A boy lost his arms in an accident and had to depend on his brother for almost everything. His younger brother became his   1 , never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his  2 , he was completely unable to do anything in his life.
One night, his brother accompanied him into the  3  and went back to wait. But being so tired, his younger brother fell  4 , leaving him in the toilet for two hours. As the two brothers grew   5 , they had different opinions about many things and often  6 . His brother wanted to  7  from him to live his own life. Knowing this, he was heart-broken and didn't know what to do. 　
A similar misfortune happened to a girl. One night her   8 , who suffered from mental illness, 9  . So her father went out looking for her mother, leaving her alone at home. She tried to  10  a meal for her parents, but only to overturn the stove, resulting in a  11  , which took her hands away.
Though her elder sister, who was studying in another city, showed her  12  to help her, she made up her mind to be completely  13 . And she made it.
One day, the boy and the girl were both   14  to appear on a television interview program. They both were asked to  15  something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My brother's arms are my arms; while the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying hearts.

小題1:	A．volunteer B．bodyguard C．servant D．shadow

小題2:	A．feet B．hands C．toes D．a(chǎn)rms

小題3:	A．kitchen B．bedroom C．toilet D．study

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)sleep B．ill C．a(chǎn)wake D．silent

小題5:	A．older B．taller C．stronger D．healthier

小題6:	A．fought B．talked C．quarreled D．discussed

小題7:	A．learn B．keep C．hear D．separate

小題8:	A．father B．mother C．brother D．sister

小題9:	A．died B．disappeared C．cried D．failed

小題10:

A．buy B．change C．eat D．prepare

小題11:

A．fire B．joke C．fall D．meal

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)nxiety B．willingness C．contribution D．respect

小題13:

A．relaxed B．disabled C．energetic D．independent

小題14:

A．made B．invited C．ordered D．tricked

小題15:

A．write B．draw C．imagine D．read

I pulled into the driveway of my Mum’s house and saw my two-year-old daughter’s smiling face staring out the window at me. Vanessa had stayed with her grandma for a week, while her mommy, Georgia ,was in hospital 36 complications(并發(fā)癥) in her second pregnancy. Vanessa, who missed her room and toys, 37 awaited the arrival of daddy to pick her up and take her to see her mother. After the visit we’d go home where I had a surprise for her.
Vanessa and I spent an hour with Georgia and then 38 home.
I got Vanessa out of her snowsuit, 39 on the sofa and sat beside her. “Vanessa, you know you’re going to have a new brother or sister soon.”
“I know, Daddy. Mommy’s bringing it home with her.”
“That’s right .”I smiled. “well, the baby is going to need a 40 to sleep in. I hope you don’t mind, but I put your cradle in the new baby’s room.”
“Where will I sleep, Daddy?”
“ Follow me.” I led her down the hall to her room. “I have a  41 for you.”
When Vanessa turned the corner and screamed with pleasure. “It’s a bed ,Daddy! My very own bed!” She 42 up and down on the mattress with  43 happiness on her face.
“ I guess this means I’m growing up,” said Vanessa.
First beds are first milestones. For the first time we are free to get out of bed without  44 someone lift us from our cradles. We are trusted to handle the freedom with respect and are expected to 45 new rules. First days of school, first loves, firsts jobs，first homes or apartments, first child；they’re all  46 in life. Each comes with  47 and responsibilities and it all starts with the first bed..

小題1:	A．instead of B．a(chǎn)s to C．due to D．regardless of

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)nxiously B．surprisingly C．purposely D．especially

小題3:	A．stayed B．headed C．missed D．left

小題4:	A．bent B．lay C．settled D．sighed

小題5:	A．camp B．basket C．house D．cradle

小題6:	A．prize B．surprise C．word D．promise

小題7:	A．bounced B．turned C．climbed D．laughed

小題8:	A．pure B．little C．exact D．sudden

小題9:	A．joining in B．giving in C．sending for D．waiting for

小題10:

A．build B．ignore C．follow D．break

小題11:

A．obstacles B．memories C．scenes D．milestones

小題12:

A．sorrow B．joys C．interest D．pride

Among the more colorful characters of Leadville’s golden age were H. A. W. Tabor and his wife, Elizabeth McCourt, better known as “Baby Doe”. Their history is fast becoming one of the legends of the Old West.
Horace Austin Warner Tabor was a school teacher in Vermont. Then he moved west to the small Colorado mining camp known as California Gulch, which he later renamed Leadville when he became its leading citizen. “Great deposits of lead are sure to be found here.” he said.
As it turned out, it was silver, not lead, that was to make Leadville’s fortune and wealth. Tabor knew little about mining himself, so he opened a general store, which sold everything from boots to salt, flour, and tobacco. It was his custom to “grubstake” prospective miners, in other words, to supply them with food and supplies, or “grub”, while they looked for ore（礦石）, in return for which he would get a share in the mine if one was discovered. He did this for a number of years, but no one that he aided ever found anything of value.
Finally one day in the year 1878, so the story goes, two miners came in and asked for “grub”. Tabor had decided to quit supplying it because he had lost too much money that way. These were persistent, however, and Tabor was too busy to argue with them. “Oh help yourself. One more time won’t make any difference,” He said and went on selling shoes and hats to other customers. The two miners took $17 worth of supplies, in return for which they gave Tabor a one-third interest in their findings. They picked a barren place on the mountain side and began to dig. After nine days they struck a rich vein of silver. Tabor bought the shares of the other two men, and so the mine belonged to him alone. This mine, known as the “Pittsburgh Mine,” made $1,300,000 for Tabor in return for his $17 investment.
Later Tabor bought the Matchless Mine on another barren hillside just outside the town for $117,000. This turned out to be even more fabulous than the Pittsburgh, yielding $35,000 worth of silver per day at one time. Leadville grew. Tabor became its first mayor, and later became lieutenant governor of the state.
小題1:Leadville got its name for the following reasons EXCEPT that

A．Tabor became its leading citizen.

B．great deposits of lead is expected to be found there.

C．it could bring good fortune to Tabor

D．it was renamed

小題2:The underlined word “grubstake” in Paragraph 3 means

A．to supply miners with food and supplies

B．to open a general stores

C．to do one's contribution to the development of the mine

D．to supply miners with food and supplies and in return get a share in the mine, if one was discovered

小題3:We can infer that Tabor’s life career is.

A．purely lucky

B．based on his managing theory of “grubstake’

C．through the help from his wife

D．because he planned well and accomplished targets step by step

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

A．Tabor’s Life.	B．A legend of the Old West
C．Lead Makes Leadville’s Fortune	D．The Best Investment

Danielle Steel,America’s sweetheart,is one of the hardest working women in the book business.Unlike other productive authors who write one book at a time,she can work on up to five.Her research alone before writing takes at least three years.Once she has fully studied her subjects,ready to dive into a book,she can spend twenty hours nonstop at her desk.
Danielle Steel comes from New York and was sent to France for her education.After graduation,she worked in the public relations and advertising industries.Later she started a job as a writer which she was best fit for.Her achievements are unbelievable:390 million copies of books in print,nearly fifty New York Times best-selling novels, and a series of “Max and Martha” picture books for children to help them deal with the real-life problems of death,new hobbies and new schools. Her 1998 book about the death of her son shot to the top of the New York Times best-selling list as soon as it came out.Twenty-eight of her books have been made into films.She is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for one of her books being the Times best-seller for 381 weeks straight.
Not content with a big house,a loving family,and a view of the Golden Gate Bridge, Danielle Steel considers her readers to be the most important resource(資源) and has kept in touch with them by e-mail.While she is often compared to the heroines(女主人公) of her own invention,her life is undoubtedly much quieter.But,if she does have anything in common with them,it is her strength of will and her inimitable style.There is only one Danielle Steel.
小題1:Danielle Steel is different from other writers in that        .

A．she can write several books at the same time

B．she often does some research before writing a book

C．she is one of the most popular American women writers

D．she can keep writing for quite a long time without a break

小題2:Children who have read “Max and Martha” picture books may know        .

A．how to deal with affairs at school

B．what to do if Max and Martha die

C．what to do when new babies are born into their families

D．how to solve the difficult problems in their writing classes

小題3:One of Danielle Steel’ achievements is that        .

A．some TV plays were based on her books

B．her picture books attracted a lot of young men

C．one of her books became a best-seller in 1998

D．she wrote the Guinness Book of World Records

小題4:We can learn from the passage that Danielle Steel   .

