One evening, long after most people had gone to bed, a friend of mine and I         happily home through the          street. We had been to a music-hall and         about the people we had seen and heard in it.
“The show        him a star overnight, ” said my friend about one of them. “He was completely        before. And now thousands of people         him gifts and letters. ” “I thought him quite good, ”  I said , “ but not         thousands of letters . As a matter of       , one of his songs gave me a shock. It was too noisy. ” “What was that?” my friend asked me, “      it to me .” I began to sing. “Do be quiet. You will give everybody a shock and        them up for miles       , besides, there will be a policeman         us. ” My friend gave me a surprised look.
“Never mind. I don’t care. What is the matter?” I said and went on singing        the top of my voice .
Suddenly there came a policeman,       in front of me , his notebook       . “     , sir ,” he said , “You have a very good voice , if I       say so . Who taught you singing? I’d very much       to find someone who can give my daughter singing lessons. Would you be       to tell me your name and address? Then my wife and I would        you and we could discuss it .”

小題1:	A．went B．was coming C．was making our way D．had lost our way

小題2:	A．calm B．crowded C．silence D．quiet

小題3:	A．were thinking B．were talking C．knew D．were discussing

小題4:	A．called B．turned C．named D．made

小題5:	A．famous B．forgotten C．stranger D．unknown

小題6:	A．show B．write C．send D．brought

小題7:	A．worthy B．worth C．received D．a(chǎn)ccepted

小題8:	A．fact B．facts C．a(chǎn) fact D．the fact

小題9:	A．Read B．Sing C．Say D．Tell

小題10:

A．call B．pick C．wake D．join

小題11:

A．long B．out C．a(chǎn)round D．in

小題12:

A．observing B．a(chǎn)fter C．besides D．in front of

小題13:

A．with B．on C．in D．a(chǎn)t

小題14:

A．stood B．going C．standing D．walking

小題15:

A．closing B．closed C．open D．gone

小題16:

A．Wait a minute B．Stop singing C．I’m sorry D．Excuse me

小題17:

A．may B．like C．must D．don’t

小題18:

A．liked B．wanted C．like D．eager

小題19:

A．brave B．kind enough C．willing D．honest

小題20:

A．try B．drop in C．invite D．visit

Once upon a time, there were two very good friends who lived together in the shade of a rock. Strange as it may seem, one was a　   and one was a tiger. They had met when they were too　  to know the difference between lions and tigers. So they did not think their　  was at all unusual. Besides, it was a peaceful part of the mountains, possibly　   the influence of a gentle forest monk who lived nearby. He was a hermit, one who　   　far away from other people.　
For some unknown reason, one day the two friends got into a silly　   . The tiger said, “Everyone knows the cold　   when the moon wanes from full to new! ” The lion said, “Where did you hear such nonsense? Everyone knows the　   comes when the moon waxes from　   to full! ”
The argument got stronger and stronger. Neither could　    the other. They could not　    any conclusion to resolve the growing dispute. They　    started calling each other names! Fearing for their friendship, they decided to go to ask the learned forest　    , who would surely know about such things.　
Visiting the　    hermit, the lion and tiger bowed respectfully and put their question to him. The friendly monk thought for a while and then gave his　    . “It can be cold in any phase of the　    , from new to full and back to new again. It is the wind that brings the cold, 　    from west or north or east. Therefore, in a way, you are both right! And neither of you is　    by the other. The most important thing is to live without conflict, to remain　    . Unity is best by all means. ”
The lion and tiger thanked the wise hermit. They were happy to　    　be friends.　

小題1:	A．fox B．hen C．donkey D．lion

小題2:	A．weak B．unforgettable C．young D．poor

小題3:	A．friendship B．difference C．relationship D．connection

小題4:	A．in turn B．due to C．a(chǎn)ccording to D．a(chǎn)s to

小題5:	A．lived B．survived C．walked D．moved

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)rgument B．decision C．a(chǎn)ctivity D．conference

小題7:	A．happens B．bears C．comes D．seems

小題8:	A．clean B．cold C．cool D．good

小題9:	A．wonderful B．fresh C．delicious D．new

小題10:

A．solve B．compete C．convince D．remind

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)rrive B．reach C．cause D．paint

小題12:

A．far B．ever C．yet D．even

小題13:

A．monk B．teacher C．mother D．parent

小題14:

A．kind B．different C．peaceful D．rich

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)nswer B．speech C．comment D．remark

小題16:

A．sun B．weather C．moon D．day

小題17:

A．whether B．until C．if D．when

小題18:

A．rewarded B．won C．defeated D．a(chǎn)warded

小題19:

A．moved B．united C．interested D．a(chǎn)mused

小題20:

A．too B．quite C．a(chǎn)lso D．still

People think that writing short stories is easy because they are short. But in fact they are hard to write well. There are only a few writers of good short stories and the American writer O. Henry is one of them.
His real name was William Sydney Porter and he grew up in North Carolina. He was not very successful at school but he loved reading. When he was about twenty years old he left North Carolina and moved to Texas. He thought there would be more opportunities for work there. At first he worked on a newspaper but as this did not provide enough money he changed his job. He decided to work in a bank. All went well until some money went missing. William was believed to have stolen it and was sent to prison. Although this was a horrible experience it helped in one way because he realized that he could write well. William began writing short stories and O. Henry  was born! When he left prison he began writing as a career and published many of his stories. They were mostly about the people that he met or he knew in New York and they had interesting or surprising endings. People enjoyed reading them. His life, however, was not a happy one. He drank too much and died in 1910 in New York but he left behind stories that are still read and enjoyed by millions of people.
小題1:In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York.                   b. Worked in a bank.
c. Travelled to Texas.             d. Was put in prison.
e. Had a newspaper job.             f. Learned to write stories.

A．e, c, f, b, d, a	B．c, e, b, d, f, a
C．e, b, d, c, a, f	D．c, b, e, d, a, f

小題2:People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because          .

A．they had surprise endings

B．they were easy to understand

C．they showed his love for the poor

D．they were about New York City

小題3:O. Henry went to prison because          .

A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

B．he broke the law by using violence

C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners

D．people thought he had taken money that was not his

小題4:What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?

A．He was well-educated.	B．He was not serious about his work.
C．He was devoted to the poor.	D．He loved reading.

小題5:Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?

A．His life inside the prison.

B．The newspaper articles he wrote.

C．The city and people of New York.

D．His exciting early life as a boy.

The two teachers were sitting in the teacher’s room. For a moment there was           . Then one of them, Miss Smith said “I’m afraid I’d have to          him.”
“Now, Alice,” said her friend Mrs. Jackson, “is he such a terrible student?”
“That’s just the         ,” the other woman replied. “Tom is my best student. The problem is that he’s now so lazy that he never gets      done. He hasn’t handed me          of his homework for three weeks and I’d be surprised        he did now.”
    before had Mrs. Jackson seen Miss Smith look so unhappy. “Have you         with him about it?” she asked.
“Why should I? He knows he has to prepare his lessons and do his homework. I          that clear the first day for class. When the course started , he did so           that I considered asking the         to give him a scholarship (獎學(xué)金). But now he even          in class! I’ve never seen such a         in a student.”
“You should have a      with him. Give him a chance to tell his side of story.”
Miss Smith spoke to Tom and        all about it. He was studying all day and        most of the night in a factory to pay for his education. Of course he was tired in the      and sometimes could hardly keep       . Miss Smith soon arranged for him to have a       and he was able to give up his     and concentrate (集中精力) on his studies .

小題1:	A．distance B．silence C．pleasure D．delight

小題2:	A．fail B．teach C．beat D．tell

小題3:	A．lesson B．thing C．trouble D．boy

小題4:	A．homework B．housework C．cleaning D．washing

小題5:	A．some B．plenty C．a(chǎn)ny D．lots

小題6:	A．even B．if C．though D．when

小題7:	A．Long B．Until C．Ever D．Never

小題8:	A．quarreled B．talked C．dealt D．discussed

小題9:	A．said B．thought C．required D．made

小題10:

A．quickly B．often C．much D．well

小題11:

A．school B．class C．others D．parents

小題12:

A．talks B．sleeps C．laughs D．walks

小題13:

A．matter B．change C．habit D．way

小題14:

A．lesson B．look C．talk D．meeting

小題15:

A．studied B．got C．learned D．understood

小題16:

A．sleeping B．working C．spending D．staying

小題17:

A．morning B．a(chǎn)fternoon C．evening D．night

小題18:

A．silent B．clean C．warm D．a(chǎn)wake

小題19:

A．scholarship B．room C．teacher D．position

小題20:

A．education B．sleep C．job D．pay

One day a lawyer’s wife fell ill, and he went to get a doctor. The doctor willingly came to see the woman and to do what he could for her, but before he went into the house, he made a short stop. He knew that the lawyer was famous for not paying his bills, even if they were due(正當?shù)?.He therefore said to the man.“But if I save your wife, I am afraid you may not pay me.”
“Sir,”replied the lawyer. “Here I have＄500,,whether you cure my wife or you kill her. I'll give you all this.”
The doctor was reassured(使安心) and went into the house. When he reached the woman's bedside, it soon became clear to him that he could do little. She was seriously ill, and though he prescribed(開藥方) her medicine, she soon died.
He told the lawyer he was very sorry, and then asked for the money which he had promised. “Did you kill my wife?”asked the lawyer. “Of course I didn't,” said the doctor. “Well! Did you cure my wife?” asked the man. “I'm afraid that was impossible,” replied the doctor.“Well, then since you neither killed my wife nor cured her, I have nothing to pay you.”
小題1:One day a lawyer’s wife fell ill, and the lawyer_____ .

