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Sarah Hott had fought against weight all her life, and when she had trouble walking down the school bus aisle (過道) for her ride to work, she knew she had to __1__.

 “I was __2__Reader'sDigest, and the people in an article seemed so  __3__，” said the 43­year­old teaching assistant. She decided to try the 21­day  __4__. She first  __5__healthy food and good habits, and then went on to  __6__18 pounds in three weeks, then 73 pounds in eight months. Then chores aren't  __7__ anymore for her.

 “Last year, my __8__hurt so bad that I couldn't climb on a chair to change a light bulb，” Sarah said. “Now I feel __9__.” “Best of all，” she__10__，“my three daughters love to play Frisbee (弗里斯比飛盤) and swim, and I can __11__ with them now.”

Recently, the students in Sarah's class brought “Ms Sarah” a special__12__for her birthday. But the kids didn't provide her with cupcakes __13__rich calories or cookies with much sugar. __14__， they brought her favorite parfait (凍糕)．

Sarah's success has__15__her friends to start the diet. “A few weeks ago, I took a friend to go food shopping for the plan.” Her __16__ was felt at home, too. She called her husband “a potato chip connoisseur (行家)”，__17__ almonds (杏仁) in front of the television.

Sarah makes some changes for her own__18__. She changes the master __19__by using half a banana and half a cup of apple juice. “I __20__the diet food in the fridge and eat them with a spoon，” she said. Now Sarah is trying to change her diet plan in many different ways and encouraging more and more people around her to join her plan.

1．                              B．change

C．stop                                D．climb

2．ing through                   B．looking down

C．looking into                        D．looking up

3．edible                        B．believable                                 

C．rude                                D．stubborn

4．                              B．race                                           

C．plan                                D．trip

5．ed up                         B．gave up                                    

C．slowed down                         D．centred on

6．eve                           B．buy                                            

C．lose                                D．gain

7．a                             B．simple                                         

C．easy                                D．hard

8．s                             B．hands                                          

C．feelings                            D．teeth

9．enient                        B．painful                                        

C．hurt                                D．comfortable

10．ered                         B．added                                          

C．shouted                             D．explained

11． for                         B．join in                                        

C．apply for                           D．catch up

12．t                            B．cake                                           

C．party                               D．reward

13．                             B．in                                                 

C．with                                D．by

14．l                            B．Otherwise                                  

C．Besides                             D．Instead

15．ired                         B．cheated                                        

C．persuaded                           D．prevented

16．tion                         B．influence                                  

C．attention                           D．comment

17．lowing                       B．enjoying                                   

C．watching                            D．absorbing

18．ent                          B．education                                  

C．preference                          D．appearance

19．                             B．cooker                                         

C．bill                                D．recipe

20．ze                           B．purchase                                   

C．put                                 D．boil

【回答】

篇章導讀：本文是一篇記敍文。文中的主人公Sarah最初走過校車過道都很困難，後來堅持按照自己的節食計劃減肥，取得成功，並鼓勵她的家人和朋友一起加入她的節食計劃。

1.B　根據下文“18 pounds in three weeks, then 73 pounds in eight months”以及最後一段第一句中的“Sarah makes some changes”可知，當她發現自己過校車的過道都困難的時候，她認識到自己必須作出改變了，故選B項。

2.A　由下文中的“Reader'sDigest”及書中的人物故事和經歷可知，Sarah瀏覽了《讀者文摘》，故選A項。

3.B　根據下文的“She decided to try”可知，此處表示文章裏的人物看起來很“可信”。故選B項。

4.C　此處表示21天節食計劃，故plan “計劃”符合題意，且下文多次提到的plan與之呼應。

5.D　此處表示她最初以健康的食物和好習慣為中心。故選D項。

6.C　根據第一段中的“fought against weight all her life”可知，此處指的是她三週“減掉”18磅。故選C項。

7.D　此處chore意為“家庭雜務”。因為她八個月就減掉了73磅，可以説家庭雜務對於她來説不難了，故選D項。

8.A　根據下文“I couldn't climb on a chair to change a light bulb”可知，她的“膝蓋”疼得厲害，故選A項。

9.D　這是減肥後的一個變化，之前她不能爬上椅子換燈泡，而現在她感覺“舒服”了，故選D項。

10.B　下文還是Sarah所説的話，表示她進一步補充説，故用added。

11.B　Sarah的三個女兒都喜歡玩弗里斯比飛盤和游泳，她現在能加入她們了。join in “加入”符合題意。

12.A　根據下文孩子們給她的生日禮物是凍糕可知，這是“a special treat”。

13.C　根據下文“cookies with much sugar”可知，本空選擇with，表示“帶有；具有”。

14.D　上文談到“didn't provide her with cupcakes”，下文談到“they brought her favorite parfait (凍糕)”可知，上下文是轉折關係，所填詞意為“相反；而”，故用Instead。

15.A　此處指Sarah成功減肥的經歷激勵了她的朋友們也開始節食，故用inspired。

16.B　根據下文提到她的丈夫可知，她減肥成功也影響了她的家人，故選B項。

17.B　用enjoy “享受”來説明Sarah減肥成功後對丈夫的影響。

18.C　根據下文可知，本句指的是她根據自己的偏好進行了一些改變。故選C項。

19.D　根據下文的“using half a banana and half a cup of apple juice”可知， 本空用recipe “食譜”。

20.A　根據生活常識及語境可知，此處表示她把食物放在*箱裏冷凍好，然後用勺子吃。

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