It was in October. I was aimlessly wandering down the street, heading into a most gloriously beautiful sunset. I had an urge to speak to someone on the street to share that beauty, but it seemed everyone was in a hurry.
I took the next-best action. Quickly I ducked into a department store and asked the lady behind the counter if she could come outside for just a minute. She looked at me as though I were from some other planet. She hesitated, and then seemingly against her better judgment, she moved toward the door.
When she got outside I said to her, “Just look at that sunset! Nobody out here was looking at it and I just had to share it with someone.”
For a few seconds we just looked. Then I said, “God is in his heaven and all is right with the world.” I thanked her for coming out to see it; she went back inside and I left. It felt good to share the beauty.
Four years later my situation changed greatly. I came to the end of a twenty-year marriage. I was alone and on my own for the first time in my life. I lived in a trailer park which, at the time, I considered a real come-down, and I had to do my wash in the community laundry room.
One day, while my clothes were going around, I picked up a magazine and read an article about a woman who had been in similar circumstances. She had come to the end of a marriage, moved to a strange community, and the only job she could find was one she disliked: clothing sales in a department store.
Then something that happened to her changed everything. She said a woman came into her department store and asked her to step outside to look at a sunset. The stranger had said, “God is in his heaven and all is right with the world,” and she had realized the truth in that statement. From that moment on, she turned her life around.
小題1:The author asked the woman to go outside to ______.

A．admire the sunset

B．cheer her up

C．offer some help

D．have a chat

小題2:Four years later, the author ______.

A．found her dream job	B．put an end to her marriage
C．worked in a laundry room	D．lived in the same community

小題3:After reading the article in the magazine, the author was probably______.

A．disappointed

B．puzzled

C．inspired

D．overjoyed

Have you ever not wanted to do something so badly? Well，that’s how I     about joining Madcaps，a mothers and daughters’club assisting charity.      ，my feeling changed finally. Now I believe if you adopt an     attitude．you might just      enjoying it.
Six months ago，my mom told me the club asked us to work as     at Saint Vincent de Paul Homeless shelter．That meant I had to     in the dirty homeless shelter for at least  20  hours.
The first lime we went there，a lady led us to the kitchen where we     my five fellow Madcaps classmates- they also wore the same mark .Since I′m usually     awkward， I had never talked with any of them .Worse still，my mom was asked to help outside the kitchen，leaving me totally     to serve food with them. Soon large numbers of homeless families     in like rushing river．A little girl，around 5 years old，walked up to me I      her a sandwich. She took it and joined her family quickly．As she walked away, I     she was wearing a coat．Clearly too big for her, hanging     on her thin body, and couldn’t help thinking how much I had     with her．It suddenly struck me that how     I am.
After that moment I had a    of heart Now I love Madcaps and don’t miss one meeting I have     awkwardness when communicating and have many friends. And this year I am sure I will do more than the      20 hours of charity.
So that is how I have made a    by doing one thing I do not want to do .If you have an open     about things you can accomplish more and become a well-rounded（全面的）person.

小題1:	A．heard B．worried C．felt D．brought

小題2:	A．otherwise B．However C．Therefore D．Besides

小題3:	A．optimistic B．accurate C．aggressive D．passive

小題4:	A．keepup B．giveup C．endup D．takeup

小題5:	A．members B．volunteers C．friends D．clerks

小題6:	A．wander B．stay C．teach D．serve

小題7:	A．raninto B．caredabout C．lookedfor D．passedby

小題8:	A．painfully B．socially C．naturally D．hopelessly

小題9:	A．afraid B．doubtful C．alone D．patient

小題10:

A．joined B．broke C．dropped D．poured

小題11:

A．awarded B．showed C．handed D．bought

小題12:

A．discovered B．guessed C．suspected D．concluded

小題13:

A．neatly B．broadly C．tightly D．loosely

小題14:

A．compared B．connected C．covered D．competed

小題15:

A．eager B．lucky C．calm D．miserable

小題16:

A．relief B．loss C．surprise D．change

小題17:

A．remembered B．realized C．overcome D．ignored

小題18:

A．allowed B．required C．included D．finished

小題19:

A．difference B．promise C．sacrifice D．conclusion

小題20:

