Do you want to have a friend whom you could tell everything to, like your deepest feelings and thoughts? Or are you afraid that your friend would laugh at you, or just can’t understand what you are going through?

Anne Frank chose the first kind. She lived in Amsterdam during World War II. Her family was Jewish (猶太人) so they had to hide, or they would be caught by the German soldiers. She and her family hid away for two years before they were discovered. During this time the only true friend was her diary, which she called Kitty.

In a diary dated on Thursday 15 June, 1944, she wrote, “Dear Kitty, I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long that I’ve grown so mad about everything to do with nature. I can well remember that there was a time when a blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me puzzled. That’s changed since I was here for a year and a half.”

1.In Anne’s opinion, the best friend is one who_______.

2.Who do you think Kitty is ?

3.Anne had grown so mad about nature. Maybe it was because ______.

4. In her diary on Thursday 15, June, 1944, Anne expressed her strong wish for ______.

PART THREE   READING COMPREHENSION (30%)

Directions: Read the following three passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage

They say a cat has nine lives, and I think that possible since I am now living my third life and I’m not even a cat. My father died when I was 15, and we had a hard struggle to make a living. And my mother, who was seriously ill in her last years, died while still in her 60s. My sister married soon after, and I followed her example within the year.

This was when I began to enjoy my first life. I was very happy, in excellent health. I had a good job in San Jose and a beautiful home up the peninsula (半島) in San Carlos. Life was a pleasant dream. Then the dream ended. I became afflicted (使苦惱) with a slowly progressive disease of the motor nerves, affecting first my right arm and leg, and then my other side. Thus began my second life...

In spite of my disease I still drove to and from work each day, with the aid of special equipment installed in my car. And I managed to keep my health and optimism (樂觀), to a degree, because of 14 steps. Crazy? Not at all. Our home was an affair with 14 steps leading up from the garage to the kitchen door. Those steps were a standard measure of life. They were my yardstick, my challenge to continue living. I felt that if the day arrived when I was unable to lift one foot up one step and then drag the other painfully after it ---repeating the process 14 times, I would be through---I could then admit defeat and lie down and die.

Then on a dark night in August, 1971, I began my third life. It was raining when I started home that night; strong winds and slashing rain beat down on the car as I drove slowly down one of the less-traveled roads. Suddenly the steering wheel jerked (猝然一動). In the same instant I heard the bang of a blowout. It was impossible for me to change that tire! Utterly impossible!

I started the engine and thumped slowly along until I came to the dirt road, where I turned in and where I found lighted windows welcomed me to a house and pulled into the driveway and honked the horn.

The door opened and a little girl stood there. When she knew what happened to me, she went into the house and a moment later came out, followed by a man who called a cheerful greeting. I sat there comfortable and dry, and felt a bit sorry for the man and the little girl working so hard in the storm.

About an hour later, the man’s voice was heard, “This is a bad night for car trouble, but you’re all set now.” “Thanks,” I said. “How much do I owe you?” He shook his head, “Nothing. Cynthia told me you were a cripple. Glad to be of help. I know you’d do the same for me. There’s no charge, friend.” I held out a five-dollar bill, “No! I like to pay my way.” He made no effort to take it and the little girl stepped closer to the window and said quietly, “Grandpa can’t see it.”

56. “A cat has nine lives” here means ___________.

A. a cat can live nine times longer than any other animal  B .a cat can die ninth

C .a lucky man can not die easily                     D the writer will live nine times

57. What do you think of the man who helped change the tire?

A. Old, warm-hearted but pitiable             

B. Blind, but warm-hearted and happy

C. A blind old man that has nothing to do every day.

D. A poor old man that is always ready to help others.

58. How will the story be ended?

A. The writer paid the little girl but the old man did not accept.

B. The writer drove away with tears running down his cheek.

C. The writer stayed there, without knowing what to do and how to do it.

D. In the next few frozen seconds the writer felt the shame and astonishment he had never felt

before.

59. How do you understand the underlined sentence “I followed my sister’s example?”

A.  He listened to his sister carefully.

B  Mother told him that he must get the agreement from his sister for whatever he would do.

C  His sister got married. He, too.

D  His sister was a great woman.. He must learn from her.

60. The best title for this passage perhaps will be _____.

A.The Old Man and His Daughter              B. Heart Leaping Up

    C.Never Lose Heart                        D. Good Will Be Rewarded Good

An absolutely amazing performance!

