Do you have a dream, something you always see yourself doing? Perhaps you see yourself as a lawyer, businessman, or even a scientist. Whatever it is, don’t let it die.
A dream is a wonderful thing. It can give you hope for your future and encourage you to try when all odds are against you.
However, there are dream killers that want to kill your dream. They may tell you that it is impossible for you, that you are not smart enough or that it’s never been done before. However, many times the biggest dream killer is yourself.
Don’t let fear, doubt or lack of finances prevent you from fulfilling（實現(xiàn)） your dream. Talk back to these killers, “I can and fulfill my dream.” You may have to do this every day. The more often you talk to your heart that you can do it, the more safely your dream will be held within you.
It is very important to take steps towards fulfilling your dream. For me, in order to fulfill my dream of one-day owning my own magazine, I needed to go back to school and finish my college degree. For you, it may be something different. You know deep inside what the voice of your dream calls for. Don’t be afraid and just do it. Try not to let too much time go by. Time is another one of those dream killers.
Think about the words of a song by Yolanda Adams, “Keep the dream alive. Don’t let it die. If something deep inside keeps inspiring you to try, don’t stop. And never give up. Don’t ever give up on you. Sometimes, life can place a stumbling block in your way. But you have to keep the faith.”
When you dream, dream big and never give up. Your dream is just yours. Never let anyone tell you that your dream can’t happen -- it can! Keep seeing yourself do what’s never been done before. As you continue to feed your dream and protect it, not only will you keep it alive, but it will come true.
小題1:What does the underlined words “all odds are against you” in Parragraph 2 mean?

A．You are in hopeless situation.

B．You find everything seems strange.

C．You are not feeling quite well.

D．You have all your friends against you.

小題2:What did the author dream of doing?

A．Getting his own book published	B．Owing a colledge degree
C．Becoming a writer	D．Publishing his own magazine

小題3: What do we learn from Paragraph 5?

A．It takes money to fulfill our dream.

B．The first step is to know our dream.

C．It is important for us to take action.

D．We should not listen to the call of our heart.

小題4: The words of Yolanda Adams’song are mentioned in the text     .

A．to support his main point

B．to make his writing interesting

C．to show they share the same view

D．to mean Yolanda Adams is popular

We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we’ve become used to suddenly disappears.  36 , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I  37  to see—or look at—on my way to work each morning.
For three years, no matter  38  the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On  39  days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime  40  out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. 41 , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I  42  all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how  43  I expected to see her each morning. You might say I  44 her.
“Did she have an accident? Something  45 ?” I thought to myself about her  46 . Now that she was gone, I felt I had  47  her. I began to realize that part of our  48  life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar  49 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who 50  walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are  51  markers in our lives. They add weight to our  52  of place and belonging.
Think about it.  53 , while walking to work, we mark where we are by  54  a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though  55 , person?

小題1:	A．Make B．Take C．Give D．Have

小題2:	A．happened B．wanted C．used D．tried

小題3:	A．what B．how C．which D．when

小題4:	A．sunny B．rainy C．cloudy D．snowy

小題5:	A．took B．brought C．carried D．turned

小題6:	A．Clearly B．Particularly C．Luckily D．Especially

小題7:	A．believed B．expressed C．remembered D．wondered

小題8:	A．long B．often C．soon D．much

小題9:	A．respected B．missed C．praised D．a(chǎn)dmired

小題10:

A．better B．worse C．more D．less

小題11:

A．disappearance B．a(chǎn)ppearance C．misfortune D．fortune

小題12:

A．forgotten B．lost C．known D．hurt

小題13:

A．happy B．enjoyable C．frequent D．daily

小題14:

A．friends B．strangers C．tourists D．guests

小題15:

A．regularly B．a(chǎn)ctually C．hardly D．probably

小題16:

A．common B．pleasant C．important D．faithful

小題17:

A．choice B．knowledge C．decision D．sense

小題18:

A．Because B．If C．Although D．However

小題19:

A．keeping B．changing C．passing D．mentioning

小題20:A unnamed        B. unforgettable    C. unbelievable     D. unreal

Attitude is an internal state that influences the choices of personal action made by the individual. Some researchers consider that attitudes come from differences between beliefs and ideas; others believe that attitudes come from emotional states. Here, we focus on the effects of attitudes upon behavior, that is, upon the choices of action made by the individual.
The kinds of actions taken by human beings are obviously influenced greatly by attitudes. Whether one listens to classical music or rock, whether one obeys the speed limit while driving, whether one encourages one’s husband or wife to express his or her own ideas—all are influenced by attitudes. These internal states are acquired throughout life from situations one is faced with in the home, in the streets, and in the school.
Of course, the course of action chosen by an individual in any situation will be largely determined by the particulars of that situation. An individual who has a strong attitude of obeying laws may drive too fast when he is in a hurry and no police cars in sight. A child who has a strong attitude of honesty may steal a penny when she thinks no one will notice. But the internal state which remains unchanged over a period of time, and which makes the individual behave regularly in a variety of situations, is what is meant by an attitude.
Attitudes are learned in a variety of ways. They can result from single incidents, as when an attitude toward snakes is acquired by an experience in childhood at the sudden movement of a snake. They can result from the individual’s experiences of success and pleasure, as when someone acquires a positive attitude toward doing crossword puzzles by being able to complete some of them. And frequently, they are learned by copying other people’s behavior, as when a child learns how to behave toward foreigners by observing the actions of his parents. Regardless of these differences, there is something in common in the learning and modification（修正）of attitudes.
小題1: According to the passage, attitudes _________.

A．come from different situations in one’s life

B．a(chǎn)re largely affected by one’s behavior

C．remain unchanged in one’s daily life

D．could be chosen according to one’s will

小題2:The author uses the examples in Paragraph 3 to show _________.

A．people often make mistakes when they are not noticed

B．people with good attitudes may sometimes do bad deeds

C．particulars of a situation may influence an individual’s action

D．a(chǎn)n individual may change his or her attitude fairly easily

小題3:Which of the following is TRUE about the learning of attitudes?

A．Attitudes are only learned through one’s success.

B．Attitudes learned in danger will last longer.

C．Copying others behavior is not a good idea.

D．Attitudes can be learned from one’s parents.

小題4:What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Differences of Attitudes.

B．Nature of Attitude.

C．Choices of Attitudes.

D．Modification of Attitude.

When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to   36  water to the runners. I remember being so   37  to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I   38  up for the race.
That first 10,000m race was quite an  39 . I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked.   40  , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining (決定性)   41  .
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt   42 because I was 50 years younger than he but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt   43  for a second.
But then I   44  something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had   45  abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my   46 was only to finish.
After a minute, it   47  me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into   48 .
I  49  that I would not give up on running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare   50  and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my   51 .
In life we all have those moments where we   52  ourselves to others. It’s only   53 . Don’t allow those moments to   54  you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to   55   anything you want in life.

小題1:	A．bring out B．pass out C．take out D．pick out

小題2:	A．excited B．worried C．concerned D．a(chǎn)nxious

小題3:	A．gave B．made C．signed D．dressed

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)chievement B．encouragement C．instruction D．experience

小題5:	A．At times B．In time C．In all D．After all

小題6:	A．victory B．decision C．moment D．conclusion

小題7:	A．embarrassed B．a(chǎn)nnoyed C．moved D．thrilled

小題8:	A．relaxed B．defeated C．puzzled D．inspired

小題9:	A．realized B．lost C．noticed D．remembered

小題10:

A．special B．evident C．common D．different

小題11:

A．motto B．plan C．goal D．direction

小題12:

A．worried B．hit C．reached D．hurt

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)ttraction B．devotion C．inspiration D．expectation

小題14:

A．hoped B．promised C．decided D．suggested

小題15:

A．slightly B．hardly C．clearly D．properly

小題16:

A．excitement B．a(chǎn)ccomplishment C．movement D．judgment

小題17:

A．introduce B．relate C．present D．compare

小題18:

A．important B．natural C．strange D．ridiculous

小題19:

A．weaken B．wound C．a(chǎn)muse D．cheer

小題20:

A．reserve B．deliver C．a(chǎn)chieve D．a(chǎn)bandon

Why did I come today? I wondered. My Christmas (36) _______ contained several people that claimed they wanted nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt (37) _______ I didn’t buy them anything, so buying gifts was (38) _______ but fun.
Hurriedly, I finished shopping and (39) _______ the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about 5 and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of (40) _______ slippers. When we finally (41) _______ the checkout register, the girl (42) _______ placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a (43) _______.
“That will be $6.09,” the cashier said. The boy (44) _______ all his pockets. He finally came up with $3.12. “I guess we will have to put them back,” he said (45) _______, “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” With that statement, a soft (46) _______ broke from the little girl. “But Jesus would have loved these shoes,” she cried.
“Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll surely (47) _______,” he said. Quickly I handed $3 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And, (48) _______, it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and the girl said (49) _______, “Thank you, lady.”“What did you (50) _______ when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked. The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to (51) _______. Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won’t mommy be (52) _______ walking on those streets in these shoes?”
My eyes (53) _______ as I looked into her tear-streaked face. “Yes,” I answered, “I am (54) _______ she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to (55) _______ me of the true spirit of giving.

小題1:	A．plan B．list C．goods D．purchases

小題2:	A．if B．because C．unless D．since

小題3:	A．something B．nothing C．a(chǎn)nything D．everything

小題4:	A．waited B．joined C．a(chǎn)ttended D．gathered

小題5:	A．cotton B．leather C．gold D．silver

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)pproached B．passed C．checked D．found

小題7:	A．immediately B．hesitantly C．shyly D．carefully

小題8:	A．gift B．treasure C．life D．prize

小題9:	A．opened B．touched C．tore D．searched

小題10:

A．bravely B．uncertainly C．slowly D．doubtfully

小題11:

A．tear B．sob C．smile D．sigh

小題12:

A．leave B．come C．return D．a(chǎn)rrive

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)bove all B．a(chǎn)t last C．a(chǎn)t least D．a(chǎn)fter all

小題14:

A．gratefully B．sweetly C．gracefully D．kindly

小題15:

A．request B．expect C．mean D．a(chǎn)ttempt

小題16:

A．hospital B．tomb C．heaven D．sky

小題17:

A．equal B．comfortable C．convenient D．beautiful

小題18:

A．pained B．flooded C．shut D．froze

小題19:

A．sure B．a(chǎn)fraid C．glad D．confident

小題20:

A．inform B．warn C．cure D．remind

A good heart
Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa among great poverty and disease. He came to Georgetown University on a scholarship(獎學(xué)金) to study medicine — but Coach(教練) John Thompson got a look at Dikembe and had a different idea. Dikembe became a star in the NBA, and a citizen of the United States. But he never forgot the land of his birth, or the duty to share his fortune with others. He built a new hospital in his old hometown in the Congo. A friend has said of this good-hearted man: “Mutombo believes that God has given him this chance to do great things.”
Success and kindness
After her daughter was born, Julie Aigner-Clark searched for ways to share her love of music and art with her child. So she borrowed some equipment, and began filming children’s videos(錄像) in her own house. The Baby Einstein Company was born, and in just five years her business grew to more than $20 million in sales. And she is using her success to help others — producing child safety videos with John Walsh of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Julie says of her new program: “I believe it’s the most important thing that I have ever done. I believe that children have the right to live in a world that is safe.”
Bravery and courage
A few weeks ago, Wesley Autrey was waiting at a Harlem subway station with his two little girls when he saw a man fall into the path of a train. With seconds to act, Wesley jumped onto the tracks, pulled the man into the space between the rails(鐵軌), and held him as the train passed right above their heads. He insists he’s not a hero. He says: “We have got to show each other some love.”
小題1: Mutombo believes that building the new hospital is ______.

A．helpful to his personal development	B．something he should do for his homeland
C．a(chǎn) chance for his friends to share his money	D．a(chǎn) way of showing his respect to the NBA

小題2:What did the Baby Einstein Company do at its beginning?

