Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house.
　　There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the house saw a mouse crawl(爬行) into the house in the moonlight. “Look! In comes one,” she said to the man in the house. The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said, “Let us try to crawl into the house together.” At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house, too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come two, catch them!” The two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in the house said, “You saw them come in but where are they? I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started running away at once.
　　The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rope broke and the woman came home for a rope. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “How they look like the two of last night.” The man said, “I asked you to fetch a rope, why don’t you hurry for it?” The two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes.
小題1:The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because _____.

A．they were found out

B．they were frightened by what they had heard in the house

C．they didn’t work together well with each other

D．mice stopped them from doing so

小題2:From the last paragraph, we know that _____.

A．the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoes

B．the woman recognized the two thieves

C．the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of them

D．the two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all

小題3:When the woman said, “How they look like the two of last night!” _____.

A．she referred to the two thieves	B．she meant nothing
C．she said it on purpose	D．she referred to the mice

小題4:“____________”is the best title for this passage.

A．Two Clever Thieves	B．Terrible Mice
C．Hit the Mark by a Fluke(僥幸)	D．A Clever Coupe

小題5:Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet potatoes.

B．Whenever they found mice, the people in the house would try to catch them.

C．The two thieves ran away at once, because they thought the woman had seen them.

D．The man let the woman go home for a rope, which would be used for catching the thieves.

One day a police officer managed to get some fresh mushrooms(蘑菇). He was so   26  with what he had bought that he offered to   27  the mushrooms with his brother officers. When their breakfast arrived the next day, each officer found some mushrooms on his plate. "Let the dog _28__a piece first," suggested one__29_ officer who was afraid that the mushrooms might be poisonous(有毒的).
The dog seemed to_30__his mushroom, and the officers then began to eat their meal, saying that the mushrooms had a very strange __31___ quite pleasant taste.
An hour later, however, they were all astonished_32___the gardener rushed in and said_33___that the dog was dead. _34__, the officers jumped into their cars and rushed to the __35___hospital. Pumps(洗胃器) were used and the officers had a very_36___time getting rid of the mushrooms that__37__in their stomachs.
When they_38___to the police station, they sat down and started to__39__the mushroom poisoning. Each man explained the pains(痛苦) that_40___had felt and they agreed that these had grown worse on their_41___to the hospital. The gardener was  42__to tell the way in which the poor dog had died." Did it__43___much before death?" asked one of the officers, feeling very pleased that he had escaped a_44__death himself. "No," the gardener looked rather __45___. "It was killed the moment a car hit it."

小題1:	A．sure B．careless C．pleased D．disappointed

小題2:	A．share B．grow C．wash D．cook

小題3:	A．check B．smell C．try D．examine

小題4:	A．exciting B．shy C．happy D．careful

小題5:	A．refuse B．hate C．want D．enjoy

小題6:	A．besides B．but C．a(chǎn)nd D．or

小題7:	A．until B．while C．before D．when

小題8:	A．cruelly B．traditionally C．seriously D．finally

小題9:	A．Immediately B．Carefully C．Finally D．Slowly

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)nimal B．biggest C．plant D．nearest

小題11:

A．hard B．busy C．exciting D．unforgettable

小題12:

A．stopped B．dropped C．settled D．remained

小題13:

A．hurried B．drove C．went D．returned

小題14:

A．study B．discuss C．record D．remember

小題15:

A．they B．a(chǎn)nybody C．he D．a(chǎn)ll

小題16:

A．road B．street C．way D．direction

小題17:

A．punished B．called C．promised D．helped

小題18:

A．suffer B．eat C．harm D．talk

小題19:

A．strange B．painful C．peaceful D．natural

小題20:

A．happy B．interested C．surprised D．excited

Thanksgiving(感恩節(jié)) Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun task——to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.
Most of the class would celebrate the holiday with turkey(火雞) and other traditional goodies(好吃的東西) of season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subjects of her students’ art. And they were. But Douglas made a different kind of picture. He drew a hand. Nothing else. Just an empty hand. Douglas was a different kind of boy. Most of the time, as other children played together, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. Everyone could guess the pain he felt from his eyes.
His picture interested other students. Whose hands could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers raise turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and care for people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for Gold feeds us.
The teacher stopped at Douglas desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and said, “ It’s yours, teacher.”
She recalled the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there. How often had she said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ ll go outside.” or, “ Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Douglas was thankful for his teacher’s hand. It means much to Douglas. He might not always say thanks, but he’ll remember the hand that reaches out. She wiped her tears away and went on with her work.
小題1:What did most students think of when given the task?

A．Hand

B．Turkey

C．God

D．Farmer

小題2:Douglas drew an empty hand in order to_____.

