One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square,       Susan's cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face        first into the mud. David        her mother's side, “Are you all right, Mom”      , Susan pulled herself up, “I'm okay, Honey,” she said.
Susan was falling more      since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a       danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having        of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked       .
　　One day, David's teacher announced  a        homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an       ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.
　　An idea        David one evening. If only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice. “What if I        your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.
　　“        the sharp end would scratch(劃破) floors,” Susan said.
　　“No, Mom, I       make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off  the button and the        returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father        as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the       . Happily Susan cried out, “It        !”
In July 1999, David was      national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate      .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his cane is becoming well accepted.

小題1:	A．Where B．while C．when D．then

小題2:	A．fell B．touched C．lay D．dropped

小題3:	A．stood by B．rushed to C．looked at D．ran around

小題4:	A．Firmly B．Easily C．Quickly D．Shakily

小題5:	A．slowly B．frequently C．freely D．heavily

小題6:	A．hiding B．certainly C．possible D．waiting

小題7:	A．method B．disease C．trouble D．hope

小題8:	A．few B．little C．much D．more

小題9:	A．useful B．strange C．common D．special

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)ppearance B．invention C．experience D．experiment

小題11:

A．reminded B．encouraged C．occurred D．hit

小題12:

A．fastened B．stuck C．fixed D．tied

小題13:

A．So B．And C．For D．But

小題14:

A．might B．would C．did D．need

小題15:

A．pen B．hand C．cane D．nail

小題16:

A．watched B．supported C．noticed D．helped

小題17:

A．street B．ice C．yard D．square

小題18:

A．works B．operates C．succeeds D．helps

小題19:

A．declared B．received C．won D．praised

小題20:

A．more slowly B．more carefully C．more clearly D．faster

Joshua, my son, is fifteen years old. He was born with Down Syndrome (唐氏綜合癥). In the last fifteen years. I have experienced many difficult and     stories. However, right now I want to just stick to the topic of    . When Joshua was born, the doctor     us not to “waste our time, energy or money". They claimed that our son would never accomplish anything. They told us he would never walk, talk or learn to use the toilet.      , we were not about to accept the words. However, we weren’t really sure what to expect.
Therefore, we expected him to develop at his own pace, with a lot of help and encouragement, but only to develop little. We decided that     we saw progress we could never give up. Very early on, we knew in our hearts that we had to have high expectations, but how high? We could not set goals for him that he could not ever possibly reach.      , if we did not have high hopes, the chances would be very slim for him to work to his potential.
When Joshua was four and a half years old, his younger sister, CJ, was three and attended the same preschool in a younger class. The school     an art contest and all the children in it presented pictures. The pictures were hung on the wall and the president of the local church, who was not personally     with the children, was appointed to be the    .
On the day of the contest, I made my     through the crowded parents to see Cf’s picture,       it was likely to be hung there, but Joshua's class pictures were not yet up and I didn’t think twice about seeing his picture     leaving the building. You see, I had no expectation that Joshua would win; it was     for me to know that he was able to draw a picture and have it      with those of the other children.
Well, when I returned to     the kids, you can image my     when I discovered that Joshua was the winner from his class! Proud and excited, he told everyone, “I won the contest! I     it! ”
CJ kept insisting that she had won too and it was certainly a    feeling to know that Joshua had achieved something that his  sister had not. After that I decided to keep my expectations    . It seems that most people work to whatever expectations are set for them. Why should Joshua be any    ?

