I can’t count how many times people have complained, while shaking their heads in obvious disappointment,“just don’t know what is with teenagers today.”
The other day I was in my car on my way to the farmers market when I passed two teens standing by the side of the road with a car washing sign. My car was filthy and my heart was full, so I pulled over. There was a group directing the cars and another group spraying them down. As sponges(海綿) were wiped over every square inch of my dirty car, I sat enjoying the little water bottles. I was amazed at why forty to fifty teenagers had devoted their Saturday to washing cars.
After I handed them a twenty-dollar bill I asked what they were raising money for. They explained to me that a friend of theirs, C.T.Schmitz, had recently died of cancer. He was only fifteen years old. He had gone to school with a lot of the teenagers who were there that day and each of them had memories of a boy sweeter than any they had known. His friend Kevin had decided to put this car wash together because he wanted to honor his friend and also bring together his classmates with his boy scout troop(童子軍). He told me that they wanted to plant a tree in front of their school and if they raised enough money they would put a plaque(紀念匾) there also. Both would be in memory of their friend C.T.
They handed me a bag of homemade cookies with my receipt(收據) saying“Thanks for helping us plant a tree of C.T.”
Yeah! I don’t know what is with teenagers today!
小題1:From the passage we can know that the boys were raising money to ______.

A．buy a plaque for their school .

B．help those who suffered from cancer.

C．first plant a tree in memory of their friend.

D．put a plaque near their friend’s home

小題2:From the passage, we can infer that C.T.Schmitz was _____.
A. kind-hearted but lonely          B. brave and popular with his classmates
C. shy and sensitive               D. a boy you can get a good impression of
小題3:What does the underlined word  “ filthy”mean?

A．new

B．dirty

C．good-looking

D．ordinary

小題4:What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Teenagers Today	B．A Special Day
C．My view on Teenagers	D．An Exciting Experience

Tomorrow was his girlfriend’s birthday and the young man was having a difficult time deciding on a present for her. She already had more clothes than she knew what to do with them, so he couldn’t get any kind of apparel. She never ate sweets, so candy was out of the question. What then? He had a very special reason for wanting to impress her with just the right gift; tomorrow he was going to make an offer of marriage to her.
He finally decided on perfume(香水). All girls liked perfume. That raised another problem, however. What kind did she prefer? He couldn’t ask her because that would ruin the surprise.
At last the young man hit upon a brilliant idea. That afternoon, pretending to take his girlfriend’s fox terrier, a little dog for a walk, the young man and the dog went directly to the perfume counter of the town’s biggest department store. Good! There was a large array (長列) of perfume. He beckoned(招呼) a clerk, instructing her to open a large number of bottles and wave the stoppers under the dog’s nose.
Nestled in the young man’s arms, the terrier began to be restless and bored as this seemingly pointless game went on. Then Fritz suddenly became frisky, wiggling in the young man’s arms and barking excitedly, as the clerk waved one stopper under its nose.
“I’ll take that one,” said the young man to the clerk. The price was high, but it was worth it, he thought.
“My favorite perfume!” said the delighted girl the next evening as she unwrapped the package. “How did you know?” she asked, dabbing some perfume behind each ear.
“Intuition(直覺), I guess.” said the young man, deciding that it wasn’t exactly wrong to tell a lie under the circumstances. One day, after they were married, he would admit that his intuition had really been a little dog named Fritz.
小題1:Which of the following words best describes the young man in the story ?

A．Kind-hearted	B．Curious
C．Creative	D．Mean

小題2:The underlined word “frisky” in Paragraph 4 means ______.

A．lively	B．angry
C．uneasy	D．puzzled

小題3:According to the story, the birthday present for the girl was actually decided on by _____.

A．the young man

B．the store clerk

C．the man’s intuition

D．the dog Fritz

小題4:Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE ?

A．The young man wanted to give his girlfriend a pleasant surprise.

B．The pet dog Fritz knew what the young man wanted very well.

C．The kind of perfume the young man chose was expensive.

D．The young man told a white lie about his final choice of the perfume.