A．show thanks to his teacher	B．a(chǎn)sk for a turkey
C．a(chǎn)ttract other students’ attention	D．make the teacher cry

小題3:How did the teacher feel when Douglas told her the answer?

A．Sad

B．Happy

C．Moved

D．Interested.

小題4:The underlined word “recall” in paragraph 5 means_____.

A．pass

B．spend

C．waste

D．remember

Twenty years ago I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I­­­­­­­­­­­­   21  -，I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor    22 
I walked to the door and knocked “Just a minute” answered a weak elderly      23
After a long pause the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood    24    me by her side was a small suitcase. I took the suitcase to the car and then  25to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked   26 toward the car.
She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing” I told her. “I just try to   27  my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.” “Oh you’re such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi she gave me an address and then asked“Could you drive   28 downtown”
“It’s not the shortest way” I answered quickly.
“Oh I’m   29 ” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice臨終醫(yī)院. I don’t have any   30  left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I quietly reached over and   31  the meter計(jì)價(jià)器.
For the next two hours we drove through the city. She   32  me the building where she had once worked the neighborhood where she had lived and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone  33  as a girl.
Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a   34 building and would sit staring into the darkness saying nothing.
At  35  she suddenly said” I’m tired. Let’s go now.”
We drove in silence to the   36 she had given me. “How much do I   37 you” she asked. “Nothing.” I said. “You have to make a living” she answered. “Oh there are other   38 ” I answered. Almost without thinking I   39  and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. Our hug ended with her remark“You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”
I walked into the  40 morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life.

小題1:	A．waited B．stopped C．a(chǎn)rrived D．wandered

小題2:	A．window B．house C．door D．glass

小題3:	A．sound B．whisper C．sign D．voice

小題4:	A．beneath B．before C．behind D．over

小題5:	A．walked B．left C．returned D．stepped

小題6:	A．calmly B．hurriedly C．quietly D．slowly

小題7:	A．receive B．collect C．treat D．drive

小題8:	A．through B．from C．to D．towards

小題9:	A．out of work B．in no hurry C．on no purpose D．out of danger

小題10:

A．hope B．money C．time D．family

小題11:

A．turned on B．shut off C．switched over D．covered up

小題12:

A．showed B．pointed C．indicated D．forgot

小題13:

A．working B．growing C．playing D．dancing

小題14:

A．memorial B．significant C．particular D．similar

小題15:

A．dawn B．sunset C．noon D．night

小題16:

A．house B．a(chǎn)ddress C．direction D．destination

小題17:

A．pay B．owe C．promise D．save

小題18:

A．cars B．buildings C．passengers D．chances

小題19:

A．nodded B．landed C．swung D．bent

小題20:

A．dim B．colorful C．bright D．black

That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theatre. With opening night only a week ago, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers (搶劫犯). Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment (公寓房間), I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck (垃圾車) pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “ Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? the door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eye. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 A.M. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were wiling to help each other.
小題1:How did the write feel when she was walking home after work?

A．Cold and sick

B．Fortunate and helpful

C．Satisfied and cheerful

D．Disappointed and helpless

小題2:From the first paragraph, we learn that the write was busy  ______.

A．solving her problem at the bank

B．taking part in various city activities

C．learning acting in an evening school

D．preparing for the first night show

小題3:On her way home the writer _______.

A．lost her wallet unknowingly

B．was stopped by a garbage truck driver

C．was robbed of her wallet by an armed man

D．found some homeless people following her

小題4:In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming?

A．Someone offered to take her back home.

B．A red-haired man came to see her.

C．She heard someone call her name

D．Her wallet was found in a garbage truck.

小題5:From the text, we can infer that the writer _________.

A．would stop working at night

B．would stay on in San Francisco

C．would make friends with cleaners

D．would give up her job at the bank.

Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read.     21  his good reading skills, Steve had been failing since first grade. Steve was a big boy, yet, he went unnoticed...    22   Miss White.
Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his    23  life, Steve couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet,    24  he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was    25  for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and    26  to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White’s    27  voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!” Startled (嚇了一跳), he    28  to look at her. “Pay attention!” She began to    29  the test results. “You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “   30  one boy, and it breaks my    31  to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp    32 . “... The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”
After that, Steve still    33  do his homework. “Just try it,” Miss White said one day. “Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school,    34 ,  that afternoon.
The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a    35  on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to    36  his paper. With a look of    37 , Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest.
Miss White’s face was in total    38 ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just    39  his first test! From that moment   40  was the same for Steve.

