There are many fun, free activities that you can do as a family. All that is required is a bit of imagination and some time set aside for fun. And the best part is that these are the kind of memories a child will remember for a lifetime.
Family game night
Find out any of the games that are already around the house. Kids often get computer games for Christmas or birthdays, and would love to have a chance to play with their family. Or, make up some games of your own. “Charades” is a fun game to play that will challenge a child to use his/her imagination. Divide the family into teams and let each team come up with words that the other has to act out.
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Pick some time for the family to sit down and come up with their own masterpiece. It doesn’t need to be just a drawing -- take some old magazines sitting around the house, let the kids cut out pictures and paste them into their own montage. Or, use items from nature. Let them use leaves, pine cones, twigs and whatever else they can find to create something from their imaginations.
Family Picnic
Taking the family for a picnic is a great way for some fun that doesn’t cost any money. If the weather is nice, take them to a park or playground and let the kids have a day of playing. Or, if it is the middle of winter and a foot of snow is on the ground, set up a picnic in the living room.
Family Field Trip
A family field trip doesn’t have to cost a dime. Ask a nearby farm if it would be alright to bring your kids out for a tour and to see some of the animals. Or take them to a park and make a scavenger hunt where they need to find certain items from nature. Ask a local business if you could bring the family for a tour to see how things work -- you might be surprised at the number of people who would be thrilled to share what they do with others, and it could be an interesting lesson for the kids.
小題1:We can learn from the passage that “charades” ________.

A．is a computer game	B．is too difficult for children
C．involves acting out words	D．should be played by more than four people

小題2: What is the best title to be put in the blank of part two? ____________.

A．Family art time	B．Family gardening time
C．Family music time	D．Family cleaning time

小題3:According to the passage, the family picnic____________.

A．should be held in the middle of winter

B．can be held inside your house

C．will be very meaningful if held in offices

D．will cost much money if held on a farm

小題4:Who might be most interested in this passage? _________.

A．Parents

B．Teachers

C．Farmers

D．Employers

小題5:The writer wrote this passage mainly to _____________.

A．encourage children to use imagination.

B．share precious family memories

C．discuss young children’s interests

D．suggest fun activities to families

“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late  _31___the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the __32___where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I   hope the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not   _33___.
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your   _34___ this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “ Get up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜臺(tái)). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress.  _35___ her was a young man of about 23.He seemed very ____36____, and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and __37___about opening an account. I gave her necessary   38__and she went out. Then I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something ___39_ _with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise ___40 __my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time ___41___ I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! Still shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. ___42___ the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “__43___of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my ___44__ the first customer was a girl ___45__ a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The Dream! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)s B．but C．a(chǎn)nd D．or

小題2:	A．hotel B．shop C．bank D．restaurant

小題3:	A．lucky B．happy C．sorry D．a(chǎn)ngry

小題4:	A．excuse B．idea C．cause D．a(chǎn)nswer

小題5:	A．Before B．Behind C．Beyond D．Against

小題6:	A．nervous B．shy C．calm D．a(chǎn)ngry

小題7:	A．cared B．talked C．a(chǎn)sked D．worried

小題8:	A．information B．offer C．introduction D．support

小題9:	A．hidden B．filled C．decorated D．covered

小題10:

A．took B．filled C．closed D．came

小題11:

A．when B．a(chǎn)fter C．before D．that

小題12:

A．As usual B．For one thing C．In fact D．In general

小題13:

A．Less B．Plenty C．More D．None

小題14:

A．pleasure B．surprise C．joy D．regret

小題15:

A．of B．with C．on D．in

Sons who have fond childhood memories of their fathers are more likely to be emotionally stable（穩(wěn)定的） in the face of day-to-day stresses, according to psychologists（心理學(xué)家） who studied hundreds of adults of all ages.
“As our study shows, fathers do play a unique（獨(dú)特的） and important role in the mental health of their children much later in life,” Psychology professor Melanie Mallers of California State University said.
For this study, 912 adult men and women between the ages of 25 and 74 completed short daily telephone interviews about that day’s experiences over an eight-day period. The interviews focused on the participants’ psychological and emotional distress (i.e., whether they were nervous, sad, etc.) and if they had experienced any stressful events that day.
The participants were also required to answer questions such as, “How would you rate your relationship with your mother during the years when you were growing up?” and “How much time and attention did your mother give you when you needed it?” The same questions were asked about fathers.
People who reported they had a good mother-child relationship reported three percent less psychological distress（憂慮） compared to those who reported a poor relationship, according to Mallers.
Men who reported having a good relationship with their father during childhood were more likely to be less emotional when reacting to stressful events in their current daily lives than those who had a poor relationship, according to her findings.
Also, the quality of mother and father relationships was significantly associated（有關(guān)） with how many stressful events the participants faced on a daily basis. In other words, if they had a poor childhood relationship with both parents, they reported more stressful incidents over the eight-day study when compared to those who had a good relationship with their parents.
Mallers theorized why healthy or unhealthy relationships may have an effect on how people handle stress as adults. “Perhaps having caring parents equips children with the experiences and skills necessary to more successfully navigate（導(dǎo)航） their relationships with other people throughout childhood and into adulthood.” She said.
小題1:What can we know about the recent study from the passage?
A It was led by Melanie Mallers.
B 912 adults who were over twenty-five joined in it.
C It lasted as long as eight days.
D It was funded just by California State University.
小題2:Which of the following may the participants be asked about in telephone interviews?
A Their physical condition.      B Their parenting（育兒） skills.
C Their emotional distress and stressful events.
D Their childhood relationships with teachers.
小題3:Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A Many people with good parent-child relationships still can’t keep emotionally stable in stressful incidents.
B Men with a good mother-child relationship were more likely to be emotionally stable when reacting to stressful events.
C Women were better at getting along with their parents than men when they were young.
D People with good childhood relationships with parents suffered（遭受） fewer stressful incidents.
小題4:What can be concluded from the findings of the study?
A Childhood memories of parents have a lasting effect on one’s ability to handle stress.
B Adults with good childhood relationships with parents will live happily and successfully.
C The mother-child relationship is more important than the father-child relationship.
D The quality of parent-child relationships determines（決定） how people handle stress as adults.

Be aware of those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can create a false impression. For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!” This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe, or maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred tickets, and only one was winner. He’s really a big loser! He didn’t say anything that was false, but he omitted important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.
Untrustworthy candidates in political campaigns often use this tactic. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents runs an advertisement, saying “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true. However an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might boast, “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples(粉刺).” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.
This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
小題1:Which statement is true according to the article?

A．Whenever people tell the truth, they may lie

B．You cannot trust lottery agent.

C．All governors help their states.

D．The truth can be used in dishonest ways.

小題2:The author clearly wants people ___________.

A．to think carefully about what they read and hear

B．to vote for female candidates

C．not to believe advertisements of any kind

D．not to trust any politician

小題3:Governor Smith’s opponents wanted __________.

A．to make her a liar	B．to beat her in the campaign
C．to get jobs in the government	D．to detect her lie

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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的（A、B、C和D）四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My   36  took me by train or by car to a hotel by the   37 . All day, I seem to remember, I   38  on the sands with strange   39  children. We made houses and gardens, and   40  the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we   41  over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the   42  seemed to shine always brightly   43  the water was always warm. Sometimes we  44  beach and walked in the country, exploring(搜尋) ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were   45  in one’s pockets or good places where one could   46  ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good   47  is much the same as it was. I   48  like the sun and warm sand and the sound of   49  beating the rocks. I no longer wish to   50  any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.   51 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I   52  what my ideal(理想的) holiday will be like when I am   53 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about   54  who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves   55  on too many ices creams.

小題1:	A．teacher B．parents C．nurse D．younger sister

小題2:	A．sea B．lake C．mountain D．river

小題3:	A．played B．slept C．sat D．stood

小題4:	A．moving B．exciting C．a(chǎn)nxious D．nervous

小題5:	A．made B．brought C．watched D．heard

小題6:	A．collected B．jumped C．turned D．climbed

小題7:	A．light B．sun C．moon D．lamp

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)nd B．yet C．but D．or

小題9:	A．left B．came to C．stood by D．played by

小題10:

A．sweets B．sand C．ice-creams D．money

小題11:

A．make B．sell C．buy D．offer

小題12:

A．house B．holiday C．garden D．tide

小題13:

A．hardly B．a(chǎn)lmost C．still D．perhaps

小題14:

A．waves B．tides C．hands D．feet

小題15:

A．destroy B．fix C．use D．build

小題16:

A．But B．However C．Otherwise D．Besides

小題17:

A．wonder B．feel C．understand D．believe

小題18:

A．strong B．weak C．young D．old

小題19:

A．children B．boys C．girls D．grown-ups

小題20:

A．happy B．tired C．sad D．sick

In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child’s acquisition(學(xué)會(huì)) of each new skill---the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is usual that parents hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, and a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.
Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters, other are severe over time of coming home at night or punctuality (準(zhǔn)時(shí)) for meals. In general, the controls imposed (強(qiáng)加的) represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child’s own happiness.
As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parent teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is not foundation for morality. Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept”. If they are not sincere and do not practise what they preach (說(shuō)教), their children may grow confused, and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.
A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents’ principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.
小題1: Eagerly watching the child’s acquisition of new skills ________.

A．should be avoided

B．is universal among parents

C．sets up dangerous states of worry in the child

D．will make him lose interest in learning new things

小題2:When children are learning new skills, parents should _________.

A．encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read

B．not expect too much of them

C．a(chǎn)chieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own

D．create as many learning opportunities as possible

小題3:The second paragraph mainly tells us_________.

A．parents should be strict with their children

B．parents controls satisfy only the needs of the parents and the values of the community

C．parental restrictions vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children alone

D．parents vary in their strictness towards their children according to the situation

小題4:In moral matters, parents should _________.

A．observe the rules themselves

B．be aware of the marked difference between adults and children

C．forbid things which have no foundation in morality

D．satisfy their children’s needs

Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school or to friends' houses.
Traffic accidents declare millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan.
To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must follow the rules. Before you drive, learn all the traffic laws. That way of driving is safe, convenient and even fun!
小題1:The underlined sentence “Traffic accidents declare millions of lives worldwide” in the passage means “_______”.

A．Traffic accidents make some people become millionaires

B．Many people die from traffic accidents

C．Millions of people say they themselves have had traffic accidents

D．Millions of people remain healthy after traffic accidents

小題2:According to the passage, driving can be safe if _______. 

A．you are patient	B．you obey all the traffic rules
C．you don't cut another car off	D．you wait in line at a red light

小題3:Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? _______.

A．Traffic Safety	B．A Careful driver
C．How To Drive A Car	D．A Traffic Accident

There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book   36  hand. Of course, we may   37  with our guide-books the history and   38  developments of a town and get to know them.   39  then, if we take out time and  40  in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we   41  it as a whole, we begin to have some   42  ,which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just  43  this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets   44   in this particular way, and not in any   45  way?
Here even the best guide-book   46  us. One can’t find in it the information about how a town has developed to the   47  appearance. It may not describe the original (最初的)   48  of a town. However, one may get some idea of what it   49  look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine   50  the town was first planned and built . Then one can learn more about in what direction the town   51  to develop.
What is the   52  of studying towns in the way? For me, it is   53  that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes. A   54  visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive   55  just reading about it in a guide-book.

小題1:	A．in B．a(chǎn)t C．by D．on

小題2:	A．write B．study C．tell D．remember

小題3:	A．strange B．similar C．separate D．special

小題4:	A．But B．Before C．Since D．Until

小題5:	A．march B．work C．stay D．wail

小題6:	A．look at B．look after C．look for D．look up

小題7:	A．ideas B．opinions C．feelings D．questions

小題8:	A．of B．for C．like D．a(chǎn)s

小題9:	A．open B．run C．begin D．move

小題10:

A．one B．more C．other D．such

小題11:

A．helps B．tricks C．fails D．satisfies

小題12:

A．old B．normal C．first D．present

小題13:

A．capital B．meaning C．design D．change

小題14:

A．used to B．seemed to C．had to D．happened to

小題15:

A．what B．how C．when D．where

小題16:

A．stops B．a(chǎn)ppears C．starts D．continues

小題17:

A．point B．view C．problem D．difficulty

小題18:

A．nearly B．simply C．generally D．hardly

小題19:

A．costly B．formal C．group D．personal

小題20:

A．from B．than C．through D．with

"Every time we had dinner, I felt awkward when my Chinese mom__２１___asked me to eat more. My mom in American would__２２___push me like that.__２３___I couldn't tolerate it any more, so I asked why she did that. She told me it was because she loved me and really looked__２４___me as her own child and she worried about whether I felt hungry. From that point I understood that Chinese people had__２５___a poor life in the past.__２６___worries parents most is whether their children have enough food. Although their lives have dramatically improved, they are used to__２７___the old concerns. I still don't feel easy with constant___２８__to eat, but when my Chinese mom tries to persuade me__２９___more, I always thank her with a smile__３０___feeling angry."
This story comes from Tyler, an American youngster who once lived in my neighbour’s home. His Chinese mom is Wang Huirong, a__３１___from Beijing Normal University.
As economic__３２___between the US and China become more frequent, an increasing number of American teenagers have become interested in Chinese culture, which seems very new and__３３___ to them. Chinese has gradually become a(n) __３４___choice for American high school students studying a second language. Tyler's father has a trade relationship with China stretching back to the beginning of reform and opening-up, which gave Tyler the opportunity to have__３５___to China from a very young age.
"Only__３６___and opening-up has allowed us to have a lovely American teenager come and visit us frequently. I couldn't even imagine that in the past. Before we actively sought to avoid __３７___relations. None of us could ever have imagined that one day we would live with foreigners __３８___we were from the same family." says Wang with deep feeling.
Tyler's Chinese has improved a lot. When he first arrived at Wang's home he often watched the retiree__３９___ she spoke, but couldn't respond. Wang often felt anxious and asked for my help with translating. But now Tyler has no problem__４０___with us in Chinese.

小題1:	A．eagerly B．repeatedly C．friendly D．warmly

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)lso B．never C．often D．not

小題3:	A．However B．But C．Finally D．Therefore

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)fter B．a(chǎn)t C．for D．upon

小題5:	A．led B．leaded C．live D．made

小題6:	A．It B．What C．That D．Which

小題7:	A．speaking B．talking C．voicing D．saying

小題8:	A．demands B．orders C．requests D．commands

小題9:	A．eat B．eating C．to eat D．a(chǎn)te

小題10:

A．other than B．but than C．instead D．instead of

小題11:

A．retiree B．worker C．professor D．official

小題12:

A．changes B．exchanges C．conflicts D．improvements

小題13:

A．different B．difficult C．challenging D．exciting

小題14:

A．hot B．heat C．cold D．only

小題15:

A．entrance B．a(chǎn)ccess C．door D．way

小題16:

A．revolution B．fighting C．reform D．motivation

小題17:

A．foreigner B．a(chǎn)board C．civil D．overseas

小題18:

A．like B．a(chǎn)s if C．a(chǎn)s D．even if

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)s B．while C．since D．for

小題20:

A．chat B．chatting C．to chat D．chatted

I love science and science fiction. Like many science fiction fans, I am fascinated by the possibility of time travel. However, one must combine romance with reasoning and look into the chances of time travel critically.
First of all, we must remember the whole universe is in motion. If we want to go back to yesterday, our "time machine" has to move back in time and space. If someone claimed he was at home when he suddenly travelled 200 years back in time, he either had an illusion or made the story up. Two hundred years ago, Earth was in a different place in space, so how can you travel back 200 years without moving in space? Don't get me wrong. I am not knocking the genius of science fiction writers. H.G. Wells's "The Time Machine" is a great work of fiction, but that’s all. I have read many other time travelling science fiction stories since reading H.G. Wells, but none address this problem of displacement.
My own argument for the impossibility of time travel is that physical states of the past no longer exist and those of the future are not here yet. To be able to move back and forth in time requires everything that has happened, is happening, and will happen everywhere in the whole universe at every single moment in time－past, present, and future－to be stored as a "reality" somewhere－like the save game file of a computer game that contains every single byte of information of the game at the point it was saved, but you would need an almost extremely large file and almost extremely many of them－so it can be re-entered and communicated with, and not just light signals for viewing. To me, I don’t buy it.
小題1:Which of the following can be the best title?

A．How to make time travel possible?

B．Why am I fascinated by time travel?

C．Why do I think time travel is not possible?

D．How to explain the possibility of time travel?

小題2:What’s the meaning of the underlined word “illusion”?

A．success

B．dream

C．switch

D．support

小題3: According to the author, which of the following is RIGHT?

A．We can go back to the past by time travel.

B．People can travel to the future by moving in space.

C．“The Time Machine” is nothing more than a science fiction.

D．Everything that happened, is happening and will happen can be stored somewhere.

小題4:In the author’s opinion, time travel might be possible if                            .

A．people could combine romance with reasoning

B．people could stop the movement of the whole universe

C．people could use time machine under the instruction of H.G. Wells

D．people could “save” everything in the past, present and future in a certain space