A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would   21 the water in ten minutes.
Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for  22  sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so  23  that she forget to deliver him the  24  . As a result, the passenger was  25  to take his medicine. She hurried over to him  26  a cup of water, but to her surprise he  27  it.
In the following hours on the  28  , each time the air hostess passed by the  29  , she would ask him with a  30  whether he needed help or not. But the passenger  31  paid attention to her words.
When he was going to get  32  the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to  33  him the passenger’s booklet(意見簿). She was very 34  . She knew that he would write down  35  words, which might result in the loss of her job.  36  with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she  37  the booklet and cracked a smile,  38  the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I needed help or not for twelve times  39  . How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?”
That’s  40  ! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?   

小題1:	A．take B．bring C．carry D．hold

小題2:	A．food B．drink C．service D．medicine

小題3:	A．tired B．silent C．calm D．busy

小題4:	A．water B．help C．milk D．warning

小題5:	A．held on B．held up C．held out D．held down

小題6:	A．for B．about C．with D．in

小題7:	A．refused B．accepted C．liked D．hated

小題8:	A．seat B．air C．floor D．flight

小題9:	A．customer B．passenger C．guest D．visitor

小題10:

A．glance B．look C．smile D．cry

小題11:

A．never B．often C．always D．seldom

小題12:

A．on B．to C．off D．from

小題13:

A．hand B．take C．throw D．lend

小題14:

A．glad B．angry C．curious D．sad

小題15:

A．important B．sharp C．polite D．nice

小題16:

A．So B．Because C．And D．But

小題17:

A．hid B．tore C．opened D．closed

小題18:

A．if B．for C．after D．when

小題19:

A．in all B．above all C．or else D．or so

小題20:

A．wrong B．wonderful C．impossible D．right

To many basketball fans in Taiwan, the William Jones Cup or the Basketball Association may be their sweetest memory. But if you ask them, “What’s the hottest basketball event now?” There is the only answer: HBL, the High School Basketball League.
Founded in 1988, the HBLwas at first just a high school basketball tournament. After the Taipei School Sport Federation took charge in 1996 and renamed it HBL, everything changed. The Federation decided to co-operated with Nike, the well-known sportswear manufacturer, and use its experience in marketing to promote the game.
The HBL started with 129 teams; today there are more than 250. no longer just of interest to the players, it’s now Taiwan’s biggest basketball event. Fellow students, alumni (男畢業(yè)生，男校友), and sports fans all over Taiwan cheer for their favorite teams. At last year’s finals, Taipei and Kaohsiung mayors came to cheer for their teams.
The HBL starts in September with qualifying and preliminary(預備的，初步的) rounds and continues through April of the following year, when the finals are held. Broadcasting the games on television has helped make the HBL a wildly popular event. It’s become the place to spot young basketball talent. Today’s HBL players are tomorrow’s professionals.
Recent HBL tournaments have been very competitive, with no one school taking the advantage. This wide-open quality of the tournament makes it more exciting. Everyone wants to see how this year’s games will come out. HBL fever just keeps getting hotter.
小題1:What is the hottest event in the eyes of most basketball fans in Taiwan?

A．HBL	B．The William Jones Cup
C．The Basketball Association	D．NBA

小題2:What was it that helped to make the High School Basketball League wildly popular to the public?

A．The co-operation with Nike, the well-known sportswear manufacturer.

B．Broadcasting the games on television.

C．Taipei and Kaohsiung mayors’ coming to cheer for their teams at last year’s finals.

D．Many tomorrow’s professionals’ joining.

小題3:Why does the writer say“Recent HBL tournaments have been very competitive”?

A．Because there isn’t a school taking the advantage.

B．Because HBL fever just keeps getting hotter.

C．Because it’s become the place to spot young basketball talent.

D．Because the Taipei School Sport Federation took charge of it.

小題4:What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Today’s Players---Tomorrow’s Professionals

B．The High School Basketball League of Taiwan

C．The Basketball Fans in Taiwan

D．HBL Fever---Just Keeping Getting Hotter

小題5:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．At first, the HBL was no more than a high school football ball tournament.

B．It was the successful co-operation with Nike, the well-known sportswear manufacturer that changed everything of HBL.

C．Many of the mayors came to cheer for their teams during the event.

D．Everyone wants to see how the teams will come out to take part in the games.

