Nicknamed the Golden Music Boy, 25-year-old Hu Yanbin, was born and 36 up in Shanghai. At the age of 15, he made a wish that he would make his own album before he was 18. Fortunately, the  37    boy’s dream came true. His first album Adept with Both Pen and Sword   38  in 2002 and he became the first mainland artist to  39   a solo album ( 專(zhuān)輯)  in the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan   40   at the same time. The album  41   him to become a popular star.
His success is not only because of his excellent singing  42    , but also because of his talent in song   43   . Before his album was made, Hu Yanbin’s    44   company tried to invite someone else to write several songs 45    him. None of them were as good as they are hoped.  46  Hu Yanbin came into the office with a guitar on his back and played several songs.     47  , everyone in the office really liked these tunes and they decided to  48   them on his first album.
Some people would 49  this rising star with Jay Chow from Taiwan, but Hu says his musical 50  is quite different from Jay Chow’s,  51  he likes Jay Chow’s music.
With many music awards already in his  52  , Hu Yanbin seems to be  53   up with many of the superstars in the country. Though some people don’t like him and say 54   things about him, he says that it doesn’t  55  him. All he plans to do is focusing on his music and bringing out more and better songs for his fans.

小題1:	A．broke B．came C．went D．grew

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)ttractive B．talented C．determined D．sensitive

小題3:	A．came up B．came over C．came in D．came out

小題4:	A．realize B．form C．release D．earn

小題5:	A．even B．a(chǎn)ll C．still D．yet

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)ffected B．expected C．made D．helped

小題7:	A．skills B．ideas C．means D．ways

小題8:	A．playing B．making C．writing D．performing

小題9:	A．concert B．record C．music D．performance

小題10:

A．to B．a(chǎn)bout C．with D．for

小題11:

A．But B．And C．Thus D．Then

小題12:

A．To his surprise B．In a word C．To be honest D．Above all

小題13:

A．take B．include C．contain D．type

小題14:

A．replace B．compete C．compare D．inspect

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)bility B．taste C．a(chǎn)ttention D．style

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)s though B．even though C．a(chǎn)s if D．now that

小題17:

A．pockets B．mind C．sight D．heart

小題18:A keeping    B. coming  C. catching    D. putting

小題19:

A．positive B．strange C．powerful D．harmful

小題20:

A．upset B．mind C．care D．ruin

"Everything happens for the best." my mother said whenever I felt disappointed. "  36 , and one day something good will happen. Then you'll realize it wouldn't have happened  37  the disappointment you had experienced  38 ." Mother was right,  39  I discovered after graduating from college, I had decided to try for a job  40  radio, then  41  my way up to a sports announcer. I hitchhiked (搭免費(fèi)車(chē)) to Chicago and tried every station, but got  42 . In one studio, a kind lady told me big stations couldn't risk hiring inexperienced persons. "Try your luck in the  43 " she said.
I hitchhiked home to Dixon, Illinois, where there was no radio-announcing jobs. My father said a store wanted a local  44  to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was  45  I had played high school football, I  46 . The job sounded just  47  for me. But l wasn't hired.
My disappointment  48  have shown. "Everything harem for the best." Mother  49 . Then I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer. As I left his office, my disappointment boiled  50 . I asked aloud. "How can a fellow become a sport announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"
I was waiting for the  51  when I heard MacArthur calling, "What was that you said about sports? You know something about football?" Then he  52  me before a  53  and asked me to broadcast a(n)  54  game.
On my way home, as I have many times  55 , I thought of my mother's words.

小題1:	A．Get on B．Carry on C．Work on D．Concentrate on

小題2:	A．in spite of B．regardless of C．but for D．instead of

小題3:	A．previously B．preciously C．precisely D．presently

小題4:	A．it B．what C．that D．a(chǎn)s

小題5:	A．in B．on C．by D．from

小題6:	A．feel B．work C．find D．push

小題7:	A．declined B．a(chǎn)ccepted C．reduced D．received

小題8:	A．city B．home C．country D．town

小題9:	A．salesman B．a(chǎn)thlete C．shop assistant D．manager

小題10:

A．in which B．when C．where D．how

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)ppealed B．refused C．a(chǎn)greed D．a(chǎn)pplied

小題12:

A．right B．reasonable C．improper D．stable

小題13:

A．should B．must C．could D．might

小題14:

A．recommended B．requested C．reminded D．required

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)bove B．out C．in D．over

小題16:

A．lift B．result C．response D．offer

小題17:

A．told B．stood C．showed D．helped

小題18:

A．radio B．station C．TV D．microphone

小題19:

A．live B．ordinary C．imaginary D．fierce

小題20:

A．before B．since C．until D．unless

Charlton Heston was born in 1923 in Evanston, Illinois. Charlton Heston discovered his interest in acting while performing in plays at his high school. He later spent two years studying theater at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. But he left college to join the Army Air Forces during World War Two.
After the war, he found small roles in the theater as well as in television shows. His performance in a television version of the book Jane Eyre caught the attention of the Hollywood producer Cecil B. DeMille who later asked Heston to play the role of Moses in his movie The Ten Commandments which came out in 1956. This role made Heston famous and defined (明確) his career as a hero and leader. His face and body represented strength and heroism in many different roles. He played cowboys, soldiers and athletes.
The 1959 movie Ben Hur made Charlton Heston an even bigger star. Ben Hur won eleven Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Charlton Heston. Heston starred in many adventure movies during the 1960s. In the 1970s, Heston appeared in popular disaster movies like Earthquake,. Skyjacked and Airport 1975.
Charlton Heston was also very active in the movie industry. He worked to help set up the American Film Institute. In 1977 he was honored for his service in the industry. He received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 1997 he was awarded a Kennedy Center Honor. And, in 2003, President Bush gave Charlton Heston a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
In 2000, Charlton Heston issued a statement announcing that he had an Alzheimer's disease. He died in 2008 at his home in Beverly Hills, California.
小題1:What kind of role did Charlton Heston often play in films?

A．Heroes.

B．Cowboys.

C．Soldiers.

D．Athletes.

小題2:Which film won Best Actor for Charlton Heston?

A．Jane Eyre.

B．Earthquake.

C．Ben Hur.

D．The Ten Commandments.

小題3:What can we learn about Charlton Heston according to the passage?

A．He began to show his talent in Ben Hut.	B．He used to be a soldier.
C．He was once awarded by Kennedy.	D．He won eleven Academy Awards.

小題4:What's the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A．How Charlton Heston became famous.

B．How Charlton Heston began his career.

C．Who made Charlton Heston a popular star.

D．Who made Charlton Heston win so many awards.

More Than I Had Dreamed Of
From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union．I always   36  my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us．So I dreamed of being a leader．
Years flew by, and soon I was able to participate in the elections,   37  I would win．But the reality struck that I hadn't had a chance．I wasn't pretty．Girls across the school hardly knew me．I just did not have what it   38  to win a school election．I was    39 ．
As I cried in my room that evening, I   40  took a deep breath and decided I wouldn't stop dreaming．I decided that I would   41  for elections again in my final year at school—and I would win．
I recognized that my  42 had a lot of things in their favor．What were the   43  that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful．And my biggest  44  was the faith I had．I would not allow my   45  appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward．That evening, I   46  my election plans a whole year in advance．
I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to   47  them．I loved making friends and I liked being helpful,   48  I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage．In order to learn how to present a great election   49 , I also attended a course on effective public speaking．
The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students   50   That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was   51  theirs．
Suddenly, I realized that I had   52  much more than I had dreamed of．I had made many new friends and had helped people   53  the way．I had won the   54  and love of my school-mates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them．I was able to put a smile on their faces and  55  their day．

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)dmired B．remembered C．praised D．believed

小題2:	A．praying B．planning C．calculating D．judging

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)ssessed B．provided C．meant D．took

小題4:	A．concerned B．depressed C．surprised D．confused

小題5:	A．gradually B．immediately C．suddenly D．impatiently

小題6:	A．pay B．enter C．speak D．wait

小題7:	A．competitors B．companions C．enemies D．schoolmates

小題8:	A．cases B．methods C．examples D．points

小題9:	A．problem B．strength C．worry D．dream

小題10:

A．young B．personal C．special D．plain

小題11:

A．began B．discussed C．a(chǎn)nnounced D．cancelled

小題12:

A．recommend B．a(chǎn)ccompany C．represent D．support

小題13:

A．but B．a(chǎn)nd C．so D．or

小題14:

A．campaign B．speech C．ceremony D．promise

小題15:

A．nodded B．gathered C．cheered D．cried

小題16:

A．only B．still C．a(chǎn)lmost D．a(chǎn)lso

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)ccomplished B．a(chǎn)ccumulated C．devoted D．developed

小題18:

A．by B．to C．in D．a(chǎn)long

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)ppointment B．a(chǎn)cceptance C．election D．reputation

小題20:

A．enrich B．bless C．brighten D．expand

For Rachael and Leigh Badman, there is only one wish on their Christmas list this year__ that their sick daughter survives until December 25.
Fifteen –year-old Paige suffers from a rare brain condition. The disease affects as few as 12 people in the world, and can kill her any day without warning. And her condition has deteriorated in recent months. Each time she closes her eyes, she may never wake up. Rachael and Leigh Badman are worried that she couldn’t live through Christmas. They filled their house with Christmas decorations on November1, so she could enjoy her favorite day of the year in advance.
Paige was diagnosed with the condition four years ago. Mrs. Badman described the condition as “being on death row” as she never knows if she will wake up and still have a daughter. She said, “ Paige always loves Christmas and it’s heartbreaking to see her suffering like this.”
In the last months, Paige has been unable to eat and has never walked or spoken. But she loves music, and enjoys watching pop stars’ DVDs. And in May she also went on holiday to Florida with her parents and little brother, Kefton. The family , who have already organized parts of Paige’s funeral, also saw the teenager swimming with dolphins during the trip. Since then, however, her condition has worsened.
Mrs Badman, who is separated from her husband and works as Paige’s full-time carer, said, “Now she can’t eat or drink anymore, and her brain is shrinking.(萎縮) With all her problems, we just thought, ‘Let’s get the Christmas tree up as soon as possible.’ We’re praying she lives to see Christmas Day.”
小題1:Paige’s parents got the Christmas tree up on November 1 to ____.

A．let her enjoy the great time with visitors

B．let her understand her parents’ love

C．let her enjoy Christmas early before her death

D．let her receive more good wishes from others

小題2:Mrs Badman described Paige as “ being on death row” because ______.

A．Paige could die at any time without warning

B．she found Paige struggling painfully

C．she had organized Paige’s funeral

D．Paige lost the abilities to walk and speak

小題3:The underlined word can be replaced by “_____”.

A．proved satisfying

B．grown stronger

C．got improved

D．become worse

小題4:What can be learned from the passage?

A．Christmas is Paige’s favorite festival.

B．12% of children in the world suffer from the disease.

C．Paige enjoyed watching pop stars’ DVDs on a trip.

D．Paige travelled with her family before suffering the disease.

Switzerland is famous for its watches. However, this country didn’t  26  the
watch.   It was the British   27  did it.Here is a story of  28  the
watch was  29  to Switzerland.
Many years ago, an Englishman was  30   to Italy   31   his way he stopped in a small town in south Switzerland. This Englishman travelled in a      carriage inside    32  there was a carriage watch. This was the  33  kind of  watch. A native shop assistant   34  to see the watch. He  35  what it was  and asked the Englishman   36  it.“Itis a carriage watch. ”said the man. “ This  machine    37  the time but now it
isn’t working.”
At once the shop assistant    38   to try to repair it. So the traveller  39  him the watch. The assistant was a very wise man. So it  was not  40  that he managed to repair it. He  41  remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveller had  42  on his journey, he made a watch of  43  the same type.
  44  the watch-making was   45  in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold in stores all over the world.

小題1:	A．make B．invent C．produce D．develop

小題2:	A．which B．who C．where D．they

小題3:	A．why B．that C．how D．when

小題4:	A．carried B．sold C．sailed D．brought

小題5:	A．travelling B．riding C．walking D．running

小題6:	A．On B．In C．At D．From

小題7:	A．which B．that C．it D．whom

小題8:	A．proper B．smallest C．earliest D．biggest

小題9:	A．wanted B．seemed C．happened D．discovered

小題10:

A．wondered B．thought C．understood D．discovered

小題11:

A．on B．a(chǎn)bout C．of D．with

小題12:

A．gives B．tells C．strikes D．counts

小題13:

A．failed B．helped C．insisted D．offered

小題14:

A．served B．shared C．showed D．handed

小題15:

A．surprise B．surprised C．surprising D．surprises

小題16:

A．however B．besides C．but D．even

小題17:

A．gone B．done C．come D．spent

小題18:

A．correctly B．specially C．exactly D．naturally

小題19:

A．Thus B．So C．Otherwise D．However

小題20:

A．opened B．started C．done D．returned

William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth. He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. They are still popular today.
He was born in 1564 in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of fourteen. In 1582, he married a farmer’s daughter. She was eight years older than he was. Their first child was a daughter. Later they had twins. In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind. No one knows why he left or what he did between 1585 and 1592.
At twenty-eight he moved to London and joined a theatre company which opened the Globe Theatre in 1599. He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays. He earned almost no money from his writing. But he made a lot of money from acting. With the money he bought a large house in his hometown.
At the age of forty-nine, Shakespeare retired (退休) and went to live in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died at the age of fifty-two. He left his money to his family. He left his genius to the world. You still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is one of the most famous writers in the world.
小題1:Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except _______.

A．Hamlet	B．Macbeth
C．Romeo and Juliet	D．Man and Superman

小題2:Shakespeare decided to be an actor in _______.

A．1578

B．1582

C．1599

D．1616

小題3:In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon _______.

A．with his wife	B．with his daughter
C．with his wife and children	D．a(chǎn)lone

小題4:Shakespeare got much money from _______.

A．writing

B．plays

C．a(chǎn)cting

D．retirement

小題5:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? ________.

A．Shakespeare had two children

B．Shakespeare wrote both plays and poems

C．Shakespeare left his money to the Globe Theatre

D．Shakespeare wrote plays in English and some other languages

My brother and I were alone in our apartment. My parents had gone for a party and had left me in 36.I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching television. 37 the doorbell rang. My younger brother rushed to the door thinking that our parents had come home; he unlocked the door and 38 it.
Outside, stood a tall man wearing a black raincoat. He said that he was a salesman and asked 39 if our mother or father was at home.
Without 40 , my brother said, “No.” He asked if we would like to 41 some comic books, which he was selling. I quickly explained that we were not 42 to buy anything without our parents’ 43 .
Then, as I was about to close the door, he 44 his way into our house. He took out a 45  and forced me to 46 up my brother’s hands with some rope. I tied up his hands but I tied it in a 47 way so my brother could untie himself. The man then tied my hands up and 48 both of us in the kitchen
 49 , he went upstairs to search the bedroom for 50 . I managed to teach my brother to untie the rope. He then united me. I 51 to the telephone to call the police， but the line was 52 . The doors were all locked from the outside .Luckily, the robber 53 to lock the kitchen window. My brother managed to get out of the house 54 the window.
My brother brought the police to our house and the robber was caught. The police 55 us for our good work.

小題1:	A．danger B．charge C．surprise D．mess

小題2:	A．Carefully B．Quietly C．Loudly D．Suddenly

小題3:	A．opened B．shut C．fastened D．held

小題4:	A．nervously B．rudely C．politely D．a(chǎn)nxiously

小題5:	A．thinking B．watching C．waiting D．questioning

小題6:	A．read B．keep C．sell D．buy

小題7:	A．planned B．supposed C．determined D．pleased

小題8:	A．purpose B．money C．permission D．a(chǎn)bsence

小題9:	A．forced B．fought C．felt D．doll

小題10:

A．rope B．knife C．stick D．doll

小題11:

A．break B．cover C．dress D．tie

小題12:

A．fine B．careless C．special D．possible

小題13:

A．locked B．left C．stationed D．beat

小題14:

A．Anyway B．Soon C．Still D．Otherwise

小題15:

A．Saving B．belongings C．nobles D．valuables

小題16:

A．moved B．headed C．rushed D．knocked

小題17:

A．dead B．stolen C．off D．short

小題18:

A．tried B．forgot C．delayed D．preferred

小題19:

A．over B．by C．through D．in

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)dmitted B．rewarded C．a(chǎn)dmired D．thanked

As a music teacher，I have always known that music touches the soul. It can 36 all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way.It can be the  37 for each child to find their light.I would like to 38 a story about it.
For a few years I was  39 with the opportunity to teach disabled students.One of my most 40  students was a five-year-old girl called Vanessa，who had difficulty walking，and could not speak.We  41 sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to  42  on my lap．One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit.It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students  43  twice while singing the repeating phrase，“Oh，yes！” Vanessa liked to  44 her hands together with mine and clap with me.We probably performed that song during every class，Vanessa and I clapping together.But she  45  said or sang a word.
One day，when the song was finished，Vanessa turned around， 46 me in the eyes，clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words“Oh，yes！” I opened my mouth in  47  and for that moment I was the one who could not speak.When my heart  48  started beating again，I looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also  49 .Through music，we had made an awesome connection.
Several years later，I met Vanessa on the street in town.She waved with a big 50  on her face and then clapped her hands twice，imitating the song we had 51  so many times in our music class.The little girl， 52  her connection with music，left an impression on me that will last forever. Every child has the 53  to learn and grow. It is up to us to  54  the way to reach each and every one of our students.We all must find each child's  55 .

