One Sunday, a picture in the newspaper touched me. A young woman stood in front of a totally destroyed home. A little boy stood beside her with his head   36 . Holding her skirt tightly was a tiny girl, eyes wide with   37  and fear.
With growing   38  I noticed that their sizes of each family member closely   39  ours. This would be a good opportunity to   40  my children, so I explained their difficult  41  to my seven-year-old twins and three-year-old Meghan.
“We have so much, but these poor people now have nothing,” I said, “we’ll   42  what we have with them.”
I brought three large boxes and placed them on the living room floor. Meghan watched seriously   43  the boys and I filled one box with canned food.
While I   44__ our clothes, I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and   45  some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched   46  as the boys piled up useless toys in the box.
“I’ll help you find something for the little girl,” I said to her.
The boys placed the toys they had   47  to donate into one of the boxes while I filled the third box with clothes. Meghan walked up with Lucy, her worn, faded, much-loved doll  48  tightly to her chest. She   49  in front of the box, pressed her little face into Lucy’s face, gave her a   50  kiss, then, laid her gently on top of the other toys.
“Oh, honey,” I said. “You   51  to give away Lucy. You love her so much.”
Meghan nodded, eyes shining with tears. “Lucy makes me happy, Mommy.   52  she’ll make that little girl happy, too.”
I stared at Meghan for a long moment,   53  how I could teach the boys the lesson she had just taught me.
It’s easy to give what we don’t want any more, but   54  to let go of things we cherish, isn’t it?   55 , the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart.

小題1:	A．off B．up C．down D．round

小題2:	A．smile B．confusion C．joy D．a(chǎn)nger

小題3:	A．happiness B．friendship C．puzzle D．interest

小題4:	A．matched B．equaled C．compared D．suited

小題5:	A．help B．complain C．change D．teach

小題6:	A．experience B．problem C．situation D．process

小題7:	A．give B．share C．send D．spare

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)s B．since C．though D．because

小題9:	A．came through B．broke through C．sorted through D．got through

小題10:

A．donate B．leave C．keep D．sell

小題11:

A．hopefully B．a(chǎn)nxiously C．depressingly D．quietly

小題12:

A．separated B．chosen C．bought D．confirmed

小題13:

A．hugged B．tied C．grasped D．caught

小題14:

A．settled B．regretted C．paused D．cried

小題15:

A．precious B．final C．hearty D．lovely

小題16:

A．wouldn’t like B．ought not C．had better not D．don’t have

小題17:

A．Also B．Yet C．Maybe D．Though

小題18:

A．knowing B．wondering C．realizing D．expecting

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)vailable B．necessary C．important D．hard

小題20:

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

I get off the bus and walk a few blocks. I stop when I get to a garage-like place and walk to the metal door with brown paint. I turn the knob(把手)and walk in. A thousand eyes look at me as I take my place at the end of the long line. When I finally get up to the window, I hand the officer my ID. “I’m here to visit Mr C. Yes, I’m his daughter.”
I learn that line by heart. The officer hands me a piece of paper with my name as the visitor and my father’s as the prisoner. It tells me which floor to go to. As I get on the elevator, a rush of excitement runs through me. Then I go to the eighth floor, look around and see the faces I see here every Sunday and Thursday.
There he is. I stand on tiptoe(腳尖)to get a better view since I can hardly see him. He doesn’t look like my father. He’s got a beard now and he looks a lot weaker. He’s the dad that I see through a window. My dad who is separated from the world. The only place he now knows is his room in the prison. When I look deep into his eyes, I see emptiness and pain.
It’s difficult to hear him through the thick glass and over everyone else who is trying to talk. We try to carry on a normal conversation about simple things including my day and what I’m doing in school, but we mostly talk about how we can’t wait until he gets out. After an hour my time is up. We say our good-byes and love-yous.
I get on the bus to go home. My favorite place is where my father is—prison. I know, how can prison be anyone’s favorite place? But it is because my father is there. It’ll no longer be my favorite place once he gets out, though—home will be.
小題1:The author goes to the prison_________.

