According to legend, a young man while wandering the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water was so sweet, he   21  his leather container so he could bring some   22  to a tribal elder who had been his teacher.
After a four-day journey he   23  the water to the old man who took a deep drink,   24  warmly and thanked his student lavishly for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy   25 .
Later, the teacher let another student   26  the water. He spat it   27 , saying it was awful. It   28  had been no longer fresh and   29  unpleasant to drink because of the old leather container.
The student challenged his teacher: “Master, the water was smelly. Why did you   30  to like it?”
The teacher replied, “You only tasted the water. I tasted the   31 . The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be   32 .”
I think we understand this lesson best when we receive   33  gifts of love from young children.   34  it’s a tray or a bracelet, the   35  and proper response is   36  and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea within the gift.
Gratitude doesn’t always come naturally.   37 , most children and many adults value only the thing given   38  the feeling embodied in it. We should remind ourselves and   39  our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude.   40 , gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

小題1:	A．packed B．filled C．took D．carried

小題2:	A．in B．a(chǎn)way C．back D．up

小題3:	A．presented B．mailed C．delivered D．showed

小題4:	A．said B．laughed C．smiled D．nodded

小題5:	A．heart B．mind C．moment D．occasion

小題6:	A．smell B．watch C．taste D．feel

小題7:	A．a(chǎn)way B．out C．off D．on

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)pparently B．still C．sadly D．quickly

小題9:	A．however B．instead C．nevertheless D．therefore

小題10:

A．change B．pretend C．determine D．a(chǎn)gree

小題11:

A．sweat B．sense C．promise D．gift

小題12:

A．clearer B．fresher C．sweeter D．purer

小題13:

A．simple B．innocent C．worthless D．meaningless

小題14:

A．Whether B．If C．Whatever D．Whichever

小題15:

A．pretended B．lovely C．a(chǎn)bnormal D．natural

小題16:

A．devotion B．comfort C．imagination D．a(chǎn)ppreciation

小題17:

A．Unfortunately B．Frankly C．Strangely D．Possibly

小題18:

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

小題19:

A．persuade B．teach C．improve D．a(chǎn)dvise

小題20:

A．In a word B．Otherwise C．Thus D．After all

I have two really good friends. Nancy and Richard. They both believe in the 1 of positive thinking. However, though their personalities are 2 . They are totally different in other areas of their lives. The biggest differences are their 3 , career choices, and way of life.
Love and concern 4 Nancy’s childhood. She , along with her younger sister, was 5  by her mother and father. Nancy’ parents were 6  in her schoolwork, making her excellent at school. On the other hand, Richard’s childhood lacked love. His parents 7  him up to his grandparents when they failed to take care of him 8 . His grandmother took care of him most of his growing up years.9 , since his sister didn’t live with him, he never really got to10 her.
Another difference is their career choice. Nancy has always been a 11 and made a choice to work in a variety of different12 settings: doctor’s offices, hospitals, nursing homes and a visiting nurse. Her13 part was working with pediatrics(小兒科)。 However,  Richard14 to work in the business world. He prefers to work with15rather than with people.
A third difference is their16. Nancy is always on the go. She goes to yard sales, out to eat,and enjoys nature. She is17; has five children, thirteen grandchildren, several great-grandchildren. 18, Richard likes to stay home and do things alone. He is single and has no children.
I am very 19 for the fact I have two similar yet very different friends, Nancy and Richard. This has 20 me that anyone can be positive thinker. And it is also what makes my friendship with both of them very intriguing(有趣的) and challenging.

小題1:	A．energy B．power C．a(chǎn)bility D．effort

小題2:	A．strong B．special C．impressive D．similar

小題3:	A．childhood B．education C．a(chǎn)ppearance D．religion

小題4:	A．confirmed B．filled C．influenced D．controlled

小題5:	A．spoiled B．moved C．raised D．deserted

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)bsorbed B．interested C．involved D．stuck

小題7:	A．took B．picked C．called D．gave

小題8:	A．carefully B．properly C．strictly D．firmly

小題9:	A．Moreover B．However C．Instead D．Therefore

小題10:

A．visit B．touch C．phone D．know

小題11:

A．follower B．receiver C．caretaker D．leader

小題12:

A．medical B．physical C．political D．chemical

小題13:

A．difficult B．complete C．favorite D．natural

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)greed B．refused C．chose D．remembered

小題15:

A．machines B．exhibitions C．a(chǎn)greements D．plays

小題16:

A．hobby B．custom C．habit D．lifestyle

小題17:

A．beautiful B．independent C．famous D．married

小題18:

A．After all B．in contrast C．in a word D．in the end

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)nxious B．thankful C．sorry D．ready

小題20:

A．reminded B．persuaded C．taught D．a(chǎn)cknowledged

完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)
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We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had __1__ me to this spot in a small  town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered __2__.
“Look __3__, Elsa,” Father said. I gathered all my __4__ and looked down. I saw the square in the centre of the village. And I saw the crisscross(十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to the __5__. “See, my dear,” Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. __6__ is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go __7__ one road, try another.”
Now I understood why I was there. __8__ that day I had begged my mother to do __9__ about the terrible lunches that were served at school. But she __10__ because she could not believe the lunches were as __11__ as I said.
When I __12__ my father for help, he would not help. _13__, he brought me to this high tower to __14__ me a lesson — the value of an open, searching mind. By the time we reached home, I had a __15__.
At school the next day, I _16__ poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to _17__ it to mother at dinner. The plan __18__ perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and said, “The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and mother said firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day.
In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working __19__ I tried every possible means to my goal. Father’s wise words always __20__ me that there is more than one way to the square.

小題1:	A．taken B．sent C．brought D．left

小題2:	A．that B．why C．what D．how

小題3:	A．down B．up C．out D．a(chǎn)round

小題4:	A．strength B．courage C．spirit D．bravery

小題5:	A．tower B．church C．square D．village

小題6:	A．School B．Society C．Family D．Life

小題7:	A．in B．on C．by D．a(chǎn)t

小題8:	A．Earlier B．Later C．After D．During

小題9:	A．her best B．a(chǎn) favor C．something D．everything

小題10:

A．defended B．refused C．excused D．a(chǎn)greed

小題11:

A．well B．good C．bad D．usual

小題12:

A．belonged to B．turned to C．tried to D．led to

小題13:

A．Therefore B．So C．Instead D．Anyway

小題14:

A．show B．make C．prepare D．give

小題15:

A．plan B．question C．problem D．suggestion

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)ngrily B．secretly C．kindly D．politely

小題17:

A．cook B．boil C．make D．serve

小題18:

A．made B．failed C．worked D．took

小題19:

A．if B．once C．since D．until

小題20:

A．remind B．a(chǎn)pprove C．a(chǎn)ffect D．limit

There was a woman, about 30 years old, married with two children. She had grown up in a home where she was constantly criticized and often treated unfairly by her parents. As a result, she was negative and fearful, and had no confidence at all.
One day, she was hit by a car. When she awoke, she found herself in a hospital. She could still speak, but had no recollection of any part of her past life. She was a total amnesiac! Her husband and children visited her daily, but she did not know them.
Determined to understand what had happened to her, she began reading medical textbooks and studying in the specialized area of amnesia and memory loss. She met and discussed with specialists in this field. Eventually she wrote a paper on her condition. Not long afterward, she was invited to address a medical conference to deliver her paper, answer questions about her amnesia, and share her experiences and ideas. During this period, something amazing happened. She became a genuinely positive, confident, outgoing woman, well informed, and very much in demand as a speaker and authority in the medical profession. All memory of her negative childhood had been wiped out. She changed her thinking and changed her life.
Each person comes into the world with no thoughts or ideas at all, and everything that a person thinks and feels is learned from babyhood onward. The adult becomes the sum total of everything he or she learns, feels, and experiences while growing up.
Everyone is born with no self-concept at all. Every idea, opinion, feeling, attitude, or value you have as an adult is the result of an idea or impression you took in and accepted as true. When you believe something to be true, it becomes true for you, whatever the fact may be. You are not what you think you are, but what you think, you are.
小題1:What happened to the woman after the accident?

A．She believed she was not talented.

B．She didn't love her husband any more.

C．She refused to recall her past life.

D．She was in complete memory loss.

小題2:Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

小題3:Which statement agrees with the last paragraph?

