People say one man's trash(垃圾) is another man's treasure. That     comes to me as I    the house purchased in 1962 by my parents. My mother passed away in 1996. My father left the house    my sister and me when he died a few months ago.
After Dad was     , we looked around the     house where we grew up and that Dad loved so much. At first we felt so     all the stuff(東西) left. Like so many of their generation, my parents     everything. And like many in my generation, we faced anxious     about what to abandon and what to keep.
As we started throwing out old phone books and every medical bill from every     my parents ever saw, I also     many hidden treasures. Mom's pocketbook was in their bedroom closet, which had everything in it,     her hairbrush with hair, as if she were still here. And Dad, who was a World War II veteran(退伍兵) and a world traveler,      everything -- from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the     . The letters he wrote during the war     his thoughts as a young man. Later, in the basement, I     our old kitchen table, which brought back     of my parents and sister and me having breakfast together.
I'm realizing all these things     my parents' life journey. Each time I go to     , I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents I     knew.     , from the shabby furniture to all the hidden treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world.

小題1:	A．coincidence B．goal C．principle D．thought

小題2:	A．looked for B．looked through C．looked into D．looked after

小題3:	A．to B．for C．with D．by

小題4:	A．retired B．ill C．gone D．injured

小題5:	A．clean B．strange C．empty D．modern

小題6:	A．pleased with B．familiar with C．a(chǎn)stonished at D．disappointed at

小題7:	A．saved B．enjoyed C．purchased D．designed

小題8:	A．decisions B．bargains C．challenges D．responsibilities

小題9:	A．person B．doctor C．neighbor D．child

小題10:

A．bought B．discovered C．buried D．lost

小題11:

A．just B．even C．only D．yet

小題12:

A．liked B．bought C．kept D．lost

小題13:

A．countryside B．school C．college D．a(chǎn)rmy

小題14:

A．receive B．direct C．sense D．describe

小題15:

A．repaired B．cleaned C．spotted D．set

小題16:

A．introductions B．memories C．descriptions D．communications

小題17:

A．represented B．recognized C．instructed D．confirmed

小題18:

A．the supermarket B．church C．my office D．the house

小題19:

A．merely B．a(chǎn)lways C．really D．never

小題20:

A．Everything B．Nothing C．Anything D．Something

Children find meanings in their old family tales.  
When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker,        all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times when his strong-minded grandfather was nearly         , he loaded his family into the car and          them to see family members in Canada with a         , “There are more important things in life than money.”
The          took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a          house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was          that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t. Instead, their reaction echoed (重復(fù)) their great-grandfather’s. What they          about was how warm the people were in the house and how much of their heart was accessible.
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children through           times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon (現(xiàn)象) reflects a growing         in telling tales, evidenced (證明) by a rise in storytelling events and festivals.
A university          of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to          parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.
The          is telling the stories in a way children can hear. We’re not talking here about the kind of story that         , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow.” Instead, we should choose a story suited (適合) to the child’s         , and make eye contact to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children what they should take from the story and what the moral is.

小題1:	A．missed B．lost C．forgot D．ignored

小題2:	A．friendless B．worthless C．penniless D．homeless

小題3:	A．fetched B．a(chǎn)llowed C．expected D．took

小題4:	A．hope B．promise C．suggestion D．belief

小題5:	A．tale B．a(chǎn)greement C．a(chǎn)rrangement D．report

小題6:	A．large B．small C．new D．grand

小題7:	A．surprised B．a(chǎn)nnoyed C．disappointed D．worried

小題8:	A．talked B．cared C．wrote D．heard

小題9:	A．good B．hard C．old D．modern

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)rgument B．skill C．interest D．a(chǎn)nxiety

小題11:

A．study B．design C．party D．staff

小題12:

A．provide B．retell C．support D．refuse

小題13:

A．trouble B．gift C．fact D．trick

小題14:

A．means B．ends C．begins D．proves

小題15:

A．needs B．a(chǎn)ctivities C．hobbies D．habits

There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health, wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.
People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend (冒犯) many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was sounded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have realized its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.
Although in fact it is chiefly all act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others: nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrong doings. These people should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.
小題1:People who are unhappy                   ．

A．a(chǎn)lways consider things differently from others

B．usually are affected by the results of certain things

C．usually misunderstand what others think or say

D．a(chǎn)lways discover the unpleasant side of certain things

小題2:The phrase “sour the pleasure of society” most probably means“              .”

A．have a good taste with social life	B．make others unhappy
C．tend to scold others openly	D．enjoy the pleasure of life

小題3:We can conclude from the passage that__________.

A．we should pity all such unhappy people

B．such unhappy people are dangerous to social life

C．people can get rid of the habit of unhappiness

D．unhappy people can not understand happy persons

小題4:If such unhappy persons insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people should_______.

