Twelve-year-old Kitty O’Neil asked her coach, “Let me try.” She was already on the swim team, but this was different. One of the divers had not arrived, and Kitty needed much help. Her coach looked 36  at her. She had been practicing dives, but could she really stand up to the competition? Besides, 37  was completely deaf. Many people thought a person who was deaf wouldn’t be able to dive well. However, Kitty 38 , and she won first place at that swimming meet and went on to win the Junior Olympics in the area.
Kitty began diving with Dr. Sammy Lee, a famous coach and former Olympic diving champion. The teenager went to school in the morning and then spent most afternoons diving. It was 39  work, and Kitty often hit the water the wrong way. However, she was able to 40  practicing. While she was diving , Kitty won many gold medals, but she wanted 41 . Perhaps she learned something from her 42 . Kitty lost her hearing at the age of four months. Because she wanted Kitty to lead a normal life, Kitty’s mother went to college to 43  about teaching people who are deaf. Kitty’s mother finally started a school for those who are deaf.
Kitty’s life was 44  but normal, and as an athlete, Kitty was much bettter than others. When she gave up diving, she wanted danger and adventure. She raced cars, boats, and motorcycles. Many of these 45  usually require at least some hearing. For example many racers judge their speed by the sound of the engine. Kitty did it by  46 .
In 1972 she began to learn doing dangerous action for movies and television. Soon she became one of the   47  women in Hollywood. In 1976 Kitty O’Neil also became the fastest woman in the world in a rocket-powered car that went more than 512 miles per hour.

Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is   26 .”
And he told the   27 . He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always   28 .”I’ll travel for my work, not for   29 ,” he told her. “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have   30  to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to   31 , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good   32  or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t   33 . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he   34  about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild   35  there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very   36 , and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went to off to   37  some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her   38 . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and   39  it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “  40 , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”

A woman saw three old men sitting outside the door. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be very hungry. Please come in and have something ___66_____.”
“We don’t go into a house ___67_____ ”they replied.
“Why is that?” she asked.
One of the old men answered, “His name is Wealth(財富), this is Success, and I am Love.” Then he said, “Now go in and ___68_____ with your family which one of us you want in your house.”
The woman went in and told her family what had happened, she said, “Let’s invite Wealth. We have been so ____69____.” Her husband disagreed, “My dear, why don’t we invite Success? Don’t you want me to be a successful man? Then her daughter asked, “Would it be ___70_____ to invite Love? Our life will then be filled with love!”
In the end the family decided to take the ___71_____ advice. The woman went out and asked, “____72____ one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest.” Love got up and started walking to the house. The other two also got up and ____73____ him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “ I ___74_____ invite Love. Why are you coming along? The two old men answered, “If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two would have to stay out, but since you have invited Love. ____75____ he goes, we go with him. Where there is Love, there is Wealth and Success.”

Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered(壞脾氣的) and never gave way to others.
One day the father decided to _46___some friends to dinner in his house. He __47____ his son to buy some meat in town. When the son got _48____his father wanted, he turned back and walked towards the town gate. Just then a man was coming from the outside. The gate wasn’t __49___enough to let two men in and out at the same time. But __ 50 of them would give way to the other. They___51___ straight face to face inside the gate hour after hour. But the father was worried. " What shall I do? My son hasn’t____52___ yet. I can’t wait any longer.” He wanted to know what the ___53____ with his son was. So he left his friends at home, and he himself went to the town to look for his son.
“You may first take the ___54_____ home for my friends. Let me stand here against him ____55____.” He said to his son when he knew what had happened.

