Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were not willing to work on farms along the Atlantic because they worried about the terrible storms that destroy buildings and crops. The farmer received a steady stream of refusals at the interview for a farmhand
Finally, a short, thin man approached the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.
^“Well, I can sleep when the wind blows. ” answered the little man.
Although puzzled by this answer ，the farmer, desperate for help, hired him. The little man worked well around the farm ，busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work.
Then one night the wind howled loudly from offshore. Jumping out of bed，the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushed next door to the hired hand’s sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and yelled， “ Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they are blown away! ”
The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows. ”
Enraged (激怒）by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire  him on the spot ,Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his amazement，he discovered that all of the hay had been covered. The cows were in the bam，the chickens were in the coops，and the doors were barred The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down, Nothing could be blown away.
The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant, so he also returned to his bed to sleep while the wind was still blowing.
小題1:Why did the farmer constantly advertise for hired hands?

A．Because he needed hired hands all. the year round.

B．Because there was too much work to do on the farm.

C．Because he could hardly hire a farmhand.

D．Because he offered poor conditions for the hired hands.

小題2:The farmer felt amazed because _______

A．the Little man was sleeping	B．everything was in safety
C．the wind was too strong	D．he could not open the doors

小題3:What did the man mean by saying “I can sleep when the wind blows. ” ?

A．He needed much sleep after working hard on the farm.

B．He was very brave and not afraid of wind

C．He enjoyed sleeping when the wind blew.

D．He would get everything done before the wind blew.

小題4:Which of the following  statements about the Little man is TRUE?

A．He was not afraid of storms.

B．He was a heavy sleeper under any condition

C．He was hard-working and devoted to his work.

D．He was fired shortly after he tied everything down.

Ben Olsen had great careers as professional players. His story tells a lot about the past, present and future of professional soccer in America.
Ben Olsen was an important part of D.C. United's early success. He was the top new player, or rookie of the year, in 1998. His young professional career reached a high point the next season. D.C. United won the M.L.S. Cup, the league championship（錦標(biāo)賽）, on the strength（力量） of a Most Valuable Player performance by Olsen. He scored one of two goals for his team in the win against the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Ben Olsen looks back on his score in that championship as his most memorable. "I'd lost a lot of championships before that year, so that was a special game." said Ben Olsen.
Like many top American soccer players, Olsen played overseas. He joined the club Nottingham Forest in Britain. He says different leagues have different styles of play. "Some teams are very fast and athletic. Some teams are a little bit more low pressure on the ball and more skillful players. England has always been known to be a fast and physical league."
Olsen was also a part of the United States World Cup team of 2006. He says playing for his country was something he will never forget. 
Ben Olsen has had five operations for severe ankle（腳踝） injuries. Still, he had one of his best years in 2007. He scored seven goals including a "hat trick"-- three in one game.
Ben Olsen celebrates his third goal in one game against the New York Red Bull in June of 2007
He was recognized for his outstanding play with an M.L.S. Best Eleven award. He accepted the award in a wheelchair after a minor operation became major ankle surgery（外科手術(shù)）. Ben Olsen retired after the 2009 season. Today he is an assistant coach with D.C. United.
小題1:When did Ben Olsen begin to win championship?

A． In 1998

B．Next season

C．In 1999

D．In 2006

小題2:What does the underlined word ‘rookie’ mean in this sentence?

A．Success

B．New player

C．professional career

D．championship

小題3:According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A．Ben Olsen has a deep love for his country

B．Ben Olsen scored three goals in 1999

C．Top American soccer players never played oversea

D．He scored ten goals in 2007

小題4:What do you think is the best title for the passage?
A. Ben Olsen—the best soccer player
B. Ben Olsen’s professional career
C. Ben Olsen and D.C. United
D. An introduction to Ben Olsen

