In 2012, I had just recovered form a serious illness when I received an invitation to a writer's conference in Orlando, Florida. My family persuaded me that a(n)        might be just what the doctor ordered, so off I          .
Arriving in the Sunshine State was rather tiring, but I          to catch a taxi to my         and settle in. Next morning, I took another         to the shopping centre to buy a few souvenirs.        I went to a cafe to have lunch, but all the tables were         . Then I heard a friendly voice saying, "You can         my table."
I gratefully sat down with the          lady and we had a happy lunch together. As the         drew to a close she asked how long I would be in Orlando. I had already told her that I hadn't         a car, and  hadn't  realised  how        taking taxis would he, After a while she said, "My dear, don't use any more taxis. I'm retired and it would be my pleasure to         you wherever you wish." I told her that I couldn't put her to that        ,but she brushed aside my protests (反對(duì))。She asked me where I was        and next morning she was waiting at my apartment at the        time to take me to Disney World. She spent some time with me before leaving me to         alone. At the end of the day, she        to take me back to my accommodation. I        her money but she refused to take any.
I'll never forget that wonderful lady who, through her         , filled my brief holiday in Florida with wonderful memories.

小題1:	A．holiday B．ceremony C．operation D．experiment

小題2:	A．kept B．went C．dropped D．knocked

小題3:	A．intended B．promised C．managed D．deserved

小題4:	A．hospital B．company C．university D．a(chǎn)ccommodation

小題5:	A．colleague B．passenger C．suitcase D．taxi

小題6:	A．Instead B．First C．Later D．Once

小題7:	A．classified B．occupied C．decorated D．painted

小題8:	A．share B．reserve C．set D．possess

小題9:	A．old B．poor C．innocent D．stubborn

小題10:

A．journey B．meal C．speech D．interview

小題11:

A．donated B．repaired C．hired D．guided

小題12:

A．convenient B．worthwhile C．unfortunate D．expensive

小題13:

A．inspire B．entertain C．call D．drive

小題14:

A．business B．a(chǎn)rgument C．trouble D．challenge

小題15:

A．working B．staying C．moving D．shopping

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)ppointed B．limited C．favourite D．regular

小題17:

A．digest B．explore C．perform D．calculate

小題18:

A．forgot B．refused C．returned D．preferred

小題19:

A．sent B．lent C．offered D．owed

小題20:

A．confidence B．dignity C．curiosity D．kindness

The Fitting-in of Suzy Khan
The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really small for her age of 12. The boy in my class often          about her and laughed their heads off. She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page.
All I knew was that she was an orphan (孤兒) from Africa. She had just been adopted by a family in town who           that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with american kids. I looked down at this           girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her.
But how could I help her            in with us? There had to be a           .
One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had            her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a(n)           copy.
I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming          show. So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had          . “why, it’s wonderful,” said Miss Parker, who then showed us a poster she had painted          the talent show. “I need more of these, but I just don’t have enough          . Could you help me, Suzy?”
On the day of the talent show, Suzy’s             were everywhere ---- all over the hall and all over the school, each one different.
“And finally,” said Mr Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have a (n) award. I’m sure you’ve all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded. “One of our own students            them.”
I could hear everyone whispering. “Who in our school could draw          well?”
Mr. Brown waited a while before saying, “           this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a             ,too. Our mystery(神秘) artist is our new student ---- Suzy Khan!”
Mr. Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artist’s set. “Thank you,” she cried.
I            , at that time when I was looking at her excited face, she’d probably never          anything in her whole life.
Everyone started to            their hands. Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was defening. I knew then Suzy was going to ne all right.

小題1:	A．joked B．cared C．trains D．worried

小題2:	A．reported B．decided C．complained D．questioned

小題3:	A．rich B．proud C．tiny D．popular

小題4:	A．come B．fall C．fit D．tie

小題5:	A．manner B．pattern C．choice D．way

小題6:	A．read B．taken C．opened D．put

小題7:	A．free B．perfect C．final D．extra

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)re B．talk C．quiz D．talent

小題9:	A．colored B．written C．carved D．drawn

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)t B．a(chǎn)fter C．for D．a(chǎn)round

小題11:

A．room B．time C．paper D．interest

小題12:

A．gifts B．books C．photos D．posters

小題13:

A．special B．a(chǎn)cademic C．national D．rayal

小題14:

A．painted B．found C．printed D．collected

小題15:

A．very B．that C．quite D．too

小題16:

A．If B．Though C．Unless D．Since

小題17:

A．prize B．rank C．rest D．place

小題18:

A．replied B．realized C．remembered D．regretted

小題19:

A．offered B．valued C．owned D．controlled

小題20:

A．clap B．wave C．raise D．shake

The Brown Bear
My wife Laura and I were on the beach, with three of our children, taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we spotted a bear. The bear was thin and small, moving aimlessly.
Just a few minutes later, I heard my daughter shouting, “Dad! The bear is right behind us!” An agreesive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute. This one was silent and its ears pinned back---- the sign (跡象) of an animal that is going in for the kill. And it was a cold April day. The bear behaved abnormally, probably because of hunger.
I held my camera tripod (三腳架) in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me. Its huge head was level with my chest and shoulders, and the tripod stuck across its mouth. It bit down and I found myself supporting its weight. I knew I would not be able to hold it for long.
Even so, this was a fight I had to win: I was all that stood between the bear and my family, who would stand little chance of running faster than a brown bear.
The bear hit at the camera, cutting it off the tripod. I raised my left arm to protect my face; the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side. My arm could not move, and I sensed that my bones were going to break.
Drawing back my free hand, I struck the bear as hard as I could for five to six times. The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur, trying to push it away. I was actually wrestling (扭打) with the bear at this point. Then, as suddenly as it had begun, the fight ended. The bear moved back toward the forest, before returning for another attack----- The first time I felf panic.
Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat, the bear moved off, destroying a fence as it went. My arm was injured, but the outcome for us could hardly have been better. I’m proud that my family reminded clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.
小題1:The brown bear approached the family in order to _______.

A．catch shore birds	B．start an attack
C．protect the children	D．set up a barrier for itself

小題2:The bear finally went away after it _______.

A．felt safe	B．got injured
C．found some food	D．took away the camera

小題3:The writer and his family survived mainly due to their ______ .

A．pride	B．patience
C．calmness	D．cautiousness

From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital(獨(dú)奏演唱會(huì)). A recital _____I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year I _____ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he would shake his head, muttering(嘀咕) _________about build self-confidence and working toward a ________.

So it was with really great______that I stood in church one recent Sunday, video camera in hand, and ______my 68-year-old father sweating in his shirt ______rising to play the piano in his very first recital.
My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldn’t _________lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, _______too many of us do. But though he was rooted in his past, he wasn’t ________there. When he retired three years ago, he _____ his church music director to take him as a student.
For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he ______stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the ______? I worried, remembering those split seconds______ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would _______. But then came the beautiful melody(旋律)，from the _____fingers that once baited(裝餌于) my fishing lines. And I______he had been doing what music teachers always stress:___ _____the music and pretend the others aren’t there.
“I’m ________of him for starting something new at his age,” I said to my son Jeff.
“Yeah, and doing it so______,” Jeff added.
With his first recital, my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.

小題1:	A．reflected B．explained C．meant D．proved

小題2:	A．would B．could C．might D．should

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

小題4:	A．goal B．stage C．journey D．chance

小題5:	A．trouble B．satisfaction C．strength D．disappointment

小題6:	A．kept B．sent C．watched D．felt

小題7:	A．through B．from C．a(chǎn)gainst D．before

小題8:	A．miss B．a(chǎn)fford C．select D．understand

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)s B．once C．if D．while

小題10:

A．educated B．protected C．stuck D．spoilt

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)llowed B．invited C．inspired D．persuaded

小題12:

A．roughly B．simply C．merrily D．curiously

小題13:

A．words B．videos C．notes D．lessons

小題14:

A．decades B．weeks C．hours D．moments

小題15:

A．play B．freeze C．click D．a(chǎn)djust

小題16:

A．same B．warm C．different D．dirty

小題17:

A．predicted B．realized C．imagined D．insisted

小題18:

A．pass over B．turn up C．bring in D．concentrate on

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)shamed B．a(chǎn)ware C．tired D．proud

小題20:

