One day while sitting in the boat fishing, I noticed a field mouse on the river bank. He ran out of his  21 , ran around a bit and then ran back. I thought of the  22 of this mouse. His life is spent running around, 23 , following his nose. He runs here, runs there, turns in circles, but never really sees much beyond his  24  . He is trying to  25 his way to successful living, which is finding a little  26 , so that he can carry on for the rest of his life, frightened.
A few minutes later I looked up and noticed an osprey (魚鷹) 27 high in the sky. This keen-eyed hunter with a  28 view of the river was simply waiting for the best time to catch his food. The  29  creature flew up toward a nest at the top of one of the tallest trees.
It is the osprey not the field mouse that   30 our human potential (潛能). I don’t know about you, but it is   31  for me to decide which creature I want to learn from. I want to   32, to see the big picture, to climb higher, go farther, dive deeper, and  33  more. I want my soul enlarged and my heart inspired. I want to   34 running about following my nose and instead I want to find new strength, fresh   35  , clear vision and courage. I want to be more like the osprey and less like the field mouse, for to live like the field mouse is to ruin my potential.

小題1:	A．boat B．hole C．yard D．box

小題2:	A．friend B．a(chǎn)ppearance C．food D．existence

小題3:	A．frightened B．excited C．surprised D．pleased

小題4:	A．eyes B．nose C．head D．legs

小題5:	A．lose B．find C．smell D．give

小題6:	A．time B．room C．treasure D．food

小題7:	A．hanging B．running C．flying D．staying

小題8:	A．short B．full C．different D．first

小題9:	A．interesting B．frightening C．boring D．a(chǎn)mazing

小題10:

A．needs B．models C．follows D．strikes

小題11:

A．difficult B．strange C．easy D．special

小題12:

A．play B．rest C．relax D．explore

小題13:

A．get B．experience C．forget D．control

小題14:

A．continue B．stop C．enjoy D．practise

小題15:

A．thinking B．a(chǎn)ir C．news D．water

We do some strange things when we don’t like the way our life is going．Too often we blame(責怪)someone else．‘‘I wish my parents were more understanding．”
“I have such a bad Chemistry teacher!”
“My friends are so boring and self-centered．They make my life worse and worse．’’
Blame! Blame! Blame!
It seems natural to sing this self-pitying song，but the truth is，if you don’t like your life，you should do something about it．No one else knows exactly how you feel or what you need．No one can read your mind correctly．You are the only one with the power to cheek your life，and if you want it to be different，you can change what you’re doing．
When you’re in trouble，don’t give away your power to decide how you feel about yourself. Choose how you want to think and act．Other people can’t make you unhappy or angry．They only act in their own way and then it’s up to you to decide how you will respond(回應)．For example，your friends go out to lunch without you and you feel very angry．How are you going to act? You may blame your friends，“They are not kind．Who needs them anyway?” Or you may tell your friends how you feel，listen to their explanation，and let them know you’d like to be invited next time．
When you decide everything in your own way，you’re getting hold of your own life and shaping(塑造)it according to your tastes and feelings．You can choose to be happy，to make friends and to build an interesting life．When you blame others for what is or isn’t happening in your life，you have stopped growing or learning．
One of the most important rules is that you can never change another person by your direct action．The only person you have the right to change is yourself．Once you change，the other person has something different to respond to and change is possible．If you want change in your life，begin with yourself．
小題1:What should we do if we don’t like our life?

A．Change what we’re doing．	B．Read our minds correctly．
C．Sing that self-pitying song．	D．Tell others what we want．

小題2:If the writer’s friends have dinner together without him，he may _________.

A．a(chǎn)sk somebody else to talk to them

B．do the same thing to them in return

C．talk to them and try to find out why

D．forget it and be still friendly with them

小題3:What’s the writer’s idea about how to change others?

A．He thinks it’s impossible to change others．

B．He believes our love can change everything．

C．He chooses to talk with others directly．

D．He prefers to change ourselves first instead．

小題4:At the beginning of the passage three examples are given __________.

