One in five American families will move every year. Moving is one of the most stress-producing events a family has to go through. Experts say it can be harder for children. How do you help your child adjust to the changes?
The Ricardos moved from their old house to a new home. Same family, same dog-but it was harder for 9-year-old Elena. She hated the room, the house and everything. She hated leaving her friends the most.
“ I was so emotional. I mean, saying goodbye to all my friends…..my very close friends, who was my neighbor, made me so sad,” says Elena.
For some children, the emotional stress of moving is not much more different from the emotions when someone has died.
“There’s that sense that, ‘I’ve lost my friends, my friends, my base, my school, my teachers-everything I knew that made me feel safe is all gone now. I have to start over,” says Dr. Tim Jordan.
Starting over is exactly Dr. Tim Jordan’s advice. Make new friends, enter the new school and enter the new neighborhood. And here are some other pieces of advice.
● Explain clearly to the children why the move is necessary.
● Familiarize(使熟悉) the children as much as possible with the new area with maps, photographs or the daily newspaper.
● After the move, got the children to join in activities in the place.
● Help the children keep in touch with friends from the neighborhood before through telephone, letters, e-mail, and personal visits.
小題1:
Which of the following is useful to reduce the children’s stress before the move?

A．Let doctors give children some advice.

B．Try letting children accept the fact of moving.

C．Let children keep in touch with their former friends.

D．Copy the new environment in the old home.

小題2:
What can we know from the passage?

A．Most American children can get used to the changes in moving.

B．Dr. Tim Jordan lost his family, friends, teachers after moving.

C．The emotional stress of moving is the same in some way as that of knowing someone’s death.

D．the Ricardos lost their dogs after moving to their new house.

小題3:
The passage mainly wants to _____

A．tell parents the reasons of moving.	B．explain the reasons of stress.
C．give parents some advice on moving.	D．teach parents how to move.

People often talk as if shyness is a disease or mental condition that can be cured. I prefer to think of it as an emotional disability. It’s something we are born with and something we carry with us in our entire lives. There are too many people, however, who seem to be determined to find some way of doing away with their shyness. In my opinion, it’s a waste of time. I don’t mean that we should do nothing about it; quite the contrary, I think we need to separate the basic fact of shyness from our ability to take part in a social environment.
Look at one of the most famous shy people of them all, Johnny Carson. This man is painfully shy, yet for decades he made a living talking and associating with different people every night, in front of a national audience. Carson has never done away with his shyness, but he has successfully found a way to deal with it to the extent that he could be, not just a talk show host, but a legend (傳奇) among talk show hosts. Look also at Sally Fields, who has recently admitted her problem with shyness. This is a woman who has appeared in many films, TV shows and interviews, yet in her early years she was so shy that she turned down a lunch invitation from Jane Fonda because she was terribly afraid of meeting her.
I guess that our shyness is there because each of us is born with some insecurity (不安全感) and this insecurity prevents us from reading out to others the way people with a more open personality do. As we grow up and become adults, we allow our social skills to grow and develop. But we are still stuck in kindergarten or elementary school or wherever it was when our shyness took root in our soul.
小題1:. In the author’s view, shyness can be explained as _________.

A．a(chǎn) disease that can be easily cured

B．a(chǎn) not very normal mental condition

C．a(chǎn)n emotional disability

D．something we pick up after birth

小題2:. The author believes it’s a waste of time to ____________

A．develop a healthy personality

B．talk with as many people as possible

C．study where shyness comes from

D．look for ways to do away with one’s shyness

小題3:. Which of the following is TRUE of Johnny Carson?

A．He dared to speak in front of a national audience.

B．He did away with his shyness carefully.

C．He was described as a hero in some legend books.

D．He failed to become a good talk show host.

