A businessman was on a business trip to Tokyo（東京）. One day he went to buy some gifts for his employees (雇員) back in his country. He entered a supermarket. A lady smiled and welcomed him. He was very touched, and felt good .Because he was not able to    1    the warmth of her smile, he was watching her as he was    2  . She was giving the same    3   to all the people who walked into the supermarket.
The businessman started thinking if she hated doing the same thing. So he asked, “My dear lady, are you    4   of doing this job?” The lady smiled and said, “No, sir, I have    5   here for the last 10 years and I love my job.” The businessman was surprised and asked, “Why have you stayed here for ten years, and why do you like your job   6    much?” The lady said, “Because I am doing something good for my    7  .” The businessman found this interesting. He asked, “Why?” The lady said, “As most of our customers are    8  , they spend foreign currency（貨幣） here. So our country has a lot of money and becomes richer. People who are happy with our service will __9___ more often and spend more money in our country.”
Surprised by her    10  , the businessman thanked her. After returning to his own country he worked hard to introduce the same attitude (態(tài)度) to his workers, and today his company is one of the best companies in the world.

小題1:	A．require B．enjoy C．hide D．forget

小題2:	A．traveling B．working C．singing D．shopping

小題3:	A．feeling B．smile C．warmth D．watching

小題4:	A．fond B．tired C．proud D．a(chǎn)fraid

小題5:	A．stood B．learned C．worked D．lived

小題6:	A．so B．very C．even D．enough

小題7:	A．home B．country C．supermarket D．boss

小題8:	A．millionaires B．managers C．strangers D．foreigners

小題9:	A．sing B．visit C．talk D．save

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)ction B．service C．a(chǎn)ttitude D．help

A farmer had a cow.
A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.
“What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived.
“My cow’s ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what's the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She’s making a strange noise.”
The vet looked over the cow. "She’s certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."
He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."
“How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.
The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow（吹）. That’ll make it."
The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.
“How’s your cow?” the vet asked.
“No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.”
“Oh?” the vet said, "Why?"
“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put two pills down it.”
“And?” the vet asked.
“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.
小題1:The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______

A．couldn't lie down

B．didn't eat the pills

C．couldn't make any noise

D．was ill

小題2:What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

A．A bottle of pills.

B．A long tube.

C．Two pills.

D．A small box.

小題3:The vet taught the farmer how _________.

A．to blow the tube	B．to make the cow take the pills
C．to take the medicine	D．to put the tube in his mouth

小題4:Which of the following is true?

A．The farmer ate the pills himself.

B．The cow got better after taking the medicine.

C．The vet came to help the farmer change the cow the next day.

D．The farmer was working outside his house the next day.

Minh Pham was born in Vietnam. He left there when he was 21 years old. Minh has been in America for almost two years. There is still much he does not understand about America.?
　　Once, Minh was in a supermarket. He saw an old man and an old woman. They wanted a box of cereal（麥片）.The box was on a high shelf. The man and the woman couldn’t reach it. Minh saw a stepladder. He got on the ladder and got the box. He handed it to the elderly couple. They thanked him.?
　　“Where are your children?” asked Minh. “Why don’t they help you buy food?” “Our children have their own lives,” said the man and the woman. “We like to be independent.” Minh doesn’t think this is right. In his country, children help their parents. Minh gave the elderly couple his phone number. He told them to call him if they needed help. One night they asked Minh to dinner, but they never asked him for help.?
　　One day, Minh was walking with a Vietnamese friend. The two men were going to a movie. Minh wanted to go to a restaurant first. Minh took his friend’s hand. He pulled him towards the restaurant. People on the street stared at Minh. In Vietnam, friends often hold hands. Minh found that the people in America are not used to men holding hands.?
　　Minh Pham is going through a process（過程） known as resocialization. Socialization（社會化） is the process in which a person learns to live in a society. Everyone goes through this process. Minh went through it when he lived in Vietnam. But the Vietnamese way of life is rather different from the American way of life. When Minh came to America, he had to learn a new way of life. He had to learn how to live in a new society. Minh has learned a lot about American life in two years. He still has a lot to learn. The process of resocialization can take many years.?
小題1:The main idea of the passage is that socialization is the way in which a person ______.?

A．learns to live in a society

B．travels from one country to another

C．learns to act independently

D．learns about their country

小題2:The passage states that Minh didn’t understand why the elderly man and woman were not ______.

A．helped by their children	B．shopping for their children?
C．holding hands	D．using a stepladder?

小題3:According to the passage, socialization happens to ______.

