I found out one time that doing a __36____for someone could get you into a lot of trouble．I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test．During the test, the girl sitting next to me ___37____ something, but I didn’t understand．So I __38______ her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen．She showed me that hers was ____39_____ and would not write．I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and ____40_____ it on her desk．
Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were____41_____．As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about ____42____ it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to____43____ your own two feet and be responsible for your own ____44____．For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact ____45____ when people do something____46____, they are really cheating themselves．She made me ____47____ that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave．I walked out of the room ____48____ why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．
____49____, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test．When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers ____50____ the girl’s test paper．I ___51____ to explain about the pen, but all she____52____ say was that it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me ____53____ after the test．____54____ I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I was sure she ____55____ to believe that I had cheated on the test．

小題1:	A．help B．hand C．favor D．fever

小題2:	A．whispered B．talked C．told D．spoke

小題3:	A．turned over B．came over C．leaned over D．looked over

小題4:	A．out of sight B．out of work C．out of place D．out of ink

小題5:	A．place B．put C．gave D．lent

小題6:	A．punished B．dismissed C．praised D．parted

小題7:	A．what B．that C．which D．how

小題8:	A．stand up B．stand on C．stand for D．stand by

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)ttitude B．a(chǎn)ctivity C．a(chǎn)ction D．behavior

小題10:

A．what B．if C．that D．where

小題11:

A．honest　　 B．dishonest　　 C．modest D．disappointed

小題12:

A．promise　　 B．permit　 C．recognize　　 D．prove

小題13:

A．wandering　　　 B．reflecting　　 C．understanding D．wondering

小題14:

A．Long before　 B．Therefore　 C．Ever before　 D．Later on

小題15:

A．of B．in C．from D．on

小題16:

A．managed B．planned　　 C．tried　　　 D．promoted

小題17:

A．could　　 B．would　　 C．can D．will

小題18:

A．right　　　　 B．only　　　 C．slight　　　 D．once

小題19:

A．After　　　 B．Until　　 C．As if　　 D．Even if

小題20:

A．remained　　 B．continued　 C．kept　　　　 D．wanted

WASHINGTON – Barack Obama swept to victory as the first black president in the US history Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself. "Change has come," he told a huge group of cheering supporters.
In his first speech as victor, Obama catalogued the challenges ahead. "The greatest of a lifetime," he said, "two wars, a planet in danger, the worst financial crisis in a century."
He added, "There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know that government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face."
The son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, the Democratic senator from Illinois sealed his historic triumph by defeating Republican Sen. John McCain in a string of wins in hard-fought battleground states -- Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Iowa and more.
In his speech, Obama invoked (引用) the words of Lincoln and echoed John F. Kennedy.
"So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in (努力投入) and work harder," he said.
He and his running mate, Joseph Biden of Delaware, will take their oaths（宣誓）of office as president and vice president on Jan. 20, 2009.
Obama will move into the Oval Office as leader of a country that is almost certainly in recession (不景氣), and fighting two long wars, one in Iraq, the other in Afghanistan.
Obama has said his first order of presidential business will be to tackle the economy. He has also pledged to withdraw most US combat troops from Iraq within 16 months.
小題1:What is special about Barack Obama, the newly-elected president of the United States?

A．He has a black father and a white mother.

B．He is the first black president in the US history.

C．He defeated Republican Sen. John McCain easily.

D．He will move into the White Palace on Jan. 20, 2009.

小題2:What Obama emphasized in his first speech were ________.

A．dangers

B．wars

C．challenges

D．financial problems

小題3:The first issue Obama will focus his attention on may probably be to ________.

A．withdraw most US combat troops from Iraq	B．care for environmental protection
C．declare two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan	D．deal with the problems of economy

小題4:According to the passage, Obama’s attitude toward the challenges he faces is ________.  

A．positive

B．negative

C．a(chǎn)mbiguous

D．worried

My father often works very hard. And he has 21 to see a film. Here I’ll tell you  22 about him.
One afternoon, when he finished his work and  23 go home, he found a film ticket under the   24 on his desk. He thought he 25 to have not much work to do that day and  26 was quite wonderful to pass the  27 at the cinemA. So he came back home and  28 finished his supper. Then he said 29  to us and left.
But to our  30  , he came back about half an hour later, I  31 him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about  32 funny thing that had happened at the cinema.
When my father was sitting in his seat, a  33 came to my father’s and said that the seat was  34  . Ｍy father was surprised. He took out the ticket  35  looked at it carefully. It was Row17,  36  . And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her 37  her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3.
38  ? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, “The   39  of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, “Oh,  40  , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left the cinema.

