Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a  16  in a cotton mill (紗廠), but he was often  17  to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t  18  to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went  19 . After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was  20  what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡100 to start his own 21 .
　　It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a  22 in scrap metal(廢棄金屬). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and  23  plenty of money.
　　Jack  24  working hard. After one year he succeeded in  25  the ￡100.
　　By the time Jack was 30 years old he had  26  his first million, and he wanted to  27  this achievement by doing something “ 28 ”. With all his money it was  29  to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the  30  of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.
　  Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million,  31  Jack still can’t get used to  32  the good life. He can  33  be found drinking with the locals at the local pub（酒吧）.
“I remember being very  34  as a child, but never  35  as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am.”

小題1:	A．job B．work C．company D．house

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)ble B．glad C．unable D．eager

小題3:	A．offer B．like C．expect D．a(chǎn)fford

小題4:	A．wrong B．hungry C．ill D．bad

小題5:	A．seeing B．wondering C．doubting D．preparing

小題6:	A．school B．farm C．business D．store

小題7:	A．problem B．purpose C．future D．principle

小題8:	A．spent B．borrowed C．wasted D．earned

小題9:	A．enjoyed B．preferred C．promised D．hated

小題10:

A．developing B．saving C．repaying D．paying

小題11:

A．given B．made C．taken D．lost

小題12:

A．remember B．honor C．celebrate D．recognize

小題13:

A．common B．simple C．interesting D．grand

小題14:

A．impossible B．possible C．obvious D．basic

小題15:

A．ground B．front C．spot D．heart

小題16:

A．so B．a(chǎn)nd C．or D．but

小題17:

A．using B．sparing C．living D．keeping

小題18:

A．often B．never C．sometimes D．seldom

小題19:

A．rich B．poor C．healthy D．well

小題20:

A．proud B．satisfied C．unhappy D．happy

In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my __36__, it was the same score.
Later that evening, I _37_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _38_ much better than an IQ test. We _39_ that Michael’s score must have been a __40___ and we should treat him ___41___ as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _42 _ grades in the school, especially _43_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael _44_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _45_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _46_ the ceremony  at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _47_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _48_, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _49_ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then _50_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _51_ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _52_.
Children often do as _53_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _54_ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ _55_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.

小題1:	A．joy B．surprise C．dislike D．disappointment

小題2:	A．tearfully B．fearfully C．cheerfully D．hopefully

小題3:	A．student B．son C．friend D．doctor

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)rgued B．realized C．decided D．understood

小題5:A. joke           B. mistake      C. warning          D wonder.

小題6:	A．specially B．strictly C．naturally D．carefully

小題7:	A．poor B．good C．a(chǎn)verage D．standard

小題8:	A．in B．a(chǎn)bout C．of D．for

小題9:	A．visited B．chose C．passed D．entered

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)llowed B．described C．required D．offered

小題11:

A．missed B．held C．delayed D．a(chǎn)ttended

小題12:

A．high B．same C．low D．different

小題13:

A．curiously B．eagerly C．calmly D．jokingly

小題14:

A．faith B．interest C．pride D．delight

小題15:

A．looked for B．a(chǎn)sked for C．waited for D．prepared for

小題16:

A．received B．a(chǎn)ccepted C．organized D．discussed

小題17:

A．imperfect B．impossible C．uncertain D．unsatisfactory

小題18:

A．honestly B．much C．well D．bravely

小題19:

A．hear B．learn C．expect D．speak

小題20:

A．wise B．rude C．shy D．stupid

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had  36  a beautiful sports car in a show room, and knowing his father could well   37  it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day came near, the young man awaited 38_  that his father had bought the car. 39 , on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his  40  study room. His father told him how  41  he was to have such a fine son, and told him how  42  he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully  43 gift box.
Curious, and somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and  44  a lovely, leather- bound (皮紙封面) Bible(圣經(jīng)),  45 the young man's name pressed in gold.   46 , he raised his voice to his father, and said "With 47  your money, you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in  48  . He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very   49 , and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him  50  that graduation day.
Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram（電報(bào)）  51  him his father had passed away, and willed（立遺囑） all his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and  52_ things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden   53 and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still gift - wrapped Bible _54__as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.
Suddenly, a car key dropped from the back of the  55  . It had a tag (標(biāo)簽) with the date of his graduation on it, and the words PAID IN FULL.

