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