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There are many kinds of friends. Some are always        you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only        friends leave footprints.
I shall always recall the autumn and the girl with the        . I know she will always be my best friend. I could see the yellow leaves         in the cool wind. In such a        , I liked walking alone in the leaves,         to the sound of them. Autumn is a harvest season. However,         is uninteresting. The free days always get me      . But one day, the sound of a violin       into my ears like a stream flowing in the mountains. A young girl, standing in the wind, was        in playing her violin.  I had        seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been     _  there for so long but my existence(存在) did not seem to disturb（打擾）her.
Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building        I went downstairs to watch her performance. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became       . Though we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good       .
One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly       . To my surprise, the girl came over to me. “You must like violin，” she said. “Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked. Suddenly, a        expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual. “I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave, I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that       me,” she said. “In fact, it was your playing        gave me a meaningful autumn，” I answered, “Let's be friends.” The girl smiled, and so did I.
I never heard her play again in my life. But I will always remember the fine figure(身影) of the girl. She is like a       －so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off much light that makes the autumn beautiful.

小題1:	A．with B．for C．a(chǎn)gainst D．to

小題2:	A．good B．true C．reliable D．stubborn

小題3:	A．sound B．song C．partner D．violin

小題4:	A．shaking B．hanging C．rising D．floating

小題5:	A．season B．situation C．day D．weather

小題6:	A．watching B．listening C．seeing D．hearing

小題7:	A．journey B．work C．life D．view

小題8:	A．bored B．determined C．excited D．concerned

小題9:	A．flowed B．grew C．entered D．ran

小題10:

A．lost B．a(chǎn)ctive C．busy D．interested

小題11:

A．once B．never C．frequently D．usually

小題12:

A．waiting B．stopping C．standing D．hearing

小題13:

A．because B．but C．when D．before

小題14:

A．interesting B．moving C．boring D．tiring

小題15:

A．partner B．listeners C．players D．friends

小題16:

A．stopped B．began C．gone D．changed

小題17:

A．happy B．sad C．strange D．calm

小題18:

A．surprised B．excited C．encouraged D．interested

小題19:

A．that B．which C．it D．who

小題20:

A．song B．dream C．wind D．sister

There was a little boy      his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot（彈弓）to play with, out in the woods. He        in the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little     , he headed back to dinner. Then, he saw Grandma’s pet duck, so he let it fly, hit the duck in the head, and          it. He was shocked and upset. In       , he hid the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister __   ___.Sally had seen it all,        she said nothing.
      lunch that day grandma said, “Sally, let’s wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to    in the kitchen today, didn’t you Johnny?” And then she said to him in a(n) _   ___ voice, “Remember, the duck?” So Johnny did the dishes.
Later Grandpa asked if        wanted to go fishing, and Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need ___   ___ to help make supper.”
Hearing this, Sally said with a smile, “Well, that’s        but Johnny told me he wanted to help.”        the duck, Johnny had to stay and Sally went fishing.
After several days of Johnny doing both his        and Sally’s, he finally couldn’t       it any longer. He came to Grandma and told her that he __   ___ the duck. She knelt down, gave him a hug（擁抱）,and said,“Sweet heart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I       the whole thing. But because I love you, I       you. But I was just       how long you would let Sally make a slave of you.”

小題1:	A．helping B．visiting C．a(chǎn)ttending D．respecting

小題2:	A．practised B．played C．worked D．hunted

小題3:	A．exhausted B．tired C．pleased D．discouraged

小題4:	A．caught B．injured C．killed D．bothered

小題5:	A．surprise B．disappointment C．a(chǎn)nger D．fear

小題6:	A．watching B．crying C．laughing D．a(chǎn)voiding

小題7:	A．so B．a(chǎn)nd C．instead D．but

小題8:	A．At B．After C．Before D．Cooking

小題9:	A．work B．stay C．help D．get

小題10:

A．high B．low C．a(chǎn)ngry D．friendly

小題11:

A．the children B．Sally C．Johnny D．Grandma

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)ll of you B．one of you C．Johnny D．Sally

小題13:

A．easy B．a(chǎn)ll right C．a(chǎn)musing D．impossible

小題14:

A．Searching B．Hiding C．Remembering D．Loving

小題15:

A．homework B．housework C．farm work D．cooking

小題16:

A．stand B．change C．like D．cover

小題17:

A．boiled B．hated C．loved D．killed

小題18:

A．knew B．heard C．saw D．understood

小題19:

A．missed B．excused C．congratulated D．punished

小題20:

A．wondering B．saying C．imaging D．expecting

It was a rather hot day. Everybody seemed to be looking for some kind of relief, so an ice cream store was a natural place to stop at.
A little girl, holding her money firmly, entered the store. Before she could say a word, the store clerk sharply told her to get outside and read the sign on the door, and stay out until she put on the shoes. She left slowly, and a big man followed her out of the store.
The man watched as she stood in front of the store and read the sign. “No Bare (赤裸) Feet”.
Tears started rolling down her cheeks as she turned and walked away. Just then the big man called to her. After sitting down on the roadside, he took off his size-12 shoes, set them in front of the girl and saying, “Here, you won’t be able to walk in these, but if you slide (拖) along, you can get your ice cream.”
Then he lifted the little girl up and set her feet into the shoes. “Take your time,” he said, “I get tired of moving them around, and it’s good to just sit here and eat my ice cream.”
The shining eyes of the little girl could not be missed as she ordered her ice cream.
He was a big man, all right. Big body, big shoes, but most of all, he had a big heart.
小題1:The little girl wasn’t allowed to enter the store because ______.

A．she was dirty	B．she had no money
C．the store was closed	D．she had no shoes on

小題2:What happened to the little girl in the end?

A．The big man bought an ice cream for her.

B．The store clerk took an ice cream out to her.

C．She got her ice cream with the big man’s shoes.

D．She left the store without getting her ice cream.

小題3:From the story we can conclude （得出結(jié)論）that the big man is ______.

A．kind

B．funny

C．honest

D．hard-working

My teenage son Karl became withdrawn(孤僻) after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and asked God for help. "Please God, I can't do anything more for my son. I'm at the end of my rope. I'm giving the whole thing up to you."
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I want to talk to you about Karl's absences." Before he could say another word, I choked up (哽咽) and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. "I love my son, but I just don't know what to do. I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It's out of my hands." For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, "Thank you for your time", and hung up.
Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, "Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?" I nodded. "That was me. I thought I'd play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That's when I knew I had to make you proud." 　
小題1:According to the first report card, Karl __________.

A．often went to school late	B．failed in all the exams
C．did a good job at school	D．didn't do well at school

小題2:When the mother said "It's out of my hands." to the headmaster, she meant that she________.

A．didn't know what to do about her son

B．would drive her son away from the house

C．had no money to support the family

D．she would have to hang up

小題3:There was silence on the other end of the line because _____.

A．the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother

B．the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking

C．the speaker didn't want the mother to recognize his voice

D．the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother

小題4:Who was it that telephoned Karl's mother that day?

A．The headmaster.	B．The school adviser.
C．Karl himself.	D．The passage doesn't tell us.

小題5:From the passage we can learn that _________.

A．children in single-parent families always have mental problems

B．mother's love plays an important role in teenagers' life

C．parents should give their children as much help as possible

D．school education still works well without support from parents

My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the       , we had to pack our belongings into boxes and    those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again standing at the pier (碼頭)      good-bye to my father as his ship pulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and me around before the ship was out of     , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of    in the new environment again.
Throughout the years of changing     , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother. For both my    and me, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while    some type of part-time job. Leaving a       career is just one of the sacrifices which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so.    she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother,     , managed to make each house the very home that is safe and     .
This probably sounds like a depressing way to live,      with two small children:  “single”
parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to    her career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this    into adventure for us all! Each relocation (變換位置) was a chance to    another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a    to rearrange furniture, make curtains and    pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people.
No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a    attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so    all those years during my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.

