It was my first year teaching in a special needs class, and I wasn’t sure what to expect at our yearly. Special Olympics sports meeting. My   1  had some challenges, from learning disabilities to cerebral palsy（大腦性麻痹）.
Mark was one with the latter. Restricted to a   2 , he had to fight his spasms （抽筋） just to control his movements.   3 , he always had a positive attitude and greeted everyone with a huge smile.
His classmates   4  him and always took the time to make sure he was included in group activities, especially Mike, Andy and Lucas, three boys who were good at   5 . Obviously, Mark wanted to be like them, unrestricted by the limitation of his   6  and watching them moving on the playing field seemed to fill him with   7  .
When the day came, Mike, Andy and Lucas   8  well in their sports events, and gave the normally calm audience something to cheer about. Mark sat in his wheelchair on the sidelines,  9   them on.
The final event of the day was the 400 meter race.   10  was invited to either walk or run, according to their ability, around the   11  length of the track.
When Mike, Andy and Lucas reached the finish line, they   12   and turned to look behind them. At the   13   of the crowd, determined not to be left behind, was Mark. All his classmates had   14   him. He was alone on the track with over half the distance left to   15 .
Mike, Andy and Lucas looked at each other, and a silent   16  passed between them. Slowly, they jogged   17  towards their friend, cheering him on   18  he had done for them moments before.
The progress was   19 , but in the end the three star runners and Mark crossed the finish line together to the enthusiastic cries of their teachers and classmates. Seeing the look on Mark’s face as he crossed the finish line, hands upraised and laughing, I came to understand what   20  the Special Olympics, and the determined athletes who compete, so extraordinary.
Years later, I’m still cheering them on.

小題1:	A．partners B．friends C．students D．classmates

小題2:	A．bed B．machine C．wheelchair D．desk

小題3:	A．So B．However C．Otherwise D．Therefore

小題4:	A．protected B．satisfied C．respected D．loved

小題5:	A．sports B．practice C．studies D．expression

小題6:	A．interests B．body C．habits D．mind

小題7:	A．wonder B．trust C．stress D．reset

小題8:	A．trained B．played C．operated D．prepared

小題9:	A．bringing B．holding C．cheering D．moving

小題10:

A．Someone B．Nobody C．Anybody D．Everyone

小題11:

A．entire B．different C．a(chǎn)verage D．equal

小題12:

A．fell B．paused C．rushed D．rested

小題13:

A．center B．front C．end D．top

小題14:

A．left B．ignored C．passed D．helped

小題15:

A．continue B．jog C．walk D．cover

小題16:

A．demand B．thought C．a(chǎn)ction D．relief

小題17:

A．back B．a(chǎn)long C．a(chǎn)gain D．on

小題18:

A．while B．a(chǎn)lthough C．since D．a(chǎn)s

小題19:

A．boring B．great C．slow D．relaxing

小題20:

A．leaves B．finds C．keeps D．makes

I am my mother’s third child. When I was born, her doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was __16__, below the elbow(肘部). Then he gave her some __17__:“Don’t treat her any __18__ from the other girls. Demand more.” And she __19__!
My mother had to work to __20__ our family. There were five girls in our family and we all had to __21__. Once when I was about seven, I came out of the __22__,“Mom, I can’t peel (削……皮) potatoes. I only have one hand. “You get back to peel those potatoes, and don’t ever use that as a(n) __23__ for anything again!” Of course I could peel potatoes with my good hand, while holding them down with my __24__ arm. There was always a __25__ , and Mom knew it, “If you try hard __26__,” she ‘d say, “you can do anything.”
Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bars(高低杠). When it was my turn, I __27__ my head. Some kids __28__ . I went home crying. After work the next afternoon, Mom __29__ me back to the school ground. “ Now, __30__ up with your right arm”, she advised. She stood by __31__ I practiced, and she __32__ me when I made progress. I’ll never forget the __33__ time I was crossing the bars. The kids were standing there with their mouths open.
It was the way with everything. When I __34__ I can’t handle things, I see Mom’s smile again. She had the heart to __35__ anything. And she taught me I could, too.

