I learned all about taking responsibility from my mother’s tough love. My mom had a wonderful way of helping you        up and realize that your life is going to be what you make it.
She had this circular way of      you took responsibility for your decisions and the person you would      . She would say,“ It' s your      .”      “What you want and what you get are sometimes two       different things.” And then, “No one ever said life was fair.” And she would      these comments together in such a way that you could never      an argument, and yet, the      was that you realized your life is going to be what you make it.
So I might go to my mom and say, “I’d like to      football”. And she would say, “Well, it's your life. If you want to go out there and get      and hurt and break your knees and limp around the rest of your life, that' s fine.” That is      I would say, “Well, you know, that won’t       . I' m really fast.” And she would reply, “Well, we don’t really have the money.” And then I would     , “Yes but that' s not fair.” And she would reply, “ Well, life isn’t      .” Then I would say, “But I’ve been itching to." And she would reply, “Yes, but what you want and what you get are usually two entirely different things.”
It was the combination of these       that allowed my mother to lead me down the right path under her      but let me feel as if I was making the decisions      my own. The sum total of that    was, in the end, you’re      for the life you lead. That' s the best advice I’ve ever gotten.

小題1:	A．light B．open C．grow D．keep

小題2:	A．promising B．ensuring C．ignoring D．noticing

小題3:	A．protect B．envy C．refuse D．become

小題4:	A．fault B．life C．progress D．turn

小題5:	A．Then B．But C．Now D．However

小題6:	A．increasingly B．a(chǎn)pproximately C．completely D．occasionally

小題7:	A．combine B．remind C．a(chǎn)nswer D．publish

小題8:	A．lose B．doubt C．win D．raise

小題9:	A．belief B．reason C．mistake D．result

小題10:

A．quit B．play C．buy D．watch

小題11:

A．beaten up B．dressed up C．divided D．closed up

小題12:

A．what B．how C．when D．which

小題13:

A．fail B．work C．last D．happen

小題14:

A．take B．go C．make D．catch

小題15:

A．fair B．cosy C．hard D．special

小題16:

A．comments B．descriptions C．techniques D．messages

小題17:

A．temper B．influence C．a(chǎn)ctivity D．success

小題18:

A．for B．on C．over D．beyond

小題19:

A．mind B．a(chǎn)ccount C．deal D．a(chǎn)dvice

小題20:

A．famous B．responsible C．sorry D．thankful

I was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help. After all, I was a teenager girl, and I couldn't bear people to look at me and think I was not like them. I must have been a terrible danger on the roads, coming across me wandering through the traffic; motorists probably would have to step rapidly on their brakes. Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work.
One evening, I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I ran into something. "I'm awfully sorry," I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. When it happened a third time, I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost. This was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop, which was a request stop, where the bus wouldn't stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived.
Generally in this situation, because I hated showing I was blind by asking for help, I tried to guess at the sound. Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away. In the end, I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help.
But on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop; it seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass, or I thought I did. But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself, I let them all go by. I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one. Then I gave up. I decided to walk on to the next stop.
小題1:The girl refused to ask for help because she thought_________

A．she might be recognized

B．a(chǎn)sking for help looked silly

C．she was normal and independent

D．being found blind was embarrassing

小題2:After the girl got off the bus that evening, she_________.

A．began to run

B．hit a person as usual

C．hit a lamppost by accident

D．was caught by something

小題3:At the request stop that evening, the girl___________.

A．stopped a big lorry

B．stopped the wrong bus

C．made no attempt to stop the bus

D．was not noticed by other people

小題4:What was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus? _________

A．Other vehicles also stopped there.

B．It was unreliable for making judgments.

C．More lorries than buses responded to the girl.

D．It took too much time for the girl to catch the bus

It was already late when we set out for the next town,       according to the map was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the      
There we felt     that we would find a bed     the night. Darkness fell soon after we left the village, but luckily we met       as we drove fast along the narrow winding road that       the hills. As we climbed      , it became colder and rain began to fall,       it difficult at times to see the road. I asked John, my companion, to drive more      .
After we had traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town which was    on the map. We were beginning to get     . Then without warning the car stopped. A quick    showed that we had run out of petrol. Although we had little food with us, we decided to      the night in the car.
Our meal was soon over. I tried to go to sleep at once,    John, who was a     sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk       the hills. Soon he came back. From the top of the hill he had seen, in the valley below, the      of the town we were looking for. We at once unloaded all our luggage and with a great effort,    to push the car to the top of the hill. Then we went back to the luggage, loaded the car again and set off down the hill.   less than a quarter of an hour we were in the town, where we found a         quite easily.

