2 . After moving into my mother’s home to look after her following an illness, I found myself thinking about my _______. It was clear that I _______ to find something that would help me _______ the house more often.
I found my _______ while standing in line at the store checkout one sunny spring day. Red words on the cover of a magazine caught my _______, “Walk Off Weight!”
After _______ about the advantages of walking, I knew I had found the perfect_________that would not only make me spend more time outdoors, but would also help me keep_______.
I didn’t start walking four miles right away; I began_________.After a few weeks, I________from walking two miles every day to between four and six miles every day, My________increased from about three miles per hour to over four.
It wasn’t long before I began to notice the many________in both my physical and emotional health.
I lost________.The extra fat I’d been carrying around my stomach disappeared My body was________up and became more shape. Even my back pain had________!
The advantages to my emotional health were also great. My spirits lifted with each passing day I could hardly________to get up each morning. With more self-confidence, I also found myself to be more sociable and that I began to________meeting new people.
________for my mother became less of a tiring task. Feeling________, 1 was able to look after her with great enthusiasm. I________her to try to become as healthy and as happy as I felt.
1. A.health | B.work | C.dream | D.plan |
2. A.failed | B.refused | C.needed | D.forgot |
3. A.live in | B.get out of | C.move into | D.keep away from |
4. A.purpose | B.hobby | C.job | D.answer |
5. 6. A.Hearing | B.reading | C.talking | D.writing |
7. A.advice | B.behavior | C.thought | D.activity |
8. 9. A.quickly | B.suddenly | C.slowly | D.finally |
10. A.left | B.progressed | C.followed | D.ended |
11. 12. A.changes | B.chances | C.problems | D.differences |
13. A.interest | B.touch | C.weight | D.heart |
14. A.held | B.built | C.given | D.brought |
15. A.increased | B.gone | C.returned | D.appeared |
16. A.stop | B.manage | C.promise | D.wait |
17. A.enjoy | B.avoid | C.regret | D.remember |
18. A.Caring | B.Working | C.Searching | D.Waiting |
19. A.lonely | B.proud | C.worried | D.lively |
20. A.required | B.forced | C.encouraged | D.allowed |