Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he didn’t play well with the other children, that his clothes were torn and that very often he ___31____ a bath.
In his file, his first-grade teacher wrote, “Teddy is a bright child with a ___32____ smile. He does his work neatly and he is a ___33____ to be around.”
His second-grade teacher wrote, “Teddy is a well-liked boy __34____ he is troubled by his mother’s illness and life at home must be a _____35___. ”
His third-grade teacher wrote, “Teddy continues to work hard but his mother’s death has been ____36____ on him. ”
Teddy’s fourth-grade teacher wrote, “Teddy doesn’t show much interest in school. He doesn’t have many friends and he sometimes sleep in class. He could become a ____37__. ”
On Christmas, Mrs. Thompson received presents from her class, ___38___ in beautiful ribbons and bright paper ____39___ Teddy’s which was in a brown shopping bag.
Mrs. Thompson opened the parcel in which was an old necklace ____40__ some of the stones ____41__, and a bottle that was one-quarter full of perfume (香水). She stopped the children’s laughter, put the necklace on and dabbed some of the perfume behind her ears.
Teddy stayed behind just long enough to say, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my mom __42____.”
On that __43____ day, Mrs. Thompson began to pay particular attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to become _____44__. The more she encouraged him, the faster she responded. By the end of the year he had become one of the smartest children in the class.
Every Christmas after Teddy graduated, she would receive a letter from Teddy. Then one day his letter was ____45___: Theodore F. Stoddard, Ph. D.(博士)
Another letter came on a beautiful spring day. Teddy said he’d met his girl and was to be ___46___. He was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit in the seat for his mother. She ____47__ on the wedding wearing the necklace Teddy gave her many years ago and using the perfume smelling just like the ___48____ Teddy remembered his mother smelling.
You can never ____49___ what type of effect you may make on another’s life by your actions or ___50__ of actions.

小題1:	A．enjoyed B．a(chǎn)voided C．wanted D．needed

小題2:	A．ready B．loud C．false D．crazy

小題3:	A．joke B．joy C．cheer D．comedy

小題4:	A．for B．but C．so D．a(chǎn)nd

小題5:	A．shock B．damage C．struggle D．ruin

小題6:	A．rude B．scary C．harmful D．hard

小題7:	A．problem B．companion C．difficulty D．disadvantage

小題8:.

A．none

B．a(chǎn)ll

C．many

D．few

小題9:	A．together with B．including C．except for D．besides

小題10:

A．besides B．with C．without D．a(chǎn)mong

小題11:

A．stolen B．dropping C．robbed D．missing

小題12:

A．wished to B．preferred to C．used to D．had to

小題13:

A．very B．last C．every D．extra

小題14:.

A．light

B．right

C．fresh

D．a(chǎn)live

小題15:.

A．signed

B．said

C．copied

D．written

小題16:

A．graduated B．employed C．examined D．married

小題17:

A．pretended B．a(chǎn)ppeared C．occurred D．practiced

小題18:

A．way B．manner C．behavior D．fashion

小題19:

A．talk B．say C．speak D．tell

小題20:

A．disappearance B．shortage C．lack D．ignorance

When I looked at the grade on my math paper my jaw almost dropped to the ground: a big “65” in bright red ink. I had never received such a terrible grade before.
I was so ashamed that when I got home that afternoon I lied to my dad. I told him I got 85 and that the report wouldn’t come until the end of the month. Dad smiled. His daughter would never lie about her grade, so he didn’t doubt the unusual delay of my report.
A month later, Dad casually asked me again about the report at the dinner table. He looked right into my eyes and asked for an answer. Having no choice, I told him that I had in fact got just 65 in my math final. I had lied because I didn’t want to let him down.
For a moment, he just looked at me. I would have preferred a telling off than that silence. Finally, Dad said, in a hurt voice, “You have already let me down, with your lie. I am not disappointed at your math score. That is no big deal – no one can be perfect all the time. But I am very disappointed in you. If you can’t be honest with your dad, who can you be honest with? It’s much easier to achieve a better grade than rebuild someone else’s trust in you.”
Dad’s words touched my heart. I couldn’t forgive myself for having hurt his feelings. I took out the report that I had been hiding for weeks, handed to him and apologized, sincerely. I realized that my honesty is not only important to me personally, but to those around me that truly care about my well-being.
In one of Shakespeare’s plays a character says: “No legacy is so rich as honesty.” After the crisis between Dad and me, I began to understand those words.
小題1:.The first paragraph may suggest that the author ______.