小題1:	A．inspiring B．frustrating C．encouraging D．exciting

小題2:	A．expectation B．love C．education D．instruction

小題3:	A．suggested B．hoped C．persuaded D．a(chǎn)dvised

小題4:A, Luckily            B. Unfortunately        C. Naturally            D. Generally

小題5:	A．due to B．a(chǎn)s long as C．so far as D．in case

小題6:	A．However B．Besides C．Thus D．Therefore

小題7:	A．charged B．prepared C．engaged D．ran

小題8:	A．familiar B．similar C．friendly D．close

小題9:	A．host B．teacher C．headmaster D．judge

小題10:

A．effect B．way C．force D．Struggle

小題11:

A．where B．a(chǎn)s C．when D．that

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)fter B．during C．before D．once

小題13:

A．excited B．enough C．a(chǎn)mazing D．pleased

小題14:

A．displayed B．hanged C．taken D．replaced

小題15:

A．take up B．keep up C．get up D．pick up

小題16:

A．surprise B．expectation C．joy D．a(chǎn)musement

小題17:

A．got B．drew C．made D．defeated

小題18:

A．special B．extraordinary C．curious D．mixing

小題19:

A．on B．high C．great D．easy

小題20:

A．difficult B．upset C．disappointed D．different

Some people succeed in unbelievable ways.
Roussel was orphaned at the age of eight and went to live with his grandfather. He built on the music he had learned from his mother, entertaining himself by reading through the family music collection and playing his favorite songs on the piano.
Three years later, Roussel’s grandfather died, and his aunt adopted him. Her husband arranged for young Albert to take regular piano lessons. Summer vacations at a Belgian seaside resort added a second love to his life -- the sea. He studied to be a naval cadet (海軍學員), but still made time to study music.
In the French Navy, while he served on a warship based at Cherbourg, he and two friends found the time to play the music of Beethoven and other composes (作曲家). Roussel also began composing. At the Church of the Trinity in Cherbourg on Christmas Day 1892, he had his first performance as a composer.
That success encouraged Roussel to write a wedding march, and one of his fellow offices offered to show it to a well-known conductor (指揮家), Edouard Colonne. When Roussel’s friend returned with the manuscript (手稿), he reported that Colonne had advised Roussel to give up his naval career and devote his life to music.
Not long afterwards, at the age of 25, Roussel did just that. He applied characters that he had developed in the navy to his composing and became a major force in twentieth century French music. As for Eduoard Colonne’s inspiring advice that Roussel devote his life to music, Roussel's navy friend later admitted that he had made it up and that he had never even shown Roussel's manuscript to the conductor.
小題1:Which of the following shows the right order of the story?
a. Roussel gave up his naval career.
b. Roussel was adopted by his aunt.
c. Roussel read through the family music collection.
d. Roussel had his first performance as a composer in Cherbourg.

A．c, b, d, a

B．b. c, d, a

C．b, c, a. d

D．c, b, a, d

小題2:What ______ did played the most important part in Roussel's final success.

A．his mother	B．the husband of his aunt
C．his navy friend	D．Edouard Colonne

小題3:We can infer from the article that______.

A．Roussel's aunt adopted him after his grandfather died.

B．Roussel read through the family music collection in his grandfather's.

C．Colonne advised Roussel to give up his naval career and devote his life to music.

D．If Roussel hadn't joined the navy, he might not have achieved so much.

小題4:Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A．A clever musician	B．A white lie
C．A helpful conductor	D．A great manuscript

Anthony is 80 years old. He lives by himself in his own home. He spends most of his time in front of the TV      his favorite programs like, football, baseball, and car racing. I’ve        him for about six years and his     breaks my heart. Anthony reminds me of my own grandfather.
Anthonhy is from the isalnd of Malta, a small island in the Mediterranean Sea. He came to the United States, like       of us, to look for a better future for his family. He       eight kids and they live in the United states but     of them live near him in Florida and nor do they visit him. I     him once a day to check on him and spend some     time with him.
I even watch TV with him that I don’t even      , but the       is that he feels someone is there       him company. When he gets sick, or does not feel     enough to cook, I will cross my fence and start      for him.         I will run some errands (跑腿) for him. When he has an appointment with his     _   , I will drive him too. I’ll fix his remote control when it is not       , etc…If something breaks or stops working, he calls me because he knows he can       me anytime.
It is important to care about someone,       it isn’t your own family. You would be      of yourself when you do help someone. I am pretty sure there are many Anthonys out there facing the same loneliness. Please       a difference in someone’s life.

