Mr．Glen is a millionaire．Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he   36  up his small company．Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his   37  expensive “school” fees．He always   38 a Ph．Degree, decided to return to the homeland, starting an undertaking．Before   39 , he bought a Rolex watch with the   40  made through years of work after school and the scholarships．At the airport he had to accept the routine customs check．The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be   41  down for inspection．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 worthless   43 ．When he was   44  of his ‘smarts’, immediately,   45  the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, which   46  nearly ￥100,000, into pieces at hearing Glen’s words．Glen was amazed．  47  he understood why, he was taken to the office to be   48 strictly．For many times of entry-exit   49  he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment．The officers   50  every thing carefully in the box, and warned him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if   51  reusing and carrying fake and shoddy（偽劣）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 an additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of   54 , which he would   55  as the secret of his success forever.

小題1:	A．set B．came C．went D．called

小題2:	A．good B．bad C．extra D．few

小題3:	A．owns B．owes C．belongs D．possesses

小題4:	A．staying B．leaving C．living D．coming

小題5:	A．books B．things C．savings D．pounds

小題6:	A．put B．looked C．taken D．lied

小題7:	A．one B．it C．them D．these

小題8:	A．present B．trade C．toy D．fake

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

小題10:

A．in B．on C．before D．a(chǎn)fter

小題11:

A．paid B．spent C．took D．cost

小題12:

A．Before B．After C．If D．Though

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)ppreciated B．beaten C．spoken D．examined

小題14:

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

小題15:

A．looked out B．looked up C．looked over D．looked round

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．things

小題20:

A．remember B．learn C．revise D．read

A new study has found that the best way to make yourself feel happier is to think of something good that happened to you the day before.
Volunteers who were asked to remember a pleasant event from past 24 hours began to feel happier right away．Other activities such as saying “Thank you” and smiling also made volunteers feel happier, but not as much.
Professor Richard Wiseman of Hertfordshire University planned the study．He got 26,000 people to go online to try out a few different activities to make them feel happier．They were told to be nice, remember a pleasant event from the day before, give thanks or smile for 15 seconds twice a day．The volunteers did these activities for one week.
The result showed that thinking about one good thing that had happened the day before worked the best for making people happier.（146 words）
小題1:The text may probably be taken from _____.

A．a(chǎn) personal anecdote(軼事)	B．sports news
C．a(chǎn) history novel	D．brief news

小題2:Volunteers who _____ began to feel happier right away.

A．thought of something good that happened the day before

B．were asked to remember a pleasant event from the past 24 hours

C．did other activities like saying “thank you” and smiling

D．went online to try out a few different activities

小題3:From the text we know that Richard Wiseman is a(an) _____.

A．worker

B．a(chǎn)rtist

C．professor

D．director

小題4:The best title may probably be _____.

A．Thinking about yesterday’s happiness to be happy today

B．Making a study to make people happier and younger

C．Letting out a secret to live a longer life

D．Doing experiments to make people happier

A friend and I were standing in line at the grocery store the other day, and I was telling her how lazy my children were．I had come in from work that morning, and like most times, my house was wrecked.
“I believe children nowadays are just out for what they can get．They can never help keep our house clean.” I said, feeling unhappy.
“Do you know how happy you are?” a woman behind us asked．“I would love to go home and find my house a mess．I wouldn’t mind my floor being dirty．Nor would I mind the dirty clothes being piled high．I wouldn’t even mind anyone talking about my dirty home．I would love it．I would love to kick my way through the house just to get to my kids and be able to hug them, kiss them and tell them how much I love them．You see, my two children were killed in an accident． My house stays clean; my clothes stay put up; the dishes are done.”
“There are no fingerprints on my walls．There are no sounds of arguing, either．So you see, you are very lucky．I would give anything to be going through what you are now! How I’d love to be able to hold my kids, wipe away their tears and share their dreams! I wouldn’t care how my house looked．I would be happy just to have them.”
Now if you come into my house and see a big mess, you can think bad thoughts if you want, but I feel greatly blessed.(268 words)
小題1:The writer was complaining about her children to her friend because they ____.

