As a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to  36  a little pocket money.
One day I  37  on the door of an elderly woman and asked  38  she needed me to clean the yard. She asked why I was not in  39  and I showed her my worn  40 , which no longer kept me warm. She  41  me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, “I suppose you want to be  42  now.” She then  43  a jar filled with dollar bills and said, “I’m glad you’ve done a  44  job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to  45  new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to  46  me with your report card and I will  47  you when I see you have worked hard and have some good  48 . Now reach out your little hands and take out as much  49  as you can.”
I put my hands in the jar and  50  so much money that it was  51  for me to buy what I badly needed. Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she  52 . She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time I  53  her that I had an “A”.
I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighborhood. I will never forget the huge  54 this wonderful lady made over my life with her  55 . This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.

小題1:	A．save B．give C．earn D．change

小題2:	A．turned B．knocked C．worked D．looked

小題3:	A．how B．when C．why D．if

小題4:	A．school B．time C．trouble D．bed

小題5:	A．bag B．carpet C．coat D．sofa

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)llowed B．forced C．helped D．stopped

小題7:	A．punished B．tested C．praised D．paid

小題8:	A．set up B．took out C．talked about D．put away

小題9:	A．boring B．new C．fine D．terrible

小題10:

A．keep B．buy C．remove D．make

小題11:

A．visit B．forgive C．welcome D．serve

小題12:

A．recognize B．reward C．understand D．protect

小題13:

A．goals B．stories C．marks D．ideas

小題14:

A．room B．money C．food D．time

小題15:

A．grabbed B．lost C．borrowed D．charged

小題16:

A．rare B．enough C．simple D．special

小題17:

A．promised B．discovered C．knew D．a(chǎn)dmitted

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)sked B．required C．showed D．wrote

小題19:

A．decision B．progress C．mistake D．difference

小題20:

A．courage B．kindness C．honesty D．happiness

One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather．Several times, it  36 obstacles（障礙物in its path．And after a pause it made the necessary detour. At one point, the ant had to  37  a crack(裂縫) about 10 mm wide．After some brief thoughts, the ant laid the                   38 over the crack, walked across it and  39 up the feather on the other side, then continued on its way．I was  40 by the cleverness of this ant．It was only a small insect, lacking in  41 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome.  42  this ant, like the other two-legged creatures  43 on the earth, also shares human feelings．
After some time the ant finally reached its  44 – a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its   45 home．It was there that the ant met its  46 . How could that large feather possibly   47  such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t．So the ant, after all this trouble and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just   48 the feather and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through   49 it began its journey and in the end the feather was   50 more than a burden. Isn’t our   51  like this?
We worry about our families; we worry about our money or the   52 of it; and we worry about all kinds of things．These are all  53 —the things we pick up all the life, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to   54 that at the destination they are   55  and we can’t take them with us．

小題1:	A．brought about B．got over C．came across D．dealt with

小題2:	A．move B．cross C．crawl D．suffer

小題3:	A．feather B．flower C．grass D．flick

小題4:	A．made B．took C．picked D．set

小題5:	A．frightened B．interested C．a(chǎn)nnoyed D．a(chǎn)ttracted

小題6:	A．size B．height C．depth D．length

小題7:	A．Therefore B．But C．So D．Otherwise

小題8:	A．working B．sleeping C．walking D．living

小題9:	A．habitat B．background C．battle D．destination

小題10:

A．underground B．comfortable C．underwater D．distinctive

小題11:

A．game B．sport C．trouble D．focus

小題12:

A．fit B．fix C．suit D．lay

小題13:

A．gave in B．gave up C．gave away D．gave out

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)fter B．while C．before D．once

小題15:

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

小題16:

A．study B．a(chǎn)im C．life D．dream

小題17:

A．waste B．lack C．worth D．danger

小題18:

A．presents B．questions C．pleasure D．burdens

小題19:

A．think B．find C．wonder D．a(chǎn)ttempt

小題20:

A．helpless B．powerful C．meaningful D．useless

Justin’s bedroom was so full of flat bicycle tires, bent tennis rackets, deflated basketballs, and games with missing pieces that you could hardly get in the door.  His parents pleaded with him to clean out his room.
“What use is a fish tank with a hole in the bottom?” his father asked.  But Justin simply smiled and repeated his motto, “Never throw anything out, you never know when it might come in handy.”
When Justin was away from home, he always carried his blue backpack — a smaller bag of his bedroom — a place to store the many objects that he collected.  It was so worn and stretched that it hardly resembled a backpack anymore.
Justin had earned a reputation for figuring things out and getting people out of otherwise hopeless situations.  Many of his classmates and neighbors sought him out when they needed help with a problem.  On the first day of school, his friend Kenny, came looking for Justin.
“Do you think you have something in your backpack that could help me remember my locker combination (箱子密碼)?”  he asked.  “I lost the piece of paper it was written on.  I have a science class in two minutes and if I’m late on the first day it’ll make me look bad for the rest of the year.”  Kenny looked really worried.
“Relax,” Justin said, taking his backpack off and opened it.  “Remember how you borrowed my notebook in my home to write the combination down?  Well, I know how I can recover what you wrote.”
He took the notebook and a soft lead pencil out of his backpack.  The page that Kenny had written on had left faint marks on another page in the notebook.  Justin held the pencil on its side and rubbed it lightly over the marks.  Slowly but surely the numbers of the locker combination appeared in white.
“That’ s amazing!”  Kenny said, “I owe you one.”  And he dashed off to open his locker.
It was just another day in the life of the boy whose motto was “Never throw anything out; you never know when it might come in handy.”
小題1:Why is Justin’s room in such a mess?

A．He always forgets to clean it.

B．He never throws anything out.

C．He has no time to clean it.

D．He shares the room with his brother.

小題2:In what way is Justin’s blue backpack used?

A．He uses it as a place to store collected objects.

B．He uses it to carry his books and sports equipment.

C．His parents tell him to clean it all the time.

D．He carries it to remind others of his ability.

小題3:The underlined phrase “pleaded with” means              .

A．ignored

B．a(chǎn)sked

C．pushed

D．a(chǎn)dmired

小題4:How does Kenny feel toward Justin?

A．Annoyed

B．Disinterested

C．Grateful

D．Angry

Armed with two over-packed suitcases, we arrived at the airport just in time for my flight. As I watched her unload my luggage, I could see the  36_ in her eyes. One last hug and a final good-bye, and I would be on my way to a new life  37 .“ You’d better go or you’ll miss your flight,” she said.
“I’ll  38  you,” I replied, and with those words I  39 . By the time I reached the customs, I was  40 . While boarding the plane I was still crying. I did not have the  41  to put my bag in the overhead locker, so I put it on the  42  seat next to mine.
Born just fifteen months apart, we not only looked alike, we were alike. We both had that same mix of  43  and fear of all things unknown to us. One sunny summer day I was playing outside when she came  44  to me and said, “ Want to come to the attic(閣樓)？” The answer was always “  45 ”. We were frightened of the attic but also  46  by its smells and sounds. Together we would get through masses of dust and look through a lot of boxes _47  we found what we needed.
The plane shook  48  and my bag fell onto the floor. My aspirin, hairbrush and some other things were  49  on the floor. I _50  over to gather them up when I saw a(an) _51  little book in the middle of my belongings. It was a diary.
Immediately I  52   my sister’s handwriting. “Hi, Sis. What a day it has been today. You let me know that you are moving abroad…” Only _53  did I realize that my sister had been  54  a diary for the past month.
I read about my sister’s comings and goings during the flight. Even though a large ocean  55  us, at some point it felt like she was actually there.

小題1:	A．honesty B．concern C．sadness D．satisfaction

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)broad B．home C．a(chǎn)gain D．a(chǎn)long

小題3:	A．remember B．remind C．miss D．think of

小題4:	A．was out B．was off C．left off D．left out

小題5:	A．smiling B．thinking C．sighing D．sobbing

小題6:	A．courage B．energy C．idea D．spirit

小題7:	A．full B．big C．black D．empty

小題8:	A．curiosity B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．sympathy D．worry

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)bout B．a(chǎn)cross C．down D．up

小題10:

A．No B．Yes C．Sorry D．Certain

小題11:

A．surprised B．bored C．a(chǎn)ttracted D．interested

小題12:

A．until B．unless C．though D．since

小題13:

A．hardly B．slightly C．weakly D．heavily

小題14:

A．spread B．put C． pulled D．pushed

小題15:

A．turned B．lay C．bent D．looked

小題16:

A．similar B．unfamiliar C．important D．unimportant

小題17:

A．knew B．saw C．observed D．recognized

小題18:

A．when B．that C．then D．this

小題19:

A．keeping B．writing C．using D．making

小題20:

A．faced B．separated C．surrounded D．blocked

My son. The phrase felt difficult and strange the first time I said it, and I had to practice it a thousand times． I started saying the words to myself the day when the ultrasound told me we were having a baby．
Finally, my son was born.
The nurse came out of the delivery room, holding a tiny, howling human being wrapped in a white sheet, his small hands and delicate fingers shaking nervously. “Baby Sanchez?” she asked, looking at the room full of expectant fathers.
I stood up, holding my breath． She showed me my baby． “My son,” I whispered. The little guy screamed, “waaaaaaaaaah.”
But in my heart I heard him cry out, “Daaaaaaad!” I don’t care if everyone in the room will swear they didn’t hear my baby say that. I called him, “My son,” and he called me “Dad,” and that’s that.
People ask me, “What did you feel at that moment?” I can’t even begin to answer. I’m a writer yet I try hard to find the right words. Joyful isn’t powerful enough. Bliss(狂喜) is not sweet enough. Peaceful isn’t calm enough. Happy isn’t tense enough.
After my son was taken away to the nursery, I sat down and shut my eyes. But tears escaped them away. Then out of the blue, my 80-year-old father entered, and we embraced.
“Dad,” I whispered.
“My son,” my heart heard him saying.
Suddenly the past 33 years folded into the present and I was now the baby bundled in white, with my father standing over me.
“My son,” I imagined him saying.
“Daaaaaaaaaad!” I cried my little lungs out.
At that point, I knew I was going to be a great father. The old man in front of me seemed to agree. He smiled and we walked out of the room in search of the tiny human being that would change our lives for ever.
小題1:Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A．His son called him “Dad” when the writer called him “My son”．

B．All the people didn’t hear the baby say except the writer．

C．Sanchez is the writer’s family name．

D．The baby was taken away because the nurse found there was a mistake．

小題2:The author couldn’t tell how he felt at the moment because ________．

A．he was a writer

B．he was too excited

C．he was too nervous

D．it’s a feeling too complex to express

小題3:We can learn the following from the passage EXCEPT that ________．

A．the author got his first baby

B．he probably had a lung disease

C．the author didn’t really hear “Daaaaad” from his baby

D．the baby would change the author’s life

小題4:Why was the writer sure he was going to be a great father?

A．Because his son is so gifted．

B．Because he had much experience in bringing up children．

C．Because his father promised to help him．

D．Because his father had already set him a good example．

He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his family’s   cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake.
　　 On the day before the bass season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, catching sunfish and perch (鱸魚)  with worms. Then he tied on a small silver lure（魚餌） and practiced casting. The lure struck the water and caused colored ripples in the sunset, then silver ripples as the moon rose over the lake.
　　When his peapole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully worked the fish alongside the dock.
　　Finally, he very gingerly lifted the exhausted fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass. The boy and his father looked at the handsome fish, gills playing back and forth in the moonlight. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 P.M.-- two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy.
　　“You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said.
　　“Dad!” cried the boy.
　　“There will be other fish,” said his father.
　　“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy.
　　He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight. He looked again at his father. Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could tell by the clarity of his father’s voice that the decision was not negotiable（可協(xié)商的）. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into the black water.
　　The creature swished its powerful body and disappeared. The boy suspected that he would never again see such a great fish.
　　That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. His father’s cabin is still there on the island in the middle of the lake. He takes his own son and daughters fishing from the same dock.
　　And he was right. He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he landed that night long ago. But he does see that same fish-again and again-every time he comes up against a question of ethics (道德規(guī)范).
小題1: Why did the father ask his son to put the perch back?

A．Because the father disliked the perch.

B．Because the father was afraid of being fined

C．Because the ethics must be obeyed.

D．Because the son was more experienced in fishing than his father.

小題2:When does the architect (the father’s son) think of that perch put back?

A．When he takes his own and son and daughters fishing from the same dock.

B．When he builds many famous buildings.

C．When he pays a visit to his old father.

D．When he faces some problems about ethics.

小題3:Which word can not be used to describe the boy’s father?