小題1:	A．little money B．much money C．little time D．much time

小題2:	A．a(chǎn) funny story B．a(chǎn) good story C．a(chǎn)n old story D．a(chǎn) strange story

小題3:	A．was to B．was about to C．had to D．ought

小題4:	A．box B．book C．glass D．paper

小題5:	A．happened B．liked C．pretended D．wanted

小題6:	A．it B．this C．that D．which

小題7:	A．morning B．a(chǎn)fternoon C．day D．evening

小題8:	A．early B．quietly C．quickly D．suddenly

小題9:	A．hello B．good-bye C．good evening D．good night

小題10:

A．disappointment B．joy C．sorrow D．surprise

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)sked B．explained C．told D．wanted

小題12:

A．a(chǎn) B．one C．some D．the

小題13:

A．man B．woman C．doctor D．nurse

小題14:

A．hers B．his C．taken D．wrong

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．or D．so

小題16:

A．Seat1 B．Seat2 C．Seat3 D．Seat4

小題17:

A．it bring B．to get C．to see D．to show

小題18:

A．Why B．How C．When D．where

小題19:

A．designs B．colors C．prices D．owners

小題20:

A．I’m sad B．I’m sorry C．I’m wrong D．I’m worried

When Jeanne Calment entered the world in 1875, telephones and automobiles still lay in the future. Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso were not yet born. The Eiffel Tower was 14 years from being built. As a teenager, she met Vincent Van Gogh, near her home in Arles, in the south of France. He was “very ugly, ungracious (舉止粗俗的), impolite, sick—I forgive him, they called him loco (精神失常的)”, she recalled. When she died last week at age 122, she was the world’s eldest person. (There are others who claimed to the title, but only Calment had the official documents to prove her age.)
Each February 21, her birthday, she would share the secrets of long life. Some years it was “a sense of humour”, others it was “keeping busy”. “God must have forgotten me,” she once explained. The truth probably was that she had good genes: her mother reportedly lived to be 86 and her father 94.
Her life had its sadness: she outlived her husband, her only daughter and her grandson. According to a friend, she was imperturbable. “If you can’t do anything about it,” she reportedly said, “don’t worry about it.”
In her last years she was nearly blind and deaf, but her health remained good. She ate a few bars of chocolate each week and continued smoking until a few years ago, when she could no longer light her own cigarettes. She never lost her sense of humour. On her 110^th birthday, she commented, “I’ve only ever had one wrinkle, and I’m sitting on it. “Her longevity made her famous; her spirit made her eternal (永恒的).
小題1:Why does the author mention Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso and the Eiffel Tower?

A．To show that Calment had seen famous people and things.

B．To emphasize that Calment was born a long time ago.

C．To indicate that Calment is just as famous.

D．To admire the knowledge that Calment had.

小題2:The author believed that Calment’s longevity is mainly due to ______.

A．a(chǎn) sense of humor	B．being kept busy
C．belief in God	D．good genes

小題3:The underlined word “imperturbable” means ________.

A．calm

B．humorous

C．friendly

D．healthy

小題4:Toward the end of the story, the author seems to be impressed by Callment ’s _________.

A．spirit

B．religious belief

C．knowledge

D．longevity

Suzie goes to her art class Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. She always looks forward to those days when she can do creative things all afternoon. She loves ___41___ bowls and cups out of clay. Last month she learned to put ___42___ into a hot oven, called a kiln, to make it hard and strong. After the pottery（陶器）has __43____ down from the kiln, sometimes she ___44___ it with all different colors. Bright colors are her __45____, although sometimes she likes to paint in "___46___ colors," like brown and dark green. What Suzie likes best about art is the good feeling she gets ___47___ she has finished __48____ on a piece of art. And then when she takes it home to show her parents she feels so __49____ of what she has made.
On Wednesdays Suzie does something else that she really ___50___. On Wednesday afternoons she writes articles for the school newspaper. When she first ___51___ to her school, she wrote an article about how it feels to be a new student in a new school. Her second article in the newspaper was about a teacher at her school who had just finished writing a book. On the day the newspaper comes ___52___, the first thing Suzie does is to ___53___ where her article is in the newspaper. And at the beginning of her article, are the words: By Suzanne Jefferson.
On the way home from school yesterday, Suzie ___54___ to thinking about how __55____ art and writing are the same. In art class she thinks of  __56____ things to make, and then spends a lot of time making it look just right. And when she writes articles for the school newspaper, she thinks of creative things to  __57____, and then spends a lot of time making it  __58____ just right. And when she has finished writing a really good sentence, she feels almost as if she has made a beautiful piece of art.
Suzie  __59____ home so she could write something short before dinner. She already had lots of ideas for next month's newspaper. And she wanted to make sure that none of her creative ideas  ___60___ away before she wrote them down permanently on paper.