小題1:	A．which B．it C．where D．that

小題2:	A．rivers B．villages C．towns D．hills

小題3:	A．surprised B．sure C．pleased D．a(chǎn)fraid

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)t B．in C．through D．for

小題5:	A．everybody B．somebody C．nobody D．a(chǎn)nybody

小題6:	A．got to B．a(chǎn)rrived C．led to D．belonged to

小題7:	A．taller B．faster C．lower D．higher

小題8:	A．getting B．thinking C．causing D．making

小題9:	A．certainly B．slowly C．carefully D．surely

小題10:

A．set B．marked C．built D．drawn

小題11:

A．worried B．excited C．cold D．warm

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)ttention B．operation C．examination D．information

小題13:

A．live B．spend C．spare D．stay

小題14:

A．since B．though C．so D．but

小題15:

A．poor B．fast C．quick D．heavy

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)cross B．through C．down D．up

小題17:

A．map B．lights C．bus D．situation

小題18:

A．ought B．tried C．managed D．succeeded

小題19:

A．For B．In C．Since D．At

小題20:

A．hotel B．friend C．policeman D．cinema

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Every fast-food employee knows that the drive-through window is the worst position. The window sticks with constant ice; the roar of engines hurts your     ; your words are lost in the howling wind.
On a        afternoon, everything changed.
Every once in a while, the sub-zero temperatures seal a        windows shut. Drivers don’t exactly enjoy having to stand outside in the cold,       their orders into a speaker box, when they expect to drive through on their heated leather seats. In such cases, most customers tend to show their annoyance to the employees.
This woman was       .
“I’ll get the next car’s        as well,” she said as she came up to the window to pay. She stood outside,        much snow on her hair. Though she was obviously freezing, her bright        lit up her face like a fire.
“You can’t        their drinks,” I said, confused and tired.
“No, but I’ll buy them,” she said. “Pay it forward and all that.”
Completely puzzled, I charged her as       , and when the next customer arrived at the window I explained what had just happened. I watched as his         changed — first angry to be out in the cold, then        at the random act of kindness, and finally, delighted by his     .
“I suppose I’ll pay for the next order then,” he replied, nodding and waving at the impatient driver       him. He        over the cash and received his pre-paid hot drink.
The trend continued. Customers arrived annoyed, only to leave        and pleased. Some were shocked to spend much more than they had expected,        others ended up receiving their order for less than half the price.
Five vehicles passed, then ten, then twenty. No one refused to pay. Customers stood at my window          a fist-full of change to buy drinks for a complete stranger. Cars drove off, honking (鳴笛) and          their thanks.
It only takes one customer, one person, to change the entire        of traffic. It only takes one moment, one smile, to warm up even the coldest of days.

小題1:	A．ears B．hands C．feet D．back

小題2:	A．freezing B．sunny C．warm D．usual

小題3:	A．truck’s B．vehicle’s C．car’s D．lorry’s

小題4:	A．offering B．throwing C．screaming D．cancelling

小題5:	A．polite B．a(chǎn)ngry C．popular D．different

小題6:	A．number B．coffee C．fee D．order

小題7:	A．covering B．increasing C．gathering D．falling

小題8:	A．eyes B．smile C．hair D．a(chǎn)nnoyance

小題9:	A．pay B．take C．buy D．bring

小題10:

A．instructed B．requested C．directed D．suggested

小題11:

A．gesture B．expression C．figure D．feeling

小題12:

A．inspired B．upset C．surprised D．disappointed

小題13:

A．turn B．sense C．deed D．luck

小題14:

A．beyond B．before C．beside D．behind

小題15:

A．took B．looked C．handed D．thought

小題16:

A．shy B．calm C．a(chǎn)nxious D．regretful

小題17:

A．while B．since C．a(chǎn)s D．unless

小題18:

A．making B．emptying C．lying D．holding

小題19:

A．explaining B．sending C．introducing D．casting

小題20:

A．jam B．row C．flow D．line

Three boys and three girls boarded the bus to Fort Lauderdale, dreaming of golden beaches as the gray cold of New York disappeared behind them. They noticed an old man, who sat in front of them, dressed in a plain, ill-fitting suit, never     , and his dusty face     his age. 
He was    in his seat like a stone, and the young people began to      about him, trying to     his life and his age. Deep into the night, outside Washington, one of the girls went up to him and introduced herself. “Want some wine?” He took    the glass and drank.
Slowly and       he told his story. His name was Vingo, he had been in     in New York for the past four years, and now he was going home. “When I was in prison I wrote to my wife,” he said. “I told her that I was going to be away for a long time, and that if she couldn't     it, if the kids kept asking questions, if it     too much, she could just forget me, I'd understand.”
“Last week, knowing I would be     , I wrote her again. We used to live in Brunswick and there's a big oak tree just as you come into town. I told her that if she would     me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and I'd     and come home with her. If she didn't       me, forget it, no handkerchief, and I'd go on through.”
　　“Wow,” the girl exclaimed. She told the others, and soon all of them put their faces against the window, waiting for the       of Brunswick.
Then Brunswick was ten miles, and then five. Then, suddenly, all of the young people were up out of their seats, screaming       , all except Vingo. Vingo sat there     , looking at the oak tree. It was almost        with yellow handkerchiefs, 20 of them, 30 of them, maybe hundreds, a tree that stood like a huge flag of      , blowing in the wind. As the young people shouted, the old man rose and      his way to the front of the bus to go home.

小題1:	A．moving B．leaning C．stopping D．heading

小題2:	A．proved B．masked C．betrayed D．a(chǎn)bandoned

小題3:	A．rooted B．a(chǎn)nnoyed C．relaxed D．a(chǎn)larmed

小題4:	A．hear B．care C．wonder D．speak

小題5:	A．bother B．describe C．imagine D．know

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)way B．in C．out D．over

小題7:	A．terribly B．eagerly C．painfully D．casually

小題8:	A．hospital B．prison C．company D．work

小題9:	A．support B．believe C．stand D．ignore

小題10:

A．lasted B．influenced C．cost D．hurt

小題11:

A．hopeless B．convenient C．successful D．free

小題12:

A．take B．refuse C．call D．write

小題13:

A．get out B．get off C．get on D．get in

小題14:

A．remember B．believe C．miss D．a(chǎn)ccept

小題15:

A．entrance B．beauty C．existence D．a(chǎn)pproach

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)mazingly B．joyfully C．definitely D．desperately

小題17:

A．shocked B．puzzled C．terrified D．depressed

小題18:

A．covered B．surrounded C．spotted D．dotted

小題19:

A．wishes B．welcome C．victory D．success

小題20:

A．felt B．forced C．made D．pushed

Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans．With each passing day everyone became more ____ waiting for the final school bell．Upon its ____ everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes．I had often ____ what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so ____ for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves．But something made David ____．I can still remember he was always ____ a smile and willing to help．He always ____ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor．We never talked much．He ____ just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly ____ home.
Weeks passed and the ____ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of ____ before the holiday break．I smiled in ___ as the last of them hurried out the door．Turning around I saw David ____ standing by my desk.
“I have something for you，” he said and ____ from behind his back a small box．____ it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it．I lifted the lid and to my ____ saw nothing．I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s ____.”
“Oh no it isn’t，” said David．“It’s full of love．My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes ____ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given ____ to．After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ___ the little empty box set on my desk.

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)nxious B．courageous C．serious D．cautious

小題2:	A．warning B．ringing C．calling D．yelling

小題3:	A．scolded B．wondered C．realized D．learned

小題4:	A．modestly B．naturally C．inaccurately D．inappropriately

小題5:	A．popular B．upset C．special D．funny

小題6:	A．expressing B．delivering C．wearing D．sharing

小題7:	A．practiced B．wandered C．studied D．stayed

小題8:	A．would B．should C．might D．could

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)im at B．turn to C．put off D．head for

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)rgument B．excitement C．movement D．judgment

小題11:

A．school B．year C．education D．program

小題12:

A．relief B．return C．vain D．control

小題13:

A．weakly B．sadly C．quietly D．helplessly

小題14:

A．searched B．found C．raised D．pulled

小題15:

A．Holding B．Handing C．Sending D．Leaving

小題16:

A．delight B．expectation C．a(chǎn)ppreciation D．surprise

小題17:

A．cheap B．empty C．useless D．improper

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)s B．until C．because D．though

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)dvice B．support C．a(chǎn)ttention D．command

小題20:

A．from B．behind C．over D．towards

Dear XXX,　
As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind.

