Andy was still travelling in Spain when he realized he had to eonfirm(確認(rèn)) his flight home with the airline company. He was visiting Spain in order to   36  his Spanish. When he was speaking to people   37  he had no   38  understanding what they said.   39  , when he was speaking on the phone, he   40  had a problem. Andy   41  the airline. And the clerk confirmed that his plane was leaving at nine o’clock three days from that day. She   42 told Andy to be at the airport two hours   43  in order to check in his luggage and get a set.
Since he was   44  in three days, Andy didn’t   45 any time. He visited as many places as he could. He thought that it would probably be a while before he had enough money again.  He wished he could   46  and spend a year in Spain.
Too   47   , the final day arrived. Andy left early for the airport to arrive two hours before takeoff. He hated to  48 . He went to the clerk to    49  his ticket. The clerk looked at the ticket with   50 . “Why, sir, but your flight was at nine o’clock in the morning, and   51  it is eight in the evening. ”“But I confirmed my flight. ”  52  Andy. “Will I have to pay for another ticket?”
“No, sir. However, the next flight out will be three days from now. ”
Andy’s  53 of shock turned to one of  54   as he realized that now he could continue his   55  .

小題1:	A．prepare B．improve C．enjoy D．learn

小題2:	A．slowly B．in public C．in person D．carefully

小題3:	A．difficulty B．idea C．mistake D．interest

小題4:	A．Instead B．Therefore C．Meanwhile D．However

小題5:	A．even B．just C．still D．seldom

小題6:	A．called B．liked C．trusted D．a(chǎn)sked

小題7:	A．a(chǎn)gain B．a(chǎn)lso C．only D．once

小題8:	A．before B．earlier C．later D．a(chǎn)fter

小題9:	A．moving B．returning C．staying D．leaving

小題10:

A．take B．have C．lose D．find

小題11:

A．wait B．go home C．stop D．come back

小題12:

A．shortly B．quickly C．badly D．early

小題13:

A．speak B．go C．rush D．delay

小題14:

A．buy B．present C．order D．provide

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)stonishment B．patience C．respect D．delight

小題16:

A．maybe B．go C．here D．now

小題17:

A．insisted B．a(chǎn)pologized C．replied D．demanded

小題18:

A．experience B．movement C．look D．face

小題19:

A．pleasure B．a(chǎn)nger C．sadness D．hopelessness

小題20:

A．plan B．flight C．voyage D．vacation

If you are planning on traveling, there are few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.
First of all, always check and double-check departure (出發(fā)) time. It is surprising how few people really do this carefully. Once I arrived at he airport a few minutes after ten. My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10:50. When I arrived at the airport, the person at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed. Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.
The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards (信用卡), it is still important to have some local money in cash (現(xiàn)金). Once I arrived at a place at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi but because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead. “Listen! I only take real money!” the driver said angrily. You can imagine how terrible I felt at that moment.
The third and the last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination(目的地) before you leave. I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome of Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.
小題1:Where is the writer most probably from?

A．Britain

B．The USA

C．Italy

D．Greece

小題2:When the writer found he had no dollars to pay the taxi driver, he      .

A．a(chǎn)sked the driver to give him a free ride

B．offered to pay in pounds

C．gave the driver some fake(假) money

D．tried to pay by credit card

小題3:Generally, in May the weather in London is     .

A．warm and dry	B．cold and dry
C．hot and wet	D．cool and rainy

小題4:The writer mainly tells us      .

A．how to make life easier

B．how to be well prepared for a trip

C．how to enjoy ourselves on trip

D．how to schedule our trip

John，an academically excellent young man，went to apply for a management position in a big company．The director did the last  36 ．
The director asked，“Who paid for your school fees?” John answered．“My  37 did．When I was young，my father  38 ．”Then he continued．“  39 was your mother?” John answered，“My mother worked as a  40 cleaner．”Hearing this, the director asked John to  41  his hands．John reached out his hands that were  42 and perfect．The director said，“I have a  43 ．when you go home，clean your mother’s hands and see me tomorrow．”
John felt  44 but did it．His tears fell  45 he cleaned his mother’s hands．He noticed  for the first time that her hands were so  46 ．Also John  47 that it was this pair of hands  that washed clothes every day to  48 him．After cleaning his mother’s hands，John  49 washed all the remaining clothes for her．
Next day，John went to the director’s office. Tears in eyes，John was asked to  50 his  feelings．“Now I know what is  51 ．Without my mother，there wouldn’t be the  52 me today．By helping my mother，I see how  53 it is to get something done．I have also come to know the value of family relationship．”
The director smiled，This is what I am  54 ．I want a person who can appreciate the help of others，a person who knows the sufferings of others and a person who  55 put money as his only goal in life．You are hired．”

