Shopping is not as simple as you may think! There are all sorts of tricks at play each time we reach out for that particular brand (商標) of product on the shelf.
Colouring, for example, varies according to what the producers are trying to sell. Health foods are packaged (包裝) in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colours. Ice cream packets are often blue and expensive goods, like chocolates, are gold or silver.
When some kind of pain killer was brought out recently, researchers found that the colours turned the customers off because they made the product look weak and ineffective. Eventually, it came on the market in a dark blue and white package—blue because we think of it as safe, and white as calm.
The size of a product can attract a shopper. But quite often a bottle doesn’t contain as much as it appears to.
It is believed that the better-known companies spend, on average, 70 per cent of the total cost of the product itself on packaging!
The most successful producers know that it’s not enough to have a good product. The founder of Pears soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to promote(推銷)  their goods, came to the conclusion: “Any fool can make soap, but it takes a genius (天才) to sell it.”
小題1:Which of the following may trick a shopper into buying a product according to the text?

A．The cost of its package.	B．The price of the product.
C．The colour of its package.	D．The brand name of the product.

小題2:The underlined part “the colours turned the customers off”(in Para. 3 ) means that the colours _____.

A．attracted the customers strongly

B．had weak effects on the customers

C．tricked the customers into shopping

D．caused the customers to lose interest

小題3:Which of the following is the key to the success in product sales?

A．The way to promote goods.

B．The discovery of a genius.

C．The team to produce a good product.

D．The brand name used by successful producers.

小題4:Which of the following would be the best title for this text?

A．Choice of Good Products	B．Disadvantages of Products
C．Effect of Packaging on Shopping	D．Brand Names and Shopping Tricks

Have you ever seen a movie in which a building was burnt down or a bridge was destroyed? Have you seen films in which a train crashed or a ship __21_ into the ocean? If so, you may have wondered how these things could happen without __22_the people in the film.
The man who knows the __23__ is the “special-effects” man. He has one of the most important jobs in the film __24__. He may be __25__ to create a flood or to make a battlefield explode. But he may also be told to create a __26_ effect which is much less exciting, though just as important to the success of the film. In a __27__ for one movie there was a big glass bowl __28__with water in which small fish __29__ swimming. The director of the movie__30__ the fish to stop swimming suddenly __31_ they seemed to stare at(盯著) an actor. Then the director wanted the fish to stop staring and swim away. But fish suddenly __32__ be ordered to do anything. It was quite a __33_.
The special-effects man __34_ about this problem for a long time. The result was an idea for __35_ the fish with a harmless use of electricity. __36__he applied electricity to the fish bowl causing the fish to be totally still(靜止的). Then he rapidly reduced the __37__ of electricity allowing the fish to be free.  __38_ he got the humorous effect the director wanted.
__39_in other parts of movie making there are those who have developed __40__ skill in creating certain kinds of effects. Jim White, who has been a special-effects man for thirty-two years, is best known for work with ships and airplanes.

小題1:	A．burned B．sank C．fell D．dropped

小題2:	A．telling B．harming C．protecting D．organizing

小題3:	A．reply B．question C．message D．secret

小題4:	A．factory B．making C．field D．company

小題5:	A．forced B．ordered C．allowed D．chosen

小題6:	A．terrible B．ill C．good D．special

小題7:	A．scene B．step C．stage D．room

小題8:	A．covered B．asked C．filled D．fitted

小題9:	A．liked B．enjoyed C．was D．were

小題10:

A．hoped B．wanted C．decided D．designed

小題11:

A．while B．since C．so that D．as long as

小題12:

A．mustn’t B．may not C．shouldn’t D．can’t

小題13:

A．question B．failure C．problem D．disappointment

小題14:

A．talked B．set C．quarreled D．thought

小題15:

A．controlling B．operating C．driving D．lighting

小題16:

A．As a result B．Immediately C．First D．Above all

小題17:

A．price B．number C．amount D．speed

小題18:

A．Even B．Thus C．Finally D．Actually

小題19:

A．Like B．So C．As D．Yet

小題20:

A．certain B．particular C．advanced D．careful

Bringing Art into Hospitals.
The medical world is slowly realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play an important role in helping patients to recover(康復).
As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the museums and into public places, some of the country’s best artists have been called in to change older hospitals and to soften the hard, modern buildings. Of the 2500 national health service hospitals in Britain, almost 100 now have collections of art in passages(走廊), waiting areas and treatment rooms.
These recent movements were first started by one artist, Peter Senior, who set up his studio at a Manchester hospital in northeastern England during the early 1970’s. He felt the artist had lost his place in modern society, and that art should be enjoyed by more people.
A common hospital waiting room might have as many as 5000 visitors each week. What a good place to hold exhibitions(展覽) of art! Senior held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the waiting area of the Manchester Royal Hospital in 1975. Believed to be Britain’s first hospital artist, Senior was so much in demand that he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduates.
The effect is amazing. Now in the passages and waiting rooms the visitors experience a full view of fresh colors, playful images(形象) and restful courtyards.
The quality of the environment may reduce the need for expensive drugs when a patient is recovering from an illness. A study has shown that a patient who had a view onto gardens needed half the number of strong pain killers compared with(與……相比) patients who had no view at all or only a brick wall to look at.
小題1:Some best artists of Britain have been called in to_____

A．set up new hospitals

B．make the corners of hospital collect paintings

C．bring art into hospitals

D．help patients recover from serious illness

小題2:After the improvement of the hospital environment, _____

A．patients no longer take drugs to kill their pains

B．patients don’t have to stay long in hospital

C．patients need fewer pain killers when they suffer from an illness

D．patients feel happy in hospital

小題3:It can be inferred from the passage that_____

A．the role of hospital environment is being recognized

B．hospital artists have done more than doctors

C．exhibitions attract more people in hospitals than in museums

D．the hospitals is a better place for people than the museum in Britain

The clothes you wear. The food you eat. The color of your bedroom walls. Where you go and how you get there. The people you hang around with. What time you go to bed. What do these things have in common, you’re asking? They’re just a few examples of the many hundreds of things that your parents controlled for you when you were a child.
As a kid, you didn’t have a say in everything; your parents made decisions about everything from the cereal you ate in the morning to the pajamas you wore at night. And it’s a good thing, too—kids need this kind of protection on their own.
But finally, kids grow up and become teens. And part of being a teen is developing your own identity—one that is separate from your parents’. But as you change and grow into this new person who makes his own decisions, your parents have a difficult time adjusting(調整).
In many families, it is this adjustment that can cause a lot of fighting between teens and parents. And issues like the type of friends you have or your attitudes to partying can cause bigger arguments, because your parents still always want to protect you and keep you safe, no matter how old you are.
The good news about fighting with your parents get more comfortable with the idea that their teen has a right to certain opinions. It can take several years for parents and teens to adjust to their new roles, though. In the meantime, focus on communicating with your parents.
Sometimes this can feel impossible—like they just don’t see your point of view and never will. But talking and expressing your opinions can help you gain more respect from your parents.
Keep in mind, too, that your parents were teens once and that in most cases, they can relate to what you’re going through.
小題1:In the first two paragraphs, the writer________.

A．complains that parents control kids too much.

B．proves that kids have no right to give their opinions.

C．describes how carefully parents look after kids

D．explains that it is necessary for parents to control kids

小題2:A lot of fighting breaks out between teens and parents because________.

A．parents aren’t used to losing control of kids

B．teens like to have everything decided

C．parents blame teens for not respecting them

D．teens are eager to develop their own identity

小題3:In the opinions of the writer, parents control teens in order to ________.

A．prevent them from having their own ideas

B．protect them from being hurt

C．make them respect parents in family

D．make sure that children have a good future.

小題4:The underlined word “this” in paragraph 6 may refer to “________”.

A．arguing with friends

B．fighting with your parents

C．communicating with parents

D．adjusting to new roles

小題5:What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

A．What do parents control their children for?

B．How parents take are of children?

C．How to get rid of your parents’ control?

D．Why do I fight with parents so much?

