When other nine-year–old kids were playing games , she was working at a petrol station．When other teens were studying or going out , she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street．But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholar and gain entry to Harvard University．
Her amazing story has inspired a move , “ Homeless to Harvard : The Liz Murray Story ”, shown in late April．
Liz Murray , a year- old American girl , has been writing a real-life story of willpower and determination．
Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug-addicted．There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house．Liz was the only member of the family who had a job．
Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old．The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life．Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died , she decided to do something about it．
Liz went back to school．She threw herself into her studies , never telling her teachers that she was homeless．At night , she lived on the streets．
“ What drove me to survive had to do with understanding , by understanding that there was a whole other way of being．I had only experienced a small part of the society , ” she wrote in her book “ Breaking Night ”．
She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on．She used the benefits that come easily to others , such as a safe living environment , to encourage herself that “ next to nothing could hold me down ”．
She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University．But Liz decided to leave her top university for a couple of moths earlier this year in order to take care of her father , who has also developed AIDS．“ I love my parents so much．They are drug addicts．But I never forget that they love me all the time．”
Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is “ as simple a making a decision．”
小題1:In which order did the following thing happen to Liz ?
a．Mum died                            b．Worked at the petrol station
c．Got admitted into Harvard           d．had trouble finding a place to sleep

A．b-a-d-c

B．a(chǎn)-b-d-c

C．d-b –a –c

D．b-d-a –c

小題2:What decision did Liz make that changed her life ?

A．To go back to school	B．To go to the best university
C．To survive	D．To live a different life from her parents

小題3:What actually drove her on towards her goal ?

A．Envy	B．Her love for her parents
C．He Mum’s death	D．Her willpower and determination

小題4:When she wrote “ I had only experienced a small part of the society ”, she _____

A．wanted to encourage herself

B．suggested something she wanted for her life

C．suggested people often look back

D．meant that she had little experience

One day I was doing a big clean-up when I   36  a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside. I took one look and immediately    37   an unforgettable time.
In 1991, I had spent five months in Niger, with sandstorms and great heat. Its    38   and beggars were my biggest and most constant complaint. Street beggars would continually reached out their hands, shouting “Gift! Gift!”
One day, I   39   for neighboring Burkina to work in a health clinic.Arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina, we began to   40  . Out of the darkness, a motorbike with two men approached slowly. Without   41  , one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorbike swept close by. Within seconds, the two were out of sight,   42   up by the night.
The bag had my passport, money, traveler’s cheques, camera, an airline ticket and other things   43   to me. I was in deep trouble.
In the weeks that followed, I   44  guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded all   45   with suspicion. All I wanted was to leave this place.
Then, walking through Burkina’s streets, I met with an old woman, “Gift! Gift!” she cried. I’d had enough. I was   46  of the country: its poverty, its thieves, the heat, and the dust, I told her angrily, “A thief stole all my money and now I can’t   47   out of your country. I cannot give you anything”.
The beggar woman listened attentively and   48   my words. Then she reached   49   the folds of her dress.
“Then I will give you a gift”, she announced. Kindly, she placed and old, dark brown coin in my hand. I looked at it in   50  . It was a very small amount of money – but for this woman, the coin   51   a meal. At that moment, I felt a shame. In spite of the   52  , she was able to give me something priceless.
I saw then the   53  beauty of the people of Burkina, and appreciated deeply the quiet   54   of the poor. With the old woman’s gift, I hope never to part with the coin she gave me. With one small coin, she   55   my concept completely.

小題1:	A．cared about B．came across C．looked for D．focused upon

小題2:	A．presented B．gave C．recalled D．reminded

小題3:	A．traffic B．dust C．noise D．climate

小題4:	A．headed B．struggled C．stood D．came

小題5:	A．move B．unload C．hide D．pass

小題6:	A．warning B．planning C．thinking D．a(chǎn)rranging

小題7:	A．hung B．put C．swallowed D．cleared

小題8:	A．obvious B．expensive C．familiar D．previous

小題9:	A．elegantly B．cautiously C．dependently D．frequently

小題10:

A．locals B．thieves C．beggars D．motorbikes

小題11:

A．proud B．conscious C．sick D．a(chǎn)ware

小題12:

