Joe Bloggs always had a cigarette(香烟)on his lips. He smoked while he read, while he looked at the television, and while he drank a cup of coffee. He smoked forty cigarettes a day, but he was happy.
Joe's friend, Fred Brown, said to him, "It is very bad to smoke."
When Joe heard this, he started to worry and became thin. So he did not buy any more cigarettes. He became so thin that he went to Fred for help.
Fred said, "You must eat more." So Joe did not smoke but he ate chocolate, and he became very fat. Again he went to Fred for help.
Fred said, "You must not eat chocolate." So Joe stopped eating chocolate, but he went back to smoking cigarettes. He became thin again but he was not happy, because he still smoked .
Sometimes Joe Bloggs wished Fred Brown was not his friend!
56. When Joe became thin the first time it was because .
A. he smoked too much B. he worried too much
C. he stopped smoking D. he ate too little
57. The following sentences tell what happened to Joe. Which is the right order of the events？
a. He did not smoke; he ate chocolate; he was fat; he was unhappy.
b. He smoked; he did not eat chocolate; he was thin; he was unhappy.
c. He smoked; he did not eat chocolate; he was not fat; he was happy.
A. a-b-c B. c-b-a C. b-a-c D. c-a-b
58. In the end Joe was unhappy about his friendship with Fred because .
A. Fred's advice had brought him no good
B. he never liked being told what to do
C. Fred had planned to fool him
D. he in fact had never really believed Fred
59. What is the writer trying to tell us with this story?
A. One should think and decide for oneself.
B. One should ask friends for help and advice.
C. Smoking is bad for one's health.
D. Chocolate is bad for one's health.