A dog who chewed off his owner’s infected toe（腳趾）while he was passed-out drunk has been called a lifesaver. Jerry Douthett had been out drinking when his dog Kiko bit off a large part if his big toe. His wife, Rosee, rushed him to hospital where tests showed the 48-year-old musician had dangerous high blood-sugar levels. Doctors told him his toe would have had to be cut off anyway.
Mr Douthett said he had refused to get medical advice despite his toe being swollen for months. “I was hiding it from people, Rosee included,” he said. “It smelled , and I look back now and realize every time we’d visit someone with a dog, their dog would smell all over my foot.”
The night before Mr Douthett had agreed to see a doctor, he passed out at home after going out drinking. He said, “I woke up and the dog was lying along side by foot. I said, ‘Ah, there’s blood everywhere.’ I ran to the bathroom and started to scream.”
However, he believes Kiko could sense the disease coming from his big toe. “He’s a hero,” Mr Douthett said. “It wasn’t an aggressive attack. He just ate the infection. He saved my life. He ate it. I mean, he must have eaten it, because we couldn’t find it anywhere else in the house. I look down. There’s blood all over, and my toe is gone.”
Before the operation, Mr Douthett asked a nurse, “Is there any chance I can get whatever’s left of my toe, so I can give it to Kiko as a treat?” Kiko is still with the family but is under observation by authorities.
小題1:.Mr Douthett didn’t want to get medical treatment because ______ .
A．he didn’t know about his disease at all
B．he was unwilling to let others know about his disease
C．doctors had no good ways to treat his bad toe
D．his wife advised him not to do that
小題2:.From Paragraph 3 we can infer that ______ .
A．Rosee managed to persuade her husband to go to hospital
B．Mr Douthett made his big toe worse by frequent drinking
C．Mr Douthett didn’t know his toe was chewed off at first
D．it is dangerous for people to let pet dogs sleep in the bedrooms
小題3:.What did Mr Douthett think of his dog ?
A．It was clever and brave.
B．It never attacked healthy people.
C．It was a cruel but helpful dog.
D．It was a dangerous dog in fact.

小題1:B
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The annual marathon in my town usually took place in summer. My job was to   21   behind the runners in an ambulance   22    any of them needed medical attention. The driver and I were in an air-conditioned ambulance behind nearly one hundred athletes    23   to hear the sharp crack of the starting gun.
“We’re supposed to stay behind the   24   runner, so take it slowly ,” I said to the driver , Doug , as we began to creep forward .
“Let’s just hope all the runners are fast!” he laughed.
As they began to pace themselves, the front runners started to   25   . It was then that my   26  were drawn to the woman in blue silk running shorts and a baggy white T-shirt.
“Doug, look!”
We knew we were already watching our “l(fā)ast runner”. Her feet were turned in, but her left knee was turned out. Her legs were so crippled and bent that it seemed impossible for her to be able to walk , let alone run a marathon .
Doug and I watched in   27   as she slowly moved forward. We didn’t say a thing. We would move forward a little bit, then stop and wait for her to gain some distance. Then we’d slowly move forward a little bit more.
Finally, she was the  28   runner left in sight. Tears streamed down my face as I sat on the edge of my seat and watched with amazement and even respect as she    29       forward with strong determination through the last miles.
When the    30   line came into sight, rubbishes lay everywhere and the cheering crowds had already gone home.    31  , a man waited proudly there. He was   32  one end of a ribbon (帶子) tied to a post.   33  slowly crossed through, leaving both ends of the ribbon fluttering behind her.
I do not know this woman’s name, but that day she became a part of my life –a part I often depend on. For her, it wasn’t about   34   the other runners or winning a competition, it was about finishing what she had set out to do, no matter    35  . When I think things are too difficult or too time-consuming, I think of the last runner. Then I realize how easy the task before me really is.
小題1:
A．interview B．watch C．follow D．fall
小題2:
A．when B．sinceC．because D．in case
小題3:
A．searching B．sitting C．wishing D．waiting
小題4:
A．slow B．last C．wounded D．helpless
小題5:
A．runB．missC．disappearD．lose
小題6: 
A．a(chǎn)ttentionB．mindC．eyesD．sight
小題7: 
A．happinessB．silenceC．disappointmentD．hope
小題8: 
A．singleB．onlyC．lastD．careful
小題9: 
A．pushedB．foughtC．pulledD．jumped
小題10:
A．closeB．endC．matchD．finish
小題11:
A．Yet B．But C．Thus D．Therefore
小題12:
A．catchingB．handing C．holdingD．bringing
小題13:
A．He B．SheC．I D．They
小題14:
A．winning B．competing C．beating D．fighting
小題15:
A．what B．where C．whenD．why

