“I'm too old and it's too late,” these were the words which played over and over in my mind. I was   41  and exhausted after ending my marriage and my law career at the same time.   42  my ambition to become a writer, I   43  my ability to succeed as one. Had I wasted years going   44  the wrong goals?   
I was at a low point   45  the voice on the radio began   46  the story of Grandma Moses. Ann Mary Moses left home at thirteen, bore ten children and worked hard to raise the five who   47 . Struggling to make a living on poor farms, she managed to   48  a bit of beauty for herself by embroidering (繡花) on cloth.
At seventy-eight, her fingers became   49  awkward to hold a needle.   50  give in to aging, she went out to an empty room and began to   51 . For the first two years, these paintings were either given away or sold   52  a little money. But at the age of seventy-nine, she was “discovered” by the   53  world—and the rest is   54 . She went on to produce more than two thousand paintings,   55  her book illustrations (插圖) for It was the Night before Christmas were completed in her one-hundredth year!
  56  I listened to the radio, my mood(心情)   57 . If Grandma Moses   58  begin a new career and succeed after eighty, there was still   59  for my life after thirty. Before the program ended, I rushed to my computer to work on the novel I'd nearly   60 .   
It was published eight months later.

小題1:	A．depressed B．disappointed C．encouraged D．inspired

小題2:	A．In spite of B．In need of C．In hope of D．In favor of

小題3:	A．believed B．convinced C．regretted D．doubted

小題4:	A．by B．a(chǎn)fter C．a(chǎn)gainst D．over

小題5:	A．unless B．because C．when D．while

小題6:	A．telling B．reminding C．saying D．translating

小題7:	A．succeeded B．commented C．survived D．entertained

小題8:	A．notice B．offer C．direct D．provide

小題9:	A．so B．too C．such D．that

小題10:

A．Other than B．More than C．Rather than D．Less than

小題11:

A．paint B．write C．think D．change

小題12:

A．off B．a(chǎn)t C．by D．for

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)rtificial B．a(chǎn)rt C．a(chǎn)dvanced D．major

小題14:

A．story B．fortune C．history D．fact

小題15:

A．but B．a(chǎn)nd C．so D．therefore

小題16:

A．With B．Until C．As D．Unless

小題17:

A．changed B．cheered C．failed D．a(chǎn)mused

小題18:

A．should B．must C．might D．could

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)ssociation B．consideration C．freedom D．hope

小題20:

A．finished B．a(chǎn)bandoned C．published D．misunderstood

It was a busy morning，about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to thehospital.I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment(約會)at 9:30 .The nurse had him take a41  in the waiting area, 42him it would be at least 40 minutes  43 someone would be able to see him. I saw him44 his watch and decided，since I was    45   busy—my patient didn’t  46 at the appointed hour, I would examinehis wound . While taking care of his wound, I asked him ifhe had another doctor’s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he   47 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his48 .He told me that she had been   49 for a while and that she had a specialdisease.  I askedifshewould be   50 ifhewas a bitlate. He repliedthat she   51 knew who he was，that she had not been able to 52 him for five years now. Iwas   53 , and asked him，“And you  54go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said．“She doesn’tknowme butIknowwho sheis”I hadto holdback55  as he left.
Now  I   56  that in marriages，true love is  57  of all that is. The happiest peopledon’t 58  havethe best of everything；they just 59thebest ofeverythingthey have..   60 isn’t about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.

小題1:	A．breath B．test C．seat D．break

小題2:	A．persuading B．promising C．understanding D．telling

小題3:A.  if B before    C. sinceD .after

小題4:	A．taking off B．fixing C．looking at D．winding

小題5:	A．very B．a(chǎn)lso C．seldom D．not

小題6:	A．turn up B．show off C．come on D．go away

小題7:	A．needed B．forgot C．a(chǎn)greed D．happened

小題8:	A．daughter B．wife C．mother D．sister

小題9:	A．late B．well C．a(chǎn)round D．there

小題10:

A．lonely B．worried C．doubtful D．hungry

小題11:

