Mearl Jacobs’ body was at the funeral home. The memorial service was   31  for the next day. We   32 in the family room to tell stories, sharing   33 of her. She had lived a life   34 with stories. Most people didn’t know that she had worked for thirty years at Rockwall International to help the homeless, or that   35  she really didn’t care much for baseball, she loved listening to the   36  because her son loved baseball.
Before long the   37 turned from stories about Mearl to stories of how she changed and   38  the lives in the room.
Her daughter Carol, said, “Just a few hours before Mom died she said she wanted to go home. I asked her if she   39   back to her apartment. She said, ‘NO!’ I asked, ‘Home in Heaven?’‘YES!’”
A series of love and   40  was realized that night. Mearl had lived a life that affected the young and old   41 . When she did so, you became a different person, a   42  and reformed person. She was   43 that way. She knew how to show the things that really   44 in the life. She   45 for values that she held dear and she always seemed to know how to influence people and to accept them “as is”. He grandkids talked of her   46 acceptance of them, no matter what.
Some things have to be seen to be understood, such as love, forgiveness and acceptance. Mearl knew how to help you   47 . She had always shown total   48  to the family and friends – to people.
The next day Mearl was   49 the topic. We buried the body, but she lives in all those, present and   50 . She is always there, giving and loving.
小題1:
A．canceledB．orderedC．setD．left
小題2:
A．gatheredB．waitedC．criedD．consulted
小題3:
A．dinnerB．memoriesC．possessionsD．success
小題4:
A．mixedB．combinedC．comparedD．filled
小題5:
A．unlessB．untilC．ifD．a(chǎn)lthough
小題6:
A．gamesB．songsC．operasD．stories
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)rgumentB．commentC．backgroundD．conversation
小題8:
A．rescuedB．shapedC．lostD．prevented
小題9:
A．meantB．movedC．datedD．went
小題10:
A．curiosityB．envyC．kindnessD．sympathy
小題11:
A．equallyB．hopefullyC．eventuallyD．properly
小題12:
A．happierB．betterC．milderD．ruder
小題13:
A．interestedB．shockedC．puzzledD．gifted
小題14:
A．lackedB．troubledC．matteredD．a(chǎn)dmitted
小題15:
A．made upB．stood upC．watched outD．reached out
小題16:
A．unnecessaryB．unusualC．unconditionalD．unfamiliar
小題17:
A．seeB．improveC．explainD．remove
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)ppreciationB．devotionC．determinationD．operation
小題19:
A．a(chǎn)lmostB．stillC．everD．even
小題20:
A．beyondB．behindC．withinD．outside

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A．lazyB．a(chǎn)ngryC．sad D．nervous
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A．regretB．doubtC．explanationD．encouragement
小題11:
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A．strengthB．independenceC．importanceD．safety
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A．kept up withB．caught up withC．came up withD．put up with
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A．chanceB．giftC．momentD．reward
小題14:
A．litB．tookC．burnedD．cheered
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A．She liked Kerry, but she didn't expect him to promise marriage to her.
B．She didn't want to marry anybody.
C．She didn't like it at all.
D．She thought the offer wasn't polite.
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C．so good asD．a(chǎn)s good as
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B．Kerry wasn't sure of his painting so he dropped his offer.
C．Kerry did go the next day, but he failed to take a picture
D．Kerry agreed to Alice's suggestion.
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Later William Porter was forced to leave Austin because he was charged with financial wrongdoing at the bank and lost his job. Because he was afraid of a trail (審判), he left the country secretly. But he returned because his wife was dying. After her death, he faced the trial and became a criminal. He served three and a half years in a prison in Ohio.
William Porter would keep his time in prison a secret. But there was one good thing about it. It provided him with time to write. By the time he was freed, he had published 14 stories and became well known as O.Henry.
Porter later moved to New York City and found great success there. He published over 180 stories in the last eight years of his life.
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A. Americans can explore their history
B more visitors will be attracted to Austin
C. visitors can learn about O.Henry’s life
D. it can show the way of life in the 1860s
小題2:What do we know about the piano in the house?
A．It was hated by Porter’s daughter.
B．It has a long history of about 150 years.
C．Porter’s wife gave music lessons on it.
D．Porter usually created music on it.
小題3:How does the museum prove (證明) Porter was fond of language?
A．With a dictionary he used.B．With the records they keep.
C．Using the books they wrote.D．Using the photograph they keep.
小題4:Why did Porter escape from Austin?
A．He didn’t want to lose his job.B．He didn’t want to make trouble.
C．He meant to save his wife’s life.D．He was charged with a crime.
小題5:From the last two paragraphs we know that _______.
A．Porter became famous suddenly
B．Porter spent his time in prison writing
C．Porter suffered a lot from his time in prison
D．life in prison provided what he could write for Porter

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A．she only wants to make friends with the people like her
B．many people think she is strange and don’t like to be with her
C．she knows there are many other people who are also strange
D．it makes her feel like she is not so strange as people think
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A．ignoreB．realizeC．a(chǎn)cceptD．mind
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A．be late for school
B．use their surround sound stereo
C．listen to the music in the bathroom
D．play music to loudly
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A．Rachael likes to be different from others
B．Rachael never reads books carefully
C．Rachael will be a lawyer in the future
D．Rachael’s parents also like music
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I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year - round sun．You may think People , such an attractive, fun - filled place are happier than others．If so you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness．
Many intelligent people still think fun equals happiness．The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common．Fun is what we experience during an act．Happiness is what we experience after an act．It is a deep, long-lasting emotion．
Going to an amusement park or a ball game, watching a movie or television are fun activities that help us relax, temporally forget our problems and maybe even laugh．But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends．
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Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations we can ever come to．It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can truly increase our happiness．It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless．And it frees us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and famous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all．
小題1:What is the passage mainly about?
A．Fun and happiness．B．Success and satisfaction．
C．Marriage and commitment．D．Entertainment and responsibility．
小題2:The author probably agrees that ____．
A．fun creates long - lasting satisfaction
B．long - standing fun may lead to happiness
C．fun is short-lived while happiness is long-lasting
D．fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness
小題3:What does the author think of marriage?
A．It ends in pain．B．It means commitment．
C．It affords greater fun．D．It leads to raising children．
小題4:If one gets the real meaning of happiness, he ____．
A．will start a business          B  won' t place too much value on money
C．will seek for freedom           D．won't devote himself to his family

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