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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。 
The sound of the rain hitting the window wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did 15 years ago，which reminded me of my girlhood．
It was my second day of  36 and it was raining heavily．I could not   37  the habit I had at home, so I fell asleep right at my  38 ．I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back．We were  39 home．It was the last time I felt  40 to him．
After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children．I was not bothered much by this  41 ．I was proud of it，for I felt  42  and“grown up．” However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought  43 from him．
One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework．I hated doing this more than anything．Dad came and stood behind me for a moment，  44 me scratching（亂寫） the paper．Then he said, “This kind of writing needs  45 ．Your writing is not strong enough．Press harder．”
I followed his  46 for the next two words，but  47 I could see little improvement，I followed my own method-the  48 way．His advice did not improve my writing but our  49 ．As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his  50 in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a  51 ．People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.
He often said to me，“As you can see，this family is going to count on you．We are  52 to provide you anything for your future．You have to get  53 to change the life for yourself．”
As a result of his  54 ，I have  55 it through high school and through college．
小題1:.
A．graduationB．employmentC．collegeD．school
小題2:.
A．formB．resistC．followD．break
小題3:.
A．dormitoryB．doorC．deskD．bed
小題4:.
A．a(chǎn)tB．a(chǎn)lreadyC．beyondD．halfway
小題5:.
A．closeB．nearC．happy D．relaxed
小題6:.
A．gapB．thoughtC．a(chǎn)ctionD．a(chǎn)ccident
小題7:.
A．lonelyB．depressedC．independentD．comfortable
小題8:.
A．comfortB．helpC．supportD．explanation
小題9:.．
A．helpingB．directingC．watchingD．blaming
小題10:.
A．skill B．patienceC．timeD．practice
小題11:.
A．introductionB．mannerC．spiritD．a(chǎn)dvice
小題12:.
A．even ifB．whileC．a(chǎn)sD．though
小題13:．
A．difficultB．slowC．efficientD．fast
小題14:.
A．relationshipB．friendshipC．thoughtD．life
小題15:.
A．schoolingB．lifeC．hopeD．expectation
小題16:.A．writer        B．scholar      Cscientist    D．specialist
小題17:.tired            B．glad           C．useless         D．ready
小題18:.
A．a(chǎn)n educationB．a(chǎn) rich boyfriendC．a(chǎn) well-paid jobD．a(chǎn) good writing
小題19:.
A．helpB．expectations C．examinationD．watch
小題20:.
A．succeededB．gotC．madeD．found

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閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Everywhere, you will find "the white-haired boy", sometimes called "the fair-haired" boy．He gets special   36  , as if he were above everybody else．You will find him in school, in college, at home, or  37  you work．
In school, he is teacher's   38  , her favorite who can do nothing   39 ．Sometimes she lets him do little jobs for her．He comes to class in the morning, all shiny and clean．" He is always raising his hand,  40  with answers to the teacher' s questions．And he knows all the answers．
He gets into your hair, especially if you are at the  41  of the class and die teacher thinks you are slow at learning things．How you   42  the guy!
At college, he walks across the school ground as if he  43  it．Sometimes he wears a, colorful football or basketball shirt or sweater, with a bright red, or green or yellow college letter   44 worn on the front of it．What   45  shoulders, what muscles he has! He   46  the girls happy by just smiling at them．He has the mark of _47_ on him．   
At home, "the fair-haired boy" is  48  choice．Sometimes, he is the oldest son— 49 , the youngest．If you are in between, you are out of  50   ．
Then, you discover that there are others who   51  your feelings, ready to tell you their private  52  ．One of them asks, "What does he have that I haven't got?" You ask yourself the same question．
  53 , there comes a day when you decide to stop hating him. Is it  54 because he has been made boss and you  55  yourself working for him?
小題1:
A．treatmentB．beliefC．courageD．encouragement
小題2:
A．somewhereB．a(chǎn)nywhereC．whereD．everywhere
小題3:
A．petB．friendC．workmateD．child
小題4:
A．correctB．wrongC．specialD．difficult
小題5:
A．curiousB．willingC．interestedD．ready
小題6:
A．frontB．topC．bottomD．point
小題7:
A．hatedB．envyC．a(chǎn)dmireD．like
小題8:
A．broughtB．wonC．ownedD．gained
小題9:
A．freelyB．quicklyC．delightedlyD．proudly
小題10:
A．greatB．broadC．mannedD．bright
小題11:
A．makesB．lesC．takesD．keep
小題12:
A．successB．challengeC．faithD．innocence
小題13:
A．Father’sB．Mother’sC．Sister’sD．Grandma’s
小題14:
A．seldomB．neverC．usuallyD．a(chǎn)t times
小題15:
A．pityB．luckC．shameD．sight
小題16:
A．understandB．realizeC．shareD．reach
小題17:
A．opinionsB．suggestionsC．expressionsD．thoughts
小題18:
A．GraduallyB．FinallyC．SurprisinglyD．Actually
小題19:
A．certain B．trueC．perhapsD．possible
小題20:
A．seeB．knowC．noticeD．find

