At least thirty times Bobby has attempted to climb the big snowy mountain, but he had never reached the top. His friend old Peeper, who knew a lot about his failures,  26  Bobby to try again. He gave Bobby a pair of  27  and said, “If it starts clouding over, put on the glassed, or if your feet start hurting, put them on too. The glasses are very  28  . They’ll help you.” Bobby accepted the gift without much thought.
The day came when he was to have another try. About two hours after he started, he felt his feet hurting. Then he  29 what Peeper had said, and put on the glasses. The pain was pretty bad, but  30 the sunglasses he could see the snow-covered mountain top, so he went on.
31  , clouds were gathering. But this time Bobby could still see the  32  through the clouds. He kept climbing, leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his pain, and finally arriving at the top. It was certainly worth it. His feeling of  33  was extremely good, almost as great as that  34  view. The mountain below was surrounded by a sea of clouds. He couldn’t that the clouds were as  35  as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and discovered the secret. Peeper had engraved (鐫刻) the snow-covered mountain top on the sunglasses,  36  Bobby could see it when he was looking upwards!
Bobby  37  that the only obstacle (障礙) to reaching the top had been losing  38  when he couldn’t see the mountain top. He was thankful that Peeper had used that little  39  to help him see that his  40  was never impossible, and that it was still there, where it had always been.

小題1:	A．ordered B．encouraged C．a(chǎn)llowed D．warmed

小題2:A. gloves      B. trousers        C. sunglasses   D shoes  
小題3:A. real         B. safe           C. expensive    D special
小題4:A. expressed   B. remembered    C. shouted     D regretted

小題5:	A．with B．under C．for D．a(chǎn)bout

小題6:	A．Happily B．Hopefully C．Unnecessarily D．Unfortunately

小題7:	A．top B．friend C．climber D．village

小題8:	A．decision B．success C．freedom D．friendship

小題9:	A．strong B．popular C．wonderful D．familiar

小題10:

A．cool B．natural C．wide D．thick

小題11:

A．or B．a(chǎn)nd C．if D．though

小題12:

A．realized B．suggested C．expected D．a(chǎn)nnounced

小題13:

A．love B．help C．heart D．face

小題14:

A．word B．trick C．plan D．opinion

小題15:

A．position B．lesson C．story D．a(chǎn)im

In the first week after arriving in the new city for further study, I fell and broke my leg. I was really   36  by the kindness of my new roommate. “We are family now,” she said when she   37  me lying in my room with a swollen(浮腫的)  38 , unable to move. She took me to the nearest  39 by taxi to get my leg examined. The driver was so   40  that we arrived there very quickly. After that, my   41  didn’t stop helping me though I told her I could do things on my own.
So many blessings(幸事) I had never   42  came to me when I was alone and helpless. Bus drivers picked me up  43  anywhere they saw me. Many people   44  the door for me. Such things were small but   45  for a person on walking sticks.
  46 people’s kindness, I did whatever I could to make people   47  . I made many jokes about my two   48 and the bad fall. And I tried not to   49  even a single time about what had happened. I also tried to be kind to   50  students who were injured. I took time to   51  with a girl in a wheelchair who always ate lunch alone.
I soon realized that pain can be   52  by mental (精神上的) power. I could see that   53  I was using physical sticks, there were hundreds of mental sticks I could depend on. I also saw that sometimes   54  situations could be good. Einstein once said, “You can live your life seeing nothing as a miracle( 奇跡 )   55  seeing everything as a miracle.”