A．get B．run C．come D．rush

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)ttended to B．looked up C．thought about D．wrote down

小題14:

A．for B．into C．out D．a(chǎn)t

小題15:

A．order B．vain C．serve D．shock

小題16:

A．meant B．made C．served D．suggested

小題17:

A．dirtiness B．poverty C．kindness D．safety

小題18:

A．updated B．unfolded C．broken D．unexpected

小題19:

A．moment B．a(chǎn)ction C．dignity D．life

小題20:

A．changed B．damaged C．found D．a(chǎn)ccepted

Mr. Patrick was new to the school and to us. Even though he was a great teacher, he seemed rather like a character out of a horror movie. He didn’t look that bad, but somehow, he looked extremely scary to me.
Some kids began to believe that he was a murderer or a ghost; some believed he was mad and a few believed that he might have suffered a lot in his life. I was one of those ‘few’.
One day I gathered up my courage and headed towards the school garden. He was, as usual, sitting on a bench alone. I breathed heavily a few times and then walked towards him.
“How are you?” I asked with my voice crackling.

He managed to say, “Fine.”
“Well, good to know,” I tried to be happy.
“Hmmm…” was all I heard.
“What’s up with you?” then seeing a puzzled look on his face, I tried to be more formal and respectful. “I mean, why aren’t you like all other people in the school? Why are you always so quiet and sad? Why…”
“No dear, some things are better left unsaid,” he said gloomily.

“Oh no sir, nothing is better left unsaid. If you want to share your feelings with me and reduce the pain of your heart, you are free to do so. I promise I will never ever tell anyone.”
“With you? You are just a little girl; what will you understand?”
I was somehow offended but still I managed to persuade him, “So what, Sir? You see, if you tell me your problem, you will have a light heart and you will have the feeling that someone somewhere cares about you.”
“Oh okay, that was a very nice belief indeed; let’s take a walk and I will let you know everything.”
Soon after our little talk, there was a visible change on his face. Later that day in the class, there was a smile on his face.
小題1:From the text, we can know about Mr. Patrick that he       .

A．once acted a character in a horror movie

B．scared his students with his looks

C．often punished the students for bad marks

D．did better in teaching than others in the school

小題2:Mr. Patrick was thought by the author to       .

A．be a murderer or a ghost	B．be mad
C．have suffered a lot	D．have a special personality

小題3:While walking towards Mr. Patrick in the school garden, the author felt       .

A．excited

B．nervous

C．worried

D．happy

One fine afternoon I was walking along the Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks．I   36  the first sock shop that caught my eye, and   37 , not more than 17, came forward. "What can I do for you, sir?" "I wish to   38  a pair of socks."   39  glowed. "Did you know that you had come into   40  in the world to buy socks?" I had not been   41  that, as my entrance had been accidental．"Come with me,”"said the boy happily．He began to   42  down from the shelves box after box．
"  43 , boy, I'm going to buy only one pair!" "I know that, but I want you to see how beautiful these are．Aren't they wonderful?" There was   44  an expression of joy,   45  he were revealing(透露） to me the   46  of his religion．I became far more interested in him than in the socks．"My friend,"said I, "if this is   47  the enthusiasm from freshness, and you can keep it up   48 , in ten years you’ll own every sock in the United States．"
My amazement at his pride in   49  will be understood by all who read this article．In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to   50  him．When   51  some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him．  52  possibly that very clerk who is now so   53  began his career with enthusiasm．The freshness   54 ; He became a mechanical salesman．
I’ve observed such change in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I've come to the   55  that the fastest road to failure is to do things mechanically．

小題1:	A．turned into B．broke into C．came across D．met with

小題2:	A．a(chǎn) female clerk B．a(chǎn) boy clerk C．a(chǎn) girl clerk D．a(chǎn)n old man

小題3:	A．buy B．find C．see D．have

小題4:	A．His face B．The room C．His eyes D．The fire

小題5:	A．the worst B．the right place C．the wrong D．the best place

小題6:	A．curious about B．a(chǎn)ware of C．sensitive to D．a(chǎn)ttached to

小題7:	A．push B．force C．look D．drag

小題8:	A．Hold up B．Just you wait C．Hold on D．Hang up

小題9:	A．on his face B．to my surprise C．for some reason D．to some degree

小題10:

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

小題11:

A．beliefs B．stories C．values D．mysteries

小題12:

A．hardly B．only C．no more than D．not merely

小題13:

A．day after day B．day by day C．the other day D．to this day

小題14:

A．passion B．salesmanship C．enthusiasm D．job

小題15:

A．serve on B．care for C．wait upon D．deal with

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)ccidentally B．occasionally C．finally D．disrespectfully

小題17:

A．Yet B．So C．Then D．For

小題18:

A．enthusiastic B．unconcerned C．different D．responsible

小題19:

A．wore of B．wore on C．wore over D．wore off

小題20:

A．response B．realization C．conclusion D．circumstance

Ron Meyer is the president and COO（首席運(yùn)營(yíng)官） of Universal Studios．As one of the most successful business leaders in Hollywood, he heads up Universal Pictures and Universal Parks & Resorts．He's the guy who oversees the production of Multimillion-dollar extravaganzas（作品） like King Kong and Cinderella Man．
Meyer’s story sounds like the plot of one of his motion pictures．He grew up in a modest home where there was little income．It was a big deal to go to a restaurant．At 15, he quit high school and spent his time hanging out with the neighborhood toughs（流氓）．He was then a kid quick with his fists who seemed to get into fights somewhat regularly．At one point, he was separated from others with an infectious disease, having no TV and nothing to do．His mother sent him two books．One was The Amboy Dukes, a novel about kids in street gangs．The other was The Flesh Peddlers, about a guy in the talent agency（星探公司）who lived a successful life．“I realized,” he says, “that I was no longer that silly kid I had been, and I wanted to change my life．”
Meyer took any job he could get．He worked as a busboy and short-order cook．He cleaned offices and sold shoes．That attitude made an impression on people．One day he received a call from Paul Kohner, a successful agent who represented stars like John Huston, Charles Bronson and Lana Turner．Their messenger and driver had quit, and they knew Ron was willing to take whatever job they offered. He started the job the next day．
Meyer was lucky to work with a good boss―and he had the brains to make the most of that experience．In nearly six years of driving for Kohner, Meyer became his right-hand man and learned a lot．By the 1970s, Meyer had built many relationships in the business．In 1975, the fate presented an opportunity and he started his own operation Creative Artists Agency, which became a huge success, representing Hollywood legends like Barbra Streisand, Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise．
Twenty years later, Meyer was appointed to run Universal Studios, a position far beyond his youthful dream．But once he saw success was possible, he was driven to achieve it．Today, colleagues regularly owe his success―and theirs―to his humility and perseverance．It’s a level of success that takes determination, personality and intelligence, whether it comes from a college education or from the street．
小題1:What is the main idea of the passage? 

A．How a bitter childhood contributes to one’s success．

B．It’s important to choose a right career to achieve one’s life goal．

C．A talent agency helps a person to become famous．

D．It’s people’s determination, intelligence and personality that decide their success．

小題2:What does the author mean by saying “he had the brains to make the most of that experience”?

A．He benefited a good deal from the experience．

B．He smartly took the opportunity to learn from the experience．

C．That experience made him ever smarter than ever before．

D．He used his brains to impress his boss．

小題3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．A talent agency is to oversee the production of movies．