小題1:	A．using B．painting C．drawing D．making

小題2:	A．bowls B．pottery C．cups D．clay

小題3:	A．dropped B．cooled C．come D．fallen

小題4:	A．rubs B．cleans C．brushes D．paints

小題5:	A．bests B．friends C．favorites D．fears

小題6:	A．bright B．earth C．black D．deep

小題7:	A．before B．when C．that D．until

小題8:	A．working B．painting C．putting D．taking

小題9:	A．worried B．a(chǎn)nxious C．happy D．proud

小題10:

A．promises B．wants C．hates D．enjoys

小題11:

A．got B．sent C．moved D．returned

小題12:

A．up B．in C．out D．a(chǎn)bout

小題13:

A．read B．search C．overlook D．check

小題14:

A．began B．went C．got D．started

小題15:

A．soon B．much C．long D．far

小題16:

A．relative B．creative C．productive D．a(chǎn)ctive

小題17:

A．tell B．talk C．speak D．say

小題18:

A．feel B．look C．sound D．a(chǎn)ppear

小題19:

A．rushed B．walked C．got D．went

小題20:

A．left B．forgot C．floated D．kept

It was 3:12 a. m. when nine-year-old Glenn Kreamer awoke to the smell of burning. Except for the crackling（爆裂聲）of flames somewhere below there was not a sound in the two-storey house at Baldwin, Long Island. With his father away on night duty at a local factory, Glenn was worried about the safety of his mother, his sister Karen, 14 and his 12-year-old brother Todd. He ran downstairs through the smoke filled house to push and pull at Karen and Todd until they sat up. Then he helped each one through the house to the safety of the garden. There, his sister and brother, taking short and quick breaths and coughing, collapsed on the lawn.
The nine-year-old raced back into the house and upstairs to his mother’s room. He found it impossible to waked her up. Mrs. Kreamer, a victim of the smoke, was unconscious, and there was nobody to help Glenn carry her to the garden. But the boy remained calm and , as a fireman said later, “acted with all the self-control of a trained adult.”
On the bedroom telephone, luckily still working, Glenn called his father and, leaving Mr. Kreamer to telephone the fire brigade and ambulance service, got on with the task of saving his mother.
First he filled a bucket with water from the bathroom and threw water over his mother and her bed. Then, with a wet cloth around his head he went back to the garden.
He could hear the fire engine coming up, but how would the firemen find his mother in the smoke-filled house where flames had almost swallowed up the ground floor?
Grasping firmly a ball of string（線(xiàn)繩） from the garage, Glenn raced back into the house and dashed upstairs to his mother’s room. Tying one end of the string to her hand， he ran back, laying out the string as he went, through the hall and back out into the garden.
Minutes later he was telling fire chief John Coughlan: “The string will lead you to mother.” Mrs. Kreamer was carried to safety as the flames were breaking through her bedroom floor.
小題1:Why did Glenn run downstairs first?

A．He wanted to find out what was happening.

B．He was worried about his mother’s safety.

C．He wanted to save his sister and brother.

D．He went to see if his father had come back from work.

小題2:How did Glenn help the firemen to save his mother?

A．By throwing water all over her and her bed.

B．By carrying her to safety with his brother.

C．By pushing and pulling at her.

D．By tying a string to her hand.

小題3:What did Glenn do to protect himself?

A．He put a wet cloth around his head.

B．He threw water all over himself.

C．He hid himself in the bathroom.

D．He rushed out to the lawn.

小題4:Glenn saved his family because___________.