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完形填空（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
I’ll never forget the summer day in 1965 when my mother suddenly died of an unexplained illness at the age of 36. Later that afternoon, a police officer came to ask for my father’s  36  for the hospital to  37  Mother’s valve (心臟瓣膜). I was shocked. I ran into the house  38 . At 14 I just  39  understand why anyone would take apart a person I loved.  40  my father told the police officer, “Yes .” “How can you let them do that to her?” I  41  him.
“Linda,” he said quietly,  42  his arms around me, “the greatest  43  you can give is a  44  of yourself. Your mother and I decided  45  that if we can 46  a difference in just one person’s life after we die, our death will have  47 .”
The  48  my father taught me that day became one of the most  49  in my life.
Years passed. I married and had a family of my own. In 1986, my father became seriously ill. He  50  told me that when he died, he wanted to donate  51  was in good condition, especially his eyes.
My father died and we donated his eyes  52  he had wanted. Three days later, my daughter said, “Mum, I’m so  53  of what you did for Grandpa. At that moment I realized that my father gave much more than his  54 . What he  55  behind sparkled in my daughter’s eyes — pride.
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)dviceB．permission C．suggestion D．speech
小題2:
A．repairB．operateC．treatD．use
小題3:
A．in tears B．in silence C．in a hurry D．in surprise
小題4:
A．couldn’tB．mustn’t C．might not D．shouldn’t
小題5:
A．SoB．AndC．ButD．For
小題6:
A．said toB．replied toC．explained toD．cried at
小題7:
A．carryingB．puttingC．raisingD．pushing
小題8:
A．gift B．wishC．talk D．regret
小題9:
A．healthB．body C．part D．value
小題10:
A．then B．later C．soon D．long ago
小題11:
A．have B．make C．keep D．tell
小題12:
A．pleasure B．right C．funD．meaning
小題13:
A．lesson B．subjectC．thoughtD．experience
小題14:
A．ordinary B．important C．uselessD．hard
小題15:
A．carefullyB．sadly C．cruellyD．cheerfully
小題16:
A．who B．whatever C．that D．which
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)s B．when C．while D．where
小題18:.
A．fondB．tired C．proudD．a(chǎn)fraid
小題19:
A．wordsB．life C．eyes D．lessons
小題20:
A．taught B．leftC．sent D．gave

