A good teacher is one who remembers what it was like to be young. As he  1  himself in his student’s place, he is able to understand his  2  and they’re able to understand him.  3  ,he remembers that his students have a real   4  for knowledge. He therefore keeps up with  5  developments in his field so that his   6   are lively and up-to-date.

Secondly, he is   7  what it was like to be bored  8  ,so he will make an effort   9   interesting. He neither mumbles(含糊的說(shuō)話)his material   10  reads it from old notes.

Instead, he  11  his lectures to follow by turns with discussion and make his   12  more active, spirited with examples.

Most important, a good  13  remembers how sensitive his feelings were   14  he was young. He knows how important his   15  can be and is never unkind or   16  critical. He also remembers that he   17  the instructors who asked the most   18  him. So he tries to be, in   19  ,the teacher he dreamed of   20  when he was young.

1.A.lay                         B.placed                       C.put                           D.made

2.A.pupils                    B.classmates                 C.fellows                      D.friends

3.A.The first                 B.One                          C.Above all                  D.First

4.A.thirst                      B.requirement               C.wish                         D.desire

5.A.the later                 B.the latest                   C.later                          D.the lateliest

6.A.materials                B.classes                       C.pupils                       D.teachers

7.A.sure                       B.known                      C.clear                         D.clever

8.A.at school                B.in school                   C.on duty                            D.in class

9.A.to do                      B.to be                         C.to have                      D.to get

10.A.or                        B.no                                   C.not                           D.nor

11.A.should make          B.could have                 C.would cause               D.might let

12.A.lecture notes         B.classes                       C.lessons                      D.words

13.A.teacher                 B.man                          C.student                      D.headmaster

14.A.so                        B.how                          C.and                           D.when

15.A.friendship             B.kindness                    C.subjects                     D.activities

16.A.necessarily            B.very                          C.unnecessarily             D.greatly

17.A.hoped                   B.respected                   C.longed                      D.wished

18.A.about                   B.to                             C.at                             D.of

19.A.words                   B.short                         C.word                         D.sentence

20.A.taking                  B.doing                        C.having                      D.being

A new study done by the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario （HEQCO） shows that it doesn't make much of a difference that parents reward their children with cash for their better marks.
Many parents have offered cash to their children in the hope that it would improve marks and possibly raise their children's interest in achieving higher marks．
The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Toronto （UT） and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology （MIT） to learn more about the potential for financial encouragement as motivation for improved marks, involved first and second year students receiving financial aid in 2008-2009 at the University of Toronto Scarborough．
The top students participating in the study who said they were "very concerned" about having enough money to complete their degrees were to receive $100 for getting a grade of 70 per cent for each one-semester course, plus $20 for every percentage point beyond that．It was imaginable that a student could earn as much as $700 for achieving 100 percent in a course．
Harvey Weingarten, president and CEO of HEQCO said, "In its efforts to help disadvantaged students by exploring the idea of paying them to attend school, the Toronto District School Board （TDSB） is asking the same question many other districts are asking about how to improve student participation and performance．Our study and others to date indicate that this practice has little effect if any in those situations where it has been tested．"
The authors of the study suggest that ineffective study habits may be a barrier to academic achievement and that the real problem may be more a lack of academic preparation than a lack of effort or motivation．They note that the availability of peer （同伴） advising does not appear to have helped greatly．They conclude that other potential avenues to improving performance, or other approaches of teaching, are needed at the high school and postsecondary levels．
【小題1】If a student gets a grade of 85% in a course, he will get _____．

A Lesson in Caring

It was a cold evening. My daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora . She wasn’t even four, but she ? at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, can we take him home?”

??? I don’t remember my . But I do remember a sudden feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her , whether it was birds flying or children playing. But now she was noticing and beggary.

??? A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and it to an elderly person. I signed us up. Nora was about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought a(n) to turn back. The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this? , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She us right over.

??? The building was in a bad state. A silver-haired woman in an old dress received us. Nora ran inside. I followed. However, when we talked, I was moved by her struggle against the hard life and realized what our little help meant to her. When the time came to say goodbye, we three hugged. I walked home , touched.

Professionals call such a “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities and I’ve come to see. else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve her grow over these past four years, I still wonder – which of us has benefited more?

1.A. did????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. was????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. has????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. had

2. A. pulled　　　 B. stared???? ????????????? C. pointed??? ????????????? ??? D. aimed

3.A. debate????????????? ????????????? B. reply????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. explanation????????????? ??? ????????????? D. expression

4.A. light???????? B. funny????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. heavy????????????? ????????????? ??? ????????????? D. magical

5.A. image?? 　　????????????? B. dream　　　????????????? C. memory??? ????????????? ??? D. world

6.A. coldness 　　B. kindness?? ????????????? C. suffering?????? ????????????? D. sharing

7.A. sent????????????? 　　????????????? B. applied??? ????????????? C. devoted?? 　　 ????????????? D. posted

8.A. concerned????????????? B. curious??? ????????????? C. satisfied????????????? ???? ????????????? D. excited

9.A. attractive??? ????????????? B. valuable　　????????????? C. creative????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. lucky

10.A. encourage????????????? B. expect????????????? ??? 　　C. allow??? 　　　????????????? D. push

11.A. urge??????? B. effort????? ????????????? C. hurry????????? ????????????? D. must???

