Eighty-year-old retired tailor, James McKay, spent Saturday night in jail after 31 thirty-year-old Keith Smith over the head 32 his walking stick．McKay's wife, Laurence told us that while McKay is usually a 33  person, he had been 34 to this act of violence by getting wet just once too often．

Smith lives above the McKays and it appears that not only is he a keen gardener, he is also a 35 collector. Unfortunately for him, the water he sent over his balcony every day ended up on the McKay's, or too often, on the McKays 36 .

“For the last fortnight, since Smith moved into the flat above us, we have hardly dared to go to our37 ,” said Laurence．She added that it wasn't so much the water falling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plant 38  bothered them, it was more the way he cleaned his fish tanks．“We'd be 39 there happily reading our newspapers, when 40 so much water would come from above that we'd be as wet as if we'd 41 with our clothes on! Neither could we get rid of the 42 of fish!”

And on Saturday evening it was just too 43. “It was James's birthday,” explained Laurence, “and I'd made him a birthday cake．The candles were a great sight as you can imagine, but James didn't get to blow them out.” 44 , Smith emptied one of his larger tanks over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake were wet 45．Rarely had Laurence seen McKay move so fast．“I couldn't 46 him．He was up there in a flash．It was the fastest I'd seen him move since 1964.”

Smith is not going to take things further with the police．He has also promised to change his 47 from now on．And what of James McKay? 48 he left the police station, a large crowd of supporters sang him, “Happy Birthday”．“49 the most exciting birthday 50 !” said the cheerful old man．“The best since my adolescence I'd say!”         

1.                A．hitting          B．tapping         C．pushing   D．touching

 

2.                A．by             B．with           C．through  D．via

 

3.                A．quiet          B．sensitive        C．peaceful  D．stubborn

 

4.                A．accustomed     B．taken          C．driven    D．attracted

 

5.                A．seed           B．fish            C．plant D．newspaper

 

6.                A．himself         B．itself           C．herself   D．themselves

 

7.                A．bathroom       B．balcony         C．bedroom D．kitchen

 

8.                A．which          B．what           C．that  D．whether

 

9.                A．sitting          B．exercising       C．sleeping  D．eating

 

10.               A．regularly       B．unconsciously    C．precisely  D．suddenly

 

11.               A．swum          B．watered        C．showered  D．drowned

 

12.               A．taste           B．sense          C．feeling    D．smell

 

13.               A．little           B．soon           C．late  D．much

 

14.               A．Instead         B．Besides         C．Otherwise D．Consequently

 

15.               A．over           B．across          C．through   D．down

 

16.               A．stop           B．blame          C．ignore D．stand

 

17.               A．views          B．attitude        C．mind D．ways

 

18.               A．While          B．Since          C．Until  D．As

 

19.               A．Sincerely       B．Impossibly      C．Previously D．Definitely

 

20.               A．before         B．already         C．ever  D．since

 

 

Mr. Smith is a painter, _____ I should also like to be.?

A. that　      B. which?       C. who            D. it??

Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on You.
Tickets   Grown-ups：＄2.00
Children：Over 12 ＄1.00 Under 12 Free
Opening time:9:00 a.m.— 4:00 p.m.  Except Friday 10:00 a.m. — 3 :00 p.m.
Keep the zoo clean！Do not touch，give food or go near the animals.
【小題1】How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage？

A．Four

B．Five

C．Six

D．Seven

【小題2】Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one aged 14 and the other 10, how much are the tickets together？

A．$4.00

B．$2.00

C．$3.00

D．$1.00

【小題3】Which of the following is the visiting time？

A．8:30 a.m. Monday

B．9:30 a.m. Friday

C．3:00 p.m. Sunday

D．5:00 p.m. Tuesday

【小題4】From the passage we can guess the animal “giraffe” must be very _______.

A．fat

B．long

C．strong

D．tall

【小題5】Which of the following can we do in the zoo？

A．To give some food to the dogs.	B．To touch the monkey on the head.
C．To throw things everywhere.	D．To take a few nice photos.

As we grow up, we gradually develop a set of our own values or beliefs. These are influenced by society, our family, the education we receive and so on. Once this value system is set up, it’s not easy to change later in life. Financial experts say that everyone also has his own belief of how to manage his money. According to our different values, experts put us in three catagories---the ant, the cricket(蟋蟀) and the snail.