A king was old and he knew it was time to choose a new king. He told all the young people in the country, “I’ll give   51  of you a seed (種子). Plant it and bring it back one year later. Show me the plant that you bring.    52   I’ll choose a new king from you.”
A boy   53  Ling got a seed, too. He planted it   54  . But the seed doesn’t grow at all. A year later, Ling had to take his   55   box to the palace. Others all brought beautiful plants there and Ling felt   56  .
The king   57  the palace and look around. When he found there was nothing in Ling’s box. The king smiled and said to the others, “One year ago, I gave everyone a seed    58  couldn’t grow. But all of you,   59  Ling, have bought me plants and flowers. Ling was the only one with the honesty (誠實) and   60  to bring such a box. So he will be the new king! ”

【小題8】

A．which B．who C．what D．it

IMAGINE a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone in your   26 . You can’t walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you   27  at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?
Nick was born without limbs（四肢）, so life was not   28  for him. At school many students played jokes on him   29  he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be   30  friends, so he always felt   31 . However, he faced that bravely. He   32  to type and write with two toes（腳趾）at the age of six, and he could   33  surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the   34  students in the studies. And he decided on   35  to do later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.
Now Nick is one of the most popular   36  in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story   37  difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you   38 , not what you don’t have.” he said. His   39  encourages millions of people.
“I tell people to keep on getting up when they   40  and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”

【小題5】

A．his B．my C．their D．our

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying. Mark helped the boy pick them up.   16  they were going the same way, he carried them for the boy. As they walked, Mark knew the boy’s name was Bill. Mark   17  discovered that he loved computer games, baseball and history and that he was having a lot of   18  with his other subjects.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in   19  Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed   20  with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They   21  to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice and then   22  ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before they finished school, Bill asked Mark if they could have a talk.
Bill   23  him of the day years ago when they had first met. ‘Do you   24  wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?’ asked Bill. ‘You see, I   25  out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had planned to   26  from home and I was going home to pack my things. But after we spent some time together   27  and laughing, I realized that   28  I had done that, I would have   29  a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You   30  my life.’

【小題4】

A．from B．with C．to D．for

【小題11】

A．run away B．take away C．put away D．pass away

Last year my dad got a new job in a small town,__51__ my family moved there. On my first __52__ at the new school I was really worried. The teachers were friendly, but the __53__ was the other students. They didn’t seem friendly. I knew nobody and I couldn’t __54__ understand what they said.
During the break all the other students went out. I didn’t know where to go, so I ___55___ in the classroom. After a while, a ___56___ came back in and came up to me. I ___57___ what he wanted to do. He took ___58___ out of his bag and said to me,“Would you like something to ___59___?”It was an apple. Suddenly I felt really ___60___ and we began to talk.
It was Tony who gave me the apple and now he is my best friend. I am thankful to the apple, which started our friendship.
【小題1】A. or                   B. so                    C. but
【小題2】A. day                  B. spring                 C. winter
【小題3】A. project                B. custom               C. problem
【小題4】A. hardly                B. ever                  C. even
【小題5】A. danced               B. stayed                 C. sang
【小題6】A. woman               B. girl                   C. boy
【小題7】A. knew                B. wondered               C. thought
【小題8】A. something            B. anything                C. nothing
【小題9】A. eat                  B. drink                   C. read
【小題10】A. shy                  B. happy                  C. lonely

Once, the famous scientist Einstein travelled to many places in America to give lectures. He travelled in a __26__, and soon made friends with his driver.
Each time Einstein gave the lecture, his driver __27__ sat in the front row and listened to him very carefully. The __28__ lecture was given so many times that the driver learned it well enough to give it himself.
One day, when Einstein was __29__ about it, he asked the driver to give the lecture for him in a small town.
That evening, both Einstein and the driver went into the lecture room. __30__ there had seen Einstein before. When the driver took his place, everybody applauded (鼓掌). Then he began the lecture. __31__ it was over, the people warmly applauded. The driver turned to look at Einstein. Einstein nodded with a smile on his face.
When they began to leave the lecture room, a man __32 __ them and asked the driver a very
__33__ question. The c river listened carefully, then he __34__ and said the question was interesting but really quite easy. To show how easy it is. I'll ask my __35__ to answer it," said the driver.

Mr. White was holding a party at home to celebrate his sixtieth birthday. To make him happy, one of his women friends __21__ to sing a song for him. Now she was singing. One guest turned to a __22__ by his side and criticized the singer.
“What a __23__ voice!" he said. "Do you know __24__ she is?"
“Yes," was the answer, " She is my wife. "
“Oh, I beg your pardon,” the man said. "Of course her voice isn't bad, __25__ the song is very bad. I wondered who wrote that awful song?”
“I did," was the answer.