Section ⅠWarming Up & Reading - Pre­reading

　　ADVICE FROM GRANDAD

　　Dear James，

　　It is a beautiful day here and I am sitting under the big tree at the end of① the garden. I have just returned from a long bike ride to an old castle. It seems amazing that② at my age I am still fit enough to cycle 20 kilometres in an afternoon. It's my birthday in two weeks' time and I'll be 82 years old! I think my long and active life must be due to③ the healthy life I live.

　　This brings me to the real reason for my letter, my dear grandson. Your mother tells me that you started smoking some time ago and now you are finding it difficult to give it up④. Believe me, I know how easy it is to begin smoking and how tough⑤ it is to stop. You see, during adolescence⑥ I also smoked and became addicted to⑦ cigarettes.,

　　①at the end of 在......的尽头/末端

　　②在It seems amazing that ...中， that引导主语从句，it是形式主语。

　　③due to 由于......

　　due/djuː/adj.欠款的；预定的；到期的

　　④此处第一个it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是动词不定式短语to give it up。

　　⑤tough/tʌf/adj.困难的；强硬的

　　⑥adolescence/ˌædə'lesns/n.青春期

　　adolescent/ˌædə'lesnt/n.青少年 adj.青春期的

　　⑦addicted to 对......有瘾

　　addicted/ə'dIktId/adj.入了迷的；上了瘾的

　　爷爷的忠告

　　亲爱的詹姆士：

今天这儿的天气很好。我正坐在花园尽头的那棵大树底下呢。我刚刚才回来，骑自行