A．lives an exciting life	B．values her readers a lot
C．writes about quiet women	D．is pleased with her achievements

小題5:What does the underlined word “inimitable” mean?

A．hardworking	B．a(chǎn)ttractive
C．strange	D．unique

Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small __21___ in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo ___22___ somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out ___23___ and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be ___24___ from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I ___25___ my plans with my dad, he ___ 26___ as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous ___27___ from him, he was all for it.
I had only been away from my ___28___ three days now, but there was an inner ___29___ going on inside of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I ___30___ could make it. The other part of me was ready to ___31___ to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.
On the road, I met another ___32___ who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey ___33___ by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of ___34___. It encouraged me not to ___35___.
As I listened to my ___36___ artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was ___37___ around me for miles. ___38___, that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes--- millions of them. My arms were so dotted with ___39___ that they looked like a topographical map (地形圖). But, however ___40___ it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.

小題1:	A．party B．meeting C．conversation D．lecture

小題2:	A．flight B．interview C．performance D．trip

小題3:	A．instructions B．maps C．magazines D．newspapers

小題4:	A．walking B．flying C．biking D．running

小題5:	A．compared B．shared C．prepared D．changed

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)greed B．sighed C．left D．cried

小題7:	A．stories B．spirits C．skills D．hobbies

小題8:	A．hotel B．school C．home D．office

小題9:	A．battle B．a(chǎn)ctivity C．request D．discussion

小題10:

A．certainly B．really C．usually D．reasonably

小題11:

A．turn B．reply C．prove D．a(chǎn)dapt

小題12:

A．driver B．jogger C．bicyclist D．pilot

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)lone B．slowly C．patiently D．worriedly

小題14:

A．humour B．direction C．balance D．satisfaction

小題15:

A．calm down B．break down C．speed up D．give up

小題16:

A．favourite B．personal C．professional D．successful

小題17:

A．nobody B．everybody C．a(chǎn)nything D．everything

小題18:

A．Firstly B．Actually C．Eventually D．Fortunately

小題19:

A．wounds B．cuts C．bites D．dots

小題20:

A．boring B．confusing C．complex D．difficult

The unwanted disturbing of a mobile phone ringing at a critical moment has led to some famously strong reactions
British actor Richard Grif-fiths，stopped a performance at the National Theatre and ordered The offending party to leave
Judge Robert Restaino went considerably further．He was hearing a session of domestic violence offenders in a court when proceedings were interrupted by rings of a phone．
“Everyone is going to jail unless I get that instrument now,” he shouted．
Over the next two hours，the judge entered a period of “incredible madness”．He began by ordering the doors of the court locked，and set the officers to searching for the phone．
When that failed to find the offending item he ordered each of the defendants(被告) present in the room up to his bench and in turn asked them if they  had no idea, he sent each in turn to jail(監(jiān)獄).   
All 46 of them．
When a defendant protested the judge’s actions were not fair to those who didn’t possess the phone，Restaino replied：“I know it isn’t．
Judge’s actions caused chaos．Extra officers had to be drafted into the court to control the crowd．a(chǎn)nd booking officers at the city jail were at full stretch．“We were playing Twister in here”, one said at the time．
Fourteen of the defendants were shackled(束縛 )in irons and sent to the county jail．
The judge cooled off and later that afternoon released all 46．
The “two hours of viral lunacy（瘋狂）”, has probably cost Restaino his job．The commission ruled that he should be removed from his $14,000 job．Restaino now has 30 days to appeal(上訴)．
His lawyer pointed out that until that moment he had served 11 years as a judge without any disciplinary issues．“With the exception of two hours．his record is spotless．”
小題1:The underlined sentence in the passage means _____．

A．we are just playing games

B．we are struggling to control the crisis here

C．we can hardly survive the crisis

D．we’re searching casually

小題2:Why is British actor Richard mentioned?

