Once upon a time a washer man(洗衣工) had two donkeys（毛驢）. Let’s say Donkey-A and Donkey-B.
Donkey –A felt it was very 36 and could do better than the other. It always tried to 37 more load(擔(dān)子) and walk fast in front of the washer man.
Innocent(無辜的) Donkey-B was 38, so it would walk normally, regardless of(不管/不顧) the washer man’s preference. 39 a period of time, the washer man started urging Donkey-B to be like Donkey-A.
Donkey-B, unable to walk fast, got continuous 40 from the washer man. It cried and said personally to Donkey-A, “Dear friend, only we two are here, why do we have to 41 with each other? We can carry 42 load at normal speed.
That made Donkey-A more energetic（精力充沛的）and it told the washer man that it could carry more load and 43 faster. The washer man started 44 Donkey-B to make it run faster. During the following days, Donkey-A carried more load and started running even faster.
But it was hard for Donkey-B to 45 that way. The washer man was disappointed, 46 he punished Donkey-B terribly, and finally it fell down 47.
Then the load of Donkey-B was also being 48 by Donkey-A, and still it had to run fast. Finally due to great tiredness it got tired and started feeling the 49.
But the washer man 50 more from Donkey-A. It tried its best, but couldn’t 51 his owner’s expectations. The washer man got angry with Donkey-A and started 52 it to take more load. But it couldn’t come to the owner’s 53. Finally the day came when due to disappointment the washer man killed Donkey-A and began 54 some other donkeys.
Think all colleagues(同事)are just the same and that everyone is 55. Don’t feel happy when your colleague is under pressure.

I was loading (裝載) my truck to go to the market when I hurt my left eye. The pain was like a hot sword(劍) being shoved through my head. I fell down on my hands and knees, and I knew it was bad.

I was taken to the Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, and the doctors operated on me several times but couldn’t save my left eye. When they told me the news, I wanted to die.

Even after I got my fake（假的） eye, I couldn’t shake the sadness. To make matters worse, I lost my job as a transportation officer because of my lost eye. But one morning, I woke up and the TV was on, and there was a 16-year-old girl who had been badly burned on her face and legs. Her situation was much worse than mine. She wore a big smile and seemed to look right at me and said, “You can’t ever give up.” At that moment, I thought, “This is just an eye. Get over it.” And I did.

It’s been almost 12 years since my accident, and there’s nothing I can’t do now that I used to do. And although I didn’t get my old job back, I got my license again.

I read a story once. In that story, a man was feeling bad because he had no shoes until he met a man who had no feet. No matter how terrible your problem is, remember there’s always someone somewhere who’s worse off. So cheer up and smile at life!

1.Because of the accident, the writer _______.

2.According to Paragraph 2, when the writer heard the bad news, _______.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

4.By writing his story, the writer most probably wants to _______.

I was loading (裝載) my truck to go to the market when I hurt my left eye. The pain was like a hot sword(劍) being shoved through my head. I fell down on my hands and knees, and I knew it was bad.
I was taken to the Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, and the doctors operated on me several times but couldn’t save my left eye. When they told me the news, I wanted to die.
Even after I got my fake（假的） eye, I couldn’t shake the sadness. To make matters worse, I lost my job as a transportation officer because of my lost eye. But one morning, I woke up and the TV was on, and there was a 16-year-old girl who had been badly burned on her face and legs. Her situation was much worse than mine. She wore a big smile and seemed to look right at me and said, “You can’t ever give up.” At that moment, I thought, “This is just an eye. Get over it.” And I did.
It’s been almost 12 years since my accident, and there’s nothing I can’t do now that I used to do. And although I didn’t get my old job back, I got my license again.
I read a story once. In that story, a man was feeling bad because he had no shoes until he met a man who had no feet. No matter how terrible your problem is, remember there’s always someone somewhere who’s worse off. So cheer up and smile at life!
【小題1】Because of the accident, the writer _______.

Once upon a time a washer man(洗衣工) had two donkeys（毛驢）. Let’s say Donkey-A and Donkey-B.

Donkey –A felt it was very 36 and could do better than the other. It always tried to 37 more load(擔(dān)子) and walk fast in front of the washer man.

Innocent(無辜的) Donkey-B was 38, so it would walk normally, regardless of(不管/不顧) the washer man’s preference. 39 a period of time, the washer man started urging Donkey-B to be like Donkey-A.