A．was punished by her father for a bad grade

B．never expected teachers to give her bad grades

C．usually got a higher grade

D．was bad at math

小題2:. The author lied to her father because ______.

A．she thought her father would believe her story

B．she didn’t want to let her father down

C．her father wouldn’t get her grade report

D．her father got angry whenever she got a poor grade

小題3:. Why did her father stay silent after his daughter told him that she had lied?

A．He didn’t understand what his daughter had said.

B．He was angry that his daughter lied to him again.

C．He was unhappy with his daughter’s bad score.

D．He was hurt that his daughter had lied to him.

小題4:. The purpose of the article is to tell us that ______.

A．dishonesty may work sometimes, but there is a price to pay

B．sometimes a lie can make things easier

C．we should study hard to make our parents happy

D．we should accept the fact that we are not perfect

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My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire life. He's usually  36  all the weekdays and comes home only at weekends. Sometimes he stays ___37__for two weeks at a time. __38_I don't get to see him as often as I wish, we remain very __39___.
My dad is the type of person who doesn't let you __40__ up anything that you start. When I was eleven, my father bought me a piano. At first I was so __41__ about it that I would spend hours and hours learning how to play. Then it got _42_. I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop. Much as I tried, he __43__me to go on. Now I have been playing for almost five years. I love it and I' m glad I __44__my dad's advice.
My dad is _45__talented, for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years. Under his influence, I also   like  46   now. Sometimes my dad can be my biggest  47 . He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show  48  sometimes he can be my biggest critic(批評(píng)家). He   49  ignore the small mistakes I make. He encourages me never to lose   50   because he thinks that all my efforts will   51 one day.
My dad is generous. Every Thursday night, he   52 to read to the children at a children’s club. When he reads, their   53 light up with curiosity about what will happen next. I feel  54 of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to    55 .
I love dad with all my heart. He's a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world.

小題1:	A．on B．with C．out D．in

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)way B．home C．inside D．a(chǎn)lone

小題3:	A．In case B．Even though C．If only D．As if

小題4:	A．polite B．kind C．different D．close

小題5:	A．give B．put C．take D．speed

小題6:	A．nervous B．a(chǎn)nxious C．crazy D．familiar

小題7:	A．rough B．difficult C．disappointing D．boring

小題8:	A．promised B．persuaded C．reminded D．suggested

小題9:	A．received B．challenged C．took D．listened

小題10:

A．physically B．typically C．musically D．exactly

小題11:

A．chatting B．dancing C．writing D．drawing

小題12:

A．director B．supporter C．scholar D．sponsor

小題13:

A．however B．so C．a(chǎn)nd D．still

小題14:

A．ever B．often C．never D．even

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)im B．dream C．strength D．heart

小題16:

A．come true B．take risks C．pay off D．let out

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)grees B．likes C．intends D．offers

小題18:

A．bodies B．a(chǎn)rms C．hands D．faces

小題19:

A．jealous B．optimistic C．proud D．happy

小題20:

A．help B．read C．work D．drive

I live in a rural area but sometimes we go to the city to go shopping. One day, my daughter and I   21 we needed a day of it. We   22  made the most of it. Like anyone that likes going shopping, we of course had a   23  day.
After we bought all that we needed, it was time to go. On the way to the exit doors, there was a lady   24  the pay phone who wasn’t able to speak English very well. She   25  getting help from people but kept getting   26  all the time. Seeing the   27  in her face, I stopped to see if I could help her. I didn’t really   28  much of what she was saying but I finally got the idea   29  she wanted a  30 . She gave me the coins and I called one of the taxi companies. I   31  that the lady didn’t talk much English but  32   a taxi. They replied they would   33  one out right now. I tried my best to tell that to the lady. Soon she   34  happily. Obviously, she was very   35  to me.
When my kids were   36 , I would do an act of kindness and after we were away from the   37 , I would explain what I did and   38 . I wasn’t trying to   39  but just trying to teach them about acts of   40 . They learned that it was OK to help others and have gone on to do the same.

