It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（馬車(chē)）and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of  16  to where he was going. Pretty soon he  17_ that he was lost, but he continued to drive, expecting to re-find his way or to  18  someone who could tell him how to get back to the  19  .
It was a long 20 road. For many __21__ he kept on driving. When it was almostdark ，he saw in a field a tall  22  ploughing（犁地） the land. He stopped his   23 team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello，farmer.”
“Hello，yourself，”the farmer___24____，still ploughing .
“Where does the horse go？”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It   25  stays right where it is，”said the farmer，withoutstopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town？” said the city man，speaking a little more   26  .
“Don’t know. I never　   27 it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting 28 .“What do you know？You’re the biggest fool I ever saw.”
Finally stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time  29  at the city man. Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much.   30  I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost！” 

小題1:	A．signs B．orders C．a(chǎn)ttention D．direction

小題2:	A．realized B．recognized C．a(chǎn)ccepted D．received

小題3:	A．miss B．meet C．look D．lose

小題4:	A．town B．country C．capital D．village

小題5:	A．lonely B．busy C．dirty D．crowded

小題6:A seconds     B. minutes     C hours          D years

小題7:	A．driver B．policeman C．farmer D．worker

小題8:	A．strong B．tired C．weak D．tiring

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)sked B．demanded C．replied D．ordered

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)lways B．often C．sometimes D．seldom

小題11:

A．politely B．friendly C．loudly D．a(chǎn)ngrily

小題12:

A．judged B．measured C．saw D．studied

小題13:

A．sad B．lovely C．friendly D．a(chǎn)ngry

小題14:

A．gladly B．immediately C．silently D．excitedly

小題15:

A．Generally B．Fortunately C．Certainly D．Perhaps

It’s not uncommon in America for a person to belong to some kind of volunteer group. Donating one’s time and services is very much a part of the American way of life. Most charitable activities are organized by churches and groups around the nation and even encouraged by the government. The helping hand is extended to the poor， the homeless and the disabled. Some people work to teach youngsters how to read. Others open up soup kitchens to feed the homeless. Volunteers also take care of the disabled by making reading tapes for the blind and working in orphanages（孤兒院）to help children without parents.
High school students are often encouraged to become volunteers and many school club activities center around volunteer services. Students may work with disabled children during a summer program， or participate in a club activity which helps to bring meal to senior citizens who are shut-ins. With their sense of idealism（理想主義）students are often eager to donate their spare time. They see such activities as a way of becoming involved in the community and the adult-world. Social action for them becomes as   important as their academic studies.
In a like manner， throughout the year，fund raising drives are also conducted by schools and community groups to raise money for a worthy cause. They may respond to a recent earthquake in a foreign country， a flood somewhere within their own， or another natural disaster which has left people destitute and homeless. They may organize drives to collect food， clothing and medicines to serve an immediate need. Today even the Halloween custom of ‘trick or treat’has become an occasion to collect money for a charitable cause.
The motive to help those less fortunate comes from the poor origins of the American nation. Those immigrants who were poor and downtrodden（受壓迫的）became dependent on the kindness of their neighbors to make a new life for themselves.
American volunteers work throughout the world in less developed countries. They volunteer by serving as a champion of goodwill both at home and abroad， which no doubt enriches both his life and those whom he serves.
小題1: Which of the following charitable activities is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Some people open up soup kitchens to feed homeless people.

B．Some students bring meals to old people who can’t go out easily.

C．Some people collect money to help a foreign country with a recent earthquake.

D．Some students donate books to children in mountainous areas.

小題2: Why are American high school students eager to do voluntary work?

A．Because they want to participate in some social activities.

B．Because they want to go to better universities.

C．Because they can get higher scores at school.

D．Because they can realize their dream sooner.

小題3:The underlined word “destitute” in Paragraph 4 probably means           .

A．lifeless

B． penniless

C．useless

D．valueless

小題4: American charitable activities started because ___________.

A．Americans are always ready to share with others

B．Americans are mostly kind

C．poor immigrants needed help badly

D．poor Americans couldn’t live on without help

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

A．The Call from the Poor	B．Voluntary Work in the US
C．Ways to help the Poor	D．American Volunteers Around the World

A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling (雷聲隆隆地響), and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was   1  down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open.
Gleams of light appeared from windows of faraway houses, ___2___ like jewels in all the dark.
A   3  woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was   4  on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was   5  her without pause.
She knocked at a door, and a  6 answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while  7 . The boy then let her into the sitting room and   8  her sitting by the fire.
The woman  9 old and tired under the bright electric light,   10  she was only in her early thirties. She sat   11 for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the   12 . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she   13  up, looking thunderstruck.
Just then, the boy came with his  14. The man at once recognized the woman as his   15 . They had   16  touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever.
17  words needed to be spoken. They ran into each other’s arms  18  the boy stared at them, puzzled.
The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very   19 , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually   20  .