A．study B．plan C．mind D．question

Ashok Gadgil has spent the past three decades helping people in need—and he has no plans to stop .On May 2, Gadgil won the$100．000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation. Each year，the honor is given to an inventor who has improved the lives of people in developing countries. Gadgil‘s inventions have helped more than 100 million people around the world.
Gadgil is a professor and physicist at the University of California. When he’s not teaching，he works to find solutions to global problems such as energy efficiency and water safety. “I chose to focus on problems where my knowledge of science could help，”he said
In the 1980s he came up with a program to make energy-efficient light bulbs more affordable for people in developing countries. Then in the 1990s，Gadgil designed his first life—saving invention，UV Waterworks .The device kills deadly disease —carrying germs(病菌)from drinking water. It costs just one cent to clean five liters of water .Gadgil was inspired to find an inexpensive solution to the clean water crisis after more than 10，000 people in his home country of India died from an outbreak of Bengal cholera，in 1993 The disease is spread through contaminated food and drinking water .So far，the invention has provided safe drinking water to more than five million people in poor areas.
As a professor，Gadgil encourages his students to stay positive about finding solutions to hard problems.“Be optimistic when you try a hard problem．”he says. “It’s when you solve a large problem that you can have a big impact on the world”
小題1:Gadgil was given Lemelson-MIT Award for___________.

A．his teaching experience	B．his new physical research
C．his vast knowledge	D．his helpful inventions

小題2:What call we learn about UV Waterworks?

A．It's Gadgil’s first invention	B．It’s used to clean water．
C．it was designed for his home country	D．It saved 10，000 people in total

小題3:The underlined word “contamninated”in Paragraph 3 means__________.

A．wasted

B．consumed

C．polluted

D．canned

小題4:According to the last paragraph，Gadgil encourages his students__________.

A．to learn lessons from failures

B．to find problems in peaceful life

C．to make inventions to help poor people

D．to be confident when facing difficulties

小題5:Which of the following can best describe Gadgil?

A．Caring and optimistic.	B．Independent and positive.
C．Powerful and strict.	D．Responsible and sensitive.

I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighboring town of Venice. As we        our coffee, a man came in and sat at a(n)        table beside us. He called the waiter and placed his        saying, “Two cups of coffee, one of them there on the wall”. We        this order with rather interest and observed that he was        with one cup of coffee but he paid for two. As soon as he left, the waiter         a piece of paper on the wall saying “A Cup of Coffee”.
While we were still there, two other men        and ordered three cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. They had two cups of coffee but        for three and left. This time also, the        did the same; he put up a piece of paper on the wall saying, “A cup of coffee.” It seemed that this gesture was a        at this place.        , it was something unique and puzzling for us. Since we had         to do with the matter, we        our coffee, paid the bill and left.
After a few days, we again had a(n)        to go to this coffee shop. While we were enjoying our coffee, a man walked in. The way this man was dressed did not        the standard nor the atmosphere of this coffee shop. Poverty was       from the looks on his face.        he seated himself, he looked at the wall and said, “One cup of coffee from the         .” The waiter served coffee to this man with        and dignity. The man had his coffee and left without paying. We were amazed to watch all this when the waiter        a piece of paper from the wall and threw it into the dustbin.

小題1:	A．enjoyed B．prepared C．practiced D．bought

小題2:	A．crowded B．open C．empty D．beautiful

小題3:	A．food B．goods C．table D．order

小題4:	A．heard B．found C．glared D．watched

小題5:	A．satisfied B．served C．treated D．awarded

小題6:	A．stuck out B．hid away C．put up D．took out

小題7:	A．dashed B．moved C．fled D．entered

小題8:	A．paid B．looked C．waited D．asked

小題9:	A．customer B．waiter C．stranger D．passenger

小題10:

A．demand B．signal C．custom D．duty

小題11:

A．Instead B．Therefore C．Moreover D．However

小題12:

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

小題13:

A．wasted B．finished C．missed D．donated

小題14:

A．invitation B．time C．reward D．chance

小題15:

A．equal B．change C．match D．reach

小題16:

A．obvious B．slight C．serious D．strong

小題17:

A．So B．As C．Unless D．Since

小題18:

A．window B．floor C．wall D．door

小題19:

A．carelessness B．wisdom C．interest D．respect

小題20:

A．brought down B．took off C．kept away D．cut off

I knew I could sing but I had to prove it. I don’t care what life gives me; I’ll     it. It was my ninth time     in front of a music executive to try to get a record deal. The first eight interviews had     cold refusals.
When I found out the     was at 6 a.m., I went a little crazy, for I had to get up very early in order to get to the audition (試唱) room on time. This     audition was at the office of Sony Music’s president, John Grady.      to sing songs for a man behind a desk, I was     . It’s very hard to let someone     whether you’re worthy of a commercial career in 10 minutes. But, in this business, it was something I had to do.
I grew up in a rural area.     farming, there wasn’t much of a local economy. If one wanted new horizons, he had to learn a(n)     that could take him out of there. That’s how I     my singing. I took up singing at an early age. When I was 15, I made money from singing. That was a huge     for me.
It was in the middle of my singing that John Grady didn’t appear     at all. About halfway through, I saw him write something down. From where I stood, I could     see him write the letter 'n’,      by the letter 'o’. I guessed he didn’t     me.
As we said good-bye, Grady gave me a     . Though my hands were     , I found the     to read the note. It didn’t say, "No." It said, "Now." Just then, I knew that my     of becoming a professional musician was starting to come true.

小題1:	A．handle B．operate C．encounter D．recall

小題2:	A．recognizing B．accessing C．appearing D．Approaching

小題3:	A．resulted from B．ended with C．turned down D．made up

小題4:	A．appointment B．information C．reply D．competition

小題5:	A．particular B．simple C．regretful D．amusing

小題6:	A．Permitting B．Failing C．Welcoming D．Waiting

小題7:	A．excited B．nervous C．hopeful D．helpless

小題8:	A．finish B．judge C．solve D．persuade

小題9:	A．Apart from B．Free from C．Absent from D．Far from

小題10:

A．experience B．profession C．skill D．trick

小題11:

A．viewed B．questioned C．required D．practiced

小題12:

A．progress B．process C．stop D．step

小題13:

A．interested B．embarrassed C．amazed D．puzzled

小題14:

A．angrily B．clearly C．straightly D．hardly

小題15:

A．proved B．supported C．hidden D．followed

小題16:

A．appreciate B．understand C．trust D．refuse

小題17:

A．record B．note C．chance D．promise

小題18:

A．waving B．removing C．shaking D．Moving

小題19:

A．courage B．patience C．imagination D．determination

小題20:

A．plan B．dream C．preference D．tendency

It is really a happy thing to look back on the days I spent with Jennie. We met in night school. After Jennie and I had completed the required courses, we started teaching in the same school. For a time we were just casual friends, but one day, when I was telling Jennie about my problem son, we discovered we were kindred (同類的) spirits. "He’s a difficult little character," I explained. Jennie looked thoughtful. "Maybe you’re only seeing him with your eyes." She was silent for a moment and then added softly, "It is only with the heart that one sees rightly." I stared at her. "You’re quoting (引用) that! It’s from The Little Prince, Saint-Exupery’s book for children, one of my favorites. You know it, too?" Jennie nodded. "I love it. I’ve read it so often. I’ve practically memorized it."
Now, when I think of Jennie, I recall that book because Jennie —more than anyone I know —possessed the gift of seeing with the heart.
From that moment of a treasured book shared, our friendship grew steadily. It wasn’t that I didn’t have an excellent relationship with my husband and son, but my mother had died shortly after my marriage, and I had neither sisters nor daughters. I realize, now, how I needed someone to share those little, seemingly unimportant things that add so much to life —things that must be shared to be fully appreciated.
And it was Jennie who helped me with my fourth-grade problem child. One day I was at my wit’s end. "What he needs is a good beating!" I exploded.
"He’s probably had plenty of those," Jennie said. "Maybe he just needs sincere praise for anything he does right, and a hug or two each day." I followed this suggestion, and eventually, because of Jennie, I discovered a lovable little boy.
Looking back, I have to admit that she taught me so much. The days I spent with her has become one of my happiest memories.
小題1:What does the underlined part mean in the fourth paragraph?