A．to talk with the officer	B．to visit her father
C．to get a piece of paper from the officer	D．to pay a visit to her favorite place

小題2:It can be inferred from the passage that the author’s father is ____________.

A．working there for a long time	B．just in prison for a short while
C．still healthy and strong in prison	D．seldom keeping in touch with people outside

小題3:What does the author mainly talk of with her father?

A．Her behavior in school.	B．Simple things in everyday life.
C．Difficulty and trouble in her life.	D．The feeling of expecting him home.

小題4:What can we know from the passage?

A．The author’s father will never go home.	B．The author meets her father once a week.
C．The author’s favorite place will change.	D．The author hates her father.

Susannah was a shy but clever girl. She had worn     1   for as long as she could remember. And again, for as long as she could remember, some of her classmates had always made fun of her. The worst thing was that Lewis    2   her “Four Eyes”. She acted like she didn’t     3    but in fact Susannah couldn’t stand it.
One day, the class went on a school outing to visit some famous     4   . The children were walking towards the caves when Lewis   5    . While falling, he got   6    of Susannah, who walked next to him, and both     7    down the hole.
They landed in a dark cave. Susannah and Lewis shouted for   8   , but no one came. The next morning they still hadn’t been found and Lewis continued shouting for help, but no       9        and he started feeling     10 .
It must have been noontime, because Susannah    11   that the ray of light just landed on the floor in front of her.   12   , she took a piece of wood that had fallen into the cave, and, using her glasses as a magnifying glass, she focused the ray of light onto the    13    . Now they had a torch. Lewis watched with surprise and    14    and off they went to explore the cave.
It took them some time, and they had to burn quite a few torches, but finally they found a way out. On top of hugs and cries of    15  , Lewis gave Susannah his heartfelt thanks.

小題1:	A．glasses B．necklaces C．earrings D．watches

小題2:	A．teased B．laughed C．warned D．called

小題3:	A．care B．mind C．object D．offend

小題4:	A．villages B．hills C．caves D．parks

小題5:	A．wandered B．waved C．smiled D．slipped

小題6:	A．hold B．touch C．support D．place

小題7:	A．walked B．moved C．fell D．flew

小題8:	A．praise B．water C．food D．help

小題9:	A．feedback B．response C．reaction D．effect

小題10:

A．scared B．shocked C．disturbed D．a(chǎn)nnoyed

小題11:

A．doubted B．concluded C．a(chǎn)dmitted D．noticed

小題12:

A．Slowly B．Quickly C．Unexpectedly D．Obviously

小題13:

A．glass B．torch C．wood D．floor

小題14:

A．sorrow B．trouble C．excitement D．curiosity

小題15:

A．loss B．relief C．justice D．return

A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting(誘人的) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater,  26  a bar of chocolate if given the choice,     27  , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the    28   he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe(腳尖), ___29  as high as he could , but even at his tallest  30___ he was unable to touch it. He began to  31  up and down, as high as he could, at the  32 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of  33 .
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to  34 on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to  35  the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking 36 , he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or,   37 luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do.   38  seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk   39 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 40 , and how he really wanted that apple. The more he  41 like this, the more unhappy he became.
42   , the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted. He started to say to himself, “This isn’t   43    . I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s  44  more I can do to get the apple—that is unchangeable—but we are supposed to be able to  45 our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?