The day was Thankful Thursday, our “ regular day” of service. It’s a __36__tradition that my two little girls and I began years ago. On this __37__ Thursday, we had no idea exactly what we were going to do.
__38__ along a busy road, we prayed for guidance in search of __39__our weekly Act of Kindness. My girls were__40__, and started shouting “ McDonald’s” . Suddenly I realized that almost every crossing I__41__ was occupied by a beggar, and then it hit me! All these beggars must be hungry. Perfect! We were going to buy__42__for them.
It was a great way to__43__. The Act of Kindness was anonymous(匿名的)，and we loved what we saw in the back view mirror: a__44__and delighted person holding up his lunch bag and just looking at us__45__we drove off.
We had come to the end of our “ route” where there was a small woman standing there, asking for__46__. We handed her our final lunch bag, and then made a U-turn to head back in the opposite direction for home. Unfortunately, the light stopped us. I was __47__and didn’t know quite how to behave.
“No one has ever done anything like this for me before,” the woman said with__48__. I replied, “Well, I’m glad that we were the first one.”__49__ uneasy , and wanting to move the conversation along, I asked, “So, when do you think you’ll eat your lunch?”
“Oh honey, I’m not going to__50__this lunch.” I was confused , and she continued , “I have a little girl of my own at home and she just __51__ McDonald’s , but I can never buy it for her because I just don’t have the __52__ . You know what… tonight she is going to have McDonald’s !”
So many times I had__53__whether our Acts of Kindness were too small or insignificant to really__54__any difference . Yet in that moment, I recognized the__55__of Mother Teresa’s words, “We cannot do great things---only small things with great love.”

小題1:	A．weekly B．monthly C．yearly D．daily

小題2:	A．common B．particular C．ordinary D．usual

小題3:	A．Walking B．Running C．Driving D．Wandering

小題4:	A．finding B．meeting C．realizing D．fulfilling

小題5:	A．hungry B．tired C．puzzled D．bored

小題6:	A．talked about B．passed through C．turned down D．picked up

小題7:	A．bread B．cloth C．lunch D．water

小題8:	A．receive B．beg C．present D．give

小題9:	A．surprised B．troubled C．pleased D．moved

小題10:

A．because B．as C．but D．otherwise

小題11:

A．trouble B．invitation C．change D．advice

小題12:

A．worried B．frightened C．feared D．embarrassed

小題13:

A．amazement B．excitement C．enjoyment D．disappointment

小題14:

A．Keeping B．Feeling C．Sounding D．Seeming

小題15:

A．accept B．refuse C．eat D．share

小題16:

A．dislikes B．prefers C．sells D．loves

小題17:

A．money B．courage C．honour D．choice

小題18:

A．considered B．questioned C．determined D．imagined

小題19:

A．make B．keep C．determine D．promote

小題20:

A．importance B．value C．structure D．truth

In Wiltshire, England, volunteers are being sought to visit a nature protection area to count the butterflies living there and on surrounding fields. The project is promoted by an environmental protection organisation，which has contributed to improving the living environment for wild animals. Recently, the organisation has issued an appeal to help it observe environmental changes based on the record of butterflies and protect the environment.
In the area, the local people have planted many special flowers with the help of the organisation, aiming to see whether these flowers will interest the rare and beautiful butterflies. The Project officer Sarah Marshall says, “It will be a suitable habitat for butterflies. They are great ‘indicator species’ as they are easily affected by climate changes so they make a brillian early - warning system for the environment.” She also points out that volunteers are needed to recourd the number or species of butterflies，and based on the change happening to the butterflies, the hidden environmental problems in the area can be found out in time.
The organisation is seeking volunteers to help monitor butterflies from April through to September. They will walk a fixed route and record the different butterflies they encounter along the way.Each visit should take no more than two hours, and each volunteer is expected to visit once a month to count the wildlife. “Staff will provide back up, so if the weather is poor on the day you are to visit（butterflies don’t like to fly in the rain, wind or if it’s too cloudy) we can have someone else do your job,” Sarah points out.
No previous experience is necessary as training and support will be provided，but a keen interest is essential. If you are interested, P1ease contact Sarah on (0l380) 725670，ext 278, email sarahm wiltshirewildlife. org
小題1:According to Paragraph l， what is the purpose of the Project?

A．To appeal to more visitors.

B．To protect the environment.

C．To control butterfly population.

D．To expand the area for wildlife.

小題2:Many special flowers have been planted in Wiltshire to           .

A．warn people of wildlife extinction

B．appeal more tourists to be involved in

C．attract many unusual and beautiful butterflies

D．improve the economic conditions of local people

小題3:Butterflies are called “indicator species” because              .