小題1:	A．situation B．condition C．case D．matter

小題2:	A．leave out B．leave behind C．leave off D．leave for

小題3:	A．speaking B．staring C．waving D．talking

小題4:	A．range B．shape C．sight D．control

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)dapting B．suiting C．matching D．fitting

小題6:	A．names B．jobs C．a(chǎn)ddresses D．directions

小題7:	A．father B．classmates C．brother D．relatives

小題8:	A．performing B．seeking C．waiting D．a(chǎn)pplying

小題9:	A．terrible B．promising C．hopeless D．negative

小題10:

A．Once B．While C．When D．Unless

小題11:

A．somewhere B．a(chǎn)nyhow C．somewhat D．somehow

小題12:

A．romantic B．comfortable C．mysterious D．wealthy

小題13:

A．generally B．a(chǎn)ctually C．especially D．unfairly

小題14:

A．desert B．develop C．a(chǎn)ffect D．limit

小題15:

A．lifestyle B．value C．journey D．opportunity

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)cquire B．explore C．occupy D．realize

小題17:

A．load B．sadness C．result D．challenge

小題18:

A．hang B．draw C．took D．sold

小題19:

A．changeable B．cautious C．positive D．negative

小題20:

A．experienced B．brave C．ordinary D．a(chǎn)nnoyed

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know.
I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled，little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said，“Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I' m eighty－seven years old. Can I give you a hug？”I laughed and enthusiastically responded，“Of course you may.”and she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are you in college at such a young，innocent age？”I asked. She jokingly replied，“I'm here to meet a rich husband，get married，have a couple of children，and then retire and travel.”“No，seriously？”I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one. ”she told me. After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milk- shake. We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always attracted listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.
Over the course of the year，Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from the other students. She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium(講臺). As she began to deliver her prepared speech，she dropped her 3x5 cards on the floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed, she leaned into the microphone and simply said，“I'm sorry I'm so nervous. I gave up beer for Lent(一種威士忌的牌子)  and this whisky is killing me. I'll never get my speech back in order to let me just tell you what I know.”
As we laughed she cleared her throat and began：“We do not stop playing because we are old；we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young，being happy，and achieving success.” “You have to laugh and find humor every day.” You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams，you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it.” “There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing，you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty－seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything, I will turn eighty－eight. Anybody can grow older. It’s non-optional but that doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.” “Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did，but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.” She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Rose.” She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.
One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in honor of the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be. When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they’ll really enjoy it! These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.
小題1:The writer provides the details about Rose in Paragraph 2 to show that_______.

A．she was an innocent and enthusiastic person

B．she was an optimistic and humorous person

C．she was an aggressive person with a strong sense of honor

D．she was an intelligent person with highly motivated personality

小題2:Why does the writer compare Rose to “time machine” in Paragraph 3?

A．To describe the friendship between Rose and her young schoolmates.

B．To stress her old age and rich wisdom and experience.

C．To show that she enjoyed dressing up in spite of her old age.

D．To emphasize that she took on the challenge at such an old age.

小題3:Which of the following best explains the sentence ”We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing”(Paragraph 6)?

A．“If we lose our dreams, we will regret for what we did when young.”

B．“If we don’t laugh every day, we will easily get old.”

C．“Once we stop seeking and working for our dreams, we will really become old.”

D．“Once we stop exercising, we will get weaker physically and mentally.”

小題4:It can be inferred from Paragraph 6 that________.

A．those who don’t have dreams are as good as dead

B．growing old is uncontrollable but growing up is optional

C．the elderly usually feel regretful for what they did

D．our talent and ability decline with age

小題5:The method the writer uses to describe the character of Rose is________.

A．making comments	B．making comparisons
C．providing arguments	D．giving examples

小題6:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Meeting challenges	B．Secrets to success
C．Dream in heart	D．My best friend

Andy was born with a developmental(發(fā)展的disorder. The two sides of his brain were not       normally together. The right side of his       could not communicate with the left.  At the age of three, it was     for him to walk, speak, and play. He could only echo (重復(fù)) back a few words, and walked       while someone held each of his hands.
Then came the    . He attended an all-day center where he      every unimaginable treatment. He struggled, sometimes in       , to get stronger. Andy hated it when his parents would      him there in the
mornings. However, they      —against all odds(逆境)—that he would grow up to live a      healthy life. They believed it for themselves, and for Andy.
It     .Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student and has won the gold medal for his math competition. His _____ has been nothing short of a wonder. He receives special help with a few things, but _____ his friends in all the activities he loves. Andy overcame a lot of     to move from adversity (逆境) to victory.  
Ask yourself: “What are the seeds of      hidden in my struggles today? If I get up when I     , what will that make possible tomorrow? ”
“Overnight success” is the    of years of tenacity (堅韌)and continued      . 
Victory is possible for those who never give in to whatever bad      to them. They’ll find the path to their dream.     , they will accept adversities as universities that will foster (促進) strength, growth, and skills to attract the victory they seek.  

