I was packed and ready to leave for my two days’ trip. My mind had been filled with work and with so many small things to deal with. As I got into the car to leave, my thoughts turned to my children. I’d been preparing for the trip for the last few days, and now I’d be away for a few days.
How to keep in touch with your kids during busy time is often a father’s problem. Men tend to focus on one thing extremely well for long periods, but this can lead to trouble. Shifting(移開) from work to your family life isn't always the easiest thing to do. And if you don’t show your kids that you’re thinking about them, they may think that you are not.
As I started down the road, I suddenly stopped the car and turned around. I drove back to my house, found a couple of cards, and wrote a short message to each of my children. I put each in a “secret” place where I knew they’d find it.
When I called the next night, it was clear that they’d received the cards. “Daddy, I got your card,” they both said excitedly. “When did you do that?”
My heart was warmed when I heard this. It was such a small thing. But it had a big impact(影響) on my kids. It was their “proof” that I was thinking about them. And it was encouragement for me to continue to do the small things that have a big impact.
小題1: From the passage we can infer that the author thinks a father should ______.

A．care for his kids, no matter how busy he is

B．have a big impact on his kids

C．spend some time playing with his kids

D．stay at home as long as possible

小題2:Before leaving for the trip the author considered ________.

A．preparing some food for the trip

B．buying some nice gifts for his children

C．doing something to show his concern for his kids

D．telling his children to be careful at home

小題3:The author’s kids were excited when they answered the phone because _______.

A．their father had thought highly of them

B．they had found the cards from their father

C．they had done something good at home

D．their father told them he would be back soon

小題4:What does the underlined word “that” in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A．Packing luggage.

B．Reaching the hotel.

C．Writing short messages.

D．Going back home.

小題5:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．All for the children

B．Play with your children

C．A father and his kids

D．Show love to your kids

After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner.   36  woman was my mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but my work had made   37  impossible to visit her very often. That night I called to   38  her to go out for dinner.“What’s wrong? Are you   39 ?”she asked. “I thought that it would be   40  to spend some time with you. Just the two of us,”I answered. She thought about it   41  moment, and agreed.
That Friday after work,   42  I drove to pick her up, I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I   43  that, she, too, seemed to be   44  about our date. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to   45  her last wedding anniversary.
We went to a restaurant that,   46  not elegant, was very nice and cozy. When I read the menu, Mom sat there   47  at me. A nostalgic(懷舊的)smile was   48  her lips. During the dinner, we had a(an)   49  conversation—nothing special but catching up on(了解)recent events of each other’s life.
A few days   50 , my mother died of a heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do   51  for her. Sometime later, I received an envelope with a note   52 “You will never know what that night meant to me. I’m looking forward to the   53  dinner. I love you, Son.”
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time“I LOVE YOU”. Nothing in life is more important than your   54 . Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be   55  till“some other time”.

小題1:	A．Another B．This other C．Other D．Others

小題2:	A．this B．that C．one D．it

小題3:	A．force B．order C．advise D．invite

小題4:	A．happy B．good C．well D．bad

小題5:	A．glad B．pleasant C．interesting D．pleased

小題6:	A．at the B．for a C．in a D．for the

小題7:	A．until B．after C．as D．since

小題8:	A．noticed B．observed C．watched D．heard

小題9:	A．confused B．calm C．nervous D．easy

小題10:

A．congratulate B．celebrate C．memorize D．honor

小題11:

A．though B．even C．but D．yet

小題12:

A．glancing B．staring C．glaring D．smiling

小題13:

A．in B．beyond C．above D．on

小題14:

A．deep B．curious C．agreeable D．short

小題15:

A．later B．after C．before D．ago

小題16:

A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something

小題17:

A．writing B．saying C．speaking D．telling

小題18:

A．first B．second C．last D．next

小題19:

A．mother B．wife C．family D．work

小題20:

A．put off B．taken over C．cut off D．picked up

One silly question I simply can’t stand is “How do you feel?”  Usually the question is asked of a man in action—a man on the go, walking along the streets, or busily working at his desk. So what do you expect him to say? He’ll probably say, “Fine, I’m all right,” but you have put a bug in his ear —maybe now he’s not sure. If you are a good friend, you may have seen something in his face, or his walk that he overlooked that morning. It starts worrying him a little. First thing you know, he looks in a mirror to see if everything is all right, while you go merrily on your way asking someone else, “How do you feel?”
Every question has its time and place. It’s perfectly acceptable, for instance, to ask “How do you feel?” if you’re visiting a close friend in the hospital. But if the fellow is walking on both legs, hurrying to make a train, or sitting at his desk working, it’s no time to ask him that silly question.
When George Bernard Shaw, the famous writer of plays was in his eighties, someone asked him “How do you feel?” Shaw put him in his place. “When you reach my age,” he said, “either you feel all right or you’re dead.”
小題1:The question “How do you feel?” seems to be correct and suitable when asked of_________.

