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I found out that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of  36 . I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final  37 . During the test, the girl  38  next to me whispered something, but I didn’t understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me  39 . I had an extra pen. She showed me that  40  was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.
Later, after the test papers had been  41 , the teacher asked me to  42  in the room when all the other  students were  43 . As soon as we were alone, she began to talk to me about   44 it meant to grow up; she mentioned how important it was to stand  45  your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized（強調）the fact  46 people do something dishonest, they are really  47 themselves. She made me promise that I would think  48 about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could  49 , I walked out of the room wondering  50 she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.
Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated in the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked  51 I was copying answers 52 the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was that it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t  53 anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test.
  54 I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor  55  letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated in the test.

小題1:	A．panic B．invasion C．action D．trouble

小題2:	A．test B．lesson C．class D．papers

小題3:	A．rising B．standing C．living D．sitting

小題4:	A．why B．whether C．where D．that

小題5:	A．she B．that C．hers D．it

小題6:	A．turned in B．handed C．given out D．marked

小題7:	A．work B．read C．study D．stay

小題8:	A．talking B．studying C．dismissed D．expected

小題9:	A．how B．why C．which D．what

小題10:

A．on B．by C．to D．with

小題11:

A．when B．that when C．that D．whether

小題12:

A．punishing B．amusing C．believing D．cheating

小題13:

A．well B．highly C．seriously D．honestly

小題14:

A．stay B．leave C．continue D．refuse

小題15:

A．if B．whether C．how D．why

小題16:

A．as though B．at C．even if D．that

小題17:

A．on B．in C．from D．at

小題18:

A．asked B．mentioned C．answered D．realized

小題19:

A．Long before B．As long as C．Even though D．Just as

小題20:

A．unless B．by C．before D．for

I arrived at the bus station much too early for the London bus, which was not to leave until five to twelve. I pushed through the crowds, looking for somewhere to sit down. Scores of people were standing about, or struggling along with their bags and the cases to find the right lines. There was a party of school girls. I could see teachers trying to keep them in order. But there was nowhere for me to sit.
I stepped into the station buffet. I looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. I found a seat opposite a large mirror on the wall. Just then a friend of mine called Jim came in and sat with me. "What time is your bus?" asked Jim. "Oh, there's a plenty of time yet," I answered. "Oh, I'll get some drinks then," said Jim. We talked while drinking. Then I looked at the clock again. "Good heavens! It's going backward!" I cried. "A moment ago it was twenty to twelve and now it's half past eleven." "You are looking at the clock in the mirror," said Jim. I could kick myself for being so stupid. I had not realized that the marks for one and eleven on the face of the clock were the same. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. I have never liked mirror since then.
小題1: The London bus left ________. 

A．at five to twelve	B．before five to twelve
C．after five to twelve	D．until five to twelve

小題2:The writer went to the station buffet because ________.

A．he was thirsty

B．he saw the station buffet was not so crowded

C．it was still early for his bus and he couldn't find a place to sit at the bus station

D．he had changed his mind; he wouldn't go to London

小題3: The writer sat ________.

A．behind a mirror	B．facing a mirror
C．under a mirror	D．near a mirror

小題4: Jim came to the station buffet at about ________.

A．twenty to twelve	B．twenty past twelve
C．half past one	D．twenty past eleven

小題5:What time was it when the writer looked at the clock again?
It was ________.                                       

A．half past eleven	B．twelve thirty
C．twelve twenty	D．eleven thirty

I remember my math teacher Mr. Young very well. He stood out because the kids made fun of him. He was missing one of his fingers, and always pointed at students with his middle finger.
I was not very good at English and math. No matter how hard I tried, I just could not figure out why I did not understand what all the other kids found so easy to learn.
One day, I was told that if I got one more E on my report card, I would be taken to the “big prison for kids”.
I tried really hard for weeks. I just couldn’t understand how to make different parts of numbers into whole things.
The day before report cards were to come out, I knew that Mr Young would give me an E, just like he always did.
I went to Mr. Young and told him that the orphanage (孤兒院) was going to send me to the big prison if I got another E on my report card. He told me there was nothing he could do; it would be unfair to the other kids if he gave me a better grade than I had actually earned. I smiled at him and said, “Mr. Young, do you know how the kids make fun of you because you’re missing your finger?”
He looked at me, moved his mouth to one side and said nothing.
“They shouldn’t do that to you because you can’t help not having a finger, Mr Young. Just like I can’t help not being able to learn numbers and stuff like that,” I said.
The next day, when I got my report card, I tucked it into one of my books. While on the school bus, I opened it: Geography, B+; Mechanical Drawing, C-; English, D-; History, C-; Gym, B+; Art, C; Math, D-.
That math grade was the most favorite one I ever received. Because I knew that someone in the world finally understood what it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head.
小題1:From the second paragraph we can infer that the boy is ______ in some subjects.

