Do you have a dream, something you always see yourself doing? Perhaps you see yourself as a lawyer, businessman, or even a scientist. Whatever it is, don’t let it die.
A dream is a wonderful thing. It can give you hope for your future and encourage you to try when all odds are against you.
However, there are dream killers that want to kill your dream. They may tell you that it is impossible for you, that you are not smart enough or that it’s never been done before. However, many times the biggest dream killer is yourself.
Don’t let fear, doubt or lack of finances prevent you from fulfilling（實(shí)現(xiàn)） your dream. Talk back to these killers, “I can and fulfill my dream.” You may have to do this every day. The more often you talk to your heart that you can do it, the more safely your dream will be held within you.
It is very important to take steps towards fulfilling your dream. For me, in order to fulfill my dream of one-day owning my own magazine, I needed to go back to school and finish my college degree. For you, it may be something different. You know deep inside what the voice of your dream calls for. Don’t be afraid and just do it. Try not to let too much time go by. Time is another one of those dream killers.
Think about the words of a song by Yolanda Adams, “Keep the dream alive. Don’t let it die. If something deep inside keeps inspiring you to try, don’t stop. And never give up. Don’t ever give up on you. Sometimes, life can place a stumbling block in your way. But you have to keep the faith.”
When you dream, dream big and never give up. Your dream is just yours. Never let anyone tell you that your dream can’t happen -- it can! Keep seeing yourself do what’s never been done before. As you continue to feed your dream and protect it, not only will you keep it alive, but it will come true.
小題1:What does the underlined words “all odds are against you” in Parragraph 2 mean?
A．You are in hopeless situation.
B．You find everything seems strange.
C．You are not feeling quite well.
D．You have all your friends against you.
小題2:What did the author dream of doing?
A．Getting his own book publishedB．Owing a colledge degree
C．Becoming a writerD．Publishing his own magazine
小題3: What do we learn from Paragraph 5?
A．It takes money to fulfill our dream.
B．The first step is to know our dream.
C．It is important for us to take action.
D．We should not listen to the call of our heart.
小題4: The words of Yolanda Adams’song are mentioned in the text     .
A．to support his main point
B．to make his writing interesting
C．to show they share the same view
D．to mean Yolanda Adams is popular

小題1:A
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B．Their luggage was overweight.
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B．People in charge of security at the airport.
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D．The author’s host mom and the host sister.
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C．disliked the cold winterD．didn’t like living in North America
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A．the author thought little of her host family
B．the author didn’t like her 4-year-old host sister
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How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and the old wishing they were young again! Each age has its pleasure and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each agc gives him without wasting any time in uselcss regrets.
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B．both enjoy the strong points at the other age by looking back or looking forward
C．the human beings should be like this
D．they don’t think both ages are acceptable
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A．Enjoy what is given to him by people at his age, feeling regrets
B．Enjoy himself at his own age, feeling regrets for a waste of time
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D．Enjoy his own age and took down on the people at other ages
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B．He thinks he knows less about things than the older do.
C．He thinks it easy for him to do something wrong.
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A good heart
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In the years to follow, I went to Indonesia after the tsunami (海嘯), Pakistan after the earthquakes, Sudan after the civil war, and Iraq after more and more bombs. Each time after disasters one after another, hundreds of people were killed, wounded and many more had to flee. We once set up movable clinics in an area with 19,000 refugees,_and it was supposed to hold 13,000 originally. Flu broke out, one of the biggest killers of kids in refugee camps, and it spread like wildfire. Water and food were also serious problems. “Adventure or not？”I often asked myself.
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I thought about the moment many times during my“adventures”. I didn't know how predictive those words would be，but I knew that she was still with me.
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A．Some countries where he could set up clinics.
B．Some African countries where flu broke out.
C．The places where the earthquakes happened.
D．The places that the horrible disasters struck.
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B．What the doctor said to his wife before her death became reality.
C．The doctor's adventures made him understand the love of his wife.
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There is one thing that everyone wants more than anything else .Some people try to get it by making money .They think that when they have enough money to buy such things as houses ,arms ,and cars ,they will have the one thing that everyone wants .
Other people believe that if they know enough, they will find this thing .They study all their lives in search of it .Still others think that if they have power, they will find this thing .They keep telling themselves: When I am a boss, I will no longer have to search for this thing.
What is it that everyone wants more than anything else? What is it that all of us keep working and searching for each day? It is happiness.
Happiness is a strange thing .It does not mean the same to all men .What will make one man happy may not make another man happy .Some men say that happiness comes from helping others ,other men say that happiness comes from making life more pleasant for everyone .What do you mean when you say“That makes me happy.”
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小題1:The main idea of this passage is that          
A．happiness means the same to everyone
B．happiness is the thing that everyone wants to get
C．money makes one happy, so does helping others
D．not all people are searching for happiness
小題2:The first sentence in the second paragraph means          
A．other people think if they know a lot they will be able to get enough money and that will make them happy
B．other people think it true that knowledge will bring them enough money
C．other people hold the opinion that the less they know, the happier they are
D．other people hold the opinion that if they become knowledgeable enough they will feel happy
小題3:“What will make one man happy may not make another man happy ”this sentence means
        
A．when one man feels happy, another man will feel sad
B．when one man feels happy, another man will feel happy, too
C．different people hold different opinions about happiness
D．different people have the same opinion about happiness
小題4:Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?
A．Anyone who owns lots of money will feel happy
B．Not all the people in the world would help others
C．What makes one happy may make another sad
D．All the people in the world work and search for happiness.

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