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)mazed B．saved C．loved D．supported

小題2:	A．heard B．left C．found D．remembered

小題3:	A．head B．stomach C．a(chǎn)rm D．leg

小題4:	A．museum B．hospital C．playground D．library

小題5:	A．patient B．a(chǎn)ngry C．nice D．funny

小題6:	A．driver B．doctor C．family D．roommate

小題7:	A．listed B．expected C．given D．a(chǎn)ccepted

小題8:	A．before B．from C．through D．with

小題9:	A．cleaned B．moved C．opened D．guarded

小題10:

A．hard B．rare C．easy D．weak

小題11:

A．Instead of B．In place of C．Except for D．In return for

小題12:

A．believe B．laugh C．talk D．think

小題13:

A．hands B．books C．sticks D．stories

小題14:

A．complain B．a(chǎn)dvise C．miss D．enjoy

小題15:

A．both B．no C．other D．few

小題16:

A．study B．discuss C．practise D．eat

小題17:

A．reduced B．seen C．caused D．doubted

小題18:

A．since B．because C．whether D．a(chǎn)lthough

小題19:

A．boring B．unpleasant C．dangerous D．tiring

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)nd B．so C．but D．or

I remember my first Christmas party with Grandma．I remember the day when my big sister dropped the bomb: “There is no Santa Claus,” she laughed．“Even dummies know that!”
　　I fled to Grandma because I knew she always told me  21 ．After I told her everything, she said “No Santa Claus? Don’t believe it. Now,  22 your coat, and let’s go.”
　　“Go? Go where?” I asked．
　　“Where” 23  to be the General Store．As we walked through its doors, Grandma   24 me ten dollars．That was a lot in those days．“Take this money and buy something for  25 needs it．I’ll wait for you in the car．”
　　The store seemed big and  26 , full of people hurrying to finish their Christmas shopping．For a few moments I just stood there, 27  , holding that bill, wondering what to buy, and who on earth to buy it for．
　　Suddenly I thought of Bobbie who sat right behind me．I remembered he didn’t have a coat．I fingered the bill with growing  28 ．I would buy Bobbie a coat．
　　“Is this a Christmas present for someone?” the lady behind the   29  asked me kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down
　　“Yes,” I replied shyly．“It’s…for Bobbie.”
　　The nice lady smiled at me．I didn’t get any  30 , but she put the coat in a bag and wished me a Merry Christmas．
　　That evening, Grandma helped me  31  the coat and wrote, “To Bobby, From Santa Claus” on it．Then she  32 me over to Bobbie’s house．
　　Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie’s house, and she and I crept 33 and hid in the  34 ．Then Grandma gave me a sign．“All right, Santa Claus, get going．”
　　I took a deep 35 , dashed for his front door, threw the present down, pounded his doorbell and flew back to the safety．Together we  36 breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open．Finally it  37 , and there stood Bobbie．
Forty years haven’t dimmed the thrill of those  38 spent shivering, beside my grandma, in Bobbie’s bushes． 39 ,  I realized: Santa was alive and well, and we were  40  his team．

小題1:	A．the reason B．many things C．stories D．the truth

小題2:	A．put on B．put away C．put up D．put down

小題3:	A．used B．turned out C．found out D．turned up

小題4:	A．lent B．took C．paid D．handed

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)nyone B．whomever C．someone who D．those who

小題6:	A．crowded B．varied C．noisy D．convenient

小題7:	A．satisfied B．confused C．curious D．a(chǎn)mazed

小題8:	A．worry B．disappointment C．happiness D．excitement

小題9:	A．counter B．desk C．shelf D．goods

小題10:

A．money B．gifts C．change D．encouragement

小題11:

A．make B．wrap C．undo D．design

小題12:

A．drove B．took C．led D．a(chǎn)sked

小題13:

A．quickly B．painfully C．nervously D．noiselessly

小題14:

A．bushes B．darkness C．doorway D．car

小題15:

A．courage B．look C．step D．breath

小題16:

A．waited B．whispered C．crept D．stood

小題17:

A．came B．sounded C．did D．a(chǎn)ppeared

小題18:

A．moments B．days C．time D．people

小題19:

A．Today B．That year C．That night D．Since then

小題20:

A．on B．for C．a(chǎn)t D．of

I walked into the grocery store not particularly interested in buying something. The sorrow of   36  my husband of 37 years was still too painful. And this grocery store held so many sweet   37 . Bob often came with me and almost every time he'd   38  to go off and look for something special. I'd always see him walking down the walkway   39  the three yellow roses in his hands. Bob knew I loved yellow roses. With a heart   40  with pain, I came to the meat shelf, I searched for the   41  small steak and remembered how Bob had loved his steak.
Suddenly a woman came beside me. She was in a soft green dress. I   42  as she picked up a large pack of T-bones,   43  them in her basket, hesitated, and then put them back. She saw me watching her and she smiled. "My husband loves T-bones, but   44 , at these prices, I don't know."
"My husband passed away eight days ago," I told her. "Buy him the steaks. And value every   45  you have together."
She smiled and I saw the feeling in her   46  as she placed the package in her basket and   47  away. I turned and pushed my cart forward too. Several minutes later I saw first the green suit and then   48  the pretty lady coming to me. In her arms she carried something. On her face was the   49  smile I had ever seen.
As she came closer, I saw what she held and   50  welled down. "These are for you, " she said and placed three beautiful yellow roses in my arms. She placed a gentle kiss on my cheek, then smiled again. I wanted to tell her what the roses   51 , but still unable to speak. I watched as she walked away as tears clouded my   52 . I looked down at the beautiful roses and found it almost   53 . How did she know?
Suddenly the   54  seemed so clear. I wasn't alone. "Oh, Bob, you haven't   55  me, have you?" I whispered, with tears in my eyes. He was still with me, and she was his angel.

小題1:	A．losing B．leaving C．passing D．failing

小題2:	A．flowers B．roses C．memories D．thoughts

小題3:	A．decide B．happen C．refuse D．pretend

小題4:	A．by B．with C．during D．between

小題5:	A．full B．filled C．pleased D．crowded

小題6:	A．very B．beautiful C．pretty D．perfect

小題7:	A．watched B．saw C．found D．glared

小題8:	A．fell B．carried C．dropped D．took

小題9:	A．exactly B．generally C．usually D．honestly

小題10:

A．moment B．dinner C．time D．year

小題11:

A．hands B．eyes C．voice D．basket

小題12:

A．left B．ran C．slipped D．wheeled

小題13:

A．realized B．recognized C．received D．thought

小題14:

A．saddest B．funniest C．brightest D．strangest

小題15:

A．words B．tears C．feelings D．sweats

小題16:

A．stood B．described C．meant D．designed

小題17:

A．sight B．cart C．roses D．package

小題18:

A．unknown B．uncommon C．unreal D．unlike

小題19:

A．question B．a(chǎn)nswer C．case D．puzzle

小題20:

A．missed B．disappointed C．hated D．forgotten

We’ll all have a heart that is already accurately showing us how true things are.
Carmen’s mother Maria had just   1  a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant（移植）her life was in constant   2 .
Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very   3 : finding a donor heart that matched Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept   4  hospitals all over the country.
Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble walking from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a corner of the hospital,   __5 .
“Are you okay?” a man asked.
Carmen sobbed（哭泣）as she told the stranger her   6 . This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t   7  it through the night.   8 , an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to donate（捐獻(xiàn)）something from herself.
After reviewing the data, doctors   9  Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to   10  the transplant.
That cold night, when Cheryl was   11  dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was   12  for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.
On New Year’s Eve, Carmen   13  Cheryl’s funeral（葬禮）with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”
One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria   14  with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was   15  in another loving mother’s chest.

小題1:	A．survived B．suffered C．died D．made

小題2:	A．change B．danger C．disorder D．pain

小題3:	A．unlikely B．big C．slim D．likely

小題4:	A．finding B．interrupting C．touring D．phoning

小題5:	A．crying B．sleeping C．doubting D．thinking

小題6:	A．idea B．story C．thought D．a(chǎn)ccident

小題7:	A．put B．support C．make D．pass

小題8:	A．Hurriedly B．Devotionally C． Calmly D．Suddenly

小題9:	A．informed B．warned C．congratulated D．reminded

小題10:

A．give up B．carry out C．search after D．put off

小題11:

A．noticed B．predicted C．declared D．left

小題12:

A．singing B．begging C．decorating D．praying

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)ttended B．joined C．visited D．passed

小題14:

A．passed away B．woke up C．left behind D．dressed up

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)ctive B．necessary C．a(chǎn)live D．lively

When I met him，I had a lot of anger inside me. I’ve lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem， but in my neighborhood，there are shoot-ups all the time. I know kids who have been shot or beaten up. I have friends who ended up in prison. I could have ended up that way，too，but Mr. Clark wouldn’t let that happen.
Mr. Clark worked long hours，making sure I did my work. My grades rose. In fact，the scores of our whole class rose. One day，he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera，and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem. Before the show，he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full. We did not want to let him down.
Mr. Clark was selected as Disney’s 2000 Teacher of the Year. He said he would draw three names out of a hat；those students would go with him to Los Angles to get the award. But when the time came to draw names，Mr. Clark said,“You’re all going.”
On graduation day，there were a lot of tears. We didn’t want his class to end. In 2001，he moved to Atlanta, but he always kept in touch. He started giving lectures about education，and wrote a bestsell -ing book based on his classroom rules，The Essential 55. In 2003，Mr. Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit orphanages(孤兒院). It was the most amazing experience of my life. It’s now my dream to one day start a group of women’s clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.
小題1:Without Mr. Clark，the writer _________.

A．might have put into prison

B．might not have won the prize

C．might have joined a women’s club

D．might not have moved to Atlanta

小題2:The Essential 55 is ___________.

A．a(chǎn) show

B．a(chǎn) speech

C．a(chǎn) classroom rule

D．a(chǎn) book

小題3:How many students’ names were finally drawn out of a hat by Mr. Clark？

A．None

B．Three

C．Fifty-five

D．All

小題4:In the passage, the writer intends to tell us that ___________.

A．Mr. Clark went to South Africa because he liked traveling

B．Mr. Clark helped to set up a group of women’s clubs

C．a(chǎn) good teacher can raise his or her students’ score

D．a(chǎn) good teacher has a good influence on his or her students

小題5:What is the writer’s attitude towards Mr. Clark？

A．He speaks highly of Mr. Clark.

B．He looks down upon Mr. Clark.

C．He doesn’t show his attitude towards Mr. Clark.

D．He takes a neutral(中立的) attitude towards Mr. Clark.

It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband， had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike， a black Kona 18 speed， was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work， putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品雜貨)， saving us from having to walk along long distances from where we live.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性) as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.
小題1:Why was the bike so important to the couple？

A．They used it for work and daily life.

B．It was their only possession(財(cái)產(chǎn)).

C．It was a nice Kona 18 speed.

D．The man‘s job was bike racing.

小題2:We can infer from the passage that __________.

A．the couple worked 60 hours a week

B．people were busy before Christmas

C．the stranger brought over the bike

D．life was hard for the young family

小題3:How did people get to know the couple’s problem？

A．From a stranger.

B．From a newspaper.

C．From TV news

D．From radio broadcasts.

小題4:What do the couple learn from their experience？

A．Strangers are usually of little help.

B．One should take care of their bike.

C．News reports make people famous.

D．An act of kindness can mean a lot.

小題5:From this story, we can see humanity is __________.

A．selfish

B．commercial

C．kind

D．cold-hearted

About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning, and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas（胰腺). I didn’t even know what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which was doctor’s code for preparing to die. It meant to try to tell your kids everything you thought you’d have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It meant to make sure everything was buttoned up so that it would be as easy as possible for your family. It meant to say your goodbyes.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy(活組織檢查). I was calm, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
This is the closest I’ve been to facing death. No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by the principle — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
小題1:The author's main purpose in writing the passage is to let the readers __________.

A．be brave when facing a cancer

B．treasure their lifetime to fulfill their own business

C．know a sorrowful experience of his won

D．know how he treasured his family.

小題2:Why can the author's illness be cured so soon?

A．He prepared everything in order.	B．He had a biopsy.
C．His pancreatic cancer can be curable with surgery.	D．His wife helped him.

