When fat builds up in your liver, it may make scar tissue.

A.works up

B.fills up

C.stirs up

D.builds up

A．the pill is swallowed

B．the medicine is dissolved with water from the body

C．enough pressure builds up in the pill

D．the cellulose coating is dissolved

human beings can speak it. More than half of the world' s books and three-quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary—perhaps as many as two million words—and one of the noblest bodies of literature.

Nevertheless, let's face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant, neither pine nor apple in pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweetmeats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.

We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.

And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don't fang, grocers don't groce, and hammers don't ham？ If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn't the plural of booth be beeth？ One goose, two geese—so one moose, two meese？

If the teacher taught, why isn't it true that the preacher praught？ If a horsehair mat is made from the hair of horses and a camel-hair coat from the hair of camels, from what is a mohair coat made？ If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat？

In what other language do people drive on a parkway and park in a driveway？ Ship by truck and send car- go by ship？ Have noses that nm and feet that smell？ How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites？ How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike？ How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next？

You must be shocked at a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form. by filling it out and in which your alarm clock goes off by going on.

English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race (which, of course, isn't really a race at all). That is why, when stars are out they are visible, but when the lights are out they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch I start it, but when I wind up this essay I end it.

Which of the following pairs mean the same？

A．A wise man and a wise guy.

B．A slim chance and a fat chance.

C．Overlook and oversee.

D．Sweetmeat and sweets.

A．the energy burned up by fat people when they fidget is more than that burned up by thin people when they fidget

B．some people's fidgeting burned up more than 800 calories, but some people's fidgeting burned up less than 100 calories

C．slim women fidget more than fat women but fat men fidget more than thin men

D．thin men fidget more than fat men

ch. When someone goes up on a stage, or gives a presentation at a business meeting, many pairs of eyes will be following and judging this person. If you are up there and talking, you want to give your best impression. While many workshops and online videos focus on teaching us how to adjust our body language to appear confident and convince others of our message, less attention is given to how we phrase things. Speech should flow, but there is this one little bad habit most of us have—one that builds a dam in our flowing sentences. This habit makes our message sound as if we are building our foundations on quicksand. Do you know which bad habit I mean？ It is the habit of using that not-even-a-word in too many sentences, i.e., the habit of saying "uhm"—something we generally are not even aware of. When we let this habit slip into our speech, it weakens our message, and our audience and clients will be less convinced of our claims. The nasty thing about "uhm" is that it s often too tiny to even notice. It has become part of our expressions and virtually everybody does it. Therefore, it takes practice and effort to unlearn stuffing our sentences with it. To get a hold of your bad habit of using "uhm" , you can try the following exercises: 1)Record your speech when you prepare: 2)Write out your entire speech beforehand: 3)Take a moment to center yourself: and 4)Speak a little more slowly. Make a pledge today: drop the "uhm"!

The main topic of the passage is______.

A．how to give a good impression

B．how to use body language

C．how to build confidence

D．how to make your speech flow

听力原文：M: Cigarette？

W: No, thank you. I've given up, you know.

M: Oh.

W: It's ten days ago. Haven't had one.

M: Well, you don't mind if I had one.

W: Well, all right, then... Oh my goodness! That's a terrible cough.

M: No, no, it's not. It's only... I only get it first thing in the morning.

W: That's going to make you very unfit, you know.

M: No, it's all right. It goes in a minute.

W: Why don't you try and give up？

M: Oh, no. I ought to, but I can't. It relaxes me, smoking.

W: Really？

M: It does.

W: Well, have you ever thought of just cutting down？

M: Oh, no, that's all vey well but？.. I wouldn't enjoy it. I depend a bit on my smoking. I must say.

W: You should do it gradually. I mean... well, if you tried... have you thought of just giving up one day？

M: Yes, oh well, yes, that is quite a good idea.

W: It is.

M: But I think I'd lose count or something.

W: Oh dear! Well, it might be an idea if you started eating sweets.

M: Oh no, I couldn't do that. I couldn't possibly...

W: Why？

M : Well, it makes you fat.

W: Well, do you think that matters？ Don't you think it is better to be fat than to be unhealthy？

M: No, I don't. I' d rather be fat... Well, I' d rather be thin than fat, certainly.

W: Oh dear. Well. Hey! I've got a good idea!

M: What's that？

W: Why don't you go to a hypnotist？ My sister did!

