Having said good-bye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home. Still ____36__, Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily. And even little Alax  ___37__  from time to time. The family were ___38__ their trip.
But about three hours later things began to ___39__. It was starting to snow. Alvin ___40__ up the car, hoping to arrive home before dark. But it was too dangerous to drive fast now. Because it was snowing more and more heavily. So Alvin had to __41___down. The snow on the    __42___ was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to __43___on it. Their car slipped of the way and got ___44__in the deep snow and the engine refused to start again. “The snow doesn’t seem to __45___. Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked. Clare said she __46___to walk. So they got out of the car with their son and began walking. But __47__was to come. Soon they lost their way and had to walk ___48__on and on.
Night came. They were not afraid of the dark. But they __49___that poor Alax would die of cold. However, their faith to keep Alax __50___ filled them with courage, warmth and strength. They ___51__ and rested in turn and then continued their walk. They had ___52__falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their feet again.
One, two, three, … seven days passed. On the eighth day, help at last came from Alvin’s  __53___, the police and local people. But the young __54___had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frostbites（凍傷）___55__, there was nothing serious wrong with little Alax!
 

Oh, boy! Time for a game now． oldest brother is the seeker so k have to hide extra good because he’s smart and will find me quickly．But where? Behind the garage won’t work. The barn is too easy. Wait, I know. The door leading under the porch is perfect. No one would look for me under there.
It smells unpleasant under this porch． Wish I had picked another place to hide． Smelly cats! Too late now, I can hear brother seeking everyone out. I’ll just sit here quiet as a mouse. Hah hah hah! I can hear you out by the barn! You’ll never find me over there!
It’s been a while and he hasn’t found me yet. What’s that I hear? Now all my brothers are looking for me. They’ve all been caught, but not me. They’ll never trick me into coming out to catch me. Wait, is that Dad I hear calling my name? Oh no, now I hear someone going to call Grandpa to help look for me. I’m not coming out now because I’m in really big trouble.
What to do? If I come out and say I heard them calling me, I’ll be in big trouble. Think, think! How do I get out of trouble? I know what to do! I’ll tell them I fell asleep while waiting. Is that Grandpa’s voice? Heh heh heh! Now’s my chance. I’ll crawl out slowly and rub my eyes. Now that I see Grandpa go towards me quickly, I say. “I feel asleep.”
“Oh! You had us all worried!” says Grandpa. “You little devil, I’m just glad you’re all right, but next time try not to fall asleep and scare us like that, okay?” says Dad. Whew! I pulled it off (成功). Now to keep my mouth shut. And I did, for over 42 years. Once in a while, a kid pulls the wool over people’s eyes. So that’s one of my little secrets I’ve never revealed before. Don’t tell anyone now!
小題1:The place where the boy was hiding smelt terrible because it         .

A．was too wet there	B．was used as a barn
C．was dirtied by animals	D．was just under the garage

小題2:Which of the following correctly shows the boy’s emotional changes when he was under the porch?

A．Happy – excited – nervous.	B．Regretted – happy – anxious.
C．Excited – nervous – disappointed.	D．Happy – nervous – regretted.

小題3:By saying “a kid pulls the wool over people’s eyes”, what does the writer mean?

A．Children can win others’ trust more easily than adults.

B．Children can tell a lie that others believe to be true.

C．Children can be easily fooled by adults.

D．Children are good at telling lies.

小題4:The story is most probably written by          .

