1 . After having a child, I found my regular exercise interrupted. I was not only busy: I also lacked the motivation. Solo gym sessions or some quick______following the DVD while the baby sleeps didn’t______me at all. So I decided to sign up for a hiking______in Peru, hoping that it would get me______again.

Looking over my travel arrangements before I left. I______phrases such as “3-hour hike______primitive forests” and “sliding with a rope down waterfalls”, and I started to feel a little______.

However, as we made our way through the forests and were______with amazing views of______waterfalls, this team of strangers______me to go on. Being physically active with a group motivated me to reach the______or the valley below-rather than simply lying down on the forest floor and giving up,______I might have done if I were alone.

____confirm my experience: Group exercise can really start a new attitude toward fitness. “People get a better______in a group than they do on their own,” said Allison Kimmel, a group______instructor. That’s because other people______both support and competition. “Humans are______animals and the shared experience of facing a challenge______is compelling(不可抗拒的),” said David Ezell, the CEO of fitness provider Darien Wellness.

With the______of a group, I'm slowly getting back into a______lifestyle.

1.

A．summary

B．addition

C．exercise

D．1ecture

2.

A．contribute to

B．appeal to

C．cater to

D．object to

3.

A．trip

B．voyage

C．award

D．speech

4.

A．acting

B．flying

C．studying

D．moving

5.

A．examined

B．scanned

C．copied

D．deleted

6.

A．across

B．over

C．through

D．beyond

7.

A．convinced

B．disappointed

C．delighted

D．worried

8.

A．rewarded

B．crowded

C．covered

D．equipped

9.

A．awful

B．awesome

C．accessible

D．still

10.

A．begged

B．forced

C．permitted

D．inspired

11.

A．summit

B．foot

C．destination

D．waterfall

12.

A．that

B．which

C．where

D．when

13.

A．Victims

B．Tourists

C．Strangers

D．Experts

14.

A．position

B．workout

C．income

D．diet

15.

A．business

B．career

C．flight

D．fitness

16.

A．offer

B．consume

C．receive

D．ignore

17.

A．natural

B．traditional

C．practical

D．social

18.

A．alone

B．alike

C．together

D．close

19.

A．popularity

B．development

C．increase

D．support

20.

A．wealthier

B．healthier

C．higher

D．richer

2 . SPORTS EVENTS

BASKETBALL:

Central Sports Centre. City Road.

All Stars vs Rockets, Saturday 8: 30 p.m. $12

Northerners vs Tigers, Sunday noon $14

BUSHWALKING (越野走)：

Meet at Wanda Station, Saturday 9:00 a.m. sharp for 3-hour walk to Canary Mountains. $7, ph 341-5432 Meet at Westley Station, Sunday 9:00 a.m. sharp for a full day walk to Wombak Valley. $5, ph 341-8643. Bring your own lunch.

FOOTBALL:

St Martins Sports Centre

St Martins vs Doonsberg, Saturday 2:00 p.m. $8

Eastside Central vs Light Hill, Sunday 2:00 p.m. $8

Neill Park Recreation Centre

Neill Park vs Robinson, Saturday 2:00 p.m. $11

Essen vs Springwood, Sunday 2:00 p.m. $11

LAWN BOWLS(草坪滚木球）：

Tans Town B.C

Tans Town vs White Vale, Saturday 9:00 p.m. $10

Wake Hill B.C.

Wake Hill vs Colls, Saturday 2: 00 p.m. $9

1. According to the passage, the most popular time for the sporting events may be ____.

A．Sat 8:30 pm	B．Sun noon
C．Sun 2:00 pm	D．Sat 2:00 pm

2. The purpose of the passage is to let people ____.

A．compare the prices of the matches

B．find the nearest place to watch a match

C．know the sport matches and come to watch them

D．spend their money on these matches wisely

3. You may find the passage most probably in a ____.

A．handbook	B．newspaper about match reviews
C．magazine about ball matches	D．notice

4. If you have $18, you can go to watch both ____.

A．Walk Hill vs Colls and Essen vs Springwood

B．All Stars vs Rockets and the bushwalking at Westley Station

C．Neill Park vs Robinson and Eastside Central vs Light Hill

D．St Matins vs Doonsberg and Northerners vs Tigers