小題1:	A．meant B．a(chǎn)rgued C．a(chǎn)ccepted D．decided

小題2:	A．surely B．willingly C．legally D．sadly

小題3:	A．hopeful B．pleasant C．lucky D．equal

小題4:	A．by B．on C．with D．from

小題5:.

A．considered

B．managed

C．begged

D．tried

小題6:	A．turned to B．turned up C．turned down D．turned off

小題7:.

A．calmness

B．sadness

C．courage

D．a(chǎn)nger

小題8:	A．think B．seize C．hear D．understand

小題9:	A．that B．which C．what D．where

小題10:.

A．company

B．taxi

C．telephone

D．lift

小題11:.

A．a(chǎn)pologized

B．explained

C．repeated

D．sentenced

小題12:.

A．escaped

B．voted

C．needed

D．rewarded

小題13:.

A．send

B．lend

C．give

D．leave

小題14:. A. listened         B. smiled          C. moved       D. agreed

小題15:

A．helpful B．satisfied C．thankful D．loyal

小題16:

A．generous B．young C．unhappy D．unfair

小題17:

A．exhibition B．position C．situation D．a(chǎn)cceptance

小題18:

A．where B．when C．how D．why

小題19:.

A．show off

B．show around

C．blow up

D．give up

小題20:

A．guidance B．kindness C．principle D．willingness

Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life. Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.
Successful people imagine how their life should be and set lots of goals. By setting goals you are taking control of your life. It’s like having a map to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are two drivers. One has a destination in mind (her goal) which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there without any wasted time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goal or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, but she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas. Which driver do you want to be?
Winners in life set foals and follow through on them. They decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult to set---and they aren’t difficult to reach. It’s up to you to find out what your goals really are. You are the one who must decide what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.
Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more likely to achieve it. Written goals can be reviewed regularly, and have more power. Like a contract with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget. Also when you write your goals in a particular way, you are able to make yourself continuously aware of situations that will bring you nearer to your goals.
小題1:.
The article is written to throw light on ______.

A．the importance of setting goals	B．the way of setting goals
C．the winners of competitions	D．the goals in life

小題2:.
The example of two drivers is adopted in order to ______.

A．compare the difference of goals	B．explain the traffic rules
C．help readers understand the importance of goals	D．tell the function of a map

小題3:.
The main idea of the fourth paragraph is that ______.

A．it’s better to write a goal down	B．written goals can’t be forgotten easily
C．try to make yourself aware of your goals	D．written goals can be reviewed regularly

An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow(烏鴉) landed on their window.
The father asked his son, “What is that?”
The son replied, “That is a crow.”
After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, “What is that?”
The son said, “Father, I told you just now. It is a crow.”
After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time, “What is this?”
This time his son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already. ‘IT IS A CROW.’ Are you not able to understand this?”
A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page:
Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I did not at all feel angry, but instead felt affection for my son.
If you parents reach old age, do not look at them as a burden, but speak to them gently, and be kind to them. From today say this aloud, “I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered me with love. I will take care of my old parents in the BEST way no matter how they behave.”
小題1:.
The writer mainly intends to ______.

A．tell us the function of a diary	B．call on us to love our parents
C．teach us what a crow is	D．introduce a pair of son and father

小題2:.
According to the passage, the son felt _____ when his father kept asking the same question.

A．puzzled

B．a(chǎn)ngry

C．grateful

D．surprised

小題3:.
We can know that the father wrote this diary at the age of ______.

A．eighty

B．forty-give

C．thirty-eight

D．thirty-five

小題4:.
The old man brought out the diary, which he had kept since his son was born, because ___.

