Who wants to carry a bulky bag to school? No children. Nobody wants one shoulder to be lower than the other, and paining（疼痛）too. In India, most of us would look at the reduction（減少）of textbooks as a way out. But in a country like America, there are always more choices. A company called goReader has created a "school bag" which is the size of a laptop computer（筆記本電腦）, weighing about 2.5 kg. The goReader has a color screen and can "hold" all the textbooks that a student may need, says a report in ’The Asian Age’ newspaper.
The company plans to work closely with the publishers（出版商） of textbooks so that these books can be supplied on the Internet. All the students will have to do is to download（下載） their textbooks. Making notes and marking important parts of a lesson can be done just as lots of students have done on their textbooks before.
At present, the plan is being tested out in a university. Richard Katzmann, the owner of the company is having his creation tested at Chicago’s DePaul University, where he studied. Does that mean it is goodbye to the new paper, and the smell of the black ink?
小題1:What does the underlined word “bulky” in the first line mean?

A．light

B．small

C．big and heavy

D．old

小題2:What would Indians do to solve（解決）the problem?

A．They would reduce the textbooks.	B．They would tell the parents to help students.
C．They would tell the teachers to help students.	D．They would take students to school by bus.

小題3: The writer may think that Americans have a ________ way to solve the problem.

A．more stupid

B．worse

C．better

D．quicker

小題4:The goReader may be a machine ________.

A．that can work as a teacher	B．that can be used as textbooks
C．that can cheat students	D．that can hurt students

小題5:When the new machine is used, it is possible that ________.

A．students might study harder

B．students might study at home

C．students might not need teachers

D．students might study without paper textbooks

In a book called Magnificent Obsession, by Lloyd C. Douglas, a description is given of people helping others but doing it secretly. When difficult problems worried a person, friends nearby would meet to discuss possible solution without the person knowing their actions. When a solution was agreed upon, one or two of the friends would carry out the plan and solve the problem secretly, to the great delight of the worried person. The helpers would stand by privately, content with their success. No reward was given to the problem solvers, not even a sincere “thank you”, because they were never known.
This idea is popular today but in a different way. The phrase “pay it forward” is now used when one person helps another. However, the person helped may not be able to repay the person or group that helped them. So rather than return the favor to their helpers, they are supposed to help someone else in the future, which means they pay it forward. It is a sense of responsibility(責任) which makes us want to give back in equal measure to the one who has helped us. But, in this case, the responsibility turns to helping someone in the future.
Suppose your elderly grandmother pays part of your schooling. She may tell you there is no need to repay her because it is a gift from someone who loves you very much. Nothing would please her more than to have you use her money to get a good education.
You may never be able to repay her for such a gift. However, she not only gave you some money, but she provided you with an example that you should also help other people who need it.
People with serious needs are everywhere. Many are children who need better clothes, more books and even better schools. Some are elderly people who can’t afford their medicine or a doctor’s care. Consider how you can “pay it forward” rather than pay money back to your grandmother.
小題1:The helpers in the book “Magnificent Obsession” were not rewarded because ______________.

A．they hadn’t solved the problems thoroughly

B．they had solved the problems secretly

C．they were friends of the worried individual

D．they expected to be paid back in the future

小題2:The underlined word “pay it forward” means ____________________.

A．to repay someone who has helped you

B．to pay someone else who needs help

C．to help someone who has helped you

D．to help someone else who needs help

小題3:What does the writer suggest with the example of “your elderly grandmother”?

A．We should learn to respect our grandparents.

B．We should work hard to get a good education.

C．We should also lend a hand to other people in need of help.

D．We should never forget to repay people for their help.

小題4:From the passage we know_________________.

A．everybody needs help

B．more children need help than elderly people

C．it costs a lot of money to “pay it forward”

D．nowadays many people help others without being repaid

Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to worry about people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you are studying hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of you; When you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. All your happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you should not always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋轉的) door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.
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小題1: Happiness is for ____________.

A．those who have large and beautiful houses

B．those who have cars

C．those who have a lot of money

D．a(chǎn)ll people

小題2:When you do something wrong, _________.

A．people around you will help you to correct（改正）it

B．you will have no chance to challenge yourself

C．your classmates will laugh at you

D．you will be happy

小題3: Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．When you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you.

B．You can’t get help from others when you make mistakes.

C．You can’t be a happy person if you have little money.

D．Happiness is not a feeling from your heart.

小題4: Why do we say “Happiness is not the same as money”?

A．Because money always brings happiness.

B．Because money doesn’t always bring people happiness.

C．Because everything can be bought with money.

D．Because only rich people have happiness.

小題5:What is the best title for the passage?

A．Happiness is for everyone.

B．Lucky life.

C．Do something good to others.

D．Life and success.