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