A．Great minds think alike.

B．Thinking is to man what water is to fish.

C．Confidence in you is the first step on the road to success.

D．You are not what you believe, but what others believe you are.

For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗幟）across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I 36 _____ certain things could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and 37 _____ would win the race. At other times I would 38 _____ like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous 39 _____ hoping to reach that banner a little faster. 40 _____ , I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it, the banner was never any 41 _____ I finally decided one day to 42 _____ and take a break. It was then that I saw my 43 _____ sitting beside me.
It had been with me as I 44 _____ hard to support my family, as I played with my children and heard their 45 _____ and even when I was 46 _____ with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. I just didn’t have the 47 _____ to see it.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says, “Tension is what you think you should be. 48 _____ is who you are” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the 49 _____ life we think we should have and 50 _____ the life we have now. Happiness will never be found under some banner far away. If will be found 51 _____ your own heart, soul and mind. It will be found when you 52 _____ that others love you just as you do.
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of 53 _____ with you everywhere you go. 54 _____ yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness you are 55 _____ there.

小題1:	A．forgot B．missed C．overcame D．a(chǎn)ccomplished

小題2:	A．safe B．steady C．calm D．quiet

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)ct B．run C．jump D．walk

小題4:	A．place B．height C．speed D．time

小題5:	A．Generally B．Gradually C．Unfortunately D．Firstly

小題6:	A．clearer B．lower C．closer D．smaller

小題7:	A．settle in B．start off C．stop by D．sit down

小題8:	A．happiness B．goal C．success D．friendship

小題9:	A．studied B．fought C．exercised D．worked

小題10:

A．laughter B．complaints C．stories D．breathing

小題11:

A．lonely B．tired C．sick D．hungry

小題12:

A．courage B．chance C．wisdom D．strength

小題13:

A．Stress B．Relaxation C．Failure D．Pain

小題14:

A．real B．perfect C．common D．colorful

小題15:

A．enjoy B．change C．improve D．create

小題16:

A．from B．on C．over D．in

小題17:

A．realize B．believe C．hope D．a(chǎn)dmit

小題18:

A．sorrow B．responsibility C．fortune D．joy

小題19:

A．Carry B．Make C．Push D．Take

小題20:

A．never B．still C．a(chǎn)lready D．ever

完形填空（共20小題，每小題1分，滿分20分）
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A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful   1  , and knowing her husband could   2   it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the   3  , her husband told her how   4   he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He   5   her a beautiful gift package (紙盒). She opened it and   6   a Bible.
7  , she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” She was so   8   that she left him.
Many years passed and the lady was very   9   in business. She owned two large companies. She   10   her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to   11   him. But before she could, she   12  a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (財產(chǎn)) to her. She needed to come back and   13   things.
When she arrived at his house, sadness   14   her heart. She saw the still new
15  , just as she had left it years before. With   16  , she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring  17   from the Bible to the floor and a  18   could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LUV U ALWAYS”.
19  your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the   20 .

小題1:	A．watch B．ring C．coat D．box

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)fford B．like C．design D．guess

小題3:	A．holiday B．performance C．birthday D．meeting

小題4:	A．proud B．kind C．sorry D．brave

小題5:	A．lent B．a(chǎn)sked C．gave D．moved

小題6:	A．carried B．found C．missed D．held

小題7:	A．Politely B．Lightly C．Patiently D．Angrily

小題8:	A．calm B．upset C．grateful D．careless

小題9:	A．failing B．lonely C．successful D．poor

小題10:

A．wondered B．hoped C．realized D．explained

小題11:

A．visit B．understand C．catch D．help

小題12:

A．passed B．wrote C．sent D．received

小題13:

A．take care of B．pay for C．look for D．give away

小題14:

A．covered B．broke C．left D．filled

小題15:

A．car B．Bible C．letter D．table

小題16:

A．smiles B．Laughter C．tears D．interests

小題17:

A．hid B．Dropped C．disappeared D．made

小題18:

A．book B．pen C．flower D．card

小題19:

A．If B．But C．Although D．So

小題20:

A．hand B．eye C．face D．heart

Adults usually do not remember most of the things that are taught by their teachers at school. But this story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I think of this story.
It was a normal Monday morning, and my teacher was teaching us on important things in life and about devoting ourselves to what is important to us. This is how the story went:
An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway. He would get onto the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and beg. He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years.
His house was dirty, and a stench (惡臭) came out of the house and it smelled terrible. The neighbors could not stand the smell any more, so they called for the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over the years.
The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire (百萬富翁). They waited outside his house expecting to share the good news with him. When the old man arrived home that evening, one of the officers told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.
But the old man said nothing at all; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, sat at the street corner and continued to beg.
Clearly, this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything significant (有意義的) for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing.
小題1:The neighbor called the police because ______.