At the age of seven, I went to see my grandma in Warwick and spent the summer with her. One day I went to a general store with a   34 full of what Grandma needed.
“Excuse me, I need to   35  these,” I said .
“So ? I’m not your   36 ! You should get yourself a basket and start filling,” Miss Bee, the owner of the store, said   37  without smiling. “If you’re   38  you’ll be home by sunset.” Sunset was five hours away.   39 , the store was a puzzle, and I wasn’t sure if I would make it.
I visited Miss Bee several times a week that   40 . One afternoon when I watched her adding 35 cents instead of 29 for a can of beans, I   41  her immediately. Though being caught overcharging , she didn’t seem   42 , and she just fixed the price.
All summer long I was always tricked by Miss Bee. No sooner had I memorized the soda’s location on the shelf than she rearranged the shelves and made me  43 it all over again. But by summer’s end the   44 trip that had once taken me an hour was done in 15 minutes.
The morning I was to return to Brooklyn, I stepped in to get a bottle of water.
“What did you   45  this summer?” she said.
“That you’re so mean!” I whispered.
To my   46 , Miss Bee laughed. “When you get older, you’ll be glad our paths crossed!”
Glad I met Miss Bee ? No!
Until one day my daughter came to me with homework  47 . “It’s too hard,” she said. “Could you finish it for me?”
“If I do it for you, how will you ever learn to do it yourself?” Suddenly, I was   48  at that general store where Miss Bee had really taught me something all those years ago.

小題1:	A．bag B．bottle C．list D．can

小題2:	A．buy B．read C．borrow D．sell

小題3:	A．daughter B．servant C．master D．teacher

小題4:	A．honestly B．quietly C．coldly D．quietly

小題5:	A．busy B．stupid C．lucky D．popular

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

小題7:	A．year B．summer C．a(chǎn)utumn D．term

小題8:	A．supported B．a(chǎn)ttracted C．corrected D．remembered

小題9:	A．excited B．unfriendly C．moved D．uncomfortable

小題10:

A．hunt for B．step onto C．learn about D．care for

小題11:

A．school B．shopping C．business D．sightseeing

小題12:

A．eat B．earn C．forget D．learn

小題13:

A．shame B．delight C．surprise D．regret

小題14:

A．signs B．troubles C．scores D．rules

小題15:

A．out B．a(chǎn)head C．a(chǎn)round D．back

Once an Arab was traveling in the desert. When the sun went down in the west, he stopped and _36_ his tent then, made a fire and have a _37_ meal. When night fell, he_38_ down to sleep.
He had_39_ fallen asleep when he felt a soft _40_ on his elbow(手肘). He woke up to find that his camel had put his head inside the tent. The camel said: “Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm? It is so cold outside. I will not take up too much  41  .”
The Arab was a  42  man, “All right, do as you  43  .” he said. Then he turned on his _44_  and went back to sleep.
It wasn’t long  45  he felt a push on his shoulder. It was the camel again. “Dear master,” the camel said, “my head is quite warm now, but my neck is still cold. Do you mind  46  I keep it inside the tent, too?”
“ _47_ .” the man said. But this time he felt a bit  48  , as camel had such a long neck.
No sooner had he shut his eyes  49  he got a harder push in his side. This time the camel said, “will you please allow me to bring my front legs inside and warm then a little?”
The Arab_ 50_ over to one side of the tent. He made _51_ as small as he could. It was not _52_ comfortable, and sleep was now out of  53  .Soon after that the camel gave his a rough push and said, “The tent is too small for the two of us.  54  , my two hind legs are still left in the cold. It is only_55_ that you should leave the tent wholly to me.” And with that, the camel kicked the poor man out.

小題1:	A．built B．made C．put up D．set

小題2:	A．simple B．rich C．excellent D．ordinary

小題3:	A．laid B．lay C．lied D．went

小題4:	A．seldom B．not C．a(chǎn)lmost D．hardly

小題5:	A．touch B．beat C．kick D．bite

小題6:	A．place B．tent C．room D．blanket

小題7:	A．hard-hearted B．kind-hearted C．a(chǎn)bsent-mined D．careless

小題8:	A．please B．willing C．a(chǎn)re like D．want

小題9:	A．light B．head C．a(chǎn)rm D．side

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)fter B．before C．since D．then

小題11:

A．whether B．a(chǎn)s C．that D．if

小題12:

A．Yes, of course B．No, not at all C．Don’t, please D．No, you can

小題13:

A．crowded B．comfortable C．warmer D．narrower

小題14:

A．than B．then C．when D．a(chǎn)fter

小題15:

A．went B．walked C．climbed D．moved

小題16:

A．the tent. B．himself C．room D．ground

小題17:

A．very B．much C．a(chǎn) bit D．a(chǎn) little

小題18:

A．question B．the question C．quite possible D．possibility

小題19:

A．Except B．Besides C．After all D．But

小題20:

A．fair B．wrong C．satisfied D．right

I was in a strange city and I didn't know the city at all and what is more，I could not speak a word of the language. After having spent my first day in the town-centre，I decided to lose my way on my second day, since I believed that this was the simplest way of getting to know the strange city.
I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops then got it off and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough. Then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived and even then I pronounced it badly.
I stopped to ask a friendly-looking newspaper-seller. He smiled and handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. The policeman listened to me carefully, smiled and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I thanked him politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.
About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside.
The only thing left for me to do was to find the nearest railway station,
小題1:The writer believed that if you wanted to get to know a strange city         .

