When buying from a dealer, the law says that a car must be:
As described:
This includes the history of the car as well as its specification．For example, if the dealer described the car as previously having “one careful lady owner”, it shouldn’t turn out to have had several previous “boy racer” owners.
Of satisfactory quality:
It must meet the standard that a reasonable person would regard as acceptable and be free from any quality problem．Also, bear in mind that a second-hand car will have a slightly different definition of what is considered “satisfactory, because there’s certainly an element of wear and tear．
Fit for the purpose:
It must be reasonable fit for any normal purpose and this includes any purpose that you specify to the seller．
●If any of the above is violated, then in theory, you may have the right to reject the vehicle and get your money back if you’re reasonably quick. Alternatively, the dealer might offer to replace or repair the car; reduce the price of offering a partial refund(退款).Once you’ve informed the dealer that you wish to reject the car , you must stop using the vehicle.
●If the rejection is not accepted, then it’s up to you to prove your case. You’ll need to pay for an independent assessment of the car and sue（打官司，起訴）for damages. If you do choose a repair, insist the dealer provide you with a hire car or pay any reasonable traveling expenses thus produced while your new car is in the garage.
●If the car is new, it’s likely that the claim will be too high to be fought. Using the small claims procedure to you may have to pay for legal representation. All this can be pretty daunting and expensive. You need to weigh up the pros and cons before rejecting a car. Would a repair do just as well? Selecting a dealer who offers a clear exchange policy may help.
小題1:According to the text, what is essential after you inform the dealer of your wish to reject the car?

A．Stopping using it	B．Demanding traveling expenses．
C．Suing for damages．	D．Proving your case．

小題2:If the dealer offers to repair the car you have bought, which of the following is acceptable?

A．Asking the dealer to provide you with repair tool sets

B．Asking the dealer to provide you with a hire car

C．Asking the dealer to pay all of your traveling expenses．

D．Asking the dealer to return all your money．

小題3:Which of the following words has the closest meaning to the underlined word “daunting” in
the last paragraph?

A．Different．

B．Discouraging．

C．Effective．

D．Convenient．

小題4:What does the writer want to say in the last paragraph?

A．Buyers should select a dealer that offers to repair the car．

B．Buyers should never reject a new car．

C．It’s necessary that a new car should be repaired．

D．Rejecting a new car is not necessarily the best choice．

小題5:After reading the passage, you will be better at         .

A．choosing a car	B．making a claim
C．dealing with car sellers	D．suing for damages

Here are two letters in WORKWORRIES, a column（欄） in a newspaper:


小題1:From Amoretto's letter, we know that he __________.

A．has been working for a long time	B．is likely a green hand
C．expects to change his job	D．is quite satisfied with the job.

小題2:How can a man arrange his work-life balance according to Ariel?

A．By taking a training course．	B．By asking people for advice．
C．By comparing with others．	D．Through his own work experience

小題3:All of the following are advised byArial EXCEPT__________.

A．understanding the terms before signing

B．working hard and efficiently

C．getting a better position

D．doing the job at least a year

小題4:What does Ariel advise to do in the reply?

A．Take the job offered．	B．Give up and find a new job．
C．Depend on your feeling．	D．Choose jobs with great care

One afternoon, many years ago, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early so I   1  the car by the roadside and waited for her.
As I looked   2  the car window, there was a small park where I saw a little boy, around two years old,   3  freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short   4 . The boy had a big smile on his face   5  he had just been set free from some sort of   6 . The boy would then fall to the grass,   7 , and without hesitation or without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could again, still with a   8  on his face.   
Kids, when they fall down, don't view their falling down as failure, but   9 , they treat it as a learning experience. They try and try again until they   10 . While I was touched by the boy's persistence, I was   11  touched by the manner in which he ran. With each attempt, he looked so   12  and so natural — no signs of fear, nervousness, or of being discouraged. His only   13  was to run freely and to do it as effectively as he could. He was just being a   14  — just being himself—being completely in the moment. He was not looking for   15  or was not worrying about whether   16  was watching. He didn't seem to be bothered by the fact that maybe someone would see him   17  and that it would be   18  if he did fall. No, all that   19  to him was to accomplish the task, to feel the experience of running fully and freely. I learned a lot from that   20  and experience, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in my many pursuits（追求) in life.