小題1:	A．forming B．playing C．watching D．a(chǎn)ttending

小題2:	A．known B．noticed C．realized D．a(chǎn)dmitted

小題3:	A．matter B．pain C．fact D．situation

小題4:	A．few B．much C．most D．number

小題5:	A．taught B．helped C．raised D．brought

小題6:	A．none B．a(chǎn)ll C．some D．a(chǎn)ny

小題7:	A．find B．visit C．call D．miss

小題8:	A．work B．waste C．quality D．sleep

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)gree B．share C．hate D．like

小題10:

A．point B．theme C．problem D．a(chǎn)nswer

小題11:

A．keeping B．talking C．making D．using

小題12:

A．good B．happy C．busy D．well

小題13:

A．cleaning B．cooking C．reading D．playing

小題14:

A．All the while B．Once in a while C．After a while D．In a while

小題15:

A．teacher B．doctor C．repairman D．child

小題16:

A．operating B．sounding C．using D．working

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)gree with B．deal with C．count on D．learn about

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)s if B．since C．when D．even if

小題19:

A．proud B．fond C．a(chǎn)head D．short

小題20:

A．make B．feel C．force D．explain

I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be        Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought，“What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd        ？” Just when I started to        that there would not be a Christmas that year，three women        at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of        that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't        .Somebody had thought        of me to bring me a gift. Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my        . Christmas there special and memorable, I       _ remembered the woman’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of        for as many children as I could possibly.
So I        a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤兒)at the Christmas party. For every child，we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys，clothes，and school supplies，       with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were        .Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts，I        them that they couldn't open their presents        every child had come forward. Finally the        they had been waiting for came as I called out，“One，two，three. Open your presents！” As the children opened their packages，their faces beamed and their bright smiles       up the room. The        in the room was obvious，and   wasn't just about toys. It was a feeling —the feeling I knew         that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn't forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.

小題1:	A．sending B．receiving C．making D．exchanging

小題2:	A．Found B．prepared C．got D．expected

小題3:	A．doubt B．hope C．suggest D．a(chǎn)ccept

小題4:	A．broke in B．settled down C．turned up D．showed off

小題5:	A．relief B．loss C．a(chǎn)chievement D．justice

小題6:	A．blamed B．loved C．forgotten D．a(chǎn)ffected

小題7:	A．highly B．little C．poorly D．enough

小題8:	A．present B．first C．recent D．previous

小題9:	A．hardly B．instantly C．regularly D．occasionally

小題10:

A．strength B．independence C．importance D．safety

小題11:

A．kept up with B．caught up with C．came up with D．put up with

小題12:

A．none B．few C．some D．each

小題13:

A．fine B．special C．helpful D．normal

小題14:

A．reminded B．guaranteed C．convinced D．promised

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)fter B．until C．when D．since

小題16:

A．chance B．gift C．moment D．reward

小題17:

A．lit B．took C．burned D．cheered

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)tmosphere B．sympathy C．calmness D．joy

小題19:

A．it B．such C．something D．everybody

小題20:

A．by B．till C．for D．From

Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town I wanted a rest before catching the train, so I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long table to keep a place and went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the next seat. It was one of those wild-looking boys, with dark glasses and old clothes, and his hair was colored bright red at the front. What did surprise me was that he’d started to eat my chocolate.
I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn’t want to make more trouble. I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me closely. Then he took a second piece of chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didn’t say anything to him. When he took a third piece, I felt angrier. I thought, well, I shall have the last piece. “And I got it.”
The boy gave me a strange look, and then stood up. As he left he shouted out, “There is something wrong with the woman,” Everybody looked at me, but it was worse then I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face turned red when I knew I’d made a mistake. I wasn’t my chocolate that I had eaten. There was mine, just under my newspaper.
小題1:In which order did the writer do the following things?
a. Went into a coffee shop.     b. Got a cup of coffee,
c. Started to eat some chocolate.   d. Did some shopping.
e. Found a seat in the shop.    f. Bought some chocolate.