So the evening turned to night, and the night turned to morning. And before I knew it , the SAT was before me. I wasn’t sure  if I was ready, but I knew one thing: I wanted to get it over with.
SAT for the students is like tooth pulling. For those smart Asian kiddos, it’s like walking through the park: easy and carefree. For me, a Chinese American, …it’s: walking through the park and then tripping on a stone.
As I arrived outside of the dining hall, already a mob of students were sitting, talking, or standing silently waiting to get in. Jones students are lucky not only to have such a testing center at school, but also the feeling of their home school where it feels comfortable and familiar.
“ID, please,” my former math teacher asked at the door.
“Okay.” She looked over my ID, checked off my name on her list, and pointed towards the dining hall tables inside.
With hesitation, I picked up my feet and was directed to a large round table in the middle of the dinning hall. At least fourteen people could sit at this table but only four were allowed to take their test here.
“I’m glad it’s multiple choices.” I heard one student say. All the questions on the test have five choices except for one math section where they have only four. If you get an answer wrong, you don’t get any point, plus you get a penalty of a 1/4 point. If you don’t answer a question, you don’t get any point, nor penalties.
When everyone had a seat and the actual SAT I booklet in front of them, the proctor of the test called for our attentions. “In front of you, you should have a SAT I test and a scantron（答題卡）. Please do not open the test booklet until I say so.” He then went on to talk about the procedures, the amount of time, signature of honesty, etc. After thirty minutes of instruction reading, he gave us all a solemn expression before saying, “You may begin now. Good luck.”
I could hear a hundred booklets being opened and pencils scratching the surface. I looked to my right, I looked to my left, I did a quick prayer for whoever was in charge up in the heavens, and started my test. At least I wouldn’t know my score until summer time.
小題1:How did the author feel before the test?

A．Confident.

B．Carefree.

C．Confused.

D．Nervous.

小題2:Jones students are lucky because __________.

A．they can take the test in a dining hall

B．they can talk during the test

C．they can take the test in their home school

D．they have their math teacher supervising the test

小題3:By the underlined sentence, the writer intends to say that_________.

A．the test would be so difficult that she might not pass it

B．the test seemed easy but she still needed to be careful with it

C．the test would be much easier for her than for the other Asian students

D．she found herself not as smart as the other Asian students

小題4:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．Fourteen students sat around a large round table, taking the test.

B．There were four math problems on the test.

C．You will lose more points if you get the answer wrong than if you give up the question.

D．The proctor announced the instructions as soon as the test began.

Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A., B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
Girls are born to imagine, particularly those at the age of seventeen or eighteen.   小題1:  , I was one of them and sometimes I would go to extremes. I mean I tended to imagine too much. That was exactly what happened this time,    小題2:   me great embarrassment.
I was waiting for my train home at the station when a boy  小題3:  at my side. His beautifully-curved face, his fashionable clothing and everything else about him, was so  小題4:  that I just couldn’t help looking at him.  What was more exciting was that , he was also stealing some  小題5:   at me, which made me blush(臉紅) to the ends of my ears! Still, I tried to be calm and    小題6:  that nothing had happened. However, once again when our eyes met, I could hear my heart beating. I lowered my head to escape his eyes, but my thoroughly red face had made   小題7:   known .
To my pleasant surprise, my imagination came true this time, as the handsome guy was drawing near! “Oh, please! Don’t   小題8:   .” Look at me. I am so sweaty and sloppy(不整潔的). Please don’t ask for my telephone number. You know I will give it to you without  小題9:   , and that is so unladylike.
I was still struggling when he stood right in front of me. “Excuse me…” he said with a slight hesitation. His voice was so nice, but I wish I had not   小題10:  it. “I am sorry, but could you please give me my   小題11:  back? Yours is over there.” Oh my God! Nothing could have been more   小題12:   when I handed his bag back to him, as shame almost brought me to tears.
From that , I drew a big lesson: never imagine too much if someone just gives you a few glances.