A．casually B．a(chǎn)nxiously C．nicely D．frequently

It was Mother’s Day morning last year and I was doing my shopping at our local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Tenyson. As we were leaving, we found that only minutes earlier an elderly woman had fallen over at the entrance and had hit her head on the concrete. Her husband was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock.
Walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very upset about what had happened to the couple. He said to me, “Mum, it’s not much fun falling over in front of everyone.”
At the front of the supermarket a charity(慈善) group had set up a stand selling cooked sausages and flowers to raise funds. Tenyson suggested that we should buy the lady a flower. “It will make her feel better,” he said. I was amazed that he’d come up with such a sweet idea. So we went over to the flower seller and asked her if we could buy a flower for the lady to cheer her up. “Just take it,” she replied. “I can’t take your money for such a wonderful gesture.”
By now paramedics（救援人員）had arrived, and were attending the injured woman. As we walked up to her, my son became intimidated by all the blood and medical equipment. He said he was just too scared to go up to her.
Instead I gave the flower to the woman’s husband and told him, “ My son was very upset for your wife and wanted to give her this flower to make her feel better.”
At that, the old man started crying and said, “Thank you so much, you have a wonderful son. Happy Mother’s Day to you.”
The man then bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from. Though badly hurt and shaken, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with love in her eyes and gave him a little smile.
小題1:What dose the author intend to tell us?

A．One can never be too careful.

B．Actions speak louder than words.

C．Love begins with a little smile.

D．A small act of kindness brings a great joy.

小題2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The elderly woman was knocked down by Tenyson.

B．Tenyson’s idea of buying a flower gained his father’s support.

C．Tenyson’s care for the elderly woman puzzled the flower seller.

D．The elderly woman was moved to tears by Tenyson’s gesture.

小題3:The underlined word “intimidated” in the fourth paragraph probably means “___________”.

A．a(chǎn)stonished

B．struck

C．frightened

D．excited

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

A．Flower Power

B．Mother’s Day

C．An Accidental Injury

D．An Embarrassing Moment

Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata（奏鳴曲）by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.
Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable .They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn’t even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.
Samuel can’t understand why everyone is so surprised. “I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me ---I hear the notes and can bear them in mind---each and every note,” says Samuel.
Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can’t play it. Samuel says confidently,” It’s all about super memory---I guess I have that gift.”
However, Samuel’s ability to remember things doesn’t stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.
Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn’t know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.
小題1:What is special about Samuel Osmond?

A．He has a gift for writing music.

B．He can write down the note he hears.

C．He is a top student at the law school.

D．He can play the musical piece he hears.

小題2:What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A．Samuel chose law against the wish of his parents.

B．Samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician.

C．Samuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical ability.

D．Samuel studies law and music on the advice of his teachers.

小題3:Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he _________.

A．received a good early education in music

B．played the guitar and the piano perfectly

C．could play the piano without reading music

D．could play the guitar better than his father

小題4:What can we infer about Samuel in Paragraph 4?

A．He became famous during a special event at his college.

B．He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately.

C．He plays the piano better than many professional pianists.

D．He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces.

小題5:Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A．The Qualities of a Musician

B．The Story of a Musical Talent

C．The Importance of Early Education

D．The Relationship between Memory and Music.

Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do. My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical. I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that. That’s when I learned about the Lighthouse Project.
I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers. I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time. In short, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly. Neither did my family.
Eventually, however, I won the support of my family, and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application. After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone. Several months later, I finally received a call asking me to report for the duty. I would be going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria. Where? What? Nigeria? I had no idea. But I was about to find out.
After completing my training, I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family. I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse. For the next year or so, I taught in that same schoolhouse. But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me.
Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did, though I did not get anywhere with the local language, and returned to the United States a different man. The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever.
小題1:What do we know about the author?

A．His university education focused on the theoretical knowledge.

B．His dream at university was to become a volunteer.

C．He took pride in having contributed to the world.

D．He felt honored to study English literature.

小題2:According to the Paragraph 2, it is most likely that the author               

A．discussed his decision with his family.

B．a(chǎn)sked previous volunteers about voluntary work

C．a(chǎn)ttended special training to perform difficult tasks

D．felt sad about having to leave his family and friends

小題3:In his application for the volunteer job, the author         

A．participated in many discussions

B．went through challenging survival tests

C．wrote quite a few paper on voluntary work

D．faced strong competition from other candidates

小題4:On arrival at the village, the author was        

A．a(chǎn)sked to lead a farming team

B．sent to teach in a schoolhouse

C．received warmly by local villagers

D．a(chǎn)rranged to live in a separate house.

小題5:What can we infer from the author’s experiences in Nigeria?

A．He found some difficulty adapting to the local culture

B．He had learned to communicate in the local language.

C．He had overcome all his weaknesses before he left for home.

D．He was chosen as the most respectable teacher by his students.

Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top _______, but on their way back conditions were very _______. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon _______ alone, he would probably get back _______. But Simon decided to risk his _______ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope（繩）.
As they _______ down, the weather got worse. Then another _______ occurred. They couldn’t see or hear each other and, _______, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice（峭壁）. It was _______ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s _______ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. _______, after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to _______. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe _______ into a large crevasse（裂縫）in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he _______ to get out of the crevasse and started to _______ towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers _______.
Simon had _______ the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be _______, but he didn’t want to leave _______. Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t _______ it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.

小題1:	A．hurriedly B．carefully C．successfully D．early

小題2:	A．difficult B．similar C．special D．normal

小題3:	A．climbed B．worked C．rested D．continued

小題4:	A．unwillingly B．safely C．slowly D．regretfully

小題5:	A．fortune B．time C．health D．life

小題6:	A．lay B．settled C．went D．looked

小題7:	A．damage B．storm C．change D．trouble

小題8:	A．by mistake B．by chance C． D．

小題9:	A．unnecessary B．practical C．important D．impossible

小題10:

A．height B．weight C．strength D．equipment

小題11:

A．Finally B．Patiently C．Surely D．Quickly

小題12:

A．stand back B．take a rest C．make a decision D．hold on

小題13:

A．jumped B．fell C．escaped D．backed

小題14:

A．managed B．planned C．waited D．hoped

小題15:

A．run B．skate C．move D．march

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)round B．a(chǎn)way C．a(chǎn)bove D．a(chǎn)long

小題17:

A．headed for B．traveled to C．left for D．returned to

小題18:

A．dead B．hurt C．weak D．late

小題19:

A．secretly B．tiredly C． immediately D．a(chǎn)nxiously

小題20:

A．find B．believe C．make D．a(chǎn)ccept

Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband ,Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.
During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport.
He reported the case to the police and then sat there，lost and lonely in strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one.
Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can（垃圾桶）that had been left out on the footpath.
My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.
That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restoredour faith and trust in people.We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.
小題1:What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?

A．Go shopping

B．Find a house

C．Join his family

D．Take his family

小題2:The girl’s parents got Rashid’s phone number from_______.

A．a(chǎn) friend of his family

B．a(chǎn) Sydney policeman

C．a(chǎn) letter in his papes

D．a(chǎn) stranger in Sydney

小題3:What does the underlined word“restored”in the last paragraph mean?

A．Showed

B．Sent out

C．Delivered

D．Gave back

小題4:Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．From India to Australia.

B．Living in a a New Country.

C．Turning Trash to Treasure.

D．In Search of New Friends.

Which boy hasn’t dreamed of being a cool secret agent (特工)? The wonderful fighting abilities and the world-saving adventures are much more colourful than most people’s everyday lives. Well, Cody Banks is just like any other boy，except that he is not just dreaming. He has a big secret his friends never know about. He was trained to be a spy (間諜）by a special CIA programme，which was made to look like a summer camp. He learned high-speed driving，hand-to-hand fighting and the use of high-tech tools.
After proving he could become a young hero by saving a baby from a runaway car，Banks gets his first real task. He must make friends with a popular girl at school，Natalie Connors. Then，he must spy on her father，a scientist who has developed a dangerous technology (技術(shù)).Banks must stop a group of bad people from forcing Natalie’s father into using the technology to endanger the world.
The CIA may have taught him first-class self-defence moves，but they didn’t show him how to talk to girls. Banks has zero ability when it comes to dealing with girls. How can he get around his problem and get an invitation to the girl’s upcoming birthday party? Will he finally become Natalie’s boyfriend and find out whatever he can about her father’s work?
Agent Cody Banks has everything that young people are interested in: big explosions, breath-taking performances and funny girl-dating experiences. It was listed No.2 in the American box office last week.
“This story is interesting and fun for the whole family to enjoy，and especially cool for young boys，” said Paul Perkins, a film reviewer in theUS.
小題1:What is Banks’ first real task?

A．To test a high-tech tool.	B．To save a baby from a car.
C．To study a new technology.	D．To watch a scientist secretly.

小題2:Banks wanted to go to Natalie’s birthday party to______ .

A．meet her father	B．know more people
C．make friends with her	D．steal some information

小題3:What is considered as a great danger in the text?

A．The technology developed by Natalie’s father.

B． An explosion set off by some bad people.

C．The CIA’s training of boys for its tasks.

D．Secret agents’ spying on scientists.

小題4:What is the purpose of the text?
A. Making known the work of the CIA.    B.Telling the story about a cool boy.
C. Showing the dark side of science.      D.Introducing a new film.