When a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible. The nicotine makes him sick. In a few days, the smoker’s body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. Without nicotine, he feels bad. It is very hard to quit smoking, and many people who quit will soon smoke again. At a party or at work they will decide to smoke “just one” cigarette. Then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. Soon they become smokers again. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start. 56. How long has Ali smoked? A. Nine years. B. Seven years. C. Five years. D. Three years. 57. How do the smokers feel without nicotine? A. Fine.B. Happy. C. Worried. D. Bad. 58. According to Paragraph 2 , many smokers want to stop smoking because they ______. A. want to go to parties B. can’t smoke at work C. may suffer from cancer D. need nicotine and drugs 59. By writing this text, the writer hopes that people will ______. A. stay in their hometown B. never start smoking C. eat less and smoke more D. not live in the United States B Mr. Jackson was tired of living in his old house in the countryside and wanted to sell it and buy a better one. He tried to sell it for a long time, but was not successful, so at last he decided to go to an estate agent(房产经纪人). The agent advertised(登广告) the house straight away, and a few days later, the owner saw a very beautiful photograph of his house, with a wonderful description of his garden in an expensive magazine. Having read the advertisement through, the house owner hurried to phone the estate agent, saying, “I'm sorry, Mr. Jones, but I've decided not to sell my house after all.” “Why?” the agent asked in a surprised voice. “Because from the advertisement in that magazine I can see it's just the kind of house I've wanted to live in all my life.” 60. Mr. Jackson wanted to sell his house because _____. A. he needed some money to support his family B. his house was too old to live in C. he wanted some money to buy a new one D. he didn't want to live in the house any longer 61. The reason why Mr. Jackson went to the estate agent was _____. A. he had failed in selling his house by himself B. he wanted the estate agent to help him to get a good price C. he was sure that the estate agent could help him D. he wanted the estate to advertise his house in the magazine 62. At last Mr. Jones _____. A. was successful in selling the house B. felt sorry to have lost a sale by his doing too good a job C. was satisfied with what he had done in the advertisement D. didn’t understand why Mr. Jackson had changed his mind 63. What do you think of the advertisement in magazines? A. They are worth reading. B. They usually make things far better than they really are. C. They are a great help to those who want to buy something. D. They describe things as they really are. C (责任编辑:admin) |