It is well known that Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientists of all time, but I think he was also a really great person. I’ve done some research on him and 1. _______ something interesting.
When Einstein started to work in America, someone asked him what he needed. He said he needed a desk, some 2. _______ and a pencil. He also asked for a big wastepaper basket to 3. _______ all of his mistakes. This shows that he knew even the 4. _______ man in the world can only learn by making mistakes.
Einstein was also very modest(謙虛的). Many children wrote letters to ask him for help with their homework. One day, he wrote a letter to a young girl to tell her not to 5. _______ about her maths homework because he thought maths was difficult too.
Einstein regarded time as very valuable. He never wore socks, because he thought 6. _______ socks was a waste of time as people already wore 7. _______. He also thought it was a waste of time remembering things that could be found in a book. That’s 8. _______ he never remembered his own phone number, which was in the phone book. He knew what was worth 9. _______. It is true that if we are going to do  10. _______ things in our lives, we can’t waste time.

小題1:	A．put out B．found out C．carried out D．made out

小題2:	A．paper B．food C．water D．a(chǎn)ir

小題3:	A．hold B．take C．carry D．bring

小題4:	A．kindest B．coolest C．cleverest D．coldest

小題5:	A．think B．talk C．worry D．set

小題6:	A．putting on B．waiting on C．riding on D．getting on

小題7:	A．suits B．shoes C．trousers D．clothes

小題8:	A．how B．why C．when D．where

小題9:	A．remembering B．seeing C．writing D．saying

小題10:

A．useless B．terrible C．small D．great

A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a person came up and knocked at the window to ask him the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch. “It’s 8:05,” he said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he was waken up again because a second person was knocking at the window. “Sir, do you know the time?” he asked. The driver looked at his watch, and told him it was half past eight.
In this way, the driver thought he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note and stuck it on the window for all to see. It said, “I don’t know the time.”
Again, he lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came and began to knock at the window, “Hey, sir,” he said. “It is a quarter to nine.”
小題1:Where did the driver sleep?

A．At the window.	B．In the street road.
C．In his car	D．In his room.

小題2:How long had the driver been there when the third person called him?

A．40 minutes.

B．25 minutes.

C．50 minutes.

D．70 minutes.

小題3:Why did the driver write a note and stick it on the window?

A．Because he didn’t know the time.

B．Because he didn’t want anybody to trouble him.

C．Because he needed somebody to wake him up.

D．Because he wanted somebody to tell him the time.

小題4:The third person knocked at the window to ______.

A．a(chǎn)sk him the time

B．a(chǎn)sk him not to sleep

C．see if the driver was sleeping

D．tell him what time it was

In 1901, H. G. Wells, an English writer, wrote a book describing a trip to the moon. When the explorers landed on the moon, they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities.
They showed their surprise to the “moon people” they met. In turn, the “moon people” showed their surprise. “Why,” they asked, “are you traveling to outer space when you don’t even use your inner space?”
H. G. Wells could only imagine travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings did land on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the “moon people” asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.
Underground systems are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas. The “Channel”, a tunnel connecting England and France, is now completed.
But what about underground cities? Japan’s Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems, called “Alice Cities”. The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopping, and so on. A solar dome would cover the whole city.
Supporters(支持者) of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth’s space. The space, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens and wilderness. H. G. Well’s “moon people” would agree. Would you?
小題1:The explorers in H. G. Well’s story were surprised to find that the “moon people” ______.

A．knew so much about the earth

B．understood their language

C．lived in so many underground cities

D．were ahead of them in space technology

小題2:What does the underlined word  (paragraph 3) “it” refer to?

A．Discovering the moon’s inner space.

B．Using the earth’s inner space.

C．Meeting the “moon people” again.

D．Traveling to outer space.

小題3:What kind of underground system are already here with us?

A．Offices, shopping areas, power stations.

B．Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas.

C．Gardens, car parks, power stations.

D．Tunnels, gardens, offices.

小題4:What would be the best title for the text?

A．Alice Cities—cities of the future.

B．Space travel with H. G. Wells.

C．Enjoy living underground.

D．Building down, not up.

A couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida for a long weekend to warm themselves up during one particularly icy cold winter. They planned to stay at the very same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years ago. They both had jobs, so it was decided that the husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday, and his wife would follow him the next day. Upon arriving as planned, the husband checked into the hotel. There he decided to open his laptop and send his wife an e-mail back in Minneapolis. However, he accidentally left off one letter in her address and sent the e-mail without noticing his error.
In the same time: In Houston, a woman had just returned from her husband’s funeral(葬禮). He was a minister of many years who had been “called home to glory” following a heart attack. The woman checked her e-mail, expecting message from family and friends. Upon reading the first message, she fainted(昏厥)and fell to the floor. Her son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor and saw the computer screen which read:
To: My Loving Wife
From: Your Departed Husband
Subject: I’ve arrived!
I’ve just arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then. Hope your journey is as uneventful(平靜)as mine was.
P.S. Sure is hot down here.
小題1:Why did the couple decide to go to Florida for weekend?

A．To visit their family and friends

B．To escape from the cold winter

C．To escape from their busy work

D．To attend a friend’s funeral

小題2:What mistake did the husband make after checking into the hotel?

A．He checked into a wrong hotel

B．He forget to bring the laptop

C．He misspelled her wife’s address

D．He forgot to mail his letter

小題3:The expression “called home to glory” probably suggests that the man had          .

A．gone back to his hometown

B．called his family to say hello

C．been awarded a prize

D．died and gone to heaven

小題4:How did the woman probably feel after reading the e-mail?

A．Pleased

B．Amazed

C．Frightened

D．Moved

小題5:Which of the following is true according to the text?

A．The woman’s husband died of a heart attack

B．The woman liked to chat with her friends by e-mail

C．The couple held their wedding in Florida 20 years ago.

D．His wife wouldn’t go to Florida for his error.

Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to    have a   21  the summer before my busy senior year, but my mother asked me to do her a   22 . One of her colleagues needed a full-time   23 . “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital, why not volunteer to   24  Nick instead?” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a   25  child.
Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centres would not   26  him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium (平衡) problems. He couldn’t   27  or run properly. I was hesitating (猶豫)   28  I was to take the job when my mother   29 , “Don’t you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the   30 .”
Then I told her I was   31  for the job.
The day started at 7:00 a.m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little   32 , he was quite a mix.
In the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings (秋千)， the boy’s face   33  up — how he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be   34  to get a child to go down a slide (滑梯). Believe me, it wasn’t! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his   35  and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
Halfway through the summer, he   36  it to the top of the slide. With my arms   37  him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big   38  and asked, “May I go down again, alone?” I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children   39  for granted.  This   40  child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.

小題1:	A．grade B．course C．project D．relaxation

小題2:	A．service B．favour C．business D．trade

小題3:	A．nurse B．waitress C．guard D．guide

小題4:	A．protect B．defend C．a(chǎn)ttend D．comfort

小題5:	A．normal B．naughty C．clever D．happy

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)dmit B．receive C．a(chǎn)ccept D．a(chǎn)dopt

小題7:	A．speak B．play C．stand D．walk

小題8:	A．if B．what C．why D．where

小題9:	A．suggested B．a(chǎn)rgued C．challenged D．commented

小題10:

A．energy B．courage C．faith D．time

小題11:

A．eager B．sorry C．grateful D．ready

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)wareness B．balance C．knowledge D．control

小題13:

A．delighted B．cheered C．lit D．shut

小題14:

A．difficult B．simple C．interesting D．terrible

小題15:

A．fears B．worries C．chances D．situations

小題16:

A．climbed B．got C．managed D．made

小題17:

A．taking B．holding C．bringing D．greeting

小題18:

A．kiss B．clap C．welcome D．surprise

小題19:

A．play B．do C．take D．enjoy

小題20:

A．miserable B．smart C．brave D．special

My friend got married. His mother carried two bags of cotton from the countryside by bus and train to his city. After arriving at the city, there was still a long way to his house without any bus passing by the house. His mother walked to his home breathlessly for 40 minutes without taking a taxi in order to save money.
My friend felt bitter as well as funny at his mother’s deeds. He pointed to the cashmere and silk quilts and said, “So long as you have money, you can buy anything in the supermarket. There is no need for you to carry so much cotton here in such a long way.”
But his mother insisted and said, “The cotton of this year is light and warmth-keeping. Have a try and you will know!”
Maybe every parent is the same, caring for their children with stubborn love without caring about whether they know or like it.
This early spring, I went to visit my grandmother. We had dry beans stew （燉菜）, eggplant salad bar, sauce radish （醬蘿卜條）for our dinner, all of which were dried by my grandmother last autumn and tasted wonderful. I loved the dishes to my heart’s content and could not help praising them again and again.
After a few days, my grandmother, who seldom visited us, came to my home and unpacked her bag, smilingly taking out bags of dried eggplants, dried beans and dried vegetable. She told me that I left so hastily last time that she forgot to give me some of these foods, so she took this chance to bring me what I liked.
I was speechless at that time. Due to my casual complimentary her food, my grandmother, a nearly 70-year-old lady, by taking three buses from the west of the city to the east, came to my home with the food I liked. But she was bus-sick in life and even seldom went strolling in the street.
My pretty girlfriend had a failed marriage in the past. After divorce, her parents shed the deepest protection and care to her by helping her attend to the child and offering financial aids. Her parents’ love made her pull herself together and forgot the man who had hurt her before.
Nonetheless, her father, an honest and upright old man, after hearing his ex-son-in-law got promoted in his company, felt terrifically irritated and went to his company to question his boss why a philandering man with corrupt conducts could get promoted. The whole office fell into a mess immediately and many staff just watched on the sidelines. Some people even whispered lightly, "It is a new era now and the relationship between men and women is very open. No one would care about that anymore!"
The old man stood silently in the office with his hands shivering and eyes tearing.
That night, my girlfriend cried heavily in front of me. I asked her whether it was her father’s stupid deeds that made her feel humiliated. But she said that she felt guilty for her dad and that though the rest of the whole world betrayed her, her old father would still back her up and help her get the justice she deserved, just as when she was young and the neighboring boy grabbed her ball, her father would get it back for her. However, this changed world was no longer the stage for her old father and his deeds became funnily obsolete. No one managed to see the real and ever-lasting love to his daughter behind his seemingly rude behaviors.
Now we have grown up so much so that we could support our family and have our own children. But in our parents’ heart, they are still worried that we do not have sufficient quilts and dried vegetables. They would not feel troubled to bring all these to us regardless of long tough journey. They even would not like us to suffer a bit and try all means to protect us without caring about whether what they do is awkward and stupid or not.
Who in the world would love us so deeply and relentlessly without asking for any repay? Only our parents!
小題1:What does the author want to tell us?

A．The love from our parents is real and deep though sometimes it doesn't appear so.

B．The love from our parents is awkward sometimes, which is rather annoying.

C．Children should appreciate parents' love because their life is so hard.

D．The world is changing so the love of parents should change too.

小題2:The underlined world "humiliate" in the eleventh paragraph means ________.

A．guilty

B．moved

C．happy

D．a(chǎn)shamed

小題3:How many examples of older generation’s love are mentioned in the passage?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．four

小題4:After the author's girlfriend's former husband got promoted, her father _____.

A．congratulated him

B．made his daughter marry him again

C．had a quarrel with him

D．a(chǎn)rgued with his boss

小題5:From the passage we can learn the author's grandmother is ___________.

A．upright and honest	B．loving and troublesome
C．thoughtful and careful	D．generous and active

Joe came to New York from the Middle West, dreaming about painting. Delia came to New York from the South, dreaming about music. Joe and Delia met in a studio. Before long they were good friends and got married.
They had only a small flat to live in , but they were happy. They loved each other, and they were both interested in art. Everything was fine until one day they found they had spent all their money.
Delia decided to give music lessons. One afternoon she said to her husband:
“Joe, I’ve found a pupil, a general’s daughter. She is a sweet girl. I’m to give three lessons a week and get $5 a lesson.”
But Joe was not glad.
“But how about me?” he said.” Do you think I’m going to watch you work while I play with my art? No, I want to earn some money too.”
“Joe, you are silly,” said Delia. “You must keep at your studies. We can live quite happily on $15 a week.”
“Well, perhaps I can sell some of my pictures,” said Joe.
Every day they parted in the morning and met in the evening. A week passed and Delia brought home fifteen dollars, but she looked a little tired.
“Clementina sometimes gets on my nerves. I’m afraid she doesn’t practice enough. But the general is the oldest man! I wish you could know him, Joe.”
And then Joe took eighteen dollars out of his pocket.
“I’ve sold one of my pictures to a man from Peoria,” he said, “and he has ordered another.”
“I’m so glad,” said Delia. “Thirty-three dollars! We never had so much to spend before. We’ll have a good supper tonight.”
Next week Joe came home and put another eighteen dollars on the table. In half an hour Delia came, her right hand in a bandage.
“What’s the matter with your hand?” said Joe. Delia laughed and said:
“Oh, a funny thing happened! Clemantina gave me a plate of soup and spilled some of it on my hand. She was very sorry for it. And so was the old general. But why are you looking at me like that, Joe?”
“What time this afternoon did you burn your hand, Delia?”
“Five o’clock, I think. The iron-I mean the soup-was ready about five, Why?”
“Delia, come and sit here,” said Joe. He drew her to the couch and sat beside her.
“What do you do every day, Delia? Do you really give music lesson? Tell me the truth.”
She began to cry.
“I couldn’t get any pupils,” she said, “So I got a place in a laundry ironing shirts. This afternoon a girl accidentally set down an iron on my hand and I got a bad burn. But tell me, Joe, how did you guess that I wasn’t giving music lessons?”
“It’s very simple,” said Joe. “I knew all about your bandages because I had to send them upstairs to a girl in the laundry who had an accident with a hot iron. You see, I work in the engine-room of the same laundry where you work.”
“And your pictures? Did you sell any to that man from Peoria?”
“Well, your general with his Clemantina is an invention, and so is my man from Peoria.”
And then they both laughed.
小題1:To support the family, Delia worked as             .