小題1:	A．pouring B．falling C．dropping D．flooding

小題2:	A．blowing B．breaking C．shining D．flying

小題3:	A．rich B．beautiful C．poor D．ugly

小題4:	A．crying B．wandering C．struggling D．wondering

小題5:	A．striking B．hitting C．flowing D．beating

小題6:	A．girl B．woman C．man D．boy

小題7:	A．out B．near C．inside D．outside

小題8:	A．left B．made C．a(chǎn)sked D．told

小題9:	A．became B．a(chǎn)ppeared C．showed D．sounded

小題10:

A．so B．though C．however D．a(chǎn)nd

小題11:

A．still B．thirsty C．hungry D．straight

小題12:

A．house B．picture C．room D．fire

小題13:

A．picked B．came C．stood D．looked

小題14:

A．brother B．mother C．friend D．father

小題15:

A．sister B．wife C．mother D．girlfriend

小題16:

A．kept B．got C．made D．lost

小題17:

A．Much B．Many C．No D．Not

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)s B．while C．when D．since

小題19:

A．disappointed B．sorry C．happy D．sad

小題20:

A．began B．stopped C．ended D．went

There once lived a young man who was always unhappy and complained about his poverty. One day, he went to see a fortune teller to inquire how to become_____1____. The fortune teller said, "Young man, you are already wealthy now."
"Where is my wealth?" the young man asked _______2____.
"It is with you. Your _______3___ is (are) your wealth. You use them to see this world. You use them to see all the ______4______things in this world. You can read, study and learn. Your hands are your wealth. You can use them to work. You can use them to hug your beloved ones. Your ____5_____are your wealth. You can go to any places..." the fortune teller said.
"You call these wealth? Everyone has them," the young man said.
"These are wealth. What you have now are not what others can luckily have. Are you ______6___ to give your eyes to me? I am willing to give you a lot of money to _____7_____ for them," the fortune teller said.
"No, are you crazy? I am not going to exchange my eyes for money! They are _____8____ to me!" the young man ____9_______.
"Precisely, these are wealth to you. You will not exchange them for money. Furthermore, although a lot of people have their wealthy things, they do not ____10_____ them or treasure them. They are not_____11____ to Heaven for giving them their wealth. They even complain that Heaven is unfair to them. Do you want to _____12_____one of them before you will treasure them?" the fortune teller said.
Everyone is wealthy. But we should not ____13______it for granted. We need to treasure our wealth, take care of it and use it _____14_____. We should not overuse it because once it is ____15____, it is gone forever. Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.

小題1:	A．happy B．young C．wealthy D．poor

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)nxiously B．sadly C．quietly D．patiently

小題3:	A．knowledge B．skills C．brain D．eyes

小題4:	A．ugly B．beautiful C．strange D．useful

小題5:	A．legs B．cars C．jewels D．banknotes

小題6:	A．lovely B．optimistic C．a(chǎn)ngry D．willing

小題7:	A．charge B．buy C．exchange D．change

小題8:	A．precious B．useless C．extra D．special

小題9:	A．wept B．demonstrated C．smiled D．yelled

小題10:

A．see B．realize C．keep D．hold

小題11:

A．grateful B．careful C．meaningful D．faithful

小題12:

A．get B．grasp C．have D．lose

小題13:

A．take B．make C．set D．sell

小題14:

A．wrongly B．wisely C．naturally D．really

小題15:

A．old B．used C．gone D．dead

Jonny Jones was a nice and popular boy, who everyone loved．He was so much fun, so good and so kind to everyone that they treated him wonderfully. But as everything he needed was given to him without asking, Jonny became a weed. He was so spoiled by everyone that he couldn’t stand any hardship.
One day Johnny heard a mother saying to her son “Come on, my boy, get up and stop crying. You are behaving like Johnny Jones.” That made Johnny feel very ashamed. But he was sure that he would prefer to be known as a good boy rather than a fool. Worried, he spoke to his father about all this, though he was afraid that maybe he would be laughed at for having such worries. His father, far from laughing at Johnny, told him that a teacher had taught him a secret trick to turn him into the toughest boy off all. “Eat a candy less, study a minute more, and count to five before crying.” Johnny asked, “Just that? ” “Yes, just that,” said his father, “It’s very simple, but I warn you that it won’t be easy.”
Johnny was happy like a bird, ready to follow the advice. He went to see his mother, and she noticed how happy he was when she offered him candies. “One candy less”, thought Johnny, so he only took one. That afternoon he had another chance to put it into practice by studying one minute more. The result was that he missed the first minute of his favorite program! But having achieved this gave him a great feeling of satisfaction. The same happened when he ran up against the corner of the kitchen table. He only managed to count to four before crying, but that was left deeply in his mother’s memory.
Over the following days Johnny kept using the motto in his life as his father told him. And the more he put this into practice ,the easier it got. Before long he realized that he could also do things that would seem impossible before.
小題1:The underlined word "weed" in the first paragraph refers to ____．