小題13:

A．Generally B．Finally C．Undoubtedly D．Recently

小題14:

A．causing B．leading C．taking D．helping

小題15:

A．made up B．grew up C．turned up D．rose up

小題16:

A．attractive B．gentle C．ugly D．rude

小題17:

A．opinions B．sounds C．smiles D．glances

小題18:

A．knew B．pretende C．performed D．acted

小題19:

A．nothing B．everything C．anything D．none

小題20:

A．arrive B．shout C．approach D．stand

小題21:

A．hesitation B．concern C．words D．enthusiasm

小題22:

A．heard B．seen C．smelt D．found

小題23:

A．luggage B．bag C．cup D．glasses

小題24:

A．embarrassing B．wonderful C．sorrowful D．disappointing

In the morning, Slim got up and prepared breakfast for his wife as usual. Nicole, his wife was listening to music in the bedroom. __小題1:_, he felt that his body was shaking. Slim had the __小題2:__ response that there was an earthquake! He __小題3:__ quickly: “Dear, earthquake! Go to the toilet！” Nicole heard the shouting, 小題4: the first aid box quickly and ran into the toilet. The house was 小題5: even more dramatically (劇烈地)．
Bathroom was the next door to the kitchen. Slim picked up a kitchen __小題6:__ and two pieces of bread outside the kitchen. Slim tried to __小題7:__ along the wall to help Nicole.__小題8:__, it got dark suddenly with an explosion. The house __小題9:_____down and many things fell from above. Nicole was quickly buried in 小題10: .She felt breathing very difficult. She tried to stand up, but  小題11:  .
A few minutes later, the land was __小題12:.Nicole heard the sound of short __小題13:_ and thought it was Slim! She shouted to him but no __小題14:__！ He probably fainted. Nicole kept saying his name and she finally heard a response, two people encouraged and __小題15:__ each other. They knew that there must be a way to   小題16: .
Slim found that they were close and were   小題17:  by the fallen stones and some powder. He started to dig with the kitchen knife. He felt __小題18:__ from his fingers. Finally, he removed the last piece of larger stones. Slim touched Nicole's one hand, then dug the __小題19:__ stones of her body. Finally, Nicole had a __小題20:__ breathing slowly. Two people sat on the ground and hugged together.

小題21:

A．Suddenly B．Actually C．Unfortunately D．Really

小題22:

A．recent B．rapid C．late D．slow

小題23:

A．warned B．howled C．jumped D．shouted

小題24:

A．used up B．found out C．took up D．put away

小題25:

A．burning B．falling C．shaking D．moving

小題26:

A．tool B．cook C．fork D．knife

小題27:

A．walk B．wander C．run D．jump

小題28:

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

小題29:

A．lay B．crashed C．broke D．bent

小題30:

A．ruins B．ashes C．dirt D．pieces

小題31:

A．senseless B．impossible C．impractical D．invaluable

小題32:

A．normal B．usual C．flat D．silent

小題33:

A．steps B．breath C．movements D．pauses

小題34:

A．response B．sign C．hope D．result

小題35:

A．touched B．held C．calmed D．called

小題36:

A．relax B．communicate C．succeed D．escape

小題37:

A．wrapped B．separated C．fastened D．limited

小題38:

A．pain B．cold C．water D．warmth

小題39:

A．sticking B．beating C．surrounding D．spreading

小題40:

A．complete B．constant C．steady D．weak

In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 1  to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl   2 __ the mother would not return to her eggs and she   3  to take them home. There she carefully   4   the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days   5  the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the   6 ___.
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother.   7   , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they  8 ,  the girl was able to   9 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to  10.  The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when   11   and in her dreams. Later, she had an   12 : She would pilot a plane to guide them in   13   . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（組裝）a small aircraft for her.
Caring about   14    safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not  15  or follow him, and   16   slept in the grass.
One day, the girl  17   into the plane, started it and soon left the   18 . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds   19  flapped（拍打）their wings and    20 . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.  

小題1:	A．managed B．attempted C．happened D．supposed

小題2:	A．realized B．expected C．imagined D．admitted

小題3:	A．helped B．decided C．afforded D．meant

小題4:	A．placed B．protected C．treated D．examined

小題5:	A．ago B．out C．later D．long

小題6:	A．family B．lake C．home D．world

小題7:	A．But B．Also C．Thus D．Still

小題8:	A．increased B．improved C．rose D．grew

小題9:	A．ask B．lead C．want D．allow

小題10:

A．fly B．race C．swim D．sing

小題11:

A．asleep B．away C．around D．awake

小題12:

A．idea B．opinion C．explanation D．excuse

小題13:

A．sky B．heaven C．flight D．plane

小題14:

A．his B．her C．their D．its

小題15:

A．respect B．remember C．recognize D．receive

小題16:

A．so B．instead C．hardly D．too

小題17:

A．climbed B．looked C．reached D．fell

小題18:

A．house B．floor C．water D．ground

小題19:

A．secretly B．disappointedly C．patiently D．eagerly

小題20:

A．looked away B．set out C．went by D．turned back

A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men aboard were able to swim to a small, desert-like island. Not knowing what else to do, the two survivors agreed that they had no alternativethan to pray to God.
However, to find out whose prayers were more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island.
The first thing they prayed for was food. The next morning, the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree on his side of the island, and he was able to eat its fruit. But the other man’s parcel of land remained barren.
After a week, the first man became lonely and decided to pray for a wife. The next day, another ship was wrecked and the only survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the island. But on the other side of the island, there was nothing.
Soon thereafter the first man prayed for a house, clothes and more food. The next day, like magic, all of these things were given to him. However, the second man still had nothing.
Finally, the first man prayed for a ship so that he and his wife could leave the island, and in the morning he found a ship docked at his side of the island.
The first man boarded the ship with his wife and decided to leave the second man on the island, considering the other man unworthy to receive God’s blessings since none of his prayers had been answered.
As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from Heaven booming, “Why are you leaving your companion on the island?”
“My blessings are mine alone since I was the one who prayed for them,” the first man answered. “His prayers were all unanswered and so he doesn’t deserve anything.”
“You are mistaken!” the voice rebuked him. “He had only one prayer, which I answered. If not for that, you would not have received any of my blessings.”
“Tell me,” the first man asked the voice, “what did he pray for that I should owe him anything?”
“He prayed that all your prayers would be answered.”
For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone, but those of another praying for us. So what you do for others is more important than what you do for yourself.
小題1:The first man’s wife is _____.

A．a swimmer who got to the island by accident

B．an angel sent by God to keep him company

C．a survivor from another wrecked ship

D．a native person on the desert-like island

小題2:The underlined word “barren” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.

A．isolated

B．unproductive

C．fertile

D．dry

小題3:Which of the following is true about the second man?

A．He didn’t deserve any blessing from God.

B．None of his prayers was answered by God.

C．He is not brave enough to tell God his needs.

D．His prayer helped his companion get out of trouble.

小題4:What’s the moral of the story?

A．Never judge a person by appearance.

B．Don’t lose heart in trouble.

C．Helping others is helping ourselves.

D．Greed is the root of all evil.

John Blanchard was studying the crowd making their way through the station. He was looking for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn' t, the girl with the rose.
When reading a book in a Florida library a year before, John became interested not in the contents of the book, but in the notes penciled in the margin (空白處). The handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and beautiful mind. He discovered the former owner' s name in the front of the book: Miss Hollis Maynell.
He located her address and wrote a letter introducing himself. The next day he was shipped overseas to serve in the army. During the next year, they grew to know each other through the mail and their friendship developed. John requested a photograph, but she refused, saying if he really cared, it wouldn' t matter what she looked like. When the day finally came for him to return home, their first meeting was suggested--7:00 pm. at the Grand Central Station in New York.
She wrote," You' ll recognize me by the red rose I wear on my coat. "So now John was in the station to meet the girl with a rose.
As a pretty and slim girl in green came over, John noticed her blue eyes like flowers in spring. He walked directly towards her , entirely forgetting she was not wearing a rose. As John came closer to her, he saw another woman with a red rose stood nearby. Well past 40, this woman had graying hair done under a worn hat. Seeing the girl in green walk quickly away, John felt as if he were split(劈開) in two. He desired to follow that girl, but longed for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned and supported him.
The woman looked gentle and sensible. John went to her, saying, "1' m Captain John Blanchard. You must be Miss Maynell. I am glad to meet you here. May I take you to dinner?"
She replied with a smile, I don' t know what this is about. But the lady in green who just went by, begged me to wear this rose on my coat. She said if you asked me out to dinner, l' d tell you she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!"
小題1:John was eager to know the former owner of the book because          .

A．he was very interested in the contents of the book

B．he was impressed by the notes written by the owner

C．the book offered him practical and valuable advice

D．there was address of the former owner in the book

小題2:What happened to John after getting in touch with Miss Hollis Maynell?

A．He began to serve the army abroad.

B．He was seriously wounded in the war.

C．He went on a business tour in Europe.