小題1:	A．farewell B．job C．interview D．try

小題2:	A．tutors B．father C．parents D．mother

小題3:	A．died away B．passed away C．died out D．passed by

小題4:	A．What B．How C．Who D．Where

小題5:	A．carpet B．floor C．clothes D．window

小題6:	A．turn B．show C．wave D．shake

小題7:	A．clumsy B．dirty C．strong D．smooth

小題8:	A．request B．question C．wish D．choice

小題9:	A．embarrassed B．frightened C．confused D．inspired

小題10:

A．before B．a(chǎn)s C．since D．until

小題11:

A．slim B．warm C．soft D．rough

小題12:

A．realized B．believed C．insisted D．wondered

小題13:

A．sacrifice B．serve C．satisfy D．support

小題14:

A．modestly B．secretly C．quietly D．gently

小題15:

A．improve B．describe C．a(chǎn)waken D．hide

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)ppreciation B．cooperation C．qualification D．communication

小題17:

A．wealthy B．famous C．successful D．humorous

小題18:

A．firm B．exciting C．crazy D．tough

小題19:

A．looking through B．looking for C．looking at D．looking into

小題20:

A．shan’t B．needn’t C．won’t D．can’t

I went to my favorite restaurant one evening to have supper. I knew the owner very well. __36 _ I was waiting for the soup to arrive, I looked around to see if I knew anyone in the restaurant. It was __37_ that I noticed a man sitting at the corner table __38__ watching in my direction, as if he knew me. The man had a newspaper open __39__him, which he was __40__ to read, though all the while I could see that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought the soup, the man was clearly __41_ by the familiar way in which the waiter and I talked to each other. He became even more puzzled as time went on and it grew more and more obvious that I was well__ 42__ in the restaurant. In the end he got up and went to the kitchen. After a few minutes he came_ 43__ again, paid his bill and left without__ 44__ looking in my direction.
When I finished and was__ 45__ to pay my bill, I called the owner over and __46__him what the man had wanted. The owner at__47_ didn’t want to tell me. I __48__ “Well”, he said “ that man was a detective.” “__49__?” I said, much surprised. “he followed you here because he_ 50__ you were the man he was looking for,” the owner said. “He showed me a photo of the__51__ man. He certainly looked __52__ you! Of course since we know you here. I was able to make him __53 _that he had made a mistake.” “It’s__ 54__ I came to a restaurant where I’m where I’m known,” I said, “otherwise I __55__have been taken to police station!”
小題1:A While               B. After               C. Before              D. Until

小題2:	A．time B．then C．here D．there

小題3:	A．began B．enjoyed C．kept D．stopped

小題4:	A．behind B．over C．in front of D．beside

小題5:	A．pretending B．seen C．prepared D．hold

小題6:	A．frightened B．surprised C．puzzled D．pleased

小題7:	A．treated B．welcomed C．received D．known

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)round B．up C．in D．out

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)nother B．a(chǎn)ll C．a(chǎn)ny D．each

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)ble B．a(chǎn)bout C．willing D．a(chǎn)nxious

小題11:

A．told B．showed C．a(chǎn)sked D．gave

小題12:

A．last B．first C．least D．once

小題13:

A．insisted B．a(chǎn)pologized C．wondered D．regretted

小題14:

A．Certainly B．Really C．Why D．How

小題15:

A．knew B．found C．explain D．thought

小題16:

A．strange B．famous C．wanted D．curious

小題17:

A．for B．a(chǎn)t C．a(chǎn)fter D．like

小題18:

A．believe B．a(chǎn)gree C．remember D．learn

小題19:

A．necessary B．funny C．lucky D．clear

小題20:

A．need B．will C．can D．might

Standing on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers, a police officer saw a car moving slowly at 18 MPH. He  _36_ to himself, “This driver is just as  _37  as a speeder!” So __38 _ he turned on his lights and pulled the driver over.   39  the car, he noticed that   40  were five old ladies — two in the front seat and __41__three in the back, their eyes wide and faces white as ghosts. The driver, obviously   42_ , said to him, “Officer, I don’t understand. I was  _43__ exactly the speed limit!  _44__ seems to be the problem?” “Ma’am,” the officer replied, “You weren’t  _45__, but you should know that driving  _46__ than the speed limit can also be a(n) __47  to other drivers.” “Slower than the speed limit? No, sir, I was doing the speed limit exactly…Eighteen miles per hour!” The old woman said a bit __48_ . The police officer, trying to  _49_ a laugh, explained to her that “18” was the route number, _ 50_  the speed limit. A bit embarrassed, the old woman smiled and thanked the officer for  _51_ out her error. “But before I let you  _52_, Ma’am, I have to ask if everyone in this car is all right? These women seem very  _53_ and they didn’t make a single sound the whole time.”The police officer asked. “Oh, they will be all right  _54  a minute, officer. We just  _55__ Route 128.”

小題1:	A．turned B．thought C．came D．a(chǎn)greed

小題2:	A．dangerous B．well C．silly D．soon

小題3:	A．tightly B．immediately C．privately D．deadly

小題4:	A．Suspecting B．Blaming C．Starting D．Approaching

小題5:	A．those B．they C．there D．these

小題6:	A．other B．more C．else D．a(chǎn)nother

小題7:	A．confused B．worried C．delighted D．excited

小題8:	A．increasing B．reaching C．lowering D．doing

小題9:	A．How B．What C．When D．Where

小題10:

A．running B．breaking C．speeding D．concentrating

小題11:

A．slower B．safer C．faster D．higher

小題12:

A．guide B．demand C．a(chǎn)id D．danger

小題13:

A．nervously B．proudly C．roughly D．constantly

小題14:

A．control B．give C．make D．show

小題15:

A．or B．but C．not D．a(chǎn)nd

小題16:

A．pointing B．speaking C．taking D．squeezing

小題17:

A．drive B．go C．laugh D．run

小題18:

A．united B．exhausted C．worried D．tolerated

小題19:

A．in B．a(chǎn)fter C．for D．with

小題20:

A．sped up B．left out C．broke down D．got off

To see the world is one thing; to have someone to share it with is another. Indeed, travel becomes more interesting when you have a travel partner. A travel partner can be a close friend, a family member, a pal you’ve met online, or a business friend.
You can have someone to talk to
Traveling alone is fun, but wouldn’t you feel lonely? Having a travel partner can remove the feeling of loneliness. This is especially true if you can get a travel companion who is very familiar with the place you’re traveling to. You don’t have to ask any information from the locals, and you can increase the time you spend in the country.
                           
One of the major headaches in traveling is the costs involved. You can’t simply ignore the rising price of hotels or plane tickets. You should also think about your daily needs, such as your food. Of course, you can’t simply go back without bringing any souvenirs (紀(jì)念品) to your friends and family. All these can ruin your budget. However, when you have a travel friend, you can have someone to share the expenses with.
You can meet a good friend
Having a travel mate is a good way of meeting a new friend or even a lifelong partner. You can never count the number of couples who actually found their way into each other’s heart while traveling together in another country.
You can have someone to watch out for you
When you’re in a foreign land, you’ll never be really safe. You don’t know the rules as well as the culture of the people. A travel will be perfect to remind you of your duties in the country and to watch your back just in case you get lost. So why don’t you find a travel companion now!
Let’s find out how…
小題1:What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A．To introduce a travel company.

B．To encourage us to have a travel partner.

C．To explain how to be a perfect travel partner.

D．To tell an interesting experience with a travel partner.

小題2:What’s the best title for the 3rd paragraph?

A．You can have someone to share the expenses with

B．You can know the local culture well

C．You can enjoy food with your partner

D．You can save money by bargaining together

小題3:Which of the following statements agrees with the author’s opinion?

A．Traveling alone is not fun.

B．Buying souvenirs isn’t necessary.

C．Many people fall in love when traveling.

D．It’s better to choose a stranger as a travel partner.

小題4:Which of the following things is NOT mentioned?

A．A travel partner can help you take care of your child.

B．A travel partner can help get rid of loneliness.