小題1:	A．missing B．broken C．diseased D．short

小題2:	A．warning B．medicine C．help D．a(chǎn)dvice

小題3:	A．badly B．differently C．well D．normally

小題4:	A．did B．refused C．cried D．was

小題5:	A．care B．help C．support D．feed

小題6:	A．pay attention B．work out C．carry out D．help out

小題7:	A．kitchen B．bedroom C．house D．school

小題8:	A．idea B．change C．excuse D．explanation

小題9:	A．lost B．other C．next D．longer

小題10:

A．chance B．way C．time D．success

小題11:

A．enough B．too C．a(chǎn)gain D．often

小題12:

A．hurt B．nodded C．shook D．turned

小題13:

A．cheered B．whispered C．joked D．laughed

小題14:

A．drove B．took C．sent D．carried

小題15:

A．pull B．jump C．stand D．rise

小題16:

A．before B．a(chǎn)s C．a(chǎn)fter D．until

小題17:

A．helped B．raised C．praised D．protected

小題18:

A．first B．last C．wonderful D．next

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)dmit B．fear C．find D．realize

小題20:

A．face B．teach C．learn D．solve

James’s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __1__ the coins that lay on the bed.
$24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __2__ on earth was he going to get the __3__ of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __4__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __5__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __6__.
There was only one way to get the money, and that was to __7__ it. He would have to find a job. __8__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had __9__ on most things.
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”
That was the __10__ of James’s odd-job business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __11__ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the __12__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __13__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __14__ for the bicycle he longed for.
The day __15__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __16__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __17__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __18__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more __19__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __20__ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle.

小題1:	A．cleaned B．covered C．counted D．checked

小題2:	A．How B．Why C．Who D．What

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)mount B．part C．sum D．rest

小題4:	A．brave B．hard C．smart D．unfair

小題5:	A．point B．reason C．result D．right

小題6:	A．split B．spend C．spare D．save

小題7:	A．borrow B．earn C．raise D．collect

小題8:	A．Or B．So C．For D．But

小題9:	A．decisions B．experience C．opinions D．knowledge

小題10:

A．beginning B．introduction C．requirement D．opening

小題11:

A．similarity B．quality C．suitability D．variety

小題12:

A．brand B．number C．size D．type

小題13:

A．effort B．pressure C．money D．trouble

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)ll B．enough C．much D．some

小題15:

A．finally B．instantly C．normally D．regularly

小題16:

A．gave B．left C．took D．wasted

小題17:

A．patiently B．proudly C．silently D．tiredly

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)pplying B．a(chǎn)sking C．looking D．working

小題19:

A．since B．if C．than D．though

小題20:

A．deserved B．benefited C．a(chǎn)chieved D．learned

Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the 36 had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t  37 , they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who  38 , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year,  39  just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was  40  about her. She went to bed too  41 . The night before the first exam, Barbara  42  that she have an early night and take a  43 pill. She promised to wake  44  up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her  45  kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of  46 , she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination  47 , but she couldn’t answer any of the questions.  48 around her was writing pages and gages.  49 she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write  50 . She kept looking at her  51 . Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences,  52  and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started  53 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she  54  up. She was still in bed and it had all been a  55  dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.

小題1:	A．teachers B．students C．classmates D．schools

小題2:	A．prepare B．miss C．join D．pass

小題3:	A．succeeded B．failed C．ended D．called

小題4:	A．but B．so C．a(chǎn)nd D．because

小題5:	A．excited B．frightened C．worried D．pleased

小題6:	A．early B．late C．heavily D．eagerly

小題7:	A．insisted B．hoped C．ordered D．wished

小題8:	A．sleeping B．resting C．exciting D．breathing

小題9:	A．him B．her C．them D．herself

小題10:

A．hand B．eye C．mind D．body

小題11:

A．her sister B．her parents C．the lessons D．the medicine

小題12:

A．result B．marks C．desk D．paper

小題13:

A．The teacher B．The students C．No one D．Everyone

小題14:

A．If B．Though C．So D．How

小題15:

A．with B．a(chǎn)bout C．on D．to

小題16:

A．watch B．textbook C．sister D．subject

小題17:

A．gave up B．put off C．looked around D．thought over

小題18:

A．examining B．leaving C．copying D．crying

小題19:

A．raised B．woke C．stood D．cheered

小題20:

A．nice B．wonderful C．terrible D．special

"A child is dying---out of breath!" I had just begun my working day in the city, when these words came through the radio of the police car I was driving. I turned on the red lights and siren(警笛)and drove off as fast as I could. "Just my luck!" I thought. I didn't know this city well and my first call of the day was a life-and-death sudden happening, several kilometers away.
I got to the house. A mother, filled with fear, handed me her baby, his face already blue. Was I too late? Dear me!
I did what had been taught to do in such a serious condition. A small thing flew out of the baby's mouth on to the floor. It was a button. Thank heaven! The holes in it let a little air through.
A doctor rushed into the room. He had with him an oxygen bag.
The child began to cry at the top of his voice, burned red and started to look for his mother. He was angry but was saved.
小題1:The writer of the story is _______.