A．a friend who is ill	B．a man working at his desk
C．a person having lost a close friend	D．a stranger who looks somewhat worried

小題2:George Bernard Shaw’s reply in the passage shows his________.

A．cheerfulness

B．cleverness

C．ability

D．politeness

小題3:The underlined ‘You’ve put a bug in his ear’ in the 1st paragraph means that you’ve _____.

A．made him laugh	B．shown concern for him
C．made fun of him	D．given him some kind of warning

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One day a wealthy family went on a trip to the countryside. The father wanted to   36   his son how   37   people live,   38   they spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor   39  .When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, “My dear son, how was the   40  ?” “very   41   , Dad!” answered the boy. “Did you see how poor people live?” the father asked. “Yeah!” answered the son. “And what did you learn?” asked the father. The son answered, “I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a   42    that reaches to the middle of the garden and they have a stream that has no   43    . We have imported lamps(進口燈具) in the garden and they have the   44   . Our patio(天井) reaches to the front yard,   45   they have a whole horizon(曠野).” When the little boy was   46  , his father was speechless.
His son   47  , “Thanks Dad   48  showing me how   49  we are!” Isn’t it true that it all depends   50   the   51  you look at things? If you have love, friends, humor and a positive attitude(樂觀的態(tài)度)   52  life you’ve got everything! You can’t buy   53  of these things,    54  still you can have all the material possessions(財富) you can imagine, provisions(儲備) for the future, etc. But if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing! Attitude is   55 ! Make a decision to have a good, positive and productive attitude every day!

小題1:	A．show B．give C．send D．tell

小題2:	A．happy B．sorrow C．rich D．poor

小題3:	A．thus B．so C．therefore D．when

小題4:	A．house B．home C．family D．room

小題5:	A．journey B．trip C．stay D．travel

小題6:	A．bad B．good C．well D．badly

小題7:	A．river B．lake C．canal(運河/溝渠) D．pool

小題8:	A．endless B．ending C．end D．ended

小題9:	A．sun B．stars C．planet D．electricity light

小題10:

A．yet B．however C．so D．though

小題11:

A．finished B．finishing C．completed D．completing

小題12:

A．adding B．added C．saying D．said

小題13:

A．for B．of C．with D．about

小題14:

A．poor B．rich C．glad D．happy

小題15:

A．in B．on C．for D．about

小題16:

A．method B．manners C．way D．means

小題17:

A．of B．for C．towards D．at

小題18:

A．nothing B．any C．some D．everything

小題19:

A．then B．but C．though D．so

小題20:

A．anything B．nothing C．everything D．something

小題1:The actress bought a house in the centre of the city because _______.

A．she liked to live in the busiest place

B．she didn’t like to live in the country

C．her home was far away from where she worked

D．she didn’t want to go back to her hometown any longer

小題2:In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress ________.

A．gave him two tickets for her show

B．sang and danced for him for hours

C．paid him 3 pounds

D．decided to pay him 15 shillings an hour

小題3:The actress got the painter’s bill ______.

A．to ask for the money of his painting work

B．to ask to pay for his watching her show

C．in which he showed his thanks for the tickets

D．in which he expressed his dissatisfaction

小題4:It can be learned from the text that one pound is __________ shillings.

A．10

B．12

C．20

D．15

小題5: What kind of man was the painter?

A．He was a careful man.

B．He was a poor man.

C．He was not friendly to others.

D．He knew little about music and dances.

The rumors had been spreading for months but it still came as a shock when the hospital would be closing. It had served this poor neighborhood for nearly 100 years but it would close because of the health care crisis.
The day after the announcement co-workers found out that pretzels(椒鹽餅干) had been eliminated. Soft pretzels are the lifeblood of this city. So losing access to soft pretzels is no small matter.
I said, “I only have $6. I’m not sure how many pretzels I need. You see, I work at a hospital and it’s closing and they stopped selling pretzels.” The man’s smile disappeared. “What hospital?” “Oh, Northeastern Hospital.”
The guy looked deeply shocked. “I used to sell medical supplies and that was one of my hospitals.” Then he turned around and grabbed a box of 25 pretzels and slid them across the counter.
I was surprised by his generosity and started to reach for my wallet, “Oh I can pay. Please let me …” The guy smiled, “Just tell them Joe Sullivan said to do something nice for someone else.”
And so that day everyone in medical records was treated to a soft pretzel. Word spread fast as people came asking, “Is it really true?” It was as if I’d carried in a box of gold. It mattered to them that a stranger cared.
小題1:The underlined word “eliminated” in Paragraph 2 means _____.

