I had been rather proud of myself when my friends and family got the ticket，whether it was for speeding，parking or stop sign violations (違反)．It was something that happened to others. But last Friday I joined the club.

I was asked to do a new project last week. On Friday morning on my way to work，I suddenly remembered that I had spent the past six weeks without considering that I had a week’s vacation planned during that time. I was very disappointed with myself for not remembering it. The fact  is that I was not paying enough attention to my driving and I did not come to a complete stop at the stop sign in front of a school. I was so distracted (思想不集中的)that I didn’t even notice I had a policeman on my tail with his lights flashing. Finally I looked in my mirror and caught on.

The policeman was rude and took my papers. Fortunately，I had everything up to date and since I had never had a ticket before，there was nothing for him to do but write me a ticket. While I was sitting there in the seat of “shame”，I felt bad. If I had been that distracted and a child had run onto the road，perhaps I would have not reacted as well as I could have. It was a wake-up call.

People at work asked me if I tried to talk my way out of it. Frankly，it never occurred to me. I felt guilty. Now I no longer have a clean driving record. Please be careful out there，as a moment’s distraction can lead to tragedy.

1．What is this passage mainly about?

A．The writer’s most unforgettable experience.

B．How the writer got her first ticket.

C．An accident caused by the writer.

D．Why the writer is always so careful.

2．We can infer that the underlined part “the club” in Paragraph 1 here refers to ________.

A．people who are crazy about driving cars

B．a club for drivers without much experience

C．people who get tickets for breaking traffic rules

D．a club for people to talk about their driving stories

3．What made the writer unable to focus on her driving?

A．Planning how to spend the vacation.

B．Thinking of the forgotten vacation.

C．Thinking about her work.

D．Missing her children.

4．From the experience，the writer has probably learnt ________.

A．what is really important to her

B．how to deal with policemen

C．to enjoy the small things in life

D．to be much more careful

[1]All people have dreams and they obey the rule that if you can dream it, you can achieve it! Here are four goals for people to reach a perfect life in their future.

[2]The first goal common to all of us in health and energy. We all want to be healthy and fit, to have high levels of energy and to live free of pain and illness. Today, with the incredible advances in medical science, the quality of our health and fitness, and our lifespan, is largely determined by design, not by chance. People with excellent health habits are far healthier, have more energy, and live longer and better than people who have poor health habits. Remember that health is not everything, but without health everything is nothing!

[3]The second goal that we all have in common is to enjoy excellent relationships – intimate, personal or social – with the people we like and respect, and who                         is turn. Fully 85% of your happiness will be determined by the quality of your relationships at each stage, and in each area, of your life. How well you get along with people, and how much they     , have more impact on the quality of your life than perhaps any other factor.

The third common goal is to do work that we enjoy, to do it well, and to be well paid for it. You want to be able to get and keep the job you want, to get paid more and promoted (晉升) faster. You want to earn the very most that is possible for you at each stage of your career, whatever you do.

The fourth goal we all have in common is to achieve financial independence. You want to reach the point in life where you have enough money so that you never have any financial worries. You want to be completely free of them. You want to be able to order dinner in a restaurant without referring to the price listing to determine what you want to eat.

1．What does this passage chiefly talk about? (no more than 12 words)

2．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (no more than 6 words)

3．Complete the following sentence with proper words according to the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4? (no more than 6 words)

Everybody wants to make                         no matter what job he is engaged in.

4．Why does the author put health ahead of other goals? (no more than 20 words)

5．What does the underlined word “them” in the last paragraph probably refer to? (no more than 3 words)                                                      

A small man with a fat stomach got on the train at the last station before the frontier (邊境). He carried a paper bag. And four feet ducks could be seen under the cover. The man found an empty seat, put the bag in the middle of the floor, took out a newspaper and began to read. Then a policeman came in. Of course he saw the bag with ducks' legs at once and said, "Whose is that bag?" Nobody answered. The policeman repeated the question, and said, "I'll have to take it away from the owner. Food mustn't be taken out of the country." "Well, then," said the small man with a fat stomach. "Hurry up and take it. We want to go home." The policeman took the bag and went on to the next carriage.

At the next station, when they were safely across the frontier, the small man got up, smiled at the other passengers and said, "I hope they'll enjoy the ducks' feet. The rest of the bag had nothing but rubbish in it." Then he opened his coat and pointed to another bag he was carrying under it. It was tied tightly (緊緊地) over the stomach, which was not really fat. "I have the rest of the two ducks here," he said. With these words, he got off the train. But while he was happily walking to the exit with the bag in his hands, a policeman came up to him, saying, "Hey, man! Foreign food mustn't be brought in."

