Dogs are people's friends. They will do anything their masters(主人)ask them to do and they do their duty very well.

　　 Curly is my black dog. He is big and strong. He is strong enough to carry me on his 　　 56　 . He likes running and playing with me. He likes to 　　57　 .my father around in the fields, too.

　　 One day my father took off his coat. put it on the ground　 58　 a big tree and said to Curly. “　 59　 my coat.”

　　 Curly sat down on the coat. Then my father remembered he had to　 60　 dinner for the

Family.　 61　 he went home and forgot all about his coat and dog

　　 Late in the evening I　 62　 my dog and looked for him everywhere in the yard. I called, "Curly, Curly!" But Curly did not answer.

　　 Soon my father wanted something in his coat pocket(口袋). Suddenly he remembered 　　63　 he had done. Quickly he went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Curly was 　 64　 sitting on the coat! He was afraid someone would take it 　　65 .

56. A. hand　　　　　 B. back　　　　　　　 C. foot　　　　　　　 D. leg

57. A. follow　　　　 B. put　　　　　　　　 C. go　　　　　　　　 D. run

58. A. for　　　 　　 B. under　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　 D. from

59. A. Look　　　　　 B. Listen　　　　　　 C. Watch　　　　　　　 D. Hear

60. A. fix　　　　　　 B. discover　　　　　 C. cook　　　　　　　 D. tell

61. A. Because　　　 B. So　　　　　　　 　C. Though　　　　　　 D. Or

62. A. hoped　　　　 B. rode　　　　　　　 C. missed　　　　　　 D. saw

63. A. that　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　　 D. who

64. A. always　　　 B. often　　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. usually

65. A. away　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　 C. down　　　　　　　 D. for

  Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15, his father    51   him to work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was   52    with has father’s idea. “That isn’t my job. I have   53    school work to do.” Hearing this, his father said, “I promise (許諾)to give you the best present if you    54    finish one year’s work..” Tom thought for a while and   55    .

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked   56  until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops(莊稼) grew well.  57  the last day of the year, the father said, “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year. Now, tell me   58   you want.

  The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat(小麥). “I’ve already got the   59   present. No pains, no gains(一份耕耘,一份收獲). I think this is what you wanted  60  to know.” His father was quite pleased to hear that.

(   ) 51 A. asked                 B. let                        C. made             D. stopped

(   ) 52. A. happy               B. unhappy                 C. excited            D. sorry

(   ) 53. A. much too          B. so little                  C. too much        D. a lot

(   ) 54. A. shall                  B. must                    C. need            D. can

(   )55. A. said                   B. answered               C. agreed            D. began

(   ) 56. A. hard                  B. hardly                  C. slowly           D. difficulty

(   ) 57. A. At                     B On                     C. In              D. By

(   ) 58. A. where               B. which                 C. how            D. what

(   ) 59. A. least                  B. worst                 C. best             D. fewest

(   ) 60. A. mine             B. I                      C. my             D. me

 “Ring… ring…” the telephone suddenly rang. Sam got up to  46   the call. It was his aunt. “Sam,  47   are you still at home?” she asked surprisingly. Sam 1ooked at the clock. It was already 7:30 a. m. “Oh, my goodness! There’s an important   48   today,” Sam shouted out. He hurried to wash his face and get   49 . When he was going to leave the house, he  50   that he had not put away his books. He ran quickly to the  51  and put them into the bag. He then went to the bus stop to go to school as  52   as he could. When he got into the classroom, his classmates were 53    writing. “Why are you so   54  ?” asked the teacher . “I’m sorry, sir,” Sam answered, afraid of looking   55  . “It was my clock.. It   56    to wake me up this morning and ....” “Don't say anything about it,” his teacher   57   him. “Don’t try to come late next time!” Sam said yes and walked to his  58   quickly. But when he tried to do the paper, he could not   59   in a right way. He put his head on the desk and said, “What a   60   day it has been for me!”
(  )46.   A. find              B. give               C. put               D. answer
(  )47.   A. why             B. how               C. when             D. where
(  )48.   A. talk              B. party              C. exam             D. meeting
(  )49.   A. tired             B. lost               C. dressed           D. rested
(  )50.   A. forgot           B. remembered     C. understood        D. thought
(  )51.   A. classroom      B. desk               C. bus                D. door
(  )52.   A. carefully        B. quietly           C. early               D. fast
(  )53.   A. worried         B. free                C. busy              D. careful
(  )54.   A. 1ate             B. ill                  C. lonely            D. ready
(  )55.  A. down           B. up                 C. out                 D. back
(  )56.  A. happened       B. stopped         C. failed              D. pointed
(  )57.  A. helped          B. knew           C. followed         D. stopped
(  )58.  A. room          B. table             C. seat                 D. teacher
(  )59.  A. think          B. sit               C. turn               D. speak
(  )60.  A. short         B. bad              C. happy            D. usual