小題3:The impression the author gave readers is that __________.

A．he was so optimistic that the incurable illness wouldn't bring him down.

B．he could leave death alone and had enough courage to become what he wanted to.

C．he was so determined that he wasn't scared at death.

D．he was such a responsible man that he prepared well before he died.

小題4:What does the underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refer to?

A．Gods.	B．The doctors
C．Heart and intuition	D．Other persons

I still remember the last time I went to the playground with two of my children. It had rained during the night and the playground was very muddy (泥濘的). They had just put on clean clothes, so I was a little worried about the mud on the playground. It was not long before Kathy got her beautiful skirt dirty on the playground. She dug through the rocks. I was about to blame (指責(zé)) her for getting her clothes dirty when she ran towards me with a smile on her face. When she got to me, she handed me a little heart-shaped rock and said, “Here, Mom! Here is a heart for you —just because I love you! Keep it!” With tears in my eyes, I thanked her.
Should I blame her for getting her clothes muddy? No way! I still have that little heart-shaped rock. It is one of the best gifts that I have ever received. I realized that many times it was not necessary for us adults to worry about the small things our children did. Let them do what they’d like to.
I will spend a lot more time on the playground with my children. I’m sure I will learn a lot from them. It makes me think of the days when my grandfather told me, “You would not enter the kingdom of happiness until you pretended (假裝) to be a small child.”
小題1:At first, the author wanted to blame Kathy because she __________.

A．ran on the playground

B．dug through rocks

C．gave her a muddy rock

D．got her clothes dirty

小題2:The author was deeply moved by her daughter’s _____.

A．digging task on the playground

B．special way to show her love

C．smile on her face when running

D．love of the muddy playground

小題3:From Paragraph 2, we can learn that the author thought parents should _________.

A．not worry about the small things their children do

B．a(chǎn)llow kids to do whatever they like

C．keep the presents given by children

D．not give too much care to their own children

小題4:The author’s grandfather’s words imply that _______.

A．children care more about happiness than adults

B．a(chǎn)dults can not share children’s happiness

C．children may find happiness more easily in life

D．a(chǎn)dults find it hard to know children’s happiness

When I was struggling with cancer a few years ago，my wife and I formed our own “couple caution circle”．Anytime a doctor came with news of my progress，my wife would give me a big hug. The reports were seldom good during the early stages of my illness，and one day a doctor brought particularly frightening news.Staring at my reports，he said in a low voice，“It doesn’t look like you’re going to make it.”
Before I could ask him a question，my wife stood up，handed me my clothes，adjusted the tubes fastened to my body and said，“Let’s get out of here.This man is a risk to your health.” As she helped me struggle to the door，the doctor came near us.“Stay back，” demanded my wife.“Stay away from us.”
As we walked together down the hall，the doctor attempted to catch up with us.“Keep going，” said my wife，pushing the intravenous (靜脈注射的) stand.“We’re going to talk to someone who really knows what is going on.” Then she held up her hand to the doctor.“Don’t come any closer to us.”
The two of us moved as one.We escaped to the safety and hope of a doctor who did not confuse diagnosis with conclusion. I could never have made that walk toward wellness alone.
小題1:From the passage we know ________.

A．hearing that the husband was not going to make it，the wife went out of her mind

B．the wife’s decision in crisis (危機(jī)) contributed to the husband’s wellness

C．the husband was diagnosed with cancer by mistake

D．the husband became weaker and weaker as a result of the treatment conducted by the doctor

小題2:What’s the author’s feeling when writing the passage?

A．Angry.

B．Thankful.

C．Excited.

D．Sad.

小題3:What can be inferred from the passage ?

A．The wife was a woman hard to get along with.

B．The doctor was a dangerous man.

C．The wife loved her husband very much.

D．The husband was a man who believed everything would be OK.

小題4:What would be the best title for the passage ?

A．A Happy Couple In Crisis	B．Struggle With Cancer
C．In Crisis，Become As One	D．Don’t Believe The Doctor