C．A travel partner can help you save money.

D．A travel partner can make you safer.

Blood donation(獻(xiàn)血), also called blood banking, is a wonderful thing to do. It is an easy and direct way to contribute to social work and help the community. It helps to save lives and helps those who are in need of blood due to bad condition or the heavy loss of blood during operations or in accidents.
You are able to give or donate blood every three or four month, and it is a great way to make a huge difference to someone’s life and you can always be proud of it after making valuable contributions to society. Blood donation is not a big problem, but you need to keep a few points in mind.
Before donating blood, make sure that the ferrum (鐵) level in your body is high enough and for that you should take a healthy diet. Do not go for blood donation on an empty stomach. You should follow the correct process so that everything goes well. After having a balanced diet you will feel strong and comfortable to donate blood. Afterwards, you will not feel faint or weak.
For required hemoglobin (血紅蛋白) in your body, drink lots of juice and other drinks. Fruit juice, such as apple juice is very good for increasing the blood level in your body.
For a good blood flow（流動(dòng)） in your body, drink at least 6-7 glasses of water every day. Completely avoid a day before and after giving blood, taking alcohol (酒). Do not smoke half an hour before giving blood.
When you are going for blood donation, be relaxed, which helps keep the right blood pressure（血壓）. During the blood donation activity, take a deep breath and try to calm yourself. Don’t join in some other activities.
When you donate blood, you are making the effort to save someone’s life. Blood donation is a very simple and fast process, but you need to take care of yourself after donating blood. Proper care helps to reduce side effects. The following are a few tips that will help you out.
Take a rest for 15 minutes after the donation. It helps you to feel relaxed.
Eat something and drink juice before leaving the blood donation center. Make sure that you have meals after donating blood. Smoking should be avoided for one hour after the process. Avoid some activities right away, for example, driving.
Finally, be proud of yourself because you have done a great thing in helping to save someone’s life. Blood donation is a very important activity.

Title	Blood donation — an important activity
The 小題1:________ of blood donation	?小題2:_________to social work and the community ? Helping those people who suffer the loss of小題3:___________      ? Giving yourself a sense of pride
小題4:_________the donation	? Take a healthy 小題5:_______for a high ferrum level. ? Drink fruit juice for enough hemoglobin. ? Drink at least 6-7 glasses of water daily for a good 小題6:________ of blood. ? Avoid taking alcohol and小題7:____ cigarettes.
During the donation	? Relax and breathe小題8:_______ ?Never take part in other activities.
After the donation	? Take a rest. ? Don’t skip 小題9:__________. ? Don’t smoke until one hour later. ? Don’t join in some activities like driving 小題10:________

 

Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.
He got up one morning very late because he had forgotten to wind up his alarm clock. He tried to shave（刮臉）quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed he got blood all over his clean shirt, so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean needed ironing（熨）, so he ironed it. While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to read the electricity meter（表）. He showed him where the meter was, said good-bye and found that the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he decided he couldn’t go to work by bus. He telephoned for a taxi to take him to work. The taxi arrived and Harry got in and began to read the newspaper.
In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman with a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman happened to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was kept till 3 o’clock in the afternoon before the police were sure that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about four, his boss took a look at him and told him to go away and find another job.
小題1:Harry had__________________________.

A．a(chǎn) lucky day	B．a(chǎn)n unlucky day
C．a(chǎn) busy day	D．a(chǎn) good day

小題2:Put the following sentences into correct order according to the passage.
a. The man who read the electricity meter came.
b. Harry ironed his shirt.
c. Harry got blood all over his clean shirt.
d. There was a knock at the door.
e. Harry wore the shirt with blood on it.

A．a(chǎn), b, c, d, e	B．b, a, d, c, e
C．b, a, c, d, e	D．c, b, d, a, e

小題3:Why did Harry wear the shirt with blood on it?

A．The iron had burnt a hole in his clean shirt.

B．The only other needed ironing.

C．He had only one shirt.

D．He cut himself and got blood all over his shirt.

小題4:Harry was taken to the police station because         .

A．his taxi stopped outside his office and a policeman happened to be there

B．there was blood on his shirt and he was in a taxi

C．a(chǎn) man killed a woman with a knife

D．the murderer was seen to run away in a taxi

小題5:His boss told him to go away and find another job because           .