M: Oh, look, you don't seem to realize that I like smoking. If I gave it up, if I didn't smoke at all, I'd probably end up attacking people!

W: Oh, don't be so silly! Of course you wouldn't.

When did the woman give up smoking？

A．Ten days ago.

B．Just this morning.

C．A week ego.

D．Just yesterday.

Walking—like swimming, bicycling and running—is an aerobic exercise, (1) builds the capacity for energy output and physical endurance by increasing the supply of oxygen to skin and muscles. Such exercises may be a primary factor in the (2) of heart and circulatory disease.

As probably the least strenuous, safest aerobic activity, walking is the (3)acceptable exercise for the largest number of people. Walking (4) comfortable speed improves the efficiency of the cardio respiratory system (5) stimulating the lungs and heart, but at a more gradual rate (6) most other forms of exercise.

In one test, a group of men 40 to 57 years of age, (7) at a fast pace for 40 minutes four days a week, showed improvement (8) to men the same age on a 30 minute, three-day-a-week jogging program in the same period. Their resting heart rate and body fat decreased (9) . These changes suggest (10) of the important—even vital—benefits walking can (11) about.

Walking (12) burns calories. It takes 3,500 calories to gain or (13) one pound. Since a one-hour walk at a moderate pace will (14) up 300 to 360 calories. By walking one hour every other day, you can burn up a-pound-and-a-half monthly, or 18 pounds (15) —providing there is no change in your intake of food. To (16) weight faster, walk an hour every day and burn up 3 pounds a month, or 36 pounds a year.

(17) your age, right now is the time to give your physical well being as much thought as you (18) to pensions or insurance. Walking is a vital defense (19) the ravages of degenerative diseases and aging. It is nature&39;s (20) of giving you a tuneup.

It was a beautiful summer day and I was taking a walk in the downtown area of Madrid.

When I turned a street 【B1】I heard the voice of a lovely Spanish singer 【B2】 from a nearby cafe. The music 【B3】 me, so I went to the cafe to hear it 【B4】.

I sat down at a table near the door. The waiter came over, and I 【B5】 a glass of wine.

While 【B6】 my wine, I listened to the soft music. The 【B7】 was a young lady, a little too fat, but 【B8】 pretty. A black young man was playing the piano.

The waiter returned 【B9】 the glass of wine and put it on the 【B10】 .I started drinking the wine slowly and 【B11】 the other people in the cafe. They were all men 【B12】 women seldom go into the cafes in Spain.

There were three men 【B13】 at a table near mine. I could 【B14】 by their accents that one of them was an American，one an Englishman and the third man a 【B15】 . The waiter served each of the three men a glass of beer. By chance, each glass had a 【B16】 in it. The American picked up his glass，noticed the fly and poured the beer and the fly was thrown onto the floor. The Englishman looked into his glass, noticed the fly and 【B17】 a spoon, with which he took the fly out of the beer, and drank the 【B18】 of it.

The stranger noticed the fly in the beer, 【B19】 .He picked it up with his fingers, squeezed it carefully in order to save every drop of beer, then drank the beer 【B20】 .

【B1】

A.shop

B.sidewalk

C.comer

D.store

It was a beautiful summer day and I was taking a walk in the downtown area of Madrid.

When I turned a street【56】I heard the voice of a lovely Spanish singer【57】from a nearby cafe. The music【58】me, so I went to the cafe to hear it【59】.

I sat down at a table near the door. The waiter came over, and I【60】a glass of wine.

While【61】my wine, I listened to the soft music. The【62】was a young lady, a little too fat, but【63】pretty. A black young man was playing the piano.

The waiter returned【64】the glass of wine and put it on the【65】. I started drinking the wine slowly and【66】the other people in the cafe. They were all men【67】women seldom go into the cafes in Spain.

There were three men【68】at a table near mine. I could【69】by their accents that one of them was an American, one an Englishman and the third man a【70】. The waiter served each of the three men a glass of beer. By chance, each glass had a【71】in it. The American picked up his glass, noticed the fly and poured the beer and the fly was thrown onto the floor. The English- man looked into his glass, noticed the fly and【72】a spoon, with which he took the fly out of the beer, and drank the【73】of it.

The stranger noticed the fly in the beer,【74】. He picked it up with his fingers, squeezed it carefully in order to save every drop of beer, then drank the beer【75】.

(36)

A．shop

B．sidewalk

C．corner

D．store