My chance came at last. Our school was going to hold a sports meet. I knew what it   21  to me so I got up very early to prepare for it. I  22  running and jumping. When I was   23 , I reminded myself of my promise and went on.
  24  the time came nearer, I felt quite   25 . On the first day I came fourth in the 1500m   26  but I was far from   27  because what I wanted most was the highlight of the sports meeting—250x8 relay race. I would run the last leg for my team.
With a shot, the race began. All the students were   28  for their team. The competition was so   29  that I began to feel nervous. Before my turn came, my team was   30  the others. Even worse, I almost dropped the stick when I was trying to   31  it.
  32 after that, there was nothing in my mind except to run as fast as possible. Just when I was approaching the finish line, my legs   33 . Then my promise came to mind again and   34  me to go on. To my surprise, I was the first to   35 the finish line!
  36  , I had proved to myself and those who had often laughed at me that I am not   37  at all! My classmates greeted me warmly and I hugged them tightly. I had won the prize as well as their   38 .
From the sports meeting, I learnt that sometimes things are not so difficult as they   39  to be. Just try your best without fear and you might be surprised at the   40 .

小題1:	A．mattered B．held C．meant D．brought

小題2:	A．exercised B．practiced C．chose D．tried

小題3:	A．tired B．upset C．lazy D．happy

小題4:	A．For B．By C．With D．As

小題5:	A．confident B．worried C．proud D．nervous

小題6:	A．run B．jump C．race D．match

小題7:	A．happy B．sad C．excited D．pleased

小題8:	A．heading B．racing C．cheering D．shouting

小題9:	A．difficult B．close C．heated D．near

小題10:

A．running before B．leading C．falling behind D．catching up with

小題11:

A．fetch B．hold C．pass D．take

小題12:

A．Then B．But C．Thus D．Even

小題13:

A．gave in B．gave out C．gave up D．gave away

小題14:

A．had B．made C．let D．got

小題15:

A．draw B．cut C．cross D．catch

小題16:

A．At last B．After all C．Above all D．As a result

小題17:

A．bad B．weak C．slow D．strong

小題18:

A．congratulations B．respect C．support D．pride

小題19:

A．seem B．hope C．look D．expect

小題20:

A．beginning B．place C．result D．time

One afternoon, my son A dam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I'll explain, 36_ you can just wait until we make a quick 37_ at th grocery store. I have something 38 to show you. ”
At the grocery store, we 39 some apples — red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 40_ your question.” I put one apple of each 41__on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 42 look on his face.
“People are like apples. They come in all 43_colors, shapes and sizes. On the 44,some of the apples
may not 45 look as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 46 each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled (削皮）them, 47 them back on the table, but 48_ a different place.
“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which”
He said, “I 49_ tell. They all look same now. ” Take a bite of 50_. See if that helps you 51_ which one is which"
He took a 52 . and then a huge smile came across his face.. ’’People are 53_ likeapples!They arealldifferent, but once you 54_ the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”
He totally 55_ it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)lthough B．so C．because D．if

小題2:	A．stop B．start C．turn D．stay

小題3:	A．expressive B．encouraging C．informative D．interesting

小題4:	A．bought B．counted C．saw D．collected

小題5:	A．check B．mention C．a(chǎn)nswer D．improve

小題6:	A．size B．type C．shape D．class

小題7:	A．worried B．satisfied C．proud D．curious

小題8:	A．ordinary B．normal C．different D．regular

小題9:	A．outside B．whole C．table D．inside

小題10:

A．still B．even C．only D．ever

小題11:

A．examining B．measuring C．drawing D．packing

小題12:

A．keeping B．placing C．pulling D．giving

小題13:

A．on B．toward C．for D．in

小題14:

A．mustn’t B．can’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t

小題15:

A．each one B．each other C．the other D．one another

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)dmit B．consider C．decide D．believe

小題17:

A．big bite B．deep breath C．firm hold D．close look

小題18:

A．just B．a(chǎn)lways C．merely D．seldom

小題19:

A．put away B．get down C．hand out D．take off

小題20:

A．made B．took C．got D．did

I’ve spent most of my career as a traveling salesman, and so I know that    1   is an occupational disease. But one year, my    2   gave me the cure for my homesickness.
It had black bright eyes, a red bow tie and orange feet--- a stuffed penguin (企鵝) that   3   about five inches tall. Attached to its left wing    4   a little sign with the hand-painted declaration “ I Love My Dad!”. I immediately  5   the penguin on my table.
On my next trip, I put the   6   in my suitcase. That night when I called home, my daughter Jeanine was    7   because the penguin had disappeared. “Honey, he’s here with me,” I explained, “ I brought him    8 ”.
   9  , the penguin came with me --- as necessary as my briefcase. And we     10   along the way. In Albuquerque, I checked into a    11  , dropped my bag and ran to a meeting. When I returned, the maid had    12   the bed and stood the penguin on the pillow.
One night, I discovered the penguin    13  , and after a mad phone call, I learned I’d    14   it in my previous hotel room,    15   it had been rescued by a maid. I       16     a hundred miles to get it, and when I arrived at midnight, the penguin was waiting at the front desk. In the hotel lobby (大廳), other tired business travelers were    17     at the reunion of my penguin and me --- I think with a touch of    18  .
Jeanine is in college now, and I don’t travel    19  . The penguin sits on my table, a reminder that love is a wonderful traveling companion. All those years on    20  , it was the one thing I never left home without.

小題1:	A．cold B．hunger C．loneliness D．fever

小題2:	A．boy B．daughter C．friend D．mother

小題3:	A．stood B．lay C．jumped D．climbed

小題4:	A．wrote B．turned C．was D．had

小題5:	A．threw B．lost C．gave D．placed

小題6:	A．bear B．penguin C．dog D．rabbit

小題7:	A．upset B．happy C．glad D．excited

小題8:	A．up B．off C．a(chǎn)long D．down

小題9:	A．From now on B．In the future C．In future D．From then on

小題10:

A．had friends B．had friend C．made friends D．made friend

小題11:

A．school B．hotel C．shop D．supermarket

小題12:

A．given B．turned C．made D．carried

小題13:

A．sleeping B．going C．living D．missing

小題14:

A．forget B．left C．ordered D．sent

小題15:

A．there B．when C．where D．how

小題16:

A．ran B．walked C．hurried D．drove

小題17:

A．surprised B．frightened C．looked D．laughed

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)nger B．envy C．sadness D．illness

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)s many B．a(chǎn)s seldom C．so little D．a(chǎn)s much

小題20:

A．the hotel B．the meeting C．the road D．the house

I remember a day when I was a little kid. I was making a sandwich in the kitchen when I noticed the date on one of the wine bottles.
“ Dad, dad!” I cried. “This wine is too old to drink.”
“ Son, hold on,” he said.
“ No, you can’t drink this tonight! This bottle of wine was made 10 years ago.”
“ Wait, let me tell you…”
“ Would you like me to throw it away from you?” I asked.
“ Son, wait a second,” he said. “Son, some wines get better over time. The longer you wait to drink it, the better it will be. Although this may seem strange, it is true.”
When I was young, I didn’t have any understanding of what this meant, but now, this would have been very helpful to remember as I went through my teenage years.
In our society, we forget this simple rule: The longer you want for certain things, the better they will be. But we want the best job as quickly as possible; we want to graduate from college in as few years as possible; we even speed through our homework just to chat with friends. When we do this, we lose something of great importance.
We all want to get to the next step so quickly that perhaps we don’t get ready enough to get there. This has a negative effect on our society. When trying to go to the right college, we will do anything to get in and when we rush through our class-work, we may not study enough for the test, and end up failing. We need to be ready for whatever comes, ready for the unexpected. Wine gets better over time, so do the things in our paths of life.
小題1:Why did the author tell his father not to drink the bottle of wine?

A．Because it smelt terrible.

B．Because it was mixed with something else.

C．Because his father drank too much that night.

D．Because it had been kept for years.

小題2:What the author’s father said __________.

A．made the author puzzled when he was a little child.

B．was too simple a rule to be meaningful to the author.

C．threw the author into deep thought then.

D．was an excuse to drink the wine.

小題3: In the author’s opinion, if we do things too quickly, we will __________.

A．do it better	B．save much time
C．graduate from college more quickly	D．miss something useful to us in life

小題4: Which of the following best reflects the main idea of the passage?