A．sofar B．neither C．nolonger D．a(chǎn)lready

小題12:

A．recognize B．a(chǎn)nswer C．believe D．expect

小題13:

A．moved B．disappointed C．surprised D．satisfied

小題14:

A．only B．then C．thus D．still

小題15:

A．curiosity B．tears C．words D．judgment

小題16:

A．realize B．suggest C．hope D．prove

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)greement B．expression C．a(chǎn)cceptance D．exhibition

小題18:

A．necessarily B．completely C．naturally D．frequently

小題19:

A．learn B．make C．favor D．try

小題20:

A．Adventure B．Beauty C．Trust D．Life

Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had ___36____ from just the two of us in a ___37____ into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees. We had just ___38___ our finest creation - the Macintosh - a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you ___39___? Well, as Apple grew we ___40___ someone who I thought was very talented to ___41___ the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge (分歧) and ___42___ we had a falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors ___43___with him. So at 30 I was out. And very publicly out. ___44___ had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating（毀滅性的）.
I really didn’t know what to do for a few months. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to ___45___ for screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to ___46___ on me - I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been ___47___, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over.
I didn’t see it then, but it ___48___ that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the ___49___ of being a ___50____ again, less sure about everything. It freed me to ___51___ one of the most creative periods of my life.
I’m pretty sure __52___ of this would have happened if I hadn’t been fired from Apple. It was ___53___ tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Don’t lose ___54___. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t ___55___. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it.                                     
－By Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer

小題1:	A．grown B．begun C．removed D．kept

小題2:	A．bedroom B．farm C．garage D．kitchen

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)nnounced B．declared C．released D．coped

小題4:	A．managed B．started C．installed D．entitled

小題5:	A．provided B．sorted C．promoted D．hired

小題6:	A．run B．involve C．open D．engage

小題7:	A．instantly B．constantly C．eventually D．frequently

小題8:	A．risked B．supported C．pleased D．sided

小題9:	A．Which B．What C．Whichever D．Whatever

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)pologize B．reveal C．head D．stand

小題11:

A．imply B．put C．impress D．dawn

小題12:

A．resisted B．rejected C．solved D．interrupted

小題13:

A．made out B．come out C．turned out D．tried out

小題14:

A．darkness B．lightness C．carelessness D．business

小題15:

A．waiter B．pioneer C．beginner D．visitor

小題16:

A．enter B．relieve C．preview D．expect

小題17:

A．something B．none C．everything D．a(chǎn)nything

小題18:

A．careful B．a(chǎn)cceptable C．hopeful D．a(chǎn)wful

小題19:

A．courage B．patience C．imagination D．faith

小題20:

A．settle B．recall C．claim D．deny

I believe honesty is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like (36) and straightforward. And it’s still what （37）a man a good citizen. This is my secret, and I try to live by.
I’ve been in the taxi business for thirty-five years, (38) there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxi drivers have to be rough and tumble(亂作一團) fellows to be able to take it in New York. You’ve got to be (39) to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day.
Because taxi drivers are tough, people get the (40) impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will act as (41) fellows. You read in the papers almost every week (42) a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or like that people leave in their (43). If they weren’t honest, you wouldn’t be reading those stories in the papers. One time, I found an emerald（翡翠的） ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of suitcases that day, so I went back to where I had (44). It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her (45) to her. I didn’t get as much as “thank you.”(46), I felt good because I had done what was right. I think I felt better than she (47).
I was born and raised in Ireland until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I (48) several jobs to earn a few dollars before joining the army in World War I. After being discharged(退伍), I bought my own car and have owned one ever since. It hasn’t been too easy (49), but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit (50) for a rainy day(一時之需). In all my years of driving a taxi, I have never had (51) with the public, not even with drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong(頑固的) once in a while, I just agree with them and then they behave themselves.
People ask me about tips. As far as I know, (52) everyone will give you something, because most Americans are (53) generous. I always try to be nice to everyone, whether they (54) or not. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish（教區(qū)）. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time, and the (55) I try, the easier it gets.

