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Alice was a young woman who liked t
o exercise for her
health . In fact , she walked five kilometers
before__
1__ every morning , and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool . She didn’t smoke
and never
2 . She didn’t eat chocolate . She didn’t eat sweet and fatty food , __
3__ . She weighed
herself every day .
Once Alice was on her daily walk when she saw a
4 sitting in a rocking chair under a tree . He
looked very old and his hair was white . he looked thin and weak , and his hands were shaking ,
5 he looked very happy .
He smiled at her and said , "Good morning , lovely day , isn’t it ?"
He had a wide smile
6 his face , and his eyes shone with happiness . But Alice saw that he did not
have teeth .
"Good morning!" replied Alice . "Yes , it is a lovely day ."
Alice thought he
7 very old and wise . She thought he must be at least 90 years old ! She decided to ask him about the
8 of a happy old age .
"I hope you don’t
9 me asking ," she said , “ but what is your secret for being so happy at your
age ? I hope I can look as happy as you do
10 I am your age ”
The man in the rocking chair said , "My secret for
11 ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every
week , and drink three bottles of wine every day . I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want . I
never eat vegetables . I never walk anywhere and I never play sports . I sit at home every day . "
Alice was
12 . She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that . She wondered how the
man got to be so old when he did
13 wrong.She thought he should be
14 and unhappy.Perhaps she was wrong . Maybe , she thought , people could live a long happy life
15 eating well or doing lots of exercise .
"How old are you ?"she asked .
"It’s my birthday today ,” said the man , "I’m forty-seven !"
( )1.A. lunch
( )2.A. exercised
( )3.A. too
( )4.A. man
( )5.A. so
( )6.A. in
( )7.A. saw
( )8.A. secret
( )9.A. stand
( )10.A. when
( )11.A. health
( )12.A. surprised
( )13.A. something
( )14.A. angry
( )15.A. through