B．Ron Meyer did far more successfully than Raul Kohner．

C．Relationship is the most important thing in the film industry．

D．Meyer had never thought of being as successful as today．

Once a young man was in deep love with a girl. This man folded 1,000 pieces of paper cranes (紙鶴) as a gift to his girl. Although he was a small branch manager in a company, and his __1__ didn’t seem too bright, they were very __2__ together until one day, his girl told him she was going to Paris and would never come back. She also told him that she couldn’t see any future for both of them, “so let’s go our own __3__ from now on…” The young man was __4__, but he agreed.
When he regained his __5__, he worked hard day and night, just to make something out of himself. Finally with all the _6__ work, this man set up his own __7__.
One rainy day, while this man was __8__, he saw an elderly couple sharing an umbrella in the rain, walking to somewhere. He __9__ that they were his ex-girlfriend’s (前女友)parents, so he drove slowly beside the couple, wanting them to find him in his expensive car and to know that he had his own company, car, etc.
To the man’s surprise, the couple were walking towards a cemetery (墓地). He got out of his car and followed them. And there he saw his ex-girlfriend —a photograph of her  __10__   as sweetly as ever at him from her tombstone, and those precious paper cranes in a glass bottle! He walked over and asked the couple why this had happened. They explained that __11__ she did not leave for France at all. She fell ill with cancer. In her heart, she had believed that he would __12_ some day. She didn’t want her __13__ to be his barrier(障礙). Therefore, she chose to leave him. She asked her __14__ to put his paper cranes beside her, because if the day comes when fate brings him to her again he can take some of those back with him.
The man just cried __15__. He was heartbroken once again.

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)ppearance B．salary C．future D．a(chǎn)partment

小題2:	A．worried B．regret C．happy D．sensitive

小題3:	A．futures B．ways C．goals D．courses

小題4:	A．excited B．mad C．puzzling D．heartbroken

小題5:	A．confidence B．position C．independence D．freedom

小題6:	A．main B．beautiful C．hard D．heavy

小題7:	A．office B．family C．studio D．company

小題8:	A．running B．driving C．walking D．wandering

小題9:	A．recognized B．noticed C．understood D．memorized

小題10:

A．glaring B．talking C．smiling D．crying

小題11:

A．fortunately B．recently C．difficultly D．a(chǎn)ctually

小題12:

A．come B．make C．succeed D．suffer

小題13:

A．illness B．heart C．cranes D．sadness

小題14:

A．husband B．parents C．friends D．son

小題15:

A．heatedly B．hardly C．excitedly D．sadly

My name is Chelsea Chowderhead. A chowder is a kind of soup. I was laughed at because of my last name as soon as I started school. So when my family moved to South Carolina, I asked my dad if I could change my name.
“You shouldn’t change who you are. Let people get to know you first and your name later. When you meet someone new, ask them a good question, something you’re really interested in. Once people start talking about themselves, they don’t judge(評(píng)價(jià)) you.”
Two days later I headed to my new school for the first day of class. At lunch, I noticed that there were twin brothers who were talking to each other. I remembered my dad’s advice, so I decided to try.
I noticed that their lunchboxes were identical. “What’s it like being a twin?” I asked.
They looked surprised. Then one said, “No one has ever asked us that!”
“Most of the time it’s good,” the other said. “When you’re a twin you always have someone to talk to and have lunch with.”
In no time we were laughing and talking. Then one of the brothers said, “I’m Nicholas, and this is my brother, Nathaniel. What’s your name?”
I took a deep breath and said, “I’m Chelsea Chowderhead.”
“Chowder? Like the soup?” asked Nathaniel.
“Yes,” I replied, looking down.
“Hey, cool! Do you want to come over after school and play basketball with us?” Nathaniel asked. I nodded.
And that is how I became friends with the twin brothers.
小題1:Why did the writer want to change his name?

A．People made fun of it.

B．He wanted to make more friends.

C．It was hard to remember.

D．He wanted to be cool in the new school.

小題2:The writer’s father advised him to ____________.

A．move to a new class	B．say hello to others
C．share his interests	D．a(chǎn)sk good questions

小題3:The underlined word “identical” in Paragraph 4 probably means _____________.

A．same

B．beautiful

C．big

D．full

小題4:When the twin brothers asked his name, the writer felt ________________.

A．surprised

B．a(chǎn)ngry

C．nervous

D．proud

小題5:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．One can order a chowder in some restaurants.

B．The twins said hello to the writer first.

C．The twins also didn’t like the writer’s name.

D．At last the writer changed his name.

