The morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching, and I’d been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt：“The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my place. Can’t you see things from my point of view?” I shook my head stubbornly—and felt the ache in my tooth. I’d thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was really unbearable. I started calling the dentists in the phone book, but no one could see me immediately. Finally, at about lunch time, I got lucky.
“If you come by right now,” the receptionist said, “the dentist will fit you in.”
I took my purse and keys and rushed to my car. But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasn’t he as busy as the others?
In the dentist’s office, I sat down and looked around. I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried. The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.
When I told her my fears, she laughed and said, “Don’t worry. The dentist is very good. ”
“How long do I have to wait for him?” I asked impatiently.
“Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and relax. And enjoy the artwork,” the assistant said.
“The artwork?” I was puzzled.
The chair went back, suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it: on the ceiling. How considerate the dentist was! At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.
What a relief!
小題1: Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling that morning?

A．Happy.

B．Nervous.

C．Satisfied.

D．Upset.

小題2: What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?

A．The dentist’s agreeing to treat her at very short notice.

B．The dentist’s being as busy as the other dentists.

C．The surroundings of the dentist’s office.

D．The laughing assistant of the dentist.

小題3: What did the author learn from her experience most probably?

A．Strike while the iron is hot.

B．Have a good word for one’s friend.

C．Put oneself in other’s shoes.

D．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Before our marriage, my wife and I had had dogs separately. Her dog was named Zack, and mine Sam.
After we got married, the dogs lived with us. The first day we brought our daughter home from       after her birth, the dogs       her. They licked(舔) her and rubbed(摩擦)       her, especially Zack. I had to       Zack away from her because it loved her so much that it licked her over and over again. When she      in the cradle（搖籃）, it lay next to her with a paw（爪子）on the side of her cradle. After she grew       , Zack would wait for her on the staircase before she went to bed, then       her to her bed.
     , Sam never did such things.
When my daughter was 5 years old, Zack was poisoned by the kid next door. It was the        day in our lives. At eight o’clock that night, my daughter went to the staircase for      . She looked back at us in fear and       . She had to walk up these stairs alone.
At that time, my dog Sam       and walked to my daughter. It pushed her with its paws and then walked up on the staircase. Then she took its collar and they went upstairs.
In the following six years, Sam      for my daughter on the staircases every night until it died.

小題1:	A．church B．court C．hospital D．stadium

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)ttacked B．loved C．scared D．a(chǎn)pproached

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)gainst B．with C．for D．on

小題4:	A．give B．break C．force D．put

小題5:	A．slept B．jumped C．chatted D．ran

小題6:	A．bigger B．fatter C．stronger D．weaker

小題7:	A．walked B．took C．rolled D．pulled

小題8:	A．Therefore B．Moreover C．Rarely D．However

小題9:	A．best B．worst C．longest D．funniest

小題10:

A．food B．bed C．fun D．comfort

小題11:

A．excitement B．a(chǎn)mazement C．fright D．joy

小題12:

A．stood up B．put up C．went up D．made up

小題13:

A．cared B．looked C．waited D．called

To make new friends, the first thing you need to do is to meet up with new people, this should be quite      , as your neighborhood should have a club, school or some other small organizations.
Go there and talk to people.       you get into a social circle or group, making friends is not hard at all.
Look easygoing. You needn’t      in fancy clothes or wear loud make-ups to attract people. Make eye       and smile often; don’t look too nervous and listen to what others have to say.
Accept people the way they are. Nobody is      ; you are not either. Everyone has faults and the way to make friends is by looking at the positive aspects of people. In case you don’t like someone’s behavior, it is better to       them than to create a rivalry (對(duì)抗).
Don’t forget old friends. If they have moved away or if you have moved away, be in       through phone calls and emails. Don’t leave old friends for the sake of new ones.

