Hank Viscardi was born without legs．He had not legs but stumps（殘肢）that could be fitted with a kind of special boots, People stared at him with cruel interest．Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ （猿人）because his arms practically dragged on the ground．
Hank went to school like other boys．His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve．After graduating from school, he worked his way through college．He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices．During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps．But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer．He would soon have to use a wheel chair．
Hank felt himself got cold all over．However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs（假腿）．Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror, for the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be a full five feet eight inches tall．By this time he was already 26 years old．
Hank had to learn to use his new legs．Again and again he marched the length of the room, and marched back again．There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching．He went out on the street．He climbed stairs and learned to dance．He built a boat and learned to sail it．
When World War II came, he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job．He took the regular training．He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers．Few knew that he was legless．This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs．
小題1:Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because      ．

A．he didn’t talk to then

B．he kept away from them

C．his arms touched the ground when he moved

D．he couldn’t use his arms

小題2:The sentence “he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job” implies that the Red Cross      ．

A．was only glad to give him a job

B．gave him a job because he was a good soldier

C．gave him a job after he talked to someone whom he knew in the organization

D．was not willing to give him to job at first

小題3:When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he------

A．did everything the other soldier did

B．did most of the things the other soldiers did

C．did most of the things the other soldiers did

D．took some special training

小題4:The writer suggests that Hank Viscardi     ．

A．had no friends

B．never saw himself as different from others

C．was very shy

D．was too proud to accept help from others

To this day,I still remember the first day of classes exactly 30 years ago. I  _16_ in Dr Charles E. Offutt’s British literature class，listening to him _17_ what his seniors would learn and get them excited about the journey they would __18__ .I’m the principal(校長) of the school now，but for a few minutes I was back in 1975，__19__ what the future held.
I have been learning from Dr Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he has been teaching at DeMatha. he not only taught me to think，he _20_ me，as much by example as _21__，that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve __22_ .
Neither of us could know how our _23_ would develop over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English，I worked for Dr Offutt，then the department chair. After several years，I was _24__ department chair，and our relationship changed __25__. I thought that it might be __26__chairing the department，since all of my former English teachers were still there，but Dr Offutt _27__ me throughout. he knew when to give me _28__ about curriculum(課程)，texts and personnel，and when to let me design my own course.
In 1997，I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha，I might have. _29_，he encouraged me to seize the new __30_ .
Five years ago,I became the__31_  of DeMatha. Once again, Dr Offutt was there for me,Letting me know that I could__32_ on him as I tried to fill such big shoes.I’ve learned that great teachers have a (an)___33__wealth of lessons to teach __34_ his students don’t know it yet.I know how __35_ they are.I’m still one of them.

小題1:	A．stood B．sat C．taught D．talked

小題2:	A．explain B．predict C．speak D．teach

小題3:	A．keep B．achieve C．choose D．take

小題4:	A．preparing B．discovering C．wondering D．realizing

小題5:	A．assisted B．reminded C．advised D．convinced

小題6:	A．words B．action C．explanation D．models

小題7:	A．the others B．everyone C．others D．anyone

小題8:	A．relationship B．position C．situation D．condition

小題9:	A．pointed B．named C．given D．taken

小題10:

A．already B．yet C．still D．again

小題11:

A．foolish B．surprising C．uncertain D．challenging

小題12:

A．promoted B．accepted C．supported D．welcomed

小題13:

A．advice B．information C．notice D．thought

小題14:

A．Otherwise B．Therefore C．Furthermore D．Instead

小題15:

A．choice B．opportunity C．occupation D．possibility

小題16:

A．teacher B．principal C．officer D．clerk

小題17:

A．live B．look C．depend D．take

小題18:

A．rich B．little C．valuable D．endless

小題19:

A．Once B．Even if C．Unless D．Until

小題20:

A．fortunate B．curious C．innocent D．satisfied

A year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan．His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for Dave was scarce, and the price of everything was rising．The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years．Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift—＄7,000，a legacy （遺產） form their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident ．“It really made a difference when we were going under financially．” says Dave．
But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches．Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity．In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars ; in other, it was more than ＄100,000．
It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than ＄3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm ．
Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving．They thrived on（喜歡）comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase ．
Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn’t afford it．“Ish and Arlene never asked whether you needed anything,” says their friend Sand Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them．
Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed．It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents —should enrich the whole community and Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story．
Neighbors helping neighbors ——that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story．
小題1:According go the text, the Fusses_______________．

A．were employed by a truck company

B．were in financial difficulty

C．worked in a school cafeteria

D．lost their home

小題2:Which of the following is true of the Hatches?