Dolphins are interesting animals and researchers find them interesting to watch. They don’t have hands, but can use tools to solve problems, just like us. Scientists have observed a dolphin trying to get a shy eel(鱔魚) to come out of its hole by poking(捅)it with a dead fish. Many species of dolphin live in large societies. They have many different relationships and need a good communication system; they use a variety of sounds to communicate with each other.
There is currently no evidence that dolphins have a language of their own. But scientists still have a lot to find out about these animals and so there are certain to be a few surprises in the future.
At Kewalo Basin Marine Laboratory in Hawaii, the dolphin team have developed a sign langue to communicate with the dolphins, and the results are amazing. Not only do the dolphins understand the meaning of individual words, they also understand the significance of word order in a sentence. For example, when they were asked to ‘touch the ball with your tail and then jump over it’ they generally responded correctly and straight away, which showed that they understood the langue.
Most mammals seem to enjoy play—but dolphins seems to like making their games as challenging as possible. On a beautiful day in 1997, researchers working at a beach, off the southern coast of Brazil, observed a little dog going into the sea and swimming towards the dolphins. To their surprise, the dolphins approached the dog and then started throwing it into the air. The dog seemed to enjoy the ‘game’ and continued playing with the dolphins for more than an hour. From then on, different dogs were seem trying to interact with the dolphins.
Dolphins live in a very different world to ourselves, but they are very good at our ‘intelligence tests’. For example, they will jump out of the water when they hear a whistle noise. They do this because they will get a fish as a reward. There is still much to learn about these flexible(靈活的)problem-solvers, but from the evidence so far, it would seem as though dolphins are very intelligent.
小題1:To get a shy eel to come out of its hole , a dolphin would poke it with____.

A．a tool

B．its tail

C．a dead fish

D．its mouth

小題2:At a laboratory in Hawaii, the dolphin team have developed a ____ to communicate with the dolphins.

A．variety of sounds	B．sign language
C．special word order	D．dolphin’s language

小題3:Dolphins not only understand the meaning of individual words, they also understand the importance of ______ in a sentence.

A．the subject

B．the verbs

C．the main structure

D．word order

小題4:When they play, dolphins seems to like making their games as ______ as possible.

A．difficult

B．easy

C．interesting

D．relaxing

小題5:Dolphins will jump out of the water when they hear a whistle noise in order to _______.

A．watch people	B．breathe fresh air
C．enjoy themselves	D．get some food

Deciding which English-speaking country to study in wasn’t difficult for Ann; She had always wanted to visit America. “I wanted to study in an  English-language country and I always wanted to visit America because it always seemed to me a very beautiful and friendly country.” Ann is more than happy with the quality of the education she is receiving in America, particularly with the subjects and strong academic support.“ I am very happy with the quality of education I am receiving. All my subjects are useful and connected. I am happy with help I receive from the lecturers and tutors.”
Also of particular satisfaction for Ann is the practical element of her American course. “I find it very important and useful. The theory is a good thing to know but nothing gives you more skills and knowledge than practical work.”
Where her future employment is concerned, Ann is very confident her American qualification will be of great help. “I know that getting a degree here is a good thing for my future; it can open many doors in Poland or anywhere  else in the world.”
Ann is also really enjoying life in America; She is making friends and taking time out to enjoy herself. “People are very friendly and helpful. University is a good place to find new friends from America and from overseas. It is a friendly environment with lots of things to do, not only studying. And of course there are the beaches, not to mention the beautiful weather.”
小題1:The purpose of writing this passage is to _________.

A．tell us Ann’s decision to settle in America

B．tell us Ann is accustomed to life in America

C．introduce Ann’s happy study and life in America

D．introduce more about Ann to help her make friends

小題2:Why did Ann decide to study in America?

A．Her parents persuaded her to do so.

B．She has relatives and best friends here.

C．Her boyfriend was studying here too then.

D．She has dreamed of studying here for long.

小題3:What makes Ann particularly satisfied in America?

A．The comfortable climate and easy lifestyle.

B．The help from her host families and teachers.

C．The American courses have more practical elements.

D．The friends here are mostly from English-speaking countries.

小題4:What does the underlined sentence mean?

A．Ann will try all her best to ensure to get a degree.