小題1:	A．preferring B．offering C．receiving D．a(chǎn)llowing

小題2:	A．so B．then C．but D．or

小題3:	A．sadder B．a(chǎn)ngrier C．hungrier D．tastier

小題4:	A．expanding B．stretching C．swinging D．pulling

小題5:	A．strength B．length C．range D．height

小題6:	A．jump B．look C．walk D．glance

小題7:	A．tip B．stage C．top D．level

小題8:	A．hope B．hand C．sight D．reach

小題9:	A．put B．stand C．get D．hold

小題10:

A．break B．shake C．take D．strike

小題11:

A．up B．forward C．down D．a(chǎn)round

小題12:

A．for B．with C．on D．of

小題13:

A．After B．Through C．Without D．Upon

小題14:

A．back B．a(chǎn)way C．up D．down

小題15:

A．wishes B．beliefs C．efforts D．goals

小題16:

A．thought B．imagined C．tried D．claimed

小題17:

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

小題18:

A．skilful B．cheerful C．harmful D．helpful

小題19:

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

小題20:

A．change B．express C．forget D．describe

Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list anything in our past that we felt   16  of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very   17  process, but there's always some brave soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then   18  that we find ways to   19  people, or take some action to right any wrongdoings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever   20  my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my   21 , I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff none of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies(老兄) and I decided to play a   22  on him.”
“After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a FOX. The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious   23 . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one   24  found out.”
"Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name   25  on my list. I didn't even know if he was still   26 . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed.  I tried his number. After a few   27  , I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused “Yes”. “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a   28  discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you because your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it around all these years. I want to thank you for calling me … for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to   29   all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It's never too late to   30  the past wrongdoings.

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)shamed B．a(chǎn)fraid C．sure D．proud

小題2:	A．private B．secret C．interesting D．funny

小題3:	A．expected B．suggested C．ordered D．demanded

小題4:	A．connect with B．depend on C．make an apology to D．get along with

小題5:	A．improve B．continue C．realize D．keep

小題6:	A．notes B．list C．plan D．stories

小題7:	A．part B．game C．trick D．record

小題8:	A．view B．sign C．a(chǎn)ttention D．remark

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)lso B．even C．still D．ever

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)ppears B．considers C．presents D．remembers

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)ngry B．happy C．doubtful D．a(chǎn)live

小題12:

A．words B．calls C．repeats D．rings

小題13:

A．lively B．plain C．nervous D．cold

小題14:

A．build up B．make up C．clear up D．give up

小題15:

A．regret B．forgive C．right D．punish

語法填空（共10小題，每小題1.5分，共15分）
Little Robert tried to take a big bottle of milk out of the fridge. However, he __小題1:__ (lose) his grasp on the bottle and it fell, spilling (溢出) the milk all over the kitchen floor! Instead of scolding (責備) __小題2:__, his mother said, “You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how you can effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s go out to the back yard and fill the bottle __小題3:__ water and see if you can discover a way to carry it __小題4:__ (safe).” This little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What __小題5:__ wonderful lesson! The little boy has now become a famous scientist and he remarked that it was at that moment __小題6:__he knew he didn't need to be afraid of __小題7:__ (make) mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something, __小題8:__ is what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn't work”, we usually learn something __小題9:__ (value) from it. Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded __小題10:__ him?

Here’s an unusual story: a diamond ring was recently found in an egg. The magician, Liu Qian, discovered it in front of an audience of million at CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala. Liu’s magic tricks have made the centuries-old art of magic fashionable once again, and made him the hottest magician in China.
As a seasoned magician from Taiwan, Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows. Countries he has performed in include the United States, Japan, South Korea and the UK.
Witnessing(見證) something impossible happen right before your eyes is the root of people’s love for magic.
Liu is known for his interaction with his audiences. He has a unique understanding of showmanship.
“It’s actually thinking rather than one’s performing skills that is more important to achieving a successful magic show. We think carefully about how to design the shows creatively, to make them appear more interesting,” Liu said.
Liu Qian’s success dated back to his childhood. Born in 1976 in Taiwan, he found himself attracted to a magic toy in a shop when he was seven years old. At the age of 12, he won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest, which was judged by the great American magician, David Copperfield.
Yet, Liu never planned on becoming a professional magician. He studied Japanese Literature at university and only hoped to be an amateur magician in his spare time. However, his failure to find a proper job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career.
To refine his performing skills, he has performed on streets, roads and fields, for passers-by, policemen and farmers.
“Street shows are the biggest challenge for us magicians. We have to deal with unexpected situations and tough crowds,” Liu said.
小題1:The story is about__________.