A．prevent any communication with them

B．show respect and politeness to them

C．persuade them to recognize the bad effects

D．quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes

小題5:In this passage, the writer mainly __________.

A．describes two types of people

B．laughs at the unhappy people

C．suggests the unhappy people should get rid of the habits of unhappiness

D．tells people how to be unhappy in life

Maybe it is true that we do not know what we have got until we lose it, but it is also true that we do not know what we have been missing until it arrives. Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Do not expect love in return; but if it does not, be content it grows in yours.
It takes an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. Do not rely on one's appearance, it can deceive. Do not rely on wealth, even that fades away. Rely on someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them.
Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.
Always put yourself in others' shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.
The happiest of people do not necessarily gave the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Happiness waits for those who cry, those who have been hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tired, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.
The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past. You cannot go on well in life until you let your past failures and heartaches go off.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
小題1:The writer thinks the trouble with some people is that they __________.

A．a(chǎn)lways take a long view about problems

B．look at problems all-sidedly

C．can be good at doing with problems

D．deal with problems one-sidedly

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

A．We often don't know what we have lost until it happens.

B．If it takes you an hour to love someone, you will easily forget her.

C．If you give someone your love, you are sure that she will give her love to you in return.

D．If someone accepts your love and he doesn’t give you his love in return, you should be angry with him.

小題3:If you put yourself in another's position, ___________.

A． you should depend on wealth

B．you shouldn't do those things that will hurt you and other people

C．you will do what you want to do however dangerous it is to people

D．you should depend on other people

小題4:In the last paragraph of the passage, the writer is actually telling us that a man in the world should be one who __________.

A．can accept the suggestions made by others

B．can live happily and forget the past

C．does good for the people and is respected by them

D．has made a lot of money for himself when he dies

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. So, I really ___whether there is love between my parents. Everyday they are very busy ___ to earn money to pay the high schooling for me. They don’t act in the ___ways that I read in books or I see in on TV, and sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even_____.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt(被子). I asked her if there was ___between them. She stopped her work and raised her head with____. Then she bowered her head and ____sewing the quilt. I was very ___because I thought I had hurt her. But after a few minutes, she said, “l(fā)ook at this thread. Sometimes it ___, but most of the time it disappears in the quilt. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can___ seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there, and makes the quilt____.” I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her___ the next spring.
My mother suddenly got sick seriously and had to stay in the hospital for a one-month treatment. Every morning and dusk after she___ from the hospital, my father___ my mother walking slowly on the country road. There were beautiful flowers, green grass and tress, and the sun gently shine them___ the leaves. All of these___ the most beautiful picture in the world. ___ their eyes, I know they love each other deeply. From this experience, I ___ that love was just a ___ in the quilt of our life. Love is __ making life strong and warm.

小題1:	A．believe B．hesitate C．know D．doubt

小題2:	A．keeping B．willing C．trying D．learning

小題3:	A．magic B．romantic C．a(chǎn)verage D．special

小題4:	A．unsuitable B．impolite C．uneasy D．impossible

小題5:	A．difference B．love C．similarity D．fight

小題6:	A．surprise B．a(chǎn)nger C．smile D．calm

小題7:	A．finished B．continued C．forgot D．considered

小題8:	A．excited B．worried C．shocked D．disappointed

小題9:	A．exists B．works C．a(chǎn)ppears D．breaks

小題10:

A．easily B．hardly C．simply D．usually

小題11:

A．long-lasting B．long-dated C．long-suffering D．long-winded

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)fter B．before C．until D．since

小題13:

A．returned B．escaped C．remained D．heard

小題14:

A．led B．let C．caught D．helped

小題15:

A．from B．through C．a(chǎn)cross D．throughout

小題16:

A．made with B．made up C．made into D．made of

小題17:

A．Reading B．Watching C．Seeing D．Checking

小題18:

A．expected B．realized C．noticed D．thread

小題19:

A．material B．design C．color D．thread

小題20:

A．everywhere B．inside C．a(chǎn)nywhere D．outside

There is a problem each of us faces in following advice on emotional healing: apologizing is difficult. We are trapped in what we think of ourselves by holding onto our pride. We can be selfish and not willing to admit our most obvious mistakes. Pride eats away at us as we argue or ignore the mistake.
It's happened to me. I have had too much pride and selfishness to apologize to a loved one I hurt. When I did want to apologize, I couldn't bring myself to face the other person. This is the pride I'm talking about. Maybe apologies come difficult for men because they're expected to be dominant. It's like the joke that a man never asks for directions when lost. Ladies are more emotionally open than guys and are willing to express it. Still, both genders wonder how to correctly apologize.
In shifting the focus on apologizing away from you, what does not apologizing do to other people? They feel hurt that you are not willing to communicate your mistake. They lose trust in you as you hide behind your mistake avoiding reality. They become angry with you, wondering why you do not tell them the truth. They may begin to counter your lack of apologies by not apologizing themselves and from this the relationship goes downhill as the two of you get caught in a power struggle.
You need to communicate your mistakes. A mistake you made is like a scratch and by not apologizing you are making the scratch a deeper wound and rubbing salt into it. You need to stop hurting the other person and yourself by learning to apologize. There is real power in apologizing and emotional healing.
小題1:Why are men more unwilling to make apologies?