小題4:. The author thinks that our shyness is there because _______

A．we are not open enough

B．we don’t feel safe at heart

C．we try to reach out to others all the time

D．we lack certain social skills

One day, I was working alone on the roof of a new six-story building. When I completed my work, I discovered that I had about 500 pounds of bircks left over!   36 carry the bricks down by hand I decided to lower them by a pulley（滑車）, which fortunately was  _37 to the side of the building on the sixth floor.
Fastening the rope at the ground level, I went up to the roof and  _38 the bricks into a barrel (桶). Then I went back to the  _39 and untied the rope,   40 it tightly to insure a __41__  fall of the 500 punds of bricks. You know, I only weighed 135 pounds. Due to my __42 _ at being pulled off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and  _43  to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I went on at a rather  _44 _ rate up the building.
Near the third floor, I met the barrel __45 , which made my collarbone（鎖骨）broken, __46 _ only slightly, I didn’t stop. At approximately（大約）the same time, the barrel  _47__ the ground, and the bottom fell out of the barrel.   48 the bricks, the barrel now weighed about 50 pounds. I refer you again to my weight of 135 pounds.  _49   you might imagine, I began a rapid down.
Also near the  _50 _ floor, I met the barrel coming up, which made my legs broken. The encounter（相遇）with the _ 51 _ slowed me enough to reduce my  _52 when I fell onto the pile of bricks, and  53 , only three vertebrae（椎骨）were broken. However, as I __54__there on the bricks in pain, unable to move, and  _55  the barrel six stories above, I again lost my presence of mind. I let go of the rope!

小題1:	A．Rather than B．Other than C．Better than D．Instead of

小題2:	A．connected B．a(chǎn)ttached C．a(chǎn)dded D．joined

小題3:	A．brought B．carried C．loaded D．took

小題4:	A．ceiling B．floor C．roof D．ground

小題5:	A．grabbing B．pulling C．fastening D．holding

小題6:	A．sudden B．quick C．slow D．peaceful

小題7:	A．carelessness B．surprise C．excitement D．joy

小題8:	A．forgot B．had C．took D．began

小題9:	A．slow B．rapid C．strange D．special

小題10:

A．coming down B．going up C．going down D．coming up

小題11:

A．Slowed B．Calmed C．Relaxed D．Cooled

小題12:

A．fell B．beat C．hit D．knocked

小題13:

A．Besides B．Without C．With D．Beyond

小題14:

A．As B．When C．While D．Which

小題15:

A．first B．ground C．second D．third

小題16:

A．bricks B．barrel C．pulley D．rope

小題17:

A．pain B．weight C．injuries D．speed

小題18:

A．unluckily B．surely C．undoubtedly D．fortunately

小題19:

A．sat B．lay C．stood D．bent

小題20:

A．noticed B．remembered C．watched D．saw

Do you still remember your dreams from childhood? They’re like flowers that never fade, “23-year-old Liu Wei told a happy audience during a broadcast of the nationwide talent competition China’s Got Talent. Liu, an ___16____ pianist from Beijing, was named one of the show’s finalists.
Liu once had arms. At the age of 10 he accidentally grabbed a high-voltage wire and lost his arms. “My family and I were so ___17____ then,” Liu recalled. He credits a disable boy he met at the hospital who gives him the __18_____ to cheer him up.
He was forced to __19_____ playing soccer (his favorite sport) but bounced back and ___20____himself to learn swimming. After two years, Liu had won two gold medals and one silver at the National Swimming Championship for the disabled in 2002.
By the age of 19, Liu had taught himself __21_____ to play the piano with his feet, fulfilling a childhood ___22____ of composing and producing music, he said ___23____ a big smile. “__24_____ enough time, I could be just as same as anyone.”
“I can read music and have __25_____ the ‘toeing’ by myself,” he told. According to Liu, the big toe is the most __26_____ digit when “toeing,” but that he can only reach five keys at the same time. “It means I have to train my toes to move more ___27____,” he said.
One of the show’s hosts, Cao Kefan, told press. “He was __28_____ so hard his feet were constantly cramping,” Cao said.
“ We’ve all __29_____ our dreams when we were young, but no one has fought as hard as you,” commented Gao Xiaosong. Gao is one of the show’s judges and one of most ___30____ music producers in China.
“You tell us that to __31_____ our dream, we need to spare no pains,” said Yi Nengjing, a show judge and Taiwanese pop star.
“I’ve received a lot of letters of support, all ___32____ me to focus on my music,” Liu said. When asked what he would do when the show was ___33____, he revealed several music companies had asked to __34_____ him. But whatever happened, he added he is sure he would keep __35_____ his dream.
“Music is like water and air to me,” he said. “I can’t live with out it.”

