One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He   36   the first interview; the director did the last interview.
The director asked, “Did you obtain any scholarships in school?” The young man answered, “    37  .”
“Who paid the school fees for you?”
“My father passed away   38   I was born, so my mother paid them all.”
“What did your mother do?”
“A laundry woman.”
The director   39   the youth to show his hands. They were smooth and perfect. The director asked, “Have you ever   40   your mother wash the clothes?” The youth answered, “    41  . My mother always wanted me to study and read more books.    42   , she can wash clothes faster than me.”
The director said, “Please go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow.”
The youth felt his   43   of getting the job high. When he went back, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt   44  but happy with mixed feelings.
The youth cleaned his mother’s hands   45   . He cried as he did that. It was the first time he had    46  his mother’s wrinkled hands with so many bruises (傷痕) on them. Some bruises were so painful that his mother    47  when they were cleaned. Only by then did he realize it was this pair of hands that assisted him   48   his academic years.
After finishing cleaning his mother’s    49   hands, the youth quietly washed all the  50   clothes for his mother. That night, they talked for a very long time.
The next morning, the director noticed the youth’s swollen    51  and asked, “Can you tell me what you have done and    52  in your house?”
The youth answered, “I cleaned my mother’s hands and also finished washing all the remaining clothes. I know now what    53   is. Without mother, there would not have been my success today.”
The director said, “This is what I am looking for  54  a manager. I want to hire a person who can value the help of others and who knows the    55  of others. You are hired.”

1.	A.	qualified	B.	failed	C.	passed	D.	won
2.	A	Nothing	B.	Few	C.	Some	D.	None
3.	A	since	B.	when	C.	although	D.	once
4.	A	requested	B.	persuaded	C.	demanded	D.	begged
5.	A	assisted	B.	had	C.	watched	D.	helped
6.	A	Seldom	B.	Sometimes	C.	Never	D.	Rarely
7.	A	Meanwhile	B.	Besides	C.	However	D.	Somehow
8.	A	chance	B.	luck	C.	desire	D.	idea
9.	A	strange	B.	different	C.	excited	D.	unfamiliar
10.	A	skillfully	B.	shyly	C.	politely	D.	slowly
11.	A	glanced	B.	noticed	C.	accepted	D.	considered
12.	A	shook	B.	shouted	C.	moved	D.	fell
13.	A	during	B.	along	C.	through	D.	with
14.	A	damaged	B.	ruined	C.	broken	D.	wounded
15.	A	worn	B.	used	C.	dirty	D.	dusty
16.	A	hands	B.	eyes	C.	ears	D.	cheeks
17.	A	found	B.	enjoyed	C.	expected	D.	learned
18.	A	appreciation	B.	understanding	C.	regret	D.	sympathy
19.	A	about	B.	of	C.	in	D.	on
20.	A	sufferings	B.	happenings	C.	doings	D.	surroundings

The months and years went by. I had been Joe’s apprentice for four years.
One evening, Joe and I were sitting in the village inn. A stranger came in, a big, tall man, with heavy eyebrows. The man had large, very clean white hands. To my surprise, I recognized the man. I had seen him at Miss Havisham’s many years before. He had frightened me then. He frightened me a little now.
‘I think there is a blacksmith here----name of Joe Gargery,’ the man said in his loud voice.
‘That’s me!’ Joe answered. He stood up.
‘You have an apprentice, known as Pip,’ the stranger went on. ‘Where is he? ’
‘Here!’ I cried, standing beside Joe.
‘I wish to speak to you both. I wish to speak to you privately, not here,’ the man said. ‘Perhaps I could go home with you.’
We walked back to the workshop in silence. When we were in the sitting room, the man began to speak.
‘My name is Jaggers,’ he said. ‘I am a lawyer in London, where I am well-known. I have some unusual business with young Pip here. I am speaking for someone else, you understand. A client who doesn’t want to be named. Is that clear?’
Joe and I nodded.
‘I have come to take your apprentice to London,’ the lawyer said to Joe. ‘You won’t stop him from coming I hope?’
‘Stop him? Never! ’ Joe cried.
‘Listen, then. I have this message for Pip. He has ---- great expectations!’
Joe and I looked at each other, too surprised to speak.
‘Yes, great expectations’ Mr. Jaggers repeated. ‘Pip will one day be rich, very rich. Pip is to change his way of life at once. He will no longer be a blacksmith. He is to come with me to London. He is to be educated as a gentleman. He will be a man of property.’
And so, at last, my dream had come true. Miss Havisham----because Mr. Jaggers’ client must be Miss Havisham----had plans for me after all. I would be rich and Estella would love me!
Mr. Jaggers was speaking again. ‘There are two conditions,’ he said, looking at me. ‘First, you will always be known as Pip. Secondly,’ Mr. Jaggers continued, ‘the name of your benefactor is to be kept secret. One day, that person will speak to you, face to face. Until then, you must not ask any questions. You must never try to find out this person’s name. Do you understand? Speak out!’
‘Yes, I understand,’ I answered. ‘My benefactor’s name is to remain a secret.’
‘Good,’ Mr. Jaggers said. ‘Now, Pip, you will come into your property when you come of age----when you are twenty-one. Until then, I am your guardian. I have money to pay for your education and to allow you to live as a gentleman. You will have a private teacher. His name is Mr. Matthew Pocket and you will stay at his house.’
I gave a cry of surprise. Some of Miss Havisham’s relations were called Pocket. Mr. Jaggers raised his eyebrows.
‘Do you not want to live with Mr. Pocket? Have you any objection to this arrangement?’ he said severely.
‘No, no, none at all,’ I answered quickly.
‘Good. Then I will arrange everything,’ Mr. Jaggers went on. ‘Mr. Pocket’s son has rooms in London. I suggest you go there. Now when can you come to London?’
I looked at Joe.
‘At once, if Joe has no objection,’ I said.
‘No objection, Pip old chap,’ Joe answered.
‘Then you will come in one week’s time,’ Mr. Jaggers said, standing up. ‘You will need new clothes. Here is some money to pay for them. Twenty guineas.’
He counted the money and put it on the table.
‘Well, Joe Gargery, you are saying nothing,’ Mr. Jaggers said to Joe firmly. ‘I have money to give to you too.’
小題1:The underlined word “apprentice” in paragraph 1 means ____________.

