As the sun rose, a dewdrop (露珠)woke up. There it sat on a leaf, catching the sunlight. Proud of its simple beauty, it was very happy. Around it were other dewdrops, some on the same leaf and some on other leaves. The dewdrop was sure that it was the best, the most special dewdrop of them all.
Ah, it was good to be a dewdrop.
The wind blew and the plant began to shake, tipping (使傾斜) the leaf. The dewdrop became frightened as it started to move towards the edge (邊緣)of the leaf. Why was this happening? Things were comfortable. Things were safe. Why did they have to change? Why? Why?
The dewdrop reached the edge of the leaf. It was sure that this was the end. The day had only just begun and the end had come so quickly. It seemed so unfair. It seemed so meaningless. It tried hard to do whatever it could to stay on the leaf, but it was no use.
Finally, it fell. Below there was a mirror. A reflection of the dewdrop seemed to be coming up to meet it.  Closer and closer they came together until finally.., the small dewdrop became a part of the great pond (池塘). Now the dewdrop was no more, but it was not destroyed.
It had become one with the whole.
【小題1】According to Paragraph 1, we know that the dewdrop _____.

A．didn’t get on well with other dewdrops

B．thought its beauty was too simple

C．couldn’t get any sunlight

D．thought itself as the best dewdrop

【小題2】The dewdrop became _____ as it started to move towards the edge of the leaf.

A．scared

B．happy

C．proud

D．comfortable

【小題3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A．There was only one dewdrop on the leaf.

B．The dewdrop did nothing before falling.

C．The mirror in the story refers to the pond.

D．The dewdrop was actually destroyed.

【小題4】What does the underlined word “reflection” mean?

A．反映

B．考慮

C．沉思

D．倒影

【小題5】The story mainly tells us that _____.

A．we should work together against difficulties

B．people should not be too proud of themselves

C．one should work hard for his/her goals

D．it’s good to become one with the whole

Michael Jackson is one of the world’s best singers. Michael Jackson was born in the middle west of Gary, Indiana, in 1958. He began singing with his four brothers. They called the group “Jackson Five”. The group became very popular after appearing on a television progam. They started singing in 1965, became popular soon. In 1970 the group made their first record the name of “I Want You Back”. It was very popular. One of their hit records was “Never Say Goodbye”.
Michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking. He was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time, in the same year he made a record on his own, which sold eight million copies all over the world.
Michael nearly didn’t go out because he was too famous. Once his fans went off in a faint（暈倒） when they saw him at the concert. No one can do it by now. He lived in a large house and kept lots of animals. He never ate meat. He often raises money for charity. This made him win the Guinness World Records（吉尼斯世界紀錄）in 2006. He died on June 25th, 2009, but he would live in our heart forever.
【小題1】What’s the name of their first record?

A．“Never Say Goodbye”	B．“See You, See Me”
C．“I Want You Back”	D．“On the World”

【小題2】Michael was good at __________ according to the passage.

A．rock music	B．street dance
C．playing the piano	D．moon walking

【小題3】Why did Mochael have to stay at home most of the time?

A．Because he was too famous

B．Because he often felt lonely.

C．Because he had no friends

D．Because his company asked him to do so

Michael Jackson is one of the world’s best singers. Michael Jackson was born in the middle west of the city of Gary, Indiana, in 1958. He began singing with his four brothers. They called the group “The Jackson Five”. The group became very popular after appearing on a television program. They started singing in 1965, and became popular soon. In 1970 the group made their first record with the name of “I Want You Back”. It was very popular. One of their hit records was “Never Say Goodbye”.
Michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking. He was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time, and in the same year he made a record on his own, which sold eight million copies all over the world.
Michael nearly didn’t go out because he was too famous. Once his fans went off in a faint(暈倒) when they saw him at the concert. No one can do it by now. He lived in a large house and kept lots of animals. He never ate meat. He often raised money for Charity. This made him win the Guinness World Records（吉尼斯世界記錄）in 2006. He died on June 25th, 2009, but he would live in our heart forever.
【小題1】 How many people are there in Michael’s group?

A．Three.

B．Five.

C．Four.

D．Six.

【小題2】 What’s the name of their first record？

A．“Never Say Goodbye”.

B．“See You, See Me”.

C．“I Want You Back”.

D．“On the World”.

【小題3】 The underlined word “copies” means          in Chinese.

A．抄寫

B．張/份

C．復(fù)制

D．模仿

【小題4】 Michael was good at         according to the passage.

A．rock music	B．street dance
C．playing the piano	D．moon walking

【小題5】Why did Michael have to stay at home most of time?

A．Because he was too famous.

B．Because he often felt lonely.

C．Because he had no friends.

D．Because his company asked him to do so.

On Nov.18th, 1908, three men went up in a balloon. They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.

Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope, and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to use the box to change the weight of the balloon. The three people were also carrying some bags of sand.

After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men's basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.

　　At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were very cold and  they decided to land. They came down in Poland　heavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometres from London!

1.Where did they start their travel on Nov.18th, 1908?

                                                                             

2.What was the metal box used for?

                                                                            

3. Why did they have to drop some whole bags of sand during the travel?

                                                                             

4. How long did they travel in the end?

                                                                            

5.

What do you think of the three people and their travel? (請自擬一句話作答)

                                                                             

 

Justin Bieber was nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy 2011. Both he and his fans were excited to hear the great news!
Born on March 1, 1994, in Canada, Justin entered a singing contest when he was 12 and won the second place. He taught himself to play the piano, drums and guitar. In 2007 Justin posted videos of his singing on the Internet and became famous. In 2008, he became a singer with a record company. Since then, he has become a big name. Justin is so popular that screaming fans show up everywhere for his appearance. Several of his performances had to be cancelled because there were too many fans!
In February, 2011, Justin’s biopic Never Say Never will come out. Justin came from a poor family. But he said in his book that not having as many things as his friends made him stronger and built his character. He wants to tell people that you can do anything if you just put your mind to it.
【小題1】Who taught Justin to play the piano, drums and guitar?

A．His fans.

B．His friends.

C．He himself.

D．His teacher.

【小題2】When did Justin become a singer with a record company?

A．In 1994.

B．In 2007.

C．In 2008.

D．In 2011.

【小題3】Why did Justin have to cancel some of his performances?

A．Because he was badly ill.

B．Because he thought his performances weren’t good enough.

C．Because he didn’t want to have any performances.

D．Because there were lots of fans.

【小題4】Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A．Justin was born in a rich family on March 1, 1994, in Canada.

B．Justin entered a singing contest when he was 12 and won the first place.

C．Justin is so terrible that he has few fans.

D．Justin said that poor environment made him stronger and built his character.

【小題5】 What’s the meaning of the word “biopic” in the last paragraph?

A．自傳

B．聲明

C．論文

D．小說