A．I was unsure of how to treat my son.

B．I decided to give up my job.

C．I faced financial difficulties.

D．I was very disappointed with myself.

小題2:How did the author and Jennie’s friendship grow?

A．They both were interested in children’s education.

B．They both liked a novel, The Little Prince.

C．They often chatted together about their families.

D．They both worked in the same school.

小題3:We learn from the text that __________.

A．the author has the gift of seeing with the heart

B．the author had no friends before meeting Jennie

C．the author had lost her mother before her marriage

D．the author seldom praised her son in the past

小題4:How does the author feel about her family?

A．No one listened to her seemingly unimportant things.

B．She didn’t get along well with her husband and son.

C．She once seldom spoke to her mother.

D．She felt quite lonely in her family.

小題5:The text is mainly about _________.

A．how to educate children properly

B．the fact that we should see nature differently

C．the influence of friendship in life

D．how friendship begins and develops

An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son.
Suddenly a crow（烏鴉）perched on the tree near their window.
The father asked his son, “What is this? ”
The son replied, “It is a crow.”
After a few minutes, the father asked his son the 2^nd time, “What is this?”
The son said, “Father, I have just now told you It’s a crow’. ”
After a little while, the old father again asked his son the 3^rd time, “What is this? ”  
“It’s a crow, a crow, a crow.” said the son loudly.
A little after, the father again asked his son the 4^th time, “What is this?”
This time the son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? ‘IT IS A CROW’. Are you not able to understand this?”
A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page. When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary:
“Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa when a crow was sitting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel annoyed; I rather felt affection for my innocent child. ”
小題1: In what tone did the son say to his Father “It’s a crow, a crow, a crow. ”?

A．impatient

B．excited

C．hurried

D．surprised

小題2:Why did the Father ask the same question again and again?

A．Because he wanted to make his son angry.

B．Because he was too old to remember anything.

C．Because he couldn't understand what his son said.

D．Because he wanted to see how patient his son would be.

小題3:How old was the old man when his son asked him 23 times “What is this”?

A．35 years old.

B．38 years old.

C．45 years old.

D．80 years old.

小題4:What is the most suitable title for the passage?

A．A crow.

B．Father's love.

C．An old dairy.

D．An old man.

The sun had gone behind a cloud. I was very tired and wanted nothing in the world so much as to be at home. At last I got to the gate of Hide Park. But this was worse than ever; there were buses there—high and terribly red cars, taxis and still more buses in an endless line. Everywhere there were people hurrying past or waiting to get into the buses, while I stood lost in the middle of them.
I was ready to cry. In despair, I crossed the street on to an “island”, where I found a policeman. I took my last bit of courage in both hands and said, “Please, sir, where is Addison Road?” He began to explain, but when he saw that I couldn’t understand he became helpless, too. “Are you French at school?” A few minutes later, he smiled and raised his hand. How wonderful! The traffic stopped. Even the red buses stood still and waited until I had crossed the road.
小題1:That        is the most probable reason why she was tired out.

A．it had been very hot by then

B．the writer had been standing lost for a long time

C．the writer had been completely lost

D．the writer had been wandering in the park for a long time

小題2:Because the writer was made so worn out,          .

A．she wanted nothing on earth but her home

B．she thought it perfect to stay at home

C．she would never leave her home at all

D．she didn't get to the park on time.

小題3:In this passage “island” means           .

A．a piece of land surrounded by water

B．a raised place in a busy street where people may be safe from traffic

C．a safe place that can only be used by policemen

D．a safe place that nobody can use without permission

小題4:Why did the traffic stop? Because            .

A．all the drivers could understand French

B．perhaps a certain driver had broken the traffic rules

C．all the drivers knew the policeman very well

D．the policeman was directing the traffic

小題5:In which country do you think the story happened?

A．Switzerland.

B．France.

C．England.

D．A certain non-English speaking country.