A．a(chǎn) teenager	B．a(chǎn) naughty boy child
C．a(chǎn) young adult	D．a(chǎn) middle – aged man

We were a very motley (混雜的) crowd of people who took the bus every day many years ago. During the early morning ride from the suburb, we sat drowsily (昏昏欲睡地) with our collars up to our ears.
A small grey man took the bus to the center for senior citizens every morning. No one ever paid very much attention to him. Then one July morning he said good morning to the driver before he sat down. The driver nodded guardedly. The rest of us were silent.
The next day, the old man boarded the bus energetically, smiled and said in a loud voice: "And a very good morning to you all!" Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured "Good morning!" in reply.
The following weeks we were more surprised. Our friend was now dressed in a nice old suit and a wide out-of-date tie. He said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other.
One morning he had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver turned around smilingly and asked: "Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?" The man nodded shyly and said yes. Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower.
The summer went by when one morning Charlie wasn't waiting at his usual stop. When he wasn't there the new day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or – hopefully – on holiday somewhere, Later we were told one of his very close friends had died at the weekend. How silent we were the rest of the way to work. The next Monday Charlie was waiting at the stop, a little bit more grey. Inside the bus was a silence similar to that in a church. Even though no one had talked about it, all those of us sat with our eyes filled with tears and a bunch of wild flowers in our hands.
小題1:From the first paragraph we can inter that the passengers ____.

A．had a cheerful trip every morning	B．didn't know each other
C．seldom talked to each other	D．talked and laughed on the way

小題2: Why were some of the passengers amazed when the old man greeted them?

A．Because he looked energetic.	B．Because he spoke in a loud voice.
C．Because he was holding some flowers.	D．Because they hardly greeted each other.

小題3:How did the passengers feel when Charlie was not there the next day?

A．Concerned.

B．Pleased.

C．Surprised.

D．Disappointed.

小題4: The underlined word "it" in the last paragraph most probably refers to ____.

A．the reach for his not taking the bus	B．the death of one of his very close friends
C．the reach for his looking more grey	D．the silence on the bus

Katie always felt there had to be something more to life than just partying, buying clothes and driving a cool car. She finally discovered what she was missing out on when she traveled halfway around the world to help poor kids.
When she was 14, she discovered a club at school called Operation Smile, an organization that supports free operation for facially deformed kids in developing countries. At that time, she joined Operation Smile just to satisfy her school's community service requirement.
After working with Operation Smile for a while, she learned different countries have different deformities (畸形). The more she learned about what affects kids around the world, the more she wanted to go abroad with Operation Smile.
At 15, she was chosen to go abroad. She was so happy – even though she didn't realize what she was getting herself into. Before her trip, she attended a weekend "mission training". That's when she was told she'd be going to the Philippines. Although she was excited, one night during training, she broke down in tears. She didn't know if she was prepared to see all these unfortunate kids. She was put to work three days after her arrival in the Philippines. Her first day was at the hospital, where she met those kids waiting for operation, and they were running around and happy, it seemed normal. Her job was to play with the kids before their operation to help them feel more at ease. She also went to nearby schools to hand out toothbrushes and teach students how to brush their teeth.
When their operation was over, the kids were always overjoyed, but their parents were blown away. Sometimes they couldn't even recognize their kids because their appearances had improved so much. They'd cry and hug the doctors and nurses and give them presents--they were so grateful.
小題1:Why did the author join the Operation Smile?

A．To help poor kids in developing countries,	B．To satisfy her own curiosity.
C．To do what was required by the school.	D．To operate on those unfortunate kids.

小題2:According to the passage, Operation Smile ____.

A．is a club popular with students

B．is an organization founded by students

C．helps those unfortunate kids learn how to smile

D．offers operation for those unfortunate kids free of charge

小題3:Why did the author play with those kids in hospital?

A．To make them happy.

B．To learn more shout them.

C．To teach them how to brush their teeth.

D．To make them feel relaxed about the operation.

小題4:After the operation, parents felt surprised for their kids' had improved so much.