A．cured his wife

B．got a doctor for her

C．got some medicine for her illness

D．promised to pay＄500 to the doctor

小題2:Before entering the lawyer’s house the doctor stopped for a while, because_____ .

A．the doctor wanted to ask something about his wife's illness

B．the doctor thought it impossible to save the woman

C．the doctor was afraid that the lawyer would refuse to pay him

D． the lawyer was too poor to pay his bills

小題3:Because the lawyer’s wife was seriously ill, the doctor_____ .

A．couldn’ t do much and didn't save her life

B．tried his best and saved her at last

C．had to do everything he could for her

D．had to spend a lot of time to cure her

小題4:From the story, we know_____ .

A．the lawyer was very clever

B．how the lawyer's wife died

C．the doctor was stupid enough to be fooled

D．the lawyer was dishonest and that he fooled the doctor

friends come to visit us in the evening, they spend their time telling us they are in a hurry and looking at their watches. It isn’t that our friends are all very busy, it is just that When we haven’t got a television. People think that we are very strange. “But what do you do in the evening?”，they are always asking. The answer is very simple. Both my wife and I have hobbies. We certainly don’t spend our evenings staring at the walls. My wife enjoys cooking and painting and often attends evening classes in foreign languages. This is particularly useful as we often go abroad for our holidays. I collect stamps and I’m always busy with my collection. Both of us enjoy listening to the music and playing chess together.
Sometimes there are power cuts and we have no electricity in the house. This does not worry us, we just light candles and carry on with what we were doing before. Our friends, however, are lost---no television!---So they don’t know what to do. On such evenings our house is very full ---they all come to us. They all have a good time. Instead of sitting in silence in front of the television, everybody talks and plays games.
小題1:The couple have not got a television, because     .

A．they are not rich enough

B．they are strange people

C．they enjoy spending evenings in their own ways

D．they don’t know what to do when there are power cuts

小題2:Both of them are interested in    .

A．learning languages	B．traveling
C．staying home alone	D．watching people play games

小題3:At night when there is no electricity, the couple      .

A．have to stare at the walls	B．can do nothing but sit in silence
C．will have many visitors	D．have to go out for candles

小題4:The best title for this passage is _____.

A．Why Do We Need a Television?

B．Candle! But No Electricity!

C．Different Friends, Different Hobbies.

D．We Go Without Televisions!

One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts ,it came without wrap（包裝）. On September 11, 1958, mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap（大腿）, saying, “I promised you a gift, and here it is .” What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard mum and dad whispering such words as “hopeless”, “pitiful”，and “dying”, which sounded ominous.
“Christmas was coming, don’t expect any presents this year ”Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. I’d never seen him cry before.
The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say.” What? he’s all right?” he hung up and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we could bring Richard home! ”
“Thank god!” I heard Mum cry.
From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty: they were filled with love!
小題1:What happened to the author on September 11, 1958 ?

A．He got a baby brother.	B．He got a Christmas gift
C．He became four years old.	D．He received a doll

小題2:What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？

A．Impossible.

B．Boring

C．Difficult

D．Fearful

小題3:Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?

A．Excitement.

B．Happiness.

C．Sadness.

D．Disappointment.

小題4:What is the passage mainly about ?

A．A sad Christmas day	B．Life with a lovely baby
C．A special Christmas gift.	D．Memories of a happy family

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入
空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had a large      , from Picasso to Van Gogh. They would often sit together and       the paintings of great artists. When the Vietnam conflict      , the son went to war.       he died in battle while rescuing another soldier. The father was in deep      .
A month later, a young man came with a large       in his hands. He said, “Sir, I am the soldier for whom your son       his life. He often talked about your love for      . So please accept it as a gift.” The father opened the package and saw a       of his son. The father was so drawn to the picture that his eyes welled up with tears.
A few months later, the wealthy man died. There was to be a great auction (拍賣) of his
    . Many people gathered,       over having an opportunity to       one painting. The auctioneer said, “We will start the bidding (競拍) with this picture of the son. Who will bid for it?” There was      . Then a voice shouted, “We want to see the famous paintings. Just
     it.” “The son! Who’ll take the son?” the auctioneer continued.
Finally, a       came from the very back. It was the gardener of the old man. “I’m poor and can only       $10 for that.” The auctioneer asked the crowd to bid more.      , they still kept silent. So he pounded the gavel (小錘). “SOLD for $10!” A man shouted, “Go on with the collection!” The auctioneer said, “I’m sorry, the auction is      . According to       will, only the picture of the son would be auctioned. Whoever bought that picture would be     with all of the possessions, including the paintings.”