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I found the imagination of becoming a grandmother somewhat discouraging. I wasyounger than I thought a grandmother should be when I got the news that I was goingto become one myself. I admit, it was not a role that I was emotionally ready toaccept. I had been a young mother, and had certainly hoped my daughter would notface that same challenge. I remarried when she was a teenager, and then had two morechildren. On getting the news that she was expecting, I remember thinking “What do Iknow about being a grandmother? —I haven’t even finished raising my own kids yet!”I don’t like to be unprepared, so I read a few books about grandparenting. That gaveme a little help, but I was still uncertain. I thought about other grandmothers I knew,and got a few ideas I liked and a few more that I didn't. But I couldn't quite figure outwhat kind of grandmother I wanted to be. Then I thought about my own grandmother,Granny, as she’s known by most people, and I knew I had the answer.
I didn’t realize it until that moment, but my own grandmother was the examplefor the kind of grandmother I wanted to be. I am fortunate that I got to spend a lot oftime with my grandparents when I was a little kid. Here's what I learned from myGranny：
Grandmothers always have a cookie jar. For my entire life, Granny always had acookie jar full of cookies. When I was a little tiny girl, just at eye level with thecounter, Granny would get the cookie jar down for me. When I was a little older Ilearned how to pull the chair over so I could reach. As I got taller, if I really stretched,I could reach the cookie jar with my finger tips and move it close enough to get it downoff the counter to find out what kind of treat was inside. Always the first thing I didwhen I went to Granny 's house was check the cookie jarand there were alwayscookies in it. Many years later, I’ll drive my own children to Granny’s house and thefirst thing Pd do is get us all a cookie.
So grandmothers must have a cookie jar and on my granddaughte’ s firstChristmas, my daughter bought me my own cookie jar. She said when they came to seeme, her daughter would find the treat the way she did and I did.
小題1:The writer thought it was a little discouraging to be a grandmother because________.
A．she was not old enough to be one
B．she was not emotionally ready to be one
C．she thought her daughter was too young to be a mother
D．grandmother should be older than she was
小題2:Theunderlined phrase “that same challenge ” in the first paragraph refers to”________”
A．taking care of a grandchildB．taking care of a baby
C．being a young grandmotherD．being a young mother
小題3:It can be inferred from the last paragraph that________.
A．the writer has many happy memories of her grandmother’s cookie jar
B．the writer always wanted to know what was inside her grandmother’s cookie jar
C．the writer often drove her grandchildren to see her grandmother’s cookie jar
D．women of the writer ‘s age all have a cookie jar for their grandchildren
小題4:What kind of grandmother did the writer want to be?
A．One who has a jar filled with many kinds of cookies for children and herself.
B．One who grows up with her grandmother's cookie jar with all kinds of cookies.
C．One who is like her own grandmother with a cookie jar to treat hergrandchildren.
D．One who always makes different kinds of cookies to treat her grandchildren.
小題5:Which of the following can be the best title of this text?
A．Grandmother’s Cookie JarB．Grandmother’s Treat for Children
C．Grandmothers and GrandchildrenD．Happy Memories of Cookies

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The other day I heard a few local musicians talking:
"I hate all the pianos in this town and I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They cannot even understand rhythm (韻律)."
"Nobody wants to pay musicians anything. I’m sick of all the people who want you to play without paying you."
One younger musician said, "There are several clubs who want me to play for a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also planning to join in several summer festivals this year."
I really liked what the younger musician said so I made friends with him.
Attitudes are important. Whether they’re positive (積極的) or negative (消極的), they’re all rubbing off on you. If you’re around people who are always complaining or blaming (責(zé)備) others, it is possible that you will start doing the same as well. If you spend lots of time with people who don’t support (支持) your dreams, it is time to take a look at the people you call "friends".
There is an easy exercise you can try. Make a list of the people who you often stay with, and simply stop spending time with the negative ones on your list. Set a new standard for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard.
Of course, this exercise is entirely different from making friends only for the good of oneself. We really should try to help and spend time with those who are working towards a goal or dream.
小題1:The musicians’ conversation at the beginning is there to show that ______.
A．musicians’ living conditions are not good
B．people in that town have poor taste in music
C．young people are more likely to succeed
D．different people have different attitudes
小題2:The underlined part "they’re all rubbing off on you" in Paragraph 6 means ______.
A．they’ll push you ahead
B．they’ll help you realize your dreams
C．they’ll keep you from moving on
D．they’ll have an influence (影響) on you
小題3:By doing the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can ______.
A．improve your ability to make friends
B．make the right kind of friends
C．develop a better relationship with your friends
D．make some new friends with the same interests as you
小題4:We can get the following information from the passage EXCEPT ______.
A．the younger musician is a positive person and would be a good friend
B．one should avoid (避免) making friends with people who have lots of
difficulties
C．the exercise can help you keep close to really helpful friends
D．one will start complaining if one spends too much time with negative people