B．Ann’s degree will help her find a job easily at home and abroad.

C．Ann will certainly go back to Poland to work after graduation.

D．With the degree received in America, Ann will never be out of work.

Say sorry to your wife---it may help her live longer, according to scientists.
“Sorry” may be the hardest word, but scientists say it could be one of the healthiest. Researchers have discovered that women who receive an apology for hurtful behavior suffer less stress and possible damage to their heart than those who don’t.
It is said that the heartbeat of a wronged woman returns to normal 20 percent quicker after a well-timed “sorry” than without it. But for men, their heartbeat takes longer to recover, according to the research.
The research was undertaken by American scientists using 29 men and 59  women whose diastolic blood pressure was measured throughout an experiment. Diastolic blood pressure
is a measure of pressure in the blood vessels( 血管 ) between heartbeats---if it is continuously high it can increase the chances of heart attacks.
The men and women were asked to undertake a difficult mathematical task. They were told they had five minutes to complete it but were disturbed after a minute and told rudely to carry out the task more quickly. They were disturbed twice more before five minutes had passed and told to speed up. Finally they were told, “ You’re obviously not good enough.” Two minutes later researchers said sorry to half of the men and women.
The researchers found that, on average, the women’s diastolic blood pressure dropped back to normal 20 percent---quicker if they received an apology from the researchers, while the men’s took 20 percent longer to return to normal. One of the researchers said, “Results indicates that the effects of apology and forgiveness on women are greater.”
小題1:The term “sorry” is considered as one of the healthiest words because it _________.

A．is the most powerful

B．can cure heart disease

C．helps people forget hurtful behavior

D．can reduce pressure and damage to the heart

小題2:We can know from Paragraph 3 _________.

A．women’s hearts beat faster than men’s

B．women are quicker at making apologies

C．men can forgive others’mistakes more easily than women

D．men stay angry for a longer time than women after receiving an apology

小題3:Which of the following is the RIGHT time order for events in the study?
a. Half of them received apologies.
b. They were disturbed a minute later.
c. They were told that they weren’t good enough.
d. They were asked to finish a math task in five minutes.
e. They were disturbed two more times during the study.

A．d-b-c-e-a

B．d-c-b-a-e

C．d-b-e-c-a

D．d-c-b-e-a

小題4:The research confirmed (證實) that _________.

A．men are unwilling to apologize to others for their mistakes

B．men’s chances of getting heart attacks are higher than women’s

C．women can benefit more from receiving apologies than men

D．people can also get healthy benefits from giving apologies

A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest like the forests we now find in Malaysia and Thailand. As more and more ___36___ came to live in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is no forest left, ___37__ there are still some areas covered with trees. We call these __38__.
Elephants, tigers, monkeys and many other animals used to live in the __39__ forests of Hong Kong, and there were even crocodiles in the ___40__ and along the coast. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the animals began to __41___ out. Early farmers grew rice and kept pigs and chickens in the valleys.
They ___42___ the trees and burnt them. They needed fires to keep themselves ___43___ in the winter, to cook their food, and to keep away from dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough ___44___ for them. So did most of the wolves, and tigers. Monkeys, squirrels and many other animals soon died out in the same __45____.
You might think that there are ___46___ any animals in Hong Kong, except in the __47_____. You might think there can’t be any wild animals in such a __48___ place with so many cars and buildings. But there is __49_____ a good deal of countryside in Hong Kong and New Territories, and there are still about thirty-six different kinds of animals living there.
One of the most interesting of Hong Kong’s ____50___ is the barking deer. They are beautiful little creatures with rich, brown coat and a white patch under the tail. They look like deer but they are much ___51___. They are less than two feet high. The male barking deer has two small horns but the female has none. They make a __52____ rather like a dog barking.
Barking deer live in thick shrub（灌木） country and are very good at __53___. They eat grass and shrubs, mainly in the very early morning and late afternoon and evening. This is when you are most likely to see one but you will need to be very quiet and to have very ___54___eyes. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only one ___55_____ ---- man. Although it is illegal, people hunt and trap these harmless little animals. As a result there are now not many left. There are a few on Hong Kong Island but none in the New Territories.

