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Along with jogging and swimming ,cycling is one of the best all-round

forms of exercise .It can help to increase your

strength and energy ,giving

you

more efficient muscles and a

strong heart. But increasing

your strength

is

not

the

only

advantage

of

cycling.

Because

you

’

re

not

carrying

the

weight

of

your

body

on

your

feet,

it

’

s

a

good

form

of

exercise

for

people

with

painful

feet or r ,with all forms of exercise ,it

’

s important to start

slowly and build up gently .Doing too much too quickly can damage muscles

that aren

’

t used to working .If you have any doubt about taking up cycling

for health reasons, talk to your doctor and ask his/her advice.

Ideally

you

should

be

cycling

at

least

two

or

three

times

a

week.

For

the

exercise to be doing you good ,you should get a little out of breath. Don

’

t

worry that if you begin to lose your breath. Shortness of breath shows that

the

exercise

is

having

the

right

effect.

However,

if

you

find

you

are

in

pain

then you should stop and take a rest.

Choose the best answer:

( )1. The word

“

Along with

”

means .

A.

沿着

B.

向前

C.

除„„以外

D.

替代

( )g is good for people with a painful back because .

A. they can avoid putting all their weight on their feet

B. they can have some exercises on their back

C. they can start slowly

D. they can cure pain from the back

( )3. The probable result of sudden exercise is that .

A. you might get a little out of breath

B. you will lose your breath

C. you can get your muscles hurt

D. you

’

ll find you are in pain with your heart

( ) is the writer

’

s purpose of writing this article?

A. To amuse B. To criticize

C. To advise D. To warn

( )5. Which of the following is said in the passage?

A. Cycling makes it easy for you to get to work.

B. Cycling may bring you some discomfort with your breath .

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C. Cycling allows you to see the natural scenery of the country.

D. Cycling is helpful to reduce pollution and traffic problems in

the city.

B

Each student at an engineering college in Canada gets a steel ring upon

graduation as well as graduation certificate.

There is a story behind the unusual ring. Several years ago,a graduate

from

this

engineering

college

designed

an

iron- steel

bridge.

Unfortunately,

because of mistake in his design ,the bridge fell down soon after it came

into use.

This event shook the engineering college. And the head of the college

decided to take back the framework of the iron-steel bridge and use it as

the

material

for

making

rings

to

give

the

students

upon

their

graduation

.The

college wants the students to remember this lesson forever so as to avoid

making such mistakes again.

Answer the following questions:

happened to the iron-steel bridge designed by a graduate from an

engineering college in Canada?

after it came into use.

caused the bridge to fall down?

It was cause by .

did the head of the college decide to do ?

They

decided

to

and

use

the

material .

that

what

will

each

student

of

engineering

college

in

Canada

get

when

he graduates from college?

.

does the college give rings to his graduates?

The college wants his students .

C

Although Americans like to talk about their achievements,it is their

custom to show a certain modesty to compliments.

When

someone

praised

an

American

upon

achievement

or

personal

appearance,

the American turns it aside. If someone says ,

“

Congratulations on being

elected president of the club,

”

an American is expected to reply,

“

Well,

I hope I can do a good job,

”

or something of the sort. Or if someone says,

“

That

’

s a pretty blue necktie you are wearing ,

”

an American maybe say,

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