小題1:	A．drove B．started C．parked D．broke

小題2:	A．outside B．down C．toward D．over

小題3:	A．playing B．smiling C．rolling D．running

小題4:	A．way B．length C．time D．distance

小題5:	A．even if B．a(chǎn)s if C．so long as D．now that

小題6:	A．park B．cave C．prison D．castle

小題7:	A．get up B．take up C．break down D．lie down

小題8:	A．tear B．smile C．pleasure D．surprise

小題9:	A．however B．instead C．therefore D．a(chǎn)nyhow

小題10:

A．stop B．win C．a(chǎn)chieve D．succeed

小題11:

A．luckily B．a(chǎn)pparently C．a(chǎn)ctually D．equally

小題12:

A．confident B．joyful C．quiet D．proud

小題13:

A．worry B．dream C．a(chǎn)im D．hope

小題14:

A．boy B．child C．player D．winner

小題15:

A．chance B．fortune C．a(chǎn)pproval D．trouble

小題16:

A．someone B．a(chǎn)nyone C．everyone D．one

小題17:

A．fail B．run C．fall D．cry

小題18:

A．embarrassing B．disappointing C．frightening D．a(chǎn)musing

小題19:

A．happened B．contributed C．related D．mattered

小題20:

A．discovery B．observation C．story D．incident

David: Where would you live if you could choose?
Jane: It’s very difficult to say.         小題1:      
David: What would you do if you lived in Paris?
Jane:        小題2:      
David: You’d soon get tired of it.        小題3:    
Jane: I wouldn’t live in New York. It is too noisy.
David: How about Los Angeles？
Jane:        小題4:     
David: It is said the sun shines every day in Los Angeles. I’d like to live there.
Jane:        小題5:     
David: I would also like to live in a city with a lot of good friends.

A．I’d like to live there, too

B．And what about the United States?

C．Los Angeles wouldn’t be a bad idea.

D．Would you like to live alone?

E. If I were very rich, I’d certainly choose Paris. 
F. As a matter of fact, I’d live in any city where I had friends.
G. Oh, I’d have a house by the Seine, and I could enjoy the scenery.

Dear teachers, do you want to find pen pals for your students? Boys and girls, do you want to find your own e-pals (網(wǎng)友)? Here is some advice on how to make e-pals.
First, take a look at www.spoton.de community (社區(qū)). Click on international pen pal sites to find some of our favorite international e-pal and pen pal web sites. Do not forget: some e-pal services are not free and some are safer than others. Remember to read a web site safety warning before you join!
KidFu (www.kidfu.com) says it is the safest place online for kids to chat, play games and make friends. Get your parents to help you register (注冊) and then you can write things about yourself or read what other kids have written. There are also chat monitors that make sure that the online chat rooms are safe and friendly. KidFu costs money, but the first month is free.
If you join Epals (www.epals.com), you can choose a pen pal among 65,000 kids from 191 countries. You can also find information about how teachers can get pen pals for their pupils.
Or if you want to start sending e-mails right now, go to Europa Pages (www.europapage.com/
penpal-form.html). Lots of young people have written their names, interests, home countries and their e-mail addresses. Just click on a name and start writing!
小題1:Who is the passage written for?

A．Teachers and parents.	B．Parents and their children.
C．Teachers and children	D．Workers and doctors.

小題2:If you want to choose a safe web site, you can click on       .

A．www.kidfu.com	B．www.spoto.de
C．www.epals.com	D．www.europapage.com/penpal-form.htm!

小題3: What is the advantage of Europa Pages?

A．It is the safest.

B．It is free.

C．You can choose more pen pals from a great number of countries.

D．You can start sending e-mails at once.

小題4:What is a chat monitor mentioned in the 3rd paragraph?

A．It is a person controlling the chat.

B．It is a person sent by the police to keep order in the chat rooms.

C．It is a person in the web site to give safe online advice.

D．It is a kind of software (軟件) to keep online chatting friendly and safe.

Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge(知識)．If you remember the following information，your life will be much safer．
·Always notice the environment around you．You shouldn’t walk alone outside．Make sure where the public phones are．If anything dangerous happens，you can find them easily．
·Your bag should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting it on your back．When a bus is full of people, it is easy enough for a thief to take away the things in the bag on your back．
·If you are followed by someone whom you don’t know, cross the street and go to the other way，let the person understand that you know he or she is after you．Next，don’t go home at once．You are safer in the street than you are alone in your home or in a lift(電梯)．
· If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes earlier before the bus leaves．This stops other people from studying you．On the bus，don’t sit alone．Sit behind the driver or with other people．Don’t sleep．
小題1:Which of the following is NOT safe when you are out?

A．Go home alone late at night．	B．Make sure where the public phones are．
C．Don’t get to the bus stop too early．	D．Always notice the environment around you．

小題2:You’d better put your bag    when there are too many people on a bus．

A．on your back	B．beside you
C．in front of you	D．behind the driver

小題3:What can you learn from the text?

A．How to notice the environment around you．

B．How to be safe in your everyday life

C．How to cross the street

D．How to use the public phones

Lucy: Hi, Kate. What are you doing tonight?
Kate: ______小題1:_____ Any suggestions?
Lucy: ______小題2:_____ I’m planning it for days.
Kate: A 3D film? Who stars?
Lucy: Suraj Sharma, a handsome young actor.
Kate: Oh! ______小題3:______
Lucy: An Indian boy’s unusual experience with a tiger at sea.
Kate: _____小題4:_____ What time is it on?
Lucy: Half past six. _____小題5:_____
Kate: Sure. When and where shall we meet?
Lucy: Let’s meet around six at the gate of Oscar Cinema.
Kate: Great. See you then.