小題1:	A．touched B．used C．mixed D．joined

小題2:	A．ear　　 B．body　 C．foot　　 D．shoulder

小題3:	A．difficult B．easy　 C．interesting D．funny

小題4:	A．fast　 B．strangely C．strongly D．slowly

小題5:	A．power　 B．a(chǎn)ttention C．struggles D．failures

小題6:	A．watched B．followed C．received D．enjoyed

小題7:	A．tears B．smiles C．excitement D．disappointment

小題8:	A．make　 B．leave　 C．forget　 D．put

小題9:	A．doubted B．believed　 C．guessed　 D．imagined

小題10:

A．lovely B．rich　　 C．normal D．colorful

小題11:

A．paid off B．set out C．ran out　 D．went off

小題12:

A．story　　 B．problem C．experience D．progress

小題13:

A．sees 　 B．visits　 C．invites　 D．joins

小題14:

A．objects　 B．Enemies C．habits 　 D．difficulties

小題15:

A．flower B．spirit C．strength D．pride

小題16:

A．lose　　 B．fail　　 C．fall　　 D．stop

小題17:

A．mark　　 B．result C．symbol D．sign

小題18:

A．learning　 B．taking　 C．offering D．refusing

小題19:

A．related　 B．happened C．a(chǎn)ppealed D．referred

小題20:

A．However　 B．Otherwise C．Besides D．Rather

Paul couldn’t sleep last night. He woke up early and sat up, and then he lay down again. He felt terrible. “I must be sick,” he thought. “but I must study for that test.”
He got up and looked for his history notebook. He finally found it under a pile of clothes on a chair. He went over his history notes, but he couldn’t remember any of the facts in the notes. “What shall I do?” he thought. He felt terrible.
Just then Paul’s telephone rang. He put down his notebook and picked up the telephone.
“Good morning,” Jack’s voice said, “You must be wrong about that test.”
“What do you mean?” Paul asked weakly.
“We’re not going to have the test today.” Jack said. “I wrote down the date in my notebook. The test will be next Wednesday; it isn’t today. How do you feel this morning?”
“Fine,” said Paul. “Just fine!” Suddenly he really felt fine.
小題1:Paul felt uneasy because he

A．was seriously ill.	B．was too tired.
C．was worried about the coming test.	D．couldn’t find his history notebook.

小題2:It seemed that Paul __________

A．was good at history.	B．liked to study history.
C．lost interest in history.	D．was ready for the history test.

小題3:What made Paul feel fine at once?

A．The telephone call

B．the coming test.

C．Jack’s notebook

D．The fact that the test was not to be given that day.

小題4:“How do you feel this morning?” From this question we can see Jack________

A．knew Paul.	B．knew Paul very well.
C．wanted to help Paul with his history.	D．would lend Paul his notebook..

I met Billy the last summer before college. He was handsome and his irreverence(玩世不恭) was    to me. We liked each other the first instant we met.       , I was a straight A student and my parents had high hopes for me to     an Ivy League (常春藤聯(lián)盟) school. Billy did not concentrate all his attention        his study and school life. However, we were in love --- so        teenager love. I still remember we had a plan for prom(舞會). It was understood that we had       about where we would dance and drink and party together.
This meant one thing to my parents---panic. And it grew as the       letters began to roll in. Of the eleven schools I applied to, nine accepted me. And one of them was Brown University---the Ivy League     in 1770 in historic Providence, Rhode Island.
There was no         that I was drawn to Brown, but Billy (who had joined the army) was      down south and I had offers      for me there, too. I was torn between my love for him and my family      .
One week        the start of school, my mother had a talk with me. She said I was eighteen years old and I had a        to make--- one that went        beyond the choice of       to attend university.
In August, I      and drove north to Providence. It took several months to     that my life was moving on in a way that was completely different from Billy’s. Brown changed my life, opening doors and giving me the       I now use to think, to learn and to write. Life is always about       it seems, and the older I get, the more I understand this. Still, there are times when I think of Billy because he taught me about love.