Do your best in classes, but don’t let pressure get to you. If you graduate and learn something in your four years, we would feel happy. Your Columbia degree will take you far, even if you don’t graduate with honors. So please don't give yourself pressure. The only thing that matters is that you learned. The only measurement you should use is that you tried.
Most importantly, make friends and be happy. College friends are often the best in life, because during college you are closer to them physically than to your family. Also, going through independence and adulthood is a natural bonding (結(jié)合的) experience. Pick a few friends and become really close to them — pick the ones who are genuine and sincere to you. Don’t worry about their hobbies, grades, looks, or even personalities. If you think you like someone, tell her. You have very little to lose. People are not perfect, so as long as they are genuine and sincere, trust them and be good to them. They will give back. This is my secret of success — that I am genuine with people and trust them (unless they do something to lose my trust).
College is the four years where you have:
　　?the greatest amount of free time
　　?the first chance to be independent
　　?the most flexibility to change
　　?the lowest risk for making mistakes
So please treasure your college years – make the best of your free time, become an independent thinker in control of your destiny. May Columbia become the happiest four years in your life, and may you blossom into just what you dream to be.
Love,
XXX
小題1:What is the most probable relationship between the writer and the receiver of the letter?

A．Friends.	B．A parent and his or her daughter.
C．A teacher and a student.	D．Sisters.

小題2:Which of the following suggestions is not given to the receiver in the letter?

A．How to adapt to the college life quickly.

B．To make new friends.

C．To learn to be independent in thinking.

D．Not to make herself under much pressure in grades.

小題3:According to the writer of the letter, college is a time _______.

A．during which one may make mistakes

B．during which one has little free time

C．during which it is hard for one to change

D．during which one needs to learn to be independent

More than four out of five people admit to telling little white lies at least once a day and the preferred way of “being economical with the truth” is to use technology such as cellphones, text messages and e-mails, a survey said last Thursday. The research found that “techno-treachery （高科技說謊）” was widespread with nearly 75 percent of people saying gadgets (小器具) made it easier to fib (撒小謊). Just over half of the respondents （被調(diào)查者） said using gadgets made them feel less guilty when telling a lie than doing it face to face. The workplace was a favorite location for fibbing with 67 percent of the 1,487 respondents admitting they had lied at work. The top lie was pretending to be ill (43 percent), followed by saying work had been completed when it hadn’t (23 percent). Worryingly for bosses 18 percent said they lied to hide a big mistake. But, employers were not the only ones on the receiving end of dishonest statements. Just over 40 percent of the respondents said they had lied to their families or partners. Key topics to lie about were: buying new clothes or the cost of them (37 percent), how good someone looked in something (35 percent), how much they had eaten (35 percent) and drunk (31 percent) and how much they weighed (32 percent).
小題1:The underlined phrase “being economical with the truth” probably means______.

A．telling lies

B．making apologies

C．feeling guilty

D．a(chǎn)dmitting mistakes

小題2: It can be inferred(推斷) from the passage that ______.

A．employers sometimes lie to their employees, too

B．75% of people have ever lied to someone

C．without gadgets, people may feel more pressure when telling white lies

D．more people lie to their family than to their bosses

小題3:Which of the following is NOT  TRUE according to the passage?

A．Cell phones make people more likely to lie.

B．Some people might lie to their bosses when they are not doing their work well.

C．40% of employers admit that they have lied to their families or partners.

D．Nearly 1,500 people were questioned in the survey.

小題4: What is the main idea of the passage?

A．People are getting more likely to lie.

B．People tend to fib using gadgets.

C．Most people tell white lies at the workplace.

D．18% of people lie to their bosses.

