I complimented one of my co-workers on having lost ten pounds. However, I couldn't resist 初中物理 bragging that when I was 17, 1 weighed 225 pounds and today I tip the scales at 224. 1 added, "That's not bad for a man of my age."


　　Overhearing this, a woman remarked, "You mean to say it took you all this time to lose one pound?"


Notes:


　　(1) compliment (sb. on sth. ) v.恭维；称赞


　　(2) brag v.自夸；夸耀


　　(3) tip the scale at称量


Exercises:


根据短文选择正确答案：


　　① How much had the man's co-worker lost in weight?


　　A. one pound


　　B. ten pounds


　　C. seventeen pounds


　　D. eleven pounds


　　② What was the man's attitude towards his cc,-worker having lost in his weight?


　　A. jealous


　　B. unconcerned


　　C. admiring


　　D. worried


　　③ How much did the man weigh when he was 17?


　　A. 224 pounds


　　B. 225 pounds


　　C. 223 pounds


　　D. 222 pounds


　　④ "Tip the scales at" in paragraph one possibly means_____ .


　　A. weigh


　　B. make a tip for scales


　　C. weigh more than


　　D. weigh less than


　　⑤ How did the man feel on his losing one pound?


　　A. disappointed


　　B. proud


　　C. ashamed


　　D. puzzled


.减掉一磅


　　我称赞我的一个同事减肥10磅。可是，我禁不住夸耀说我17岁时，体重225磅，而目前体重是224磅。我还说：“这对我这样年龄的男子来说，是不错的。”


　　一个女子听到了这些话，她说道：“你是说你花了这么长时间才减了1磅？”


练习参考答案：


①B②C③B④A⑤B

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