A．To indicate the disadvantage of mobile phone．

B．To scold the misusage of mobile phone．

C．To provide an excuse for Richard’s offence．

D．To support the opinion above

小題3:Two hours of viral lunacy will_____

A．make Robert pay a large sum of money

B．make no difference to Robert

C．most likely make Robert lose his job

D．make him world famous

小題4:What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Phone-rage(狂怒) judge	B．Judge，prisoner and mobile phone
C．The story in court	D．Mobile phone in court

小題5:From the passage we can find_____．

A．Robert is always challenging the disciplines

B．Robert is now in jail

C．judge is not a well-paid job

D．a(chǎn)ll the defendants didn’t follow Robert’s instructions willingly

My husband and I arrived in a new country just a month ago,  We were sort of   16  about what was waiting for us, However, when we   17  at the airport ,a tall man with smiling eyes greeted us, The days and months were    18  made easy for us by this kind man.
He greeted us every day with his smiling face, He    19  us in going to the bank; in buying our groceries, in telling us    20  to buy almost everything , He told us he is our big brother.
   21  , we watched the match in a coffee shop, During the first get- together ,he    22  us that we’re lucky-my husband and I are   23  in this foreign land, He said he has been   24  for eight years now because he rarely sees his family,   25  they are in his home country.
During the second get-together, he   26  told us that we are his family , He said that he loves us and that he will    27  us because he has been given a    28  of 45 days to go back to his home country, That night, he spoke these words which   29  a great impact in my life：“You changed my life ……”
That night deep in our hearts we were    30  by our friend’s words, We texted him up-on reaching home,   31  him for being a Big Brother to us in the foreign land, We told him    32  that we feel safe in going out when we are with him, to which he    33  ,“You are my family here.”
On the first week of October, we’re going to    34  him back from his vacation, We’ll watch the football match again in that   35  shop that holds dear memories.

小題1:	A．curious B．worried C．certain D．crazy

小題2:	A．checked B．dropped C．landed D．settled

小題3:	A．therefore B．instead C．a(chǎn)nyhow D．otherwise

小題4:	A．expected B．troubled C．comforted D．a(chǎn)ccompanied

小題5:	A．when B．where C．why D．whether

小題6:	A．Once B．So C．Twice D．Finally

小題7:	A．informed B．warned C．blamed D．convinced

小題8:	A．together B．nearby C．a(chǎn)round D．a(chǎn)part

小題9:	A．sick B．lonely C．cheerful D．scared

小題10:

A．if B．unless C．a(chǎn)s D．a(chǎn)lthough

小題11:

A．secretly B．jokingly C．proudly D．sincerely

小題12:

A．remember B．miss C．forget D．respect

小題13:

A．delay B．miss C．vacation D．date

小題14:

A．created B．designed C．solved D．received

小題15:

A．puzzled B．touched C．a(chǎn)stonished D．flattered

小題16:

A．thanking B．forgiving C．repaying D．punishing

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)fter all B．a(chǎn)s well C．in return D．in advance

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)greed B．objected C．a(chǎn)dded D．replied

小題19:

A．see B．pick C．call D．force

小題20:

A．book B．grocery C．coffee D．sports

Linda Evans was my best friend –like the sister I never had ,We did everything to— gether ：piano lessons ,movies, swimming , horseback riding.
When I was 13, my family moved away , Linda and I kept in touch through letters ,and we saw each other on special times – like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with childern and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often , One day a card that I sent came back , stamped “Address Unknown”, I had no idea about how to find Linda.
Over the years, I missed Linda very much, I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren , And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then moth-er died, There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.
One day, I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman —Linda’s married name.“There must be thousands of Wagmans.”I thought, but I still wrote to her.
She called as soon as she got my letter, “Mrs , Tobin!”she said excitedly, “Linda Ev-ans Wagman is my mother.”
Minutes later I heard a voice that I recognized at once, even after 40 years ,We laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives, Now the empty place in my heart is filled, And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure; We won’t lose each other again!
小題1:The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans       .

A．a(chǎn)t the age of 13

B．before she got married

C．before the writer’s family moved away

D．a(chǎn)fter they moved to new homes

小題2:They didn’t often write to each other because they       .

A．got married

B．had little time to do so

C．didn’t like writing letters

D．could see each other on special times

小題3:There was an empty place in the writer’s heart because she       .

A．was in trouble

B．didn’t know Linda’s address

C．received the card that she sent

D．didn’t have a friend like Linda

小題4:The writer was happy when she       .

A．read the newspaper

B．heard Linda’s voice on the phone

C．met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda

D．wrote to the woman whose last name was Wangman

小題5:They haven’t kept in touch       .