★ The ant — work first

Just like ants who work heart and soul in summer in order to store food for winter, these people don't care about enjoying the moment. They work very hard and save money they earn so that they can enjoy life when they get old and retire. The ant loves to save, but they could make more out of their money if they were willing to invest in some funds and stocks with low risk.

★ The cricket — fun first

The cricket wants to enjoy everything now and doesn't think too much about the future. They even borrow money when they really want something. Many young people now belong to this group. These people have little savings. When they get old, they might have problems. They should learn to save and buy insurance.

★ The snail — life under pressure

The snail refers to people who make life difficult for themselves. They take big long-term loans(貸款) from the bank in order to buy things such as luxury houses. They are happy to take big loans even though they are not sure they can afford them. This can cause problems in the future. They should plan more carefully.

 One’s values may________.

A. be his ways of managing money

B. be his beliefs about society

C. be connected with his education

D. influence his behavior

 Mr. Smith always enjoys spending a weekend with his friends, fishing, hunting and playing cards. Besides, he spends money in a very luxurious way. So_______.

A. Mr. Smith belongs to the ant type

B. Mr. Smith belongs to the cricket type

C. Mr. Smith belongs to the snail type

D. it’s hard to tell which kind of person Mr. Smith is

The writer of the passage intends _______.

A. to introduce to us the three types of people with different life style

B. to show us his special attitude to the different people

C. to tell us life is full of joy and happiness all the time

D. to warn us how to live a better life in a new way

According to the passage, the most suitable title would be _______.

A. Nature of Spending

B. What Comes First

C. How to Understand Your Belief

D. Work and Fun

以是各位專家的有關信息，請閱讀六位不同的人的需求（A---F）并按照需求匹配信息。選項中有一項是多余選項。
【小題1】Doctor Allen
Doctor Allen is a dentist．The dentist is a doctor who is specially trained to care for teeth．When you visit your dentist for a checkup he or she will look at your teeth and gums to check for any problem．The dentist also wants to make sure your teeth are developing properly as you grow．It’s important to visit your dentist every 6 months to make sure you’re taking good care of your teeth and that your teeth and gums are healthy．
【小題2】Doctor Philips
Doctor Philips is a pediatrician．Basically pediatricians focus on the physical emotional and social health of infants children adolescents and young adults from birth to 21 years．Their patient-care lens is focused on prevention detection and management of physical behavioral developmental and social problems that affect children．Even more basically pediatricians take care of children．This might involve treating an ear infection talking to parents about school or behavioral problems or seeing them for well child checkups and giving them their shots．
【小題3】Doctor Smith
Doctor Smith is a surgeon who is a physician specializing in surgery．General Surgeons perform comprehensive general surgery examinations consultation diagnosis and treatment planning which includes: trauma wounds and conditions of soft tissue including aspiration biopsy and repair etc．
【小題4】Doctor Steward
Doctor Steward is a clinical psychologist who is trained and educated to perform psychological research testing and therapy．Clinical psychologists may simply but importantly provide an opportunity to talk and think about things that are confusing and worrying．They would also discuss with you different ways of understanding or interpreting your problems or situations．Clinical psychologists are trained to use a range of different approaches aimed to help you become more expert about yourself and more able to overcome or cope with life problems．
【小題5】Doctor Lisa
Doctor Lisa is an excellent school consultant．Educational consultants counsel students and their families in the selection of programs schools and treatment centers based on the student’s individual needs．When students graduate from high school some of them want to continue their study; they may be not sure which university is more appropriate for them or what subject they will choose．In that case most of them will turn to their educational consultants．
請閱讀以下相關信息，然后匹配他/她擬要咨詢的相關專家或醫(yī)生。

A．Tom’s mother is worried because Tom’s wounded this morning when he jumped off the speeding bicycle．The soft tissue of his right leg was broken．

B．Alex is going to take a course of computer．But he is not sure whether this course will be useful when he goes to the university．

C．Mummy is unhappy because she feels painful when she bites into something cold or hot．Her teeth are really a trouble to her．

D．Mary’s younger brother Tim who is 8 years old felt uncomfortable because he had eaten too much ice-cream．

E．Lily wants to visit some places of interests during the long holiday．But she doesn’t know where to go and how to have a good tour and not waste money．
F．Lee is really frustrated nowadays．He doesn’t know why other students don’t want to speak to him．What’s wrong? It seems that he can never get out of it ．He gets angry easily recently．He wants to talk to someone to get out of it．