A．the old man kept begging money from them every day

B．there was something dangerous in the old man’s house

C．the old man wouldn’t buy tickets for the train

D．they couldn’t bear the smell from the old man’s house

小題2:When the old man knew he was a millionaire, he ______.

A．remained calm	B．became excited
C．felt worried	D．became nervous

小題3:What lesson do we learn from the story?

A．Make great plans for your life.

B．Keep on doing what you like.

C．Do something that is good to society.

D．Depend on yourself rather than others.

完形填空 （共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
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Living one’s life is really like driving on a highway. First, to make a good driving, the driver must carefully examine the 1  of his car,  just as he cares for his health for a good life. Once he enters into the highway, he must 2  certain rules for his own safety. It also can be said that he must obey certain rules of 3  when living as a decent (體面的) adult. For example, on the highway, he is 4 to keep a constant speed which can be compared with his 5  activities through his life. Neither driving nor living must be taken at too 6  a speed nor at too slow a speed. If he drives too 7 , the police will give him a ticket, just as he will be arrested when he breaks the law. 8  too conservatively (保守的), he will be called an out-of-date person 9  the others driving at the proper speed. When he wants to change his lanes, he must give careful 10  to every direction of his car. It is sometimes 11  to change the way of life 12  he can be sure of completion by doing so. He 13  not make any unnecessary changing of lanes which gives him only danger. Finally, he must 14  where he is now by recognizing some 15  appearing now and then. If he takes the wrong way, he must return to the right as 16  as he can. But he may thus lose 17  and energy both on the road and in life.
18  the whole, driving on a highway and living one’s life are both hard work. 19  if he is careful and serious enough, 20  will provide him much pleasure.

小題1:	A．seat B．condition C．petrol D．passenger

小題2:	A．listen to B．find C．follow D．insist on

小題3:	A．society B．school C．group D．highway

小題4:	A．glad B．required C．made D．a(chǎn)nxious

小題5:	A．broken B．outdoor C．good D．continuous

小題6:	A．large B．high C．limited D．expected

小題7:	A．speedily B．slowly C．orderly D．willingly

小題8:	A．Doing B．Acting C．Going D．Working

小題9:	A．persuading B．getting C．interrupting D．refusing

小題10:

A．notice B．a(chǎn)ttention C．signs D．regards

小題11:

A．dangerous B．worthy C．unfit D．troublesome

小題12:

A．if B．when C．unless D．because

小題13:

A．dare B．need C．may D．should

小題14:

A．think B．discover C．prove D．look

小題15:

A．signs B．roads C．posters D．people

小題16:

A．possible B．soon C．much D．hard

小題17:

A．money B．luck C．time D．trust

小題18:

A．In B．With C．About D．On

小題19:

A．Therefore B．But C．And D．Then

小題20:

A．it B．he C．they D．you

A man and his girlfriend got married. It was a large celebration. Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was   36 .
Some months later, the wife said to the   37 , “I read in a magazine about how we can strengthen our   38 . Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit annoying(惱人的) with   39  person. Then, we can talk about how we can   40  them together and make our life happier together.”
The husband   41 . So each of them went to a separate room and thought of the things that  42 them about the other.
The next morning, at the   43  table, they decided that they would go over their lists.
“I’ll start,” offered the wife.
She took out her list. It had   44  items on it. As she started reading the list of the little annoyances, she   45  that tears were starting to appear in her husband’s eyes.
“What’s wrong?” she asked. “  46 ,” the husband replied, “keep reading your list.”
The wife continued to read   47  she had read all the three pages. She carefully placed her list on the   48  and crossed her hands over top of it.
“Now, you read your list and then we’ll talk about the things on both of our lists.” She said   49 . Quietly the husband said, “I don’t have anything on my list. I think you are   50  as you are. You are lovely and wonderful. I don’t want you to   51  anything for me.”
The wife, touched by the depth of his love for her and his   52  of her, turned her head and wept(流淚).
We have a wonderful   53  that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why   54  time looking for the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can   55  us and see the wonderful things before us?   