12.A. Therefore　　B. But????????????? 　　 ????????????? C. Anyhow?? 　　????????????? D. Instead

13.A. requested? ????????????? B. promised　　????????????? C. invited??? 　　 ????????????? D. thanked

14.A. happily? ????????????? B. cautiously? ????????????? C. eagerly??????? ????????????? D. unwillingly

15.A. in tears????????????? ??? B. in disappointment C. with tiredness??? D. with anxiety

16.A. stay????????????? ????????????? B. visit 　　　????????????? C. reception?? 　　????????????? D. challenge

17.A. How????????????? ????????????? B. Where????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. When????????????? ????????????? ??? ????????????? D. What

18.A. reliable? ????????????? B. fair????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. difficult ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. enjoyable

19.A. collect????????????? ????????????? B. order????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. make????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. design

20.A. had??? ????????????? ????????????? B. felt????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. watched??? 　　????????????? D. noticed

A LESSON FROM A FROG TALE

A group of frogs were jumping through the woods when two of them fell into a deep hole. All of the other frogs  1  around the hole to see what could be done to help their   2  . When they saw how deep the hole was, the rest of the group   3  that it was hopeless and told the two frogs in the hole that they should prepare themselves for their fate（命運(yùn)）, because they were as good as   4  .

Unwilling to accept this terrible fate, the two frogs began to jump with all of their   5  . Some of the frogs shouted into the hole that it was   6  , and that the two frogs wouldn’t be in that   7  if they has been more careful.

The other frogs continued  8  shouting that they two should save their   9 and give up, since they were already as good as dead. The two frogs  10  jumping as hard as they could, and after several hours of hopeless   11  they were quite tired.

Finally, one of the two frogs followed the calls of his fellows. Disheartened, he lay down at the   12  of the hole, and died as the others looked on in helpless sorrow. The other frog continued to jump with every bit of energy he had,  13  he was completely worn out.

His companions began a new shouting to him to accept his fate, stop the pain and   14  die. The frog jumped harder and harder and, wonder of wonders, finally jumped so   15  that he sprang from the hole.  16  , the other frogs celebrated his unbelievable freedom and then gathering around him asked, “Why did you continue jumping when we told you it was impossible?”  17  their lips, the astonished frog explained to them that he was deaf, and that when he saw their gestures and shouting, he thought they were   19  him on. What he had got as   19  inspired him to try harder and finally succeeded.

This simple story contains a powerful lesson. Your encouraging words can   20  someone up and help him or her make it through the day.

1．A．jumped                 B．hung                   C．rushed                D．gathered

2．A．relatives                B．companions         C．neighbors            D．families

4．A．a(chǎn)live                     B．dead                    C．a(chǎn)wake                 D．calm

5．A．mind                     B．skill                     C．strength              D．force

6．A．harmless               B．endless                C．careless               D．hopeless

7．A．a(chǎn)ction                   B．situation              C．direction              D．competition

8．A．sorrowfully           B．painfully              C．carefully              D．helpfully

9．A．time                      B．resource              C．energy                D．supply

10．A．stopped               B．continued            C．a(chǎn)voided               D．started

11．A．climb                  B．wait                    C．fight                   D．effort

12．A．top                     B．edge                    C．bottom                D．side

13．A．while                  B．however              C．therefore             D．a(chǎn)lthough

14．A．just                     B．still                     C．yet                      D．even

15．A．great                   B．well                    C．far                      D．high

16．A．Pleased               B．Satisfied              C．Amazed               D．Amused

17．A．Looking              B．Reading               C．Seeing                 D．Checking

18．A．cheering              B．praising               C．persuading           D．supporting

19．A．treatment             B．entertainment       C．a(chǎn)chievement        D．encouragement

20．A．hold  B．lift     C．bring D．build

A man will enjoy a clean, orderly house, but he usually won’t make the effort to clean or organise it. This doesn't mean that a woman has to do all the housework:; she may have to manage many of the household duties, and request her partner’s participation（參與）. A woman can often say that men and women should take equal responsibility（責(zé)任） for housework.
Very few men are raised to be fully responsible for housework, and many men look on housework as women’s work. On the other hand, most men will readily work around the yard, make repairs and complete projects on weekends or evenings, and it’s important that you give your man appreciation for those things, too. Most men will take on a little additional housework around the house if asked politely. They are even more likely to do housework if they can choose what they want to do, and do it without being monitored.
Here’s the key: men want to feel that they are doing housework either because they want to do a task, or because they simply want to please their women. Men are much less likely to take on household tasks they consider uninteresting and unimportant. In other words, men are likely to do a household task just for the good of the house.

1. 1.

   The passage is mainly about how to _____.

   1. A.
      get men to take on some housework
   2. B.
      get men to serve their families
   3. C.
      praise men’ housework
   4. D.
      make men do all the housework
2. 2.

   According to the passage, a man_____.

   1. A.
      is willing to do housework
   2. B.
      likes to be told to do housework
   3. C.
      is taught to be responsible for housework from childhood
   4. D.
      likes a clean house but doesn’t make efforts to clean it
3. 3.

   In order to get men to do some housework, women should often_____.

   1. A.
      order them to do their share
   2. B.
      ask them to do some housework politely
   3. C.
      blame men’s laziness
   4. D.
      monitor men’s work
4. 4.

   According to the passage, the underlined sentence in the last paragraph means that men won’t _____.

   1. A.
      work without any payment
   2. B.
      do unimportant household tasks
   3. C.
      do housework without women’s praise
   4. D.
      please their wives
5. 5.

   According to the passage, which of the following would a husband most probably like to do?

   1. A.
      Cleaning the table.
   2. B.
      Doing some sewing.
   3. C.
      Painting the fence.
   4. D.
      Asking his wife to work on the yard.