1. The small man put the bag in the middle of the floor ___ .

A. so that he could make more room for himself

B. so that the policeman could find it easily

C. because the other passengers didn't like it

D. because there was not an empty seat in the carriage

2. The first policeman took the paper bag away because ___ .

A. he wanted to find the owner of the bag

B. he enjoyed the ducks feet in the bag

C. the bag was put in a wrong place in the carriage

D. food can't be taken abroad

3. The bag the policeman took away had nothing in it except ___ .

A. two ducks               B. rubbish

C. the ducks' feet and rubbish  D. the ducks' feet

4. In the end the small man ___ .

A. failed to take his food home

B. crossed the frontier with two paper bags

C. took the ducks safely home

D. hid his ducks under his coat again

I lived in Dallas, Texas nearly all my life with my mom, dad and older sister. We were 　　 1　　 to respect others, value education, and get all that we could out of life. My parents always say, “　 2 　 hard and the world is yours.” They are never without a 　　3　 word of advice or a bit of encouragement when life gets tough.

My parents always 　 4　 me to go to college. However, when I 　 5　 at 16 years old that I’d rather get married to a man than go to college, they　 6　 stopped telling me they loved me and I could do anything I wanted to.　　 7　 , they persuaded me. I graduated from high school and currently 　 8　 the University of Oklahoma studying medicine. I want to make the 　　9　 a better place to live in.

Every time I call home to tell them about a 　　10　 I received in Chemistry Lab or Microeconomics or 　　11　 class it is that I’m working hardest for at the moment, they tell me how 　　12　 of me they are. I know there are college kids out there that have no one to call home to when they get an “A” on a project and I feel incredibly 　 13　 to have my parents.

Don’t get me wrong: We’ve had our share of 　　14　 . I was the angry teenager and they were the awful　　 15　 that wouldn’t let me stay out all night or let me get my tongue pierced. But somehow, we 　 16 to work through those issues. They never 　17　　 loving in me or believing in me.

I 　 18 　 everything I am to my parents. Without their constant love and 　　　 19　 , I wouldn’t believe I can change the world. My parents taught me to always 　 　　 20　 for what I believe in. So I’m working toward something really great and can only hope I continue to make them proud.

1. A. brought　　　　　　　 B. introduced　　　　 C. raised　　　　　　　　　　　 D. produced

2. A. Educate　　　　　　　 B. Work　　　　　　　 C. Train　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Practise

3. A. helpful　　　　　　　　 B. harmful　　　　　　 C. stressful　　　　　　　　　 D. meaningful

4. A. reminded　　　　　　 B. expected 　　　　 C. supposed　　　　　　　　 D. designed

5. A. hesitated　　　 B. judged　　　　　　　 C. fixed　　　　　　　　　　　 D. decided

6. A. never　　　　　　　　　 B. ever　　　　　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　　　　　　 D. hardly

7. A. Carefully　　　 B. Hopefully　　　　　 C. Thankfully　　　　　　　 D. Delightfully

8. A. serve　　　　　　　　　 B. attend　　　　　　　 C. admit　　　　　　　　　　　 D. join

9. A. fortune　　　　　　　　 B. planet　　　　　　　 C. universe　　　　　　　　　 D. world

10. A. grade　　　　　　　　 B. problem　　　　　　 C. failure　　　　　　　　　　 D. value

11. A. whenever　　　　　 B. wherever　　　　　 C. whichever　　　　　　　 D. however

12. A. modest　　　　　　　 B. proud 　　　　　　 　　C. ashamed　　　　　　　　　 D. nervous

13. A. annoyed　　　　　　 　 B. praised　　　　　　 C. relaxed　　　　　　　　　　 D. blessed

14. A. lessons　　　　　　　 B. problems　　　　　 C. moments　　　　　　　　 D. experiences

15. A. teachers　　　　　　　　　　 B. directors　　　　　 C. couples　　　　　　　　　 D. parents

16. A. managed　　　　　　 B. attempted　　　　 C. succeeded　　　　　　　 D. conducted

17. A. concluded　　　　　 B. began　　　　　　　 C. prevented　　　　　　　　 D. stopped

18. A. pay　　　　　　　　　　 B. owe　　　　　　　　 C. own　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. spend

19. A. agreement　　　　　 B. excitement　　　　 C. encouragement　　　　 D. statement

20. A. fight　　　　　　　　　 B. look　　　　　　　　 C. defend　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. protect

If you go to the souvenir shops in places of interest, sometimes you can’t help ________ into buying something fake.

A. to persuade                B. persuading   

C. be persuaded               D. being persuaded

We think ____ our duty to pay taxes to our government.

A. that         B. this            C. its                 D. it

Say“Cheese”but keep_____while I take your photograph．

  A．quiet          B．calm         C．still          D．silent

The picture on the wall looks better　　　 .

A.in a distance　　　　　　　　　　　B.in the distance

C.at a distance　　　　　　　　　　　D.at the distance

The brave lady, who suffered a lot from her live cancer, ____ the pain with great courage, even in front of her husband.

A. stood                B. bore                  C. prevented          D. stopped

It was at the shopping center ______ Mary and I had an appointment ______ I lost my necklace.

A. where；that             B. when；that      C. where；when                        D. that；where