A．to support the idea that people often blame others

B．to suggest that there are various problems in people’s life

C．to show that not all chemistry teachers are fit for their job

D．to explain the reason why some people’s life is worse and worse

小題5:What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Blame! Blame! Blame!	B．Who Controls My Life?
C．Change! Change! Change!	D．What Makes Me Unhappy?

Failing doesn’t make a failure. True failures are those who don’t learn from their    1  .
Smart persons not only learn from their own mistakes—they pay  2 to the mistakes of others, equate error with opportunity, and learn valuable  3 as well, as this story illustrates (說明).
A lion, a fox, and a wild pig went   4  for rabbits together. By the end of the day, they had a large pile of rabbits to   5 .
The lion said to the wild pig, “Pig, you divide the rabbits up among the three of us in a   6  that you think is fair.” The pig divided the rabbits up into three   7   piles, and said to the lion, “There we are. One   8 for each of us. How’s that?” The lion   9  sprang at the wild pig and 10 him.  
Then, the lion threw all the rabbits into one big pile again.
He  11 to the fox. “Well now, Mr. Fox, why don’t you  12 the rabbits between the two of us in a way that you think is fair?”
The fox walked over to the pile of rabbits, took the  13 one for himself, and left the rest in a big pile. “This rabbit is for me, Mr. Lion, and that big pile is for you.” said the fox.
At that point, the lion laughed, “Where did you learn to divide so  14 , Mr. Fox?” And Mr. Fox replied, “The wild pig  15 me.”

小題1:	A．teachers B．mistakes C．failures D．experiences

小題2:	A．respect B．tribute C．court D．a(chǎn)ttention

小題3:	A．experience B．skills C．lessons D．service

小題4:	A．hunting B．searching C．hiking D．fishing

小題5:	A．share B．eat C．a(chǎn)ttack D．enjoy

小題6:	A．case B．situation C．mood D．way

小題7:	A．same B．equal C．big D．different

小題8:	A．rabbit B． animal C．pile D．group

小題9:	A．gradually B．curiously C．immediately D．seriously

小題10:

A．killed B．punished C．praised D．sold

小題11:

A．came B．ran C．returned D．turned

小題12:

A．part B．divide C．raise D．separate

小題13:A largest     B. narrowest        C. smallest        D. worst

小題14:

A．unfairly B．fairly C．hurriedly D．badly

小題15:

A．informed B．told C．reminded D．taught

A great many people are disappointed because of unrealistic expectations.
Walking up to a department store’s cloth counter, a(n)  1   young woman said, “I want to buy this material for a new dress. How much does it cost?”
“Only one   2   per yard,” replied the smirking (自鳴得意的) male clerk.
Not to be taken back by the funny words, the woman said,” That’s fine! I’ll take ten yards.”
With   3  written all over his face, the clerk   4   measured out and wrapped the cloth, then held it out teasingly,  5  forward to receive his “  6  ”.
The woman got the package quickly from the clerk and pointed to a little old man standing beside her. “Grandpa will pay the bill instead of me,” she   7  .
He was no doubt disappointed. But in the course of living, many people are  8         when others do not   9  their expectations. In order to be happy, some expectations must be dropped. These three particular   10   and unhealthy expectations are some of the main causes:
1. Expect too much  11  .When others say, “Thank you,” or in any way to show their gratitude, be happy. It is a gift!
2. Expect others to make you happy. They simply cannot do that. Make yourself happy and       12  your joy with others.
3. Expect not to be  13   . At times, people will simply not come through for you in the way you need.  14   them and move on.
Get rid of these three unrealistic expectations and you can begin to expect more   15        right away!

