Getting plenty of exercise is very important. I enjoy swimming very much. Last summer I went to the____1_____every day. I plan to go there ____2_____summer too, but I may not be able to. I have a new ___3_____and sometimes I have to work until ___4_____at night. Although I now work more hours than I used to, yet I do receive a larger salary. I didn’t receive much pay on my___5_____job. I like my new job,_____6___ had I known that it would take__7____ so much of my free time, I would not have taken it. I prefer__8______to making more money. I have heard that riding a bike is good exercise. Maybe I will be able to___9_____ enough money to buy a bike. My neighbor, Mrs. Wilson, has a bicycle that I could _10________ but I would rather own my own bike. If I used____11_____ . I would worry about _12_______ it. Since I make more money now, I think that I can afford to buy my own. Getting a bike is really a good idea, because while I’m riding to and from, I will be getting 13________at the same time. It’s easier to get to the seaside___14____ a bike, too. I might be able to go swimming everyday after all. This new job is great! I’m very__15_____. This will be a summer full of exercise.
1. A. playground B. shore C. seaside D. sea
2. A. last B. next C. this D. that
3. A. office B. job C. love D. interest
4. A. far B. deep C. late D. lately
5. A. favorite B. new C. past D. old
6. A. if B. and C. or D. but
7. A. up B. down C. away D. back
8. A. riding B. swimming C. playing D. working
9. A. keep B. save C. take D. cost
10. A. ride B. lend C. borrow D. renew
11. A. others B. his C. her D. hers
12. A. destroying B. dirtying C. harming D. missing
13. A. enjoyment B. rest C. exercise D. money
14. A. by B. with C. in D. on
15. A. moved B. excited C. interested D. disappointed
1-5 C C B C D 6-10 D A B B C 11-15 D A C D B
A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025