My daughter Julie and I went shopping this morning. A little part of me thought about going to another checkout line. This one had the shortest queue, there was only one guy in it, but he was in a ______ and there seemed to be some complications going on.
Well, I stamped on that little part, and we stepped in _______him. At first, he seemed to be having _____ getting his groceries onto the conveyor belt(輸送帶). But after a while, I _____ that what he was actually doing was dividing them into two lots.
Still, getting the stuff up there was no_______ task in itself. I ____to help, but he and the checkout lady had it under_____. He asked Julie if she would ______ putting his empty basket away. Then he ______for his wallet which was in a pouch(小袋子)on one side of his chair. The way he was positioned and the fact he only had one usable______ made this quite a stretch for him, so I helped there.
What must it be like, I ________, to be so dependent on other people like that?
The checkout operator came around and gave him his _______ and the items he needed to have to hand. I offered to get ________bigger bag and he said, “ No. but you could do me a favor. Take that lot along to the entrance and give it to Angela.”
I _____did that, leaving Julie with our shopping. Angela, it turned out, was collecting food for people who might otherwise go ___! I hadn’t even noticed her before.
This guy, despite the limitation that his ________condition imposed(強加于) on him, had bought more than twice as much shopping as he needed. He may have been _________ physically, but his heart was more than capable of ________ all that. And it changed my idea of _______ when I realized that the help he had given was ________ the help he had received.

小題1:	A．taxi B．wheelchair C．grocery D．bench

小題2:	A．before B．behind C．near D．beyond

小題3:	A．difficulty B．potential C．doubt D．a(chǎn)bility

小題4:	A．regretted B．recognized C．requested D．realized

小題5:	A．special B．obvious C．easy D．necessary

小題6:	A．struggled B．offered C．forced D．preferred

小題7:	A．control B．consideration C．repair D．a(chǎn)ttack

小題8:	A．mind B．finish C．enjoy D．escape

小題9:	A．hoped B．chose C．reached D．begged

小題10:

A．leg B．knee C．foot D．a(chǎn)rm

小題11:

A．warned B．wondered C．feared D．insisted

小題12:

A．change B．bill C．note D．coin

小題13:

A．more B．a(chǎn)nother C．other D．the other

小題14:

A．desperately B．faithfully C．sadly D．Gratefully

小題15:

A．thirsty B．tired C．hungry D．crazy

小題16:

A．mental B．natural C．official D．physical

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)dmired B．limited C．forgotten D．a(chǎn)ccepted

小題18:

A．overcoming B．keeping C．passing D．destroying

小題19:

A．pride B．patience C．dependence D．bravery

小題20:

A．other than B．more than C．less than D．rather than

On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke, dressed for going out, took her handbag with her money and her key in it, pulled the door behind her to lock it and went to the Over 60s Club. She always went there on Thursdays. It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone.
At six o’clock she came home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house? How? Had someone got in? She checked the back door and the windows. All were locked or fastened, as usual. There was no sign of forced entry.
Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door—“a master key ”perhaps. So she stayed at home the following Thursday. Nothing happened. Was anyone watching her movements? On the Thursday after that she went out at her usual time, dressed as usual, but she didn’t go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through her garden and the back door. She settled down to wait.
It was just after four o’clock when the front door bell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making a cup of tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter box being pushed open. With the kettle of boiling water in her hand, she moved quietly toward the front door. A long piece of wire appeared through the letter box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob on the door lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. There was a shout outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell to the floor, the hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet.
小題1:Mrs. Clarke looked forward to Thursday because__________.

A．she worked at a club on the day

B．she lived alone

C．she visited a club on Thursdays

D．a(chǎn) special visitor came on Thursday Clarke

小題2: If someone had made a forced entry,________.

A．Mrs. Clarke would have found a broken door or window

B．he or she was still in the house

C．things would have been thrown about

D．he or she would have needed a master key

小題3:According to the passage, which of the following is right?

A．She is about more than 50 years old.

B．The next day after she found something unusual in her house, she stayed at home.

C．The man who tried to enter her house wore a pair of gloves.

D．Mrs. Clarke was in an attempt to trick the thief when she noticed something unusual.

小題4:The wire fell to the floor________.

A．because Mrs. Clarke refused to open the door

B．when the man’s glove dropped off

C．because it was too hot to hold

D．because the man just wanted to get away