To tell you the truth, I’m not interested in owning a cellular (網(wǎng)絡(luò)) phone. Except for use in an emergency (緊急情況), for ordinary cellular phone service is very expensive. How would I get help if I were in trouble or in danger? A good friend said about a product she thought would settle my problem. It’s the SOS phone—a cellular phone service designed for emergency use.
With the touch of a button, the SOS phone will connect me to a roadside emergency service, a 911 service or a trained SOS operator, 24 hours a day. If I ever need help. I know it’s just a phone call away.
By pressing the “Tow” button, I’ll bc connected with my emergency roadside service provider. Or, if I don’t have one, the SOS operator can suggest one to me and get in touch with them immediately.
The “911” button would connect me to 911 emergency service in my area------best of all, the call is completely free!
If I just want to call home to tell my husband and children something necessary, I can, by pressing the “Call” hutton, I’ll reach an operator. When I ask the operator to call home, I’ll be connected automatically (自動(dòng)地). And because the Call Center has my 10 most-used phone numbers, I don’t even have to recite the numbers.
Unlike ordinary cellular phone plans, the SOS phone doesn't have any minimum usage requirements (底價(jià)) or other promises that could change the price
Why not try it yourself!
小題1:The writer enjoys using the SOS phone because ______.

A．she is always in trouble or in danger

B．she thinks the cost of its service is reasonable

C．she needn’t pay for any emergency service

D．the ordinary cellular phone can not he used in an emergency

小題2:Press______button, and you can get service without paying fee.  

A．911

B．Tow

C．call

D．Tow and 911

小題3:When you have an SOS phone, ________.  

A．you will get help whenever you are in an emergency

B．you will be safe wherever you are

C．you can be connected with anyone

D．you can get service from any cellular phones

小題4:When you want to call home, ______.  

A．you will have to tel1 the operator your home phone number

B．the operator will suggest one phone number to you

C．the Call Center will pass on your words to your family

D．you’ll be connected with your family with the Help of an operator

小題5:The writer wants to ______.

A．tell us her experience

B．let us know she has an SOS phone

C．let us know something about the SOS phone

D．tell us she is very safe now

“Mom, can I bake some bread?” We were 15; my best friend, Hanna, and I, determined to try our hands at creating some beautiful bread.
“It’s not worth the trouble,” my mother said. “It takes lots of time and makes a big mess. Our bakery bread is delicious without all that effort.”
Begging was useless. Mom’s “no” meant “No!”
But several weeks later, opportunity knocked. My parents were going out for the evening. I immediately invited Hanna to be my partner in bread-baking crime.
We studied the recipe. That was easy. “Mix oil into flour then beat in four eggs, one at a time, with remaining sugar and salt.”
We were not good at breaking eggs. I tried to learn from my mother.
“Gradually add eight cups of flour. When dough (面團(tuán)) holds together, squeeze it.”
We took turns working like that. “Is the dough ‘holding together’?” we asked each other.
I remembered my neighbor’s instructions: “If it’s too sticky, add some flour; if too dry, add water.”
We added water. Then more flour. Then more water. By then, the mass of our dough had grown very much.
“Place dough on floured surface and squeeze till smooth,” the recipe instructed.
We took turns burying our hands in the damp dough, pinching, squeezing, and feeling it leak between fingers. “Clean and oil bowl, and then return dough to bowl. Cover and let dough rise in a warm place for one hour.”
This was good news—we’d have a break. On the dirty kitchen chairs, we dreamed about our beautiful bread. “See?” we would tell my mom. “Isn’t it worth the work?”
Hanna and I couldn’t help glancing at the rising process every few minutes. But nothing happened.
“Maybe something will happen in the hot oven,” I said.
Unfortunately, when we removed the loaves from the oven, they were like hard stones.
Mom was right; it takes time and effort. It sometimes makes a mess. But still it feels good, somehow, to be part of that long, ongoing chain of bread bakers. Since that night, both Hanna and I have learned to do it right.