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)imless B．legless C．a(chǎn)rmless D．forceless

小題2:	A．desperate B．happy C．a(chǎn)ngry D．nervous

小題3:	A．power B．strength C．energy D．enthusiasm

小題4:	A．give away B．give in C．give up D．give off

小題5:

A．let

B．devoted

C．a(chǎn)bandoned

D．challenged

小題6:	A．what B．how C．whether D．which

小題7:	A．idea B．purpose C．dream D．thought

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)t B．to C．in D．with

小題9:	A．given B．if C．when D．only if

小題10:

A．carried out B．figured out C．worked out D．gave out

小題11:

A．flexible B．a(chǎn)vailable C．sensible D．a(chǎn)dvisble

小題12:

A．heavily B．rapidly C．slowly D．slightly

小題13:

A．looking B．working C．exercising D．practicing

小題14:

A．looked for B．fought for C．make for D．took for

小題15:

A．influential B．beneficial C．potential D．official

小題16:

A．make B．gain C．get D．realize

小題17:

A．letting B．discouraging C．inspiring D．encouraging

小題18:

A．by B．out C．over D．off

小題19:

A．offer B．sign C．a(chǎn)nswer D．find

小題20:

A．pursuing B．looking C．thinking D．promising

From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch ,I___26_____ a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾)， it might be thank you for a ____27____ moment ,a reminder of something we were happily expecting,or a bit of __28_______ for the coming test orsporting event.
In the early grade school they __29____ their notes. But as children grow older they become self-conacious(有自我意識的),and _30_______ he reached high
School,my older son ,Marc, informed me he no longer_31________ my daily notes.Telling him that he no longer needed to _32______them but I still needed write them, I___33_____ untill the day he gratuated
Six years after high school graduation, Marc called asked if he could move__34_____for a couple of months.I had spent those years well,graduating from college,__35______two internships()in Washington,DC,and __36_____,becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento.____37______ short vacation visits,hower,he had lived away from home .With his younger sister leaving for college, I was ___38____ happy to have Marc back.Since Iwas __39____ making lunch for his younger brother, I _40______ one for Marc,too.Imagine my __41______ when Igot a call from my 24-year-old son,__42___ his lunch.
Did I do something __43_____? Don’t you love me _44_____,Mom ? werejust a few of the questions he threw at me as I _45_____asked him what was wrong.
My note,Mom, he answered,Where is my note?

小題1:	A．carried B．found C．included D．held

小題2:	A．difficult B．special C．comfortable D．separate

小題3:	A．congratulation B．improvement C．explanation D．encouragament

小題4:	A．loved B．a(chǎn)nswered C．wrote D．examined

小題5:	A．lately B．by the way C．by the time D．gradually

小題6:	A．received B．understood C．enjoyed D．collected

小題7:	A．copy B．read C．take D．send

小題8:	A．held up B．gave up C．followed D．continued

小題9:	A．out B．home C．to D．to Sacramento

小題10:

A．organizing B．planning C．comparing D．completing

小題11:

A．hopefully B．forfinally C．particularly D．certainly

小題12:

A．Because of B．Instead of C．Except for D．As for

小題13:

A．especially B．immediately C．equally D．generally

小題14:

A．once B．a(chǎn)gain C．still D．even

小題15:

A．packed B．fetched C．bought D．filled

小題16:

A．fear B．surprise C．. anger D．disappointment

小題17:

A．waiting for B．worrying about C．caring for D．a(chǎn)sking about

小題18:

A．wrong B．funny C．strange D．smart

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)ny more B．enough C．once more D．better