A．he had been kept by the police

B．there was blood on his shirt

C．he was late for work

D．he had killed a woman

Robby was 11 years old when his mother dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I  36  that students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby, but Robby said that it had been his mother’s  37  to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.
Hard  38  Robby tried, he lacked the basic sense of music. However, he persisted, and at the end of each weekly  39 , he always said, “My mom’s going to hear me play some day.” But it seemed  40 . He just did not have any gift for music.
I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby  41  or waited in her old car to  42  him up. She always  43  and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby  44  coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was  45 .
Several weeks later I was preparing my students for the upcoming recital(獨(dú)奏會(huì))  46  Robby came and asked me if he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf ... I’ve just got to  47 !” he insisted. I agreed.
The night for the recital came. The high school gymnasium was  48  with parents, friends and relatives. The recital went off well. Finally Robby came up on stage. I was  49  when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto(協(xié)奏曲) No. 21 in C Major. I was not  50  what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys. He played so  51  that everyone  52  to applaud him. In tears I ran up on  53 . “Oh, Robby! How did you do it?”
“Well, Miss Hondorf ... I kept on  54  at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, _55  she had cancer and passed away this morning. And well ... she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play ...”

小題1:	A．prefer B．imagine C．suppose D．wish

小題2:	A．plan B．belief C．need D．dream

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)lthough B．while C．a(chǎn)s D．if

小題4:	A．conference B．lesson C．test D．show

小題5:	A．successful B．senseless C．wonderful D．hopeless

小題6:	A．on B．in C．off D．a(chǎn)way

小題7:	A．pick B．put C．take D．hold

小題8:	A．waved B．sang C．jumped D．left

小題9:	A．finished B．broke C．stopped D．continued

小題10:

A．tired B．sick C．deaf D．unhappy

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)s B．since C．while D．when

小題12:

A．succeed B．learn C．play D．listen

小題13:

A．seated B．filled C．surrounded D．mixed

小題14:

A．surprised B．certain C．disappointed D．a(chǎn)ngry

小題15:

A．pleased with B．interested in C．eager for D．prepared for

小題16:

A．bad B．hard C．differently D．well

小題17:

A．raised B．rose C．lifted D．left

小題18:

A．platform B．stairs C．stage D．floor

小題19:

A．practising B．listening C．training D．performing

小題20:

A．luckily B．therefore C．however D．a(chǎn)ctually

Suppose you want to bring home a new cat and are looking for a way to really make it feel at home. Actually, all you need to do is buy some nice cat furniture and have it in place by the time you bring it into your home.
The first thing that you should prepare is a cat house. Two to three feet off the ground is the best height. If you don’t have enough room for a cat house, a cat bed is also a nice choice.
Once you have a nice spot where your cat can go to feel safe, then it’s time to get cat furniture that offers your pet a nice place to play. One nice choice is cat trees. Scratching posts (貓抓板) are another great idea if you are short in space, but still want to give your cat a nice place where it can claw (抓) at instead of your own furniture.
If you’re looking for a great way to shop for cat furniture, simply turn on your computer and do some online shopping. In no time will you be able to skim all the offerings from many online stores. What’s great is that you can easily compare products and their prices, so you can get what you want at the best possible price. And, probably the nicest thing about online shopping is that your purchases may be shipped right to you, so you don’t have to waste time making a trip to the store.
So, if you have brought a new cat into your home, make sure that home is an inviting one by buying some new cat furniture. Without it, your cat might feel lost and unsafe, which you definitely do not want to happen.
小題1:What should you do first before you bring a cat home?

A．Find a proper place for the cat to sleep.

B．Buy a cat house and some cat furniture.

C．Learn how to take care of the cat.

D．Know how to buy cat furniture online.

小題2: According to the author, the first concern for a cat house is __________.

A．its height

B．its size

C．its price

D．safety

小題3:What is the best choice for your cat to play with if you have little room?

A．The cat bed.	B．Scratching posts.
C．Your own furniture.	D．Cat trees.

小題4:What is the author’s advice on shopping for cat furniture?

A．Compare products and their prices and get the cheapest ones.

B．Try to save time and money when you buy cat furniture.

C．Do some online shopping and get products with reasonable prices.

D．Buy furniture that can be shipped to you as quickly as possible.