小題1:	A．dishonor B．dishonesty C．upright D．faithful

小題2:	A．takes B．becomes C．makes D．has

小題3:	A．know B．known C．knew D．knowing

小題4:	A．generous B．tough C．mild D．warm-hearted

小題5:	A．right B．proper C．bad D．wrong

小題6:	A．rude B．honest C．good D．tough

小題7:	A．when B．what C．which D．where

小題8:	A．houses B．cars C．pockets D．rooms

小題9:	A．picked her up B．dropped her off C．dropped her down D．pull her down

小題10:

A．ring B．suitcase C．car D．emerald

小題11:

A．So B．Still C．But D．Though

小題12:

A．was B．did C．has D．is

小題13:

A．made B．put C．held D．took

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)t one time B．some time C．in no time D．a(chǎn)t times

小題15:

A．put off B．put up C．put on D．put away

小題16:

A．trouble B．difficult C．word D．a(chǎn)nything

小題17:

A．especially B．specially C．particularly D．practically

小題18:

A．never B．seldom C．rather D．fairly

小題19:

A．tip B．a(chǎn)dvised C．suggested D．a(chǎn)sk

小題20:

A．longer B．harder C．better D．shorter

I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.
What I   36  most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we   37  ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to   38 his family as cold. When we got into the   39   to go home, his father suddenly appeared. 40  , he began to wash his son’s windscreen. I could feel he was a caring man through the glass.
I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often  41  me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant  42 or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions. This manner of his  43 me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his  44   morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I  45  him.
When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt   46 . For example, I always return phone calls  47  and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the  48  : She wasn’t a good friend! My anger  49   as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I  50 and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was  51   at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be  52  . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.
Far too often, I ignored their  53   expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my  54 . Over the years, however, I’ve learned to  55  other persons, love signs.

小題1:	A．remember B．enjoy C．value D．a(chǎn)dmire

小題2:	A．excitedly B．nervously C．silently D．instantly

小題3:	A．regard B．treat C．take D．think

小題4:	A．bus B．train C．car D．plane

小題5:	A．Punctually B．Carefully C．Proudly D．Coldly

小題6:	A．visited B．interrupted C．warned D．telephoned

小題7:	A．greeting B．meeting C．a(chǎn)pology D．explanation

小題8:	A．interested B．a(chǎn)ngered C．encouraged D．surprised

小題9:	A．long B．short C．warm D．polite

小題10:

A．praised B．remembered C．blamed D．thanked

小題11:

A．content B．guilty C．curious D．disappointed

小題12:

A．in order B．in turn C．without delay D．without difficulty

小題13:

A．feeling B．suggestion C．judgment D．belief

小題14:

A．disappeared B．grew C．helped D．declined

小題15:

A．opened B．refused C．hosted D．invited

小題16:

A．depressed B．upset C．fascinated D．shocked

小題17:

A．uncaring B．dishonest C．unhappy D．uncooperative

小題18:

A．unique B．common C．pleasant D．familiar

小題19:

A．opinion B．way C．mind D．life

小題20:

A．send B．read C．give D．express

My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other   36 , including her "sixth sense", that she rarely gives the impression she’s   37  anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us,   38  that she doesn’t push too hard on them,   39  really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often   40  don’t realize she’s blind.
I   41  this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   42  about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was  43  excited about her finger-painting project."Mom, guess what?" said Kayla, all smiles. "I learned how to   44  colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle  45  with us.
To my great   46  , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, "Michelle told me my  47  showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really  48  what I was doing!" Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt   49  Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never   50  in conversation. When I told her, she was  51  for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. "But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!" Kayla   52 . And I knew my child was  53  because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla’s   54 in her work.
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, "You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my  55 ." Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

小題1:	A．ways B．means C．methods D．senses

小題2:	A．enjoyed B．found C．missed D．lost

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)nd B．except C．even D．but

小題4:	A．who B．it C．she D．which

小題5:	A．children B．family C．guests D．friends

小題6:	A．realized B．heard C．recognized D．witnessed

小題7:	A．sad B．satisfied C．excited D．enjoyed

小題8:	A．especially B．not so C．a(chǎn) little D．not at all

小題9:	A．paint B．draw C．create D．mix

小題10:

A．stayed B．painted C．talked D．played

小題11:

A．excitement B．encouragement C．delight D．surprise

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)ttitude B．color C．picture D．paper

小題13:

A．touched B．distinguished C．saw D．understood

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)fter B．before C．until D．when

小題15:

A．come up B．turned out C．referred to D．talked about

小題16:

A．curious B．quiet C．puzzled D．worried

小題17:

A．cried B．insisted C．complained D．informed

小題18:

A．right B．wrong C．worried D．uncertain

小題19:

A．shortcomings B．difficulties C．pride D．description

小題20:

A．paper B．pens C．hands D．eyes

School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired, I sat at the very front of the bus because of   1  to get home．Sitting at the front makes you   2  out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies．
Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of   3 ．
I try to mind my manners and  4  listen,  but usually I am too busy thinking about my day．On this day, however, her conversation was worth listening 10．
"My father’s sick," she said to no one in  5 ．I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes．With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, "What’s wrong with him?"
With her eyes wet and her voice tight from   6  the tears, she responded, "Heart trouble．" Her eyes   7 as she continued．"I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can   8 losing him．”
I couldn’t respond．I was  9  ．My heart ached for her．I sat on [he old, smelly seat thinking of the great   10 my own mother was thrown into when my father died．
I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her．I wouldn’t like anyone to go through that．Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver．That was just her job．She had a _ 11_ world of family and concerns too．I had never thought of her as anything but a driver．I suddenly felt very   12  ．I realized I had only thought of people as   13  as what their purposes were in my life．I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver．1 had judged her by her job and regarded her as unimportant．
For all I know, I’m just another person in someone else’s world, and may not even be important．I should not have been so selfish and self-centered．Everyone   14 a place to go to, people to see and appointments to   15 ．Understanding people is an art．
1． A．determination       B．decision        C．a(chǎn)ttempt     D．a(chǎn)nxiety
2． A．make        B．stand       C．think       D．find
3． A．topic   B．message         C．discussion      D．conversation
4． A．devotedly       B．carelessly      C．politely        D．sincerely
5． A．common          B．silence         C．particular       D．surprise
6． A．a(chǎn)voiding    B．clearing        C．keeping         D．fighting
7． A．widened         B．closed          C．lowered     D．opened
8． A．mind            B．regret              C．bear    D．miss
9． A．a(chǎn)ngry           B．interested          C．curious         D．shocked
10．A．pain        B．pity        C．disappointment    D．mercy
11  A．dark            B．narrow      C．whole           D．bright
12．A．selfish          B．confused        C．worried         D．sad
13．A．long        B．much            C．far         D．well
14．A．takes           B．has             C．finds           D．needs
15．A．stay            B．remain      C．keep        D．put

The winds had finally died down,and the rains stopped.Paige and her parents were inside their house,sitting in the living room,which was dark except for a single candlelight.
“Let’s find out what’s going on outside,”Paige’s mom suggested as she turned on the small radio.
“…h(huán)as moved out of the area,”an announcer’s voice boomed. “Winds reaching nearly 100 miles an hour passed through our town this morning. But,the worst is over,and it is safe to go outside.In fact,the sun is now peeking out from behind the…”
Suddenly,the radio went dead.The house was quiet again.
“Well,”Paige’s dad said, “at least we heard some good news,even if it was cut short.Let’s look out of the window and survey the damage.”
Paige ran to the window and looked outside.She saw tree branches lie on the lawn.The mailbox was broken,and some of the address letters and numbers on the mailbox were missing.
“The wind must have ripped(擦)them off,” Paige’s father noted.As he read the remaining letters he began to laugh.
The mailbox dispalyed “_ _RAIN.”
“It says “rain”,”Paige said. “That’s appropriate for a day like today!”
小題1:The weather event that took place that day in the story was        .