A．his father had taught him to do so on the phone

B．he had learned something about first aid

C．he had dealt with the emergency calmly and wisely

D．he had followed his mother’s instruction

After a year of preparing herself, Laura Dekker has been given permission to sail around the world. “I was so happy that I almost jumped into the river,” Laura said, after learning of the court’s verdict(判決).
The 14-year-old was born on a ship in the South Pacific, and currently lives with her father on a boat. When child protection agencies heard about her plan to sail alone, they took the case to court and prevented her from making such a dangerous voyage.
Since the decision, though, Laura had been preparing with her father to convince the court that she was ready. Later on, she received the books and other materials she would need for school while she was at sea. She added safety equipment to a new, big ship. And she took her first aid course to learn several survival skills, like how to put out fires on the boat, take care of her own injuries and deal with lack of sleep. She also planned a safer course --- adding alternate routes(備用路徑) to avoid pirate attacks, and planning a course that would have her on dry land as she moved from port to port across the globe.
Even with all of the added preparations, the trip still has its risks. In early June, 16-year-old Abby Sunderland, an American, had to abandon(放棄) her attempt to become the youngest sailor to travel around the world. Her ship’s mast(桅桿) broke due to rough waters in the Indian Ocean, and she was rescued by a French fishing ship.
Laura plans to take longer than Abby for her voyage, and is using a larger and more stable boat. If she finished successfully in less than two years, she will take the title from current record-holder Jessica Watson, of Australia, who was 16 when she completed the journey.
小題1:Which of the following is TRUE of Laura?

A．She prepared the voyage at the age of 12.

B．She lost her mother after she was born.

C．She was allowed to sail around the world finally.

D．She wanted to donate money made from the voyage.

小題2:At first, child protection agencies were against Laura’s plan because ____.

A．it was considered to be a dangerous trip

B．Laura had to finish her schooling first

C．it would cost Laura too much time and money

D．Laura wasn’t prepared for the sailing alone

小題3:What is Mr. Dekker’s attitude towards Laura’s trip?

A．Doubtful

B．Supportive

C．Uncertain

D．Neutral(中立的)

小題4:Paragraph 3 mainly talks about ____.

A．how Laura convinced the court

B．why Laura needed to study at sea

C．how Laura prepared for the voyage

D．where Laura could avoid pirate attacks

小題5: The person who keeps the record comes from ____.

A．Holland

B．America

C．India

D．Australia

Jack had no choice but to have both his arms removed because of a severe accident after drinking a lot of alcohol. From then on, he has had to __36__ on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was totally unable to do __37__ else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often __38__. Finally, his younger brother went away and lived __39__, leaving him heartbroken and at a loss what to do.
__40__, a misfortune befell（降臨）a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene light on the stove was overturned, __41__ in a fire which took her hands away. Having decidedly __42__ her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly __43__. At school, she always studied hard．Most of all she learned to be self-reliant. “I am lucky. Though my __44__ are broken, my heart can still fly.” she wrote in her blog.
One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a（n）__45__ programme. The boy told the television hostess about his __46__ future, whereas the girl was full of __47__ for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their __48__. The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings, flying heart.
Both of them had the same ordeal（痛苦經(jīng)歷）, but their different __49__   determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, __50__ disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle the __51__ when faced with it is the true __52__  of your character. If you choose to __53__ or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the __54__ will turn out to be a fortune on which new __55__will arise.

小題1:	A．live B．stand C．rely D．a(chǎn)ssist

小題2:	A．something B．everything C．nothing D．a(chǎn)nything

小題3:	A．quarrel B．share C．support D．dislike

小題4:	A．happily B．sparately C．lonely D．disappointedly

小題5:	A．Unfortunately B．Unexpectedly C．Naturally D．Similarly

小題6:	A．leading B．bringing C．causing D．resulting

小題7:	A．turned to B．turned down C．turned off D．turned against

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)lone B．free C．independent D．successful

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)rms B．wings C．dreams D．promises

小題10:

A．interview B．radio C．sports D．health

小題11:

A．uncertain B．hopeful C．bright D．miserable

小題12:

A．calmness B．patience C．enthusiesm D．excitement

小題13:

A．hands B．strength C．toes D．mouths

小題14:

A．chatacters B．desires C．opinions D．a(chǎn)ttitudes

小題15:

A．unexpected B．passive C．rough D．serious

小題16:

A．emergency B．a(chǎn)ccident C．difficulty D．misfortune

小題17:

A．test B．reflection C．display D．problem

小題18:

A．ignore B．resist C．complain D．suffer

小題19:

A．problem B．result C．hardship D．failure

小題20:

A．solutions B．hopes C．ways D．rewards

It was Monday. Mrs Smith’s dog suffered from hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.
　　Considering that there was no better way．Mrs．Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it: “Give my dog half a pound of meat．” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently: “Take this to the butcher, and he's going to give you your lunch today．”
　　Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's．It gave the paper to the butcher．The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to．The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once．
　　At noon, the dog came to the shop again．It gave the butcher a piece of paper again．After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more．
　　The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon．And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth．This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers．
　　But, the dog came again at four o'clock．And the same thing happened once again．To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper．The butcher felt a bit puzzled．He said to himself, “This is a small dog．Why does Mrs．Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”
　　Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!
小題1:It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs．Smith gave it_______．
　 

A．might do it much harm

B．could do it much good

C．would help the butcher

D．was worth many pounds

小題2:From its experience, the dog found that ________．
　 

A．only the paper with Mrs Smith's words in it could bring it meat

B．the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it

C．Mrs Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher

D．a(chǎn) piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat

小題3:The butcher did not give any meat to the dog __________．
　 

A．before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs．Smith

B．when he found that the words on the paper were not clear

C．because he had sold out all the meat in his shop

D．until he was paid enough by Mrs Smith

小題4:At the end of the story, you'll find that _______．
　 

A．the dog was clever enough to write on the paper

B．the dog dared not go to the butcher's any more

C．the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog

D．the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal

I finished my last work of the week and could hardly wait to get home, take off my nursing shoes, and relax.
As I _36_ my car, I saw one of my _37_ standing by the bus stop. I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a ride home, and _38_, it was too cold to be standing outside on the coldest _39_ in January. I didn’t know where she lived, but I was _40_ I would be able to find my way back.
We _41_ about our work as I drove and _42_ we knew it, we arrived at her house. I started driving back. _43_ looked familiar, but at first that didn’t _44_ me. But soon I _45_ something wrong. I recognized nothing. But I told myself to stay _46_.
I was _47_ neighborhoods, streets and even streetlights. I no longer knew where I was now. How could I be so stupid! I looked down at my _48_. It was now 2:30 a.m. My gas was slowly running out. I _49_ the car and turned off the engine. In total defeat, I put my head down on the wheel, _50_. Then I raised my head and saw a(n) _51_ down the road in front of me. I turned my headlights on. A car! I drove a little _52_, got out of my car and knocked on the window of that car. An elderly man _53_ rolled his window down.
I said that I didn’t know how to get back into town. In silence, he started driving. I ran back to my car and drove behind him. Finally I _54_ a familiar street. As I turned to head home, the car disappeared. Then I _55_ my driveway (車(chē)道) when the warning light for my gas tank (汽油箱) turned on.
Though so many years have passed, I still thank the old man from my deepest heart.

小題1: A．discovered B．a(chǎn)pproached C．parked D．searched

小題2: A．patients B．classmates C．students D．workmates

小題3: A．yet B．still C．but D．besides

小題4: A．night B．morning C．a(chǎn)fternoon D．noon

小題5: A．a(chǎn)fraid B．happy C．confident D．sorry

小題6: A．worried B．cared C．talked D．explored

小題7: A．before B．if C．a(chǎn)s D．though

小題8: A．Everything B．Nothing C．Anything D．Something

小題9: A．a(chǎn)ttract B．delight C．bother D．enjoy

小題10: A．escaped B．existed C．imagined D．realized

小題11: A．quiet B．calm C．silent D．brave

小題12: A．a(chǎn)cross B．over C．within D．beyond

小題13: A．wheel B．engine C．watch D．seat

小題14: A．drove B．deserted C．washed D．stopped

小題15: A．helpless B．excited C．satisfied D．delighted

小題16: A．shadow B．truck C．lady D．a(chǎn)nimal

小題17: A．faster B．nervously C．closer D．back

小題18: A．unlikely B．slowly C．carefully D．equally

小題19: A．came B．mistook C．recognized D．missed

小題20: A．pulled into B．drove away C．ran across D．fount out