．Fashion increases famous people’s self-respect. |
| C．When you look good, you feel good. |
| D．People need to diet to lose weight. |
| A．Shopping for fashionable clothes. | B．Going on a strict diet with a friend. |
| C．Going skating with friends. | D．Changing the hairstyle every week. |
| A．show readers advantages and disadvantages of dieting |
| B．persuade readers to value health more than fashion |
| C．tell readers ways to become fashionable |
| D．inform readers of the latest fashion trends |