A．Well begun is half done.	B．More haste（匆忙）, less speed.
C．Failure is the mother of success.	D．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

I want to let you know about an event that changed my life many years ago. We were living in College Station, Texas and my wife and I were on our way home from Houston, Texas one Sunday morning. We decided to stop at a local gas station to get something to eat since we had enough time.
When we finished, we got back into our car and before I started it, we noticed a homeless man standing in front of the building. His clothes were worn and it looked as if he didn’t have any money. It was cold and I was sure he wanted something to drink. However, it was not this that moved(感動(dòng)) me.
　　A dog was also walking up to the front of the building. Being a dog lover, I noticed that the dog was a mother and that she had just had some puppies(小狗). She was hungry and weak and I felt so bad for her. I knew if she didn’t eat soon, she and her puppies would not live on.
　　People walking by didn’t even notice her. She might not have been as pretty and clean as most, but she still deserved(值得) better. But we still did not do anything, someone else did. The homeless man, who I thought could not afford anything to eat, went back into a store and bought dog food with all the money he had.
小題1: From the passage we can know that______.

A．the author didn’t like dogs

B．the dog was not pretty enough to be loved

C．the author wanted to help the dog but he was unable to

D．the dog and her puppies were in danger of dying of hunger

小題2:Which of the following moved the author?

A．Most people walking by the dog didn’t notice her

B．The homeless man wore worn clothes on the cold day

C．The homeless man bought food for the dog with all of his money

D．The homeless man had not any money to buy any food for himself

小題3: The author did the following except that he_______.

A．had pity on the dog that was in danger

B．bought dog food with all the money he had

C．was a person who treasured dogs very much

D．went home from Houston one Sunday morning

小題4:According to the passage, we know that the homeless man was _______.

A．kind and helpful	B．brave and kind
C．clever and helpful	D．clever and brave

小題5:. The best title for this passage would be_______.

A．My Memory	B．My wife and I
C．Animals Are Parents Too	D．A Mother Dog and Her Puppies

One cold night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco．There I was walking home around one o’clock in the morning after a  1 practice at the theatre. With the opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines by heart. I was having   2 handling my part-time job at the bank in the daytime and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about  3 both acting and San Francisco. I had  4 too much of city life.
As I walked down the  5 streets under the tall buildings, I felt very small and cold, so I began  6 both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my  7 , I heard a sound behind me. I   8  quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me  9 ，so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I   10 what the noise had been. It had been my wallet  11 to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk   12 for 15 minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to quit the  13 , I heard the garbage truck stop to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice came from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened and out jumped a small blonde man with an  14 look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” He asked, holding up a wallet.
It was already 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I couldn’t get much sleep, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some  15 of city life. I realized the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.
1．A．comfortable   B．serious  C．tiresome D．fortunate
2．A．comfort   B．desire   C．pain D．trouble
3．A．setting up    B．giving up    C．holding up   D．picking up
4．A．expected  B．changed  C．controlled   D．possessed
5．A．deserted  B．crowded  C．busy D．wild
6．A．running   B．jumping  C．moving   D．marching
7．A．bank  B．theatre  C．a(chǎn)partment    D．office
8．A．stood B．walked   C．turned   D．left
9．A．satisfied B．confused C．frightened   D．a(chǎn)nnoyed
10. A．turn out B．figure out   C．give out D．pull out
11. A．belonging    B．a(chǎn)dding   C．sticking D．falling
12. A．a(chǎn)imlessly    B．a(chǎn)nxiously    C．skillfully   D．delightedly
13. A．discovery    B．research C．hunt D．finding
14. A．a(chǎn)mused   B．unpleasant   C．uneasy   D．embarrassed
15. A．production   B．judgment C．friendship   D．a(chǎn)ppreciation

When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor，a doctor named Gibbs. When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was   1  trees. His house sat on ten acres(英畝), and his life’s goal was to make it a   2 .
The good doctor had some interesting   3  concerning planting trees. He never  4  his new trees. Once I asked why. “Watering plants will   5  them.” He said, “If you water them, each younger generation will grow   6 . So you have to make things  7  for them.”
He talked about how watering trees 8  shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow  9  roots in search of water. He’d planted an oak and,   10  watering it every morning, he’d   11  it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s   12 .
Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I returned and walked by his  13  and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They’re incredibly   14  now.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two   15 . I stand over them and pray for them.   16  I pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to change my   17.
I know my children are going to encounter hardship. Life is tough, whether we want it to be or not. Too many times we pray for   18 , but that’s a prayer seldom met. What we need to do is pray for   19  that reach deep into the earth  20  they won’t be swept apart when the rains fall and the winds blow.

