1 . Sports can help us a lot. Taking exercises can make us strong. In collective sports like basketball, volleyball or football, we will learn the importance of cooperation. And sports can also help us relax after work or study.

However, as the saying goes, “there are two sides of everything.” Sometimes we may hurt other players or ourselves if we are not careful enough when participating in sports activities. What’s more, too much or hard practice can be bad for our health.

Sports can make us healthy both physically and psychologically. It is also a good way for people to know each other and can improve friendship between people. So long as we are careful enough, sports can do us nothing but good.

1. Too much exercise can be ________ for us.

A．good

B．enough

C．bad

D．helpful

2. Sports can ________

A．help people to know each other.	B．improve friendship between people.
C．do us nothing but good if we are careful.	D．All of the above.

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Sports can help us relax after work or study.

B．Sports can only make us healthy physically.

C．Sometimes we may hurt other players or ourselves when participating in sports.

D．Basketball and volleyball are both collective sports.

4. What does the word “participating” mean in paragraph 2?

A．take part in	B．be interested in
C．be fond of	D．take into

5. The best title for this passage can be “________”

A．Sports and health	B．Everybody must do sports
C．Sports are nothing to people	D．No one likes sports

2 . Yoga (瑜伽) is a kind of sport. It is very popular around the world now. Everyone, young or old, men or women, can do yoga.

There are many reasons why people like yoga. First, yoga can build up your muscle. Your body will become stronger and more flexible. Second, yoga helps you get rid of stress. What's more, yoga can help your mind stay calm. To put it simply, the reason why so many people are falling in love with yoga is that they are discovering how wonderful it is for their mind, body and spirit.

Yoga began in India about 5,000 years ago. At that time, people wanted to be free, healthy and live a long life. As a result, this kind of exercise was born. The early yoga was part of the religion (宗教). It was usually taught one to one—one teacher and one student. Later, it was accepted by more people.

Yoga is an Indian word that means “to join together". There are three parts of yoga altogether: exercise, breathing and meditation (冥想). In the past, people paid more attention to the spirit. The idea behind the exercise was to join the mind, body and spirit as one.

With the development of the exercise, more and more people are doing yoga as a way of keeping healthy. Among them, office ladies enjoy doing yoga most. Yoga can give them peace, help them feel relaxed and have fewer worries and illnesses.

1. From the passage, we know that yoga is      .

A．a kind of music	B．a kind of sport
C．a kind of book	D．a kind of food

2. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A．The reasons why people like yoga.	B．The places where people do yoga.
C．The ways that people develop yoga.	D．The persons who invented yoga.

3. When did yoga begin in India?

A．2,000 years ago.	B．3,000 years ago.
C．4,000 years ago.	D．5,000 years ago.

4. What does "yoga" mean in Indian?

A．To read together.	B．To sing together.
C．To join together.	D．To live together.

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The introduction of yoga.	B．The introduction of paper.
C．The introduction of drink.	D．The introduction of weather.