A．he forgot what had happened	B．he would like his son to read it
C．it could remind himself of the past	D．he wanted to find what a crow was in his diary

Dick was born in a small town. He was a very clever boy, but his  36 was very poor, so he had to work in his  37 time, and during his holidays too, to pay for his  38 . In spite of this, he  39 to get to the university. But it was so  40 to study there that during the holidays he had to get two jobs at the  41 time so as to earn  42 money for his studies.
One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher’s shop during the daytime and  43 in a hospital at night, In the shop, he learned to cut meat up quite nicely and the butcher liked him very much and often  44 him do all the serving.
In the hospital, on the other hand, he was,  45 , allowed to do the  46 jobs, like helping to lift  47 and to carry them from one part of the hospital to another.
One evening at the hospital, Dick had to help to carry a woman from her bed to the  48 room. The woman  49 to be one of his  50 who used to buy meat at the butcher’s shop. She was already feeling  51 at the thought of the operation  52 he came to get her. And when she  53 Dick, it seemed to her  54 that nearly finished her.
“ No, no!” she cried. “Not the butcher! I won’t be operated on by the butcher!” And she  55 her eyes painfully.

小題1:	A．home B．house C．family D．village

小題2:	A．spare B．rest C．a(chǎn)ctive D．lunch

小題3:.

A．toys

B．education

C．school

D．clothes

小題4:	A．managed B．tried C．failed D．wasn’t able

小題5:	A．free B．hard C．easy D．expensive

小題6:.

A．other

B．last

C．different

D．same

小題7:	A．enough B．much C．a(chǎn) little D．most

小題8:	A．the others B．a(chǎn)nother C．others D．other

小題9:	A．didn’t have B．helped C．let D．begged

小題10:

A．in all B．a(chǎn)ctually C．of course D．sometimes

小題11:.

A．light

B．simplest

C．difficult

D．different

小題12:

A．doctors B．knives C． tools D．people

小題13:

A．living B．sitting C．operating D．waiting

小題14:

A．happened B．hated C．seemed D．remembered

小題15:.

A．neighbours

B．teachers

C．friends

D．customers

小題16:

A．unhappy B．sad C．surprised D．frightened

小題17:

A．before B．a(chǎn)fter C．until D．for

小題18:

A．spoke to B．told C．saw D．refused

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)s if B．even if C．what if D．if only

小題20:.

A．started

B．glared

C．opened

D．shut

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress party with her husband. She intended to dress up as a ghost（幽靈） and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying “ It’s only me”, but it was too late. The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled（逃走）, slamming（砰然關(guān)上） the door behind him.
小題1:.
Mrs. Richards went upstairs because     .

A．she did not need to do any housework

B．she still had to finish the costume she was going to wear

C．she wanted to change her clothes before doing the housework

D．she wanted to change into her fancy-dress costume

小題2:.
. What do you think of Mrs. Richards’ costume?

A．She had the costume made tonight.

B．It was comfortable to wear.

C．It didn’t work because it was made of only a sheet.

D．It was effective for the fancy dress.

小題3:.
. By saying “ It’s only me”, Mrs. Richards hoped        .

A．the man would realize she was alone

B．to persuade the man he was seeing a ghost

C．the man would recognize her

D．the man would not close the door of the storeroom

小題4:.
Suppose you are the man from the Electricity Board, how do you feel in that situation?

A．Satisfied

B．Frightened

C．Worried

D．Disappointed.

Donna Simpson weighs more than 600 pounds and aims to reach 1，000 pounds．The New Jersey woman is carrying a series of activities to become the world’s fattest living woman，admitting that she is as hungry for attention as she is for calorie-rich food．
Donna，who wears XXXXXXXL dresses, eats pounds of junk food and tries to move as little as possible．The 42-year-old woman is a model on a website，where admirers and the curious can pay to watch videos of her eating food or walking to the car．She appeared in TV interviews and
said she welcomed media coverage．
Simpson has submitted a claim to the Guinness World Records for the title of the world’s heaviest woman to give birth．Among the heaviest women ever recorded was one who reportedly weighed 1，800 pounds and another who reportedly weighed 1,200 pounds at the time of their
deaths．   
You might expect her husband to advise her to lose weight，but it is the other way round．To achieve her goal，Donna says she will need to eat up to 12，000 calories a day，compared to 2000 calories that a normal woman needs．
When she came across the website which made very fat women widely known，she came to know there were many women faced with the same problems．And after she admitted her real size，e-mails from people poured in．They sent her gifts through the post，expressing their care
for her．Donna was not feeling sorry for her goal，though she might risk her own life in the process．However, some have a different voice in Donna’s behavior．They hold that it is more important to do something useful than to become popular．After all，there are so many children faced with the shortage of food throughout the world．
小題1:. . One reason why Donna Simpson wants to be the heaviest woman is that         .

