It was the first day of school. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a little old lady smiling at me.
She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?”
I laughed, enthusiastically responding, “Of course!” And she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked.
“I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have children, and then retire and travel.”
“No seriously.”
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”
We became instant friends. Over the course of the year, Rose made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she took great delight in the attention given to her from the other students. She was living it up. At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet (宴會) and I’ll never forget what she taught us.
As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her note card on the floor. A little embarrassed she simply said, “I’m sorry. This whiskey is killing me! I’ll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.” As we laughed, she cleared her throat and began: “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing; There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You have got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. Anyone can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do.”
At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral(葬禮) to honor the wonderful woman.
【小題1】While meeting Rose at the college for the first time, the author was curious about
________.

    Hi．my name is Christina Baum．I’m a fourteen-year-old German student．I’m writing to tell you about an experiment we are doing at school with our science teacher．At the beginning of this school year，F(xiàn)rau Keller showed us films and we read articles about problems in the environment. One day she said．“I want to know what you think．Please don’t tell me what we should do or must do．(83)Tell me what each of you will do to protect the environment．”

    She asked us to choose a topic．make a weekly plan and tell the class about it．Then we had to do things to be“green”and write a report about our success．Some students said that they thought it was impossible for a single person to contribute to the protection of the environment．Someone else said that scientists should work harder to find new ways to produce energy．

   Frau Keller said that it is everyone’s job to care for the health of the planet．(84)After the first week everybody in class was excited about the project and wanted to continue to improve their results．Someone suggested telling the other classes in the school．Now all 768 students at Hermann Stein School are working on the project．At the end of the year，our class will write a report about what we have done．

    (85)下星期我將會考慮怎樣不會浪費水或者污染水．I’m planning to try and use less water every day，and also not use so much of the things that make it dirty．Every time I turn on the tap(水龍頭)I must think about how much water and soap I use．

A．根據(jù)短文內容簡要回答問題。

1．What articles did the students read at the beginning of this school year?

2．Whose duty do you think it is to protect the environment．?

B．將短文中劃線的英語句子譯成漢語，漢語句子譯成英語，

3．                                                                        ．

4．                                                                         ．

5．                                                                         ．

My name is woof．You think that we have a great life，right？Wrong！I am going to tell you why．First of all，we are bored．Bored．bored．And bored do you ever think about what a dog does all day？ Nothing．Nothing at all．Our owners are busy，you know，working，going to school，away from home all day．So what are we supposed to do？Watch the house or apartment？Sure．That is like watching paint dry or grass grow．Boring．That’s why we get so excited when our owners come home．We bark and run around and act as if we are very happy．But we only do this because we are bored all day．If we are lucky，our owner take us for a walk．

    Then there is the food．We eat the same food，meal after meal，day after day，week after week，month after month．Help！Would you like  to eat the same thing all the time？No，you would not．So what makes you think we dogs like it？We don’t．We hate it．

Another thing-television．Another thing-television dogs hate television．Our owners watch these stupid programs，hour after hour，night after night．Are there any programs for dogs on television？No．Not a single one．

So what can we do？What else can we do but sleep？And so we sleep．We dogs are not lazy，we are bored．

1．Woof may be a              ．

    A．boy                 B．girl                  C．dog                 D．cat

2．From the passage，we know that Woof         ．

    A．lives a great life             B．is busy every day

    C．likes the food very much      D．hates watching television

3．How many points does Woof complain about？

    A．1                   B．2                    C．3                   D．4

(補全對話)

A．What can I do for you?

　　B．I'll remember that．

　　C．The teacher will punish(懲罰) you if you do that．

　　D．Could you tell me some of the school rules?

　　E．When do we have to use our student ID cards?

　　F．Is there anything you think the most important at this school?

　　G．Remember to wear your school uniforms every day．

　　A：Hello! My name is Jane．

　　B：Hello,Jane! I'm Connie．Nice to meet you．Are you a new student here?

　　A：Yeah，Um，1

　　B：Sure．Don't shout or run in the hallways．

　　A：Aha，I don't think I'll do that．Can we eat food in class?

　　B：No，we can't．

　　A：OK，2 ndline　 What else?

　　B：3 ndline　 If you don't the teachers on duty at the gate won't let you in．

　　A：I see．4

　　B：When you go to the library．If you forget to bring it with you，the librarians won't let you in and of course you can't borrow any books．

　　A．5

　　B：Try to work hard at all your subjects．You should study by workiag with a group．If you fail any of them，the teachers will call your parents.

　　A：Thank you，Connie．I think if I work really hard，I won't fail any subjects.

　　B：I wish you succeed with your studies．　　

　　A: Thanks a lot．