3. Which is TRUE about the clothes mentioned in Changing Times Magazine?

   A. They are made from wool.

   B. They are made from cotton.

   C. They can last for a long time.

   D. They will be thrown away for they are made of paper.

2. What does the sentence “Not all predictions come true." mean?

   A. All the predications come true.

   B. None of the predictions come true.

   C. There is no prediction coming true.

   D. All the predictions do not come true.

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I.課文理解閱讀 Cultural Corner: Famous Last Words ,選出正確答案。

1. Which of the following is not mentioned in the text?

   A. Airplanes. B. Keys.

   C. Clothes. D. Foods.

IV.完形填空

Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top 1 , but on their way back conditions were very 2 . Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon 3 alone,he would probably get back 4 . But Simon decided to risk his 5and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope (繩) .

As they 6 down,the weather got worse. Then another 7 occurred. They couldn’t see or hear each other and,8 ，Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice (峭壁) . It was 9 for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe's 10 was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. 11 , after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold,Simon had to 12 In tears,he cut the rope. Joe 13 into a large crevasse (裂縫) in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk,but he 14 to get out of the crevasse and started to 15 towards their camp,nearly ten kilometres 16 .

Simon had 17 the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be 18 , but he didn't want to leave 19 Three days later,in the middle of the night,he heard Joe's voice. He couldn’t 20 it. Joe was there,a few metres from their tent,still alive.

1. A. hurriedly   B. carefully

   C. successfully   D. early

2. A. difficult   B. similar

   C. special   D. normal

3. A. climbed   B. worked

   C. rested   D. continued

4. A. unwillingly   B. safely

   C. slowly   D. regretfully

5. A. fortune   B. time

   C. health   D. life

6. A. lay   B. settled

   C. went   D. looked

7. A. damage   B. storm

   C. change   D. trouble

8. A. by mistake   B. by chance

   C. by choice   D. by luck

9. A. unnecessary   B. practical

   C. important   D. impossible

10. A. height   B. weight

   C. strength   D. equipment

11. A. Finally   B. Patiently

   C. Surely   D. Quickly

12. A. stand back   B. take a rest

   C. make a decision   D. hold on

13. A. jumped   B. fell

   C. escaped   D. backed

14. A. managed   B. planned

   C. waited   D. hoped

15. A. run   B. skate

   C. move   D. march 16 . A. around   B. a way

   C. above   D. along

17. A. headed for   B. travelled to

   C. left for   D. returned to

18. A. dead   B. hurt

   C. weak   D. late

19. A. secretly   B. tiredly

   C. immediately   D. anxiously

20. A. find   B. believe

   C. make   D. accept

10. The person who is of the factory ill since last week.

   A. in charge;has been   B. in the charge;has fallen   C. taking charge;was   D. in charge;fell

9. You must find a job,or what will you do if all the money left by your parents is ?

   A. used up   B. taken up

   C. made up   D. kept up

8. it with me should be a good choice.

Trust me.

   A. When left   B. Leaving

   C. If you leave   D. Leave

7. Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful,but they may also our thinking.

   A. direct   B. limit

   C. change   D. improve

6. more about university courses,call (920)

746-3789.

   A. Finding out   B. Find out

   C. To find out   D. Having found out

5. In recent years,people have been a great deal of importance to the holiday economy.

   A. attaching   B. attracting

   C. attacking   D. assigning