【九年级英语】七选五Tenyearsago,Iusedtobeveryfit.(1)____Iusedtoplaytennisalotandgoforlongwalks.Inthosedays,Ididn’tearnverymuch.Ihadajobinanoffice.Itwasn’taverygoodjobbutIhadalotoftimetodothethingsIenjoyeddoing.(2)____Thepaywasbetter,butthehourswerealotlonger.Iboughtacaranddrovetoworkeveryday.Ibegantotakepeopleouttolunch.AndIbegantoputonweight,too.IstoppedplayingtennisandgoingforlongwalksatweekendsbecauseIjustdidn’thaveanytimeforthingslikethatanymore.There’salotofstressinmyjob.Perhapsthat’swhyIstarteddrinkingmorethanIusedto.Forexample,IusedtohaveonlyhalfaglassofwhiskywhenIgothome,butthenIstartedfillingmyglasstothetop.ThenIhadanotherglass,andthenanother.(3)____Ineverusedtosmokeatall.Twomonthsago,Ihadaheartattack.AtfirstIjustcouldn’tbelieveit.“I’mtooyoung.”Isaid.Luckilyitwasn’tveryserious.Iwasinhospitalafewdaysandtheydidalotoftests.(4)____Healsoadvisedmetoworklessandgetmoreexercise.ButIjusthaven’tanytime!(5)____SometimesIwonderifIshouldgetanotherjob.PerhapsIcoulddosomethinglikeIusedtodo.ButifIdothat,Iwon’tearnasmuch.Ihaveafamilytosupport.Ihavetothinkofthem,too.Ijustdon’tknowwhatIshoulddo.WhatdoyouthinkA.Then,abouteightyearsago,Igotamuchbetterjob.B.Myjobtakeseverythingoutofme!C.IrodeabiketoworkandIgotalotofexerciseatweekends.D.Drinkingbecamepartofmylife.E.Istartedsmokingalot,too.F.Tenyearslater,Ilostmyfirstjob.G.ThedoctoradAgoodbookcanbesatisfying.Ifreadingisahabityou’dliketogetinto,therearesomewaystodevelopit.●Realizethatreadingisenjoyableifyouhaveagoodbook.Ifyouhaveadifficultbookandyouareforcingyourselfthroughit,itwillseemlikeatask.(1)____●Settime.Youshouldhavesometimeduringeverydaywhenyou’llreadforatleast5to10minutes.(2)____Forexample,makeitahabittoreadduringbreakfastandlunchandevendinnerifyoueatalone.●Alwayscarryabook.(3)____WhenIleavethehouse,Ialwaysmakesuretohavemycarkeysandonebookathand.Thebookstayswithmeinthecar,andItakeitintotheofficeandtoappointmentsandprettymucheverywhereIgo.●(4)____Findaplaceinyourhomewhereyoucansitinacomfortablechair.Don’tliedownunlessyou’regoingtosleep.Thereshouldbenotelevisionorcomputernearthechair,andnomusicornoisyfamilymembers/roommates.Ifyoudon’thaveaplacelikethis,createone.●Reducetelevision/theInternet.Ifyoureallywanttoreadmore,trycuttingbackontimeonTVortheInternet.(5)____Still,everyminuteyoureduceoftheInternet/TV,youcoulduseforreading.Thiscouldcreatehoursofbookreadingtime.A.Gotobookstores.B.Findaquietplace.C.Thismaybedifficultforsomepeople.D.Whereveryougo,takeabookwithyou.E.Havesomegoodteaorcoffeewhileyouread.F.Itmeansyouwillreadnomatterhowbusyyouare.G.Ifthishappens,giveupthebookandfindanotheronethatyou’llreallylove.