A．honest

B．noble-minded

C．caring

D．generous

Recently divorced(離婚), I had no job and was on my way downtown to go the rounds of the employment offices despite the great   36 . My old umbrella was broken, and I could not   37  another one.
I sat down in the streetcar — and there against the seat was a beautiful silk   38  with a silver handle inlaid (鑲嵌) with gold. I had   39  seen anything so lovely.
I   40  the handle and saw a   41 . I got off the streetcar and   42  opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a   43  book for the name on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered.
Yes, she said in   44 , that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her for a birthday present.   45 , she added, it had been stolen at school (she was a teacher) more than a year before.
She was so excited that I   46  I was   47  a job and went directly to her house. She took the umbrella, her   48  filled with tears.
I refused the   49   she gave me. We talked for a while, and I must have given her my address. I don’t remember.
The next six months were   50 . I was able to obtain   51  here and there. l reached the lowest point in my   52 . Unless a miracle happened, I would be homeless in January, foodless, jobless.
Christmas Eve came. No money to buy my daughter a gift. I was sobbing (抽泣) in the cold little kitchen   53  the doorbell rang and my daughter Peggy ran to answer it. He was a postman, and his arms were   54  of parcels. “This is a mistake” I said, but he read the name on the parcels and there were for me.
Peggy and I sat on the floor and opened them. I looked for the name of the sender. It was the teacher. The address was   55  “California”, where she had moved.

小題1:	A．cloud B．rain C．wind D．snow

小題2:	A．search B．catch　　 C．a(chǎn)fford 　　 D．sell

小題3:	A．raincoat B．seat C．book 　 D．umbrella

小題4:	A．never B．ever 　　　 C．a(chǎn)lmost 　　 D．nearly

小題5:	A．concluded B．examined C．learned 　 D．helped

小題6:	A．name B．a(chǎn)ddress 　 C．card 　 D．demand

小題7:	A．deliberately B．specially 　　 C．sadly D．thankfully

小題8:	A．technology B．engine 　　 C．telephone D．medicine

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)nger B．surprise　　 C．danger D．sorrow

小題10:

A．And B．But　　　　 C．So　　　 D．Or

小題11:

A．forgot B．remembered C．indicated 　　 D．decided

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)pplied for B．watching for C．a(chǎn)sking for　 D．looking for

小題13:

A．face B．nose 　　　　 C．eyes　　　 D．ear

小題14:

A．reward B．prize C．present D．umbrella

小題15:

A．freezing B．surprising C．shocking D．struggling

小題16:

A．failures B．successes　　 C．jobs　　 D．wages

小題17:

A．heart B．favor 　　 C．work　　 D．life

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)s B．while　　 C．when 　 D．then

小題19:

A．proud B．full 　　 C．careful　　 D．glad

小題20:

A．simply B．directly C．finally D．nearly

Many years ago, there was a story of a school teacher—Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.
Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother’s perfume.
Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to.” After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that very day， she stopped teaching reading, writing and maths. Instead, she began to teach children.
Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The boy’s mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.
Six years went by before she got a letter from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M. D.（醫(yī)學(xué)博士）.
The story doesn’t end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear， “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference.”
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you."
小題1:What first impression did Teddy give Mrs. Thompson?

A．Heoftentoldlies.

B．Hewasgoodatmath.

C．Hewas dirty and not easy-going.

D．Heenjoyedplayingwithothers.

小題2:According to the first paragraph, which is true between Teddy and his teacher?

A．Mrs. Thompson had a dislike of Teddy at first.

B．Mrs. Thompson didn’t play well with him.

C．Mrs. Thompson loved him all the time.

D．Mrs. Thompson told Teddy not to tell a lie.

小題3:Why did Teddy become one of the smartest children in the class?

A．Mrs. Thompson paid little attention to him.

B．Mrs. Thompson gave him encouragement more often

C．Teddy was cleverer than before.

D．Teddy got on well with other students.

小題4:Why did Teddy invite Mrs. Thompson to his wedding?

A．Teddy kept in touch with her all the time.

B．Teddy thanked her for her help and encouragement.

C．Teddy was treated by the teacher like her son.

D．She had taught him how to judge people.

小題5:From the passage, we can infer that ______.