小題1:	A．embarrassing B．a(chǎn)vailable C．a(chǎn)mazing D．simple

小題2:	A．Once B．Although C．While D．Since

小題3:	A．try on B．dress up C．put on D．have on

小題4:	A．contact B．movement C．control D．connection

小題5:	A．intelligent B．organized C．fluent D．perfect

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)void B．a(chǎn)bandon C．bother D．blame

小題7:	A．need B．touch C．trouble D．danger

At 21，Ricardo Semler became boss of his father's business in Brazil，Semco，which sold parts for ships. Semler Junior worked like a mad man，from 7：30 am，until midnight every day. One afternoon，while touring a factory in New York，he broke down. The doctor who treated him said，"There's nothing wrong with you. But if you continue like this, you'll find a new home in our hospital. "Semler got the message. He changed the way he worked. In fact，he changed the ways his employees worked too.
He let his workers take more responsibility so that they would be the ones worrying when things went wrong. He allowed them to set their own salaries，and he cut all the jobs he thought were unnecessary，like receptionists and secretaries. This saved money and brought more equality(平等）to the company. "Everyone at Semco，even top managers，meets guests in reception，does the photocopying，sends faxes，types letters and dials the phone."
He completely reorganized the office：instead of walls，they have plants at Semco，so bosses can't shut themselves away from everyone else. And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want. As for uniforms，some people wear suits and others wear T-shirts.
Semco has flexible （靈活的）working hours：the employees decide when they need to arrive at work. Also，Semco lets its workers use the company's machines for their own projects，and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.
It sounds perfect，but does it work? The answer is in the numbers：in the last six years，Semco's revenues （收入）have gone from $35 million to $212 million. The company has grown from eight hundred employees to 3，000. Why?
Semler says it's because of "peer pressure". Peer pressure makes employees work hard for everyone else. If someone isn't doing his job well，the other workers will not allow the situation to continue. In other words，Ricardo Semler treats his workers like adults rather than children, and expects them to act like responsible adults. And they do.
小題1:Why did Semler change the way he and his employees worked?

A．Because he went crazy because of overwork.

B．Because he had to receive treatment in hospital.

C．Because his father asked him to.

D．Because the doctor warned him of the danger of overwork.

小題2:Semler made a variety of changes in his company Except that__________.

A．the number of the employees is reduced to save money

B．the employees can take only 30 days off for holiday every year.

C．flexible working hours were introduced

D．the employees enjoyed a lot of freedom

小題3:What’s the main idea of Paragraph five?

A．Ricardo Semler’s new management method succeeded.

B．Ricardo Semler’s idea sounded perfect but not practical.

C．The company earned a lot of money.

D．The reason for his success.

小題4:In his company, what does Ricardo Semler value most?

A．freedom

B．rules

C．responsibility

D．hard work

He is talent and charm(魅力) have made him the No.1 Chinese classical artist in the world. He played in the grand Beijing Olympic opening ceremony last summer, watched by a TV audience of 5 billion.
Lang Lang, 26, is the first Chinese pianist to play with the world’s top orchestras, making his debut at the Carnegie Hall in New York at 18, while still a student.
Lang Lang’s charm and fondness for sharp clothes make him a natural fit to represent（代表）China’s new international image. According to the British newspaper the Times, “The Lang Lang effect” is responsible for driving 36 million Chinese children to learn the piano.
Now in China children are learning Chopin(肖邦) and Western orchestras are touring Chinese cities, but can China ever export（出口）its own music to the west? Lang is trying. His cooperation with the London Symphony Orchestras this month includes a performance of Dragon Songs, an album of traditional Chinese classics.
Behind the international recognition, however, is a fascinating story of a gifted child. Lang grew up with his father’s own musical ambition and high expectations. It is not hard to imagine how boring it must be to practice the piano every day. Lang said that he once hated his hands and the piano. He injured his right hand six years ago and had to rest. “That was the best month,” he says, without hesitation. “I had a date. I saw a Broadway show and saw Britney Spears in concert.”
小題1:Which of the following is NOT the reason why Lang Lang is the No.1 Chinese classical artist in the world?

A．He played in the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony last summer.

B．He has as many as 5 billions fans in China.

C．He is the first Chinese pianist to play with the world’s top orchestras.

D．He plays the piano so well and has a good international image.