小題20:Ainterestingly               B.bitterly           Cpolitely  D. laughingly

Long long ago, there was an old merchant who had three sons. “To which one shall I leave my fortune?” he wondered. “It must be to the cleverest son. But which one is the cleverest?”
He called his three sons to him. “Here is some money,” he told them, “you must each take one coin to buy something that will fill this room. Anyone who can do this shall have my fortune.”
“It is a big room,” said the eldest son.
“One coin will not buy very much,” said the second son.
But the youngest son said nothing. He stood and thought, and then he smiled, “Come, brothers,” he said, “l(fā)et us go to the market.”
The eldest son bought straw with his coin. But one coin bought only a bit of straw. Even when he had spread it as much as he could, the straw covered only a corner of the room.
The second son bought sand with his coin. But one coin bought only a bit of sand. Even when he had spread it as much as he could, the sand covered only half of the floor.
“What did you buy?” the eldest son angrily asked the youngest son. “You don't have any straw.”
“Yes, what did you buy?” the second son asked angrily. “You don't have any sand.”
“I bought this,” said the youngest son.
“A candle！” cried his brothers. “What good is a candle?”
“Watch”, said the youngest son.
He lit the candle, and all at once the room was filled from wall to wall, from ceiling to floor. It was filled with light!
“Although you are the youngest, you are indeed the cleverest of my sons,” the old merchant said.
And that is how, the old merchant left his fortune to his youngest son, the one who could fill a room with light.
小題1: Who would get father's fortune?

A．The oldest son.	B．The richest son.
C．The cleverest son.	D．The silliest son.

小題2: The merchant left his fortune to the son

A．who would fill the room by using something which is worthy of one coin

B．who would take care of him when he became old

C．who wanted to get his fortune

D．who got married first

小題3: How do you think of the youngest son?

A．He is very clever.	B．He is very lazy.
C．He is very mean.	D．He is very diligent.

小題4:  The youngest son used _____ to fill the room.

A．straw

B．candle

C．sand

D．water

My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at 36 . As for me, I 37 both before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.
The last time Dad and I set sail together is really 38 . It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and 39 Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the__40__ lake. Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything   41 
well with the tiller (舵柄) in his hands.
When we were in the middle of the lake, a 42 wind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit __43 . Dad was always at his best in any 44 , but at this moment he   45 .
“John!   46 !” he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands.
In my memory he could fix any 47 . He was the one I always 48 for strength and security. Before I could respond, a 49 of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller 50 it was too late. Another huge wall of water 51 the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely 52 of him.
I swam to Dad 53 and assisted him in climbing onto the hull (船殼) of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was a little awkward about his flash of 54 . “It’s all right, Dad. We are safe now,” I comforted him.
That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency. More importantly, I found it was my turn to start 55 for my father.

小題1:	A．boating B．running C．swimming D．teaching

小題2:	A．enjoyed B．desired C．hated D．learned

小題3:	A．unforgivable B．unforgettable C．cheerful D．regretful

小題4:	A．sent B．ordered C．invited D．a(chǎn)llowed

小題5:	A．calm B．icy C．stormy D．thundery

小題6:	A．finished B．went C．seemed D．sounded

小題7:	A．strong B．gentle C．cold D．hot

小題8:	A．repeatedly B．lightly C．hardly D．violently

小題9:	A．danger B．place C．sport D．job

小題10:

A．suffered B．fell C．froze D．withdrew

小題11:

A．Look B．Help C．Run D．Jump

小題12:

A．problem B．relationship C．machine D．boat

小題13:

A．turned to B．lived with C．a(chǎn)rgued with D．objected to

小題14:

A．fountain B．stream C．shower D．wave

小題15:

A．if B．for C．a(chǎn)fter D．but

小題16:

A．got through B．poured into C．turned over D．lifted up

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)shamed B．protective C．tired D．a(chǎn)fraid

小題18:

A．hopelessly B．quickly C．slowly D．helplessly

小題19:

A．pain B．a(chǎn)nger C．fear D．shame

小題20:

A．making up B．getting ready C．paying off D．looking out

There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used two buckers. One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one, which had seen many years of service, but was now past its best.
Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets. Then he would carry them along the path, one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled (溢出). The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked along the path.
Sometimes the new bucket would say, “See how capable I am! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day! I don't know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of space you are!”
And all that the old bucket could say was, “I know I’m not very useful, but I can only do my best. I’m happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least.”
One day, the gardener heard that kind or conversation. After watering the flowers as usual, he said, “You both have done your work very well. Now I am going to carry you back. I want you to look carefully along the path.”
Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare (光禿禿的)earth; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden.
小題1:What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean?