A．would go out without permission	B．couldn’t keep the house clean
C．made her look dirty and bad	D．were too lazy to hug or kiss her

小題2:My house was wrecked in the first paragraph means my house _____.

A．was very dirty	B．was broken into
C．needed to be painted	D．looked beautiful

小題3:What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Children shouldn’t be left home alone.

B．A mother lost her children in an accident.

C．People should be thankful for what life gives.

D．A mother complained about the mess at her house.

It all starts with a tree．In fact, it starts with several trees．Since the first modern guitars were made in northern Spain over 150 years ago, crafts persons have known the wood to be used is important in making a guitar.
Every guitar is made of several different kinds of wood．Each piece is carefully chosen and then cut to fit the part of the guitar for which it is designed．The most important part of a guitar is the soundboard--the piece of wood with a large hole that lies under the strings(弦,線(xiàn))．Guitar makers are careful to make the soundboard just the right shape and thickness．Then they fix stripes（長(zhǎng)條）of wood across the inside in a special pattern, which helps strengthen the soundboard and improves the tone of the guitar.
Wood for the curvy (彎曲的) sides of the guitar must be soaked (浸濕) in water and bent over a hot iron pipe．When all the pieces of the guitar are ready, they are carefully stuck together with glue．Special woodworking tools are used to shape and smooth the neck of the guitar．The craftsperson must make sure that the neck is perfectly centered over the soundboard.
Then it is time to use varnish(亮光漆)．This brings out the beauty of the wood．Varnish also improves the sound of the guitar but too much varnish makes the guitar sound flat and dull.
Finally guitar strings are attached and tightened to make just the right musical tones．Then it’s time to play a song．(273 words)
小題1:The best title for this passage may be _____.

A．How to Make a Guitar	B．What a Guitar Is Made of
C．How to Play the Guitar	D．Where to Find the Best Guitar

小題2:In order to make the soundboard strong, _____.

A．people tie strings to the top of it

B．stripes are stuck across the inside of wood

C．a(chǎn) large hole is made in it

D．several pieces of wood are glued together

小題3:Which of the following doesn’t affect the sound of a guitar?

A．Soundboard

B．strings

C．neck

D．color

小題4:What will happen to the guitar if too much varnish is used to the wood?

A．The beauty of the wood can’t be seen clearly.

B．The sound of the guitar will be flat and dull.

C．The tone of the guitar will be improved

D．A guitar will become thin

Ice cream can’t cure cancer or bring back a lost love, but it can make one feel better for a while.
A bout 18 months ago, my father was in hospital recovering from a major lung operation. My mother had recently  36 , and my father had taken the loss of his partner of 55 years very hard and had lost interest in   37 . Trying to get him to  38 each day was quite a chore as he didn’t want anything. The one thing,  39 , that he would ask us to bring him was ice-cream.
One evening, to our   40 , he refused to eat the ice-cream,  41  I placed it in a staffroom freezer. A little while later, my son decided he wanted it, so I   42  it for him.  
As I passed another ward（病房）, a   43 asked, “Are there more where that came from?” When I explained the   44 , she apologized. She then said that she had cancer and could eat very little,  45   the occasional ­ice-cream.
The next evening, I decided to buy two ice-creams. On the way to Dad’s room, I stopped in at the   46  woman’s room, and   47  her the ice-cream I’d bought for her. She was   48 stunned that I had thought of her, and   49  the gift with tears in her eyes. I spoke with her for a few minutes,  50  what was happening in my family and listened to her   51  story of pain and suffering. It was apparent that she did not   52  many visitors, and the ice-cream and our short chat meant a great deal to her.
I   53  the gesture a few days later, and this time was  54 with a huge hug.
I never even thought to ask her name, and never saw her again, but it made me realize that an act of   55  can be more rewarding when you give it, rather than receive it.