A．a(chǎn), e, f, b, c, d

B．a(chǎn), d, f, b, e, c

C．d, f, a, e, b, c

D．d, a, f, c, b, e

小題2:The writer went into the station coffee shop to______.

A．buy a newspaper	B．meet a boy with dark glasses
C．put her heavy bag	D．take a short rest

小題3:When the writer came back to the table, she was surprised because______.

A．her chocolate had been eaten up

B．the boy was eating her chocolate

C．there was a boy sitting next to her

D．what the boy did seemed quite rude

小題4:How do you think the writer felt at last?

A．She felt disappointed	B．She felt ashamed
C．She became angrier.	D．She thought it very funny.

My daughter performed（表演） on behalf（代表） of her class in the annual（每年的） school concert today. She played so       that I could not help cheering her. The very        reminded me of her experiences of piano practicing.
When she was five, we gave her a piano as a birthday present. With great       , she began learning it. However, when she was no longer       , she became sick of （厭煩）it.       , it is a tough job to learn the piano, not to mention the daily routine（常規(guī)）of       .
When her first teacher left, my friend        me to an American teacher whose way of teaching was completely American. After practicing, she would give my daughter some        comments（評論）, and then point out what should be       . Every time she came,        beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some       . She said, “To learn the piano, you should learn not only the        of playing, but more importantly, to        the music and love it.”
After some time, my daughter became fond of her lessons. Sometimes she        would like to      a little bit when her skill had reached a certain level.
Surprisingly, my daughter said to me one day, “Mom, I was        that you didn’t give up my piano lessons. Learning it is like climbing a mountain. You’ll feel        when you are on the way. When you look        from where you are, you will realize that you have been making       . But if you       , you’ll never take one more step.” That was the very thing I wanted to teach her.

小題1:	A．regularly B．smoothly C．carefully D．happily

小題2:	A．music B．a(chǎn)rrangement C．scene D．praise

小題3:	A．unwillingness B．pressure C．regret D．excitement

小題4:	A．young B．free C．a(chǎn)nxious D．curious

小題5:	A．After all B．Above all C．In all D．First of all

小題6:	A．practice B．cost C．education D．show

小題7:	A．led B．sent C．introduced D．directed

小題8:	A．usual B．good C．interesting D．humorous

小題9:	A．explained B．changed C．stopped D．improved

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)s with B．except for C．instead of D．thanks to

小題11:

A．jokes B．music C．games D．sports

小題12:

A．skills B．levels C．training D．secrets

小題13:

A．feel B．follow C．create D．read

小題14:

A．once B．even C．still D．then

小題15:

A．make up B．get back C．show off D．give away

小題16:

A．nervous B．excited C．a(chǎn)fraid D．lucky

小題17:

A．tired B．easy C．a(chǎn)fraid D．excited

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)head B．down C．up D．over

小題19:

A．mistakes B．choices C．progress D．time

小題20:

A．move B．continue C．do D．stop

Over thirty thousand years ago，people from northern Asia （亞洲北部） went to America．Today， we call these people Indians（印第安人）．
　　The Indians went to America because the weather began to change．Northern Asia became very cold. Everything froze. They had to move or die. How did the first Indians go to America? They walked！
　　Later Columbus found the New World in 1492．At first，only a few Europeans followed（跟隨）．They travelled to America in boats． For the next three hundred years， about 500，000 people went there． Then the number grew very quickly. From 1815 to 1915，over thirty－two million Europeans left their countries and went to the United States． The biggest groups were from Germany and Italy（意大利）．These Europeans spoke many different languages．Most of them took almost no money．They went to America so that they could find a better life．　
小題1:__________ went to America first．

A．People from northern Asia	B．People from Europe
C．People from Germany	D．Columbus