A．she is fond of challenging herself

B．she wants to advertise for food

C．she is crazy about public attention

D．she hopes to make fat women confident

小題2:. . We can learn from the passage that          ．

A．Simpson is much fatter than any other woman

B．Simpson’s videos can be watched on the Internet

C．Simpson has broken the Guinness World Record

D．Simpson’s husband is strongly against her plan

小題3:. . What can we infer from the passage?

A．Simpson will go on a diet to keep fit

B．There’s no way for one to reach 1000 pounds

C．Most people take pity on Simpson

D．Simpson will take measures to achieve her goal

小題4:. . The author’s attitude towards Donna Simpson would be            ． 

A．negative

B．uncertain

C．encouraging

D．a(chǎn)nnoying

小題5:. . What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Meet with the fattest person in the world

B．What’s the matter with Donna Simpson?

C．A US woman decided to be the world’s heaviest

D．The super-sized model planned to lose weight

I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I felt blindly in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had   31  the search of jailers (people who guard prisoners). I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could   32  get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those.
I   33  through the bars at my jailer. He did not make eye contact with me. I called out to him, “Have you got a light?” He looked at me,   34  and came over to light my cigarette. As he came close and   35  the match, his eyes accidentally locked with mine. At that moment, I   36 . I don't know why I did that. Perhaps it was   37 , perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very   38  not to smile. In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was as though a   39  jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn't want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and   40  a smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but stayed   41 , looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile.
I kept smiling at him, now   42  of him as a person and not just a jailer. “Do you have   43 ?” he asked. “Yes, here.” I took out my wallet and nervously felt for the   44  of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes were   45  with tears. I said that I   46  that I'd never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up.   47  came to his eyes, too.   48 , without another word, he   49  my cell and silently led me out. There, at the edge of town, he   50  me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.
My life was saved by a smile. Yes, the smile ― the unaffected, unplanned, natural connection between people.
小題1:.. 

A．caught

B．broken

C．met

D．escaped

小題2:.

A．barely

B．consequently

C．continuously

D．constantly

小題3:.. 

A．saw

B．looked

C．went

D．broke

小題4:. 

A．trembled

B．ignored

C．shrugged

D．hesitated

小題5:.. 

A．struck

B．seized

C．counted

D．found

小題6:. 

A．sobbed

B．smelled

C．sighed

D．smiled

小題7:.

A．defence

B．delight

C．nervousness

D．despair

小題8:.. 

A．hard

B．easy

C．simple

D．clear

小題9:.. 

A．humor

B．spark

C．hatred

D．sense

小題10:.. 

A．spread

B．generated

C．brought

D．Forced

小題11:. 

A．near

B．distant

C．a(chǎn)way

D．up

小題12:. 

A．a(chǎn)fraid

B．sure

C．a(chǎn)ware

D．a(chǎn)wake

小題13:.

A．enemies

B．pets

C．friends

D．kids

小題14:.. 

A．photos

B．drawings

C．films

D．outlines

小題15:. 

A．fixed

B．blocked

C．filled

D．packed

小題16:. 

A．hoped

B．feared

C．wondered

D．a(chǎn)nnoyed

小題17:. 

A．Anger

B．Sadness

C．Sympathy

D．Tears

小題18:. 

A．Accidentally

B．Instantly

C．Suddenly

D．Occasionally

小題19:. 

A．grasped

B．unlocked

C．shut

D．fastened

小題20:. 

A．offended

B．saved

C．shot

D．released