小題1:	A．true B．false C．kind D．happy

小題2:	A．boyfriend B．husband C．father D．mother

小題3:	A．home B．family C．house D．marriage

小題4:	A．some B．other C．the other D．a(chǎn)nother

小題5:	A．repair B．solve C．set D．raise

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)greed B．a(chǎn)dmitted C．refused D．laughed

小題7:	A．interested B．surprised C．troubled D．puzzled

小題8:	A．lunch B．supper C．breakfast D．dinner

小題9:	A．such B．few C．no D．many

小題10:

A．guessed B．understood C．knew D．noticed

小題11:

A．Nothing B．Something C．Everything D．Anything

小題12:

A．unless B．until C．a(chǎn)fter D．when

小題13:

A．floor B．bed C．chair D．table

小題14:

A．sadly B．happily C．a(chǎn)ngrily D．crazily

小題15:

A．perfect B．beautiful C．gentle D．rich

小題16:

A．read B．write C．change D．do

小題17:

A．belief B．doubt C．understanding D．a(chǎn)cceptance

小題18:

A．home B．earth C．world D．country

小題19:

A．waste B．spend C．take D．devote

小題20:

A．look at B．look around C．look after D．look for

Frank told us of his childhood. “My dad was a fisherman, and he 36   the sea. It was    37  making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out    38   he caught enough to feed the family.”
“He was a big man, and was   39   from pulling the nets and fighting the seas. When you got close to him, he smelled like the    40  . No matter how much my mother    41   his clothes, they would    42   smell of fish.”
“Every day he drove me to school. When the old truck rattled (嘎嘎作響) down the road, I would shrink down into the seat hoping to    43  . When we reached school, he would give me a kiss on the cheek and    44  me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. I was    45   twelve years old!”
“I    46   the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When he started to lean toward me, I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad.’ It was the first time I had ever talked to him in that   47  , and he had this    48   look on his face. I said, ‘Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss.’ My dad looked at me and his eyes were filled with tears. I had never seen him    49  . ‘You’re right,’ he said. ‘You are a big boy...a man. I won’t    50   you any more.’”
   51   began to well up in Frank’s eyes, “It wasn’t long after that when my dad went to sea and never came back.    52   of the boats stayed in that day because of a coming storm, but not dad. He had a big family to    53  .”
“Guys, you don’t know what I would like is to have my dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek, to feel his    54  old face, to smell the ocean on him. I wish I had been a man then.   55   I had been a man, I would never have told my dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.”

小題1:	A．hated B．loved C．owned D．sold

小題2:	A．hard B．enjoyable C．easy D．comfortable

小題3:	A．before B．a(chǎn)fter C．until D．unless

小題4:	A．thin B．fat C．weak D．strong

小題5:	A．ocean B．land C．sky D．a(chǎn)nimals

小題6:	A．made B．washed C．changed D．bought

小題7:	A．never B．seldom C．still D．ever

小題8:	A．survive B．disappear C．succeed D．a(chǎn)ppear

小題9:	A．force B．a(chǎn)dvise C．order D．tell

小題10:

A．sometimes B．once C．a(chǎn)lready D．only

小題11:

A．remember B．forget C．recognize D．forecast

小題12:

A．voice B．way C．case D．a(chǎn)ttitude

小題13:

A．tired B．surprised C．worried D．a(chǎn)nnoyed

小題14:

A．smile B．sing C．sigh D．cry

小題15:

A．kiss B．cheat C．punish D．beat

小題16:

A．Fear B．Tears C．Blood D．Anger

小題17:

A．Both B．None C．Most D．Few

小題18:

A．blame B．hold C．rescue D．feed

小題19:

A．smooth B．dirty C．rough D．clean

小題20:

A．If B．When C．Whether D．Where