A．Produce safety equipment for children.	B．Make videos to help protect children.
C．Sell children’s music and artwork.	D．Look for missing and exploited children.

小題3:Why was Wesley Autrey praised as a hero?

A．He helped a man get across the rails.	B．He stopped a man from destroying the rails.
C．He protected two little girls from getting hurt.	D．He saved a person without considering his own safety.

小題4:The title of the passage is most likely to be_______________.

A．Three Stories	B．Heroes of Our Time
C．Be Ready to Help Others	D．To Be a Kind Person

One of the most important things in the world is friendship. In order to have friends, you have to be a friend. But how can you be a good friend at school?
Listen—Listen when they are talking. Don’t say anything unless they ask you a question. Sometimes it’s not necessary for you to have anything to say; they just need someone to talk to about their feelings.
Help them—If your friend is ever in need of something, be there to help them. You should try to put them first, but make sure you don’t do everything they want you to do. Try to take an extra pencil or pen with you to classes in case they forget one. Have a little extra money in your pocket in case they forget something they need.
Be there for them—Be there for your friends to help make them feel better in hard times. Marilyn Monroe, a famous U.S. actor, once said, “I often make mistakes. Sometimes I am out of control, but if you can’t stay with me at my worst, you are sure not to deserve to be with me at my best.” Always remember this! If you don’t want to stay with your friends when they’re in hard times, then you don’t deserve to be with them when they’re having a good time!
_________—Try to make plans with your friends. Go shopping, go for ice cream, have a party, go to a movie and so on. Take time to know each other even better by doing something you both enjoy. By planning things together, you both can have a good time. And you’ll remember these things when you’re all old!
小題1: While your friend is talking to you about his or her feelings, you should______________.

A．give him or her some advice

B．just listen unless asked

C．calm him or her down

D．share your feelings as well

小題2:When we provide help for our friends, we should ___________.

A．try to do everything for them

B．put them before ourselves

C．change their bad habits first

D．ignore their faults

小題3:What can we learn from Marilyn Monroe’s words?

A．Life without a friend is death.

B．A friend is easier lost than found.

C．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

D．A man is known by his friends.

小題4: Which of the following can be put in the blank of the last paragraph?

A．Make plans	B．Enjoy yourself
C．Understand your friends	D．Play with your friends

小題5:The passage is mainly about _______.

A．how to find a good friend	B．how to help friends in trouble
C．How to be a good friend	D．how to make more friends

Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized(把…歸類) as "honor" help you create this life of good feelings.
Here's an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.
Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk's mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky(卑鄙的) excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.
Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?
In the first case, where we don't tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate(演示) that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk's attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased.  Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility(高尚).
There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it's easy to think and act honorably again when we're happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it's started, it's easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.
小題1:According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our_______.

A．self-respect

B．financial rewards

C．a(chǎn)dvertising ability

D．friendly relationship

小題2:The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to_______.

A．lying

B．stealing

C．cheating

D．a(chǎn)dvertising

小題3:The underlined phrase "bringing the error to the clerk's attention" means_______.

A．telling the truth to the clerk	B．offering advice to the clerk
C．a(chǎn)sking the clerk to be more attentive	D．reminding the clerk of the charged item

小題4:How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake?

A．We'll be very excited.	B．We'll feel unfortunate.
C．We'll have a sense of honor.	D．We'll feel sorry for the clerk.

小題5:Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A．How to Live Truthfully	B．Importance of Peacefulness
C．Ways of Gaining Self-respect	D．Happiness through Honorable Actions

