One day Mozart, a great musician, saw an old man sitting in a street corner (角落) with a hat in front of him. The old man could see 41__________ because he was blind (瞎的). He was playing the violin. It was a beautiful piece 42__________ Mozart. But the hat was empty because no money was put into it.

“Do you often 43________ Mozart’s music?” Mozart asked.

“Yes, sir,” the old man answered. “Everyone knows Mozart and likes his music.”

“ 44___________ do you live with?” Mozart asked again.

“None,” the old man said sadly. “I’m 45_____and I have to make a living by playing the violin.”

Mozart 46___________ over the violin from the old man and he, himself, began to play.

He played so well that all the people passing by stopped 47___________ to the wonderful music and soon the man’s hat was full of 48___________ .

The old man was 49__________ and asked Mozart, “Who are you, sir?”

“I’m a poor 50__________ like you,” Mozart said.

1.A. something         B. nothing        C. everything      

2.A. by                 B. of            C. for   

3.A. write              B. read           C. play 

4.A. What               B. Which              C. Who

5.A. alone              B. lonely              C. lucky   

6.A. looked              B. got             C. took     

7.A. to listen            B. listening         C. to play       

8.A. food                 B. money          C. paper  

9.A. interested             B. worried        C. surprised

10.A. musician              B. singer             C. teacher  

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通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。

When I was about twelve years old. I had an enemy (敵人)，a girl who liked to tell me about my shortcomings. She always   1 me that I was very short, and I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, and so on. I tried to stand all of these as long as I could. Finally, I became very   2 . I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me   3 , and then asked, “Are the things that she said true or not? Jane, have you ever   4 what you’re really like? Now you have that girl’s   5 . Go and make a list of everything she said and find out if that are   6 . Pay no attention to the things that are not true.”

I did   7  he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t    8 , like being very short, but a good number of them I could. I wanted to change the bad things in me, and for the   9  time I knew something about myself in a very clear way.

I brought the list back to my father. He   10  to take it. “That’s only just for you,” he said, “You know better than   11  else the truths about yourself, but sometimes others’ opinions are also important, so you have to learn how to  12 , and not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something   13 is said about you is true, you’ll find that it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think that they know you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to all of them.

  14  hear the truth and do what you think is the right thing to do.”

I have remembered my father’s   15  at many important moments. I have never had a better piece of advice in my whole life.

1.                A．reminded       B．said            C．shouted  D．laughed

2.                A．dull            B．brave          C．a(chǎn)ngry D．happy

3.                A．quietly         B．carelessly       C．casually   D．differently

4.                A．came out       B．dealt with       C．got over  D．thought about

5.                A．strategies       B．ideas           C．photos   D．books

6.                A．crazy          B．true           C．strict D．simple

7.                A．a(chǎn)s             B．a(chǎn)gainst         C．since D．for

8.                A．produce        B．check          C．borrow   D．next

9.                A．decided        B．liked           C．wanted   D．refused

10.               A．everything      B．a(chǎn)nyone         C．nothing   D．a(chǎn)nything

11.               A．shout          B．teach          C．listen D．read

12.               A．that           B．why           C．where D．who

13.               A．so             B．or             C．for   D．but

14.               A．features        B．excuse         C．a(chǎn)dvice D．promises

閱讀下文并回答問題。

Ben is now fifteen years old. He is interested in collecting coins. He has been collecting them for three years. He can still remember how he started to collect them.

Two years ago, on a Saturday morning, Ben was bored.  He didn’t have anything to do. He wasn’t interested in doing anything. He didn’t want to watch TV or listen to the radio. He didn’t want to play sports or read books. “I’m bored,” Ben said. “What can I do? I want to do something interesting.” Ben’s father had an idea. “I have an idea,” his father said. “Why don’t you collect coins? Coins are fun to collect. And coins are everywhere. You see coins every day. Some coins are valuable. They will make you rich.” Since then, he has been collecting them from his parents.

Now Ben has a big piggy bank (存錢罐) which is filled with coins. Sometimes he can take some of them to buy some snacks with his parents’ permission. In March, 2012, there was an earthquake in Yunnan, and Ben donated many of his coins to help the homeless children in Yunnan. He said he was happy to help others who are in trouble.

1.What is Ben interested in?

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2.Did Ben’s father advise Ben to collect coins?

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3.How did Ben feel when he helped others in trouble?

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One day Mozart, a great musician, saw an old man sitting in a street corner (角落) with a hat in front of him. The old man could see 41__________ because he was blind (瞎的). He was playing the violin. It was a beautiful piece 42__________ Mozart. But the hat was empty because no money was put into it.
“Do you often 43________ Mozart’s music?” Mozart asked.
“Yes, sir,” the old man answered. “Everyone knows Mozart and likes his music.”
“ 44___________ do you live with?” Mozart asked again.
“None,” the old man said sadly. “I’m 45_____and I have to make a living by playing the violin.”
Mozart 46___________ over the violin from the old man and he, himself, began to play.
He played so well that all the people passing by stopped 47___________ to the wonderful music and soon the man’s hat was full of 48___________ .
The old man was 49__________ and asked Mozart, “Who are you, sir?”
“I’m a poor 50__________ like you,” Mozart said.
【小題1】A. something         B. nothing        C. everything      
【小題2】A. by                 B. of            C. for   
【小題3】A. write              B. read           C. play 
【小題4】A. What               B. Which              C. Who
【小題5】A. alone              B. lonely              C. lucky   
【小題6】A. looked              B. got             C. took     
【小題7】A. to listen            B. listening         C. to play       
【小題8】A. food                 B. money          C. paper  
【小題9】A. interested             B. worried        C. surprised
【小題10】A. musician              B. singer             C. teacher