A．They had their children during the Great Depression．

B．They left the family farm to live in an old house．

C．They gave away their possessions to their neighbors．

D．They helped their neighbors to find jobs．

小題3:Why would the Hatches routinely go from store?

A．They decided to open a store．

B．They wanted to save money．

C．They couldn’t afford expensive things．

D．They wanted to buy gifts for local kids．

小題4:According to Sand Van Weelden, the Hatches were_________．

A．understanding

B．optimistic

C．childlike

D．curious

小題5:What can we learn from the text?

A．The community of Alto was poor．

B．The summer camp was attractive to the parents．

C．Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy form the Hatches．

D．The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example．

Justin Bieber used to be an ordinary Canadian boy, but his life totally changed in 2008. With his great musical talent, this 17-year-old boy has become a superstar in the music industry.
Justin Bieber was born in Straford, Ontario and was raised by his single mother. Bieber learned to play musical instruments when he was very young. In 2007,he took part in a local singing competition in his hometown, and he did it just for fun. He never took singing lessons before but surprisingly he placed second in the competition. Then,with the help of his mother, he uploaded videos of him singing on a website and they successfully attracted the attention of viewers. His videos got popular through word of mouth and some of them have received up to 10,000,000 views.
Justin Bieber would have never gotten a career in the music business without his videos. Scooter Braun, a former marketing executive of So So Def Recordings, had watched Bieber’s videos and he was impressed by the boy’s talent. Braun then contracted Bieber and he flew the boy into Atlanta 7 months after the first video was posted. Bieber showed his talent in singing as well as his ability in playing musical instruments. He then got a record deal.
In 2009,Justin Bieber released his first single “One Time” while he was recording the debut album（首張專輯）.The single “One Time” tells a story about love. This song had success not only in Canada and the US, but also in the international market. Then he released his debut album “My World 2.0”in 2010 and the song “Baby” became the lead single. This album successfully entered the Top Ten Charts in seven countries. In June 2010, he started his first world tour in Hartford, Connecticut. One month later, he started recording his second album.
小題1:Justin Bieber’s career in music began to take off when ________.

A．he met with Scooter Braun

B．he released his debut album

C．he won second place in a competition

D．his singing videos were uploaded to a website

小題2:It can be infered from the text that Justin Bieber ___________.

A．owed his success to good luck

B．showed a gift for music when he was young

C．is the youngest superstar ever in the music industry

D．released his debut album with the help of Scooter Braun

小題3:What do we learn about Justin Bieber’s “One Time”according to the text?

A．It is about love and was released in 2010.

B．It attracted the world’s attention after released.

C．It successfully entered the Top Ten Charts in seven countries.

D．It is the lead single of his debut album “My World 2.0”.

小題4:What is the best title for the text?

A．Justin Bieber’s journey to success

B．Lucky boy-- Justin Bieber

C．What made Justin Bieber a singer

D．Secrets of Justin Bieber’s success

Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was  21  of the fact that she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished  22  a driving offence (犯規(guī)).
Then one day she nearly  23 her record. A police car  24  her, and the policemen in it saw her  25  a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed 26  that she would be punished.
When Mrs. Jones came up to the judge（法官）, he looked at her seriously and said that she was  27  old to drive a car, and that the reason why she had not stopped at the red   28  was most probably that her eyes had become weak   29  old age, so that she had not seen it.
When the judge had finished what he was    30 . Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was  31  and took out her sewing (針線). Without saying a word, she  32  a needle(針) with a very small eye, and threaded it at once.
When she had successfully done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed  33  the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your 34 . I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.”
The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. Mrs. Jones’ record   35 unbroken.

小題1:	A．afraid B．careful C．proud D．full

小題2:	A．about B．on C．to D．for

小題3:	A．kept B．won C．missed D．lost

小題4:	A．watched B．after C．followed D．ran after

小題5:	A．pass B．go C．run D．rush

小題6:	A．sure B．Indeed C．certain D．perhaps

小題7:	A．so B．very C．too D．quite

小題8:	A．light B．lamp C．sign D．one

小題9:	A．with B．Because C．for D．of

小題10:

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

小題11:

A．holding B．getting C．carrying D．bringing

小題12:

A．took B．brought C．picked D．chose

小題13:

A．both B．all C．neither D．either

小題14:

A．time B．turn C．chance D．job

小題15:

A．was B．kept C．seemed D．remained

On April 11 Lincoln, Mrs Lincoln and two friends were spending night in talk, when Lincoln suddenly began to discuss his dreams. “I had one the other night. About 10 days ago I went to bed very  36 . I had been up   37  for important letters from the White House for a long time. I could not have been   38  in bed when I fell into sleep. I soon began to   39  . There seemed to be a dead silence about me. Then I heard sobs(抽泣)，  40  a number of people were weeping. I thought I left my bed and   41  downstairs. There the silence was broken by some pitiful(令人可憐的) sobbing, but the mourners(送葬者)were   42 .I went from room to room, no living person was in sight; but the same mournful sounds of distress(悲痛) met me as I   43 along. It was light in all the rooms;  44  was well known to me，but   45 were all the people who were sobbing as if their hearts would   46 ? I was puzzled and frightened. What could be the   47  of all this? I kept on walking until I arrived at the East Room, which I   48 . Before me was a dead body. Around it were soldiers who were acting as   49 ; there were some people   50  pitifully. ‘‘Who is dead in the White House?” I asked.
“The president，” was the answer.
“It’s   51 !”I said to myself and was surprised. How did he die?”
“He was killed by an assassinator (暗殺者)!” was the answer.
“  52  came a loud burst of crying from the crowd，which woke me from my dream. I slept   53 that night, and although it was  54  a dream I have been rather angry about it   55 .”

小題1:	A．soon B．late C．quickly D．early

小題2:	A．reading B．answering C．waiting D．paying

小題3:	A．tired B．busy C．excited D．long

小題4:	A．dream B．think C．sleep D．wake

小題5:	A．as if B．even if C．though D．unless

小題6:	A．looked B．waited C．wandered D．listened

小題7:	A．out of sight B．sobbing C．talking D．there

小題8:	A．got B．looked C．passed D．shouted

小題9:	A．everything B．nothing C．the room D．one mourner

小題10:

A．why B．where C．how D．what

小題11:

A．stop B．burst C．break D．die

小題12:

A．result B．wrong C．matter D．meaning

小題13:

A．stood B．stayed C．entered D．wandered

小題14:

A．mourners B．enemies C．servants D．guards

小題15:

A．shouting B．weeping C．mourning D．working

小題16:

A．him B．me C．terrible D．sad

小題17:

A．So B．It C．Then D．Thus

小題18:

A．no more B．more C．excitedly D．calmly

小題19:

A．such B．only C．still D．also

小題20:

A．forever B．at that time C．all along D．ever since

Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a  36  job which gets him  37  at five o'clock every morning. He is a  38  .
Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5: l5 to go to the corner  39  the newspapers are. The newspapers are delivered （遞）to the  40  by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon (手推車) to carry them.
In  41  , it is still dark and cold when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is bright and warm. Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route (線路) in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each  42  on the porch (門廊) where it will be protected from  43  , rain or snow. His  44   think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him  45  .
Billy  46  about $70 per month, and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest  47  records and clothes. Once a month, he has to  48  money from his customers. Since many of them  49  during the day, Billy has to collect the money  50  . Sometimes, when Billy is   51  , his older brother has to  52  the newspapers. Once  Billy's father had to help as well.
Billy has seventy customers now,  53  he hopes to get more soon. Some day, if he gets many more customers, Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding(杰出的) newspaper boy. He wants to win a  54  to Europe, but he will also be happy  55  he wins a new bicycle.

小題1:	A．full-time B．strange C．good D．part-time

小題2:	A．indoors B．outdoors C．down D．up

小題3:	A．schoolboy B．newspaper boy C．cowboy（牛仔） D．clever boy

小題4:	A．that B．where C．which D．whether

小題5:	A．house B．porch(門廊) C．school D．corner

小題6:	A．autumn B．winter C．morning D．summer

小題7:	A．newspaper B．magazine C．letter D．email

小題8:	A．air B．wind C．water D．fire

小題9:	A．teachers B．parents C．bosses（老板們） D．customers(顧客們)

小題10:

A．books B．some bread C．a new bike D．tips（小費）

小題11:

A．makes B．saves C．spends D．pays

小題12:

A．in B．at C．to D．on

小題13:

A．give B．borrow C．collect D．catch

小題14:

A．play B．study C．work D．rest

小題15:

A．in the morning B．at night C．in the afternoon D．at noon

小題16:

A．sick B．angry C．at school D．sad

小題17:

A．carry B．collect C．deliver D．sell

小題18:

A．then B．but C．so D．for

小題19:

A．trip B．car C．bicycle D．job

小題20:

A．because B．whether C．unless D．if

A small man went to a cinema, bought a ticket and went in. But after two or three minutes he came out, bought a second ticket and went in again.
After a few minutes, he came out again and bought a third ticket. Two or three minutes after that, he came out a third time and asked for another ticket.
But the girl said to him, “Why are you buying all these tickets? Are you waiting for friends in the cinema all the time?”
“No, I am not doing that,” answered the small man. “But a big woman always stops me at the door and tears (撕)my ticket up.”
The girl smiled and sold him another ticket.
小題1:One day a small man went to _____.