小題2:The underlined word “debut” in the second paragraph probably means____.

A．first class

B．first performance

C．first plan

D．first choice

小題3:Which of the following statements about Lang is true?

A．He has 36 million Chinese students in China.

B．He is touring China giving concerts.

C．He is trying to export Chinese music to western countries.

D．He only played traditional Chinese classics in his cooperation with the London Symphony Orchestra.

小題4:From the last paragraph we can infer _____.

A．Lang didn’t like his father when he was little

B．he was happy to practice the piano everyday

C．his father’s desire and expectations played an important role in his childhood

D．he injured his right hand on purpose six years ago

When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points. He was ______ and after thanking him for his honesty, I changed the ______ in my records. His beaming (歡笑的) face turned to _____. “You’re lowering my grade?” he said angrily. “I would never have come in ______ ……”
He didn’t finish the ______, but it was obvious that his display of honesty was false. He thought he’d have it all—praise and the ______ grade.
Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade ______ because all I’d accomplished was to discourage him from being ______ in the future. And every time I tell this ______, some people agree with this remark.
But I can’t see how I could give good ______ for worsening my mistake in grading by undermining (損害) the honesty of all my grades by failing to ______ an error. The grade itself would be a dishonest ______ of his knowledge and it would have been ______to other students. How could I possibly give a student a gift of an_____ grade?
I know ______ reporting an error in one’s favor is unusual, but, like ______ extra change, it’s clearly the right thing to do. People of character, those with real honesty, hate to give up benefits as ______ as anyone else. The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is ______enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing.
Perhaps lowering the student’s grade did ______ him from being honest in the future, but bribing (賄賂) him to be honest so that he does the right thing when it’s cost-free would have ______him even more. The duty to be honest is about right and wrong, not risks and rewards.

小題1:	A．wise B．right C．rigid D．a(chǎn)ngry

小題2:	A．file B．note C．name D．grade

小題3:	A．grief B．shock C．happiness D．silence

小題4:	A．whether B．which C．if D．what

小題5:	A．sentence B．word C．exam D．lesson

小題6:	A．higher B．lower C．more D．less

小題7:	A．move B．stand C．change D．drop

小題8:	A．brave B．a(chǎn)dventurous C．honest D．successful

小題9:	A．man B．story C．way D．exam

小題10:

A．reason B．cause C．excuse D．result

小題11:

A．make B．find C．a(chǎn)void D．correct

小題12:

A．reaction B．sense C．sign D．reflection

小題13:

A．unfair B．cruel C．tough D．funny

小題14:

A．unfinished B．undone C．unearned D．unquestioned

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)ctively B．secretly C．voluntarily D．curiously

小題16:

A．receiving B．returning C．earning D．paying

小題17:

A．many B．well C．good D．much

小題18:

A．pleasure B．reward C．content D．honor

小題19:

A．discourage B．influence C．protect D．separate

小題20:

A．improved B．encouraged C．ruined D．blamed

As we all know, getting benched in sports is usually a bad thing. But at one school in Florida, a girl has taken a bench and turned it into something entirely different – a place to find friends. It’s called the Friendship Bench. And it’s the brainchild of a sixth grader at Palm Bay Elementary – a girl named Acacia Woodley.
Acacia’s attitude toward life might be summed up best by a question she recently asked members of the Brevard County School Board – “what if we spend as much time putting the spotlight on kindness as we do on cruelty?” It’s a philosophy Acacias has learned to live her own life -despite having a lot of people would consider a handicap. She was born without a right hand. And her left hand did not form properly. But Acacia says that she has not stopped her from achieving her goals. “You need to believe in your dreams. If you don’t believe in you dreams, I can definitely tell you that they are not going to come true.” She said.
Acacia came up with the idea for the Friendship Bench after seeing kids getting bullied at school. She says she has also experienced bullying herself – kids whispering about her or picking on her because she is different. “Some people say they feel sorry for me. I tell them not to,” she said. “I don’t care that I’m different. I like being different.”
The Friendship Bench looks like a lot of other benches. It has arm sets and a place to lean on. But there are also words painted on it – words such as “hope”, “respect”, “l(fā)isten” and “dream”. Acacia put the benches together with the help from her mother and brother.
Any time a kid feels he or she needs a friend, all that kid needs to do is sit on the bench. It is then up to the other kids – or grown-ups – to fill that need. “It’s a perfect idea,” Palm Bay Elementary Principal Lori said. “It’s something we’ve needed so badly.”
The Friendship Bench has been such a success at Palm Bay Elementary that other schools are now interested in installing one too. “There’s a saying in my teacher’s classroom,” Acacia said. “It says, ‘it you can dream it, you can achieve it.’”
小題1:What is the function of the first sentence in Paragraph One?