A．health condition

B．looks

C．smile

D．mood

All he wanted was some juice. As high school students sat in a cafeteria on that cloudy afternoon, he was   36__. We sat near yet away from him, fixing our hair and   37__ about the test period we hadn’t studied for. He was far away from our world, but was   38__ to be a part of it.
He stood at the drink machine on purpose, fumbling(摸索）in his fake（假的）leather wallet for some   39__. He   40__ a wrinkled dollar bill, and   41__ glanced back at his table where other students were sitting. With the help of a six-year-old, he tried to make the machine__42  his money. After a few unsuccessful   43 , the snicker（竊笑）and comment began. People were laughing. Some were even throwing things at him. He began to __44 , and his eyes misted with tears. I saw him turn to sit down,   45__. But for some reason, he decided to try again. He wasn’t leaving until he got a   46__.
With a determined expression, he continued to 47  thrust（插入）the dollar bill into the machine. Then something terrific happened. A popular senior girl   48  from her seat, and with a(an)   49  of genuine compassion(同情), went over to the boy. She explained why the machine had a hard time accepting dollars sometimes, then gave him some change and showed him   50  to place it. The boy gave her his dollar and chose a flavor of fruit juice. Then the two walked off in different __51__.
Although it was __52__ that they were from very different __53__, for one moment, they had shared a real understanding. As I walked away from my lunch table that day, I looked at the boy. I remembered thinking how he and the   54  were very much alike, they both weren’t accepted. But just   55  the dollar had found a place in a caring girl’s pocket, I was sure that boy would finally find his, too.

小題1:	A．hungry B．thirsty C．a(chǎn)nxious D．popular

小題2:	A．worrying B．a(chǎn)rguing C．taking D．learning

小題3:	A．expected B．volunteered C．forced D．preferred

小題4:	A．coin B．card C．check D．change

小題5:	A．took out B．took up C．took off D．took away

小題6:	A．nervously B．proudly C．carelessly D．a(chǎn)ngrily

小題7:	A．test B．mark C．a(chǎn)ccept D．prove

小題8:	A．steps B．bills C．measures D．a(chǎn)ttempts

小題9:	A．tremble B．shout C．smile D．embarrass

小題10:

A．satisfied B．defeated C．tired D．bored

小題11:

A．praise B．comfort C．drink D．reward

小題12:

A．excitedly B．regularly C．patiently D．secretly

小題13:

A．rose B．struggled C．jumped D．fell

小題14:

A．look B．a(chǎn)ppearance C．behavior D．a(chǎn)ttitude

小題15:

A．what B．where C．why D．when

小題16:

A．feelings B．manners C．directions D．steps

小題17:

A．clear B．convenient C．fortunate D．doubtful

小題18:

A．worlds B．schools C．villages D．offices

小題19:

A．juice B．dollar C．girl D．change

小題20:

A．because B．until C．a(chǎn)s D．before

I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride, today, Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”
“No! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning.
My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and when I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”.
When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib（肋骨）might have pierced（穿透）a lung...”
My mother may have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more. How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?
It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.
“Daddy… I am so sorry…”
“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay. ”
“No,” I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”
My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly. He looked at me and said. “Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though. ”He managed a weak smile.
My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
小題1:The author was in a bad mood that morning because _______.

A．his father had a terrible accident

B．his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema

C．his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends

D．he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends

小題2:Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?

A．Because he didn’t go along with his father.

B．Because he failed to come earlier after the accident.

C．Because he was rude to his father that morning.

D．Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital.

小題3:The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that _______.

A．he just wanted to comfort his son	B．he didn’t hear what his son said
C．he had a poor memory	D．he lost his memory after the accident

小題4:What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?

A．Don’t treat your parents badly.

B．Don’t be angry with friends at small things.

C．Don’t move the injured in an accident.

D．Don’t hurt others with rude words.

Mr. Hart, a London taxi driver, has a new black taxi. He hurries through the busy   36  every day.
One day when he was having a short rest, a young man jumped into his  37  .
“To the station as 38 as you can,” shouted the man in a very  39  way. “My 40  leaves at three o’clock.”
Mr. Hart did his best, but there was a lot of traffic. At every corner there was a  41  light.
The young man said,” Hurry up, man! I don’t want to  42  my train.”
“And I don’t want to have an  43  ,” replied Mr. Hart quickly.
While he was  44 , Mr. Hart suddenly recognized the man’s  45 . He was a 46 . The police were looking for him. His picture was in the  47  that he read.
Mr. Hart raced through the streets and  48  through red lights. Soon there was a police car  49  him. Mr. Hart raced on until he  50  the station. He stopped in front of the station at two minutes  51  three. The young man quickly jumped out of the taxi, and ran into the station.
“ 52 !” cried Mr. Hart. At the moment the police car stopped, too. “Quick! He is the thief!” shouted Mr. Hart. Two policeman  53  into the station. Three minutes later they  54  with the young man.
“well  55 !” a policeman said to Mr. Hart as they were taking the thief to the police car.

