EarlyinthemorningatnoonorintheeveninginbigcitiesandinthecountrysideallacrosstheUnitedStatesyoucanseeAmericansrunning.The      andtheoldarerunning.Peoplerun     .ThroughCentralPark      NewYorkdownquietstreetsinsmalltownsoratthegym.Somepeopleevenrunin    livingrooms.

Runningdidn’tuseto(过去常常)besopopular.Inthe1960srunnerswere    athleteshealthyandstrongpeople.Inthosedayswhenpeoplesawarunnertheyused   “Heywhat’sthehurryfor?”ortheymightsayto     “Ishecrazy?”Womenalmostnever    .Iftheydidtheymighthearamanshout“IfI    youcanIkeepyou?”Buttodayallthesethingshave     .Menandwomenofall       enjoyrunning.

DoctorsthinkmanyhealthproblemsintheUnitedStates       thesebadhabits:eatingtoomuchsmokingcigarettesandexercising       .Doctorstoldus“Eatlessdon’tsmokeandexercisemore.”Runningisagoodwaytoexercise    ithelpspeoplebuildstrongheartsandlungs(肺).Italsohelpsmostpeople    weight..Inordertokeephealthylet’sruntogether.

1.A.young     B.small      C.big       D.little

2.A.anywhere  B.somewhere C.everywhereD.nowhere

3.A.by       B.in       C.with       D.on

4.A.our      B.your      C.his       D.their

5.A.mostly    B.hardly      C.most   D.more

6.A.asking   B.totell      C.tospeak D.toask

7.A.them      B.themselves   C.theirs D.they

8.A.thought B.ran       C.said       D.exercised

9.A.catch      B.take       C.carry  D.find

10.A.changed  B.stopped     C.worked D.done

11.A.people   B.cities      C.villagesD.ages

12.A.comefrom B.lookfor    C.careforD.thinkof

13.A.too      B.not       C.much       D.little

14.A.how     B.where      C.because    D.until

15.A.give     B.increase  C.improve  D.lose