II. Cloze

　　There are 2 passages in the part. In each passage there are 10 blanks. For each blank are provided 4 answers. Choose the one that best completes the passage.

　　Nowadays more and more people are concerned 31 their health. But how to keep healthy? Different people may give different answers to this question. In my opinion, it is essential to do 32 .

　　First, it is absolutely necessary to take some exercise every day. Research shows that getting 33 of exercise makes the heart beat faster and the lungs work harder. This strengthens the heart, reduces the chance of heart 34 , and helps lower blood pressure. That’s 35 more and more people are becoming active in various kinds of sports and exercises. Every morning many people get up early and 36 much exercise. Some practice Tai Ji Quan and swordplay while others run, jog, walk or dance to music. In the afternoon, there are also many people keen 37 sports. Some play basketball or volleyball or table tennis, others go in for gymnastics or track events. Through sports and exercises, people become healthier and stronger. Medical researchers have proved that 38 people eat affects their health. They advise people to eat more fruits and vegetables and less meat such as beef and pork because meat

　　contains more fat than poultry and fish. Fat can build 39 in the arteries, block the flow of blood, and cause a heart attack or stroke.

　　Getting rid of bad habits like smoking and drinking alcohol is also an important way to keep healthy. Smoking and drinking alcohol injure one’s health a great deal, and therefore should be given up. 40 few people follow this advice.

　　If people follow these three ways of keeping fit, they can greatly improve their health. 31-35:CADAB 36-40:BACCD

　　31. A. over B. of C. about D. for

　　32. A. the following B. a following C. that follows D. as follows

　　33. A. plenty B. a plenty C. the plenty D. plenties

　　34. A. attack B. struggle C. hit D. strike

　　35. A. reason B. why C. whys D. reasons

　　36. A. grasp B. take C. hold D. carry

　　37. A. on B. up C. down D. to

　　38. A. / B. this C. what D. that

　　39. A. on B. down C. up D. over

　　40. A. Unfortunate B. Fortunately C. Fortunate D. Unfortunately

　　The mechanics of eating

　　Correctly, no one should start eating until everyone has been served. 41 , if some people are served before others, the unserved should turn to the served, and say “Don’t wait; please start.” The served do 42 , but pick slowly at their food so that the others will be able to catch up. The set of silverware 43 you at a classy dinner can be formidable, but the rule is simple: use it from the outside in. That is, you use the outside spoon 44 your soup, the middle one for dessert, and the inner one for your coffee.

　　We eat nearly everything with a fork, which most people 45 in the right hand. If something has to be cut up, you switch your knife to the right hand and 46 your cutting, then lay down the knife, switch the fork to the right hand and eat. English people prefer the efficiency of keeping the fork in the left hand and knife in the right.

　　Spoon-feeding

　　Foods too liquid to be eaten with a fork are eaten with a spoon. It is 47 form to drink from you soup bowl, which should not be lifted from the table. When you are 48 , lay the spoon on the plate under the soup bowl. You show that you have finished by laying the knife and fork side-by-side on the right-hand side of the plate.

　　The check

　　49 father and two brothers who went out to dinner may split the check three ways. In a family this is most unusual, but among friends, splitting the check is common. If you don’t owe me and I don’t owe you we have a nice 50 relationship.

　　41-45: DCBDD 46-50: CCDBD

　　41. A. However B. Somehow C. In spite of D. Whereas

　　42. A. such B. so C. it D. /

　　43. A. faced B. facing C. faces D. face

　　44. A. with B. at C. of D. for

　　45. A. have B. get C. grasp D. hold

　　46. A. grasp B. take C. make D. do

　　47. A. the B. a C. bad D. some

　　48. A. finish B. finishes C. finishing D. finished

　　49. A. Any B. Some C. The D. A

　　50. A. never B. ever C. evenly D. Even