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I live in Albuquerque and I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge   36  and hardly any income.   37 , I stopped giving and became very bitter.
Several years later, things started to   38 . I became   39  enough to have a home, and   40  a backyard, and I started to pull myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the   41 , “Will work for food.” I   42 . My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in   43 . I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for   44  or other bad things.” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was   45  to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside   46  me to help him. So I stopped my car, and he ran over with enthusiasm. He said, “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I   47  into my ashtray and   48   enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.
Greatly shocked by this   49 , I gave him all the money in the ashtray. He   50  with joy and tears in his eyes, “You just made it   51  for me to see my mom for Christmas! The bus offering this great sale is   52  right away!” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best __53__ in life – giving. It also   54  me that nothing is a coincidence,   55  everything has meaning.

小題1:	A．debt B．responsibility C．shadow D．pressure

小題2:	A．In fact B．In other words C．As a result D．All in all

小題3:	A．develop B．worsen C．vary D．change

小題4:	A．fortunate B．wealthy C．generous D．successful

小題5:	A．even B．still C．yet D．only

小題6:	A．decoration B．expression C．sign D．a(chǎn)nnouncement

小題7:	A．got by B．pulled out C．passed away D．passed by

小題8:	A．emergency B．danger C．need D．panic

小題9:	A．food B．a(chǎn)lcohol C．medicine D．entertainment

小題10:

A．driving B．jogging C．wandering D．cycling

小題11:

A．directed B．challenged C．permitted D．drove

小題12:

A．reached B．turned C．broke D．searched

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)musingly B．strangely C．a(chǎn)wkwardly D．naturally

小題14:

A．incident B．condition C．coincidence D．circumstance

小題15:

A．poured out B．turned out C．broke out D．burst out

小題16:

A．necessary B．difficult C．possible D．suitable

小題17:

A．queuing B．leaving C．settling D．operating

小題18:

A．gift B．time C．favor D．honor

小題19:

A．impresses B．informs C．persuades D．reminds

小題20:

A．or B．a(chǎn)nd C．so D．however

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When I was in primary school，I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I can't   36  what it was about，but I have never forgotten the  37  I learned that day.
I was   38  that I was right and he was wrong－and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right. The   39  decided to teach us a very important lesson. She __40__ both of us up to the __41__ of the class and placed him on one side of her  42  and me on the other. In the   43  of her desk was a large，round object. I could __44__ see that it was black. She asked the boy what __45__ the object was.“White，”he answered.
I couldn't believe he said the object was white, __46__ it was obviously black！Another __47__ started between my classmate and me，this __48__ about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed __49__，and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I __50__ answer，“White.”It was an object with two __51__ colored sides，and from his side it was white.__52__ from my side was it black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day：You must __53__ in the other person's shoes and look at the __54__ through their eyes in order to __55__ understand their view.

小題1:	A．think B．suppose C．remind D．remember

小題2:	A．lesson B．lecture C．class D．text

小題3:	A．told B．wished C．convinced D．a(chǎn)llowed

小題4:	A．officer B．teacher C．doctor D．parent

小題5:	A．told B．came C．brought D．woke

小題6:	A．back B．front C．middle D．side

小題7:	A．eyes B．desk C．classroom D．body

小題8:	A．middle B．way C．front D．back

小題9:	A．happily B．fortunately C．clearly D．nearly

小題10:

A．width B．shape C．color D．size

小題11:

A．when B．unless C．until D．if

小題12:

A．fight B．a(chǎn)rgument C．conversation D．game

小題13:

A．time B．year C．month D．day

小題14:

A．places B．seats C．a(chǎn)ttitudes D．glasses

小題15:

A．needed to B．was able to C．hoped to D．had to

小題16:

A．similarly B．differently C．beautifully D．surprisingly

小題17:

A．Still B．Since C．Only D．Also

小題18:

A．seat B．stand C．lie D．put

小題19:

A．situation B．movement C．condition D．behavior

小題20:

A．unexpectedly B．suddenly C．quietly D．truly

As I sat beside the window of our classroom that afternoon, my heart sank further with each passing car. This was a day I’d looked forward to for weeks: Miss Pace’s fourth-grade, end-of-the-year party.
I had happily volunteered my mother when Miss Pace looked for cookie volunteers. Mom’s chocolate chips were well-known, and I knew they’d be a hit with my classmates. But two o’clock passed, and there was no sign of her. Most of the other mothers had already come and gone, dropping off their sweet offerings.
The three o’clock bell soon took me away from my thoughts and I took my book bag from my desk.
I decided I would slam the front door, and refuse to return her hug. But when I arrived, she wasn’t at home.
I was lying face-down on my bed upstairs when I heard her come through the front door.
“Robbie,” she called out a bit urgently. “Where are you?”
I could then hear her rushing anxiously from room to room, wondering where I could be. I remained silent.
Coming through the door, she said: “I’m so sorry, honey,” she said. “I just forgot. I got busy and forgot.”
Then my mother did something completely unexpected. She began to laugh! How could she laugh at a time like this? I rolled over and faced her, ready to let her see my rage (憤怒).
But my mother wasn’t laughing at all. She was crying. “I’m so sorry,” she said. “I let you down. I let my little boy down.”
I was moved by her tears.
I tried to remember her kind words from times past when I’d skinned knees or cut myself, times when she knew just the right thing to say.
“It’s okay, Mom. We didn’t even need those cookies. There was plenty of stuff to eat. Don’t cry. It’s all right. Really.”
We didn’t say another word. We just held each other. When we came to the point where I would usually pull away, I decided that, this time, I could hold on, perhaps, just a little bit longer.
小題1:. The author was pretty down because ______.

A．he couldn’t go to the party he had been looking forward to

B．his mother didn’t turn up at the party as she had promised

C．his mother had refused to make chocolate chips for the party

D．the cookies his mom made was not popular at the party

小題2:. When the author returned home, ______.

A．he was so angry that he slammed the front door

B．he was silent and refused to return his mother’s hug

C．he rushed from room to room looking for his mother

D．he was disappointed that he couldn’t express his anger to his mother

小題3:. We can tell from the story that _____.

A．the mother didn’t get to the party because of the traffic jam

B．the mother was sorry for her absence and laughed at herself

C．the author was a caring and thoughtful boy

D．the author was overcome with anger

小題4:. The article expresses the message that ______.

A．it is silly to be angry with your family

B．everybody should keep his or her promises

C．true love is based on understanding

D．understanding how to comfort people in low spirits is a true skill

I love charity(慈善) shops and so do lots of other people in Britain because you find quite a few of them on every high street. The charity shop is a British institution, selling everything from clothes to electric goods, all at very good prices. You can get things you won’t find in the shops anymore. The thing I like best about them is that your money is going to a good cause and not into the pockets of profit-driven companies, and you are not damaging the planet, but finding a new home for unwanted goods.
The first charity shop was opened in 1947 by Oxfam. The famous charity’s appeal to aid postwar Greece had been so successful it had been flooded with donations(捐贈(zèng)物). They decided to set up a shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appeal. Now there are over 7,000 charity shops in the UK. My favourite charity shop in my hometown is the Red Cross shop, where I always find children’s books, all 10 or 20 pence each.
Most of the people working in the charity shops are volunteers, although there is often a manager who gets paid. Over 90% of the goods in the charity shops are donated by the public. Every morning you see bags of unwanted items outside the front of shops, although they don’t encourage this, rather ask people to bring things in when the shop is open.
The shops have very low running costs: all profits go to charity work. Charity shops raise more than ￡110 million a year, funding（資助）medical research, overseas aid, supporting sick and poor children, homeless and disabled people, and much more. What better place to spend your money? You get something special for a very good price and a good moral sense. You provide funds to a good cause and tread lightly on the environment.
小題1:. The author loves the charity shop mainly because of _______.

A．its convenient location

B．its great variety of goods

C．its spirit of goodwill

D．its nice shopping environment

小題2:. The first charity shop in the UK was set up to ____.

A．sell cheap products

B．deal with unwanted things

C．raise money for patients

D．help a foreign country

小題3:. Which of the following is TRUE about charity shops?

A．The operating costs are very low.

B．The staff are usually well paid.

C．90% of the donations are second-hand.

D．They are open twenty-four hours a day.

小題4:. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?

A．What to Buy a Charity Shops.

B．Charity Shop: Its Origin & Development.

C．Charity Shop: Where You Buy to Donate.

D．The Public’s Concern about Charity Shops.