A．you should go everywhere on foot

B．you should have a map

C．you should ask people the way

D．you should get lost

小題2:The newspaper-seller ________

A．could understand what he said

B．didn't know what he said

C．laughed at him

D．didn't want to take the money

小題3:The writer's real trouble was that            .

A．he couldn't speak the language

B．he followed the policeman's direction

C．he took the wrong bus

D．he left the town-centre

小題4:The policeman        .

A．didn't help him

B．pointed at him

C．didn't understand what he really meant

D．didn’t know the way

“Last week,” Dr. P said “I was invited to a doctors’ meeting at the R. Hospital. In one of the rooms a patient, an old man, got up from his bed and moved slowly towards me. I could see that he hadn’t long to live, but he came up to me and placed his right foot close to mine on the floor.”
“Frank!” I cried with surprise. He couldn’t answer as I knew, but he tried to smile, all the time keeping his foot close to mine.
My thoughts raced back more than thirty years—to the dark days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The scene was an air-raid shelter (防空洞), in which I and about a hundred other people slept every night. Among them were Mrs. West and her son Frank, who lived nearby. Sharing wartime problems, we got to know each other very well. Frank interested me because he was not normal (正常的). He had never been normal, ever since he was born. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had less of a mind than a baby has. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, able woman, as she had to be of course, because Frank depended on her completely. He needed all the attention of a baby.
One night a policeman came into our shelter and told Mrs. West that her house had been all destroyed. That wasn’t quite true, because the West went on living there for quite some time. But they certainly lost nearly everything they owned.
When that kind of thing happened, the rest of us helped the unlucky ones. So before we separated (分別) that morning, I stood beside Frank and measured my right foot against his.
They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a spare pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank. As soon as he saw me, he came running—and placed his right foot against mine. After that, he always greeted (問候) me in the same way.
小題1:How did Dr P know that the patient was Frank?

A．He was told that Frank was in the hospital.

B．He was invited to study Frank’s illness.

C．Frank greeted him in a special way.

D．Frank’s name was written on the door.

小題2:When and where did Dr. P first meet Frank?

A．At the R Hospital about ten days before.

B．In an air-raid shelter during the war.

C．In Mrs. West’s house in 1941.

D．In London after the West’s’ house was destroyed.

小題3:The unlucky ones mentioned by the doctor were __________.

A．those who suffered from illness.

B．those who were killed during the war

C．those who slept in the air-raid shelter.

D．those whose homes were destroyed in air-raids

小題4:Dr. P placed his foot against Fran’s before he left the shelter.

A．to find out if Frank could put on his shoes

B．to be friendly towards Frank

C．to see if Frank’s feet were normal

D．to teach Frank to greet people in a special way

小題5:Why did Dr P say that Mrs West had to be a strong, able woman?

A．She was over 75.

B．She needed all the attention of a baby.

C．She had to give care and thought to her son as to a baby.

D．She lost nearly everything in the war.

I still remember father spent plenty of time teaching me how to pronounce a word, how to understand something that I saw for the first time and how to be polite to others. And I will never 31   one sentence my father used to say to me, “I love you, son. Say you love me, son.”  32  , I would scream, “I love you, Dad.”
When I was growing up, I found that I had little in 33  with my father gradually. Sometimes we often argued about something sharply and then the argument changed into a  34 . I knew there was a gap between us. I didn’t 35  hearing the words “I love you” from my father the last time. To tell you the truth, I couldn’t honestly remember 36 I had last said those words to him, either.
Now father was in hospital. The doctor said it was 37  and he needed an operation at once, 38   he wasn’t sure whether my father was able to  39 it. Everything in my childhood 40 in my mind. Then I called and said, “Dad, I love you!”
There was a   41   at the other end and he replied coldly, “Well, I love you, too!”
I   42   and said, “Dad, I know you love me, and when you are   43 , I know you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 44  asked, “Paul, is everything OK?”
A few weeks later I was working when I received my father’s call. “Paul, I love you.” I was so 45 that my tears rolled down my cheeks. Perhaps both of us 46 that this special moment had 47  our relationship to a new level.
A short while after this special moment, my father finally narrowly   48 death following the heart operation. I can’t  49 that if I didn’t take the first   50 and Dad did not survive the surgery, what kind of life I would lead now.