小題1:	A．library B．collection C．house D．garden

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)dmire B．process C．sell D．a(chǎn)rrange

小題3:	A．broke away B．broke up C．broke out D．broke off

小題4:	A．Unwillingly B．Surprisingly C．Generally D．Unfortunately

小題5:	A．mood B．sorrow C．pressure D．nerve

小題6:	A．package B．book C．box D．case

小題7:	A．cost B．gave C．a(chǎn)ssessed D．concluded

小題8:	A．music B．smoking C．clothes D．a(chǎn)rt

小題9:	A．watch B．picture C．gift D．letter

小題10:

A．house B．garden C．paintings D．son

小題11:

A．disappointed B．excited C．puzzled D．stressed

小題12:

A．buy B．search C．steal D．a(chǎn)dopt

小題13:

A．noise B．shout C．delight D．silence

小題14:

A．ignore B．defeat C．divide D．tolerate

小題15:

A．seller B．painter C．voice D．scream

小題16:

A．spend B．sponsor C．contribute D．a(chǎn)fford

小題17:

A．Thus B．However C．Therefore D．Besides

小題18:

A．over B．on C．a(chǎn)part D．a(chǎn)longside

小題19:

A．the gardener’s B．the son’s C．the young man’s D．the old man’s

小題20:

A．supplied B．a(chǎn)ppointed C．presented D．equipped

When Regina Mary' parents refused to let her get a horse ,the smart 15-year-olddidn’t sit in her room and complain. Instead she turned to a cow called Luna to make her riding dreams come true.
Hours of training ,and tons of treats later, the results are impressive: not only do the two regularly go on long rides through the southern German countryside, they can even do some difficult jumps successfully. Regina joked while sitting on her brown-and-white companion: “It’s unbelievable really , She thinks she’s a horse.”
The pairs unlikely friendship started about two years ago, shortly after Luna was born on the Mayer’s farm. They 
started off with walks in the woods. Then Mayer slowly got her cow more adapted to human contact and riding equipment.
About six months later, it was time to see how Luna would respond to a rider on her back in a competition for horses. Mayer sat in the saddle(馬鞍),and all went as planned. “She was really well behaved and walked normally, but after a couple of meters, she wanted to get me off her back! You could see that she got a bit peeved.” said Mayer. 
Luna and Mayer are now soul mates, spending most afternoons together once the teen—who dreams of becoming a nurse one day—come home from school.
小題1:The underlined word “peeved” in paragraph 4 probably means ________.

A．excited

B．sorry

C．a(chǎn)ngry

D．puzzled

小題2: Regina’s plan is to be ________ in the future.

A．a(chǎn)n animal trainer

B．a(chǎn) horse rider

C．a(chǎn) farmer

D．a(chǎn) nurse

小題3: The passage mainly talks about ________.

A．a(chǎn) cow performing in a horse competition

B．a(chǎn) German girl training a cow successfully

C．the way of gaining friendship from a cow

D．the efforts of a cow to adapt to riding equipment

Joseph Rudyard Kipling, who enjoyed early success with his poems, was born on 30 December 1865 in Bombay, India. Some of Kipling’s earliest and fondest memories are of his and sister Alice’s trips to the fruit market with their woman servant, or walking with his parents alongside the sea at night.
The beautiful days were to end when in 1871 Rudyard and Alice were sent to school in Southsea, England, to live with Captain Holloway and his wife. She ruled the boarding house with punishment and Kipling was often beaten by her and her son. “Then the old Captain died, and I was sorry, for he was the only person in that house as far as I can remember who ever threw me a kind word.” So he wrote in his later books. Kipling soon learned to read and found comfort in literature and poetry.
Freedom from the Holloway household was gained when he spent one month a year in London with his mother’s kind sister Aunt Georgie and her husband, pre-Raphaelite painter Edward Burne Jones and their children. Those months of December were a really paradise to Kipling.
In 1877 Kipling’s mother returned to England and collected him so that he could attend the United Services College in Devon. Now he was able to settle into the life of a student and in his second year started writing his own Schoolboy Lyric poems printed by his parents. In 1878 his father took him to the Paris Exhibition where he was allowed to wander freely and gained much appreciation for French culture which he wrote about in “Souvenirs of France”.
小題1: Kipling first left his parents in __________.

A．1865

B．1871

C．1877

D．1878

小題2: Kipling fell in love with literature and poetry __________.

A．before the old Holloway died

B．when he was a little boy with his parents

C．when he attended the United Services College

D．when he was in school, living with the Holloways

小題3: From the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 we learn that __________.

A．he felt free and happy with his aunt’s family

B．he felt terrible when he stayed with the old Captain

C．the death of the old captain influenced him a lot

D．the days at his aunt’s helped him become a successful poet