A．a(chǎn) person with a strong v/ill

B．a(chǎn) person with a weak character

C．a(chǎn) person who isn't popular with everyone

D．a(chǎn) person who changes his behavior according to the situation

小題2:What made Jonny Jones decide to change himself?
A．A mother's words．              B．Others' attitude to him．
C．His father's advice．           C．His teacher's warning．
小題3:What is the key point of the advice from Jonny's father?

A．Eat fewer candies than before．

B．Count to five before crying．

C．Talk with parents and follow their advice．

D．Learn to control oneself and keep using the motto in life．

小題4:What message does the writer want to convey through the story?

A．One should be brave to face his mistakes．

B．Nothing is difficult as long as you set your mind on it．

C．Spoilinga child too much may result in his selfish behaviors．

D．A strong will can be developed by small but consistent efforts．

When I began planning to move to Auckland to study，my mother was worried about a lack of jobs and cultural differences. Ignoring these 36 ，I got there in July, 2010.  37 I arrived，I realized the importance of getting a job  38  my living experience. Determined to do this __39__ ，I spent several weeks going door-­to-­door for a job，but found __40__ response(回應(yīng))．
One afternoon，I walked into a building to ask _41__ there were my job opportunities. The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that __42__ .As I was about to_43__，a man who had been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside __44__.Nearly ten minutes later，he __45__.He asked me about my plans and encouraged me to stay __46__.Then he offered to take me to Royal Oak to __47__ a job.
I was a little surprised，but had a __48__ feeling about him. Along the way，I realized that I had __49__ resumes(簡(jiǎn)歷)．Seeing this，the man __50__ at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen __51__ copies. He also gave me some __52__ on dressing and speaking. I handed out my resumes and went home feeling very __53__ .The following day，I received a __54__from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.
It seems that the world always __55__ to you when you need it. And this time，it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.

小題1:	A．doubts B．concerns C．instructions D．reasons

小題2:	A．Even if B．Every time C．Now that D．Soon after

小題3:	A．of B．a(chǎn)t C．for D．with

小題4:	A．on my own B．on my way C．by any chance D．by the day

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)ny B．much C．some D．little

小題6:	A．why B．wherever C．whether D．whenever

小題7:	A．direction B．a(chǎn)ttitude C．language D．manner

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)nswer B．work C．leave D．refuse

小題9:	A．for ever B．a(chǎn)t any time C．a(chǎn)s usual D．for a while

小題10:

A．returned B．hesitated C．passed D．regretted

小題11:

A．silent B．busy C．positive D．comfortable

小題12:

A．pick out B．search for C．take on D．give up

小題13:

A．dull B．good C．guilty D．general

小題14:

A．made use of B．taken care of C．run out of D．become tired of

小題15:

A．stopped B．knocked C．glanced D．a(chǎn)ppeared

小題16:

A．right B．more C．former D．different

小題17:

A．pressures B．a(chǎn)greements C．impressions D．suggestions

小題18:

A．lonely B．funny C．disappointed D．satisfied

小題19:

A．call B．tip C．present D．report

小題20:

A．turns off B．goes over C．gives back D．looks up

I can remember the day my father came home from the war. As he walked up the front path of our home, he saw Mum and me and he dropped the suitcase.
I was only five years old so Dad made a fuss of me, then began making an even bigger fuss of my mother. This left me free to examine all the stuff lying around the broken suitcase, and I was quick to notice a newspaper advertisement displaying a new piano. When Dad saw me holding up the newspaper cutting, he smiled.
“Yes, that’s right,” he said. “I bought your mum a piano for ten pounds down and two pounds a week.”
A few moments later, a horse pulled a cart with a piano on top. Soon we all stared at it in our small lounger room. Mum had never been close to a piano before, except at the kindergarten I attended, and she used to say how wonderful it would be if the teachers could teach her to play.
After tea that night, Mum began to teach herself to play. She plinked the keys for about two hours and drove everybody in the street mad, until Dad gently said, “Enough is enough.”
From that day on, she would plink between doing the cooking and housework. Three months went by and Mum was now a skilled pianist, holding parties with all the neighbors gathering around to sing.
Although we were poor, Mum felt like a princess and was delighted at all the attention she was receiving.
At the height of Mum’s happiness, I began to notice that Dad was looking increasingly worried. It turned out that since returning from the war, he’d been unable to find a job. Then, a few weeks later, I observed two men taking Mum’s piano away. Mum sobbed in the kitchen. Suddenly, it all became clear to me: no job, no money, no piano.
Dad finally got a job. Mum was happy again as if he’d just win the lottery(彩票). Dad had to study to qualify as an account. Every night after dinner he’d place a stack of books on the kitchen table and study late into the night. Mum didn’t say much but I could tell she was proud of Dad.
Two years later, Dad bought Mum another piano. This time he paid cash for it.
小題1:How did the author’s Dad buy the piano for his mum?

