About ten years ago when I was a student at college，I spent my summer holidays  1  a museum．  2  was hard for me then because Dad had lost his job and Mum was sick in bed．I was  3  if I would be able to go on  4  my study the next term．I felt sad every day．

One day  5  I was working，I saw an old man come in with a little girl  6  a wheelchair （輪椅）．As I  7  this girl carefully，I found that she had no arms  8  legs．She was wearing a little white dress and she  9  had a hat on．

As the old man pushed the wheelchair up to me，I was busy with my work．I  10  my head toward the girl and gave her a wink（眨眼）．When I took the money from her grandfather，I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the prettiest，largest smile I have  11  seen．Suddenly her handicap（生理缺陷）  12  and all I saw was this beautiful girl，whose smile almost gave me a  13  understanding of what life is all about．She elude me realize the  14  of smiles，love and warmth   

I’m now a successful businessman and  15 I get down and think about the trouble of the world．I think about that little girl and the unforgettable lesson about life that she taught me．

（   ）1．A．visiting              B．cleaning               C．painting                  D．working at

（   ）2．A．Work               B．Life                     C．Business              D．School

（   ）3．A．wondering                B．saying                  C．hoping                   D．checking

（   ）4．A．to                    B．from                    C．with                             D．a(chǎn)s

（   ）5．A．while               B．before                  C．a(chǎn)fter                             D．though

（   ）6．A．a(chǎn)t                    B．for                      C．in                          D．with

（   ）7．A．saw                 B．found                  C．seemed                  D．looked at

（   ）8．A．or                    B．a(chǎn)nd                      C．then                       D．so

（   ）9．A．too                  B．either                   C．a(chǎn)s well                   D．a(chǎn)lso

（   ）10．A．held               B．turned                  C．lifted                      D．gave

（   ）11．A．ever               B．since                   C．a(chǎn)lmost                   D．no

（   ）12．A．lost                B．was lost               C．covered          D．was covered

（   ）13．A．well               B．better                   C．bad                        D．worse

（   ）14．A．hand              B．mind                    C．world                    D．head

（   ）15．A．whatever           B．whenever             C．whoever                D．However

Tom had once worked in a city office in London, but now he was out of work．He had a large family to support, so he often found himself in difficulty．He often visited Mr．White on Sundays, told him about his troubles, and asked for two or three pounds．
Mr．White, a man with a kind heart, found it difficult to refuse to give the money, though he himself was poor．Tom had already received more than thirty pounds from Mr．White, but he always seemed to be in need of some more．
One day, after telling Mr．White a long story of his troubles, Tom asked for five pounds．Mr．White had heard this sort of thing before, but he listened patiently to the end．Then he said,“I understand your difficulties, Tom．I’d like to help you．But I’m not going to give you five pounds this time．I’ll lend you the money, and you can pay me back next time you see me．”
Tom took the money, but he never appeared again．
【小題1】Tom was now in difficulties because he ____．

A．worked in a city office and was poorly paid

B．was poorly paid and had a large family to support

C．was poorly paid and always spent money carelessly

D．was out of work and had a large family to support

【小題2】Tom went to Mr．White for help ____．

A．twice a week	B．often on Sundays
C．a(chǎn)lways on Sundays	D．whenever he needed money

【小題3】Altogether Tom received             from Mr White．

A．a(chǎn)t least thirty-five pounds	B．just thirty-five pounds
C．less than thirty pounds	D．five pounds

Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as crystal.
【小題1】 The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ______ for the father and the son.

A．hard

B．enjoyable

C．painful

D．comfortable

【小題2】 The underlined word “crystal” in the passage means _______.

A．巖石

B．火焰

C．水晶

D．寒冰

【小題3】 Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?

A．You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.

B．The sky is always as clear as crystal.

C．You can find life is full of nice things.

D．Never give up half-way.

【小題4】 We can infer(推斷) from the last paragraph that ______.

A．the writer was very successful in his life

B．the writer reached the top of the mountain

C．though the writer was young, he could understand his father

D．the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain

【小題5】 The best title for the passage is ______.

A．Reaching the Top of the Mountain

B．Standing at the Top of the Mountain

C．Conversations between Father and Son

D．How to Get to the Top of the Mountain