As a child, I was told that a wise person is the one who learns from everyone. It is a great way to live by this  1  ----One begins to look at people very  2  and he no longer puts others  3 in order to feel good about himself.
Living in China  4  me with many wonderful opportunities to put this theory (理論) into practice, China is quite   5  and as a Westerner, it’s easy for me to consider many of the local habits as “strange” and even “rude”. However, slowly I began to   6  a lot about the culture and about where many of their    7  came from. I decided to make an effort to meet people and  8  from them.
I am living in Harbin now, a city in the Northern part of China, near Russia. Yesterday I  9  to get money from the ATM and have a good cup of coffee after lunch. But I can’t speak Chinese yet and there are no signs in English   10  the nearest supermarket or coffee shop. There are signs in Russian.   11 “espaciba” which means thanks, I don’t know much else.   12  I decided to smile at my every attempt（嘗試) to  13  and ask for information that would 14  me to an ATM and a coffee shop. It turned out that my efforts and my  15 were met with more smiles. I learned that   16  is to be found everywhere even17  I cannot communicate, and that people will  18  depending on what I give.
Look around you for opportunities to learn from the most   19  people. You will be surprised at what they can  20  you!

小題1:	A．principle B．plan C．strength D．reason

小題2:	A．excitedly B．doubtfully C．a(chǎn)nxiously D．differently

小題3:	A．up B．down C．a(chǎn)way D．out

小題4:	A．helps B．compares C．impresses D．provides

小題5:	A．special B．modern C．beautiful D．powerful

小題6:	A．ignore B．forget C．understand D．create

小題7:	A．names B．habits C．behaviors D．beliefs

小題8:	A．escape B．suffer C．hear D．learn

小題9:	A．needed B．refused C．managed D．failed

小題10:

A．heaving for B．setting up C．looking for D．pointing to

小題11:

A．Except for B．As for C．According to D．Instead of

小題12:

A．Yet B．Or C．So D．Besides

小題13:

A．relax B．command C．explain D．discuss

小題14:

A．force B．lead C．transport D．follow

小題15:

A．thanks B．signs C．questions D．smiles

小題16:

A．illness B．weakness C．kindness D．happiness

小題17:

A．before B．when C．because D．a(chǎn)fter

小題18:

A．react B．gain C．doubt D．benefit

小題19:

A．famous B．useful C．unexpected D．familiar

小題20:

A．charge B．teach C．lend D．require

I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early   36  of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to   37  my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with  38  at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to   39  !”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something   40   to whatever my parents did!If gardening were something they found  41  , I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily(百合花)seeds in the yard. But they failed to   42 . I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild  43 joy, I found the first rose bloom(開花). One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. 44  , I was touched by this land of wonder.
  45 , my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even   46  at me because he found it was  47  to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s   48  , I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds 49  flowers.
Regardless of their   50  , I kept on planting my garden and  51 to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they   52  to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to  53  my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very   54  . And now I could say it is my affection for  55   that makes me a real gardener.

小題1:	A．memory B． dream C． intention D． design

小題2:	A．please B． change C． help D． annoy

小題3:	A．doubt B． appreciation C． surprise D． excitement

小題4:	A．collect up B． care about C． clean up D． come in

小題5:	A．equal B．similar C． superior D． opposite

小題6:	A．painful B． valuable C． upsetting D． interesting

小題7:	A．come up B．break out C． hold on D． get through

小題8:	A．to B． with C． in D． by

小題9:	A．Luckily B．Cheerfully C． Regularly D． Eventually

小題10:

A．Instead B． However C． Therefore D． Besides

小題11:

A． shouted B． laughed C． glanced D． jumped

小題12:

A．convenient B． troublesome C． enjoyable D． dangerous

小題13:

A．sadness B． displeasure C． delight D． relief

小題14:

A．other than B． more than C． rather than D． less than

小題15:

A．dislike B． encouragement C． threat D． suggestion

小題16:

A．decided B． stopped C． continued D． struggled

小題17:

A．devote B． turn C． respond D． lead

小題18:

A．defeat B． satisfy C． respect D． challenge

小題19:

A．proud B． comfortable C． strange D． disappointed

小題20:

A．freedom B． life C． growth D． nature

Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling(賭博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and nearly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.
It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.
“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”
小題1:Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.

A．she couldn’t find any work

B．she thought her husband was tired

C．her husband spent all time in gambling

D．she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling

小題2:_______, so he was put into lockup.

A．Mr. Lang often gambled

B．Mr. Lang was late for work

C．Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at home

D．Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police

小題3:Which of the following is right?

A．The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.

B．The boy thought his father needed some policemen.

C．The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon.

D．The boy hoped his mother to come back.