A．highly priced

B．added

C．overcooked

D．removed

小題2:Why did the author decide to buy pretzels for his co-workers?

A．To show his generosity.	B．To make them feel less sad.
C．To show his thanks to them.	D．To encourage them to work hard.

小題3:To buy 25 pretzels, the author should pay ____.

A．$25

B．$12.5

C．$12

D．$50

小題4:According to the passage, Joe Sullivan used to be a ____.

A．cook

B．doctor

C．shopkeeper

D．salesman

小題5:What can be the best title of the passage?

A．A nice treat

B．The rumor that came true

C．Tell them Joe cared

D．Northeastern Hospital is closing down

American author Mark Twain once noted that “l(fā)ife would be surely happier if we could only be born at the age of 80 and gradually approach 18.” Twain’s words were only one of many complaints about aging. The ancient Greek poet Homer called old age “hateful”, and William Shakespeare termed it “terrible winter”.
Alexander the Great, who conquered most of the known world before he died around 323 B.C., may have been looking for a river that healed the ravages of age. During the 12^th century A.D., a king called Prester John ruled a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth.
But the name linked most closely to the search for a fountain of youth is 16^th-century Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon. He thought it would be found in Florida. In St. Augustine, the oldest city in the U.S., there’s a tourist attraction. It is said to be the fountain of youth that Ponce de Leon discovered soon after he arrived in what is now Florida in 1513. However, elderly visitors who drink the spring’s water don’t turn into teenagers.
But the tale of the search for a fountain of youth is so appealing(有吸引力的) that it survives anyway, says Ryan K. Smith, a professor of history. “People are more attracted by the story of looking and not finding than they are by the idea that the fountain might be out there somewhere.”
Still, a few grains of truth have helped to support the story. Kathleen Deagan, a professor of archaeology, says a graveyard and the remains of a Spanish mission dating back to St. Augustine’s founding in 1565 have been discovered near the so-called fountain of youth. Michelle Reyna, a spokesperson for the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park in St. Augustine, says the fountain has been a tourist attraction since at least 1901 and may have been attracting visitors since 1860.
小題1:According to the passage, who searched for a fountain of youth?

A．Ponce de Leon

B．William Shakespeare.

C．Kathleen Deagan

D．Michelle Reyna

小題2:What does the underlined word “ravages” in the second paragraph probably mean?

A．Growth.

B．Limits.

C．Damages.

D．Benefits.

小題3:What is the attitude of people towards the fountain of youth?

A．People find much pleasure in looking for it.

B．People believe the existence of it somewhere.

C．People have no interest in searching for it.

D．People consider the idea of the fountain of youth absurd(荒謬的).

小題4:The passage mainly tells us _____.

A．how the fountain of youth came into being

B．why some famous people hate becoming old

C．how to remain young forever

D．whether the fountain of youth exists

小題5:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The underlined words “the story” refers to Alexander the Great ruling a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth.

B．Augustine, which is the oldest city in the U.S, lies in Florida.

C．Some elderly visitors find themselves younger after drinking the water from the fountain of youth.

D．Kathleen Deagan is the spokesperson for the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park.

It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their ears, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries (食品雜貨) saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that，several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity (人性) as a whole. And it has influenced (影響) us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.
小題1:Why was the bike so important to the couple?

A．The man’s job was bike racing.	B．It was their only possession.
C．It was a nice Kona 18 speed.	D．They used it for work and daily life

小題2:We can infer from the text that ________

A．The couple worked 60 hours a week	B．people were busy before Christmas
C．the stranger brought over the bike	D．life was hard for the young family

小題3:How did people get to know the couple’s problem?

A．From radio broadcasts.	B．From a newspaper.
C．From TV news.	D．From a stranger.

小題4:What does the couple learn from their experience?

A．Strangers are usually of little help.	B．One should take care of their bike.
C．News reports make people famous.	D．An act of kindness can mean a lot.