A．a(chǎn) very good friend and companion

B．someone who has no money but is very skilled at their job

C．a(chǎn) young person who is being trained for a particular job

D．a(chǎn) person with no education living with another family

小題2:The author describes Mr. Jaggers as having ‘large, very clean white hands’ in order to ____________.

A．show how Pip recalls Mr Jaggers

B．provide a description of Mr. Jaggers to the readers only

C．indicate that Mr. Jaggers remains indoors a lot and doesn’t get much sun

D．show Mr Jaggers often washes his hands to rid himself of his own bad deeds as a lawyer

小題3:At the end of the passage above, Mr. Jaggers says he also has money to give Joe because ____________.

A．he believes he can also help Joe become a gentleman

B．he is repaying money loaned to Joe previously by the benefactor

C．the secret benefactor wants Joe to be his personal blacksmith

D．Joe will have to hire a new worker

小題4:Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A．Joe is happy that Pip will go to London.

B．Mr. Jaggers does not want other people to know he is a lawyer.

C．Pip hopes Miss Havisham will help him become a gentleman

D．Pip will become very rich when he comes of age.

When Mr Smith retired(退休), he bought a small 41  in a village near the sea. He 42   it and hoped to live a quiet life in this house.
But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most  43   building in the village. From morning to night there were  44  outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and  45  of them even went into Mr Smith’s garden. This was too much for Mr Smith. He decided to ask the visitors to  46   . So he put a notice on the window. The notice said, “If you want 47  your curiosity(好奇心)，come in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr Smith was sure that the visitors would 48  coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr Smith had to 49   every day showing them around his house.“I came here to   50  not to work as a guide（導(dǎo)游）,”he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

小題1:	A．garden B．shop C．house D．school

小題2:	A．liked B．hated C．sold D．built

小題3:	A．big B．interesting C．small D．clean

小題4:	A．children B．students C．parents D．tourists

小題5:	A．no B．none C．many D．much

小題6:	A．come B．leave C．stay D．play

小題7:	A．to satisfy B．satisfy C．to satisfying D．satisfying

小題8:	A．go on B．stop C．continue D．not

小題9:	A．take B．cost C．spend D．pay

小題10:

A．play B．work C．watch D．retire

Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry(生氣的)and said, “Don’t play in the water on your way home from school!”
On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty(臟的)clothes. His mother became even angrier. “I’ll tell your father if you come back wet again,” said his mother. “He’ll punish(懲罰)You, you know.”
The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.
“You’re a good boy today”, his mother said happily. “You didn’t play in the water.”
“No,” the boy said unhappily. “There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn’t any room(空地方)for me at all!”
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小題1:Bruno went to school     every day.

A．by bike

B．by bus

C．by car

D．on foot

小題2:The playground was between(在……之間)                    。

A．two classrooms	B．the cinema and shop
C．Bruno’s house and school	D．the shop and Bruno’s school

小題3:The little boy liked to play on the playground                    .

A．when it snowed

B．when there was some water there

C．when the children played football there

D．when his father was busy with his work

小題4:54.Bruno was afraid of         the most.

A．his father

B．his mother

C．his teacher

D．the older boys

小題5:That afternoon, the boy’s clothes were dry because         .

