We all know that, ____, the situation will get worse.

 A. not if dealt carefully with                     B. if not carefully dealt with

C. if dealt not carefully with                D. not if carefully dealt with

The young man，who by then _______ admission to university，decided to do some part-time jobs to gain more practical experience．

       A．gained          B．was gaining         C．has gained     D．had gained

The Worst Part

Mom is usually home on Sunday but this week she was going to a big golf game and I was all alone in the house. I was mad at Mom for divorcing Dad.

I kept looking at the telephone until I couldn’t stand it any longer. I picked up the receiver and dialed Dad’s number over in Bakersfield. I even remembered to dial 1 first because it was long distance. “You promised to phone me this week but you didn’t,” I said, feeling I had to talk to him.

“Take it easy, kid,” he said. “I just didn’t get around to it. I was going to call this evening. The week isn’t over yet.”

I thought about that.

“Something on your mind?” he asked.

“I hoped you would call, so I waited and waited.” Then I was sorry I said it.

“There was heavy snow in the morning,” he said, “I had to chain up on highway 80 and lost time.”

I know putting chains on eight big wheels in the snow is no fun. I felt a little better, as long as we were talking. “How is Bandit?” I asked.

There was a funny silence. For a minute I thought the line was dead. Then I knew something must have happened to my dog.

“Well, kid—”, he began. “My name is Leigh!” I almost yelled. “I’m not just some kid you met on the street!”

“Keep your shirt on, Leigh,” he said. “When I had to stop along with some other truckers to put on chains, I left Bandit out of the cab, I thought he would get back … I have sent out a call to CB radio, but I didn’t get an answer yet.” I was about to say I understood when there came the bad part, the really bad part. I heard a boy’s voice say, “Hey, Bill, Mom wants to know when we’re going out to get the pizza?”

45．From the story we know that________.

       A．Leigh’s dad never had a rest on Sundays    B．Leigh was a deserted boy

       C．Leigh’s dad lived in another city            D．Leigh’s mother often went to golf games

46．What happened to Bandit?

       A．It was frozen to death.    B．It was let out of the cab and got lost

       C．It was killed by a truck.   D．It ran off Highway 80 and into the mountain.

47．The underlined sentence “Keep your shirt on” probably means “________”.

       A．Listen to reason         B．Stop talking     C．Calm down      D．Keep warm

48．The worst part in Leigh’s eyes may be that________

       A．his dad got remarried      B．his parents got divorced

       C．his dad didn’t love him   D．his mom didn’t take him to pizza

第二節(jié) 短文改錯 (共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

   此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標有題號的每一行做出判斷∶

　如無錯誤,在該行右邊橫線上畫一個勾(√);如有錯誤(每行只有一個錯誤), 則按下列情況改正∶該行多一個詞∶ 把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉, 在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞,并也用斜線劃掉。

　　該行缺一個詞∶ 在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧),在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

　　該行錯一個詞∶ 在錯的詞下劃一橫線,在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

注意∶ 原行沒有錯的不要改。

Dear Carmen,                                   

   It is early afternoon and I am sitting in the small restaurant      76.____________

closed to my work . It is a terrible day in New Orleans. It is      77.____________

raining and I am feeling homesick . I am thinking you              78.____________

and my other friends in Mexico. Outside, the sidewalks      79.____________

is crowded with people. All of them are wearing coats       80.____________

and carry umbrellas. Everyone is in a hurry to get a dry place.   81.____________

Bus and cars are moving up and down the streets. Inside,           82.____________

it is warm and pleasant. I attend classes in every morning. I              83.____________

don’t have many free time. But I like my life here. I hope        84.____________

that you are good and happy. Please write soon. I enjoy your     85.____________

letters with news from home.                            

You really need to go out and get some fresh air and sunshine．You ___overworked during the last two weeks．

    A．have been    B．were            C．had been        D．would be

The three nations were wise enough not ____the agreement until they could discuss it further．

       A．to sign              B．signing        C．having signed        D．to have signed

Li Ming is said ______ the experiment in the lab, but I can’t find him there.

   A. to have done    B. to do         C. to be doing    D. doing  

三、閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

請閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項的標號涂黑。

Going back to school is a very exciting event for my two boys. It means getting new school bags and books, and seeing friends again after the summer holiday.

My oldest son, 9-year-old Salem, asked me several times where we would go to buy a backpack, while my other son, 6-year-old Abdullah, asked what school would be like this year.

For the last three years, school was a nightmare for many children and their parents as violence increased and there were more attacks on schools and teachers. As a result, many parents prevented their children from going to school. One of six children in this country did not attend primary school in 2009. Many kids who did attend school were accompanied by a parent for the entire day to make sure nothing happened to their children.

For poor families or those with large families, back to school can be an expensive time. The government gives some help to those living in poor neighborhoods, and school bags, note books and other items(商品) are given for free.

Most of the merchants who sell notebooks and pens now sell their products out on the street instead of in stores. They sit on the ground and lay their items on the ground or they have a small table to sell their goods.

The bags cost between $10 and $20, while clothes and shoes cost between $20 and $30. I found all the things I needed for my sons and even bought something for myself. I spent about $50 on each of them, including school uniforms.

At the end of the day, we returned to our home carrying many shopping bags filled with items that made my children happy and excited to go back to school. I just hope this school year will be a peaceful one.

56．The author’s children are ________ to go to school.

    A. eager                       B. afraid                              C. unwilling                 D. surprised

57．The underlined word “nightmare” is the closest in meaning to ________.

    A. fantasy                     B. dream world                    C. prison                      D. terrible situation

58．Many children are not going to school mainly because of ________.

    A. the terrible education system                         B. security problems and poverty

    C. parents’ distrust in schools                             D. the government’s inability

59．As a parent, the author ________.

    A. is unable to afford his kids’ schooling    B. is unwilling to send his kids to school

    C. hopes his kids have a happy school life         D. complains school education costs too much

根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Crossroads International

1. How does Crossroads work?

Crossroads is a resource network. We take goods Hong Kong doesn’t want and give them to people who badly need them. We collect those goods and give them out in the welfare arena (福利院) in Hong Kong, Mainland China, elsewhere in Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa.

2. Who do we help?

They are grass-root groups who have seen a need and tried to meet it. They can’t get the job done without back-up, though, so our task is to help them do their task. Our warehouse is full of goods, from computers to high chairs, clothing to books, stationery to medical provision, cupboards to dining sets. They send us a list of their needs and we try to match it with the resource we have in stock.

3.

Crossroads itself also operates on a low budget. We do not buy the goods we send. They are donated. Nobody in our organization receives a salary. Even our full-time staff work on a voluntary basis.

Those that donate goods and services:

●Factories             ●Manufacturers

●Hospitals             ●Hotels

●Educational Institutions      ●Householders

●Transport Companies   ●Offices

●Other Charities

While we receive large quantities of goods and there is never a short supply of requests for them, we are always in need of hands to help sort and prepare them for shipping.

A. One resource that we are always in need of is people.

B. So Crossroads is just that: a Crossroads between need and resource.

C. What can I do?

D. The welfare agencies we help do not run on large budgets.

E. How do we operate?

F. All volunteer work is done at our warehouse.

G. Similarly, rather than raising funds for freight (貨運), we ask transport companies to donate their services.

It is likely that water is not ____ endless resource, nor ____ that can be made once more.

A. the; /        B. an; one          C. an; that        D. /; one