A．they can provide support for visitors

B．they can give information to other species

C．they are not easily found out in their habitats

D．they are very sensitive to environmental changes

小題4:What is the text mainly about?

A．Visitors are being trained to identify butterflies.

B．Wildlife areas are being protected by butterflies.

C．Volunteers are being needed to count butterflies.

D．Organisations are being put up to protect butterflies.

Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely act of stealing or an even cheat. Either way, it could be the perfect crime, because the criminals are birds—homing pigeons !
The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car: if you want the car back, pay up. Then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside. Carrying the money in a tiny bag, the pigeon flies off.
There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however,  may in fact be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind—one that avoids not only collecting money but also going out to steal the car in the first place. Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return. Instead of stealing cars, he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an advertisement in the newspaper asking for help.
The thought is supported by the fact that, so far, none of the stolen cars have been returned. Also, the amount of money demanded-under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars–seems too little for a car worth many times more.
Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal. “We have more important things to do,” he said.
小題1:After the car owner received a phone call, he _______.

A．went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried

B．gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park

C．sent some money to the thief by mail

D．told the press about it

小題2:The “l(fā)azier and more inventive” criminal refers to _______.

A．the car thief who stays at home

B．one of those who put the ads in the paper

C．one of the policemen in Changwa

D．the owner of the pigeons

小題3:The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show _______.

A．how easily people get fooled by criminals

B．what Chen thinks might be correct

C．the thief is extremely clever

D．the money paid is too little

小題4:The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ____.

A．criminals

B．pigeons

C．the stolen cars

D．demands for money

小題5: We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because _______.

A．he reads the ads in the newspaper

B．he lives in the same neighborhood

C．he has seen the car owners in the park

D．he has trained the pigeons to follow them

People in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child care.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(墓地).On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.
小題1:Which of the following is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?

A．Parents bring up children.

B．Parents give love and care to children.

C．Parents educate children to be good persons.

D．Parents pass away before children grow up.

小題2:Which do you think is right about “carnation”?

A．It has only two kinds of colors.

B．It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.

C．It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.

D．People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May.

小題3:What do you know from the passage?

A．Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May.

B．Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.

C．Not all the children respect their parents

D．Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.

小題4:On Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, _______.

A．people usually have family parties

B．everyone goes to visit the cemetery

C．children always go to parents’ home

D．hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts

The thing was a hot one! A farmer had shot two wolves on purpose. He had seen the wolves on his farm and decided to get them before they caused trouble. He knew wolves were a kind of protected animals. However, he also knew most of his neighbors would shoot wolves, too. Shortly after the farmer skinned（剝皮）the wolves, problems began. It seemed that someone didn’t like the idea of killing wolves after all. The officials had arrived. Out-of-town reporters got hold of the story. And now the farmer was on trial（審判）for his killing of the wolves.
小題1:“The thing was a hot one!”means    .

A．“The thing makes people hot.”

B．“The thing draws much attention.”

C．“The thing was against the law.”

D．“The thing changes the weather.”

小題2:The farmer did the thing because    .

A．he didn’t know about the law

B．his neighbor would do the same thing

C．he was afraid the wolves would cause trouble

D．the wolves entered his farm

小題3:Wolves should    according to this passage.

A．be protected

B．not cause trouble

C．be killed if they cause trouble

D．not enter places where people live

小題4:Which of the following is not true?

A．The story was soon known in other places.

B．Someone didn’t want wolves to be killed so the farmer was on trial.

C．The farmer was guilty（有罪）of his killing.

D．The local government took measures for the thing.

The Loss of Innocence（純真）
Innocence is such a precious gift. It’s explained as freedom from guilt or wrong doing. Just imagine never having to worry about anything and having a guilt-free mind. Some people wish to save this kind of innocence from being lost from childhood to adulthood.
What would the world be like if innocence were never lost? One way it would benefit humanity is the lack of hatred （仇恨） among the world. During youth, there may be an occasional argument, even a little physical fight, but nothing like firing a handgun at a fellow human being. And children are blind towards the racial differences of others. A kid will hang out with any other kid. It is the lack of innocence and the ignorance we learn from adults that influence children otherwise. Another benefit is the constant desire for fun and adventure. With very little if any time at all for fun, the adventurous mind is lost in time with the responsibilities placed upon adults. If innocence were kept alive, these ambitions would never depart from our lives.
However, other people actually hate the idea of innocence lasting for ever. They feel that the lack of organization and mental power of those with innocence would cause extremely destructive consequences to society in general. A large number of individuals would never have the urge to learn, work, and act upon the necessary needs for humanity to survive. Without a proper education which is usually provided by those who no longer live in a world of innocence, people would not have the desire to succeed, get a good job in life, or provide income for their families, which would hurt the lives of children.
The lack of a good education and career would also harm the economy. As long as innocence is kept alive, no one would be terribly angry at the lack of effort people put out in the workplace, resulting in a strong decline（減少） in production and quality of needed goods.
Maybe it is wrong in wanting to save innocence. It sure is a nice thought, though. Perhaps innocence was meant to be lost. It was god's will to make things the way they are, and there is a good purpose for everything. All that remains to be said about innocence is to enjoy it while it lasts.
小題1:The author believes that the loss of innocence in adulthood should be______.