小題2:Why did the Indians go to America? Because __________．

A．northern Asia became very hot

B．northern Asia became very cold

C．they were interested in America

D．they liked travelling

小題3:The New World was ___________．

A．Italy	B．northern Asia
C．Germany	D．America

小題4:The first Europeans went to America _______________．

A．by ship

B．by bike

C．by boat

D．by train

It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn’t think there would be any     , sighing about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies      at my desk, a pale woman and four children.
“Are you all      ?” I asked. “Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.
But when it came to      of their problems, things got a little strange. They all claimed to have headaches, but the headaches weren’t        by the normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still.
Something was wrong. Our hospital policy,       , was not to turn away any patient. I explained it might be a little while      a doctor saw her. She responded immediately, even a bit      “Take your time,” and then added, “It’s warm in here.”
Then, I checked their registration form out of curiosity. No address—they were     .The waiting room was warm. I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a homeless     in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining of      on Christmas, turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get     on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a      emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency.
We were all      a free meal on Christmas Day, so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our     .We needed presents. We      from different departments candies, fruits and other things      that could be presents. As seriously as we met the     needs of the patients, our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas.
      , as the family walked to the door to leave, the mother came      back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”

小題1:	A．customers B．patients C．workers D．doctors

小題2:	A．showed up B．took in C．came out D．looked on

小題3:	A．tired B．hungry C．sick D．warm

小題4:	A．descriptions B．comments C．instructions D．results

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)ccompanied B．a(chǎn)djusted C．a(chǎn)cknowledged D．a(chǎn)ffected

小題6:	A．therefore B．otherwise C．however D．moreover

小題7:	A．a(chǎn)fter B．since C．before D．when

小題8:	A．shyly B．happily C．calmly D．politely

小題9:	A．lonely B．greedy C．clever D．homeless

小題10:

A．family B．holiday C．woman D．Christmas

小題11:

A．operating B．interrupting C．managing D．working

小題12:

A．present B．warm C．relief D．a(chǎn)pproval

小題13:

A．beneficial B．friendly C．medical D．different

小題14:

A．rewarded B．offered C．a(chǎn)llowed D．ordered

小題15:

A．neighbors B．relations C．brothers D．guests

小題16:

A．borrowed B．received C．collected D．bought

小題17:

A．expensive B．useful C．convenient D．a(chǎn)vailable

小題18:

A．healthy B．physical C．tragic D．mental

小題19:

A．Soon B．Later C．Next D．Gradually

小題20:

A．to run B．run C．running D．a(chǎn)nd ran

I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents        the necessities of life        they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father        a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them       .” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t        them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.
When I         from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵訓練營) at Parris Island, S. C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily     . These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模擬的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully        discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t     whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the       of the company.
I went         to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I        most was the consulting(咨詢) meetings I         with the family members of the men and women in my       , trying to help them deal with the long periods of       . These proved popular and word of them spread.       I was being asked to give encouraging        to business groups, educators and kids across the country.
But I consider the boot camp my first real       , and my life is still guided by the      lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to        it.

小題1:	A．provided B．got C．made D．bought

小題2:	A．while B．but C．so D．or

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)bout B．with C．for D．of

小題4:	A．themselves B．ourselves C．yourself D．myself

小題5:	A．pay B．find C．produce D．a(chǎn)fford

小題6:	A．came B．returned C．escaped D．graduated

小題7:	A．drills B．tasks C．exercises D．reports

小題8:	A．included B．a(chǎn)sked C．required D．met

小題9:	A．matter B．mean C．exist D．work

小題10:

A．good B．boss C．rest D．right

小題11:

A．out B．on C．a(chǎn)way D．off

小題12:

A．took B．hated C．enjoyed D．did

小題13:

A．ended B．began C．continued D．held

小題14:

A．charge B．situation C．position D．choice

小題15:

A．lessons B．meetings C．training D．separation

小題16:

A．Long before B．Before long C．As usual D．Once again

小題17:

A．performances B．descriptions C．speeches D．gifts

小題18:

A．vacation B．place C．job D．travel

小題19:

A．important B．bitter C．normal D．difficult

小題20:

A．gain B．a(chǎn)chieve C．show D．match