D．He asked Miss Maynell for a photo.

小題3:What do we know about the woman with a rose?

A．She was Miss Maynell' s close companion.

B．She was a conductor working in the station.

C．She knew nothing about John' s appointment.

D．She was paid to carry out a love test on John.

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

A．The Meeting in the Station	B．The Girl with a Rose
C．A Soldier and a Girl	D．A Meeting of the Heart

You Are Going Places
I work at a local restaurant in town as cashier, seater and waiter.
I went to work feeling     小題1:     . And to make things worse, I was busy that evening.
It’s the same thing over and over again.     小題2:     with customers who complain about their
food and where they are    小題3:   is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to  小題4:    
a lot of us     小題5:     but we manage to deal with it.
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very   小題6:    
near where I keep the dirty      小題7:    in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables,
customers leaving and coming in and    小題8:   running all over the house, it was crazy.  小題9:   
these elderly women were watching   小題10:    I was working to make sure every table was clean
and ready for the next customers.
When they    小題11:    their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me
for a while about school, how I was doing, what  小題12:     I was in and what I planned to do in
the future.
    小題13:    they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a    小題14:   
and gentle voice, “You are going places. And that was it.” They left the    小題15:    and I had tears
in my eyes, because they gave me    小題16:    to believe in myself. They    小題17:    my spirit from
being down and gave me a    小題18:    to keep on working hard.
People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in   小題19:   until I had a degree. I’m now
a co-anchor(聯(lián)合支持人)of a student-produced television     小題20:     . And the best thing is:
I’m only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.

小題21:

A．tired B．excited C．up D．down

小題22:

A．Dealing B．Helping C．Talking D．Meeting

小題23:

A．sat B．seated C．laid D．seating

小題24:

A．attract B．avoid C．adjust D．annoy

小題25:

A．employees B．customers C．bosses D．employers

小題26:

A．table B．box C．spot D．kitchen

小題27:

A．dishes B．rooms C．clothes D．chairs

小題28:

A．men B．women C．servers D．people

小題29:

A．And B．Or C．But D．So

小題30:

A．what B．how C．where D．why

小題31:

A．finished B．completed C．ordered D．got

小題32:

A．place B．grade C．mark D．position

小題33:

A．Before B．While C．As D．After

小題34:

A．confident B．loud C．low D．pleasant

小題35:

A．kitchen B．house C．restaurant D．table

小題36:

A．ability B．courage C．imagination D．time

小題37:

A．put down B．picked up C．took over D．pointed out

小題38:

A．cause B．reason C．present D．permission

小題39:

A．television B．government C．school D．restaurant

小題40:

A．company B．station C．show D．advertisement

Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s     filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so      that I decided to write an article about her.
I      Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She      and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I      I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there     , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that      Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The      was almost unbearable. I struggled for days      draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript     . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I      in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t      the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While      my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in     :
Ms. Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some more relevant materials. Please      those and return the article immediately. We would like to      your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to     . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and the chance of having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of      writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer.      this experience, I’ve learned a very important lesson: You can’t      to doubt yourself.

小題1:	A．voice B．joy C．smile D．speech

小題2:	A．proud B．moved C．satisfied D．active

小題3:	A．visited B．emailed C．interviewed D．phoned

小題4:	A．refused B．agreed C．hesitated D．paused

小題5:	A．explained B．discovered C．knew D．replied

小題6:	A．seriously B．nervously C．patiently D．quietly

小題7:	A．fooling B．blaming C．inviting D．urging

小題8:	A．hardship B．failure C．comment D．pressure

小題9:	A．on B．by C．with D．in

小題10:

A．disappeared B．improved C．spread D．returned

小題11:

A．compare B．survive C．compete D．struggle

小題12:

A．face B．deliver C．ignore D．receive

小題13:

A．decorating B．repairing C．leaving D．cleaning

小題14:

A．anxiety B．disbelief C．horror D．trouble

小題15:

A．increase B．replace C．add D．mix

小題16:

A．broadcast B．create C．assess D．publish

小題17:

A．concentrate B．prepare C．escape D．recover

小題18:

A．energetic B．enjoyable C．typical D．endless

小題19:

A．Holding on to B．Dating back to C．Looking back on D．Dropping in on

小題20:

A．afford B．attempt C．expect D．pretend