請先閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入相應空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卷上將該項涂黑。(每小題1分)

　 I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities 56 staying at one of its best hotels. ” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception (前臺) when I 57 and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I called hotel reception.

　 “Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any 58 in my bathroom. ”

　 “Are you sure?”

　 “Of course I’m sure!

　 “I’ll 59 our hotel engineer at once. ”

　 An hour later, the engineer came to look at the shower. He hit the pipes (管子) a few times and looked 60 . “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he 　61 his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小費) for doing 62 ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea. 63 , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something about staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the problem to the receptionist (接待員) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a 64 situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly what to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I 65 into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.

56. A. since　　　　　 B. while　　　　 C. after　　　　 D. before

57. A. arrived　　　　 B. passed　　　 C. left　　　　　 D. stopped

58. A. toothpaste　 B. water　　　　 C. shampoo　 D. soap

59. A. send　　　　　 B. catch　　　　 C. trouble　　　　　　 D. bring

60. A. proud　　　　 B. worried　　 C. angry　　　　 D. excited

61. A. put up　　　　 B. cleaned up C. took back　 D. held out

62. A. nothing　　　 B. anything　　 C. something D. everything

63. A. Seriously　　 B. Especially　 C. Quickly　　 D. Luckily

64. A. helpful　　　　 B. perfect　　　　　　 C. terrible　　　 D. busy

65. A. broke　　　　　 B. looked　　　 C. rushed　　　　　　 D. moved

Each of us makes mistakes from time to time. In fact, we can 　46 a lot from our mistakes.

　 Donnie was a 　47 student and never answered questions in class. He was 　48 to make mistakes. He never finished his homework 　49 he didn’t want to make any mistakes. Nothing changed 　50 Marry Anne, a teacher, came to our 　51 .

　 One morning , Marry Anne asked Donnie to 　52 some questions. After a while Donnie was in tears because he made a mistake. 　53 Marry Anne got a box full of erasers from the desk.

　 “Look, Donnie,” she said standing 　54 him. “I’ve got something to show you.” She 　55
the erasers, one at a time, and put them on the desk.

　 “See these erasers, Donnie?” she continued. “Do you know 　56 the erasers become smaller and smaller? That’s because we make mistakes. But we erase the mistakes and try 　57 . That’s what you must learn.”

　 “Here,” she said, “I’ll 　58 one eraser on your desk, so you will remember that 　59
may make mistakes.” Donnie looked at Marry Anne and smiled.

　 Donnie 　60 a lot from then on. He knew that everyone had the permission to make mistakes as long as you learned them and tried again.

46. A. take　　　　 　 B. make　　　　 　 C. get　　　　　 D. bring

47. A. good　　　 B. shy　　　　 C. clever　　　　 D. small

48. A. glad　　　　 　 B. excited　　　 　 C. surprised　　 　　 D. afraid

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

50. A. after　　　　 　 B. while　　　 　 C. until　　　　　　 　 D. when

51 A. row　　　　 B. class　　　　 　 C. team　　　　 　　　 D. classroom

52. A. answer　　 B. ask　　　　 C. give　　　　　 D. have

53. A. Suddenly　　 　 B. Quickly　　 　 C. Luckily　　　　 　 D. Carefully

54. A. on　　　　　 　 B. with　　　 C. beside　　　　　 　 D. to

55. A. put out　　　 　 B. took away　 C. took out　　　 　　 D. took off

56. A. when　　　　 　 B. how　　　　 C. what　　　　　 D. why

57. A. more　　　　 　 B. again　　　 　 C. another　　　　 　 D. one

58. A. forget　　 B. carry　　　　 　 C. leave　　　　　 　 D. give

59. A. nobody　　 B. somebody　 C. no one　　　 　 D. everybody

60. A. changed　　 　 B. got　　　　 　 C. learned　　　　 　 D. thought