(41)Manypeoplegotoschoolforaneducation.1learnlanguages,history,geography,physics,chemistryandmaths.Othersgotoschooltolearnaskillsothattheycan2aliving.School3isveryimportantanduseful.Yetnoonecanlearneverythingfromschool.Ateacher,nomatterhowmuchhe4,cannotteachhisstudentseverythingthey5toknow.Theteacher’sjobistoshowhisstudentshowtoreadandhowto6.Somuchmoreistobelearned7schoolbythestudentsthemselves.Itisalwaysmoreimportanttoknowhowtostudyby8thantomemorize(熟记)somefactsorformula(公式).Itis9quiteeasytolearna10factinhistoryoraformulainmathematics.Butitisverydifficulttouseaformulain11outamathsproblem.Greatscientists,suchasEinstein,NewtonandGalileo,didn’tlearnmanythingsfromschool.Buttheywereallso12thattheyinventedsomanythingsformankind.The13fortheirsuccessisthattheyknewhowtostudy.Theyreadbooksthatwerenot14atschool.Theyworkedhardalltheirlives,wastingnotasinglemoment.Theywouldaskmanyquestionsastheyreadandtheydidthousandsof15.1.A.StudentsB.TheyC.WeD.People2.A.makeB.doC.haveD.get3.A.educationB.degreeC.lessonD.task4.A.teachesB.knowsC.learnsD.practises5.A.manageB.expectC.failD.want6.A.studyB.playC.thinkD.work7.A.FromB.inC.withinD.outside8.A.heartB.studentsC.usD.oneself9.A.notB.actuallyC.seldomD.known10.A.realB.trueC.certainD.great11.A.settingB.workingC.makingD.doing12.A.famousB.popularC.successfulD.modest13.A.experimentB.reasonC.resultD.way14.A.keptB.showedC.expressedD.taught15.A.dutiesB.jobsC.experimentsD.records(42)About70,000,000Americansaretryingtoloseweight(减肥).Thatisalmost1outofevery3peopleintheUnitedStates.Somepeopleeat1foodandtheyhardlyhaveanyfatsorsweets.Othersdorunning,exercisewithmachines,takemedicines,orevenhaveoperations.2youcanseelosingweightis3work,anditwillalsocostalotofmoney.But__4dosomanypeopleintheUnitedStateswanttoloseweight?ManypeopleintheUnitedStatesworryabouttheirlookofthebody.Formanypeople,lookingnicealsomeanstobe5.Otherpeopleworryabouttheirhealthasmanydoctors6overweightisnotgood.Mostpeoplewanttofindan7waytotakeofffat,andbooksofthiskindareverypopular.Thesebookstellpeoplehowtoloseweight.Eachyearalotofnewbooksliketheseare8.Eachonesaysitcaneasilyhelppeopletakefataway.Losingweightcanbe9.Someoverweightpeoplegotohealthcentres,likeLaCostainCalifornia.Menandwomen10severalhundreddollarsadayatthesehealthcentres.Peoplelivethereforoneweekortwo,11exercise,eatingdifferentfoods.Mealstheremaybejustalittle.Alltheseworkforlosingweight.__12__4daysontheprogramme,onewomancalledMrs.Warrenlost5pounds(2.27kg).At$400aday,shespent$320toloseeachpound.Butshesaidshewasstill__13__todoso.Healthcentres,books,medicines,operations,runningandexercisemachinesall__14__alotofmoney.SointheUnitedStates,losingweightmaymeanlosing__15__too.1.A.lessB.moreC.niceD.fast2.A.ForB.SoC.OrD.And3.A.goodB.usefulC.hardD.easy4.A.whyB.whatC.howD.when5.A.highB.shortC.thinD.fat6.A.talkB.sayC.speakD.tell7.A.dearerB.harderC.shorterD.easier8.A.takenB.givenC.writtenD.copied9.A.cheapB.expensiveC.easyD.safe10.A.payB.costC.takeD.have11.A.makingB.takingC.playingD.using12.A.BeforeB.InC.AfterD.At13.A.sorryB.angryC.sadD.glad14.A.needB.haveC.useD.get15.A.healthB.timeC.foodD.money(43)Whentheboys1home,itwaseleveno’clock.Itwasdark2buttherewasalightinsidetheirhomeandthedoor3.Theycouldseeamaninside.“Whocan4be?”SaidPeter.“MotherandFather5todosome6.Theywon’tbehome7eighto’clock.”WhenthemansawPeter,helooked8.Thenhesmiledandsaid.“Comein!Youdon’tknowme,butI’mafriendof9.”Themandidn’tseeJohn.Peterwentinsideandbegan10tothemanbutJohndidn’t.Hequicklybutquietlyranoff.Hesoonfoundapolicemanandbroughthimback11home.Themanwas12there,butwhenhesawthepoliceman,hetriedtorunoff.Thepolicemancaughthim13thearm.Justthentheboys’parents14.“Isthemanyourfriend?”ThepolicemanaskedMr.Turner.“No,heisathief.Hewantedtostealmymoney.15niceofyoutocatchhim.”1.A.reachedB.arrivedatC.goestoD.reachedto2.A.outofB.outsideC.outsidesD.inside3.A.openedB.wasopenC.wasopenedD.open4.A.heB.sheC.itD.that5.A.havebeenB.havegoneC.goD.went6.A.shopsB.shoppingC.shoppingsD.shop7.A.untilB.atC.toD.before8.A.frighteningB.fearC.frightenedD.surprised9.A.yourfatherB.yourfather’sC.yourmotherD.yourfamily10.A.sayingB.talkingC.speakingD.telling11.A.toB.totheirC.theirD.at12.A.alreadyB.alwaysC.stillD.yet13.A.inB.onC.atD.by14.A.returnedB.returnedbackC.hadreturnedD.hadreturnedback15.A.It’sB.This’sC.ThisisD.Sois(44)ItiscommoninEnglishtoaskpeopleabouttheirholidays.IntheWest,many1goawayonholidayduringthesummermonths,2soitisveryusualto3aboutthis.Iftheholidayhasnot4takenplace,thentheirholidayplans5betalkedabout.Andifitisalreadyover,thenwhere6went,whetherthey7itandsooncanbediscussed.Similarquestionsareasked8somepublicholidays.9livingandworkinginChinaoften10opportunitiesfortravel,eitheratweekendsorduring11holidays,sosuchkindof12leadtofruitfuldiscussions.Theymaybe13toknowiftheyhavechosenthe14places,especiallythosealittleless15ones.1.A.factoriesB.familiesC.schoolsD.farms2.A.butB.andC.becauseD.for3.A.askB.seeC.knowD.write4.A.stillB.alreadyC.yetD.often5.A.mustB.shouldC.needD.can6.A.weB.heC.theyD.she7.A.likedB.followedC.finishedD.found8.A.toB.beforeC.withD.by9.A.