A．a shop

B．a hospital

C．a post office

D．a cinema

小題2:The small man bought _____ tickets in all.

A．five

B．three

C．four

D．six

小題3:The big woman _____.

A．didn’t let the small man in

B．was the ticket collector (收票員)

C．didn’t like a small man at all

D．was the doorkeeper (看門人)

小題4:The small man _____.

A．enjoyed the film very much

B．didn’t like the film at all

C．didn’t see the film at all

D．was very clever

小題5:The girl ______.

A．was the ticket seller	B．was the doorkeeper
C．was the ticket collector	D．was the small man’s friend

One morning, Charley, a little green frog, was sitting in a pond(池塘) by the side of the road.
Wanda, the neighborhood witch(女巫), was walking along the road. She was a good witch and dreamt to become a fairy godmother who can save people from trouble with magic powers. Wanda had been learning fairy godmother magic for 103 years. That morning, she decided to try the magic she had learned and bring happiness to others.
Seeing Wanda, Charley cried, “Hi, Wanda.”
“Hi, Charley,” replied Wanda, “I have a surprise for you.”
Then, Wanda waved her wand(魔杖), said a magic word, and Charley turned into a prince!
When Charley-turned-prince looked at himself in the water, he cried, “Hey! You turned me into a prince! It’s a surprise all right, but I don’t want to be a prince! Change me back right now!”
“Oh, dear,” Wanda said. “you shouted so loud that I forgot the way to change you back. But who wouldn’t rather be a prince?”
“I wouldn’t!” cried Charley. “I want to be a frog!” He stuck out his tongue, missing a bug (蟲子) flying by the end of his nose. “Look at that, Wanda! I was a good fly catcher. But now, this tongue is too short! Please change me back!”
“I can’t, Charley. But you’ll learn to be happy as a prince.” She waved her wand, and suddenly a castle appeared. Out of the castle dozens of musicians were playing various instruments. “Charley! You’ll have servants, eat delicious foods, and you can sing and dance and snap fingers(彈響指).”
“No!” Charley interrupted.(打斷) “I don’t want all these! I want bugs!” Charley cried. “I don’t want to sing and dance! And why would I do something as silly as snapping my fingers?”
“Snapping fingers!” cried out Wanda. “That’s what I forgot!” She snapped her fingers, cried “Upsi-doodle!” and the castle and musicians disappeared and the prince became a little green frog.”
Charley looked at himself in the water. “ You did it, Wanda. Oh, happy day! I’m a frog.”
“I must apologize, Charley,” Wanda said, “you are a happy frog. I should know this a moment ago.”
小題1:Wanda turned Charley from a frog into a prince       

A．of her own will

B．to play a joke on him

C．at the request of charley

D．to teach Charley a lesson

小題2: After the little green frog became a prince, he         .

A．was grateful to Wanda	B．Wanted a great palace
C．couldn’t recognize Wanda	D．became angry with Wanda

小題3: The underlined part “You did it” in the passage means “    “.

A．You gave me a surprise

B．You turned me back into a frog

C．You turned me into a prince

D．You understood what I meant

小題4: At the end of the story, Wanda probably felt       .

A．satisfied

B．ashamed

C．worried

D．excited

小題5:According to the passage, which of the following conclusions can we get?

A．Just be yourself

B．Do nothing by halves

C．Helping others is a virtue

D．Where there is a will, there is a way

A group of travelers were having dinner in a restaurant .While they were eating fish, they began to tell stories about finding valuable stones inside fish .
An old man ,who had listened to their conversation quietly ,said at last ,”Now I’m going to tell you a true story of my own .When I was young ,I worked in a large company in London .As is usual with other young people ,I fell in love with a pretty girl .Soon we were engaged .Two months before our marriage ,I was suddenly sent to Edinburgh on business .My stay was a bit longer than I had expected .At last my work was done and I left for home .Before I left Edinburgh , I bought a nice diamond ring for my sweet-heart .On my way to London ,I was looking through a newspaper .It was then that I learned of my sweet-heart’s getting married to another man. I was so sad that I threw the diamond ring into the water. A few days later, when I was eating fish ,I bit on something very hard .What do you think it was?
“The diamond ring ,” shouted his friends . “No,” said the old man sadly ,It was a fish bone.
小題1:The young man bought a diamond ring ______

A．soon after he started working in Edinburgh .

B．when he got engaged to his sweet-heart .

C．after her marriage.

D．when he was going to return.

小題2:The man was very angry because _______

A．he threw away his diamond ring.

B．his sweet-heart had married someone else

C．he had been away longer than expected

D．a hard stone gave him a terrible pain

小題3:The other travelers expected the old man to ____

A．get back the diamond ring

B．bite on a stone

C．find a fish bone

D．tell an interesting but untrue story.