A．a(chǎn) policeman

B．a(chǎn) driver

C．a(chǎn) doctor

D．the boy's father

小題2:The writer turned on the red lights and siren in order to _____.

A．show that he was a police car

B．have the people in the streets make way for him

C．warn the people in the streets of the danger ahead

D．tell the people in the streets that he did not know the way well

小題3:The baby was still living when the writer got to the house because _______.

A．the writer arrived in time

B．the writer had been taught what to do at that time

C．the button was not big enough

D．the button happened to have holes in it

小題4:What worried the writer all the way to the dying child ?

A．He was afraid to come too late to save the child.

B．It was a sudden happening and he was too young.

C．Any people might be knocked down or killed by his car.

D．He was afraid that he could not have the button taken out.

Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold__36__he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had__37__schooling, for being so poor, how could they__38__school fees? 
When he was fifteen, he worked__39__a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom，he felt__40__for himself. How he__41__to have the same chance! He decided to study by__42__.In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he__43__stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he__44__during the day. He worked__45__hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater__46__he showed in his lessons. A math teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and__47__him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the__48__one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he__49__a regular student of the school.
Robeson__50__through six long years with his study of math and wrote several articles which captured the__51__of some university professors. They admired his talent__52__his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and__53__him free guidance. Robeson felt__54__, for he was sure that before him there was a broad road__55__success.

小題1:	A．whether B．which C．that D．what

小題2:	A．many B．few C．little D．much

小題3:	A．buy B．a(chǎn)fford C．send D．read

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)s B．like C．for D．by

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)ngry B．happy C．proud D．sorry

小題6:	A．hated B．decided C．wished D．regretted

小題7:	A．the teacher B．himself C．his parents D．his schoolmates

小題8:	A．could B．ought to C．should D．would

小題9:	A．had learned B．has been taught C．has heard D．had been written down

小題10:

A．very B．so C．too D．quite

小題11:

A．joy B．interest C．time D．taste

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)llowed B．a(chǎn)greed C．let D．refused

小題13:

A．worst B．only C．last D．laziest

小題14:

A．had been B．has been C．is D．was

小題15:

A．learned B．listened C．mastered D．struggled

小題16:

A．notice B．influence C．eyes D．a(chǎn)ttention

小題17:

A．except for B．a(chǎn)ccording to C．a(chǎn)s well as D．in spite of

小題18:

A．taught B．offered C．lent D．sent

小題19:

A．sad B．a(chǎn)ngry C．happy D．disappointed

小題20:

A．leading to B．coming from C．made of D．covered with

One winter term during college, I took a history class to fulfill a requirement.
The professor was a     1    fellow with red hair. He would walk shyly into the room wearing his hooded (帶帽的) winter coat, once not even     2    the hood during the lecture. He was terribly nervous in class and lowered his head     3    looking up through his glasses at his students.
So I     4    a little game for myself. I would try to find something in his lecture to ask him an intelligent question about,     5    me to pay attention rather than letting my eyes close. He was obviously     6     to have a question to answer. In fact, his answers were always interesting.
I continued to do this every day of the course and found myself actually enjoying the subject. The professor seemed to become a bit more     7    and some of the other students even     8    from time to time. My little game had saved me from being bored, as it was   9  to do. And, I learned quite a bit about ancient world history. Except for all of his strange __10  , he was indeed quite an expert in his field.
On the last day of his class, we gathered our     11    and headed out the door. The shy, red-haired professor     12    directly in front of me, with obvious efforts, as I reached the door, and put out his hand. He said, “I want to thank you for making this class so interesting.” As he shook my hand and     13    for the first time, I was so surprised. To me, it had been a pleasant way to     14    the time. I had no idea that all of my question asking had any    15    on him or the others at all.
Each of us, through the things we say and do, can have a great effect not just on our own experiences, but those of others.