小題1:	A．In honor of B．In spite of C．In addition to D．In case of

小題2:	A．to B．before C．until D．upon

小題3:	A．rich B．young C．fresh D．simple

小題4:	A．still B．even C．a(chǎn)lso D．forever

小題5:	A．observed B．corrected C．selected D．tested

小題6:	A．struggled B．a(chǎn)greed C．continued D．declared

小題7:	A．cheerful B．impatient C．enthusiastic D．shy

小題8:	A．decided B．managed C．turned D．forgot

小題9:	A．go over B．run over C．turn over D．hand over

小題10:

A．except B．due to C．a(chǎn)s for D．up to

小題11:

A．will B．record C．heart D．back

小題12:

A．pain B．stare C．sense D．contrast

小題13:

A．wouldn’t B．needn’t C．mustn’t D．shouldn’t

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)mused B．doubtful C．a(chǎn)pproved D．thoughtful

小題15:

A．survey B．speech C．report D．quiz

小題16:

A．give up B．hand in C．turn down D．come across

小題17:

A．respect B．curiosity C．surprise D．fear

小題18:

A．victory B．shock C．sadness D．confidence

小題19:

A．escaped B．taken C．missed D．passed

小題20:

A．nothing B．something C．a(chǎn)nything D．everything

Name: Julia Rosetti
Email: n1950215@droid.fit.qut.edu.au
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Age: 18
Sex: Female
Drugs: No
Alcohol: No
Sports/ Activities: I used to do a lot of ballet and stage work, my ambition was to be a professional dancer before I got sick. Nowadays I love to read, and other stuff like that, as well as spending a lot of time with my family and friends.
Grades: I finished high school last year, and I haven’t started college because I’ve been sick. But I got subject prizes in three subjects and high as in the rest.
Favorite Subject: I loved Music, English, History and Biology. Hard to pick a favorite – they’re all so different.
Volunteer Work: It all depends on what you call “volunteer”. Nothing really official, but I spend a lot of my time working and playing with really sick kids, and they come to me for advice a lot.
What My Future Goals Are: I’d either like to go on to do stage work, or work with kids with serious illnesses. I haven’t decided which, yet.
What I do in My Spare Time: Talk to my friends and my family. Hang around with my hospital friends. Watch TV. Go to the movies when I can. I love going on picnics and other outdoorsy stuff.
How I’d Change the World: No question. Cure cancer. Eradicate it forever.
Largest Problem: Sometimes, I think it’s having too many choices, and having too many expectations and others having too many expectations of you. And all the implications (牽連) of this.
Why Would I Make a Good Counselor (顧問): I really want to help other people. I’ve made that my life’s ambition, to help as many people as I can.
Qualifications: I spend a lot of time doing this sort of stuff “unofficially” – I am the Discussion Manager on a discussion list for seriously ill young people. People also write to me because of my homepage, often wanting advice, which I try to give them.
小題1:What can we infer about Julia Rosetti?

A．She is ill now with a cancer.

B．She has had an operation.

C．She is curing people of cancer.

D．She is working in a hospital.

小題2:The underlined word “eradicate” most probably means _____.

A．get out of

B．put an end of

C．break up

D．set aside

小題3:The underlined word “you” stands for _____.

A．Julia Rosetti herself

B．a(chǎn)ll her friends in her life

C．the person she refers to

D．everyone including herself

小題4:Which of the following statements is true about Julia Rosetti?

A．She had wanted to become a doctor.

B．She had done very well at college.

C．She often visits hospitals in her spare time.

D．She has her own homepage on the Internet.

My husband and I both work at home. We have four children, so the times when I am   36  in the house are few. Like many work-at-home moms, when I do get a   37  to be by myself, I fill that time with more   38  , whether it’s related to my career or taking care of the housework. Most of the time, I don’t mind.   39  , I wanted this job as wife and mother, and I knew from the start that it often   40  putting others’ needs before my own. But, other times, I can’t help but feel a little  41  because I seldom had any plans for myself, and everyone knew it. My life   42  on my family, but they seldom appreciated this, which often   43  me a lot.
One day, when the kids were at school, I   44  for the movie theater-alone, I’d   45  been to the movies alone before, so I was a little nervous. Would I look pitiful going to the theater by myself? Was I being ridiculous(荒唐可笑) by seeing a movie   46  so much work waited for me at home? I  47  myself to swallow these   48  and bought myself a ticket. And then I walked into the theater with my   49  held high and enjoyed every minute of the movie. I laughed and felt my good spirits   50  for a couple of hours, I was   51  wife or mother. I was just myself.
From that point on, I   52  that Fridays would be mine,   53  for a couple of hours. Some Fridays, I head to(前往) the beach with a good book. Other Fridays, I go shopping,   54  up a little fast food or some clothes just for myself. I really  55   my Fridays after a long week of caring of my family.