A．mind-blowing

B．slow-witted

C．fun-loving

D．badly-behaved

小題2: Where may the boy live according to the passage?

A．In an orphanage.	B．In a big prison.
C．In the school dormitory.	D．In his home.

小題3:. What grade should the boy have got in the math test this time?
A. D-.            B. C.             C. B+.             D. E.
小題4: The underlined word “tucked” in the passage most probably means “________”.

A．stuck

B．listed

C．hid

D．copied

小題5: The reason why the boy remembers Mr Young is that ______.

A．he missed one of his fingers	B．he treated his students very well
C．he understood the boy	D．he taught his students in a special way

When you leave school，you can breathe sigh of relief and leave learning behind，right？Wrong！Learning should last a lifetime. You exercise your body to stay strong，and you should exercise your mind to stay sharp.

An English idiom says，“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” But scientists have discovered that isn’t true. Older people can learn，and they should，in order to keep their brain active. Now a new trend has begun in several states in the US that encourages learning. Adults can attend One Day University. They can spend a Saturday or Sunday hearing four 70-minute lectures. Each one is given by a top university professor. One of the original participants said，“It’s like a health club for the brain.” Also，universities like MIT have made all of their courses and lectures available online for free！Libraries offer learning programs too. With so much available，there is no excuse not to learn!
Learning is a habit. Don’t leave it behind after you leave school. On the website lifehack.org，author Scott Young mentions several things to help you.
Always have a book. It doesn’t matter if you read fast or slow. Just read. If you read just one book a week，you’ll read 52 over the course of a year. Think of the knowledge you’ll gain!
Practice it. As you read，do something with what you’ve learned. Don’t just enjoy the mental exercise. Use the knowledge. If you read about painting，try it!
Make a “to learn” list. Compose a “to learn” list for yourself. Maybe you want to speak better English，play the piano，or cook French food. Whatever interests you，put it on your list and then make the time to do it.
Teach others. Whatever you learn，teach someone else. You’ll not only help others but also understand what you’ve learned.
小題1:What’s the best title for this passage?

A．Make learning last a lifetime.

B．What you should do after leaving school.

C．Several tips on learning.

D．A new trend in learning.

小題2:What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．You don’t need to consider what you have learnt after graduation.

B．You can relax as you have escaped from the hard life of studying.

C．Leaving learning behind is what you should do after a break.

D．You should have a good rest and then go on learning.

小題3:How many ways of learning for adults in the US are mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

小題4:Which of the following is NOT a suggestion made by Scott Young in the passage?

A．Keep learning as a habit.

B．Always have a book.

C．List what you want to learn.

D．Teach others what you learn.

When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate（light）me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say:“Let’s start with a train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend, He was in despair(disappointment)and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think:“Yes, I must tell….”We have never met.
It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist，who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.
小題1: In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to ______.

A．become serious about her study	B．go to her friend’s house regularly
C．learn from her classmates at school	D．share poems and stories with her friend

小題2:In Paragraph 3, “We gave London to each other” probably means ______.

A．our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us

B．we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London

C．our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared

D．we parted with each other in London

小題3: According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend _______.

A．call each other regularly	B．have similar personalities
C．enjoy writing to each other	D．dream of meeting each other

小題4: In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to ______.

A．seek professional help	B．be left alone
C．stay with her best friend	D．break the silence

小題5: What is the best title for the passage?

A．Unforgettable Experiences	B．Remarkable Imagination
C．Lifelong Friendship	D．Noble Companions

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Happiness is what everyone looks for.  41  someone says that he is happy. However,  42 makes him happy may not work for others. And even  43 , someone may spend all his life looking for happiness, but in vain.
In the past, I tried my best to make myself happy. I thought if I could  44  get and do what I wanted to, I would be happy. Certainly, it was  45 , but I was disappointed. Though I could be happy at  46 , I couldn’t keep my happiness for a long time. Why?
One day, when I told a friend of mine what I  47  about happiness, he smiled and said only a few words, “Happiness is not a  48  thing but a by-product ( 副產品). ”
I was surprised, but he was really   49  . 
Someone thinks money can  50  everything, but when he becomes a millionaire after his hard work, perhaps he will find that he has new  51 . And he has to go to church for  52 .  Sometimes love can bring happiness, but at other times it  53 misunderstanding, tiredness, and even quarrelling. 
Happiness is only a by-product of all  54  of things you love to do. You can not  55 it in a straight way. That is, it is not a thing  56  in the material form but in your senses.
You should tell yourself, “ I do not  57  whether I am happy or not. But I must love   58 . ” And one day you will  59  find happiness itself has quietly  60 . 