小題1:	A．forget B．read C．understand D．practice

小題2:	A．Actually B．Simply C．Naturally D．Strangely

小題3:	A．heart B．manner C．mind D．common

小題4:	A．fight B．quarrel C．question D．discussion

小題5:	A．expect B．think C．enjoy D．remember

小題6:	A．why B．whether C．where D．when

小題7:	A．risky B．serious C．important D．difficult

小題8:	A．but B．because C．so D．for

小題9:	A．remain B．master C．survive D．defeat

小題10:

A．put B．opened C．kept D．a(chǎn)ppeared

小題11:

A．response B．pause C．silence D．surprise

小題12:

A．cried B．smiled C．nodded D．moved

小題13:

A．free B．ready C．happy D．convenient

小題14:

A．eagerly B．carefully C．excitedly D．nervously

小題15:

A．touched B．a(chǎn)mused C．encouraged D．shocked

小題16:

A．required B．realized C．reacted D．reported

小題17:

A．formed B．built C．taken D．increased

小題18:

A．escaped B．passed C．beat D．fought

小題19:

A．conclude B．infer C．imagine D．decide

小題20:

A．effect B．step C．word D．a(chǎn)dvice

Loch Ness, the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles, is twenty four miles long and, at one point, one mile wide. It has an average depth of four hundred and fifty feet and at times drops close to a thousand. It is cold and murky (混沌的), with dangerous currents. In short, it is the perfect place to hide a monster from even the sharpest eyes of science.
The Loch Ness Monster, also called Nessie, is supposedly living in this area. The earliest recorded sighting of the Loch Ness Monster was in the biography of Life of St. Columba by Adamnan in the year AD 565. The monster apparently attacked a man who was swimming in the River Ness.
The monster didn’t make headlines again until August 27, 1930, when 3 fishermen reported seeing a creature with 20 feet long approaching their boat, throwing water in the air. In 1933, after a new road was built along the edge of the Loch, the number of reports rose suddenly. Early in 1934, Author Grant, a young student, was out on his motorcycle one evening when he almost ran into the monster as it crossed the road. Grant’s description of the thing – small head, long thin neck and tail with a big body, seemed to match the appearance of the plesiosaur (蛇頸龍), an aquatic (水生的) type of dinosaur that has been extinct (已滅絕的) for 65 million years.
The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau was formed in 1962 to act as a research organization for information about the creature. Even now, efforts have continued to find the monster. A great deal of information was discovered about the Loch, but there isn’t any yet to produce any specific evidence of a monster.
Skeptics (懷疑論者) argue that the water in the Loch is too cold for a plesiosaur to live in. They also argue that an air-breathing animal, like a whale or seal, would spend much more time on the surface than the creature seems to, and would be spotted more often.
Some scientists have wondered if the sightings might be caused by an underwater wave which is known to sometimes occur in deep, long, and cold lakes, like Loch Ness. Such a wave might push debris (廢棄物) to the surface that might look like a strange animal.
However, none of these is identified.
小題1:According to the skeptics, which of the following is TRUE?

A．It is impossible for a monster to live in cold water.

B．The Loch Ness Monster often stays under the water.

C．The Loch Ness Monster is an air-breathing animal.

D．There is no so-called monster in Loch Ness.

小題2:Which of the following is the correct order for the things that happened in the passage?
a. A young student met with a monster crossing the road.
b. A swimmer was attacked by a monster in Loch Ness.
c. A new road was built along the edge of the Loch.
d. The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau was set up.
e. Three fishermen saw a creature swimming towards their boat.

A．b, e, c, a, d	B．a(chǎn), b, e, d, c
C．b, d, a, c, e	D．d, c, e, b, a

小題3:What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．The natural scenery of Loch Ness.

B．The Nessie.

C．Skeptics’ opinions on Loch Ness Monster.

D．The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau’s research results.

