Drinking water is good for your health．There are some scientific ways of drinking water．

1．It is the best medicine to drink two glasses of water in the morning．

2．Drink clean water．

3．Drink the water that has not been boiled．

Many people think boiled water is safe and good to people's health．In fact，it is not true．The boiling point of water is 100℃．By boiling it，most bacteria in water can be killed．In the past，the water was less polluted，so boiling was a good way to make clean water．But heavy metals and other dangerous things in today's water are much more terrible than bacteria．Boiling doesn't fix that problem．And boiling water may give us more of the dangerous things in our glass．

4．Never use soft drinks to take the place of water．

5．Water is also needed in winter．

6．Drink water in the right time．

1）After getting up in the morning，you have less water in your body，because you weren’t drinking for the whole night．So you should drink some water to keep your health after getting up in the morning．That can prevent high blood pressure，cerebral haemorrhages（腦溢血），and so on．

2）Drinking water at about 10 am helps your body keep enough water．

3）Drinking water at about 3 pm can clean out the wastes in your body．

4）About eight o'clock in the evening is the best time to drink water．Your blood gets thicker when you sleep．Water will make your blood less thick．

Besides，we should drink 2L of water every day．Water is so important for our life．We should drink water often．

1．According to the passage，         in the morning is the best         ．

A．drinking some hot soup；medicine

B．drinking some porridge；breakfast

C．drinking some water；medicine

2．         can prevent high blood pressure，cerebral haemorrhages and so on．

A．Drinking some water after getting up in the morning

B．Drinking some water before going to bed

C．Drinking some milk before going to bed

3．At about 3 pm，drinking water can clean out the          in your body．

A．oil                                     B．food                                  C．wastes

4．From the passage，we can see the best time to drink water is         ．

A．a(chǎn)bout eight o'clock in the morning

B．a(chǎn)bout eight o'clock in the evening

C．before supper

5．The best title（標(biāo)題）to this passage is         ．

A．Drink clean water                  B．Don’t drink the boiled water

C．Scientific water drinking

A cold is a common illness. It often starts with a sore _1_.You sneeze and your nose runs. You usually _2_  a headache ,too ,It 's not a serious illness,but you can feel very_3_.

what should you do when you have a cold?you should have a good rest,It is good __4_a lot of water too.You can __5_and take some medicine.Maybe you can try some Chinese medicine.Chinese medicine is now very__6____all over the world.

Where does Chinese medicine __7_____?A long time ago, When people were not feeling__8____, they find that some plants could make them feel__9_____.They ate the leaves,the roots,the fruit,or the seeds of the plants. Today people make much Chinese medicine__10____those plants.

1.                A．throat          B．hand           C．leg  D．a(chǎn)rm

2.                A．give           B．have           C．bring D．find

3.                A．bad            B．happy          C．shy  D．clever

4.                A．drinking        B．drink           C．to drink   D．drinks

5.                A．see a dentist     B．go to a party     C．go to school   D．see a doctor

6.                A．difficult         B．different        C．delicious  D．popular

7.                A．come to        B．come from      C．get up    D．get to

8.                A．sad            B．well            C．tired D．busy

9.                A．better          B．less            C．more D．most

10.               A．to             B．in             C．from  D．on

A young man worked very hard on his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. One day he found that he couldn't fall asleep at night. As he became ill, he couldn't go to sleep. When he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always failed.

After a few days he decided to see a doctor.

"I just can't go to sleep at night. What should I do?" he asked.

"I have a suggestion," said the doctor. "You can try to count numbers. When you count to one thousand, you will be asleep. I am sure of it. "

The next day the man returned to the doctor's office.

"Well," said the doctor. "How are you today? Did you try my suggestion?"

The man still looked tired. "Yes," he said. "I tried to count one, two, three.. , up to one thousand. But when I counted to five hundred and sixty--nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn't fall asleep. "

1.Why couldn't the young man go to sleep at night?

A．Because he didn't finish his lessons.

B．Because he worked too hard.

C．Because he was worried about his homework.

D．Because there was a lot of noise.

2. What did the doctor ask the young man to do?

A．To drink much water before going to bed.

B．To count numbers while he was lying in bed.

C．To count numbers before he went to bed.

D．To take some medicine and go to bed earlier.

3. The young man returned to the doctor's office the next day because_____

A．he wanted to thank the doctor

B．he felt better and wanted some more medicine

C．he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers

D．he still couldn't go to sleep at night

4.The young man counted_______

A．from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea

B．from 1 to 569 and fell asleep

C．from 1 to 1,000 and fell asleep

D．from 568 to 1,000

5. In fact the young man ______

A．didn't understand the doctor's suggestion

B．was not able to count numbers

C．was very afraid to stay at home by himself

D．wasn't sleepy at all