A．nobody made room（地方）for him in the water

B．there was no water on the playground

C．he took off his clothes before he played there

D．he played in the water carefully

Two brothers worked together on a farm. One was married and had a large    41  .The other had no wife yet. Although they lived in different houses, they shared everything they got from their farm.
One day, the single brother said to himself, “It’s not    42   that we share all the rice. I’m   43   and I need less than my brother.” So, every night he took a bag of rice from his store-room and    44  across the field    45   their houses, putting it into his brother’s store-room.
At the same time, the married brother thought, “It’s not fair to share all the rice. I’m married and I have my wife and children to   46  me when I am   47 . However, my brother has no one to take care of his   48   .” So, each night he also took a bag of rice and put it into his brother’s store-room.
Several months passed by. They found    49  strange that their rice never became less. Then, one dark night the two brothers ran into each other. Slowly they began to understand what was happening. Their bags fell onto the ground and tears    50  their eyes at once.

小題1:	A．group B．family C．class D．team

小題2:	A．right B．popular C．interesting D．wrong

小題3:	A．poor B．happy C．a(chǎn)lone D．rich

小題4:	A．jumped B．played C．went D．rode

小題5:	A．from B．through C．off D．between

小題6:	A．look after B．look for C．look out D．look at

小題7:	A．worried B．old C．healthy D．dead

小題8:	A．hope B．children C．farm D．future

小題9:	A．them B．this C．it D．that

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)ppeared B．filled C．dropped D．rose

Norman Bethune is one of China’s most famous heroes, but he wasn’t Chinese—he was Canadian. He gave his life to helping the Chinese people Norman Bethune 1   born in 1890. He became a 2   in 1916, and he went to the front to look after injured soldiers in the First World War. He saw many soldiers die in the war. Later he invented new treatments to  3  soldiers, and medical tools to use outside hospital.
In 1938 he came to treat the Chinese soldiers in the mountains north of Yan’an. There were 4  doctors, so he had to work very hard. He opened hospitals to give treatment to local people and soldiers, and to train doctors and nurses. He also wrote books so that doctors could learn about new treatments.
Dr Bethune worked very hard without stopping to 5  . Once, he preformed operations   6  69 hours without stopping, and saved 112people. He   7  working in spite of cutting his hand during an operation. In the end, he died because he did not take care of his   8 .
Dr Bethune’s work with the Chinese soldiers made 9   a hero in China. There are books and films about him, and he is 10   remembered in both Canada and China.

小題1:	A．is B．was C．has been D．be

小題2:	A．doctor B．nurse C．teacher D．worker

小題3:	A．understand B．believe C．help D．count

小題4:	A．little B．few C．much D．many

小題5:	A．rest B．a(chǎn)ct C．a(chǎn)gree D．think

小題6:	A．from B．since C．with D．for

小題7:	A．a(chǎn)llowed B．continued C．forgot D．stopped

小題8:	A．face B．leg C．foot D．hand

小題9:	A．his B．he C．him D．one

小題10:

A．still B．never C．hardly D．Regularly

Charlie Boswell has always been a great hero. He has inspired thousands of people to rise above circumstances and live out true meaning of life.
He was blinded during World War II while rescuing his friend from a tank that was under fire. He was a great athlete before the accident. In order to prove his talent and determination, he decided to try a brand new sport, a sport he never imagined playing, even with his eyesight – golf! Through determination and a deep love for the game he became the National Blind Golf Champion! He won that honor 13 times.
One of his heroes was the great golfer Ben Hogan, so it truly was an honor for Charlie to win the Ben Hogan Award in 1958.
Upon meeting Ben Hogan, Charlie was respectful and stated that he had one wish and it was to have one round of golf with the great Ben Hogan. Mr. Hogan agreed that playing a round together would be an honor for him as well, as he had heard about all of Charlie’s accomplishments and truly admired his skills.
“Would you like to play for money, Mr. Hogan?” asked out Charlie.
“I can’t play you for money, it wouldn’t be fair!” said Mr. Hogan.
“Aw, come on Mr. Hogan…$ 1,000 per hole!”
“I can’t, what would people think of me, taking advantage of you and your circumstance?” replied the sighted golfer.
“Chicken, Mr. Hogan?”
“Okay,” replied the embarrassed Hogan, “but I am going to play my best!”
“I wouldn’t expect anything else,” said the confident Boswell.
“Now that you’re on. Mr. Boswell, you name the time and the place!”
The very self – assured Boswell responded, “10 o’clock … tonight!”
小題1:Why didn’t Mr. Hogan want to play Charlie for money?

A．He was worried he would lose the match.

B．He thought it was unfair for Charlie.

C．He didn’t care about money.

D．He preferred chicken to money.