Donkey-B, unable to walk fast, got continuous 40 from the washer man. It cried and said personally to Donkey-A, “Dear friend, only we two are here, why do we have to 41 with each other? We can carry 42 load at normal speed.

That made Donkey-A more energetic（精力充沛的）and it told the washer man that it could carry more load and 43 faster. The washer man started 44 Donkey-B to make it run faster. During the following days, Donkey-A carried more load and started running even faster.

But it was hard for Donkey-B to 45 that way. The washer man was disappointed, 46 he punished Donkey-B terribly, and finally it fell down 47.

Then the load of Donkey-B was also being 48 by Donkey-A, and still it had to run fast. Finally due to great tiredness it got tired and started feeling the 49.

But the washer man 50 more from Donkey-A. It tried its best, but couldn’t 51 his owner’s expectations. The washer man got angry with Donkey-A and started 52 it to take more load. But it couldn’t come to the owner’s 53. Finally the day came when due to disappointment the washer man killed Donkey-A and began 54 some other donkeys.

Think all colleagues(同事)are just the same and that everyone is 55. Don’t feel happy when your colleague is under pressure.

1.                A．energetic       B．friendly         C．dangerous D．gentle

2.                A．learn          B．pay            C．carry D．give

3.                A．wise           B．worried         C．proud    D．normal

4.                A．Later          B．Before         C．After D．Ago

5.                A．punishment     B．information      C．comfort  D．encouragement

6.                A．work           B．live            C．compete  D．fix

7.                A．large           B．heavy          C．extra D．equal

8.                A．grow           B．run            C．drive D．fall

9.                A．kicking         B．killing          C．catching  D．bathing

10.               A．cry            B．breath         C．a(chǎn)ct   D．say

11.               A．if             B．because        C．but   D．so

12.               A．loudly          B．hopelessly      C．gladly D．carelessly

13.               A．moved         B．sold           C．taken D．bought

14.               A．loss           B．pain           C．a(chǎn)nger D．heat

15.               A．expected       B．suffered        C．got   D．heard

16.               A．make          B．put up with      C．a(chǎn)chieve   D．stay away from

17.               A．begging        B．forcing         C．reminding D．a(chǎn)dvising

18.               A．challenge       B．deadline        C．expectation    D．chances

19.               A．catching        B．caring for       C．raising D．searching for

20.               A．capable（有能力的）              B．successful C．satisfied   D．welcome

I was loading (裝載) my truck to go to the market when I hurt my left eye. The pain was like a hot sword(劍) being shoved through my head. I fell down on my hands and knees, and I knew it was bad.

   I was taken to the Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, and the doctors operated on me several times but couldn’t save my left eye. When they told me the news, I wanted to die.

   Even after I got my fake（假的） eye, I couldn’t shake the sadness. To make matters worse, I lost my job as a transportation officer because of my lost eye. But one morning, I woke up and the TV was on, and there was a 16-year-old girl who had been badly burned on her face and legs. Her situation was much worse than mine. She wore a big smile and seemed to look right at me and said, “You can’t ever give up.” At that moment, I thought, “This is just an eye. Get over it.” And I did.

   It’s been almost 12 years since my accident, and there’s nothing I can’t do now that I used to do. And although I didn’t get my old job back, I got my license again.

   I read a story once. In that story, a man was feeling bad because he had no shoes until he met a man who had no feet. No matter how terrible your problem is, remember there’s always someone somewhere who’s worse off. So cheer up and smile at life!

Because of the accident, the writer _______.

   A. lost both of his hands.     B. lost one of his eyes

   C. was paid a lot of money    D. knew he was not a good driver

According to Paragraph 2, when the writer heard the bad news, _______.

   A. he decided to refuse the fake eye    B. he accepted the fact immediately

   C. he decided to live a happier life     D. he felt extremely sad

What can we learn from the passage?

   A. The writer got his old job back      B. The writer can’t see things clearly

   C. The writer is not strong-minded     D. The writer has got over the accident

By writing his story, the writer most probably wants to _______.

   A. tell us his unusual experience      

B. ask people to help the disabled

   C. advised us to be positive（積極樂觀的） about life  

D. tell us that accident can happen anytime