A．we should love our teacher

B．we shouldn’t tell a lie in any way

C．knowledge can’t be important

D．motherlycare can really make a difference

I’d just got in a taxi at the railway station when suddenly I found one of my suitcases missing. Just then, I saw a young fellow about 30 walking away with it, opening it and drawing out the valuables. “Stop thief! Stop thief!” I shouted and threw open the car door and rushed out to him, followed by the driver and half a dozen passers-by. Very soon the thief was cornered at the turn of the road. My driver caught the thief by the neck and put his hand into his trouser pocket, drawing out money, credit card, telephone book and so on and put them back into my suitcase.
Half an hour later, the car was running at full speed on the express highway. I sat back and breathed a long sigh of relief (松口氣). But as I pulled out those stolen things from the suitcase and started to check them, I became dumbfounded (驚呆了). Before my eyes were 200 yuan instead of 100. And a blood test report of a 58-year-old woman appeared. I suddenly realized that the taxi driver must have mistaken the thief’s belongs and put his into my suitcase. The pitiful and begging look of the poor young man flashed across my mind again. My heart began to sink.
Two years has passed since then. But this event keeps coming back to me. Was the young man a habitual robber or a dutiful son who had been driven to desperation (鋌而走險(xiǎn)) to find money to save his mother’s life? My heart aches for him. How I wish I had gone back that summer afternoon to return the 200 yuan and say sorry to him. For the first time in my life, I realized that hate and love are very close.
小題1:Why was the writer dumbfounded when he opened his suitcase?

A．Because he was now searching a different suitcase.

B．His own blood test report has changed into an old woman’s.

C．An old woman had put her savings into his suitcase.

D．He was facing things that did not belong to himself.

小題2:Who helped the writer catch the thief?

A．No one. He caught the thief all by himself.

B．The driver with several other people.

C．Some policemen.

D．The thief came back and gave back the suitcase to him.

小題3:What was one of the reasons for the young man to steal in the writer’s opinion?

A．The young man was a born thief.

B．The young man couldn’t afford to pay for his old mother’s medical treatment.

C．The young man’s mother asked him to do so.

D．Young people are likely to steal when they are poor.

小題4:The major purpose for the writer to write this passage is ______.

A．to describe what hate and love are like

B．to entertain the readers with an interesting story

C．to impress the readers with an interesting story

D．to encourage the readers to help him find the thief

A poor boy Howard Kelly was trying to make some money for school by selling goods. He found that he had only one coin left. He was so  16  that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his courage when a lovely young  17 opened the door. Instead of asking for a meal, he asked for a drink of  18 . She smiled understandingly and brought him a  19  glass of milk. He drank it slowly and then asked, “How much is it?”
“You need pay nothing.” she replied. “Mother has  20 me never to accept pay for a  21 .” As Howard  22  that house, he not only felt stronger 23  , but it also made him believe in God and the human beings more. He was about to give up before this.
24 later, the young woman became very ill. She was sent to the big city,  25  Dr Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in for the treatment. When he heard the name of the  26  she came from, a  27  light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room. He  28  her at once. From that day on, he gave   29  attention to her case and  30   to do his best to save her life.
After a long time, she recovered. The bill was sent to her room. She was  31  to open it because she knew it would 32  the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked at the bill and saw these words on one side of it,
"Paid in full with  33 ."
                    Dr Howard Kelly
Tears of  34  ran out of her eyes as she cried, "Thank you,  35 . Your love has got around through human hearts and hands. "

小題1:	A．worried B．upset C．ill D．hungry

小題2:	A．gentleman B．lady C．doctor D．mother

小題3:	A．soup B．milk C．water D．wine

小題4:	A．large B．small C．hot D．cold

小題5:	A．said B．ordered C．taught D．a(chǎn)llowed

小題6:	A．kindness B．happiness C．food D．milk

小題7:	A．went in B．left C．stayed in D．ran from

小題8:	A．in health B．in mind C．in hand D．in body

小題9:	A．Days B．Weeks C．Months D．Years

小題10:

A．when B．where C．then D．that

小題11:

A．town B．city C．room D．house

小題12:

A．silent B．a(chǎn)ngry C．strange D．familiar

小題13:

A．treated B．realized C．recognized D．saved

小題14:

A．special B．small C．little D．large

小題15:

A．wished B．ordered C．made D．decided

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)fraid B．excited C．unable D．certain

小題17:

A．pay B．take C．spend D．cost

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)ll her money B．my pay C． love D．a(chǎn) glass of milk

小題19:

A．comfort B．joy C．surprise D．sadness

小題20:

A．Doctor B．Mother C．Boy D．God