A．avoided

B．criticized

C．accepted

D．encouraged

小題2:Lifelong innocence would be beneficial to society in that__________.

A．proper education would be provided

B．there would be no racial discrimination

C．there would be more happy families

D．people would realize their childhood dreams

小題3: According to the author, people with innocence can hurt the economy with their lack of____ .

A．motivational will

B．mental ability

C．adventurous ambitions

D．needed goods

小題4:Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

CP：Central Point           P：Point            Sp:（次要點）C：Conclusion

Watching television makes it easier for toddlers（學走路的孩子）to kick and scream, according to a U.S. study. Children under two should not watch any TV. The longer they sit in front of the box, the worse their behavior becomes.
Just having the TV on in the background, even if the child wasn’t watching it, was also connected to troublemaking behavior although the relationship wasn’t as strong, said the researchers.
“Parents should be smart about TV use,” researcher Jennifer Manganello from the University at Albany, New York, said.
“They should limit the time that children use TV, pay attention to the content of TV programs, and consider how TV is used throughout the home.”
The study looked at 3,128 women from 20 U.S. cities who had a child between 2005 and 2008.
While there was some diversity（差異）of education among the women, one-third hadn’t graduated from high school.
Two-thirds of the mothers said their three-year-old watched more than two hours of TV a day, and the average（平均的）viewing time for children was around three hours. On average, the TV was on for about five additional hours on a common day.
After accounting for factors（因素）such as living in a violent neighborhood, scientists also found watching TV was strongly connected to behavior such as hitting others, having angry moods, being disobedient（不服從的）, and screaming a lot.
The researchers thought that children may see violence on TV, and spend less time on positive development tasks such as reading or playing.
The American Academy of Paediatrics suggests no TV at all for children at two and younger, and two hours a day or less for older kids.
小題1:what is the main idea of the passage?

A．Children should choose positive programs.

B．Children should keep away from TV.

C．Watching TV can make children violent.

D．Parents should watch less TV.

小題2:what do we know from Paragraph 2?

A．Children can watch good programs.

B．Children will be affected as long as the TV is on.

C．It’s OK that the TV is on if children don’t watch it.

D．Children’s troublemaking behavior is mainly caused by watching TV.

小題3:what can be learned about the study between 2005~2008 from the passage?

A．The TV was on for about three hours.

B．The women studied have different jobs.

C．The study included men and women.

D．Most women allowed their child to watch TV.

小題4:Children who spend much time watching TV will ________.

A．not be hit by others

B．be influenced by others

C．become angry easily

D．know more about the neighborhood

A year ago, August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but it was hard for Dave to find work, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift—$7,000, a legacy(遺產) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were meeting difficulty .”says Dave.
But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were touched by what the Hatches had done. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in others, it was more than $100,000.
It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.
Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving. They preferred comparison shopping and would go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase.
Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camps when their parents couldn’t afford it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything,” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.”
Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches gave away their farmland. It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents—should enrich the whole community and last for generations to come.
Neighbors helping neighbors—that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.
小題1:According to the text, the Fusses __________.

A．were employed by a truck company	B．led a difficult life
C．worked in a school cafeteria	D．lost their home

小題2:What can we learn about the Hatches?

A．They had their children during the Great Depression.

B．They left the old house to live on their family farm.

C．They gave away their possessions（財產）to their neighbors.

D．They helped their neighbors to find jobs.

小題3:Why would the Hatches go from store to store?

A．They decided to open a store.

B．They wanted to save money.

C．They couldn’t afford expensive things.

D．They wanted to buy gifts for local kids.

小題4:What Sandy Van Weelden said mainly tells us that the Hatches were __________.

A．understanding

B．kind

C．childlike

D．wealthy