A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the____36____ that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make the ____37____ of his mental faculties(官能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of ____38_____ anything new because of their age.
A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real ____39_____ , because he feels that it ____40_____ be useless, he won’t go at a job with the confidence necessary for success, and he won’t work his hardest, even though he may____41_____ he is doing so. He is ____42_____ likely to fail, and the failure will ____43____ belief in his incompetence(無能). Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had a (an) ____44_____ like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor ____45____ in maths. His teacher told his ____46_____ he had no ability in maths in order that they would not ____47____ too much of him.____48_____he too accepted ____49_____ mistaken thinking of his ability, and he felt that it was useless to ____50____, and was very poor at maths, ____51____ as they expected.
One day he worked out a problem which ____52_____ of the other students had been able to solve. Adler succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now ____53____ with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at ____54____. He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned early in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may ____55_____ himself as well as others by his ability.

小題1:	A．belief B．way C．fact D．condition

小題2:	A．biggest B．most C．highest D．deepest

小題3:	A．teaching B．learning C．a(chǎn)ccepting D．using

小題4:	A．decision B．success C．effort D．trouble

小題5:	A．would B．should C．must D．could

小題6:	A．forget B．think C．guess D．understand

小題7:	A．nevertheless B．moreover C．however D．therefore

小題8:	A．lead to B．a(chǎn)dd to C．take to D．contribute to

小題9:	A．experience B．example C．thought D．story

小題10:

A．state B．mind C．start D．ending

小題11:

A．classmates B．friends C．neighbors D．parents

小題12:

A．blame B．expect C．get D．win

小題13:

A．Virtually B．Gradually C．Fortunately D．Especially

小題14:

A．it B．her C．its D．their

小題15:

A．manage B．succeed C．try D．a(chǎn)ct

小題16:

A．only B．a(chǎn)lmost C．just D．nearly

小題17:

A．none B．a(chǎn)ll C．many D．most

小題18:

A．lived B．worked C．played D．graduated

小題19:

A．1essons B．medicine C．subjects D．maths

小題20:

A．encourage B．love C．a(chǎn)stonish D．disappoint

I thought my luck had run out at the end of the summer holiday. It was not the   31  of the new term that did it, but the   32  military training. My   33  nightmare(噩夢) had finally come true.
The weather was   34  hot when we were training. Sweat dropped from every part of my body. I   35  as if my mouth was going to catch fire.   36  was the only thing I could think about. It was the first time in my life that I have ever really felt   37 .
However, we had to stand completely   38  all day. The drill-master(教官) were very strict with us. They only   39  us to sit directly on the ground for a few minutes. My heels ached and I had a blister(水泡) on my   40 .
Believe me, this was not the most   41  part. What I couldn’t   42  most of all was the smell of the toilets. It left such a deep impression on me that I can almost smell it right now.I guess most of the other students   43  the same experience that I had. I often thought of giving up and going back home.   44 , I didn’t.
One day, our PE teacher came to watch our   45  for a while. Then he  46  to join the national flag squad(隊). “You movement is the best of all,” he praised me. It was so   47 ! I almost couldn’t believe my ears. It was a great honor to be chosen for the squad.
From that day on, I worked much harder than before because I knew I was going to   48  the national flag. Every Monday, thousands of eyes would be   49  on me. Now military training has finished and I have become a flag protector in my school. Every time I raise the flag, I know all my hard work has   50  .

小題1:	A．imagination B．course C．start D．end

小題2:	A．wonderful B．simple C．important D．tough

小題3:	A．most B．worst C．best D．least

小題4:	A．unbearably B．necessarily C．completely D．regularly

小題5:	A．believed B．supposed C．felt D．considered

小題6:	A．Rest B．Water C．Music D．Fruit

小題7:	A．sleepy B．helpless C．thirsty D．useless

小題8:	A．quiet B．silent C．calm D．still

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)llowed B．ordered C．kept D．made

小題10:

A．legs B．hands C．feet D．a(chǎn)rms

小題11:

A．wonderful B．exciting C．popular D．painful

小題12:

A．prevent B．need C．handle D．stand

小題13:

A．behaved B．shared C．belonged D．presented

小題14:

A．Naturally B．Generally C．Fortunately D．Especially

小題15:

A．performance B．practice C．students D．exercise

小題16:

A．took me out B．picked me out C．gave me out D．let me out

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)wful B．rare C．a(chǎn)mazing D．interesting

小題18:

A．lift B．protect C．catch D．hold

小題19:

A．focusing B．turning C．changing D．moving

小題20:

A．turned off B．got off C．taken off D．paid off