I complimented one of my co-workers on having lost ten pounds. However, I couldn't resist bragging² 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) brag¹ 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

 

95.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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