小題2:According to the text, what does the underlined word “self - assured” probably mean?

A．ignorant

B．selfless

C．confident

D．sincere

小題3:It can be inferred from the text that         .

A．Mr. Hogan was not good at playing golf

B．Charlie did well in other sports before playing golf

C．Mr. Hogan didn’t try his best to play

D．Charlie Boswell was born blind

小題4:What would be the result of the match?

A．Charlie won.	B．Hogan won.
C．Neither of them won.	D．Not mentioned.

小題5:Which of the following can best describe Charlie?

A．Competitive and generous	B．Energetic and reliable
C．Careful and considerate	D．Confident and smart

Six people were traveling in a compartment (包廂) on a train. Five of them were quiet and well behaved(舉止文明), but the sixth was a rude young man who was causing a lot of trouble to the other passengers.
At last this young man got out of the station with his two heavy bags. None of the other passengers helped him, but one of them waited until the rude young man was very far away, and then opened the window to him, “ You left something behind in the compartment!” Then he closed the window again.
The young man turned around and hurried back with his two bags. He was very tired when he arrived, but he shouted through the window, “ What did I leave behind?”
As the train began to move again, the passenger who had called him back opened the window and said, “ A very bad impression!”
小題1: Of the six passengers in the compartment ___.

A．five of them were rude and badly behaved	B．one of them was rude and badly behaved
C．five were always causing trouble on the train	D．only one was quiet and well behaved

小題2:When the rude young man got off the train ___.

A．he left his two bags behind

B．he was thrown out through the window

C．the other five passengers didn’t help him

D．one of the other passengers opened the window for him

小題3:The passenger who had called him back wanted

A．to punish him for his bad behavior

B．to have a word with him about his behavior

C．to help him with his behavior

D．to return him the things he had left on the train

A thief entered the bedroom of the 30^th President of the United States, who met him and helped him escape punishment.
The event happened in the early morning hours in one of the first days when Calvin Coolidge came into power, late in August, 1923. He and his family were living in the same third-floor suite(套房) at the Willard Hotel in Washington that had occupied several years before. The former President’s wife was still living in the White House.
Coolidge awoke to see a stranger go through his clothes, remove a wallet and a watch chain.
Coolidge spoke, “ I wish you wouldn’t take that.”
The thief, gaining his voice, said, “ Why?”
“ I don’t mean the watch and chain, only the charm(表墜). Take it near the window and read what is impressed on its back,” the president said.
The thief read, “ Presented to Calvin Coolidge.”
“ Are you President Coolidge?” he asked.
The president answered, “ Yes, and the House of Representatives（眾議院）gave me the watch charm. I’m fond of it. It would do you no good. You want money. Let’s talk this over.”
Holding up the wallet, the young man said in a low voice, “ I’ll take this and leave everything else.”
Coolidge, knowing there was 80 dollars in it, persuaded the young man to sit down and talk. He told the President he and his college roommate had overspent during their holiday and did not have enough money to pay their hotel bill.
Coolidge added up the roommate and two rail tickets back to the college. Then he counted out 32 dollars and said it was a loan(借款).
He then told the young man, “ There is a guard in the corridor.” The young man nodded and left through the same window as he had entered.

Last Tuesday I took two daughters, aged five and seven, to town by car. It began to rain 36 , so I decided I would leave the children in the car 37 I rushed into a shop. I warned the girls not to  38  anything and told them I would be back within a few minutes. Then I locked all the doors and left  39  happily out of the window.
I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had  40 ! I could hardly believe my eyes. The car doors were  41  locked, the windows tightly shut and on the back seat were only two coats. Being   42  , I ran to the corner of the street  43 there was no sign of them. I rushed up to an old lady nearby and asked  44 _she had seen two small girls but she said “No”.
Feeling quite sick with fear, I sat on the driver’s seat, and went to stop trembling (發(fā)抖). Suddenly, I heard a merry laugh  45  me. I got out of the car, ran round to open the boot (車尾行李箱) and inside were two very red-faced and 46  children. They had obviously pulled out the back seat, climbed behind it and then been unable to push the seat forward again.  47  tears in my eyes, I leaned forward and pulled their ears.

小題1:	A．heavy B．hard C．big D．quick

小題2:	A．before B．since C．a(chǎn)fter D．while

小題3:	A．talk B．reach C．hear D．touch

小題4:	A．them B．her C．herself D．themselves

小題5:	A．discovered B．disappeared C．described D．delivered

小題6:	A．even B．a(chǎn)gain C．a(chǎn)lready D．still

小題7:	A．foolish B．proud C．frightened D．pleased

小題8:	A．where B．which C．that D．when

小題9:	A．what B．when C．whether D．how

小題10:

A．behind B．over C．before D．with

小題11:

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

小題12:

A．For B．About C．With D．Down