小題1:	A．planting B．examining C．watching D．cutting

小題2:	A．hospital B．forest C．park D．garden

小題3:	A．instructions B．experiences C．theories D．experiments

小題4:	A．covered B．shook C．watered D．pulled

小題5:	A．strengthen B．enlarge C．drown D．spoil

小題6:	A．taller and taller B．faster and faster C．smaller and smaller D．weaker and weaker

小題7:	A．rough B．easy C．smooth D．pleasant

小題8:	A．set aside B．made for C．put away D．break down

小題9:	A．countless B．numerous C．deep D．limited

小題10:

A．thanks to B．a(chǎn)long with C．a(chǎn)part from D．instead of

小題11:

A．protect B．fasten C．a(chǎn)ppreciate D．beat

小題12:

A．patience B．growth C．a(chǎn)ttention D．movement

小題13:

A．laboratory B．house C．office D．clinic

小題14:

A．dead B．broken C．weak D．strong

小題15:

A．trees B．sons C．works D．houses

小題16:

A．Mostly B．Occasionally C．Scarcely D．Loudly

小題17:

A．mind B．decision C．direction D．prayer

小題18:

A．gifts B．reunion C．ease D．freedom

小題19:

A．branches B．leaves C．tops D．roots

小題20:

A．so that B．even though C．now that D．in case

Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby. They found out that it was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael 21._____ to his sister in Mommy’s tummy.
The pregnancy progressed 22._____for Karen. Then the labor pains came. Every five minutes ... every minute. But complications   23.__  during delivery. Finally, Michael’s little sister was born. But she was in serious 24._____. With siren （警報(bào)）howling in the night, the ambulance 25.____ the infant to the Intensive Care unit at St. Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee.
26.______ inch by. The little girl got worse. The doctors told the parents, "There is very little hope. " Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery (墓地) about a burial plot. They had 27.______ a special room in their home for the new baby — now they planned a funeral.
Week two in Intensive Care. It looked as if a funeral would come 28 _____the week was over. Michael, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister, "I want to sing to her," he said. Kids were never 29______in Intensive Care. But Karen made up her mind. She would take Michael 30._______they liked it or not.
She 31.______ him in an oversized scrub suit and 32.____ him into ICU. He looked like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse33. _____him as a child, "Get that kid out of here now! " The usually 34._____ lady glared into the head nurse’s face, her lips a 35.____ line. "He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!" Karen towed Michael to his sister’s bedside. He gazed at the tiny baby 36.____ the battle to live. And he began to sing 37._____ the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang:
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray"
38. ______ the baby girl responded. The pulse rate became 39._____ and steady.
Keep on singing, Michael. "You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don’t take my sunshine away — " The breathing became as smooth as a kitten’s purr.
Keep on singing, Michael. "The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping,… " Michael’s little sister relaxed as rest.
Funeral plans were 40______. The next day — the very next day — the little girl was well enough to go home!
The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of God’s love!
小題1:A. talked      B sang          C. played        D whispered
小題2: A. quietly      B peacefully     C hopefully      D normally
小題3: A. arose        B. raised       C rose           D aroused
小題4: A situation      B condition     C place          D position
小題5:A took         B sent          C carried         D rushed
小題6:A The years     B The months    C The weeks     D The days
小題7:A fixed up      B made up       C built up        D set up
小題8: A until         B before         C after          D when
小題9:A asked        B allowed        C admitted       D acquired
小題10: A no matter      B even if        C whether       D as if
小題11:A put          B dressed         C wore           D fit
小題12: A marched        B forced         C hid           D followed
小題13:A required        B replied         C recognized      D regarded
小題14: A   warm-hearted                B well-managed
C   mild-mannered               D cold-blooded
小題15: A firm           B strong       C hard           D tough
小題16: A losing         B lost          C to lose         D having lost
小題17:A in            B on           C at             D with
小題18:A Finally        B Instantly       C Patiently       D Interestingly
小題19:A calm          B quiet          C slow          D fast
小題20: A put off        B put away       C put up         D put down