A．They don't intend to hurt other people.

B．They expect others to forgive them.

C．They don't want to be considered weak.

D．They aren't good at expressing themselves.

小題2:What bad effect will there be if you refuse to apologize for your mistakes?

A．Other people won't pay attention to you.

B．You will lose confidence in yourself.

C．You won't be forgiven even if you tell the truth.

D．The friendship will get hurt and go worse.

小題3:From the last paragraph, it can be inferred that              .

A．communication can stop you making mistakes

B．mistakes would turn into deeper scratches

C．a(chǎn)pologizing is good for you and other people

D．a(chǎn)pologizing is the most powerful in emotional healing

While reading a story on 20-somethings complaining about how the economy is ruining their life plans, I couldn't help but think the 20-somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children who grow up expecting everything to be easy for them. As a 20-something myself, I certainly share their disappointment –my husband and I probably won't be able to buy a house until we're in our forties, and we two are burdened by student loans. But why should it be different? Being young people in America, shouldn't they take up all of the challenges and opportunities that this country offers?
Consider some of these views shared in the story: Jennifer, 29, owner of a two-bedroom apartment with her husband, worries that she won't be able to have children for at least a decade because they can't afford to buy a house yet.
I read that, and I thought what planet she is living on where you need to own a house in order to have kids? Has she ever visited a developing country, or even downtown areas in this one? Home ownership is a luxury, not a fertility requirement.
A 26-year-old man in the story is disappointed that he can't afford to get a Ph. D. in literature. Well, that sounds a bit like expressing disappointment that no one will pay you to write poetry on the beach in Thailand for five years.
Yes, it's sad that these young people feel so lost. But I think the problem is their extremely high expectations, not economic reality. Beth Kobliner, author of Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, says that she thinks people's expectations grow up when their wealth appears to be increasing. Their parents probably see their home values rise along with their investments. "So we have people who have grown up in an environment where people have great expectations of what living well means," says Kobliner.
This recession will certainly play a role in forcing those expectations into more realistic group. In the meantime, it seems much better for our mental health to focus on being grateful—for our one-bedroom apartments, for living in modern cities, or perhaps just for being able to eat three meals a day—than on longing for some kind of luxurious life.
小題1:What makes the author think the 20-somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children?

A．They expect everything to be easy for them.

B．They complain that the economy is ruining their life plans.

C．They are unwilling to face all of the challenges.

D．They are burdened by student loans.

小題2:Which of the following is NOT one of the complaints of the 20-somethings?
A. They can't have children for at least a decade for they can't afford to buy a house.
B. They have only a one-bedroom apartment to live in.
C. They can't buy a house until 40 and are burdened by student loans.
D. They despair of not being able to afford to get a Ph. D. in literature.
小題3:What's Kobliner's attitude towards the 20-somethings with high expectations ?

A．Unbearable.

B．Opposing.

C．Doubtful.

D．Understanding.

小題4:What is the best title for this passage?

A．Young people afford to continue their education

B．Young people can't afford to buy a house

C．Young people's high expectations lead to despair

D．The 20-somethings' high expectations

Rented Boyfriends
Taobao. com, China's largest online marketplace, is never short of bizarre offers.
And here is the latest one: boyfriends for rent.
A rented boyfriend can do the following: accompanying the girl to visit friends and families, go shopping, having meals and even getting a kiss out of courtesy. The charge is by the hour.
The services become hot with the approach of the Spring Festival, the most important festival for family reunions.
In China, parents especially worry about unmarried daughters.
Single women will have to face the same old question at the family dinner table: have you got a boyfriend?
And for those who haven't found their Mr. Rights, renting a boyfriend emerges as a solution.
So, which men are willing to offer that service?
“I offer such a service only because I'm bored and know fewer female friends at work," said Ding Hui, 27, a salesman in the plastic industry in Shanghai, with a monthly salary of more than 10,000 yuan.
He rented himself twice last year: during the Spring Festival and National Day. His customers were two 28-year-old women.
He charged 3,000 yuan each, and the customer had to cover his round-trip tickets, accommodations and bought him clothes to make him look smart.
More than 260 rent-a-boyfriend services can be found on the taobao.com, with the number climbing.
An anonymous female netizen, who claimed to have rented a boyfriend, said on the website, "My parents are very satisfied, so my pressure is greatly reduced."
Another comment read, "It's good that I've achieved the wish of my parents."
小題1:On which site can women rent boyfriends?  (within 4 words )
                                                                                   