I am a person who does not like to wait．I don' t like lines, being put on hold when making a phone call, arriving at an appointment to find that my companion will be delayed and of course, I don * t like waiting rooms．
However, I realize that my agony(痛苦） will not be good for me, as an increasingly, crowded world can only mean one thing—more waiting．
Owing to this, I have taken a measure and decided to turn my disappointment to productive ends．In short, I am looking for what I call "waiting in line books"．
These are books that contain material designed for being read in shortened words, so there is no extended story line to lose track of．Another requirement is that they be small enough to slip neatly into my back pocket．
The other day I went to the supermarket．Convinced that the rain would keep most people away, I was surprised to see that the place was crowded with shoppers．Every checkout was open—and jammed! But I could take out my pocket book and go to work．
The more the world demands that I wait, the more I learn from my waiting library．Look at these titles: One Hundred Things Every American Should Know; The Poetry of Robert Frost; Living Thoughts of Leading Thinkers; Still More Toasts．I have learned interesting and enriching things and much knowledge from these books．
On a recent visit to the general store, I placed my order at the counter along with six or seven other people．The one female employee seemed to have her hands full as she rushed about．"Just be patient," she said to me．
No problem．I quietly opened my dictionary of prose （散文） and poetical quotations． Perhaps the other customers regarded me as a bookish, lonely soul．But little did they realize that I was enjoying the company of Shakespeare, Thoreau, Homer and Ben Johnson．
小題1:According to the passage, the world ______．

A．needs to produce many materials to use	B．is becoming more and more crowded
C．loses tracks of story line increasingly	D．is crowded with shoppers everywhere

小題2:How did the author overcome his agony of waiting?

A．By reading books designed to be read in shortened words．

B．By arriving early for an appointment．

C．By taking measures to produce some books for readers．

D．By keeping most people away from the supermarket for some reasons．

小題3:Which of the following can't be carried in the author's pocket?

A．One Hundred Things Every American Should Know

B．The Poetry of Robert Frost

C．Living Thoughts of Leading Thinkers

D．Homer and Ben Johnson

小題4:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．The author succeeded in changing his agony into fun．

B．The author was a bookish and lonely soul.

C．Six or seven employees in the store were busy in rushing about．

D．There were fewer customers in the supermarket on rainy days．

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I was standing on stage before 200 people, dressed up as George Washington. I had the lead role in my sixth grade  36  and, for the past two months, I had walked back and forth in my room  37  to say my lines.
Now it was time to give a  38  , and my heart was beating rapidly. At my  39 , I began to speak smoothly and clearly, but then it  40  : I stuttered（口吃）. I knew I would, and I did.
From that moment on, I  41  that my role in that play would be my first and my last. My speech problem affected  42  .
As a child, I struggled to say a full sentence, repeatedly hearing the  43  comments of my parents. “Take a deep breath and think about what you’re going to say.” I was too  44 to admit I had a problem.
 45  my school career progressed my speech problem became less noticeable, but it never 46  . It held me back.
After realizing that class officers had to speak in front of the entire student body, I  47 running in class elections . I feared reading aloud and meeting new people.
I would  48  sit in my room and cry, imagining what it would be like to be  49 , like everyone else.
Finally, I came to my senses. I read articles about famous people who 50  their speech problems. I  51  the fact that I do have a problem that will always be with me.
It has made me a 52  person and, with time, I know I’ll gain the confidence to stand up and 53  to myself that it will never hold me back.  54  , I know that I’m not the only one who  55 , because nobody is perfect.
小題1:  

A．play

B．game

C．dance

D．concert

小題2:  

A．desiring

B．waiting

C．struggling

D．hesitating

小題3:	A．test B．performance C．suggestion D．judgment

小題4:	A．sight B．a(chǎn)ngle C．news D．turn

小題5:	A．happened B．seemed C．broke D．remained

小題6:  

A．urged

B．promised

C．a(chǎn)dmitted

D．repeated

小題7:	A．nothing B．something C．everything D．a(chǎn)nything

小題8:	A．exciting B．surprising C．puzzling D．a(chǎn)nnoying

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)shamed B．willing C．weak D．eager

小題10:

A．Though B．As C．Before D．Unless

小題11:  

A．failed

B．disappeared

C．burst

D．combined

小題12:

A．insisted on B．put off C．a(chǎn)pproved of D．gave up

小題13:

A．never B．seldom C．sometime D．constantly

小題14:

A．normal B．special C．usual D．a(chǎn)live

小題15:

A．realized B．refused C．overcame D．a(chǎn)voided

小題16:  

A．doubted

B．changed

C．hid

D．faced

小題17:

A．stronger B．greater C．wiser D．purer

小題18:  

A．explain

B．prove

C．respond

D．scream

小題19:

A．On the contrary B．On the other hand C．Above all D．At most

小題20:  

A．a(chǎn)ttempts

B．a(chǎn)rgues

C．suffers

D．risks

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The sound of the rain hitting the window wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did 15 years ago，which reminded me of my girlhood．
It was my second day of  36 and it was raining heavily．I could not   37  the habit I had at home, so I fell asleep right at my  38 ．I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back．We were  39 home．It was the last time I felt  40 to him．
After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children．I was not bothered much by this  41 ．I was proud of it，for I felt  42  and“grown up．” However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought  43 from him．
One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework．I hated doing this more than anything．Dad came and stood behind me for a moment，  44 me scratching（亂寫(xiě)） the paper．Then he said, “This kind of writing needs  45 ．Your writing is not strong enough．Press harder．”
I followed his  46 for the next two words，but  47 I could see little improvement，I followed my own method-the  48 way．His advice did not improve my writing but our  49 ．As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his  50 in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a  51 ．People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.
He often said to me，“As you can see，this family is going to count on you．We are  52 to provide you anything for your future．You have to get  53 to change the life for yourself．”
As a result of his  54 ，I have  55 it through high school and through college．
小題1:.

A．graduation

B．employment

C．college

D．school

小題2:.

A．form

B．resist

C．follow

D．break

小題3:.

A．dormitory

B．door

C．desk

D．bed

小題4:.

A．a(chǎn)t

B．a(chǎn)lready

C．beyond

D．halfway

小題5:.

A．close

B．near

C．happy

D．relaxed

小題6:.

A．gap

B．thought

C．a(chǎn)ction

D．a(chǎn)ccident

小題7:.

A．lonely

B．depressed

C．independent

D．comfortable

小題8:.

A．comfort

B．help

C．support

D．explanation

小題9:.．

A．helping

B．directing

C．watching

D．blaming

小題10:.

A．skill

B．patience

C．time

D．practice

小題11:.

A．introduction

B．manner

C．spirit

D．a(chǎn)dvice

小題12:.

A．even if

B．while

C．a(chǎn)s

D．though

小題13:．

A．difficult

B．slow

C．efficient

D．fast

小題14:.

A．relationship

B．friendship

C．thought

D．life

小題15:.

A．schooling

B．life

C．hope

D．expectation

小題16:.A．writer        B．scholar      Cscientist    D．specialist
小題17:.tired            B．glad           C．useless         D．ready
小題18:.

A．a(chǎn)n education

B．a(chǎn) rich boyfriend

C．a(chǎn) well-paid job

D．a(chǎn) good writing

小題19:.

A．help

B．expectations

C．examination

D．watch

小題20:.

A．succeeded

B．got

C．made

D．found

Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path. I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasn't covered by water or mud. As I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked! Yet I did nothing for the attack. It was so unpredictable and from somewhere totally unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurt though I had been struck four or five times. I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped attacking me. Had I been hurt I wouldn't have found it amusing. And I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!
Having stopped, laughing, I took a step forward. My attacker rushed me again. He charged towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but in vain. For a second time, I took a step backwards while my attacker paused. I wasn't sure what to do. After all, it's just not everyday that one is attacked by a butterfly. I stepped back to look the situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. That's when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments earlier. He had a mate and she was dying.
Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate. He had taken it up on himself to attack me for his mate's sake （緣故）, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life, should I have been careless enough to step on her. His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mate's safety seemed admirable. I couldn't do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.     
Since then, I've always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly whenever I see huge barriers facing me.
小題1:Why did the writer change his direction while walking down a path?

A．To get close to a butterfly.	B．To look over the bad situation.
C．To escape a sudden attack.	D．To avoid getting his shoes dirty.

小題2:What made the man feel funny?

A．Making the attacker pause.	B．Being attacked by a butterfly.
C．Being stepped on by his mate.	D．Discovering the energetic butterfly.

小題3:From this experience the man learned       .

A．what he should do when faced with trouble

B．people should show sympathy to the weak

C．how he should deal with attacks

D．people should protect butterflies

小題4: Which of the following words can best describe the butterfly?

A．Careless.

B．Amusing.

C．Courageous.

D．Aggressive.