小題1:	A．strange B．patient C．popular D．proud

小題2:	A．cleaning B．noticing C．removing D．wearing

小題3:	A．hardly B．simply C．a(chǎn)bsolutely D．quickly

小題4:	A．played B．continued C．created D．bought

小題5:	A．reminding B．forcing C．a(chǎn)llowing D．telling

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)ngry B．surprised C．sad D．pleased

小題7:	A．relaxed B．traditional C．reasonable D．concerned

小題8:	A．gave up B．fell behind C．look back D．joined in

小題9:	A．designed B．permitted C．challenged D．forbidden

小題10:

A．explanation B．a(chǎn)ppearance C．secret D．hobby

小題11:

A．collection B．friends C．game D．books

小題12:

A．waited B．a(chǎn)pologized C．greeted D．stepped

小題13:

A．regretted B．smiled C．cried D．required

小題14:

A．pass B．save C．fix D．waste

小題15:

A．guidance B．result C．mercy D．effect

Have you ever wondered what you’d do in a moment of danger and how you’d  36  to a terrorist on the plane or a guy wearing a mask and waving a gun while you’re standing  37  at the bank?
Stephanie Davies  38 .
The 21-year-old girl  39  such a moment last week in a  40  in Aurora, Colo., where she went to a late night showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” with her  41  , Allie. All of a sudden, a gas can flew by close to the two girls.  42  , Allie stood up and was shot in the  43  by a gunman. Stephanie saw Allie fell down in the aisle(過(guò)道), blood pouring out of her neck.  44  she moved on her knees to her friend, pulled her out of the aisle and pressed the wound with her fingers  45  the gunman moved around, firing into the  46  crowd. When the gunman again walked past the aisle, they played dead until he  47  .
Heroic? Well, clearly heroic.
“  48  Stephanie’s timely actions, I just talked with Allie, who is going to be fine,” said President Barack Obama after meeting the two girls in the hospital.
And Stephanie wasn’t the  49  hero in the theater that dark night in Aurora. Three young men---Jon,26, Matt,27 and Alex, 24---used their own  50  to protect their respective(各自的) girlfriends from the gunman’s bullets. Jon took a bullet for his girlfriend. The stories were  51  for Matt and Alex. The three men were among the 12 who didn’t come out of the theater alive.
“The  52  actions of these young Americans,” President Obama said, “represent what’s best in us, and they  53  us that out of this darkness a brighter day is going to come. I have the greatest  54  for people like Stephanie, Jon, Matt and Alex who don’t  55  to do what the situation demands, bringing heroic light to the darkest of dark nights.”

小題1:	A．refer B．respond C．a(chǎn)dapt D．talk

小題2:	A．in turn B．in silence C．in time D．in line

小題3:	A．knows B．a(chǎn)ppears C．wonders D．imagines

小題4:	A．missed B．faced C．expected D．enjoyed

小題5:	A．street B．restaurant C．theater D．stadium

小題6:	A．friend B．sister C．a(chǎn)unt D．cousin

小題7:	A．Tired B．Annoyed C．Frightened D．Puzzled

小題8:	A．leg B．wrist C．a(chǎn)rm D．neck

小題9:	A．Madly B．Suddenly C．Secretly D．Hurriedly

小題10:

A．since B．a(chǎn)s C．until D．because

小題11:

A．waiting B．chatting C．staring D．screaming

小題12:

A．passed B．stopped C．hid D．escaped

小題13:

A．In spite of B．Regardless of C．Because of D．In terms of

小題14:

A．typical B．unique C．usual D．only

小題15:

A．methods B．bodies C．tools D．hands

小題16:

A．common B．strange C．similar D．different

小題17:

A．brave B．immediate C．generous D．a(chǎn)ctive

小題18:

A．warn B．show C．promise D．inform

小題19:

A．hope B．concern C．pity D．respect

小題20:

A．hesitate B．regret C．pretend D．refuse

Edward Sims was born in 1892. He was the fifth child and only son of Herbert and Dora Sims. Herbert was a blacksmith(鐵匠), and had a thriving trade making horseshoes. He was determined that his first-born son would follow him into the blacksmith. For this reason, Edward had to leave school at the age of 12,and worked with his father.
However, Edward was not cut out to be a blacksmith. Although he has an athletic body, he didn't have strong arms like his father, and he felt dizzy in the heat of the smithy.  When he tried to find alternative employment, he found it difficult because he had never learnt to read or write.
One day, he went for an interview at a solictior’s office. The job was a runner, taking documents from the office to other offices in the city. The solicitor was pleased to see that Edward was physically fit, but when he discovered that the young man couldn't read or write, he decided against employing him. "How can you deliver documents to other offices," he asked, "if you can't read the addresses on them?"
Bitterly disappointed, Edward left the building and went to wait for a tram to take him back to the suburb where his father’s smithy was. Next to the bus stop, a man was selling newspapers from a stand .
"Excuse me, son?" he said. "Would you look after my stand for a moment?"
For the next 20 minutes, Edward sold newspapers, lots of them. When the man came back, he was so delighted with his new assistant's honesty, that he offered him a job. Edward took it immediately.
In the next few months, the two men progressed from working on newspaper stands to selling newspapers, tobacco,confectionery（糖果點(diǎn)心）and other goods in a shop. Then they opened a second shop, and a third. Eventually, they had a chain of 25 shops in three cities.
Edward became very rich, so he employed a tutor to teach him to read and write. The tutor  was amazed at what Edward had achieved. "Imagine what you could do if you’d been able to read and write when you were younger!" he said.
“Yes!” said Edward. “I could have run myself to exhaustion delivering documents for a solicitor!”
小題1:What would be the best title for the text?

A．Success of illiterate newsboy

B．Local blacksmith becomes famous

C．The thriving trade of the blacksmith

D．Reading and writing-the road to success

小題2:What can you infer from the underlined expression “not cut out to be” in the second paragraph?

A．Edward Sims did not like being a blacksmith.

B．Edward Sims did not like working with his father.

C．Edward Sims was not strong enough and it made him feel ill.

D．Edward Sims was good at it but wanted to do another job.

小題3:When Edward applied for the job as a runner for a solicitor,        .

A．the solicitor turned him down because he wasn’t intelligent enough

B．the solicitor offered him the job because he was so fit

C．the solicitor gave him the job but told him he had to learn to read

D．the solicitor didn’t offer him the job because he couldn’t read

小題4:Which of the following is NOT ture about Edward Sims?

A．He was such a good salesman that he went on to own 25 newsagent shops with another man.

B．The newspaperman liked him so much he gave him a job.

C．He ran himself into exhaustion delivering papers.

D．He learnt to read and write.

I want to tell you a story that changed my life many years ago. We were living in College Station, Texas and my wife and I were on our way home from Houston, Texas one Saturday morning. We decided to stop at a local restaurant to get something to eat since we had enough time. When we finished, we got back into our car and before I started it, we noticed a homeless man standing in front of the building. His clothes were worn and it looked as though he didn’t have any money. It was cold and I was sure he wanted something warm to drink; however, it was not this that I remember, because that is not what "moved" me. A dog was also walking up to the front of the building. Being a dog owner, I knew that the dog was a mother, and that she had just had some pups (小狗). She was hungry and weak and I felt bad for her. I knew if she didn’t eat soon, she and her pups would not live. People walking by didn’t even notice her. She was not as pretty and clean as most dogs, but she still deserved (值得) better. We still did not do anything, but someone else did. The homeless man, who I thought could not afford anything to eat, went into the store and bought dog food with all the money he had.
小題1:Where did the story happen?

A．In front of the local restaurant.

B．In front of a building.

C．In the car parking lot.

D．Near the author’s house.

小題2:What do we know about the dog?

A．The author wanted to help the dog, but he was un-able to.

B．The dog and her pups were in danger of dying from hunger.

C．The dog was not cute enough to be loved.

D．The author didn’t like dogs.

小題3:Which of the following moved the author?

A．The homeless man had no money to buy food for himself.

B．The homeless man wore worn clothes on cold days.

C．The homeless man bought food for a dog with all his money.

D．Most people walking by the dog didn’t notice her.

小題4:What can we conclude(得出結(jié)論) from the passage?

A．The author was so hungry that he went into the local restaurant to eat.

B．The author didn’t understand what the homeless man did.

C．The dog shouldn’t be taken care of carefully because it looked ugly.

D．Things are not always what they seem.

小題5:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．My Memory	B．A Poor Dog
C．The Homeless Person	D．A Mother Dog