Eleven-year-old Angela was attacked by a rare   21  affecting her nerve system. She was unable to walk and her movement was    22  in other ways as well. The doctors did not hold much    23   of her ever recovering from this illness. They    24  she'd spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair.They said that few, if any, were able to come back to    25 after suffering from this disease .The little girl was   26 . There, lying in her hospital bed, she would swear that she was   27  going to be walking again one day.
She was moved to a specialized    28 hospital in the San Francisco Bay area. All   29  that could be applied to her case were used. The doctors were moved by her undefeatable spirit. They taught her about imaging about seeing herself walking. If it would do   30 else, it would at least give her hope and something   31 to do in the long waking hours in her bed. Angela would work as hard as possible in physical treatments, and in exercise sessions. But she worked just as hard lying there faithfully doing her   32  , visualizing herself moving, moving, moving!
One day,   33 she was attempting, with all her might, to imagine her legs moving again, it seemed as though something  34  happened: the bed moved! It began to move around the room! She    35 out, "Look what I'm doing! Look! Look! I can do it”. I moved! I moved!"
Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was screaming, too, and running to a   36 place. People were screaming, equipment was  37 and glass was breaking. You see, it was the terrible San Francisco earthquake.  38 don't tell that to Angela. She    39  that she did it.
And now only a few years later, she's back in school, on her own   40  . No crutches, no wheelchair. You see, anyone who can shake the earth between San Francisco and Oakland can defeat a little disease, can't they?

小題1:	A．problem B．disease C．a(chǎn)ccident D．error

小題2:	A．spread B．a(chǎn)voided C．limited D．forced

小題3:	A．thought B．idea C．opinion D．hope

小題4:	A．predicted B．prepared C．a(chǎn)dmitted D．decided

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)ctive B．normal C．a(chǎn)live D．simple

小題6:	A．fearless B．peaceful C．patient D．stainless

小題7:	A．probably B．a(chǎn)pproximately C．sincerely D．certainly

小題8:	A．recovery B．experiment C．practice D．exercise

小題9:	A．schedules B．instructions C．supports D．treatments

小題10:

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

小題11:

A．.admirable B．interesting C．optimistic D．a(chǎn)ppropriate

小題12:

A．training B．imaging C．expectation D．performance

小題13:

A．however B．a(chǎn)fter C．just D．a(chǎn)s

小題14:

A．useful B．regretful C．surprising D．disgusting

小題15:

A．screamed B．laughed C．spoke D．sang

小題16:

A．beautiful B．safe C．dangerous D．dirty

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)ccelerating B．running C．a(chǎn)ppearing D．falling

小題18:

A．For B．So C．But D．Or

小題19:

A．believed B．denied C．realized D．a(chǎn)ccepted

小題20:

A．parts B．legs C．body D．role

How many people have I met who have told me about the book that they have been planning to write but have never yet found the time? Far too many .This is Life, all right, but we do treat it like a rehearsal（排演）and, unhappily, we do miss so many of its best moments .
We take jobs to stay alive and provide homes for our families, always making ourselves believe that this style of life is merely a temporary state of affairs along the road to what we really want to do. Then, at 60 or 65, we are suddenly presented with a clock and several grandchildren and we look back and realize that all those years waiting for Real Life to come along were in fact real life .
In America they have a saying much laughed at by the English：“Have a nice day!” They speak slowly and seriously in their shops, hotels and sandwich bars. I think it is a wonderful phrase, reminding us to enjoy the moment: to value this very day .How often do we say to ourselves, "I'll take up horse-riding（or golf, or sailing）as soon as I get a higher position," only to do none of those things when I do get the higher position .
When I first became a reporter, I knew a man who gave up a very well paid respectable job at the Daily Telegraph to go and edit a small weekly newspaper. At the time I was astonished by what appeared to me to be his completely abnormal（反常的）mental state. How could anyone turn his back on Fleet Street in central London for a small local area？I wanted to know .
Now I am a little older and possibly wiser, I see the sense in it. In Fleet Street the man was under continual pressure .He lived in an unattractive London suburb and he spent much of his life sitting on Southern Region trains .
小題1:The first paragraph of the passage tells us that________.         

A．we always try to find some time to write a book

B．we always make plans but seldom fulfill them

C．we always enjoy many of life's best moments

D．we always do what we really want to do

小題2:The man （in paragraph 6）left his first job partly because he was_________.