A．How about seeing the 3D film Life of Pi?

B．What about going to a concert?

C．Not decided yet.

D．What is it about?

E. Wow, sounds cool.
F. Could you pick me up?
G. Do you want to join me?

To celebrate the end of our exams, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We  1  hamburgers and Coca Cola at the counter. When our   2  came, I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck, my purse strap (帶子) got   3  on a chair and the tray (托盤) that I was holding slipped   4  my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents,  5  on a man who was just about to  6  a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly  7 , as the drinks soaked (浸濕) his white shirt.
Then I   8   my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of   9 . Instead, he said “It’s OK” to   10  me before he disappeared into the washroom.
Still shaky and unsure  11  to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look   12 . A moment later, the man came out of the washroom and  13  our table. My heart almost stopped  14 . I thought he was going to ask for my father’s   15  and call him.
To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said, “  16  yourself new hamburgers.” He then walked  17  without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse,  18  he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still  19  in this world. I ‘ll never  20  his action.

小題1:	A．ordered B．made C．a(chǎn)rranged D．demanded

小題2:	A．food B．turn C．bill D．menu

小題3:	A．fixed B．caught C．cut D．tied

小題4:	A．by B．in C．from D．out

小題5:	A．knocked B．fell C．stood D．hung

小題6:	A．take B．taste C．swallow D．chew

小題7:	A．discouraged B．disappointed C．shocked D．a(chǎn)nnoyed

小題8:	A．rolled B．rubbed C．narrowed D．closed

小題9:	A．bitterness B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．a(chǎn)nger D．sorrow

小題10:

A．satisfy B．comfort C．encourage D．praise

小題11:

A．how B．who C．what D．which

小題12:

A．mild B．honest C．calm D．modest

小題13:

A．pushed B．a(chǎn)pproached C．drew D．laid

小題14:

A．beating B．breaking C．sinking D．trembling

小題15:

A．help B．position C．number D．job

小題16:

A．Prepare B．Buy C．Find D．Cook

小題17:

A．on B．a(chǎn)round C．up D．a(chǎn)way

小題18:

A．so B．since C．a(chǎn)lthough D．but

小題19:

A．kindness B．happiness C．politeness D．brightness

小題20:

A．forget B．refuse C．oppose D．ignore

In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride(搭便車).
I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured(使…放心) me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.
Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favor I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.
After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.”
I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.
小題1:The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because __________.

A．her work delayed her trip to Sydney	B．she missed the only train back home
C．the town was far away from Sydney	D．she was going home for her holidays

小題2:Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?

A．He watched the girl for three hours.	B．He gave the girl a ride back home.
C．He bought sandwiches for the girl.	D．He helped the girl find a ride.

小題3:The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that______.

A．she was going to the nearby town	B．she had known him for decades
C．she wanted to repay the favor she once got	D．she realized he was Gordon

小題4:What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?

A．Those who give rides will be repaid.	B．Giving sometimes produces nice results.
C．Good manners bring about happiness.	D．People should offer free rides to others.

A. Adults keep pets with their children
B. Pet keeping has a very long history
C. Pet-keeping may do hard to animals
D. People keeps pet for their aesthetic need
E. Caged pets become increasingly popular
F. Pet-keeping is helpful for children’s growths
小題1:___________ 
Pet-keeping is a time-honored tradition. One of the reasons for people to raise to raise dogs or cows was usefulness. While people in the past hunted animals and kept them in their backyards, the civilized man today is less cruel towards them and is less exploitative(利用的).
小題2:___________ 
We keep animals as pets because they are attractive. We all have the urge to possess something that has aesthetic value, and that is why we treasure paintings or fine furniture. Keeping pets is one form of this urge. A Siamese cat in the house can be a decorative objective. Pets are playful animals and they amuse us. A little rabbit amuses us by its playful and lively runs.
小題3:___________ 
Many parents find it helpful to have pets in  their house and for their children. Having pets is an excellent way of developing in children the love of animals and responsibility. Children get the opportunity to take on full responsibility for another creature’s life. It will be an educational experience for a child to watch the natural life cycle of an animal. There are psychological benefits for children. Pets are welcome friends for children who are lonely. Pets are excellent companions. Keeping pets means giving love and being loved. We find comfort in giving care and receiving care in return. We get pleasure from their appreciation and their behavior.
小題4: ___________ 
As more people move into apartments, there are limitations on keeping of animals like dogs and monkeys. Therefore, caged animals have increased in popularity. Birds fall into this type. We keep them for their beautiful songs and feathers. Fishing keeping is a widespread hobby and the keeper can observe their behavior in the glass tank and study its entire life cycle. The cat is a fine house pet and it fits neatly into human habitation(居住地) without requiring its own cage. They are wonderful hunters, if there are rats around.
小題5:___________ 
Pets satisfy man’s desire to care for a bit of nature. The pet owner has the responsibility for supplying those needs nature provides. Pets are amusing and entertaining, but we are in a way doing animals harm by making them live in a human environment. Are we not enslaving(奴役)them?