小題1:	A．stations B．streets C．building D．shops

小題2:	A．house B．truck C．bed D．taxi

小題3:	A．fast B．slowly C．quietly D．early

小題4:	A．kind B．friendly C．unfriendly D．lovely

小題5:	A．train B．bus C．plan D．ship

小題6:	A．green B．yellow C．red D．black

小題7:	A．catch B．get C．leave D．miss

小題8:	A．interest B．a(chǎn)ccident C．a(chǎn)nswer D．example

小題9:	A．driving B．listening C．begging D．walking

小題10:

A．face B．eye C．coat D．back

小題11:

A．driver B．runner C．thief D．worker

小題12:

A．films B．newspapers C．stations D．offices

小題13:

A．walked B．drove C．flew D．ran

小題14:

A．before B．beside C．behind D．near

小題15:

A．reached B．passed C．hit D．entered

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)fter B．to C．past D．a(chǎn)t

小題17:

A．Look B．Stand C．Stop D．Hands up

小題18:

A．broke B．went C．walked D．rushed

小題19:

A．disappeared B．left C．met D．returned

小題20:

A．finished B．done C．known D．take

I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place. The time was about 5 o’clock in the afternoon and I was driving along the road to take my daughter from school. Our plan was to go swimming together. I finished my work at 4 o’clock and then went to the post office. Then I stopped off at a shop in order to get some fresh fruit. We’d like to have some fruit after swimming.
I was driving along a high road on my way to my daughter’s school. Over my road was another road, which was built like a bridge for cars coming to the other way. I was hungry so I put the bag of apples in the seat beside me and started to eat one.
Suddenly I saw the cars in front of me start to move from side to side. Then my car started to shake! I didn't know what was happening. Perhaps something had gone wrong with my car. I drove more slowly and then I stopped the car and at the same moment the road fell onto the cars in front of me.
I found myself in the dark. I couldn't move. The bottom parts of both of my legs and my feet were hurting badly and I couldn't move them. All around me was quiet. But above me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I memorized what had happened. I had been in an earthquake.
For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could reach the bag of apples, so at least I had plenty to eat. Then I heard people climbing towards me. A team of people had come to see if anyone was under the broken road. I called out, “I’m here!” when I heard a shout. Soon a stranger climbed to the side of the road near my car. “How are you doing?” he asked. “Not too bad, ”I said. “But my feet and legs feel as if they’re broken.”“We’ll have you out of there just as soon as we can.” They didn't get me out until the next morning. I had been in my car for fourteen hours.
小題1:When the earthquake took place, the writer was        .

A．on his way to the post office	B．stopping off at a shop
C．doing some shopping	D．under a road built like a bridge

小題2:The writer’s car began to move from side to side because      .

A．there was something wrong with his car	B．he ate apples as he drove
C．a(chǎn)n earthquake happened	D．he drove too fast

小題3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．When the earthquake happened, the writer was with his daughter together.

B．The writer’s legs and feet were badly wounded in the earthquake.

C．The writer was saved as soon as the stranger climbed up the road.

D．The writer was so frightened that he forgot everything that happened around him.

小題4:Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the writer?
a. A stranger climbed to the side of road near his car and asked how he was doing.
b. The writer finished his work.
c. He felt his car shaking on his way to his daughter’s school.
d. He bought some fresh fruit in a shop.
e. He was saved the next morning.
f. The writer found himself in the dark.
g. He went to the post office.