小題1:	A．tricky B．a(chǎn)ttractive C．ugly D．generous

小題2:	A．kiss B．pay C．dollar D．cent

小題3:	A．happiness B．enjoyment C．expectation D．courage

小題4:	A．hurriedly B．slowly C．patiently D．curiously

小題5:	A．setting B．sitting C．leaning D．taking

小題6:	A．reward B．payment C．bonus D．money

小題7:	A．smiled B．begged C．waved D．thought

小題8:	A．encouraged B．disappointed C．a(chǎn)nnoyed D．surprised

小題9:	A．live up to B．go against C．go without D．hope for

小題10:

A．reasonable B．proper C．unimportant D．unrealistic

小題11:

A．profit B．kiss C．a(chǎn)ppreciation D．disappointment

小題12:

A．spare B．share C．make D．control

小題13:

A．put down B．let down C．taken down D．thrown down

小題14:

A．Forgive B．Punish C．Blame D．Praise

小題15:

A．happiness B．encouragement C．excitement D．pride

When high school started, Becky and I became best friends. We   36  many interests and quickly became inseparable. When high school ended, we both cried   37  we would attend different colleges.
Our first term of university life was   38 . Our telephone bill and e-mails were incredibly long. In the second term I found some new friends with whom I felt very   39 and I could   40  out my feelings. I was eager to share my new friends with Becky.
When Becky finally visited me at my school, we were excited. __41__, something unexpected happened when I   42  her to my new friends. Her eyes grew dark and I could see the   43  within them. My new friends tried to share their friendship, but Becky seemed   44  to accept it. I didn’t understand   45  the people I love most couldn’t love each other.
Becky   46 . I knew she was not happy. I thought long about __47__ happened. At last, I found the answer. Becky saw me with my new friends and   48  that we no longer shared the same experiences. She saw all the fun I was having   49  her and wished she could a part of it.
I wrote a letter to Becky   50  she’s always my best friend. I told her everyone had many friends, who were indeed life’s greatest   51 . Becky wrote me back soon. She was in   52  and felt sorry about what she had done.
I think Becky and I both learn an important lesson from it.   53  can influence our friendship and change the experiences we’ve shared. We are now walking on two different paths of   54 . While new friends are special and exciting, old friends are always there,   55  to share their heart and soul, no matter how far apart.

小題1:	A．shared B．developed C．protected D．showed

小題2:	A．while B．unless C．a(chǎn)lthough D．because

小題3:	A．explicit B．striking C．tough D．normal

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)nxious B．strange C．familiar D．comfortable

小題5:	A．figure B．pour C．pick D．hold

小題6:	A．Therefore B．Thus C．Besides D．However

小題7:	A．a(chǎn)dmitted B．mentioned C．introduced D．referred

小題8:	A．concern B．hurt C．curiosity D．doubt

小題9:	A．unwilling B．cautious C．a(chǎn)shamed D．thrilled

小題10:

A．how B．whether C．that D．why

小題11:

A．started B．left C．remained D．stared

小題12:

A．that B．how C．what D．Which

小題13:

A．wondered B．regretted C．promised D．proved

小題14:

A．for B．from C．a(chǎn)cross D．without

小題15:

A．recognized B．predicting C．explaining D．a(chǎn)ssuming

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)chievement B．spirit C．gift D．sign

小題17:

A．sympathy B．surprise C．a(chǎn)greement D．disappointment

小題18:

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

小題19:

A．happiness B．life C．research D．success

小題20:

A．choosing B．demanding C．planning D．waiting

We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. “Did Jerry really care when I broke up(分開) with Helen?” “When I got that great job, did Jim, as a friend, really feel good about it?” “And was Paul friendly just because I had a car?” When we look back, these thoughts can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it is too late.
Why do we go wrong with our friends, or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meanings. And if we do not really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. When someone tells you, “You’re a lucky dog!” Is he really on your side? If he says, “You’re a lucky guy!” That is being friendly. But “a lucky dog”? There is a bit of envy (嫉妒) in those words. What he may be saying is that he does not think you deserve (應得) your luck.
“Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for” is another phrase（短語） that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem. But this phrase contains the thought that your problem is not at all important.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Is what he says shown by the tone of voice?  The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save your another mistake.
小題1:When the writer thinks of some of the things that happened between him and his friends, he          .

A．feels happy, thinking how nice his friends are to him

B．feels he might not have understood his friend’s true feelings

C．thinks it a mistake to have broken up with his girl friend

D．is sorry that his friends let him down

小題2:When the writer talks about the saying, “You’re a lucky dog!”, he is saying that          .

A．the speaker is just friendly

B．this sentence suggests the same as “You’re a lucky guy!”