A．Dirty	B．Dark
C．Worn-out	D．Plain-looking.

小題2:What was the old bucket ashamed of?

A．His past.	B．His aging.
C．His manner.	D．His leaking.

小題3:The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to         

A．laugh at the old one

B．take pity on the old one

C．show off its beautiful looks

D．praise the gardener’s kindness

小題4:Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?

A．Because it was used to keep a balance

B．Because it stayed in its best condition

C．Because it was taken as a treasure

D．Because it had its own function

Everyone in business has been told that success is all about attracting and retaining (留住) customers. It sounds simple and achievable. But,     , words of wisdom are soon forgotten. Once companies have attracted customers they often   
  the second half of the story. In the excitement of beating off the competition, negotiating prices, securing orders, and delivering the product, managers tend to become carried away. They forget what they regard as the boring side of business— 
      that the customer remains a customer.
    to concentrate on retaining as well as attracting customers costs business huge amounts of money annually. It has been estimated that the average company loses between 10 and 30 per cent of its customers every years. In constantly changing     , this is not surprising. What is surprising is the fact that few companies have any idea how many customers they have lost.
Only now are organizations beginning to wake up to those lost opportunities and calculate the     
implications. Cutting down the number of customers a company loses can make a big   
  in its performance. Research in the US found that a five per cent decrease in the number of defecting (流失的) customers led to      increases of between 25 and 85 per cent.
In the US, Domino’s Pizza estimates that a regular customer is worth more than $5,000 over ten years. A customer who receives a poor quality product or service on their first visit and      never returns, is losing the company thousands of dollars in   
  profits (more if you consider how many people they are likely to tell about their bad experience).
The logic behind cultivating customer      is impossible to deny. “In practice most companies’ marketing effort is focused on getting customers, with little attention paid to      them”, says Adrian Payne of Cornfield University’ School of Management. “Research suggests that there is a close relationship between retaining customers and making profits.      customers tend to buy more, are predictable and usually cost less to service than new customers. Furthermore, they tend to be less price     , and may provide free word-of-mouth advertising. Retaining customers also makes it   
    for competitors to enter a market or increase their share of a market.

小題1:	A．in particular B．in reality C．a(chǎn)t least D．first of all

小題2:	A．emphasize B．doubt C．overlook D．believe

小題3:	A．denying B．ensuring C．a(chǎn)rguing D．proving

小題4:	A．Moving B．Hoping C．Starting D．Failing

小題5:	A．markets B．tastes C．prices D．expenses

小題6:	A．culture B．social C．financial D．economical

小題7:	A．promise B．plan C．mistake D．difference

小題8:	A．cost B．opportunity C．profit D．budget

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)s a result B．on the whole C．in conclusion D．on the contrary

小題10:

A．huge B．potential C．extra D．reasonable

小題11:

A．beliefs B．loyalty C．habits D．interest

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)ltering B．understanding C．keeping D．a(chǎn)ttracting

小題13:

A．Assumed B．Respected C．Established D．Unexpected

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)greeable B．flexible C．friendly D．sensitive

小題15:

A．unfair B．difficult C．essential D．convenient

小題1:If you want to join Live Card to save money on tickets, you can call       .

A．0844 847 2484	B．0800 587 5007
C．0844 499 6699	D．0161 245 6609

小題2:How can you pay for a ticket when you book by post?

A．By visiting the website of a post office.

B．By going to your local bank in person.

C．By enclosing your Live Card in an envelope.

D．By providing your credit card information.

小題3:What benefit can group bookers enjoy according to the text?

A．Delayed payment for tickets.	B．Invitations to opening nights.
C．Reduced booking fees by phone	D．Generous discounts on tickets.