小題1:	A．Maybe B．Once C．Then D．And
小題2:	A．who B．what C．it D．this
小題3:	A．more B．now C．worse D．so
小題4:	A．often B．really C．hardly D．frequently
小題5:.	A．important B．necessary C．unnecessary D．possible
小題6:	A．present B．all C．times D．last
小題7:	A．did B．thought C．learned D．discovered
小題8:	A．single B．simple C．common D．strange
小題9:	A．lying B．stupid C．right D．foolish
小題10:	A．get B．make C．produce D．bring
小題11:	A．wishes B．demands C．worries D．business
小題12:	A．help B．God C．comfort D．rest
小題13:	A．suggests B．happens C．seems D．causes
小題14:	A．fields B．types C．kinds D．forms
小題15:	A．find B．grasp C．search D．discover
小題16:	A．floating B．existing C．coming D．surrounding
小題17:	A．mind B．know C．ask D．wonder
小題18:	A．life B．family C．happiness D．health
小題19:	A．hardly B．suddenly C．never D．often
小題20:	A．disappeared B．missed C．lost D．arrived

 

Today, we complete our story about the influential English writer William Shakespeare. He wrote plays and poems during the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, which remain very popular today.
During earlier times, people would probably have learned several ancient Roman and Greek plays. It was not unusual for writers to produce more current versions of these works. For example, in Shakespeare's play "The Comedy of Errors" Shakespeare borrowed certain details from the ancient Roman writer Plautus. For his play "Macbeth", Shakespeare most likely used a work on Scottish history by Raphael Holinshed for information. Shakespeare might have borrowed from other writers, but the intensity（強度）of his imagination and language made the plays his own. While many plays by other writers of his time have been forgotten, Shakespeare and his art live on.
Shakespeare was also influenced by the world around him. He described the sights and sounds of London in his plays. His works include observations about political struggles, the fear of diseases, and the popular language of the city’s tradesmen. Shakespeare's knowledge of the English countryside is also clear. His works include descriptions of deep forests, local flowers, and the ancient popular traditions of rural people.
It would be impossible to list all of the ways in which Shakespeare’s works have influenced the world culture. But the first and greatest example would be his great influence on the English language. During his time, the English language was changing. Many new words from other languages were being added. Shakespeare used his sharp mind and poetic inventiveness to create hundreds of new words and rework old ones. For example, he created the noun forms of "critic", "mountaineer” and "eyeball". Many common expressions in English come from his plays, including "pomp and circumstance（裝腔作勢）"from "Othello", "full circle（繞圈子地）" from "King Lear", etc. The list of cultural creations influenced by Shakespeare is almost endless. From paintings to television to music and dance, Shakespeare was well represented. Shakespeare's plays have been translated into every major language in the world.
Shakespeare became a well­known writer during a golden age of theater. His years of hard work paid off.
小題1:What can we infer from the passage？

A．Many of Shakespeare's works were influenced by earlier writings.

B．Shakespeare was hard­working when he was a student.

C．The experience of living in London helped a lot with Shakespeare's works.

D．Shakespeare became rich later because of the popularity of his works.

小題2:Shakespeare might have learnt some information from ancient Roman works in　　　　.

A．"King Lear"

B．"The Comedy of Errors"

C．"Macbeth"

D．"Othello"

小題3:Why could Shakespeare's works survive his time？

A．Because there were so few people writing plays in his time.

B．Because he produced too many works that nobody else could do.

C．Because he was a rich and influential person of his time.

D．Because his works were rich in imagination and language.

小題4:Shakespeare's greatest influence should be on　　　　.

A．the English language

B．paintings

C．television

D．music and dance

小題5:The passage is mainly about 　　　　.

A．an introduction to Shakespeare’s life and his works

B．the main features and styles of Shakespeare's plays

C．how culture influenced Shakespeare and he influenced culture.

D．Shakespeare’s greatest influence on the world culture.

I found the imagination of becoming a grandmother somewhat discouraging. I wasyounger than I thought a grandmother should be when I got the news that I was goingto become one myself. I admit, it was not a role that I was emotionally ready toaccept. I had been a young mother, and had certainly hoped my daughter would notface that same challenge. I remarried when she was a teenager, and then had two morechildren. On getting the news that she was expecting, I remember thinking “What do Iknow about being a grandmother? —I haven’t even finished raising my own kids yet!”I don^’t like to be unprepared, so I read a few books about grandparenting. That gaveme a little help, but I was still uncertain. I thought about other grandmothers I knew,and got a few ideas I liked and a few more that I didn't. But I couldn't quite figure outwhat kind of grandmother I wanted to be. Then I thought about my own grandmother,Granny, as she’s known by most people, and I knew I had the answer.
I didn’t realize it until that moment, but my own grandmother was the examplefor the kind of grandmother I wanted to be. I am fortunate that I got to spend a lot oftime with my grandparents when I was a little kid. Here's what I learned from myGranny：
Grandmothers always have a cookie jar. For my entire life, Granny always had acookie jar full of cookies. When I was a little tiny girl, just at eye level with thecounter, Granny would get the cookie jar down for me. When I was a little older Ilearned how to pull the chair over so I could reach. As I got taller, if I really stretched,I could reach the cookie jar with my finger tips and move it close enough to get it downoff the counter to find out what kind of treat was inside. Always the first thing I didwhen I went to Granny 's house was check the cookie jarand there were alwayscookies in it. Many years later, I’ll drive my own children to Granny’s house and thefirst thing Pd do is get us all a cookie.
So grandmothers must have a cookie jar and on my granddaughte’ s firstChristmas, my daughter bought me my own cookie jar. She said when they came to seeme, her daughter would find the treat the way she did and I did.
小題1:The writer thought it was a little discouraging to be a grandmother because________.