God’s Coffee
A group of class friends, highly achieved in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor．Conversation soon    31  into complaints about stress(壓力) in work and life．
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the   32 and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of   33  —porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking,    34  
expensive, some delicate—telling them to    35   themselves to the coffee．
When all the students had a cup of coffee in  36 ,the professor said：“If you noticed，all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up,  37 behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is
  38 for you to choose only the best for yourselves, that is the    39 of your problems and stress．Be sure that the cup itself    40 no quality to the coffee．In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink．   41 all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously (自覺地) went    42 the best cups．And then you began    43  each other’s cups．Now consider this：Life is the   44 ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups．They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not explain , nor   45 the quality of life we   46 . Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we  47 to enjoy the coffee God has  48  us．God brews the coffee, not the cups…Enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything．They just   49  the best of everything．
Live simply．Love generously．Care deeply．Speak kindly．Leave the   50  to God．

小題1:	A．crowded B．looked C．burst D．turned

小題2:	A．living-room B．waiting-room C．bedroom D．kitchen

小題3:	A．cups B．pans C．bowls D．dishes

小題4:	A．some B．others C．a(chǎn)nother D．other

小題5:	A．choose B．help C．take D．pick

小題6:	A．stomach B．hand C．mind D．mouth

小題7:	A．running B．leaving C．hiding D．staying

小題8:	A．wise B．important C．natural D．necessary

小題9:	A．use B．disagreement C．a(chǎn)nswer D．cause

小題10:

A．likes B．comes C．a(chǎn)dds D．relies

小題11:

A．As B．What C．That D．Which

小題12:

A．for B．into C．by D．on

小題13:

A．looking B．guiding C．eyeing D．changing

小題14:

A．tea B．water C．wine D．coffee

小題15:

A．worsen B．beat C．change D．improve

小題16:

A．dislike B．live C．make D．use

小題17:

A．fail B．succeed C．wish D．try

小題18:

A．sold B．gave C．bought D．brought

小題19:

A．keep B．say C．make D．do

小題20:

A．item B．view C．rest D．thought

No one is perfect．We all mess up（搞砸）now and then．It can  36 a little bit to rememberthat most people have been in the  37   you’re in—hurting several people’s feelings．What makes the difference is what you do next． 38   can go along way toward healing(治愈) hurt or angry feelings．It takes  39  to step up and admit what you did was  40 ．Try saying，
“What I said the other day was  4l  insensitive of me．I shouldn’t have said that．I just want to say I’m sorry．”
When we say sorry, we  42  to be sincere to show we feel sorry about how hurt another person may be．If an apology is more about  43 and how we can benefit，it might not seem true．
Another element of saying sorry is to let the person know you’re not going to let it  44  again．You could tell your friends，“I’m going to be more aware of what I  45 and say about people in the future．I’ll make an effort(努力) to be   46   and more positive about people，and not to 47  behind their backs—especially when it’s my friends．”
If you can’t bring yourself to have a  48 in person，write a note．Whichever way you  49  to communicate, be sure that you’d feel comfortable if anything you say is 50 with other friends，too．
Hopefully，your friends can stop being angry with you．But don’t be  51 if it doesn’t happen instantly．Some people are quick to 52 ．Others may have to think about what you said and need 53  to get over hurt feelings or anger , or to regain trust．Do your best with the part that’s up to you．The rest is up to them．
Stop being angry with yourself，too．You can learn from your  54 ．Being too self-critical can’t help you．Move forward．Focus your energies on trying to make things right  55   working on your good intentions!

小題1:	A．give B．help C．explain D．get

小題2:	A．World B．house C．surrounding D．situation

小題3:	A．Apologies B．Friendships C．Words D．Experiences

小題4:	A．money B．knowledge C．courage D．patience

小題5:	A．wrong B．unusual C．different D．dangerous

小題6:	A．probably B．usually C．really D．finally

小題7:	A．1eam B．need C．promise D．hope

小題8:	A．others B．themselves C．humans D．ourselves

小題9:	A．continue B．happen C．change D．work

小題10:

A．want B．know C．think D．hear

小題11:

A．cleverer B．stronger C．faster D．kinder

小題12:

A．talk B．follow C．a(chǎn)ct D．shout

小題13:

A．party B．1esson C．meeting D．conversation

小題14:

A．dare B．decide C．claim D．dream

小題15:

A．shared B．compared C．connected D．treated

小題16:

A．surprised B．interested C．discouraged D．frightened

小題17:

A．forgive B．understand C．a(chǎn)gree D．a(chǎn)ppear

小題18:

A．energy B．time C．confidence D．support

小題19:

A．skills B．friends C．plans D．mistakes

小題20:

A．for B．a(chǎn)nd C．but D．or