Anger is good for you, as long as you control it, according to new psychology research. A new study from Carnegie Mellon University shows anger may help people reduce the negative impacts of stress and help you become healthier.
“Here getting emotional is not bad for you if you look at the case of anger,” said Jennifer Lerner of Carnegie Mellon. “The more people display anger, the lower their stress responses.”
Lerner studied 92 UCLA students by asking them to count back from 6,200. They must say out loud every thirteenth number. Researchers disturbed them by asking them to count faster or ask them other questions. If they made any mistakes, they had to restart from the very beginning. Many students felt depressed about making so many mistakes or got angry.
Lerner used a hidden video camera and recorded all their facial expressions during the test. The researchers describe their reactions as fear, anger and disgust.
Other researchers recorded the students’ blood pressure, pulse and production of a high-stress hormone（荷爾蒙）called cortisol. People whose faces showed more fear during the experiment had higher blood pressure and higher levels of the hormone. Both can have lasting effects such as diabetes（糖尿�。�, heart disease, depression and extra weight gain.
When people feel fear, negative impacts increase, but when they get angry, those negatives go down, according to the study.
“Having that sense of anger leads people to actually feel some power in what otherwise is a maddening（令人發(fā)狂的）situation,” Lerner said.
Lerner previously studied Americans’ emotional response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks two months after the incident. She found people who reacted with anger were more optimistic. These people are healthier compared with those who were frightened during the event. So in maddening situations, anger is not a bad thing to have. It’s a healthier response than fear.
小題1: What is the story mainly about?

A．The findings of new psychology research.

B．What you can do with anger in certain cases.

C．Different effects produced by anger and fear.

D．Healthier responses in maddening situations.

小題2:Which statement will Jennifer Lerner agree with?

A．It’s better to be angry than to be frightened.

B．Different reactions reflect different outlooks on life.

C．Don’t control your anger and it makes you powerful.

D．Pessimistic people are generally healthier than optimistic people.

小題3:What does the underlined word “both” refer to according to the passage?

A．Fear and anger.	B．Blood pressure and pulse.
C．Blood pressure and cortiso1.
D．Higher blood pressure and higher levels of the hormone.

小題4: In what ways can anger be beneficial to people?

A．By showing their optimistic side.	B．By reducing their stress.
C．By reducing high blood pressure.	D．By taking the place of fear.

小題5:The researchers irritated（激怒）the students by __________.

A．recording their performance secretly

B．a(chǎn)sking them to count to 6, 200 again and again

C．disturbing them and making them start all over again

D．criticizing them when they made mistakes

Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been __36__ a couple of times, but I could hardly __37__ to know my ways around the continent. __38__, my knowledge of foreign languages was __39__ to a little college French.
I __40__. How would I, unable to speak the language, __41__ familiar with local geography or transportation systems, conduct interviews and do __42__? It seemed impossible, and with considerable __43__ I sat down to write a letter rejecting the __44__. Halfway through, a __45__ ran through my mind: you can’t learn if you don’t try. So I __46__ the assignment.
There were some bad __47__. But by the time I had finished the trip, I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most __48__ places, without guides or __49__ advanced bookings, confident that somehow I will __50__.
The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition __51__. But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning _52_, the world opens to you.
I’ve learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a (n) __53__. And I know I’ll go on doing such things. It’s not because I’m braver or more daring than others. I’m not. But I’ll accept worry as another name for _54_and I believe I can 55_ wonders.

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)board B．a(chǎn)broad C．a(chǎn)way D．out

小題2:	A．claim B．declare C．hope D．deny

小題3:	A．Somehow B．However C．Instead D．Moreover

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)ccustomed B．a(chǎn)dded C．limited D．suited

小題5:	A．resigned B．hesitated C．trembled D．suspected

小題6:	A．only too B．more than C．a(chǎn)part from D．far from

小題7:	A．operations B．experiments C．research D．business

小題8:	A．regret B．doubt C．terror D．disappointment

小題9:	A．request B．job C．trust D．a(chǎn)ssignment

小題10:

A．reaction B．thought C．meaning D．conflict

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)ccomplished B．received C．a(chǎn)ccepted D．resisted

小題12:

A．exchanges B．conditions C．trips D．experiences

小題13:

A．remote B．a(chǎn)ccessible C．interesting D．crowded

小題14:

A．still B．ever C．even D．yet

小題15:

A．do B．manage C．make D．fit

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)stonishing B．frightening C．fascinating D．exciting

小題17:

A．comes up B．shows up C．piles up D．steps up

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)irplane B．motorboat C．surfboard D．balloon

小題19:

A．goal B．opportunity C．struggle D．challenge

小題20:

A．work B．own C．win D．a(chǎn)chieve