Lose One Pound

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　　Lose One Pound
        　　　　I complimented one of my co-workers on having lost ten pounds. However, I couldn't resist 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