小題1:	A．people B．children C．ladies D．women

小題2:	A．as B．since C．though D．because

小題3:	A．desert B．shades C．fields D．woods

小題4:	A．thin B．thick C．short D．dying

小題5:	A．rivers B．hills C．sky D．mountains

小題6:	A．die B．look C．come D．get

小題7:	A．planted B．looked after C．cared for D．cut down

小題8:	A．cold B．cool C．warm D．hot

小題9:	A．air B．food C．water D．clothes

小題10:

A．way B．road C．street D．rail

小題11:

A．never B．always C．no D．no longer

小題12:

A．zoos B．shops C．kitchens D．parks

小題13:

A．free B．busy C．big D．large

小題14:

A．no more B．nearly C．still D．hardly

小題15:

A．animals B．plants C．fishes D．birds

小題16:

A．great B．larger C．smaller D．heavier

小題17:

A．noise B．voice C．song D．living

小題18:

A．barking B．eating C．planting D．hiding

小題19:

A．common B．sharp C．clear D．big

小題20:

A．neighbor B．brother C．enemy D．friend

Recently, a  professor of philosophy in the United States has written a book called MoneyandtheMeaningofLife. He has discovered that how we deal with money in our day­to­day life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life.
He says that our relation with others often becomes clearly defined when money enters the picture. You might have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you have a very good friend. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before. Or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn't. This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it.
Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important. The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book.
Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich?
Answer: The most surprising thing is why people give me so much respect. I am nothing. I do not know much. All I am is rich.
People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.
小題1:The author seems to believe that asking your friend to lend you some money ________.

A．is a good way to test your friendship

B．will do harm to your friendship

C．will strengthen your friendship

D．is a good way to break off your friendship

小題2:What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview?

A．He does not feel that he is well educated.

B．He does not think that he is a very important person.

C．He does not think that being rich is worth so much attention.

D．He does not consider himself to be very successful.

小題3:What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book?

A．Money is an end.	B．Money is a means.
C．Money is everything.	D．Money is unimportant.

小題4:Which of the following might the author disagree with?

A．Money is important in modern society.

B．The meaning of life does not completely lie in money.

C．Wealth will surely bring the owner happiness

D．Happiness is not necessarily the result of wealth.

Through history, children have played with toys and they help to prepare children for adult life. But the toys are changing all the time. As science and technology have changed the way adults live, the toys children play with have changed as well. Developments in science and technology have had a big effect on the toys that children play with. Today trains and mobile phones are popular toys for young children, but there were no toys of this kind before real trains and mobile phones were invented.  The materials that toys are made of have also changed.  Today lots of toys are made of plastic. Plastic is a modern, man-made material that did not exist (存在) in the past. On the other hand, some other toys that you have might not be all that different from the ones children played with 1,000 years ago. Scientists have found some bone dice (骰子)in Aberdeen. In medieval (中世紀的)times dice were used for playing games as much as they are today.
A recent survey found that half of all the children aged from 4 to 6 have played video games, a quarter of them regularly. The increasing use of electronic toys troubles Dr Singer, a professor at Yale. “One thing we know is that kids in early years need to be in touch with the real world,” he said, “No matter how brilliant they are, they’re not going to learn to walk, to move or to talk to others unless their hands or feet have a direct role in such activities.”
Some toy experts argue that the best toys are the ones that increase a child’s creativity and imagination. Traditional toys can be used for different kinds of purposes and be used in group settings, individually(單獨地), and one-to-one. They are also used differently depending on the child’s age and skill level. And these toys made of natural materials are valuable for children because they teach children what the world is made of.
小題1:In how many ways do toys change according to the first paragraph?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D． Four.

小題2:From the article, we can know that     .

A．only children like to play with toys

B．toys have nothing to do with children’s future life

C．the development of toys is related to science and technology

D．plastic is the best material for making toys

小題3:According to Dr Singer,     .

A．the electronic toys are good for children if they play often enough

B．the electronic toys prevent children keeping in touch with the real world

C．children should be stopped from being hurt by the danger coming from the outside world

D．children should play with electronic toys instead of the traditional ones