A．only the Vietnamese in America	B．only Americans?
C．only older people	D．everyone?

小題4:The underlined word “resocialization” means ______.?

A．keeping one’s own way of life?

B．keeping up with others?

C．a(chǎn) process of learning how to live in a new society?

D．understanding a new culture?

We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Bird, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded.
When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration （遷移） is probably the migration of the fish, which is called “salmon”. This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies there. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse. They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea.
Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster（龍蝦）. Every year, when the season of bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go.
So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don’t. Maybe living things just like to travel.
小題1:Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to _________.

A．give birth	B．enjoy warmer weather
C．find food more easily	D．find beautiful places

小題2:The fish called “salmon” spends a long life in _________.

A．salt water

B．rivers

C．fresh water

D．its birthplace

小題3:What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Animals move in order to find food more easily.

B．The migration of the fish called “salmon” is the most famous migration.

C．Living things move from one place to another because they like to travel.

D．sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to another, but sometimes we don’t.

Money Matters
Parents should help their children understand money.　 小題1:　 So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example. 
1.The basic function of money
Begin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. It is important to show your child how money is traded for the things he wants to have. If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier(收銀員).　 小題2:　 When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money. 
2. Money lessons
Approach money lessons with openness and honesty. 　 小題3:　 If you must say no to a child’s request to spend money, explain, “You have enough toy trucks for now.” Or, if the request is for many different things, say, “You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy.” 
3.　 小題4:　 
Begin at the grocery store. Pick out two similar brands of a product—a name-brand butter and a generic(無商標產(chǎn)品),for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money.　 小題5:　If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved. Later, you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases. 

A. Wise decisions. B. The value of money. C. Permit the child to choose between them. D. Tell your child why he can—or cannot—have certain things. E. Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you. F. Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store. G. The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest.

Voluntary work Are you 16 or over? Do you like meeting people? Do you like making a difference? Have you got 3 – 4 hours a week to spare? Then why not volunteer to help elderly people by doing their shopping, decorating, gardening, dog walking. This is very rewarding work that meets an important social need. For more details see Mrs. Capstick, Eagle House.

 

Senior choir Do you like singing with other people? Are you aged between 14-18? Want to take it to a higher level? We need your vocal cords! Lots of fun, friendly people and the chance to perform in public! Come to a meeting with Mr. Davies this Thursday at 3:30 pm in the Music Annexe.

 

Want a kitten？ My cat, Comfrey, has had kittens. Lovely cute fluffy bundles, black, black & white or tortoiseshell. No charge, but they must go to good, caring homes where they will be well-looked after!!! See Jan Swirsky in 4E. Only 3 left!

 

Creative Writing Competition Stationers & booksheller W.H. Smiths are sponsoring a creative writing competition open to secondary school students 12-18 throughout the UK. The theme of the competition is: Breaking down barriers. Entries, which can be in prose or poetry, must be no longer than 2000 words, and they mustn’t have been published before. Send your entry to: breaking Down Barriers, PO Box 23 Great Boolean, WV1 4RY.

 

Calling for future Beckhams and Owens! The Kings Park Junior 11 needs new talent. If you fancy your form, are free on  Saturday Mornings and Tuesday evenings 6:30-8:30 for soccer training, ring Barry Mole on 367060.

小題1:You have to contact someone by phone to enter for        .

A．Voluntary work

B．Senior choir

C．Creative writing competition

D．Kings Part Junior Tryout

小題2:Which of the following activities has no age limit?

A．Voluntary work.	B．Senior choir.
C．Kitten adoption.	D．Writing competition.

小題3:Which of the following is true about Creative Writing Competition?

A．It is funded by companies.

B．There are topics to choose from.

C．Poetry is not accepted.

D．Entries will be put in print.

小題4:Where are you most likely to find the information above?

A．In a newspaper entertainment section.

B．On a school notice board.

C．In a handbook for students.

D．In a monthly student magazine.