Every person has some unforgettable experiences in his life .Some will remain in his heart as instructive stories to his life. I believe that we often tell ourselves the stories in order to keep our sanity(通情達理). These stories stay inside ourselves.
Many of the stories that I have kept inside myself are in the   36  of lessons that have taught me something about life. These lessons are 37 to carry with me. They require no outside   38  to store them in. No one can   39  me of them. They 40   their freshness without having to be renewed. And I can offer them to others without 41 them myself.
I remember there is a lesson which is about a little girl who was   42   from a serious disease. Her only chance of  43  was to have a blood transfusion(輸血)  44  her five-year-old brother. The doctor asked the little boy 45   he would be willing to give his 46   to his sister. He took a 47  breath and said he would do it if it would save her life.
As the transfusion took place, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled as he watched the color 48 to her cheeks. Then his   49  disappeared. He looked up at the doctor and asked in a trembling   50  . “Will I start to  51  right away?”
Being so  52 , the lovely little boy had  53  the doctor. He thought he was going to die after he gave blood to his sister.
This was my lesson in “ 54  ”. I learned that a candle loses  55 by lighting another candle.

小題1:	A．cost B．form C．use D．number

小題2:	A．difficult B．interesting C．harmful D．easy

小題3:	A．space B．computer C．container D．ground

小題4:	A．remind B．rob C．warn D．inform

小題5:	A．remain B．lead C．value D．develop

小題6:	A．damaging B．destroying C．stealing D．losing

小題7:	A．hearing B．dead C．suffering D．free

小題8:	A．recovery B．worsening C．treat D．respond

小題9:	A．toward B．of C．from D．to

小題10:

A．which B．if C．when D．how

小題11:

A．blood B．life C．time D．health

小題12:

A．slow B．deep C．short D．quick

小題13:

A．review B．replace C．reduce D．return

小題14:

A．courage B．smile C．breath D．color

小題15:

A．voice B．body C．condition D．state

小題16:

A．die B．disappear C．hesitate D．leave

小題17:

A．foolish B．ridiculous C．young D．handsome

小題18:

A．misunderstood B．worried C．hated D．liked

小題19:

A．asking B．receiving C．crying D．giving

小題20:

A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything

I devote myself to music because of my grandmother. My mom and I lived with grandparents from the time I was two until I was eight. And even then, I was at their house before and after school every day while my mother was at work.
Grandma loved music. It was her that first _31 me to Elvis Presley as a very young child, and once I heard his music, I was truly in 32 with it. Most five-year-olds ask for 33  for birthdays, but I wanted Elvis’albums. I would play them non-stop and 34 to the music in my grandma’s family room though my movements didn’t look good.
Grandma played the piano and 35  me to sing “America the Beautiful” and “Somewhere over the Rainbow”. I 36 started playing music on the piano, and soon Grandma was paying for me to take piano lessons from a lady living in the 37 . I would come home from __38 and walk three houses down for my lesson. I _39 took about nine months of lessons, but it was enough to give me a(n) 40 and allow me to continue  to teach myself.
Last month when I came home to visit Grandma in the hospital, I brought along my guitar with me. She was in a lot of pain, but the music seemed to _41 her soul. She had me sing some songs and when I started to sing “Somewhere over the Rainbow”, her weakened voice 42 in with mine for a few lines. That experience was one of the most 43 of my lifetime and one I will certainly cherish forever. I told her of my music career and she was very _44 and said, “That’s wonderful!” I _45 to play for her throughout the week I was home.
My grandma passed away two days ago. In my opinion, part of her will live on through every song I write or sing in my life.

小題1:	A．sent B．left C．remembered D．introduced

小題2:	A．debate B．love C．agreement D．doubt

小題3:	A．music B．space C．gifts D．toys

小題4:	A．wave B．sleep C．dance D．play

小題5:	A．forced B．prepared C．enabled D．taught

小題6:	A．generally B．finally C．fortunately D．suddenly

小題7:	A．hotel B．apartment C．neighborhood D．countryside

小題8:	A．school B．hospital C．street D．office

小題9:	A．exactly B．only C．completely D．seldom

小題10:

A．explanation B．celebration C．translation D．foundation

小題11:

A．comfort B．blame C．attract D．find

小題12:

A．joined B．poured C．moved D．fell

小題13:

A．surprising B．moving C．puzzling D．tiring

小題14:

A．sad B．calm C．bored D．pleased

小題15:

A．refused B．expected C．continued D．pretended