A．He paid part of the bill regularly.

B．He earned it by winning a bet.

C．He paid cash for it.

D．He bought it as a big bargain.

小題2:By saying “Enough is enough”, the author’s dad meant_______.

A．practice makes perfect

B．it was time to stop practicing

C．he couldn’t bear being troubled

D．his wife played the piano well enough

小題3:What happened to the author’s mum’s first piano?

A．It was lost.

B．It was broken by one neighbor.

C．It was sold by his dad.

D．It was taken away.

小題4:What made the author’s mum proud of his dad?

A．His dad’s willingness to help cook.

B．His dad’s winning the lottery luckily.

C．His dad’s loyalty to his motherland.

D．His dad’s determination to rebuild his life.

In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a massive grandfather clock. Meals in that dining room were a   1 for four generations to become one. The table was always   2 with food from wonderful family recipes（食譜）all containing   3 as the main ingredient（成分）. And always that grandfather clock stood like a trusted old family   4 , sharing our happiness.
As I was a child, the old clock  5 me. I watched and listened to it during meals. I   6 how at different times of the day, that clock would strike with a wonderful   7 . Year after year, the clock struck a part of my   8  , a part of my heart.
Even more wonderful to me was what my grandfather did each day. He  9 wound that clock with a special and magic key, which   10 the clock ticking and striking. He never let that clock wind down and   11 . When we grandkids got a little older, he showed us how to   12 the clock.
Several days after my grandfather died, I entered the dining room, with tears flowing   13 . The clock stood desertedly  14 , seeming smaller and not as magnificent as before. I couldn’t   15 to look at it.
Years later, my grandmother gave me the clock and the key. The old house was quiet. I opened the clock door with my shaking hand. Then   16 , reverently（虔誠(chéng)地）, I entered the key and wound the clock. It sprang to  17 . Tick – tock , tick – tock, life and chimes were  18 into the dining room, into house and into my  19 . In the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather  20 again.

小題1:	A．party B．time C．place D．situation

小題2:	A．filled B．cleared C．spread D．left

小題3:	A．wine B．surprise C．fish D．love

小題4:	A．friend B．guard C．doctor D．lawyer

小題5:	A．disappointed B．encouraged C．interested D．comforted

小題6:	A．questioned B．remembered C．doubted D．wondered

小題7:	A．sound B．hammer C．voice D．ring

小題8:	A．studies B．opinions C．memories D．brains

小題9:	A．strangely B．carefully C．eagerly D．usually

小題10:

A．got B．kept C．prevented D．found

小題11:

A．Break B．fall C．stop D．move

小題12:

A．wind B．repair C．read D．clean

小題13:

A．unexpectedly B．gently C．difficultly D．freely

小題14:

A．ticking B．moving C．noisy D．quiet

小題15:

A．help B．bear C．hope D．insist

小題16:

A．slowly B．quickly C．unwillingly D．naturally

小題17:

A．feet B．hands C．sense D．life

小題18:

A．breathed B．blown C．taken D．sent

小題19:

A．study B．bedroom C．heart D．mind

小題20:

A．died B．lived C．smiled D．sang

“Dash” is a symbol which represents every day we’re spreading alive on earth. Therefore, how you spend your “dash” is important.
Recently I  1  about a little girl named Hope. After learning more about her life, I couldn’t help but feel it was not by 2 ,nor happenstance, that she had been named “Hope”. The strong feeling of sympathy and generosity 3 in her young heart made a lasting impression on me and countless others. 4  I never had the opportunity to meet her, I wish I had. It seems as though she was beyond her tender years and very, very special. Hope was a twelve-year-old girl who was 5 a “wish” in early December 2010 by the “Make-A-Wish” Foundation after being 6  that she had a rare type of bone cancer. However, when she found out that more than 150 7 in her area like her were waiting for their wishes to be granted, she unselfishly used her wish to 8 that those children have their wishes granted. She also hoped that it could be done 9  January 16, 2011.Unfortunately, however, the organization told her that her 10  request couldn’t be granted as the funds were simply 11  . They calculated that they would need to raise more that one 12  dollars in thirty days in order to grant her wish. 13 , but not discouraged, she turned her disappointment into an enthusiasm that inspired warm-hearted 14 to take up helping grant the wishes of the other children, and eventually 15  as well. Newspaper columnists and reporters for radio and TV stations 16  the story of this 17  young girl who had touched the hearts of so many and as word spread, the community was challenged. Committees were fanned and schools, corporations and various organizations assisted in 18 money to help make Hope's dream come true.
Her efforts were not in vain as they continued to help others, not only 19 , but spiritually and emotionally as well. At the gathering to celebrate her life, “A Celebration of Hope” on January 16,2011, the 20  was made that they had indeed received donations totaling more than one million dollars. Her wish had been granted!

小題1:	A．heard B．thought C．cared D．talked

小題2:	A．coincidence B．independence C．convenience D．intelligence

小題3:	A．lost B．carried C．expected D．housed

小題4:	A．Until B．Unless C．Though D．If

小題5:	A．expressed B．offered C．made D．sent

小題6:	A．recognized B．informed C．reminded D．understood

小題7:	A．children B．citizens C．villagers D．relatives

小題8:	A．tell B．a(chǎn)sk C．a(chǎn)rrange D．order

小題9:	A．for B．to C．on D．by

小題10:

A．final B．formal C．simple D．noble

小題11:

A．unbearable B．unbelievable C．unavailable D．uncomfortable

小題12:

A．thousand B．hundred C．million D．billion

小題13:

A．Disappointed B．Surprised C．worried D．Embarrassed

小題14:

A．committees B．individuals C．corporations D．organizations

小題15:

A．theirs B．ours C．hers D．yours

小題16:

A．wrote B．read C．broadcast D．shared

小題17:

A．caring B．tiring C．a(chǎn)nnoying D．worrying

小題18:

A．finding B．spending C．raising D．borrowing

小題19:

A．perfectly B．physically C．healthily D．thankfully

小題20:

A．proposal B．decision C．conclusion D．a(chǎn)nnouncement

This week was busier than usual, and I was very tired today. All I wanted to do was to go home and enjoy a bowl of good hot soup.
But when I saw my daughter’s car, I knew that it was Bryan’s night. Since his parents separated, I had tried to have my six-year-old grandson spend a few hours with me at least once a week. I had always tried to make it a special time for him. We did many interesting things; Bryan loved all these activities, and so did I. But today I had to give up our evening. I said how tired I was feeling. “Bryan, I’m sorry. Tonight I don’t feel like having fun or playing games. We’ll have our night together some other time.” I saw the sadness in Bryan’s eyes. He said, “I like soup, Grandma.” I knew he meant “Please don’t send me away. Please let me stay.” I saw the shadow (陰影) in Bryan’s eyes. Something else was changing. Maybe he thought I wouldn’t want to have him come any more — not tonight, not next week, not ever. Finally, I said OK. I was glad to see his eyes light up. After I put the soup on the stove (爐子) and turned on the TV, I fell asleep.
When I woke up, there was a coat over my legs, and the soup was gone. Bryan was on the floor, reading a coloring book and watching a television show at the same time. The poor boy must have been so bored (煩躁的)! When he found I was awake, he ran over and gave me a big hug. “I love you, Grandma,” he said. “Haven’t we had a nice time together?” His big smile and happy eyes told me that this time he meant exactly what he was saying. That was the keyword — together. We had done nothing exciting or special. But we were together.
小題1:What does the underlined part (in Paragraph 2) mean?

A．It was time to cook hot soup for Bryan that night.

B．This was the evening when Bryan stayed with his grandma.

C．Bryan would have a good rest that night.

D．Bryan would stay with his parents that night.

小題2:Why didn’t the author want to stay with her grandson that night at first?

A．She was too tired to have fun or play games with him.

B．She was sick and wanted to have a good rest.

C．She was too busy and had to work overtime that night.

D．She had to prepare soup for the whole family.

小題3:How many times did the author describe Bryan’s eyes?

A．1.

B．2.

C．3.

D．4.

小題4:From the passage, we can infer that _____.

A．Bryan’s parents separated so he had to live with his grandma

B．Bryan was sad that night because his grandma didn’t play with him

C．the author wouldn’t want to stay with her grandson any more

D．the author and her grandson loved each other very much