Driving home from work one evening in the heavy rain, I found a very wet, injured cat on the side of the road. He looked up at me, meowing pitifully. A car must have hit it so it wasn’t able to move. I stopped my car and carried the cat in and went on driving.
At the nearest vet clinic, the vet gently examined it. "He's about eight months old and has two broken legs, but I would need X-rays to know how serious the damage is," he told me. "As he's not your cat, I don't know if you want to go ahead with this. It could be rather expensive."
I knew it would cost me hundreds of dollars, but I agreed with his advice. The following morning the vet rang to say the X-rays confirmed two bad breaks in his legs. "I'll operate on his legs and put metal pins in them to keep them fixed." he told me.
That afternoon I went to pick up my little friend. There I could hardly recognize him. His previously dirty fur was now a beautiful silver grey. His front legs were in two casts and he lay there looking at me, purring(發(fā)咕嚕聲) happily.
I thanked the doctor and went out to pay the bill. "I think you've given me the wrong account," I said to the clerk. "This is only $85. He's had X-rays and an operation on his legs." "No, that's right," she replied. "The vet has only charged you for the medication. There's a message on the bottom."
Written under the total were the words "SPECIAL RATE FOR ADOPTIONS." I was speechless at his kind and generous gesture. I paid the account and under his message I wrote "WITH GRATEFUL THANKS, CAT AND MUM."
小題1:Why didn’t the vet give the cat X-rays immediately?

A．The damage was not serious at all.

B．The cat was too young to be X-rayed.

C．The doctor wasn’t sure whether the author would like to cover the expenses.

D．The examination was too expensive for the author to afford.

小題2:What do we know about the author?

A．The author was a caring and generous lady.

B．The author often adopted animals.

C．The author’s workplace was far from home.

D．The author only worked at night.

小題3:Which of the following is true of the cat?

A．He was deserted by his owner and nearly starved to death.

B．He was saved on a dark and stormy night.

C．He was a lively creature with beautiful brown fur.

D．His back legs were broken and had to have an operation.

小題4:Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．The adventure of a cat

B．An impressive vet

C．An unforgettable night

D．Love in relays

In James Cameron’s fantasy films, such as Avatar and The Abyss, the unexplored is decorated in color and filled with alien danger. But on his dive to the deepest place on Earth, which took place on a Sunday last month, reality proved far different: white, deserted, and dull.
“I felt like I literally had gone to another planet and come back,” Cameron said after returning from the cold, dark place in the western Pacific Ocean, nearly 7 miles (11km) below the surface. “It was a very fantastic day.” Cameron is the first person to explore the deepest valley in the ocean since two men made a 20-minute trip there in 1960.
He spent about three hours gliding through the icy darkness, brightened only by lights on the one-man sub(潛水艇). This deepest section of the Mariana Trench is so untouched that at first it appeared dull. But there’s something strangely interesting about the first pieces of video that Cameron shot — a sense of aloneness.
“It’s really the sense of isolation, realizing how tiny you are down in this big, black and unexplored place,” the Titanic director said. The wordless minute-long video, released by sponsor National Geographic, shows Cameron’s sub gliding across what he calls “the very soft, almost gelatinous(膠狀的) flat plain.”
To Cameron, the main thing was to appreciate being there. “There had to be a moment where I just stopped, and took it in, and said, ‘This is where I am; I’m at the bottom of the ocean, the deepest place on Earth. What does that mean?’” Cameron told reporters during a conference call. The trip was only about half as long as planned because Cameron’s battery ran low. He said he would return and film it in 3D for later viewing.
“I see this as the beginning,” Cameron said. “It’s not a one-time deal and then moving on. This is the beginning of opening up this new frontier.”
小題1:Why did Cameron dive to the deepest place on Earth?

A．To study ocean creatures in the deepest valley.

B．To prove his strong will and perseverance.

C．To get support from National Geographic.

D．To open up a new frontier.

小題2:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Cameron’s fantasy film, Avatar was inspired by his dive to the deepest place on Earth.

B．Cameron glided through the icy darkness alone by lights of the one-man sub.

C．Cameron didn’t stay at the bottom of the ocean as planned because he was worn out.

D．Cameron felt bored when he went to the deepest valley in the ocean.

小題3:The underlined sentence in the passage means that ______.

A．he appreciated and took pride in being at the bottom of the ocean

B．he was disappointed because the trip was only about half as long as planned

C．Cameron wanted to show the public he had been to the deepest place on Earth

D．he wouldn’t stop exploring the deepest place in the future

小題4:According to the passage, which of the following words best describes Cameron?

A．Generous.	B．Diligent.
C．Self-centered.	D．Adventurous.

小題5:What’s the best title of the passage?

A．James Cameron’s Fantasy Films.

B．The First to Explore the Deepest Place on Earth.

C．A Dive to the Deepest Place on Earth.

D．Crazy Cameron.