C．the word “dog” should not be used to apply to（運用到） people.

D．sometimes the words show that the speaker is a bit envious.

小題3:This passage tries to tell you how to          .

A．a(chǎn)void mistakes about money and friends

B．get an idea of friendly people

C．a(chǎn)void mistakes in understanding what people tell you

D．keep people friendly without trusting them

小題4:The writer suggests that           should be trusted.

A．everybody

B．nobody

C．a(chǎn)ll the people

D．not all the people

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 1, but I always knew he was  2 . He never criticized us, but used  3 to bring out our best. He’d say,” If you pout water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I  4 as a child I said something  5 about somebody, and my father said, “ 6 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best  7 people, I would get the best  8 . From then on I’ve always tried to  9  the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very  10 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was   11  a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a  12: stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision,  13  any good father would. When he realized I Had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad  14  me to go into law. And I’ve  15  regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist,  16 I didn’t pursue my  17 . You know what you want. Go fulfill(實現(xiàn)) it.”
As 18  turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 19 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’ d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad  20  me.

小題1:	A．biologist B．manager C．lawyer D．gardener

小題2:	A．strict B．honest C．special D．learned

小題3:	A．praise B．courage C．power D．warmth

小題4:	A．think B．imagine C．remember D．guess

小題5:	A．unnecessary B．unkind C．unimportant D．unusual

小題6:	A．Another B．Some C．Any D．Other

小題7:	A．on B．in C．a(chǎn)t D．a(chǎn)bout

小題8:	A．in case B．by turns C．by chance D．in return

小題9:	A．revise B．set C．review D．follow

小題10:

A．understanding B．experienced C．serious D．demanding

小題11:

A．taking up B．making up C．picking up D．keeping up

小題12:

A．suggestion B．decision C．notice D．choice

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)nd B．a(chǎn)s C．even if D．a(chǎn)s if

小題14:

A．helped B．a(chǎn)llowed C．persuaded D．suggested

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)lways B．never C．seldom D．a(chǎn)lmost

小題16:

A．rather B．but C．for D．therefore

小題17:

A．promise B．task C．belief D．dream

小題18:

A．this B．he C．it D．that

小題19:

A．newspaper B．magazine C．program D．project

小題20:

A．controlled B．comforted C．reminded D．raised

“To be or not to be.” Outside the Bible, these six words are the most famous in all the literature of the world. They were spoken by Hamlet when he was thinking aloud, and they are the most famous words in Shakespeare because Hamlet was speaking not only for himself but also for every thinking man and woman. To be or not to be, to live or not to live, to live richly and abundantly, or to live dully and meanly. A philosopher once wanted to know whether he was alive or not, which is a good question for everyone to put to himself occasionally. He answered it by saying: “I think, therefore I am.”
　　But the best definition of existence I ever saw was one written by another philosopher who said: “To be is to be in relations.” If this is true, then the more relations a living thing has, the more it is alive. To live abundantly means simply to increase the range and intensity(強烈) of our relations. Unfortunately we are so constituted that we get to love our routine. But other than our regular occupation, how much are we alive? If you are interested only in your regular occupation, you are alive only to that extent. So far as other things are concerned --- poetry and prose(散文), music, pictures, sports, unselfish friendships, politics, international affairs ---you are dead.
On the contrary, it is true that every time you acquire a new interest --- even more, a new accomplishment(成就) --- you increase your power of life. No one who is deeply interested in different kinds of subjects can remain unhappy. The real pessimist is the person who has lost interest.
　　Bacon said that a man dies as often as he loses a friend. But we gain new life by contacts with new friends, and new ideas and thoughts, too. Where your thoughts are, there will be your life too. If your thoughts are limited only to your business, only to your physical welfare, only to your narrow circle of the town in which you live, then you live a narrow restricted(有限的, 受約束的) life. But if you are interested in what is going on in China, then you are living in China. If you’re interested in the characters of a good novel, then you are living with those highly interesting people. If you listen intently to fine music, you are away from your immediate surroundings and living in a world of passion and imagination.
To be or not to be --- to live intensely and richly, or merely to exist, which depends on ourselves. Let us widen and intensify our relations. While we live, let us live!
小題1:What does the author mainly want to do by this passage?