小題1:	A．passed away B．gone out C．come back D．calmed down

小題2:	A．work B．life C．studies D．games

小題3:	A．speak B．laugh C．drink D．eat

小題4:	A．though B．however C．instead D．therefore

小題5:	A．joy B．satisfaction C．surprise D．relief

小題6:	A．if B．unless C．so D．because

小題7:	A．borrowed B．bought C．made D．fetched

小題8:	A．woman B．granny C．girl D．child

小題9:	A．question B．situation C．process D．decision

小題10:

A．better than． B．more than C．rather than D．other than

小題11:

A．pretty ’ B．honest C．sick D．shy

小題12:

A．offered B．told ． C．sold D．charged

小題13:

A．hardly B．finally C．gradually D．totally

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)ccepted B．stored C．exchanged D．gave

小題15:

A．remembering B．denying C．explaining D．forgetting

小題16:

A．ordinary ’ B．similar C．interesting D．i’great

小題17:

A．have B．like C．expect D．J attract

小題18:

A．reported B．expressed C．noticed D．^repeated

小題19:

A．covered B．connected C．rewarded D．filled

小題20:

A．politeness B．kindness C．selflessness D．willingness

ONCE again, I was in new school.  36 was a girl in my class named Paris. That’s where the similarities  37  . I was tall and she was small. I was one of the   38  in the class while she was the youngest. I was awkward and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t stand her, considering her my  39  .
40  she wanted to be friends.
One day, she invited me   41   and I said yes I was too shocked to say no．42  no one had invited me over to play before．But this girl, who wore the   43   fashions, wanted to see me．She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister- When we got to the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies which was my next   44 ．I would have thought she’d outgrown them．I had   45   played with them．But we sat on the floor of a walk-in cupboard laughing as we   46  crazy stories about the Barbies．That’s when we found out that we both wanted to be   47  when we were older．We both had wild   48 ．
We had a great day that afternoon．Our jaws （下巴） 49  from smiling so much．She showed me her   50  , which had mostly come from a designer clothing store （時(shí)裝設(shè)計(jì)店） down the block．The woman who owned it used her as a   51  sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes in exchange．
Paris had the whole   52   charmed．The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the 53__ gave her free passes and the pizza place let her have free pieces．Soon I was   54  in her magic world．We slept over at each other’s houses, spent every free moment together．My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being tall．
Paris, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the   55   teenage years and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your "worst enemy" can turn out to be your best friend．

小題1:	A．It B．So C．She D．I

小題2:	A．ended B．started C．came D．began

小題3:	A．youngest B．shortest C．oldest D．tallest

小題4:	A．enemy B．friend C．sister D．rival

小題5:	A．And B．But C．So D．Or

小題6:	A．off B．up C．over D．in

小題7:	A．However B．Actually C．Therefore D．Besides

小題8:	A．modem B．new C．late D．latest

小題9:	A．surprise B．joy C．delight D．happiness

小題10:

A．once B．ever C．never D．yet

小題11:

A．made for B．made up C．put up D．made into

小題12:

A．writers B．singers C．dancers D．designers

小題13:

A．laugh B．imaginations C．behaviors D．experience

小題14:

A．harmed B．a(chǎn)ched C．injured D．wounded

小題15:

A．books B．paintings C．food ． D．outfits

小題16:

A．writer B．outfits C．model D．exchange

小題17:

A．family B．neighborhood C．class D．school

小題18:

A．colleges B．clothing stores C．restaurant D．movie theater

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)ttracted B．drawn C．included D．a(chǎn)ttached

小題20:

A．tough B．happy C．colorful D．rich

I was fifteen months old, a happy, carefree kid until the day I fell．It was a bad fall．I landed on a glass rabbit which cut my eye badly enough to blind it．Trying to save the eye, the doctors stitched the eyeball together where it was cut, leaving a big ugly scar in the middle of my eye．And as I grew, this sightless eye in so many ways controlled me．
Yet Mama would say to me, at every turn, "Hold your head up high and face the world．" It became a litany that I relied on．She had started when I was young．She would hold me in her arms and stroke my hair and say, "If you hold your head up high, it will be okay, and people will see your beautiful soul．" She continued this message whenever I wanted to hide．
Those words have meant different things to me over the years．As a little child, I thought Mama meant; "Be careful or you will fall down or bump into something because you are not looking．" As an a dolescent, even though I tended to look down to hide my shame, I found that sometimes when I held my head up high and let people know me, they lilted me．My mama’s words helped me begin to realize that by letting people look at my face, I let them recognize the intelligence and beauty behind both eyes even if they couldn’t see it on the surface．
In high school I was successful both academically and socially．I was even elected class president, but on the inside I still felt like a freak．Ail I really wanted was to look like everyone else．When things got really bad, I would cry to my mama and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, "Hold your head up high and face the world．Let them see the beauty that is inside．"
When I met the man who became my partner for life, we looked each other straight in the eye, and he told me I was beautiful inside and out．He meant it．My mama’s love and encouragement were the spark that gave me the confidence to overcome my own doubt．I had faced adversity, encountered my problems head on, and learned not only to appreciate myself but to have deep compassion for others．
"Hold your head up high," has been heard many times in my home．Each of my children has felt its invitation．The gift my mama gave me lives on in another generation．
小題1:How did the writer have her eyes hurt?

A．She was attacked by a glass rabbit．	B．Her eyes were hurt by accident．
C．The doctor made a mistake．	D．A serious illness blinded her．

小題2:When she heard her mother told her to hold her head up high for the first time, she_____．

A．didn’t fully understand these words

B．was greatly encouraged and moved

C．was puzzled by these words

D．was surprised by these words

小題3:Why did the writer still feel unhappy when she was successful both academically and socially?

A．Because she was not satisfied with what she has．

B．Because she thought she could have done better．

C．Because she wanted to live a normal life．

D．Because she really wanted to be different．

小題4:What is the point of the story?

A．A mother’s love for a daughter is a treasure．

B．One should not be controlled by others．

C．The real beauty is inside out．

D．Where there is a will．there is a way．

I really hadn’t meant to yell（吼叫）at them．But that grey afternoon saw it just as my son and daughter were making a terrible mess on the floor in the kitchen．
With a tiresome report to write，I felt bothered at my desk．Suddenly, it occurred to me that my kids were at fault．A voice inside me insisted that I do something quickly．
“OK，you two here．but what an awful thing you are attempting!” shouting angrily, I made for them, while it became evident that the boy wanted no part of me．“Get away from us!” he shouted back，there being expression of support from his sister．
All of a sudden，I found the fault in myself．Quickly I shaped my hands into pincers（螃蟹螯）and crawled towards them，“Crabby（似螃蟹的）Daddy is here Ha，Ha，Ha，he likes to yell at children，and then eat them!” My son continued to keep me away，but now he was laughing and crying at the same time．My mission to repair the damage caused by my yelling seemed to work well．Still，I regretted not having controlled myself first in a right way that my children could do after．
Need I let them know how badly they were acting by blaming? This is a lesson that serves myself．It only shows just how to get rid of something（ill-feelings，responsibility）by blaming others．It’s not my “best self”．
We have to search for our “best self” when with our children．They don’t need perfect parents，but they do need parents who are always trying to get better．Here，I’m reminded of the words of a great thinker，“When a man lives with God，his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the brook…” Then，in our lifetime，couldn’t we always speak to our kids in such a sweet voice since，most of us consider them as the most precious in the world? And before we reach this level，what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children?  
小題1:The author couldn’t help yelling at his kids this time probably because______．

A．the weather was so unpleasant	B．a(chǎn) Daddy has his right to do so
C．the kids didn’t ask him to join them	D．he was tired of his boring work

小題2:Which of the following made the author aware of his fault?

