25、Many people come to theme parks, ____ for thrills and entertainment．

A．look         B．to look         C．looking            D．having looked

24、It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2008．While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.

The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries，saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.

I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before. People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect on our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.   

1．Why was the bike so important to the couple?

      A．The man’s job was bike racing.            B．It was their only possession.

     C．It was a nice Kona 18 speed.               D．They used it for work and daily life.

2．We can infer from the text that _______

      A．the couple worked 60 hours a week.     B．people were busy before Christmas

      C．the stranger brought over the bike        D．life was hard for the young family.

3．Which of the following is TRUE?

      A．The author’s husband often parked the bike beside the back door.

      B．The author used to get to work by bike.

      C．Several strangers offered bikes to them, but they only accepted one of them.

      D．Somebody had stolen their bike before, but soon returned it to the author.

4．What do the couple learn from their experience?

      A．Strangers are usually of little help.       B．One should take care of their bike.

      C．News reports make people famous.     D．An act of kindness can mean a lot.

23、

    For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their entire school lives．This is also true for an American girl named Melanie in the film, College Road Trip, which was released in the US on March 7．

    Melanie's dad, James Porter, is obsessed（困擾）by security, so he wants Melanie to attend nearby Northwestern University, where she's already been accepted．But Melanie really wants to go to Georgetown in Washington, D.C, where she's been wait-listed．

When she gets an unexpected interview, she decides to go there with some female friends．However, James is concerned about her safety．He wants to protect her． But his presence leads to an endless series of comic encounters（遭遇）．

    James and Melanie discover her little brother and his pet pig have been hiding in the spare tire compartment （隔間）． What should be a simple tire change results in the car rolling down a mountain, forcing them to hike to a nearby hotel．There the pig ruins an outdoor wedding reception．

All these disasters add spice to their trip．Finally a father and a daughter get the chance to really talk to each other．

    The film explores the parent-child relationship in a comic way: The discrepancy （不同） between how close James thinks he is to Melanie and how little he actually knows of her plans makes us laugh first and then think． 

    All parents, whether they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their kids are growing up．Like what Melanie and James have done in the film, we all can find the delicate balance between staying connected and letting go．

1．According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

   A．It's unclear whether Melanie could be accepted by Northwestern University．

   B．Northwestern University isn't so famous as the university in Washington D.C．

   C．Melanie father prefers her to stay not too far away from him．

   D．There is no hope that Melanie will be accepted by the university in Georgetown．

2．We can infer from the passage that ________．

   A．their car rolled down the mountain, ruining the wedding reception

   B．a(chǎn) hotel was destroyed by Melanie's brother and his pet pig

   C．the girls had to give up their trip because of the incidents on the way

   D．Melanie and her father got to understand each other better after so many encounters

3．The writer holds a（n） ________ attitude towards James Porter's way of treating her daughter's choice．

   A．negative                 B．positive                C．subjective           D．optimistic

4．The main purpose of the passage is to _______．

   A．introduce how to improve the relationship between father and daughter

   B．call on parents to learn to balance the relationship with their children

   C．tell a story which happened between an American girl and her father

   D．explore the differences in parent-child relationship between the west and the east