A．b,g,d,c,f,a,e	B．b,d,c,g,f,a,e
C．d,b,c,f,g,a,e	D．c,a,f,g,b,d,e

小題5:From the passage we’re sure that the writer was         .

A．a(chǎn) teacher of a school	B．a(chǎn) manager of a shop
C．a(chǎn) father of a girl	D．a(chǎn) worker of a post office

A nine-year-old kid was sitting at his desk when suddenly there was a puddle（水潭、泥坑） between his feet and the front of his trousers was wet．He thought his heart was going to stop because he couldn't possibly imagine how this had happened．It had never happened before, and he knew that when the boys found out he would never hear the end of it. When the girls found out, they would never speak to him again as long as he lived．
He prayed this prayer, "Dear God, I need help  now! Five minutes from now I'm dead meat!" He looked up from his prayer and here came the teacher with a look in her eyes that said he had been discovered．As the teacher was walking toward him, a classmate named Susie was carrying a goldfish bowl full of water．Susie tripped （絆倒） in front of the teacher and dumped （倒） the bowl of water in the boy's lap．The boy pretended to be angry, but all the while was saying to himself, "Thank you．Lord!"
Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy was the object of sympathy．The teacher rushed him downstairs and gave him gym shorts to put on while his trousers dried out．All the other children were on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk．The sympathy was wonderful．But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his had been transferred （轉(zhuǎn)移） to someone else+—Susie．She tried to help, but they told her to get out．
When school was over, the boy walked over to Susie and whispered, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?" Susie whispered back, "I wet my trousers once, too!"
小題1:The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means ____       .
A．the boys would never play with him
B．the boys would treat him as usual
C, he would hardly hear any praise from the boys
D．he would be laughed at by the．boys endlessly
小題2:After Susie dumped water in his lap, the boy was in a state of ___      _.

A．excitement

B．relief

C．a(chǎn)nxiety

D．a(chǎn)nger

小題3:What did the other kids do after the incident?

A．They offered him dry clothes．

B．They laughed at the boy rudely,

C．They helped the boy do the cleaning．

D．They urged the boy to get out angrily,

小題4:Why did Susie dump water in the boy's lap?

A．The boy asked her to do so．

B．She just did it by accident．

C．The teacher tripped her on purpose．

D．She knew the boy's embarrassment．

Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago,after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 36  his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always  37   his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, 38 to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the  39   made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the  40  customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be  taken down for  41  . Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying  42  for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a 43  fake（假貨）. When he was  44  of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch,  45  cost nearly 100,000, into pieces  46  hearing Glen’ s words. Glen was 47  . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined 48 . For many times of entry-exit 49  he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and  50   him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if  51  reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be 52  according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep 53  on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 54  , which he would remember as the  55  of his success forever.

小題1:	A．set up B．took up C．went up D．picked up

小題2:	A．honors B．mentions C．brings D．owes

小題3:	A．decided B．refused C．objected D．a(chǎn)sked

小題4:	A．books B．things C．savings D．pounds

小題5:	A．ordinary B．routine C．regular D．common

小題6:	A．look B．inspection C．test D．experiment

小題7:	A．one B．it C．them D．these

小題8:	A．priceless B．useful C．worthless D．valuable

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)fraid B．proud C．a(chǎn)shamed D．hard

小題10:

A．that B．what C．a(chǎn)s D． which

小題11:

A．on B．a(chǎn)t C．who D．in

小題12:

A．disappointed B．delighted C．a(chǎn)mazed D．satisfied

小題13:A. strictly               B. quietly         C. quickly             D. curiously

小題14:

A．conditions B．experiences C．experiments D．chances

小題15:

A．stopped B．hoped C．warned D．urged

小題16:

A．came out B．found out C．sent out D．set out

小題17:

A．hit B．blamed C．praised D．charged

小題18:

A．expression B．idea C．thought D．impression

小題19:

A．honesty B．lies C．goods D．bravery

小題20:

A．secret B．lesson C．choice D．Belief