Candy，Please read the story first and chick on the link at the bottom and enjoy!

The lady in her 30s was a dancer and was trained since she was a little girl. Later she got into some kind of audient and lost her entire left arm. She was depressed for a few years．Then someone asked her to coach a children’s dancing group. From that point on, she realized she could not forget dancing.

She still loved to dance．She wanted to dance again．So she started to do some of her old routines. But by her losing an arm，She also lost her balance.

It took a while before she could even make simple turns without falling.

Eventually she got it.

Then she heard some guy in his 20s had lost a 1eg in an accident．This guy also fell into depression and anger. She looked him up and persuaded him to dance with her. He had never danced! “And to dance with one leg ? Are you joking with me?

"No way，" he replied．

But she didn’t give up. He reluctantly agreed, “I have nothing else to do anyway．”She started to teach him dancing．The two fell down a few times because the guy had no concept of using muscle, controlling his body，and a few other basic things about dancing．When she became frustrated and lost patience with him，he would walk out．

Later they got back together again and started training. They hired a choreographer to design routines for them．She would fly high，held by him with both arms， flying in the air. He could bend，supported by one leg and she was leaning on him，etc．They danced beautifully and they beat other students in the competition.

I would like to share with you the most magnificent an touching performance I have ever seen! It is a living proof that strong spirit can conquer physical limitations!

57．Which of the following is right?

A．The 1ady lost some of her left arm because of an accident

B．The guy used to coach a dancing school before accident．

C． The lady accepted the suggestion to become a dancing coach for children.   ．

D．She spent some time keeping her balance in making simple turns without fallings．

58．The underlined word “choreographer” might refer to ___.

A．An assistant who helps them with their daily life

B．a(chǎn) teacher who will teach them how to dance

C．a(chǎn) person whose job is to design movements for dancers on the stage

D．a(chǎn) mental doctor who might help them out of their depression and anger

59．What is the attitude of the writer toward the two dancers?

A．Admirable.     B．Curious.        C．Critical.         D．Indifferent

60．Where do you think this passage may come from?

A．An advertisement                                     B．A personal email

C．A  TV program                                        D．The radio

In a national spelling contest in America，an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her  36  voice the judges were not sure whether she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and  37  decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had  38  the word. But instead of lying，she told the truth that she had said the  39  letter—so she lost the contest.

As the girl walked off the  40 ，the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her

41  . Later，dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s honesty，even when it  42  her the contest. But the fact is that she  43  the biggest contest that day: the contest of her   44  .

Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is that we would do if we knew we would never get  45  .This young girl could easily have  46  and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you  47  , you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own  48  and character more than the prize from a spelling  49  . Her respect for herself was more important than any   50  others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the  51  she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.

It’s so true that the choices you make today  52  what you are tomorrow. Our children will  53  our behaviour much more than our advice. So if we want them to  54  to be honest，we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember，our kids are  55  what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.

 1.A. high                       B. sweet                          C. tough                           D. soft

 2.A. finally                    B. kindly                            C. secretly                         D. totally

 3.A. forgotten              B. mispronounced          C. misspelled                   D. lost

 4.A. correct                 B. wrong                        C. different                       D. same

 5.A. stage                    B. studio                         C. test                              D. classroom

 6.A. bravery                  B. honesty                     C. courage                        D. cleverness

 7.A. cancelled              B. cost                            C. offered                        D. wasted

 8.A. achieved               B. broke                          C. won                              D. defeated

 9.A. reputation            B. knowledge                   C. 1ife                                D. character

 10.A. paid                              B. awarded                    C. caught                          D. reported

 11.A. escaped              B. 1ied                            C. changed                        D. answered

 12.A. accept                 B. fight                            C. cheat                           D. insist

 13.A. conscience         B. feeling                        C. diligence                      D. modesty

 14.A. contest              B. champion                     C. judger                           D. expert

 15.A. sense                            B. pride                            C. respect                          D. awareness

 16.A. plan                      B. conclusion                   C. discovery                        D. choice

 17.A. make                             B. change                                C. keep                           D. create

 18.A. give                      B. take                            C. follow                             D. set

 19.A. grow up              B. bring up                        C. take up                         D. come up

 20.A. recording                     B. inspecting                    C. correcting                     D. watching