A．she was not old enough to be one

B．she was not emotionally ready to be one

C．she thought her daughter was too young to be a mother

D．grandmother should be older than she was

小題2:Theunderlined phrase “that same challenge ” in the first paragraph refers to”________”

A．taking care of a grandchild	B．taking care of a baby
C．being a young grandmother	D．being a young mother

小題3:It can be inferred from the last paragraph that________.

A．the writer has many happy memories of her grandmother’s cookie jar

B．the writer always wanted to know what was inside her grandmother’s cookie jar

C．the writer often drove her grandchildren to see her grandmother’s cookie jar

D．women of the writer ‘s age all have a cookie jar for their grandchildren

小題4:What kind of grandmother did the writer want to be?

A．One who has a jar filled with many kinds of cookies for children and herself.

B．One who grows up with her grandmother's cookie jar with all kinds of cookies.

C．One who is like her own grandmother with a cookie jar to treat hergrandchildren.

D．One who always makes different kinds of cookies to treat her grandchildren.

小題5:Which of the following can be the best title of this text?

A．Grandmother’s Cookie Jar	B．Grandmother’s Treat for Children
C．Grandmothers and Grandchildren	D．Happy Memories of Cookies

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The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t   31  the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the same person.
When I first knew Bill, back in   32 , he was one of the most carefree people I had ever met. He was always ready to have a party. He thought   33  of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning   34  driving 50 miles to see an old movie he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and   35  was never dull when he was   36 . With him there was one wild   37  after another. Sometimes I wonder how we   38  to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.   39 , I wasn’t even sure it was   40 . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really   41  until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He   42  most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had   43 ! Back when we were in college, the   44  thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main   45 . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never imagined Bill changing so much. My image of him   46  the one I had formed at the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s   47  to expect people to remain the same, especially   48  I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I   49  the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he   50  the same way about me.

小題1:	A．describe B．see C．believe D．understand

小題2:	A．childhood B．the army C．middle school D．college

小題3:	A．nothing B．much C．most D．none

小題4:	A．or B．but C．while D．so

小題5:	A．exercise B．life C．work D．exam

小題6:	A．in B．out C．away D．around

小題7:	A．adventure B．mistake C．chance D．joke

小題8:	A．determined B．struggled C．managed D．hoped

小題9:	A．First of all B．At first C．Now and then D．All the time

小題10:

A．that B．us C．there D．he

小題11:

A．sorry B．surprised C．sure D．confident

小題12:

A．thought B．talked C．worried D．knew

小題13:

A．lied B．worked C．tried D．changed

小題14:

A．first B．last C．next D．only

小題15:

A．interest B．career C．subject D．problem

小題16:

A．remained B．accepted C．replaced D．compared

小題17:

A．wise B．foolish C．normal D．equal

小題18:

A．because B．what C．how D．when

小題19:

A．remembered B．respected C．knew D．liked

小題20:

A．felt B．shared C．behaved D．considered

Looking back on my childhood, I believe that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and my sisters soon gave up their flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do maths well.
Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I remember clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal clear memory of the dogs, farm animals, local birds, and above all, insects.
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love for the natural world and my passion has led me into varied explorations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil reading about other people’s observations and discoveries. Then something brings these observations together in my mind. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books.
But curiosity, a keen （敏銳的）eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist. A scientist, up to a point, can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.
小題1:The first paragraph tells us the writer        .

A．was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood

B．lost his hearing when he was a child

C．didn’t like his brothers and sisters

D．was born into a naturalist’s family

小題2:The writer can’t clearly remember his relatives probably because        .

A．he didn’t live very long with them

B．the family was very large

C．he was too young when he lived with them

D．he devoted himself to observing nature

小題3:It can be inferred from the passage that the writer was        .

A．a scientist as well as a naturalist

B．not a naturalist but a scientist

C．only a born naturalist

D．first of all a scientist

小題4:According to the writer, a born naturalist should first of all be        .

A．good at maths	B．full of passion
C．knowledgeable	D．self-controlled