A．why people love magic

B．how Liu Qian became China’s hottest magician

C．how fashionable magic is

D．what magic tricks are

小題2:People love to watch magic because_______.

A．they love watching magicians make the impossible happen

B．it arouses their curiosity

C．they can’t figure out the secret of magic

D．it is a centuries-old art

小題3:Which of the following is the key reason that Liu Qian decided to make magic his career?

A．He was interested in magic when he was little

B．He had won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest.

C．He couldn’t find an acceptable job after graduation.

D．He became an amateur magician in his spare time.

小題4:What does the underline word “seasoned” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．experienced

B．freshman

C．a(chǎn)mateur(業(yè)余的)

D．unskillful

小題5:Liu Qian improved his performing skills by _____.

A．learning from David Copperfield

B．learning magic in a university

C．performing in public on streets

D．joining in Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest

There is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died in an accident. In her    26  , she went to the wise man that is always    27   for his wisdom in her town and said, “What advice or what    28   ways do you have to bring my son back to life? I will    29   you with all I have if you can.”
Instead of sending her away or    30   with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard (芥末) seed from a home that has never    31   sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life.” The woman went off at once in    32   of that magical mustard seed.
She came first to a splendid apartment,    33   at the door, and said in a (n)    34   voice, “I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a (n)    35   that I want? It is very important to me.”
   36  , she didn’t get what she wanted, even without a single word of    37  . They told her that she had come to the wrong place. And they began to    38   all the tragic things that recently had happened to them.
The woman said to herself, “Who is better able to help these poor,   39   people than I, though I also have had misfortune of my own?” She    40   to comfort them till they    41  . Then she went on searching for a home that had never known sorrow. But    42   she turned up, in small cottages or in other places, she found one    43   after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so    44   in helping other people out of their sorrow that finally she forgot about her quest for the special mustard seed, in fact, never    45   that it had driven the sorrow out of her life.

小題1:	A．joy B．danger C．belief D．sorrow

小題2:	A．envied B．considered C．respected D．treated

小題3:	A．strange B．magical C．valuable D．important

小題4:	A．reward B．supply C．provide D．a(chǎn)ward

小題5:	A．quarreling B．discussing C．reasoning D．a(chǎn)rguing

小題6:	A．suffered B．known C．obtained D．forgotten

小題7:	A．honor B．favor C．need D．search

小題8:	A．knocked B．broke C．stood D．pointed

小題9:	A．excited B．confident C．sad D．urgent

小題10:

A．place B．a(chǎn)nswer C．a(chǎn)partment D．person

小題11:

A．Luckily B．Immediately C．Gradually D．Unfortunately

小題12:

A．praise B．respect C．comfort D．encouragement

小題13:

A．exchange B．describe C．simplified D．decorated

小題14:

A．unfortunate B．unfriendly C．unimportant D．unfamiliar

小題15:

A．planned B．managed C．continued D．stayed

小題16:

A．settle down B．break down C．calm down D．get dwon

小題17:

A．wherever B．whatever C．however D．whenever

小題18:

A．excuse B．tale C．lie D．reason

小題19:

A．curious B．puzzled C．worried D．involved

小題20:

A．recognizing B．realizing C．remembering D．wondering

The back door of the ambulance(救護車) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the __36 __ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter Ally. The little girl had __37 __ food stuck in her throat and could hardly breathe.
The driver, Mr. white, __38 __ his siren (報警器) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting against  __39 __. The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the __40 __. From the back of the __41 __the parents were shouting at him to __ 42__, since Ally had almost stopped __43 __. In front of him he saw some traffic lights, with the red “STOP” light shining. Mr. White knew that he had no time to __ 44__, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking __45 __his left and right as he did so.
Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The driver had the windows __46__, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not __47 __the ambulance. The lights were green, so he drove straight __48 __into the path of the ambulance.
Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everybody was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked to see __ 49__little Ally was. He was astonished to see relief instead of __50 __on the faces of the parents.
“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is __51 __ again.”
“It must have been the ___52 __.” said her husband. “It __53 __ the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning to __54 __ , and she was crying in a loud but healthy __55 __.
They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.