小題2:How does a rented boyfriend get paid? (within 3 words)
                                                                                  
小題3:What question may single women have to face at the family dinner table? (within 5 words)
                                                                                   
小題4:What did Ding Hui’s customer have to pay besides his service?(within 18 words )
                                                                                   
小題5:For what reasons do single women rent boyfriends? ( within 15 words)
                                                                                   

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑
Long long ago, a child was ready to be born. So one day he        God, “They tell me you are sending me to        tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so        and helpless?”
God replied, “Among the many       , I chose one for you. She will be        for you and will take care of you.”
But the child wasn’t        he really wanted to go. “But tell me, here in Heaven, I don’t do        but sing and smile, that’s      for me to be happy.”
“Your angel will sing for you and will also        for you every day. And you will       your angel’s love and be happy.”
“And        am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me.” The child continued, “if I don’t know the        that men talk?”
God patted him on the head and said, “your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet        you will ever hear, and with much        and care, your angel will teach you how to      .”
“And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”
“Your angel will place your        together and will teach you how to pray.”
“I’ve heard that on earth there are bad men, who will        me?”
“Your angel will defend you even if it means        her life!”
And then God        the child on the shoulder and said, “Your angel’s name is not        to remember. You will simply call her Mommy.”

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)sked B．a(chǎn)nswered C．taught D．told

小題2:	A．heaven B．hell C．earth D．space

小題3:	A．big B．small C．strong D．stupid

小題4:	A．nurses B．doctors C．teachers D．a(chǎn)ngels

小題5:	A．hiding B．waiting C．heading D．voting

小題6:	A．sure B．urgent C．conscious D．impressive

小題7:	A．a(chǎn)nything B．something C．everything D．nothing

小題8:	A．much B．little C．few D．enough

小題9:	A．clear B．dive C．smile D．react

小題10:

A．damage B．feel C．govern D．resign

小題11:

A．when B．why C．how D．whether

小題12:

A．language B．meaning C．topic D．politics

小題13:

A．poems B．stories C．a(chǎn)rguments D．words

小題14:

A．strength B．patience C．warning D．thinking

小題15:

A．sing B．dance C．speak D．paint

小題16:

A．hands B．feet C．a(chǎn)rms D．legs

小題17:

A．replace B．convert C．educate D．protect

小題18:

A．burying B．risking C．experiencing D．a(chǎn)ttacking

小題19:

A．hit B．ruined C．touched D．cleaned

小題20:

A．hard B．easy C．strange D．convenient

On the night of November 14, 1978,a six-year-old Korean boy was flying to the United  States. All he knew was that he was on a plane heading for somewhere. The plane landed at  Kennedy International Airport, where he was greeted by a family. This young boy was me.
I have grown up in a town where there were few Asians, so I stuck out in the crowd. I  made friends quickly and they treated me just like anyone else. You may ask if anyone made  fun of my appearance. Well, of course, I met that' kind of person. I just shrugged it off.
As an adopted child, I have something that others don't have. I have had the benefit of two  families. I'm lucky to have got a chance to start a new life. But we must try never to forget our  past. Someday I will go back to Korea to find out what kind of culture I left behind.
There is only one thing that I regret about being adopted. When I argue with my parents and they realize they are losing the argument, they sometimes wonder what I would be doing if  I were back in Korea. I don't understand this because I thought the purpose of adopting  someone was to give them a better chance of growing up in a family. Some day when I am  older, I want to adopt a girl and raise her the way my parents have raised me, but I would do it  better, for I know what went well and what did not.  
小題1:We learn that when the writer was on the way to his new family,______.

A．he was with his own parents

B．he was very happy and excited

C．he was about ten years old then

D．he didn't know he was going to be adopted

小題2:If someone sticks out in the crowd, it means that he/she_______.

A．is very good-looking

B．is very kind-hearted

C．is easily noticed by others

D．is disliked by others

小題3:When the writer was made fun of by others, he _______.

A．was deeply hurt

B．wanted to go back to Korea

C．didn’t care about it that much

D．tried to make friends with them

小題4:What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A．The writer wants to forget his past.

B．The writer isn't sad about being adopted.

C．The writer isn't interested in Korean culture.

D．The writer aren't know anything about Korea.

小題5:What does the writer want to do when he is older?
A Go back to live with his parents in Korea.
B. Tell his parents what they have done wrong.
C. Find out how to raise children in a better way.
D. Adopt a girl and raise her in a good way.