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“Mom, can I bake some bread?” We were 15; my best friend, Hanna, and I, determined to try our hands at creating some beautiful bread.
“It’s not worth the trouble,” my mother said. “It takes lots of time and makes a big mess. Our bakery bread is delicious without all that effort.”
Begging was useless. Mom’s “no” meant “No!”
But several weeks later, opportunity knocked. My parents were going out for the evening. I immediately invited Hanna to be my partner in bread-baking crime.
We studied the recipe. That was easy. “Mix oil into flour then beat in four eggs, one at a time, with remaining sugar and salt.”
We were not good at breaking eggs. I tried to learn from my mother.
“Gradually add eight cups of flour. When dough (面團(tuán)) holds together, squeeze it.”
We took turns working like that. “Is the dough ‘holding together’?” we asked each other.
I remembered my neighbor’s instructions: “If it’s too sticky, add some flour; if too dry, add water.”
We added water. Then more flour. Then more water. By then, the mass of our dough had grown very much.
“Place dough on floured surface and squeeze till smooth,” the recipe instructed.
We took turns burying our hands in the damp dough, pinching, squeezing, and feeling it leak between fingers. “Clean and oil bowl, and then return dough to bowl. Cover and let dough rise in a warm place for one hour.”
This was good news—we’d have a break. On the dirty kitchen chairs, we dreamed about our beautiful bread. “See?” we would tell my mom. “Isn’t it worth the work?”
Hanna and I couldn’t help glancing at the rising process every few minutes. But nothing happened.
“Maybe something will happen in the hot oven,” I said.
Unfortunately, when we removed the loaves from the oven, they were like hard stones.
Mom was right; it takes time and effort. It sometimes makes a mess. But still it feels good, somehow, to be part of that long, ongoing chain of bread bakers. Since that night, both Hanna and I have learned to do it right.

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We’ve all seen them: perfectly toned famous people on late-night television telling us that we too can develop rock-hard abdominal muscles（腹�。�. It’s easy! Just pay $149.99 for the Torso Track or $149.75 for the Ad-Doer and watch those unwanted inches leave your waist. Americans spend tens of million of dollars on various products to firm up their fat around the waist.
And did they work? Not necessarily. Independent studies have concluded that most of these products-no matter who approved them or how expensive they are-shape your midsection no better than old-fashioned stomach crunches（仰臥起坐）. Some can even cause injury-like the $518.99 Body Shaper-Q8SP, which left electrical burns on some researchers at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. Others, like the popular Ab-Doer, trpically burn less energy than a gentle walk, according to a study to be published in September by the American Council on Exercise.
The fact is that many Americans don’t have the biological makeup to develop an obvious abdominal muscles. They are either unable to get the necessary muscle mass or they can’t lose enough fat to make a difference. Even if the underlying muscles are well developed, and it takes to hide it is one-sixteenth of tan inch of fat. That’s enough to dismiss most healthy women as well as plenty of guys who do crunches every day.
So what works best? In its new study, the exercise experts researched on the results of the popular Ab-Doer. A lengthy TV advertisement promises that just 10 minutes a day performing such movements as “Body Boogies” and “Good Mornings” will “help form those muscles the fun and easy way without diets.” Steven Loy, professor at California State University, Northridge, tested the promise by measuring the electrical activity produced by the abdominal muscles during three Ab-Doer movements. He and his colleagues then compared the results with those produced during traditional exercises. They determined that the muscles were no more active, and in some cases less so, when exercisers were using the Ab-Doer.
Taking a broader approach, researchers at San Diego State University compared 13 abdominal exercises for their ability to develop the central abdominal muscles. They concluded, in a report published in May, that the most effective exercises kept turning the body and worked the muscles the entire time. Among the winners: the bicycle movements-so called because it looks as if you are riding a bike while lying flat on the floor-and exercises performed on the “Captain’s Chair”, a product typically found in gyms that helps hold the body in the air while you raise your legs up toward your chest. Researchers suggested that a varied routine of the different exercises could deliver the best results.
小題1:Which of the following is the most effective in building abdominal muscles?
A．Torso Track.B．Ab-Doer.
C．Captain’s Chair.D．Body Shaper-Q8SP.
小題2:According to the author, it’s difficult for many Americans to get visible firm abdominal muscles mainly because        .
A．they do not put in enough efforts
B．injuries interrupt their exercise frequently
C．they change their exercise routine regularly
D．how big their muscles will be is determined by birth
小題3:The author convinces the readers by       .
A．describing successful easesB．offering professional connects
C．presenting findings of researchesD．comparing advertisements of products
小題4:What’s the main purpose of this passage?
A．To research and develop in order to create the perfect stomach and exercise machine.
B．To promote proven exercise techniques and to advise against false advertisements.
C．To indicate that diet and exercises are necessary factors for a fit midsection.
D．To sponsor rich healthy lifestyle based on advanced product research.

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