小題1:	A．get across B．put away C．take over D．break through

小題2:	A．means B．direction C．process D．effort

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)dd B．talk C．share D．write

小題4:	A．blessed B．tired C．covered D．filled

小題5:	A．troublesome B．Hardworking C．memorable D．sensitive

小題6:	A．most B．a(chǎn)lmost C．nearly D．mostly

小題7:	A．stand B．sit C．lie D．jump

小題8:	A．sang B．said C．followed D．clapped

小題9:	A．strike B．put C．give D．shake

小題10:

A．ever B．never C．still D．even

小題11:

A．looked B．saw C．glared D．noticed

小題12:

A．horror B．delight C．a(chǎn)stonishment D．embarrassment

小題13:

A．immediately B．fortunately C．slowly D．finally

小題14:

A．happy B．grateful C．speechless D．hopeless

小題15:

A．greeting B．smile C．expression D．sign

小題16:

A．performed B．operated C．trained D．organized

小題17:

A．upon B．through C．from D．beyond

小題18:

A．standard B．a(chǎn)bility C．plan D．freedom

小題19:

A．discover B．invent C．test D．make

小題20:

A．strength B．dream C．light D．weakness

I still remember --- my hands and my fingers still remember --- what used to lie in store for us on our return to school from the holidays. The trees in the school yard would be in full leaf again and the old leaves would be lying around like a muddy sea of leaves.
“Get that all swept up!” the headmaster would tell us. “I want the whole place cleaned up, at once!” There was enough work there, to last over a week. Especially since the only tools with which we were provided were our hands, our fingers, our nails. “Now see that it’s done properly, and be quick about it,” the headmaster would say to the older pupils, “or you’ll have to answer for it!”
So at an order from the older boys we would all line up like peanuts about to cut and gather in crops. If the work was not going as quickly as the headmaster expected, the big boys, instead of giving us a helping hand, used to find it simpler to beat us with branches pulled from the trees. In order to avoid these blows, we used to bribe(賄賂) the older boys with the juicy cakes we used to bring for our midday meal. And if we happened to have any money on us, the coins changed hands at once. If we did not do this, if we were afraid of going home with an empty stomach or an empty purse, the blows were redoubled. They hit us so violently and with such evil enjoyment that even a deaf and dumb person would have realized that we were being whipped so much not to make us work harder, but rather to beat us into a state of obedience(服從) in which we would be only too glad to give up our food and money.
Occasionally one of us, worn out by such calculated cruelty, would have the courage to complain to the headmaster. He would of course be very angry, but the punishment he gave the older boys was always very small --- nothing compared to what they had done to us. And the fact is that however much we complained, our situation did not improve in the slightest. Perhaps we should have let our parents know what was going on, but somehow we never dreamed of doing so; I don’t know whether it was loyalty or pride that kept us silent, but I can see now that we were foolish to keep quiet about it, for such beating were completely foreign to our nature.
小題1:The statement “my hands and my fingers still remember” (Para.1) means that___________.

A．the author’s hands were severely injured in the cleaning up

B．the author seldom did such hard work as the cleaning up

C．the author was bullied by the big boys in the cleaning up

D．the author’s hands were his only tool for the cleaning

小題2:The headmaster asked the older boys to_____________.

A．beat those who worked slowly

B．treat the small boys as peanuts

C．take charge of the process of the cleaning

D．do the cleaning all by themselves

小題3:According to Para. 3, if the author had any money on him, he most probably_________.

A．gave it to the big boys so as to please them

B．gave it as a bride to the headmaster

C．spent it all on his midday meal

D．spent it buying midday meals for the big boys

小題4:When receiving complaints, the headmaster would deal with the big boys by means of _________.

A．slight punishment	B．strict criticism
C．complete indifference	D．good beating