小題1:	A．noticed B．a(chǎn)dmired C．watched D．seen

小題2:	A．supply B．offer C．a(chǎn)fford D．serve

小題3:	A．promise B．mark C．support D．signs

小題4:	A．Shortly B．Finally C．Instead D．So

小題5:	A．public B．hard C．private D．lazy

小題6:	A．proud B．sad C．upset D．puzzled

小題7:	A．many B．much C．far D．often

小題8:	A．wrapped B．typed C．written D．painted

小題9:	A．looked B．reached C．found D．showed

小題10:

A．with B．while C．a(chǎn)fter D．when

小題11:

A．Angry B．Pleased C．Interested D．Disappoint

小題12:

A．none B．a(chǎn)ll C．little D．bit

小題13:

A．home B．study C．city D．business

小題14:

A．healthy B．strong C．old D．young

小題15:

A．on B．until C．since D．a(chǎn)fter

小題16:

A．telling B．showing C．saying D．talking

小題17:

A．look for B．take care of C．care D．mind

小題18:

A．excitement B．disappointment C．surprise D．sadness

小題19:

A．but B．right C．just D．only

小題20:

A．door B．bed C．desk D．Bible

On July 4，1986，Americans celebrated the Statue of Liberty’s（自由女神） 100th birthday．Parades，speeches，fireworks，and other activities contributed to the great joy of the event．The celebration caused reporters and the 1ocal people to 1ook back a century to the similar great joy that marked the official opening of the statue．The Statue of Liberty was completed in 1886，but the story began earlier．The idea for a statue was first suggested at a dinner party by Edouard de Laboulaye， a French historian ．A guest at the party was Frederic Bartholdi，a young sculptor．
Most people who attended the dinner party soon forgot the idea，but Laboulaye and Bartholdi remembered it．In 187l， Bartholdi came to the United States to interest Americans in a statue that would link France and the United States in friendship．Many people in France had  already been persuaded and contributed money to the project．Americans were also persuaded to build a fund （基金）for the statue．Much of the money came from school children．
After the idea had been accepted，Bartholdi set to work． He worked hard for many years．His friend Laboulaye died before the statue was completed．At last，in 1885，the statue was sent to the United States．It had to be shipped in sections and then put together for its weight and size．
Ever since then， 1886，the Statue of Liberty has stood as a symbol of freedom to millions of immigrants entering New York Harbor．
小題1:Bartholdi made his first trip to the United States to talk about the Statue of Liberty in________．

A．1986

B．187l

C．1885

D．1886

小題2:The Statue of Liberty was shipped in sections because_______．

A．it was too 1arge and heavy to move to USA as a whole

B．USA had better means of putting it together than France

C．the completed statue was a symbol of friendship for Americans

D．putting it together cost less money and labour in USA

小題3:From the content，we may feel that the writer is _______when he is writing the passage．

A．calm

B．curious

C．worried

D．Modest(謙虛)

小題4:Which of the following titles best summarizes(歸納) the content of the passage？

A．Labou1aye and Bartholdi：Makers of the Statue of the Liberty

B．How People Made the Statue of Liberty Possible

C．The l00th Birthday of the Statue of Liberty

D．The True Story of the Statue of Liberty

A long time ago, there was an emperor. One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and 1  as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered.  2 enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and 3  as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He 4  riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was 5  and tired, he did not stop 6  he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was  7 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I 8  myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only 9  a very small area to 10  myself.”
The above story is 11  to the journey of our 12 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more  13 , to gain power or recognition. We neglect our 14 , time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding 15  and the things we love to do. One day 16  we look back, we will 17  that we don’t really need that much, 18  then we cannot turn back time for what we have 19 .
Life is not about making money. Life is definitely not about work! Work is only 20  to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.