小題1:	A．confusing B．disturbing C．a(chǎn)ppealing D．a(chǎn)musing

小題2:	A．Unfortunately B．Actually C．Luckily D．Originally

小題3:	A．leave B．start C．finish D．a(chǎn)ttend

小題4:	A．in B．a(chǎn)t C．on D．from

小題5:	A．special B．crazy C．wrong D．normal

小題6:	A．talked B．looked C．lied D．a(chǎn)rgued

小題7:	A．description B．rejection C．a(chǎn)pplication D．a(chǎn)cceptance

小題8:	A．constructed B．a(chǎn)ssessed C．a(chǎn)ssisted D．informed

小題9:	A．point B．use C．doubt D．need

小題10:

A．left B．sent C．exposed D．employed

小題11:

A．waiting B．a(chǎn)sking C．hoping D．searching

小題12:

A．tradition B．connection C．reputation D．expectation

小題13:

A．before B．a(chǎn)fter C．a(chǎn)t D．since

小題14:

A．plan B．decision C．rule D．promise

小題15:

A．out B．a(chǎn)way C．far D．deep

小題16:

A．when B．where C．whether D．how

小題17:

A．got up B．packed up C．looked up D．turned up

小題18:

A．foresee B．imagine C．realize D．consider

小題19:

A．chances B．position C．equipment D．tools

小題20:

A．surprises B．a(chǎn)dventures C．opportunities D．choices

About one year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any noise form the children, but I often heard the parents     shouting at the kids, not in a nice tone, but in a (n)     one.
We often     in the hallway. I always greeted them,     the only answer I ever got was a “hello” from the eight-year-old girl. I usually     to see my doctor and one day when I returned they were just     their apartment and the little girl was     the outside door open for the others. I     in the car doing     things because I wasn’t eager to be snubbed (冷落) again. Finally I got out of my car and walked towards the door. The parents were telling her to     to get into the car, but the little girl was still holding the door,     me! I hurried although I was still in pain from my injury.
I forgot to tell her how     I was for her kindness. I wrote a note saying how much her act of kindness had     an old man’s heart.
The next day there was a (n)     on my door and it was the little girl and her father. She was quite     of her behavior and thanked me. Then I noticed her mother was there, too. Her parents     me, too.
Now when we meet in the hall way we always greet each other, in a friendly     .
Last night there was a heavy snow. I looked out at my car and     how I was going to keep my doctor’s     because I could only walk for a short time. This morning when I opened the front door, all the snow was removed.
Isn’t it     that the small kind act of an 8-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? It is said that good tings come from small acts.

小題1:	A．quietly B．strangely C．quickly D．a(chǎn)ngrily

小題2:	A．frightening B．exciting C．sincere D．kind

小題3:	A．quarreled B．met C．chatted D．a(chǎn)rgued

小題4:	A．when B．so C．but D．or

小題5:	A．went out B．set out C．took out D．gave out

小題6:	A．decorating B．cleaning C．returning D．leaving

小題7:	A．breaking B．operating C．holding D．unlocking

小題8:	A．kept B．remained C．insisted D．left

小題9:	A．favorite B．important C．unnecessary D．curious

小題10:

A．hurry B．drive C．stay D．greet

小題11:

A．hunting for B．a(chǎn)sking for C．waiting for D．calling for

小題12:

A．beneficial B．influential C．a(chǎn)nxious D．grateful

小題13:

A．strengthened B．broken C．touched D．saved

小題14:

A．note B．knock C．invitation D．picture

小題15:

A．proud B．a(chǎn)ware C．a(chǎn)fraid D．sure

小題16:

A．understood B．recognized C．praised D．thanked

小題17:

A．manner B．a(chǎn)ppearance C．statement D．a(chǎn)nnouncement

小題18:

A．found B．doubted C．remembered D．wondered

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)dvice B．a(chǎn)ppointment C．suggestion D．a(chǎn)ttention

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)mazing B．confusing C．disappointing D．challenging