(    ) 1. Our monitor gave a general        about

the changes in his    life at the class

meeting.

A. introduction    B. reporter

C. examination    D. address

 A small island is far away from the land and also at quite a distance from the large island. The small island used to thrive (興旺）on the business of fishing. But the business went down gradually and fishermen’s children or grandchildren had to leave.

A young man was six when his parents took him away from the small island. When he grew up, he graduated from a medical college.

These years the large island developed quickly, but the small one changed little. The only change there was the population, from thousands to hundreds. Besides food, the old people needed medical care, but no hospital was there. So he went back to the small island.

The day when he arrived became a festive (喜慶的）day on the small island. For the old people, the young man was like their child. They loved him and depended on him. When he went to the large island weekly to fetch medicine, the old people all gathered at the dock (碼頭）only waiting for and expecting him.

A reporter asked him, “ How could you stand such loneliness?”

“ It only needs a very short time to cure (治愈)a patient, but an old sick man had to go to the large island by boat before. ” He explained, “I’d looked for jobs in hospitals in cities. Everywhere I’d been told there’s no need of staff (職員）.Now I understand how nice the feeling is to be needed by others! ”

(    ) 1.  What change took place on the small

island when the young man grew up?

A. It thrived on the business of fishing.

B. There was a new hospital there.

C. The population increased from hundreds to thousands.

D. The population decreased (減少）from thousands to hundreds.

(    ) 2. What did the people on the small island

need?

A. Food.    B. Medical care.

C. Money.    D. Both A and  B.

(    ) 3. How often did the young man go to the large island to fetch medicine?

A. Every    week.    B. Every day.

C. Every    month.    D. Every year.

(    ) 4. Which of the following is true?

A. The young man    graduated from a middle school.

B. The people in the small island only need medical care.

C. The young man couldn’t stand such loneliness.

D. The young man thought it was happy to be needed by others.

從方框中選擇合適的短語，并用其適當?shù)男问?填空,每個短語限用一次。

1. When we heard that Wang Lin won the first prize in the English competition of our city, all of us       her.

2. As parents, we should allow our children to       by themselves.

3. I was able to        myself when I was only eight years old.

4. The winner will be there        to receive the prize.

5. Our teachers have a strong       our life.

6. She wasn’t      me anymore after  I said sorry to her.

5. Jim used to cause much trouble for       (he) and his family.

4. My English teacher advised me       (learn)

English by making word cards.

3. It’s necessary for students        ( review)

the textbook before the examinations.

2. After his hard work，he became one of     

(good) students in his class.

1. Kelly finally decided        ( buy ) a photo album for her mom.

 I used to have little passion (激情)in my life. But what happened the other day changed my mind. It was then that I learned how 1    it is to have a passion in life.

That day I went home in Mom’s car. When Mom 2     at a red    light, someone on the side of the road caught my eye. It was a man dressed 3     rags (破舊衣服）.He was homeless. That didn’t interest me, because I had seen 4     people like him before. Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless.

But this man was 5     in some way. He was not sitting down with a 6     expression. Instead，he had a 7     in his hand and was dancing happily to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious (珍貴的）thing he had.

“Mom，why does that man have a radio 8     he’s homeless?，” I asked.

“He 9        it，” my mom replied.

“But why did’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He 10     something that he didn’t need.” 

“ Well，Sarah，sometimes food and clothes aren’t the most important. ”

That man must care so much about 11     that he bought a radio instead of food or clothes. I soon realized that 12     is the key to life.

Since then I am always thinking of 13     is truly important in life. A home, a meal, clothes— these things are 14     a part of the life. What we often forget is that we all need a joy, a light in a 15     day. We all need passion which gives a person the happiness they need to keep going.

(    ) 1. A. strange    B. important

C. dangerous    D. difficult

(    ) 2. A. stopped    B. walked

C. stood    D. exercised

(    ) 3. A. in    B. on

C. at    D. of

(    ) 4. A. none    B. few

C. all    D. many

(    ) 5. A. common    B. different

C. polite    D. rude

(    ) 6. A. sad    B. nervous

C. mad    D. happy

(    ) 7. A. hat    B. phone

C. scarf    D. radio

(    ) 8. A. though    B. because

C. until    D. unless

(    ) 9. A. borrowed    B. made

C. fixed    D. bought

(    ) 10. A. asked for    B. waited for

C. paid for    D. looked for

(    ) 11. A. stories    B. music

C. news    D. languages

(    ) 12. A. knowledge    B. health

C. happiness    D. friendship

(    ) 13. A. who    B. what

C. where    D. when

(    ) 14. A. only    B. all

C. also    D. never

(    ) 15. A. warm    B. hot

C. dark    D. relaxing

(    ) 5.    Mr.    Smith spoke aloud in class to make

himself      .

A. heard    B. listen

C. hear    D. listened