My name is Lin Young．I am a seventeen-year-old skateboarder．Three years ago I  1 a skate-boarding competition and fell in love with this  2  immediately． Since it is fun and challenging，I decided to  3  the sport．Trying to get a ramp(斜坡) to  4   ，I went to see a park manager and  5  him about my plan to build one in his park．I was very   6   to learn that he also thought it was a good idea．Two weeks  7  ，my friends and I began skateboarding on a new ramp．

  I have been skateboarding for three years and    8   love it．I feel great when  9   for a ride．

  I get excited and can  10   my heart beating faster．When concentrating(集中精力)on the  11   my body moves in the air，I feel that I am flying and   12   from everything．

  Like every other rider，I always wear a helmet(頭盔)and other equipment to protect  13  ．I want to do it well and safe．A skilled skateboarder as I am now，I won't try a trick  14  is too dangerous．I think the spirit of the extreme sports like skate-boarding is not to  15  off how cool you are，but to try something new and overcome(克服)your fears．

1．A．held               B．joined                 C．taught               D．watched

2．A．match            B．sport                 C．spirit                D．fact

3．A．try                B．discover            C．collect              D．enjoy

4．A．a(chǎn)dvise            B．rest                C．practice             D．go

5．A．told              B．discussed           C．expressed            D．believed

6．A．sad               B．happy               C．exciting             D．surprising

7．A．a(chǎn)fter             B．a(chǎn)go                 C．before              D．later

8．A．a(chǎn)lso              B．yet                 C．still                 D．either

9．A．preparing         B．1ooking             C．getting              D．tasting

10．A．feel             B．find                 C．hear                D．sound

11．A．road             B．way                C．idea                D．side

12．A．empty          B．a(chǎn)ngry                C．interested           D．free

13．A．others           B．it．                 C．myself             D．itself

14．A．what           B．that                 C．who                  D．when

15．A．show          B．take                 C．put                D．get

When I had something difficult to do， I used to ask my mother for help. But she always said， “Do it yourself，dear.” I was not     1    at all. I thought she was the 2    mother in the world!
For example，one day， I decided to     3   some friends to my home. My bedroom was not in order. Books were everywhere. And I didn’t make the bed. I asked my      4   to help me clean it，   5      she still said，“Do it yourself，girl.”
Because of my “l(fā)azy mother”，I have to     6    my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents      7    I even have to go to the dentist by myself. It is really hard for me to do everything well，but I have learned     8   .
As time goes by， I understand my mother. She makes me clever and diligent (勤奮的)    9   a great mother! A     10  mother is worth（等值于） one hundred teachers! Don’t you think so?
【小題1】A. old             B. glad             C. thin
【小題2】A. tallest           B. most foolish      C. laziest
【小題3】A. leave            B. invite           C. visit
【小題4】A. mother          B. father           C. brother
【小題5】A. or              B. when           C. but
【小題6】A. wash           B. lead            C. knoc
【小題7】A. do housework    B. go swimming     C. go camping
【小題8】A. on show         B. by mistake       C. a lot
【小題9】A. Which          B. What            C. Who
【小題10】A. young         B. good             C. happy

完形填空 先通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在所給選項中，選出最佳選項。

At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery: we are built not just of flesh (肌肉) and blood but also of time. They were able to show that we all have a ‘body clock’   1  us, which controls the   2  and fall of our body energies. It can   3  us different from one day to the next.

The idea of a ‘body clock’ should not be too   4  because the lives of most living things are controlled by the 24-hour night-and-day cycle (循環(huán)). We feel   5  and fall asleep at night. We become   6  and energetic during the day. Most people will have a bad feeling if the 24-hour cycle is   7 . For example, people who are not used to working at night can find that lack (缺少) of sleep causes them to  8  badly at work.

  9  the daily cycle of sleeping and waking, we also have other cycle which lasts longer than one day. Most of us would   10  that we feel good on some days and not so good on others; sometimes our ideas seem to be so active and at other times, they are not.

1.                A．beside         B．inside          C．outside   D．under

2.                A．life            B．offer           C．use D．rise

3.                A．show           B．treat           C．make     D．change

4.                A．difficult         B．natural         C．surprising     D．frightening

5.                A．quiet           B．tired           C．comfortable   D．cheerful

6.                A．regular         B．serious         C．lively     D．clear

7.                A．disturbed       B．pushed         C．restarted D．troubled

8.                A．perform        B．suffer          C．count    D．control

9.                A．With           B．As well as       C．Except    D．Rather than

10.               A．a(chǎn)fford          B．a(chǎn)dmire         C．a(chǎn)dvise     D．a(chǎn)gree

Sunshine cinema _____________a film called Love boat.

A. is show       B. is shown         C. is showing      D. is on show