A．To explain the meaning of getting benched is sports.

B．To introduce the important role “bench” plays in sports.

C．To introduce what the author wants to say in the text to us.

D．To tell us that the passage is connected with the word “bench”.

小題2:What can be learned about Acacia from the passage?

A．She is disabled but leads an active life.

B．She has a deep understanding of life.

C．She finds it difficult to achieve her goals.

D．She finds herself always in need of help.

小題3:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Acacia has also suffered from other kids’ bullying.

B．The kids who sit on the bench feel they need friends.

C．Grown-ups are allowed to offer their help to the one in need.

D．The Friendship Bench is different from others in the arm sets.

小題4:What can we infer from the passage?

A．More Friendship Benches will be installed in other schools soon.

B．Students stop bullying other schoolmates at Palm Bay Elementary.

C．The students at Palm Bay Elementary have become more friendly.

D．Acacia has become a very important figure at Palm Bay Elementary.

小題5:What is the best title of this passage?

A．Acacia’s New Invention

B．The Friendship Bench

C．Help from a Special Bench

D．Getting Benched in School

At the beginning of my 8：00 a．m．class one Monday at University of Nevada,Las Vegas(UNLV)，I cheerfully asked my students    their weekend had been．“Not been very good”，one young man said．He'd had his wisdom teeth      ．The young man then went on to ask me why I   seemed to be so cheerful．His question reminded me of    I′d read somewhere before：”Every morning when you get up，you have a     about how you want to approach life that day”，I said．“I choose to be cheerful”．
“Let me give you an    ”，I continued．The other 60 students in the class     their chatter and began to listen．one day,my car died on the way．I called AAA and asked them to send a     ．The secretary in the Provost’S office asked me what had happened．”This is my      day”， I replied,smiling．”Your Car      and today is your lucky day?”She Was      ．”What do you mean?”“I live 17 miles from here”，I replied．”My car    have gone wrong anywhere along the freeway．It didn’t．Instead，it went wrong in the      place：off the freeway,within walking distance of here．I’m     able to teach my class，and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to    me after class．”The secretary’s eyes opened wide，and then she smiled．
I scanned the 60 faces in the lecture hall．    the early hour,no one seemed to be asleep．Somehow,my story had    them．Or maybe it Wasn’t the story    ．It had all started with a student's      that I Was cheerful．A wise mail once said：”Who you are     louder to me than anything you can say”．I suppose it must  be so．

小題1:	A．how B．what C．whether D．where

小題2:	A．pulled B．brought C．taken D．removed

小題3:	A．seldom B．a(chǎn)lways C．occasionally D．ever

小題4:	A．something B．nothing C．a(chǎn)nything D．everything

小題5:	A．decision B．chance C．choice D．destination

小題6:	A．excuse B．explanation C．instruction　　 D．example

小題7:	A．stopped B．interrupted C．disturbed　　 D．prevented

小題8:	A．truck B．tractor C．secretary　　 D．policeman

小題9:	A．strange B．terrible C．lucky　　 D．pleasant

小題10:

A．cuts up B．breaks up C．breaks down D．tears down

小題11:

A．cheerful B．doubtful C．puzzled　　 D．worried

小題12:

A．could B．must C．should　　 D．would

小題13:

A．wrong B．proper C．perfect　　 D．smooth

小題14:

A．thus　　 B．still C．hardly　　 D．even

小題15:

A．pick　　 B．send C．meet　　 D．visit

小題16:

A．Despite B．Although C．Since　　 D．Though

小題17:

A．taught B．touched C．educated　 D．excited

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)fter all　 B．in all C．a(chǎn)bove all　 D．a(chǎn)t all

小題19:

A．motivation B．inspiration C．observation　 D．a(chǎn)ppreciation

小題20:

A．says　 B．speaks C．talks　 D．tells

Last Friday, I was coming home late after spending time with friends and thought I’d go down to the $99 cent pizza place. On the way, I saw a man sitting on the stairs alone there. I’d seen him before every day I run late to work, but this time I had no place to rush off to.
There was something about him, a quiet manner, different from many of other homeless people I had seen in New York City. I walked past him, went to the pizza place, and those 10 seconds waiting in line was enough to practice stepping outside of my usual, familiar flow. So with a few slices in hand, I went back to join him. I asked him if he was hungry. He said yes, but not for pizza because it made him uncomfortable. He’d rather have a few bucks for chicken and rice since it was easier on his stomach. It’s funny, in that moment, he became more real to me.
This man I had seen almost every day was someone with specific conditions, needs, and experiences. We exchanged names and ended up talking for a little over an hour that night as Kevin told me stories from his life, how he had done things when “he was younger and didn’t know any better” and how he tried to make amends (補(bǔ)償) but too much time had passed. He shared his views on the value for young adults to learn the history of other people.
He talked about his one wish being in his 60’s before he leaves this earth, which is to share his story with the teenagers and young adults so they could avoid the mistakes he went through. Throughout the conversation, he eventually got his chicken and rice and gifted me a rose he had been carrying. Shortly afterwards, I made my way home, thinking to myself, “I met an amazing homeless person”.
小題1:The writer’s purpose in writing the passage is to ____.

A．share his experience	B．show his generosity
C．express his thoughts	D．exchange his opinions

小題2:The homeless man refused pizza because he ____.

A．did not feel very hungry at that moment

B．had something wrong with his stomach

C．preferred some chicken and rice to pizza

D．might feel ashamed to be given something

小題3:What’s the homeless man’s last wish?

A．To become a lot younger again.

B．To make amends for his early life.

C．To have enough chicken and rice to eat.

D．To teach the young not to follow his example.

小題4:It can be inferred from the text that ____.

A．The homeless man is different from others

B．The writer showed his pity to the homeless man

C．What the homeless man thought shocked the writer

D．What the homeless man did was not very meaningful

小題5:How do you like the homeless man after reading the passage?

A．Learned.

B．Honorable.

C．Determined.

D．Promising.

My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other    , including her “sixth sense”,   she rarely gives the impression she’s missed anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, except that she doesn’t push too hard on them, who really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often the    don't realize she's blind.
I realize this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was   excited about her finger-painting project.
“Mom, guess what?”said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to      colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle      with us.”
To my great      my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!
Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my      showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really     what I was doing!’’ Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt     Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never come up in conversation.
When I told her, she was      for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla     . And I knew my child was      because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's pride in her work.
We were silent for a minute.Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my      .’’ Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

小題1:	A．ways B．means C．methods D．senses

小題2:	A．which B．when C．that D．a(chǎn)s

小題3:	A．guests B．family C．children D．friends

小題4:	A．excited B．sad C．satisfied D．enjoyed

小題5:	A．especially B．not so C．a(chǎn) little D．not at all

小題6:	A．paint B．draw C．mix D．create

小題7:	A．stayed B．painted C．talked D．played

小題8:	A．excitement B．encouragement C．delight D．surprise

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)ttitude B．color C．picture D．paper

小題10:

A．touched B．distinguished C．saw D．understood

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)fter B．before C．until D．when

小題12:

A．curious B．quiet C．puzzled D．worried

小題13:

A．cried B．insisted C．complained D．informed

小題14:

A．right B．wrong C．worried D．uncertain

小題15:

A．paper B．pens C．hands D．eyes