小題1:	A．busy B．a(chǎn)lone C．tense D．brave

小題2:	A．chance B．way C．purpose D．fortune

小題3:	A．fun B．fear C．work D．love

小題4:	A．So far B．From then on C．As a result D．After all

小題5:	A．practiced B．a(chǎn)dvised C．meant D．considered

小題6:	A．happy B．excited C．a(chǎn)ngry D．nervous

小題7:	A．centred B．insisted C．depended D．knocked

小題8:	A．moved B．bothered C．a(chǎn)mused D．scared

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)pplied B．waited C．longed D．headed

小題10:

A．ever B．a(chǎn)lso C．never D．instead

小題11:

A．if B．when C．unless D．until

小題12:

A．forced B．a(chǎn)llowed C．ordered D．taught

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)nswers B．efforts C．thoughts D．results

小題14:

A．hands B．head C．legs D．ticket

小題15:

A．leave B．happen C．return D．weaken

小題16:

A．everybody’s B．somebody’s C．a(chǎn)nybody’s D．nobody’s

小題17:

A．expressed B．declared C．a(chǎn)greed D．decided

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)t least B．a(chǎn)t last C．in all D．in time

小題19:

A．making B．picking C．taking D．bringing

小題20:

A．come up with B．break away from C．look forward to D．pay attention to

When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. __36__the move, my father __37__us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not __38__ that the universe would suddenly change its course. “In May, we′re__39__ to Arizona.”
The words, so small, didn't seem__40__enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a tram moving across the country.1 watched the __41__change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that __42__ mysteries yet to come. Finally, we arrived and __43__ into our new home.
__44__ my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I _45_explored our new surroundings.
One afternoon, I was out exploring __46__ and saw a new kind of cactus（仙人掌）. I crouched（蹲）down for a closer look. “You'd better not __47__ that”
I turned around to see an old woman.
“Are you new to this neighborhood?” I explained that I was, __48__,new to the entire state．
“My name is Ina Thorne.” Have you got used to life in the __49__? It must be quite a __50__ after living in Boston.”
How could I explain how I __51__ the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words.
“It’s vastness,” she offered. “That vastness __52__ you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert—you can __53__ how little you are in comparison with the world. __54__, you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”
That was it. That was the feeling I’d had ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my __55__ would change with just a few simple words.
“Would you like to come to my home tomorrow?” Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn’t touch.”

小題1:	A．During B．Until C．Upon D．Before

小題2:	A．gathered B．warned C．organized D．comforted

小題3:	A．hoping B．a(chǎn)dmitting C．realizing D．believing

小題4:	A．going B．moving C．driving D．flying

小題5:	A．good B．simple C．big D．proper

小題6:	A．picture B．ground C．scene D．a(chǎn)rea

小題7:	A．suggested B．solved C．discovered D．explained

小題8:	A．settled B．walked C．hurried D．stepped

小題9:	A．If B．After C．Once D．While

小題10:

A．bitterly B．easily C．proudly D．eagerly

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)s well B．a(chǎn)s usual C．right away D．on time

小題12:

A．move B．dig C．pull D．touch

小題13:

A．of course B．in fact C．a(chǎn)fter all D．a(chǎn)t least

小題14:

A．desert B．city C．state D．country

小題15:

A．luck B．doubt C．shock D．danger

小題16:

A．found B．examined C．watched D．reached

小題17:

A．why B．when C．how D．where

小題18:

A．prove B．guess C．sense D．expect

小題19:

A．However B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．Meanwhile

小題20:

A．idea B．life C．home D．family

As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas __1__for her father.
She __2__that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was __3__satisfied with perfume(香水). Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most unhappy job. People stepped on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost __4__ you over in their hurry in order to __5__ something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on __6__. "They are __7__silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to __8__her to buy one. But Edith knew from past __9__that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes(煙斗) on sale and the __10__were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate(猶豫) for long, although her father __11__ smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was __12__ to please him.
When she got home, with her small but __13__present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great __14__. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so __15__that she could not say a single word.

小題1:	A．suit B．card C．thing D．gift

小題2:	A．believed B．wished C．thought D．considered

小題3:	A．never B．seldom C．a(chǎn)lways D．rarely

小題4:	A．turned B．hit C．brought D．knocked

小題5:	A．watch B．find C．grasp D．sell

小題6:	A．time B．show C．board D．duty

小題7:	A．real B．cheap C．poor D．exact

小題8:	A．hope B．a(chǎn)sk C．force D．persuade

小題9:	A．experience B．things C．books D．school

小題10:

A．money B．cigarette C．shapes D．shop

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)lways B．nearly C．only D．never

小題12:

A．hardly B．impossibly C．possibly D．certainly

小題13:

A．cheap B．well-chosen C．expensive D．ready-made

小題14:

A．excitement B．a(chǎn)nger C．sadness D．disappointment

小題15:

A．glad B．happy C．surprised D．excited