A．a(chǎn) tutor	B．a(chǎn) music teacher
C．a(chǎn)n artist	D．a(chǎn) laundry assistant

小題2:It happened that             .

A．a(chǎn) man from Peoria liked Joe’s pictures

B．Delia earned $15 dollars a week easily

C．the couple worked at the same laundry

D．Clemantina and the general were kind

小題3:Who hurt Delia’s hand?

A．The general

B．Clemantina

C．Herself

D．A girl

小題4:We can infer from the underlined sentence that             .

A．Clemantina was an invention of the general

B．Clemantina was an invention of the man from Peoria

C．there were no such men as the general, Clemantina and the man from Peoria

D．the general, Clemantina and the man from Peoria were the couple’s clients

小題5:The couple’s attitude towards each other is             .

A．faithful	B．honest
C．a(chǎn)shamed	D．heartbreaking

小題6:Which do you think is the best title of the story?

A．A service of love	B．A story of Joe and Delia
C．Lies and truth	D．Servants of love

“Good night, Yammine.”
“Good night, Chief，” I reply.
The cell door __36__ and I hear Chief's keys clinking as other doors clang shut further down the row. I step into my little cell and sit down. I glance up at the window, covered in mesh(鐵網(wǎng))，and think to myself, “This isn't a life, it's just a(n) __37__．”
Being __38__ makes me feel as though I'm being buried alive. I am a puppet(木偶) with people __39__ strings so that I eat, sleep and wake when they want me to.
I lie on my bed as night __40__ and think the same thoughts __41__. I think about how it all went so wrong, and imagine how I will __42__ for all the time I've lost.
Every day I live the same routine and nothing changes except the people. Prisoners depart for other prisons, or get __43__. Others __44__ from different prisons, or fresh from custody. It's a __45__ revolving(旋轉) door.
When I committed my __46__， I was a lost young boy, but now I am __47__. Walking around the yard, I would notice my fellow prisoners reading books and writing letters to friends and family, which upset me as my __48__ at school was limited.
I longed for the day when I'd be able to sit in the sun, enjoying a cup of coffee and reading a newspaper or book __49__ my choice. I also longed to write letters to my friends and family, sharing my thoughts and feelings.
I decided not to waste my time inside and, __50__， make the most of all the resources available to me. I started to learn and was __51__ to realize my dream.
Now, after five years' persistence, heartache and hard work, I have __52__ my goal. Having __53__ a course as a reading adviser, I can now help others to read and write. And I have even started a creative writing workshop at Junee Correctional Centre. Learning to read and write at a highter level has given me the inner strength to present myself in a more __54__ manner.
And the day I've dreamed about has come true: I now enjoy my cup of coffee with a book in my other hand. Learning to read and write has changed my life and this article is my first piece of “proper” writing, and it won't be my __55__．

小題1:	A．opens B．closes C．breaks D．sticks

小題2:	A．existence B．a(chǎn)ppearance C．offence D．holiday

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)t school B．a(chǎn)t home C．in hospital D．in prison

小題4:	A．pulling B．shaking C．winding D．casting

小題5:	A．becomes B．drops C．feels D．falls

小題6:	A．once and for all B．over and over again C．once again D．for good

小題7:	A．do up B．make up C．fix up D．mend up

小題8:	A．revealed B．sentenced C．punished D．released

小題9:	A．reach B．get C．a(chǎn)rrive D．go

小題10:

A．continually B．occasionally C．a(chǎn)ccidentally D．rarely

小題11:

A．mistake B．crime C．error D．fault

小題12:

A．caught B．home C．found D．trapped

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)ttendance B．a(chǎn)bsence C．a(chǎn)llowance D．a(chǎn)ssistance

小題14:

A．in B．of C．over D．by

小題15:

A．however B．instead C．thus D．nevertheless

小題16:

A．devoted B．dedicated C．determined D．decided

小題17:

A．gained B．recognized C．a(chǎn)rrived D．a(chǎn)chieved

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)ttended B．completed C．started D．organized

小題19:

A．positive B．negative C．sensitive D．passive

小題20:

A．best B．worst C．latest D．last

Catch yourself daydreaming while washing the dishes again? If this happens often you probably have a pretty capable working memory and a sharper brain, new research suggests.
This mind wandering, it seems, actually gives your working memory a workout. Working memory is the mental work space that allows the brain to juggle multiple thoughts at the same time. The more working memory a person has, the more daydreaming they can do without forgetting the task at hand.
Researchers studied groups of people from the University of Wisconsin－Madison community, ranging in age from 18 to 65. The volunteers were asked to perform simple tasks, like pressing a button every time they took a breath or clicking in response to a letter popping up on a computer screen; these tasks were so easy that their minds were likely to wander, the researchers figured.
The researchers checked in periodically, asking the participants if their minds were on task or wandering. When the task was over, they measured each participant's working memory capacity by having them remember letters while doing math questions. Though all participants performed well on the task, the researchers noticed that the individuals who indicated their minds had wandered more than others also scored higher on the working memory test.
“What this study seems to suggest is that, when circumstances for the task aren't very difficult, people who have additional working memory resources allocate them to think about things other than what they're doing，” said Jonathan Smallwood, a study researcher of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitve and Brain Science.
When our minds run out of working memory, these off－topic thoughts can take the main stage without us consciously meaning them to; for instance, arriving at home with no memory of the actual trip, or suddenly realizing that they've turned several pages in a book without understanding any of the words.
“It's almost like your attention was so absorbed in the mind wandering that there wasn't any left over to remember your goal to read，” study researcher Daniel Levinson, said in a statement.
People with overall higher working memory were better able to stay focused when the task at hand required it. Those who had low working memory often had their thoughts drift away from the task, and did less well at it.
The findings add to past research suggesting these mind drifts can be positive moments. For instance, daydreaming has often been associated with creativity—researchers think that our most creative and inventive moments come when daydreaming. It's likely that the most intelligent among us also have high levels of working memory, Levinson noted.
小題1:The word “juggle” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “________”．

A．handle

B．search

C．understand

D．distribute

小題2:What can be concluded from Jonathan Smallwood's words?

A．People who often have daydreams probably own a pretty capable working memory.

B．On the working memory test, people with wandering minds will get high score.

C．Absorbed in the mind wandering, your attention left no space for your goal.

D．Dealing with some easy jobs, people with higher working memory will daydream.

小題3:What is the best title of the passage?

A．Mind drifts are always positive.

B．Daydreaming is good for the mind.

C．Creative moments come with working memory.

D．The more daydreaming, the more effectively one works.

I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real    21 .
He had gone out of the study for some   22  , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see what was on his    23  . In the   24  was a small piece of paper on which were written the    25  “English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Serious of Biographies (人物傳記)”.
A(n)   26  boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the  27   . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a    28   until the start of the exam so I could not  29   reading it.
When the headmaster     30  , I was looking out of the window.
I should have told him what had    31  then. It would have been so  32  to say: “I’m sorry, but I  33  the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to   34   it.”
The chance passed and I did not take it. I sat for the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t mean to cheat, but it was still    35   anyhow.
That was thirty-eight years ago when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, nor have I tried to explain to myself why not.

小題1:	A．plan B．fault C．grade D．luck

小題2:	A．reason B．course C．example D．vacation

小題3:	A．book B．head C．clothes D．desk

小題4:	A．drawer B．book C．middle D．box

小題5:	A．names B．words C．ideas D．messages

小題6:	A．honest B．handsome C．friendly D．a(chǎn)ctive

小題7:	A．desk B．paper C．book D．drawer

小題8:	A．question B．key C．note D．secret

小題9:	A．help B．consider C．practise D．forget

小題10:

A．disappeared B．stayed C．returned D．went

小題11:

A．existed B．remained C．happened D．continued

小題12:

A．tiring B．easy C．important D．difficult

小題13:

A．saw B．gave C．set D．made

小題14:

A．repeat B．defend C．correct D．change

小題15:

A．cheating B．having C．staying D．finding