A．No obvious reason．	B．The children’s reaction．
C．His self-control．	D．The mess made by the children．

小題3:According to the passage the author will   in another similar situation．

A．play a crab again like this time	B．a(chǎn)pologize to kids in a sincere way
C．a(chǎn)void blaming kids in a hurry	D．beat them up about such things

小題4:What will the writer go on to write about in the next paragraph（s）?

A．How to behave ourselves properly when kids are at fault．

B．How to blame our children in a more interesting way．

C．How to deal with the terrible mess made by our kids．

D．How to persuade children to do what they are told to．

Do fight against painting pollution
Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more 21_  and teachers have noticed another kind of pollution, which comes from the printed papers 22   on streets.
These printed things  23 newspapers but have hardly anything to do with _24_. You can only find reading materials badly made up there—some are too strange for anyone to   25  ; others are frightening stories of something _26_. However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such 27  reading, which 28  them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares and immoral ideas in  29 . Homework is left 30  and daily games lost.
These sellers stand about on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers,  31  they are, we never know, are  32  their silent money.
The sheep-skinned wolf’s story seems to have been forgotten once again. Why not 33  this kind of thing? Yes, both teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers. 34  , the more you want to forbid it, the more they want to have a look at it.  35  you may even find several children, driven by their curious natures,  36  one patched paper, which has traveled from hand to hand.
It really does 37 to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The  38   teachers and parents need more powerful support in their protection of the young generation. At the same time, the young   39    need more interesting books to help them  40  those ugly paper.

小題1:	A．writers B．readers C．students D．parents

小題2:	A．sold B．printed C．came D．found

小題3:	A．work out B．look like C．a(chǎn)ct out D．depend on

小題4:	A．them B．children C．young people D．it

小題5:	A．think B．believe C．know D．understand

小題6:	A．still worse B．even better C．very good D．more important

小題7:	A．wonderful B．interesting C．useful D．poisonous

小題8:	A．spends B．costs C．pays D．takes

小題9:	A．sight B．common C．return D．use

小題10:

A．unknown B．much C．less D．undone

小題11:

A．what B．whoever C．whatever D．who

小題12:

A．making B．spending C．wasting D．using

小題13:

A．forbid B．separate C．leave D．stop

小題14:

A．Luckily B．Unfortunately C．Badly D．Happily

小題15:

A．Always B．Hardly C．Sometimes D．Seldom

小題16:

A．sharing B．getting C．holding D．taking

小題17:

A．good B．favor C．wrong D．harm

小題18:

A．puzzled B．surprised C．disappointed D．worried

小題19:

A．teachers B．parents C．readers D．writers

小題20:

A．come into B．break down C．get rid of D．get of

Life gets noisier every day and very few people can be free from noise of some sort or another. It doesn’t matter where you live—in the middle of a modern city, or a faraway village—the chances that you will be disturbed by jet aero planes, transistor radios, oil-powered engines, etc. are almost everywhere.We seem to be getting used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely without background music while they are working.
Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be very frightening experience for human beings. However, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their eardrums(耳鼓).The noise level in some disco is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.
One recent report about noise and concentration(專(zhuān)心) suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration, what really affects their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise. It goes on to say that a background noise, which doesn’t change too much (music, for example) may even help people to concentrate.
小題1:The best title for this passage is __________.

A．Noisy Life

B．Background Noise

C．Disturbed Concentration

D．Changeable Noise

小題2:From this passage, the pollution of noise __________.

A．doesn’t matter much	B．has become worse everywhere
C．has become better in big cities	D．has become better in villages

小題3: “Background music” in the passage means __________.

A．music played in the concert	B．a(chǎn) kind of noise coming into your ears
C．music helps people to concentrate	D．music played while people are working

小題4: Some people may have their hearing hurt __________.

A．while they are in completely silence	B．while they are dancing violently
C．while they are listening to pop music	D．while they are listening to soft music

小題5: Scientists have discovered that what prevents people from concentrating is ______.

A．a(chǎn)ny kind of noise	B．great changes in level of noise
C．background noise	D．various background music