小題1:	A．use B．cover C．work D．get

小題2:	A．Good B．Strange C．Sure D．Interesting

小題3:	A．rode B．ran C．expanded D．struggled

小題4:	A．kept on B．a(chǎn)sked for C．gave up D．succeeded in

小題5:	A．sad B．excited C．confused D．hungry

小題6:	A．but B．so C．because D．if

小題7:	A．sleeping B．a(chǎn)rguing C．dying D．smiling

小題8:	A．push B．make C．destroy D．prove

小題9:	A．need B．have C．find D．show

小題10:

A．live B．bury C．support D．sleep

小題11:

A．useful B．certain C．similar D．special

小題12:

A．future B．past C．history D．life

小題13:

A．friends B．progress C．discoveries D．money

小題14:

A．health B．career C．honor D．freedom

小題15:

A．things B．condition C．people D．beauty

小題16:

A．before B．when C．unless D．since

小題17:

A．realize B．regret C．a(chǎn)pologize D．explain

小題18:

A．or B．until C．however D．but

小題19:

A．saved B．missed C．reduced D．won

小題20:

A．possible B．probable C．necessary D．suitable

When 16-year-old Ella Fitzgerald stepped onto the stage to perform at Harlem’s Apollo Theater in 1934, she had no idea that her life was about to change. Her childhood had been    36 . After the death of her parents, Fitzgerald had been placed in a boarding school.   37 , the teachers at the school mistreated her,   38  she ran away. Homeless and orphaned, Fitzgerald was trying her best to   39  on the streets of New York City when she won a contest to perform during an amateur night at the Apollo. She had   40  planned to dance, but at the last second, she decided to sing her mother’s favorite song   41 . Her performance earned her   42  from several well-known musicians. Ella Fitzgerald went on to become a   43  jazz singer.
During a musical career that spanned six decades, Fitzgerald   44  more than 200 albums. She won 13 Grammy Awards, the last of which she received in 1990. She worked with some of the greatest American singers of the twentieth century, including Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, and Dizzy Gillespie. Her talent and charm   45  a wide range of listeners around the world. The worldwide   46  of Ella Fitzgerald helped make jazz a more popular genre.
Until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, the United States   47  African American citizens the same treatment   48  white citizens received. Fitzgerald’s manager and her band   49  to perform at places where discrimination was practiced. They also decided not to perform unless they were paid the same   50  as white singers and musicians. Ella’s fight for   51   received support from numerous celebrity admirers, including Marilyn Monroe. Fitzgerald never took her good fortune for granted. She gave money to charities and organizations that contributed to   52  disadvantages children. For her many civic contributions, in 1992 President George Bush   53  her the Presidential Medal of Honor, one of the highest honors   54  to civilians.
In 1991, Fitzgerald gave her   55  performance in New York’s Carnegie Hall. Although Ella Fitzgerald died in 1996, the American “First Lady of Song” continues to live in the hearts and ears of music lovers worldwide.

小題1:	A．rich B．rough C．tiresome D．happy

小題2:	A．Importantly B．Unforgettably C．Naturally D．Unfortunately

小題3:	A．therefore B．but C．so D．then

小題4:	A．survive B．experience C．learn D．stand

小題5:	A．strangely B．blindly C．originally D．probably

小題6:	A．in spite B．instead C．in place D．though

小題7:	A．jealousy B．recognition C．reputation D．gratitude

小題8:	A．creative B．dependent C．undiscovered D．distinguished

小題9:	A．released B．sold C．copied D．showed

小題10:

A．compared with B．a(chǎn)ppealed to C．composed of D．depended on

小題11:

A．celebration B．a(chǎn)dmiration C．relaxation D．indication

小題12:

A．denied B．supported C．offered D．hated

小題13:

A．which B．what C．that D．like

小題14:

A．decided B．refused C．started D．a(chǎn)fforded

小題15:

A．number B．quantity C．a(chǎn)mount D．lots

小題16:

A．wealth B．future C．equality D．a(chǎn)greement

小題17:

A．caring for B．playing with C．preferring to D．taking after

小題18:

A．rewarded B．a(chǎn)warded C．paid D．presented

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)ccessible B．inadequate C．a(chǎn)vailable D．official

小題20:

A．best B．vivid C．open D．final

The family had just moved. The young woman was feeling a little __1__. It was Mother’s Day – and 800 miles separated her from her parents.
She had called them that morning, and her mother had __2__ how colorful their backyard was __3__ spring had arrived. Later, she told her husband how she __4__ those lilacs (丁香花) in her parents’ yard. “I know where we can find some,” he said. “Get the __5__ and come on.” So off they went.
Some time later, they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round. The young woman rushed up to the nearest __6__ and buried her face in the flowers. Carefully, she __7__ some. Finally, they returned to their car for the __8__ home. The woman sat smiling, surrounded by her __9__.
When they were near home, she shouted “Stop,” got out quickly and __10__ to a nearby nursing home. She went to the end of the porch (門廊), where a(n) __11__ patient was sitting in her wheelchair, and put the flowers into her lap. The two __12__, bursting into laughter now and then. Later the young woman turned and ran back to her __13__. As the car pulled away, the woman in the wheelchair __14__ with a smile, and held the lilacs __15__.
“Mom,” the kids asked, “__16__ did you give her our flowers?”“It is Mother’s Day, and she seems so __17__while I have all of you. And anyone would be __18__ by flowers.”
This satisfied the kids, but not the husband. The next day he __19__ some young lilacs around their yard.
I was the husband. Now, every May, our yard is full of lilacs. Every Mother’s Day our kids __20__ purple lilacs. And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman. And that has become a lasting touching memory of my life.

小題1:	A．moved B．worried C．a(chǎn)ngry D．depressed

小題2:	A．learned B．imagined C．mentioned D．realized

小題3:	A．now that B．so that C．a(chǎn)s if D．even if

小題4:	A．missed B．planted C．watered D．showed

小題5:	A．cars B．kids C．clothes D．lilacs

小題6:	A．bush B．hill C．yard D．door

小題7:	A．bought B．picked C．sent D．raised

小題8:	A．break B．holiday C．trip D．dinner

小題9:	A．friends B．memory C．flowers D．honor

小題10:

A．responded B．pointed C．drove D．hurried

小題11:

A．loving B．elderly C．serious D．sensitive

小題12:

A．hesitated B．waited C．sat D．chatted

小題13:

A．family B．mother C．path D．home

小題14:

A．nodded B．waved C．left D．continued

小題15:

A．weakly B．politely C．quickly D．tightly

小題16:

A．why B．when C．how D．where

小題17:

A．quiet B．confused C．a(chǎn)lone D．patient

小題18:

A．calmed B．persuaded C．disappointed D．cheered

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)rranged B．dried C．grew D．hid

小題20:

A．find B．gather C．receive D．sell

Martin was grown-up, and for his birthday that year his father gave him a   36  without any pictures in it!
Martin’s father found he was not   37  about it, and told him, “Son, this isn’t just any   38  book; it’s a magic (有魔力的) book. But to discover its magic you’ll have to   39  it.”
Well, that was better. Martin liked   40  to do with magic. He started reading it,  41  he wasn’t very willing to.
The next morning, his   42  asked him, “Have you found the magic   43  ? ”
So… there was a key to find! Martin flicked through (快速翻閱) the book, but there was no   44  of the key.
And then his father   45  him, “You won’t find it like that . You have to read the book.”
Martin didn’t have much patience (耐心), thinking his father just told a   46  . A little later, his little sister, Angela, asked him   47  the book. After several days, she   48  shouted, “I’ve found the key!” And she wouldn’t stop   49  all the places she had visited using the magic key.
This made Martin read the book again. At first it was a   50 ; there wasn’t even one single   51  in the book. But, gradually, Martin became   52  the adventurous (冒險(xiǎn)的) prince’s life. Then, suddenly, he was there.
The book   53   was the key!
It was true that every time he   54  it, he felt going to its valleys and seas, and he lived the adventures of the prince.
From then on, with every new book, Martin never   55  being attracted by the letters and words inside.