A．a(chǎn)n earthquake

B．a(chǎn) hurricane

C．a(chǎn) flood

D．a(chǎn) fire

小題2:The living room was dark because           .

A．there were no lamps	B．someone forgot to pay the electric bill
C．the electricity had been cut off	D．the wind blew out the candle

小題3:After the storm had passed,Paige’s family felt           .

A．worried

B．disappointed

C．relieved

D．scared

小題4:The family’s last name could have been          .

A．Germain

B．Crain

C．Syrain

D．Rain

Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute mile? For years people believed that it is impossible for a human being to  1  a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it  2  in 1954．Within one year, 37 runners  3  the belief barrier．And the year after that, 300 other runners did the same thing．
What happens if you put an animal in a  4 ? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through．What happens when someone, who does not know how to swim, falls in deep waters? You  5 ．If an animal who has not learned swimming could  6  by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not．
These  7  show the power of beliefs．There is no other more  8  force in directing human behavior than belief．Our beliefs have the power to  9  and to destroy．
In a way it is our beliefs that determine how much we’ll be able to  10  our potential．So pay attention to some of your  11 ．Do you believe you are weak in mathematics? Do you believe that other people dislike you？Do you believe life is full of  12 ？
Belief is not  13 , however．It’s nothing but the generalization of a past incident．As a kid, if a dog bit you, you believed all dogs to be  14 ．To change certain behavior, identify the beliefs associated with it．Change those beliefs and a new pattern is  15  created．
1．A．run                       B．walk                   C．swim                  D．jog
2．A．right                    B．wrong                 C．fake                   D．true
3．A．broke                    B．built                  C．faced                 D．lowered
4．A．cage                       B．desert                    C．forest                D．pond
5．A．drown                   B．swim                  C．float                     D．sink
6．A．struggle                B．escape                C．drown                 D．leave
7．A．samples                B．cases                      C．situations         D．periods
8．A．terrible                    B．reasonable             C．considerable      D．powerful
9．A．damage                 B．provide              C．create                D．withdraw
10．A．discover              B．realize               C．show                   D．perform
11．A．problems             B．beliefs               C．possibilities         D．subjects
12．A．surprises                B．choices               C．problems            D．possibilities
13．A．beautiful                B．changeable         C．strong                D．mysterious
14．A．safe                    B．rude                   C．merciless         D．dangerous
15．A．occasionally       B．immediately       C．a(chǎn)ccidentally           D．a(chǎn)utomatically

“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late   36  the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the   37  where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I  38 the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not   39.
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your   40 this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “41  up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜臺). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress.   42  her was a young man of about 23. He seemed very 43 , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and   44 about opening an account. I gave her necessary   45 and she went out.   46 I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 47   with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise 48   my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time  49  I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed!  50  shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house.  51  the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “  52  of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my 53  the first customer was a girl 54  a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The  55 ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)s B．but C．a(chǎn)nd D．or

小題2:	A．hotel B．shop C．bank D．restaurant

小題3:	A．believe B．think C．guess D．hope

小題4:	A．lucky B．happy C．sorry D．a(chǎn)ngry

小題5:	A．excuse B．idea C．cause D．a(chǎn)nswer

小題6:	A．Hurry B．Set C．Catch D．Get

小題7:	A．Before B．Behind C．Beyond D．Against

小題8:	A．nervous B．shy C．calm D．a(chǎn)ngry

小題9:	A．cared B．talked C．a(chǎn)sked D．worried

小題10:

A．information B．offer C．introduction D．support

小題11:

A．Again B．Then C．Thus D．However

小題12:

A．hidden B．filled C．decorated D．covered

小題13:

A．took B．closed C．filled D．came

小題14:

A．before B．a(chǎn)fter C．when D．that

小題15:

A．Even B．Still C．Just D．Ever

小題16:

A．As usual B．For one thing C．In fact D．In general

小題17:

A．Less B．Plenty C．More D．None

小題18:

A．pleasure B．surprise C．joy D．regret

小題19:

A．of B．with C．on D．in

小題20:

A．dream B．story C．a(chǎn)ffair D．incident