2 . Any exercise is good, but when it comes to losing weight, it’s hard to beat running. After all, _____________is one of the most efficient ways to _________calories and keep fit without having to restrict your diet.   If you’re already a runner,   _________. If you’re not a runner yet but ___________ in losing weight . here are four _________why running can be the best exercise for weight loss.

Running works _________when you come to rest. Even when_________running with walking the same distance, studies find that running will_________to greater weight loss. In a long-term comparison study of runners and ___________, calories burned through funning led to 90% more weight ____________than calories burned through walking.

Running is time efficient. Even if the rumor that running a mile and walking a mile burn the same amount of calories was true, running would be a fairly____________way to burn those calories. Most people can run two or three times____________they can walk in a given amount of time.

Running is____________.In my opinion, little is actually____________to go running. You don’t need any____________________beyond a pair of running shoes. For this reason alone, running is the best__________for weight loss just__________its cheapness and easy access, and there are fewer barriers to keeping a routine.

Running makes people high.__________,studies support what many runners have____________--running can actually ger you high. Scientists have found links between moderate (适度的) to intense exercise and brain chemicals, which can__________the occasional flood of thrills that rush over you during a hard run.

1.

A．running

B．swimming

C．walking

D．diving

2.

A．offer

B．dominate

C．take

D．burn

3.

A．turn on

B．depend on

C．keep on

D．come on

4.

A．disappointed

B．interested

C．busy

D．skillful

5.

A．steps

B．measures

C．reasons

D．effects

6.

A．ever

B．almost

C．even

D．just

7.

A．connecting

B．comparing

C．equipping

D．supplying

8.

A．lead

B．apply

C．stick

D．adjust

9.

A．swimmers

B．players

C．walkers

D．joggers

10.

A．gain

B．change

C．damage

D．loss

11.

A．slower

B．faster

C．shorter

D．simpler

12.

A．as soon as

B．as far as

C．as long as

D．as well as

13.

A．convenient

B．essential

C．complicated

D．valueless

14.

A．allowed

B．agreed

C．required

D．forbidden

15.

A．tool

B．advice

C．stool

D．device

16.

A．exercise

B．application

C．example

D．motivation

17.

A．in case of

B．because of

C．instead of

D．in spite of

18.

A．Sadly

B．Fortunately

C．Cautiously

D．Disappointedly

19.

A．experienced

B．suffered

C．benefited

D．realized

20.

A．explain

B．reduce

C．describe

D．present

3 . If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would _______: surfing (冲浪运动). But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people _______. Most certainly not.
I started surfing about five years ago and_______in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first _______ was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to _______ surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my _______, there’s nothing like it. It involves (牵涉到) body, _______, and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all _______ us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that _______, becoming one with the________, is like I’m weightless.
The one thing I can ________ from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge(挑战). You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean ________ an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive(活跃有力的) and ________. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it ________ from any other sport.
I’ve ________ to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new ________, so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start ________ the limits(极限) of things boys and men used to dominate(主宰)?
There’re women ________ side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys ________ the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to ________, and they will.1.

A．tell

B．answer

C．give

D．realize

2.

A．wonder

B．understand

C．reply

D．believe

3.

A．stayed

B．came

C．dropped

D．fell

4.

A．wave

B．storm

C．sail

D．boat

5.

A．bring

B．connect

C．compare

D．tie

6.

A．work

B．study

C．holiday

D．life

7.

A．mind

B．effort

C．health

D．time

8.

A．along

B．above

C．around

D．by

9.

A．beach

B．water

C．board

D．lake

10.

A．sky

B．world

C．earth

D．ocean

11.

A．take

B．get

C．make

D．keep

12.

A．catches

B．includes

C．offers

D．collects

13.

A．sharp

B．great

C．hard

D．calm

14.

A．known

B．right

C．far

D．different

15.

A．chosen

B．tried

C．learned

D．promised

16.

A．levels

B．points

C．steps

D．parts

17.

A．reaching

B．accepting

C．pushing

D．setting

18.

A．sitting

B．walking

C．fighting

D．working

19.

A．of

B．from

C．on

D．with

20.

A．think

B．succeed

C．perform

D．feel