小題1:	A．worried B．a(chǎn)ngry C．happy D．surprised

小題2:	A．little B．some C．no D．few

小題3:	A．opened on B．turned on C．turned off D．sped up

小題4:	A．police B．life C．lights D．time

小題5:	A．empty street B．busy traffic C．large crowds D．deserted place

小題6:	A．street B．cars C．traffic D．a(chǎn)mbulance

小題7:	A．hurry B．slow C．stop D．drive

小題8:	A．breathing B．looking C．whispering D．talking

小題9:	A．think B．ignore C．lose D．miss

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)t B．from C．forward D．to

小題11:

A．open B．clean C．up D．down

小題12:

A．hear B．see C．find D．notice

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)way B．on C．off D．out

小題14:

A．how B．what C．where D．who

小題15:

A．pleasure B．a(chǎn)nger C．fear D．surprise

小題16:

A．crying B．breathing C．smiling D．speaking

小題17:

A．light B．policeman C．car D．crash

小題18:

A．took B．picked C．knocked D．made

小題19:

A．usual B．common C．ordinary D．normal

小題20:

A．sound B．voice C．tone D．noise

When I was a boy, I belonged to the Boy Scouts(童子軍)，so I used to go camping every summer, and once something happened which I have never been able to explain.
We were camping in a place above a river. After arriving, we all rushed down to the river and had a swim. Standing by the river, we noticed that it was surrounded by cliffs (懸崖).If someone wanted to reach the river at this point, he had to walk past our camp.
Several days later, the scoutmaster had to be away for a day. That afternoon, we had supper early. We were sitting round the fire, eating and talking, when a man walked past and went down towards the river. We all felt that this man looked very strange, but, because each of us was afraid of looking very stupid, no one said anything.
We ate rather slowly, taking as long as possible. After finishing, we collected our plates together so that we could take them to the river where we always washed them.  But no one moved towards the river, we stood looking at each other ashamed. Then all shouting at once, we began talking about the man who had walked past us. We agreed how strange he looked and we wondered what he could be doing by the river. We knew that he could only return by passing through our camp.
An hour passed. Then one of the boys suggested we should creep(悄悄移動)down by the river so that we could see what the man was doing. Moving very slowly and keeping in the shadow, we crept down towards the bank. One boy climbed a tree so that he could see everything clearly. He called to us that there was no one there, so we ran down to the bank, looking everywhere carefully. We could not understand where the man had gone.
When it got dark, we went back to our camp feeling bewildered. We told the scoutmaster what had happened in the evening. Smiling, he doubted that we had seen the man, but finally suggested we go and look again. We did, but there was no one there.
Many years have passed, but I still remember it as if it were yesterday. What did we see? I do not know.
小題1:The writer in the text mainly tells us _________.

A．the story of his childhood	B．a(chǎn) strange camping experience
C．a(chǎn)bout a stranger by the river	D．a(chǎn)bout a good place for camping

小題2:Why did the boys eat their supper slowly?

A．They wanted to delay going to the river bank.

B．They were waiting for their scoutmaster.

C．They had a supper earlier than usual.

D．They were talking while eating.

小題3:The underlined word “bewildered” in the text probably means _________.

A．a(chǎn)shamed	B．nervous
C．unable to understand	D．eager to know something

小題4:When he heard what had happened, the scoutmaster __________.

A．realized who the man was

B．started to worry about the man

C．went back to look for the can

D．felt it hard to believe the boys

小題5:The writer still remembers the event because________.

A．the boys acted foolishly

B．the camping place is beautiful

C．there has been no explanation for the event

D．he particularly enjoyed his camping that summer.