Some students get so nervous before a test, they do poorly even if they know the material. Sian Beilock, a psychology professor at the University of Chicago in Illinois, has studied these highly anxious test-takers.
Sian Beilock says: “They start worrying about the consequences. They might even start worrying about whether this exam is going to prevent them from getting into the college they want. And when they worry, it actually uses up attention and memory resources. I talk about them as their cognitive(認知的)horsepower that they could otherwise be using to focus on the exam.”
Professor Beilock and another researcher, Gerardo Ramirez, have developed a possible solution. Just before an exam, highly anxious test-takers spend ten minutes writing about their worries about the test. The researchers tested the idea on a group of 20 anxious college students. They gave them two short math tests. After the first one, they asked the students to either sit quietly or write about their feelings about the upcoming second test. The researchers added to the pressure. They told the students that those who did well on the second test would get money. They also told them that their performance would affect other students as part of a team effort.
Professor Beilock says those who sat quietly scored an average of 12 percent worse on the second test. But the students who had written about their fears improved their performance by an average of five percent.
Next, the researchers used younger students in a biology class. They told them before final exams either to write about their feelings or to think about things unrelated to the test.
Professor Beilock says highly anxious students who did the writing got an average grade of B+, compared to a B-for those who did not.
The research shows that for students who are highly test-anxious, who’d done the writing intervention(介入), all of a sudden there was no relationship between test anxiety and performance. Those students most likely to worry were performing just as well as their classmates who don’t normally get nervous in these testing situations.
But what if students do not have a chance to write about their fears immediately before an exam or presentation? Professor Beilock says students can try it themselves at home or in the library and still improve their performance.
小題1:The purpose of the passage is         .

A．to build the confidence of the highly anxious test-takers

B．to introduce a research about the anxious test-takers

C．to improve the performance of the test-takers

D．to tell something about the highly anxious test-takers

小題2:The underlined word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to       .

A．a(chǎn)ttention and memory resources

B．worries about the consequences

C．concerns about the exam

D．cognitive horsepower

小題3:According to the research, the solution to the test anxiety is to       .

A．sit quietly before the exam

B．prepare well before the test

C．set their mind on happy memories

D．write about their feelings before the test

小題4:The result of the research suggests that         .

A．proper amount of burden may turn out to be a good thing

B．a(chǎn)voiding facing the problem may contribute to relaxation

C．facing the fears bravely may help one to achieve more

D．taking no action before difficulty may result in success

If I were writing a history of my family, some of the darkest moments recorded would be those surrounding Christmas trees. One would certainly think otherwise; selecting and putting up our trees have always been filled with risk.
For example, one afternoon dangerously close to Christmas Eve my mother bought what she thought to be a bargain, a glorious tree that was so full and tall that we could hardly get it into the house. Once we did, my father immediately realized that we would have to hire a carpenter to build a stand for it.
Another December, perhaps the very next one, we bought a tree earlier than we ever had before. We were happy with its shape and delighted that its size was manageable. We easily placed it in a stand, decorated it from top to bottom, and then self-satisfiedly sat back by the fire in its soft light.
Two or three days passed and the truth could not be hidden; we had bought a tree cut so long ago that its needles were coming off. There was nothing to do but undecorated it, take it down, and begin tree shopping again.
Our most recent Christmas tree offered still another difficult task. When we brought it home, once again it seemed larger than it was in the great outdoors. To complicate matters, we had bought a new stand, one whose nuts(螺帽)and bolts(閂子)worked more mysteriously than those of our old stands. I persuaded two young neighbors to stop playing basketball and to help us get the tree into the house and set it correctly in the stand. Unfortunately, no one noticed the mud on our helpers’ shoes, so only after removing several reddish brown sports from the carpet were we able to discuss the question of where the lights and ornaments(裝飾)were stored. Perhaps those who cut their own trees have tales more painful than these. I don’t care to hear them, as my family’s experiences are enough to cause me to make the following suggestion: “Let’s forget the tree next Christmas. Let’s simply hang some flowers on the front door and over the mirror in the hall.”
小題1:The darkest moments in the writer’s family were with the fact that        .

A．the family bought big Christmas trees

B．they had problems decorating their Christmas trees

C．they had problems picking suitable Christmas trees

D．they had problems finding carpenters for putting up Christmas trees

小題2:We can learn from the passage that the writer would like to        .

A．forget about Christmas stories

B．get the neighbors to put up their trees

C．buy a better tree to celebrate Christmas

D．make other decorations rather than Christmas trees

小題3:When the writer said “my mother bought what she thought to be a bargain”, he means      .

A．she bought the tree at a cheap price	B．she didn’t really want to buy it
C．she had to bargain hard with the salesman	D．she couldn’t afford a more expensive one

小題4:Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．How to Select a Christmas Tree	B．No More Christmas Tree for Us
C．Dark Moments of Life	D．Christmas Without Trees