A．for about 40 years

B．for about 27 years

C．since they got married

D．since the writer’s family moved awasy

Audrey Hepburn（奧黛麗·赫本）won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie, Roman Holiday, which was released in 1953,But she is remem bered as much for her aid work as for her acting.
Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey’s father was British and her mother was Dutch, Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood , During World war ll , she lived and studied in the Netherlands , Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks ,Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the war, But she realized she wasn’t going to be a ballerina（芭蕾舞女演員）,So she began taking acting parts in stage shows, Later she began to get small parts in movies.
But it was Audrey Hepburn’s move to America that brought her true fame ,In 1951 she played the character“Gigi”in the Broadway play of the same name to great critical praise, Two years later, Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24.
Audrey make more than 25 movies, Among her most popular roles was Hoolly Golinghtly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s in 1961, There years later she played Eliza Doolittle in my Fair Lady.
She was married two times and had one by each husband, In 1989,the UN Children’s Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador, She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF(聯(lián)合國兒童基金會) projects ,The UN agency said she was a tireless worker, She often gave 15 interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects.
Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences as a child during World War II, She said she knew what it was like to be starving and to be saved by international aid , She was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993 from colon cancer.
小題1:In Paragraph 1,“her aid work”means       .

A．winning an Academy Award as Best Actress

B．taking acting parts in stage shows

C．making her own movies

D．a(chǎn)cting as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF

小題2:The reason why Audrey lived and studied in the Netherlands was that     .

A．she wanted to be a ballerina	B．her parents were from Britain
C．it was safe there	D．the education there was excellent

小題3:We can infer from the passage that     .

A．Audrey’s parents lived in Germany during World War II

B．Audrey lived in America in the 1950s

C．Audrey was made to give up dancing

D．the character“Gigi”in the Broadway play was her most popular role

小題4:     is NOT mentioned in the passage about Audrey Hepburn

A．Marriage	B．Identity
C．Contribution	D．Religion

小題5:     is the right order for Audrey’s life.
①The first time she began to play in movies
②She returned to London from the Netherlands
③She won an Academy Award as Best Actress
④She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF projects
⑤She played a part in My Fair Lady

A．②①③⑤④

B．①②③⑤④

C．②①⑤③④

D．①②⑤③④

Half a year before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job. __1__ the financial crisis(危機), fewer companies would like to __2__ new staff. My son targeted a company that was __3__ to hire only one person __4__ there were more than twenty people filling their resumes(簡歷).
After the interview, there would only be 3 who could enter the final round, which would later ____5____ one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite ____6____ and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week.
On the day of the final interview, my son and other two __7__ arrived at the interview place on time, __8__ the test. Unexpectedly, the interview was unbelievably __9__. The interviewer only said to them, “All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our __10__. We will tell you the __11__ in 3 days. Good luck to all of you!” On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very __12__.
In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me __13__ on the phone, “Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him, “What’s the whole __14__?” My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also __15__ of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son’s __16__ was “Thank you” while the others said “Goodbye”.
Only then did I know that my son’s “hope” __17__ in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not __18__ to say “thank you” to the one who disappoints you. Saying “thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your grand __19__. Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of __20__ compared with others!

小題1:	A．As to B．Due to C．Instead of D．Contrary to

小題2:	A．promote B．train C．employ D．discover

小題3:	A．encouraged B．a(chǎn)llowed C．supposed D．intended

小題4:	A．while B．since C．though D．if

小題5:	A．meet B．a(chǎn)ttract C．decide D．represent

小題6:	A．slowly B．smoothly C．secretly D．silently

小題7:	A．members B．students C．friends D．candidates

小題8:	A．waiting for B．watching over C．thinking about D．looking into

小題9:	A．formal B．simple C．funny D．strange

小題10:

A．information B．notice C．order D．return

小題11:

A．result B．choice C．mark D．idea

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)nnoyed B．puzzled C．disappointed D．shocked

小題13:

A．doubtfully B．excitedly C．calmly D．worriedly

小題14:

A．matter B．cause C．conclusion D．interview

小題15:

A．middle B．ending C．part D．course

小題16:

A．way B．reply C．problem D．question

小題17:

A．changed B．grew C．came D．developed

小題18:

A．expect B．forget C．dislike D．regret

小題19:

A．generosity B．curiosity C．dignity D．personality

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)bilities B．strengths C．challenges D．opportunities