小題1:	A．box B．diary C．book D．bag

小題2:	A．sad B．happy C．surprised D．a(chǎn)ngry

小題3:	A．special B．new C．famous D．ordinary

小題4:	A．keep B．read C．take D．value

小題5:	A．somebody B．nothing C．everything D．a(chǎn)nybody

小題6:	A．so B．a(chǎn)nd C．though D．or

小題7:	A．uncle B．mother C．father D．a(chǎn)unt

小題8:	A．page B．word C．stick D．key

小題9:	A．mark B．sign C．signal D．way

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)sked B．praised C．followed D．told

小題11:

A．lie B．story C．joke D．will

小題12:

A．of B．for C．to D．back

小題13:

A．happily B．badly C．quickly D．slowly

小題14:

A．working out B．talking about C．turning down D．looking for

小題15:

A．pity B．pleasure C．pain D．success

小題16:

A．picture B．note C．text D．title

小題17:

A．busy with B．tired of C．interested in D．good at

小題18:

A．it B．yourself C．himself D．itself

小題19:

A．opened B．put C．threw D．covered

小題20:

A．tried B．felt C．stopped D．began

Today was a big day for my eldest son, Kevin. He had his first big boy haircut. Before today, we have always stood by his side, told the hairdresser what to do and watched over the whole thing. We’ve been working on the rewards (獎(jiǎng)賞) of responsibility with my son for quite some time. Today, he got one of those rewards by having his own haircut.
When they arrived at the shop, his father showed him a book with lots of styles of haircuts for boys. After he made his choice, he waited patiently for his turn. My husband decided he would get his own hair cut at the same time.
When their names were called, Kevin showed the hairdresser the picture of his chosen haircut, which, thankfully, was not a strange haircut. The hairdresser looked to my husband for approval (批準(zhǔn)) and he told her his son was in charge.
During his haircut, Kevin talked happily with the hairdresser. My husband, who was getting his haircut in the next chair, kept silent. When all was said and done, Kevin looked quite handsome.
When it was time to pay, he reached into his pocket and took out the cash my husband gave him. He handed it to her and said, “Thanks, it’s all yours.” I guess that’s the six-year-old equivalent (對應(yīng)的語句) of “keep the change.”
I have to admit I was a little nervous about the whole thing before, but I’m a believer now. My son is growing up and ready for new big boy experiences.
小題1:When Kevin got his haircut, the author used to      .

A．do her own thing	B．leave him alone
C．talk happily with her son	D．manage the whole thing

小題2:What did the author’s husband do at the hairdresser’s?

A．Picked out a hair style for his son.	B．Talked happily with the hairdressers.
C．Had his own haircut silently	D．Stood together with the author.

小題3:What was the hair style that Kevin chose like?

A．It was very strange.	B．It suited him well.
C．It was very bad.	D．It was more like a girl’s

Last year, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington, DC. I heard a voice say, “Can you help me?”
When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended. Immediately, I pulled out all of my change and placed it on her hand without even looking at her. But the blind woman smiled and said, “I don’t want your money. I just need help finding the post office.”
In an instant, I realized what I had done. I acted with prejudice—I judged another person simply for what I assumed she had to be. I hated what I saw in myself.
The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant. I left Honduras and arrived in the US at the age of 15. I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother and sister. Through the years, I have been a doorkeeper, cashier and pizza delivery driver among many other humble (卑微的) jobs, and eventually I became a network engineer.
In my own life, I have experienced prejudice. I remember a time—at the age of 17 —when I was a busboy, I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well in school, he would end up like me.
But now, living in my American middle—class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am, where I have been, and to lose sight of where I want to be going. That blind woman on the streets cured me of my blindness. She reminded me of my belief in humility (謙虛). By the way, I helped that lady to the post office. I hope to thank her for the priceless lesson.
小題1:How did the writer give the blind woman money?

A．In a modest way.

B．In a polite way.

C．In an impatient way.

D．In a painful way.

小題2:According to the text, the writer________.
A. still lives a poor life                 B. was busy with his work
C. was born in Honduras               D. was a native of Washington D.C.
小題3:According to the text, the author most probably agrees that one should_________.

A．be nice to the elderly and the disabled	B．try to experience different kinds of cultures
C．treat others equally with love and respect	D．think about one’s past as often as possible

小題4:What would be the best title of the text?

A．A priceless lesson	B．An act of prejudice
C．A sightseeing trip	D．A humble moment