Two old beggars were sitting on a busy corner. They watched helplessly as scores of people walked by, some purposely ___1___ them and others too caught up in their own cares to even notice their __2__. Every so often, a __3__woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the __4__ which lay in front of them.

　 As the crowd began to die down, they started to __5_ their things and head for their evening shelters. Just as they were getting ready to leave, they noticed a man walking toward them. He was obviously a _ 6 man ----they could tell that from his finely tailored business suit.

　 The first beggar whispered to the second with _7____, “ He’s coming our way!”

　 The two tried not to look ___8____ at the man as he stepped closer to them, but they couldn’t ___9__ gazing up with anticipation (期待) as he reached into his pocket and took something out.

　 “Trunk” was the only sound they heard __10___ what looked like a piece of hard _11__, wrapped in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man __12__ and continued on his way, not making a backward glance.

“How insulting (侮辱人的)!” said the first beggar. “He could have __13___ left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he mocks (嘲弄) us with a piece of rock candy. Who does he think we are ----__14___? There’s no way we can even eat this ---------we have no __15___.” He picked up the object and threw it into the gutter(排水溝).

“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” the _16_beggar thought. “I can’t chew it, but I can suck on it for while, and the sugary juices will stay in my _17__ for a long time. How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet.”

With that, he _18_ the white tissue paper, but to his _19__, there was no hard rock candy inside. _20_, into his fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars.

1. A. aiding　　　 B. abusing 　　 C. abandoning　 D. ignoring

2. A. existence　　 B. situation　　 C. appearance　 D. expressing

3. A. young　　　　 B. kind-hearted C. beautiful　　 D. police

4. A. hats　　　　 B. hands　　　　 C. pockets　　　 D. bowls

5. A. give up　　　 B. cover up　　 C. pack up　　　 D. build up

6. A. healthy　　　 B. wealthy　　　 C. kind　　　　 D. generous

7. A. confusion　　 B. determination C. excitement　 D. amazement

8. A. calmly　　　 B. happily　　　 C. sadly　　　　 D. directly

9. A. help　　　　 B. avoid　　　　 C. stop　　　　 D. prevent

10. A. because　　　 B. as 　　　　　 C. since　　　　 D. though

11. A. cake　　　　 B. candy　　　　 C. coin　　　　 D. bill

12. A. quit　　　　 B. declined　　 C. turned　　　 D. resigned

13. A. easily　　　 B. hardly　　　 C. suddenly　　 D. finally

14. A. students　　 B. children　　 C. adults 　　　 D. old men

15. A. hands　　　　 B. teeth　　　　 C. bowls　　　　 D. money

16. A. angry　　　　 B. second　　　 C. old　　　　　 D. wise

17. A. pocket　　　 B. hand　　　　 C. mouth　　　　 D. hat

18. A. threw　　　　 B. undertook　　 C. unfolded　　 D. wrapped

19. A. satisfaction B. surprise　　 C. horror　　　 D. disappointment

20. A. However　　　 B. Fortunately　 C. Therefore　　 D. Instead

_____ food are stored in the tunnel in winter.

A. Large quantities of 　 B. A great many

C. A large number of 　 D. Quite a few

You __________ come if you don't want to.

A. won't　　　　　　 B. needn't　　　 　　 C. mustn't　　　　　 D. shan't

任務(wù)型閱讀/任務(wù)型讀寫

Do you often see silly words or drawings scratched onto the desks in your classroom? Have you ever found chewing gum on the floor of your classroom or around the campus? How many times have you seen broken windows in the classroom and school buildings? This is vandalism, the destruction or damaging of public property (財(cái)產(chǎn))for no obvious reason.

　 Vandalism in schools is becoming a growing problem, and it is costing us more than money. It is expensive to repair the desks, clear them of chewing gum and repair school furniture. Moreover, it costs us our sense of self?respect and feeling of pride in our school. Many students see this damage and lose some pride in their school.

　 How, then, can we prevent vandalism in schools? First of all, we need to make students realize the importance of taking care of public property. School property should be treated with care so that it can be used by all the students. Therefore, damaging school property means damaging the enjoyment of other students. If we can explain this to people, then they will be less likely to damage school property when they know that it will only hurt themselves.

　 Secondly, we should learn to obey school rules and regulations. These rules and regulations are there to do good to both the students and the schools. Whenever we see any act of vandalism, we need to remind the people of the rules and try to prevent these acts from happening. If it is serious vandalism, we need to report it to the teacher.

　 Thirdly, anyone who vandalizes (有意破壞) school property should receive some kind of punishment. For example, if someone has torn a page from a library book, he or she would have to carefully tape (用膠帶粘)the page back into the book. If someone writes or draws on a desk, he or she should stay behind after school and clean the desks in the classroom. Such punishment is not harsh (嚴(yán)厲的), but can make them know their misbehavior.

　 Vandalism costs schools money that could be better spent educating students, and it harms students' pride in their school as well. If we educate people about vandalism and work to prevent it from happening, then we will begin to see cleaner schools and happier students.

— Oh, life is so boring!

—Please don’t think so . I suppose you’ve come to the point _______ a change is needed.

A. where　 　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　 C. which　　　　 D. as htt

I will never forget my teacher’s advice: “As long as you can affect 　　　life of your child in an active way, you’ve been 　　　　success.”

　 A．/ ; the　　 B．a(chǎn); /　　　　 C．a(chǎn); the　　　 D．the; a

I was so familiar with her that I recognized her voice ________ I picked up the phone.

A．the moment 　　B．a(chǎn)fter　　　　　　 C．before 　D．while

Fishermen and sailors sometimes 　　　　　 to have seen monsters in the sea.

A. said　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. promised

C. claimed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. remembered

If ______________________________(困在著火的大樓里), you should send for help. (trap)

My last lesson in French! I hardly know how to write, _______ I would never learn now .

　 A. but 　 B. and

　 C. if 　 D. so