When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays.  On the way home, Dad         stopped at the Dairy Queen for lO-cent ice creams.  I couldn't         it, but I could pray from the        we started heading home to that comer where we would either go straight for the ice cream or        and go home empty-handed. That corner         either mouth-watering excitement or      .On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the      sound of his offer ,It      ,”Would you like an ice cream today?” That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said,” How would you like to     today?”
Twenty cents! My mind reeled(震驚),I could afford it,I got a weekly allowance of 25cents ,plus some      for odd jobs. But     it wsa my  money ,ice cream wasn’t a good use of it ,In a fit of      ,I said ,”well ,in that case,I guess I’ll     ,”My father just said,” Okay, Son,”
But sa we headed home ,I realized how wrong I was and begged him to      .But he just said,” That’s okay ,we don’t really need one.” I felt       for my selfishness and ungratefully see. He didn’t mind, or   act disappointed.
I       that generosity(慷慨) goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than” thank  you”. On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the     ice cream I’d ever had.
I’ll tell you one more thing. We     another trip the next week. As we    the center. I said,” Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”

小題1:	A．frequently B．never C．hardly D．strangely

小題2:	A．mention B．expect C．wait D．get

小題3:	A．month B．day C．weekend D．moment

小題4:	A．finish B．drive C．turn D．return

小題5:	A．indicated B．suggested C．instructed D．meant

小題6:	A．anger B．shame C．disappointment D．happiness

小題7:	A．funny B．surprising C．interesting D．beautiful

小題8:A.spoke        B,went        C.came           D.flew

小題9:	A．treat B．serve C．buy D．provide

小題10:

A．limited B．extra C．little D．easy

小題11:

A．after B．while C．although D．when

小題12:

A．sadness B．regret C．curiosity D．selfishness

小題13:

A．pass B．accept C．pay D．eat

小題14:

A．keep up B．turn back C．stop by D．give in

小題15:

A．awful B．unsatisfied C．frightened D．crazy

小題16:

A．never B．knew C．even D．somehow

小題17:

A．lerned B．knew C．acknowledged D．fund

小題18:

A．dearest B．worst C．cheapest D．best

小題19:

A．made out B．prepared for C．went on D．took up

小題20:

A．crossed B．approached C．left D．saw

I’ve often wondered if I might do more good as a travel agent rather than as a psychologist. It seems that I have been more dramatically affected by certain kinds of travel experiences than I ever have.
My trip to Iceland is a fine example of that. The plan was to spend two days in a remote mountain hut in Iceland. I was working on a photographic book about winter in Iceland and needed to capture images of this amazing region of high mountain peaks, smoky volcanoes, and lakes with floating icebergs.
The moment after we arrived, the weather turned extreme making visibility impossible. It snowed so much and the wind blew so hard that we couldn’t leave the tiny hut. To stay warm, we walked around in circles much of the day inside the tiny hut. We tried to call for help but the radio did not work. Day after day, we watched our supplies of food and fuel grow dangerously short. We got acute cabin fever (幽居病) and started going for walks and ski expeditions outside. Even when the weather finally broke, nobody came to get us even though it was three days beyond our scheduled pickup. By the time the rescue team came to pull us out, we had all given up hope.
From then on, the world looks different to me, as does my life. It would have taken me years of psychotherapy to get to the same point.
Almost everyone has a story to tell, and interestingly, most of these experiences were not altogether pleasant at the time. In fact, it appears that the most constructive life-changing journeys were those that involved some sorts of awful and uncomfortable events that forced the person to develop new resources, increase confidence, and solve problems in new ways.
小題1:The writer went to Iceland to ______.

A．enjoy the natural beautiful floating icebergs

B．take photos about the region for a book

C．collect materials for psychological research

D．challenge the high mountains there

小題2:During the trip in Iceland, those travelers faced difficulties EXCEPT that ______.

A．they got lost in the mountain

B．they were short of food and fuel

C．they couldn’t see the surroundings clearly

D．they failed to get in touch with the rescue team

小題3:From Paragraph 3, we learn that the travelers ______.

A．were in despair before they were rescued

B．stayed in the hut for three days altogether

C．got sick because of going for ski outside

D．got rescued immediately the weather turned fine

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

A．The writer is a travel agent who loves difficult challenges.

B．In Iceland the weather is always extreme and it snows a lot.

C．The travellers were so depressed that they needed psychotherapy.

D．Awful journeys may become life-changing events that inspire people.