A．Argue against an idea.

B．Explain some famous sayings.

C．Introduce some famous sayings.

D．Put forward an idea.

小題2:What does the underlined word most probably mean?

A．Somebody who always lives in a world of passion and imagination.

B．Somebody who is always interested in making new friends.

C．Somebody who always expects the worst to happen.

D．Somebody who likes to live a rich and abundant life.

小題3:Which of the following behavior is probably NOT encouraged by the author?

A．Thinking more than your own business.

B．Caring only about your physical welfare.

C．Reading good novels.

D．Listening to fine music.

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

A．To be is to be in relations.

B．I think, therefore I am.

C．To be or not to be, that is a question.

D．A man dies as often as he loses a friend.

When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very  31  .Some stories are told 32 they were true. Real people who live in a 33 world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not  34 . They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be 35 for us.
But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only 36 . How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter ,we  37 seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than  38 . Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of  39 . When we read or write something ,we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our 40--which is real—and our imagination—which is real in a different way --- to make the words come to life in our minds.
Both realism and fantasy(幻想) 41  the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read 42  realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we  43 that we are real and they are  44 . It sounds 45 ,but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and  46 about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by  47 that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.
Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our 48 when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose  49  in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel  50  we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.

小題1:	A．possible B．easy C．new D．different

小題2:	A．that B．what C．whether D．a(chǎn)s if

小題3:	A．usual B．normal C．certain D．common

小題4:	A．realistic B．reasonable C．moral D．instructive

小題5:	A．difficult B．impossible C．important D．necessary

小題6:	A．thinkable B．designed C．imagined D．planned

小題7:	A．do B．make C．have D．a(chǎn)re

小題8:	A．lessons B．dreams C．experience D．magic

小題9:	A．working B．thinking C．living D．understanding

小題10:

A．knowledge B．skill C．words D．grammar

小題11:

A．make B．get C．use D．have

小題12:

A．a(chǎn) newspaper B．something C．everything D．a(chǎn) story

小題13:

A．find B．learn C．know D．hope

小題14:

A．too B．not C．a(chǎn)ll D．so

小題15:

A．dangerous B．serious C．strange D．terrible

小題16:

A．talk B．learn C．read D．think

小題17:

A．telling B．pretending C．promising D．guessing

小題18:

A．mind B．life C．world D．society

小題19:

A．heart B．time C．money D．ourselves

小題20:

A．what B．how C．when D．why

People have been talking about health for a long time because people know the importance of it. People's understanding of health also becomes deeper with the progress in scientific research. Recently the term "health" has come to have a wider meaning than it used to. It no longer means just the absence of illness. Today, health means the well-being of your body, your mind and your relationship with other people. This new concept of health is closely related to another term-quality of life. Quality of life is the degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life.
　　Why has the emphasis of health shifted from the absence of disease to a broader focus on the quality of a person's life? One reason for this has to do with the length and conditions of life that people can now expect. Medical advances have made it possible for people today to live longer, healthier lives. Imagine for a moment that you were born in the year 1900. You could have expected on average to live until about the age of 47. In contrast, if you were born in the year 1999, you could expect to live to the age of 75.
小題1:________ leads to people's deeper understanding of health.

A．Common knowledge

B．Progress in scientific research

C．Better conditions of living

D．Quality of life

小題2:The emphasis of health has shifted nowadays because _________.

A．people enjoy better conditions of living and they can live longer

B．people pay more attention to their physical health, not their mental health

C．people have realized the importance of mental well-being

D．people are inspired by medical advances

小題3:We can infer from the passage __________.

A．nowadays the emphasis of health has a broader focus because of improvements in the quality of food

B．the overall quality of people's lives improved greatly in the 20th century

C．those who never fall ill are the truly healthy people

D．those who were born before 1900 could not have lived until now

小題4:This passage is mainly about __________.

A．different understandings of the term "health"

B．improving the quality of life

C．the importance of quality living

D．people's expectations of a long and healthy life