A．in an abnormal state	B．under too much pressure
C．not well paid	D．not respected

小題3:What is probably the best title for the passage?

A．Provide Homes For Our Family	B．Take Up Horse-riding
C．Value This Very Day	D．Stay Alive

It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty. I was not sure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me.
My daily routine included going to the gym for a workout（ 鍛煉） before going to work. Every morning I would see my friend Nicholas at the gym. He was seventy­ nine years old and in terrific shape. As I greeted Nicholas on that particular day, he noticed I wasn't full of my usual vitality（活力）and asked if there was anything wrong. I told him I was feeling anxious about turning thirty. I wondered how I would look back on（ 回顧）my life once I reached Nicholas's age, so I asked him, “What was the best time of your life？”
Without hesitation, Nicholas replied, “Well, Joe, this is my philosophical（哲理的）answer to your philosophical question：
When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was nurtured by my parents, that was the best time of my life.
When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.
When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, that was the best time of my life.
When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.
The Second World War came, and my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship bound for（開往）North America, that was the best time of my life.
When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life.
When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.”
“And now, Joe, I am seventy­ nine years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first met. This is the best time of my life.”
小題1:When was the writer's birthday?

A．June 13

B．June 15

C．June 17

D．June 19

小題2:Why was the writer anxious?

A．He wasn't full of his usual vitality.

B．He didn't see his old friend Nicholas.

C．He was feeling anxious about turning thirty.

D．He didn't like his friend's answer about the best time.

小題3:What does the underlined word “ nurtured ” mean?

A．brought up

B．developed

C．trained

D．encouraged

A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew. One day, his friend ___36__ him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and __37__ it.
Seeing the gift, the farmer was very__38____, and he thought he would also have a lot of wonderful apples, but when he got home, he had a(n) ___39__. He didn’t know___40___ to plant it. He thought over and over and __41___ every place he could think of. __42____ he decided to plant the tree in his woods. There were many high trees with thick leaves in the woods. With those trees around no one else could___43___ the young apple tree. He even felt proud of himself for finding so___44___ a place for the apple tree. Every day he went to take care of the tree, __45___ it. To his surprise and ___46___, the apple tree didn’t grow as he had __47___. It died without sunlight and good soil.
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a __48__ place. “ What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily, “ If I had planted the tree near the___49____, passers-by would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and ___50___ some of the apples! If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the ___51_. No matter where I plant the tree, I can’t  have__52__ to enjoy the apples. So there is no difference where I planted it.”
“ Yes,” said the friend, “but __53____ someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also have __54___ a good apple tree! You don’t know the true meaning of ‘share’!”
We should learn to __55___ in our life.  The more you want to own something all by yourself, the less you get at last.

小題1:	A．lent B．gave C．sold D．bought

小題2:	A．study B．keep C．plant D．develop

小題3:	A．tired B．sad C．a(chǎn)ngry D．happy

小題4:	A．surprise B．worry C．a(chǎn)ccident D．question

小題5:	A．where B．how C．when D．whether

小題6:	A．practiced B．tried C．visited D．considered

小題7:	A．Finally B．Generally C．Suddenly D．Recently

小題8:	A．like B．see C．move D．hurt

小題9:	A．beautiful B．secret C．unusual D．faraway

小題10:

A．watering B．watching C．correcting D．a(chǎn)ppreciating

小題11:

A．pleasure B．excitement C．disappointment D．satisfaction

小題12:

A．known B．said C．expected D．heard

小題13:

A．poor B．great C．suitable D．comfortable

小題14:

A．park B．river C．hill D．road

小題15:

A．borrowed B．stolen C．chosen D．collected

小題16:

A．leaves B．flowers C．fruit D．tree

小題17:

A．rights B．time C．chances D．interest

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)s a matter of fact B．in fact C．first of all D．a(chǎn)t least

小題19:

A．destroyed B．thrown C．pulled D．won

小題20:

A．wait B．share C．gain D．enjoy

I was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in a toy store. A nicely dressed little girl was  31  the teddy bears beside her father  32  she saw a little boy walk in and stop in front of the Pokémon toys. His jacket was obviously too small. He had money in his hand.  33 , it seemed to add up to five dollars at most. He was with his father as well, and kept  34  the Pokémon video games. Each time he showed one to his father, his father  35  his head, “No”.
Rather  36 , the boy gave up the video games and chose a picture book  37 . After they walked away, the little girl ran over to the Pokémon video games. She excitedly picked up one   38  on top of the others, and raced down toward the check-out. I picked up my purchases(購買物) and  39  the girl and her father.
Then much to her  40 , the little boy and his father got in line  41  her and me. After the video was paid for and bagged, the little girl  42  it back to the cashier(收銀員) and said something secret to her. The cashier smiled and put the  43  under the counter(柜臺(tái)). I was putting things in my bag when the little boy  44  the cashier. The cashier said, “Congratulations, you’re my hundredth customer today, and you win a(n)  45 !” and she handed the boy the Pokémon game. The boy could only stood there  46 . It was, he said,  47  what he had wanted! The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway, and I saw the biggest and sweetest smile on her face I have  48  seen in my life.
I suddenly understood that the world is not  49  into the strong who care and the weak who are  50 . We must each in turn care and be cared.

小題1:	A．looking through B．getting through C．dressing up D．packing up

小題2:	A．once B．while C．a(chǎn)fter D．when

小題3:	A．Then B．Therefore C．However D．Otherwise

小題4:	A．playing B．electing C．watching D．selecting

小題5:	A．shook B．nodded C．moved D．held

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)nxious B．upset C．a(chǎn)nnoyed D．concerned

小題7:	A．either B．lastly C．instead D．indeed

小題8:	A．laying B．lying C．a(chǎn)ttaching D．belonging

小題9:	A．led B．chased C．drove D．followed

小題10:

A．satisfaction B．surprise C．interest D．happiness

小題11:

A．between B．before C．behind D．beyond

小題12:

A．put B．handed C．sent D．carried

小題13:

A．basket B．bag C．bear D．gift

小題14:

A．ran up to B．ran away from C．got away from D．came up to

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)ward B．reward C．prize D．price

小題16:

A．in trouble B．in silence C．in relief D．in doubt

小題17:

A．extremely B．only C．exactly D．wonderfully

小題18:

A．seldom B．frequently C．ever D．hardly

小題19:

A．divided B．changed C．included D．cut

小題20:

A．cared for B．devoted to C．turned to D．thought of

Every December the radio station in my city makes a program in which all the poor children can send letters asking for some Christmas presents. One day, as I was   1 the radio, I decided to do something, so I asked four of my friends if they wanted to help a poor child. They   2 .
After several days, we learned about a   3  from a little child called Juan. In his letter, he   4  some blankets and some clothes and also wanted somebody to help his father   5  the house because it was in bad   6  .
We told the radio station that we wanted to  7 Juan. After that, we started to think about how to  8 all the money to buy all that Juan  9  . After 5 days, we collected much money and bought many things for Juan. We   10 bought some toys as a little   11  for Juan.
  12 , on December 22 the radio station gave a party in which all the children who asked for help were   13  , and all those helping these children.
In the party we  14  Juan. We played some games with him and gave him the   15   we prepared for hm. He was very excited and happy, so were my   16  and I.
That day was one of the most   17  days in my life, and I learned something   18  from it. Giving help to those in need is one of the most meaningful things that you can do   19   this makes you feel good and also makes the persons who you are helping   20 .
I am going to keep doing that all my life!

小題1:	A．thinking of B．listening to C．searching for D．looking after

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)greed B．refused C．hesitated D．a(chǎn)dmitted

小題3:	A．note B．telephone C．message D．letter

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)sked for B．cared about C．looked at D．laughed at

小題5:	A．build B．repair C．rent D．buy

小題6:	A．choice B．situation C．condition D．place

小題7:	A．praise B．visit C．help D．teach

小題8:	A．save B．collect C．spend D．keep

小題9:	A．lost B．hated C．needed D．wasted

小題10:

A．hardly B．a(chǎn)lso C．never D．still

小題11:

A．surprise B．change C．promise D．comfort

小題12:

A．Nearly B．Suddenly C．Immediately D．Finally

小題13:

A．told B．shown C．invited D．a(chǎn)llowed

小題14:

A．forgot B．met C．ignored D．caught

小題15:

A．presents B．signals C．plans D．tips

小題16:

A．parents B．neighbors C．friends D．classmates

小題17:

A．difficult B．official C．peaceful D．meaningful

小題18:

A．lucky B．funny C．important D．interesting

小題19:

A．though B．but C．unless D．because

小題20:

A．happy B．a(chǎn)ngry C．peaceful D．wealthy

The day finally came, when I had to leave the warm home where I’d grown up. I ran to the back yard, as tears came up from my heart. Suddenly I    36  a hand rest on my shoulder. I looked up to    37  my grandfather. “It isn’t    38  , is it, Billy?” he said softly.
He gently    39   my hand in his, and then we walked, hand in hand, to the front yard,    40   a huge red rose-bush sat alone.
“What do you see here, Billy?” he asked. I looked at the flowers, not knowing    41   to say, and then answered, “I see something soft and    42  , grandpa.”
He pulled me    43  . “It isn't just the roses that are beautiful, Billy. It’s that special place in your heart that makes them so.” “Billy, I    44   these roses when my first son was born. It was my    45   of saying ‘thank you’ to God. I    46   to watch him pick roses for his mother. Then, as a young man of only 20, a terrible war robbed him of his life.” Grandpa slowly stood up. “Never say good-bye, Billy. Never    47   to the sadness and the loneliness. Instead, I want you to remember the joy and the    48   when you first said hello to a friend.”
A year later, my grandpa became very    49  .Then all members of the family
were    50   back, and I returned to the old house. When it came to my    51  , I took his hand as    52   as he had once taken mine.
“Hello, grandpa,” I    53  .His eyes slowly opened and said, “Hello, my friend.” With a brief    54   he died. Suddenly, and truly, I knew what he had    55   about never saying good-bye — about refusing to give in to sadness.

小題1:	A．watched B．fixed C．felt D．heard

小題2:	A．watch B．interview C．see D．discover

小題3:	A．easy B．hard C．difficult D．comfortable

小題4:	A．took B．made C．led D．carried

小題5:	A．when B．where C．which D．while

小題6:	A．whether B．how C．who D．what

小題7:	A．beautiful B．tasty C．funny D． red

小題8:	A．far B．hard C．close D．a(chǎn)round

小題9:	A．planted B．bought C．treated D．discovered

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)pproach B．way C．method D．solution

小題11:

A．preferred B．wanted C．used D．referred

小題12:

A．give up B．give off C．give away D．give in

小題13:

A．happiness B．word C．sight D．memory

小題14:

A．weak B．ill C．old D．serious

小題15:

A．ordered B．called C．delivered D．sent

小題16:

A．pleasure B．duty C．wish D．turn

小題17:

A．happily B．sadly C．gently D．carefully

小題18:

A．laughed B．shouted C．whispered D．a(chǎn)dded

小題19:

A．sign B．sigh C．wave D．smile

小題20:

A．thought B．meant C．worried D．cared

It was 4 o'clock in the morning, when I received the phone call.
“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just   36  in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for a(n)  37  and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was  38  . The doctor described the  39 , which caused the burns. At 6 am, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they   40  the charcoal(木炭),it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline(petrol).The flames  41  my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head.
  42 , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped my son, and  43  him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in  44   to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars(傷疤).
After he  45  from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容)for 6 months  46  it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling. So, he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns.
When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch very  47  scar on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not   48  it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”
I   49   this wisdom on to my son. He took my advice to  50   and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive.
By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not  51 . So he made the  52   to give up any plastic surgery. We all have “scars” that we believe  53  people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.  
But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same  54  standards. Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value  55   yourself, and your beauty will shine through.

小題1:	A．brought B．given C．turned D．showed

小題2:	A．doctor B．hospital C．a(chǎn)ircraft D．a(chǎn)mbulance

小題3:	A．serious B．terrible C．dangerous D．important

小題4:	A．event B．process C．reason D．a(chǎn)ccident

小題5:	A．got B．lit C．burned　　 D．moved

小題6:	A．took B．held　　 C．caught 　　 D．a(chǎn)ttracted

小題7:	A．Fortunately B．Surprisingly C．Happily D．Slowly

小題8:	A．Pushed B．threw C．dropped D．rolled

小題9:	A．shape B．place C．fact D．time

小題10:

A．benefited B．recovered C．suffered D．relaxed

小題11:

A．if B．while C．because D．a(chǎn)lthough

小題12:

A．normal B．violent C．obvious D．popular

小題13:

A．mention B．notice C．laugh D．hide

小題14:

A．sent B．kept C．handed D．passed

小題15:

A．heart B．life C．practice D．considerate

小題16:

A．grow B．matter C．exist D．a(chǎn)ppeal

小題17:

A．mistake B．effort C．decision D．request

小題18:

A．invite B．cause C．a(chǎn)llow D．Remind

小題19:

A．false B．strict C．moral D．general

小題20:

A．by B．over C．beyond D．within

One day I heard that one of my dear friends had lost his mother. This made me sad, for my friend was very close to his mother. He had been by her side as she traveled through her long and hard journey with cancer. At this time, many memories about my loved ones that had passed away came flooding to me. Finally these memories passed, but it was really sad to think that my friend would have to go through the pain.
Three times I tried to write an email to my friend and three times words failed me. I am a person who is not often lost for words and I decided to have a sleep. Upon waking up I could hardly wait for my computer to work, the words I needed were there. I was still left with a heavy heart although I had sent an email.
They say that everything in this universe is balanced(平衡的) and indeed it is. Three days later, I received his reply letter. I was happy to hear that he’d been admitted to(錄取) Cambridge University. It served as a gentle reminder for me that my friend would be okay and that life would go on.
Everything in life is balanced; the lowest feelings change places with the highest feelings. Without the lows, we would never appreciate the highs. No matter how dark the clouds seem to be, the sunshine is always there and just waiting for the opportunity to shine through.
小題1:When the author learnt her friend had lost his mother, she ______.

A．gave him some money	B．wrote an email to him
C．went to visit him	D．went for a journey with him

小題2:What good news did the author’s friend receive?

A．He received the author’s email.

B．He was told that life would go on.

C．He would go to Cambridge University.

D．His life would go back to normal again

小題3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．The author wrote four emails to her friend.

B．The mother of the author’s friend died from cancer.

C．The author’s friend is a teacher in Cambridge University.

D．The author felt relaxed after sending the email.

小題4:From the text, we can learn that the author is ______.

A．sincere and warm-hearted

B．proud and confident

C．serious and friendly

D．funny and responsible

小題5:The author aims to tell us that ______.

A．life is not fair to everybody

B．time waits for no man

C．everyone has good and bad times in life

D．where there is a will, there is a way

Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches (溝渠)along the highway. I travel daily to work. There is one particular    26    flower that has    27   caught my eyes. I’ve noticed it blooms only in the morning hours; the    28    sun is too warm for it. Every day for about two weeks. I see those beautiful    29   .
This spring I    30   a wildflower garden in our yard. “I can look out of the   31   window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. I’ve often thought those lovely blue flowers from the   32  would look great in that bed alongside other wildflowers. Everyday I    33  past the flowers thinking, I’ll stop on my way home and    34   them.” “gee (哎呀), I don’t want to get my good clothes dirty…” whatever the reason, I    35  stopped to dig them.
One day on my way home from work in my car, I was    36    to see the highway department had moved the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were    37  . I thought to myself, “You    38    too long. You should have done it when you first saw them  39   this spring. ”
A week ago, we were shocked and saddened to learn my older sister-in-law had a terminal brain tumor (腫塊). She is 10 years    40   than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance. We haven’t been as    41   as we all would have liked. I couldn’t help but see the   42     between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband’s    43  and us. I do believe god has given us some time left to    44  some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.
And yes, if I see the blue flowers again, I’ll    45   and transplant them to my wildflower garden.

小題1:	A．red B．yellow C．blue D．white

小題2:	A．sometimes B．never C．seldom D．a(chǎn)lways

小題3:	A．morning B．a(chǎn)fternoon C．noon D．evening

小題4:	A．trees B．flowers C．woods D．gardens

小題5:	A．started B．cleared C．built D．deserted

小題6:	A．bedroom B．dinning-room C．sitting-room D．kitchen

小題7:	A．highway B．garden C．ditch D．park

小題8:	A．rode B．walked C．drove D．ran

小題9:	A．pick B．sell C．water D．dig

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)lways B．often C．never D．ever

小題11:

A．surprised B．excited C．delighted D．saddened

小題12:

A．found B．gone C．discovered D．1eft

小題13:

A．waited B．wanted C．kept D．protected

小題14:

A．growing B．blooming C．seeding D．fading

小題15:

A．younger B．older C．earlier D．former

小題16:

A．good B．wealthy C．close D．strong

小題17:

A．change B．result C．value D．connection

小題18:

A．sister B．brother C．mother D．father

小題19:

A．slip B．jog C．refresh D．collect

小題20:

A．buy B．stop C．mow D．collect