Microsoft founder  Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his fortune(財富)，largely to the cause of global health，during the course of his lifetime.With an estimated(估計)worth of more than $40 billion，according to Forbes，the project will be no small fate(功績) for Gates.Having already provided the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $24 billion to address global health issues，Gates said that finally his entire fortune will be put towards the cause except “a few percent left for the kids”.
So what has made the richest man in the world to channel his resources so heavily into one interest？Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity（機會）”in which Americans take such pride needs to extend to other nations around the world. Improving the health of the populations，he says，has proven to be an essential method in helping poor countries to be financially successful.“National borders allow inequalities，”said Gates.“We all need  to take a more global view，rather than just saying my country is doing well.We have to step up these health issues，knowing how few resources are going into them.”
Gates said that both his parents set up an example for him as a child.His father，William H．Gates，was the head of the local Planned Parenthood，and his mother，Mary，volunteered for the United Way.As he gathered his fortune，Gates knew he would finally want to give back as well，but he didn’t expect to devote himself whole?heartedly to one project until he was about 60.
However，Gates,47，began to question his ability to wait that long.“It seemed there was a real time urgency，”Gates said.“I started to think how many lives I could save before then.”
小題1:Bill Gates will give away his vast fortune to　　　　.

A．improve the health of population all over the world

B．improve the health of population in America alone

C．a(chǎn)void leaving his children too much money

D．spare the American government the burden of health care

小題2:Bill Gates believes that one important way of developing poor countries is　　　　.

A．to set up more foundations for them

B．to help them with natural resources

C．to put more efforts into the health issues in them

D．to help them take a more global view

小題3:It can be learned from the passage that Bill Gates thinks　　　　.

A．Americans can be world?famous by giving away vast fortune

B．Americans should treat fellow citizens well

C．Americans should devote themselves to certain projects

D．Americans should care about people in other countries

Lao Yang was born in a small town. He liked reading when he studied at school. He thought the writers were respected and could get a lot of money. He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments but didn't receive any answers.
　　Now he works in a factory. He's busy at work. When he's free, he always reads something. He always remembers he hoped to be a writer when he was young. One day, Xiao Ping, his ten-year-old daughter, came back. She looked worried and didn't eat anything. She said Miss GAO, her Chinese teacher, told them to write a solicit article "My Father" that evening. But she did not know what to write.
　　"That's easy," said Lao Yang. "Let me help you."
　　Then he sat down to write the solicit article at once. He easily finished it on time. He was sure Miss GAO would like it. But one afternoon he asked his daughter if the article had been chosen to post to the editorial department.
　　"My teacher said your article digressed from the subject," said the girl.
　　"I don't think so," Lao Yang shouted angrily. "I described just my father!"
小題1:Lao Yang wrote a lot of stories because _______.

A．he likes reading	B．he learned much at school
C．he wanted to be a writer	D．he wanted to help others

小題2:Lao Yang posted the stories to the editorial departments, _______.

A．a(chǎn)nd he got a lot of money	B．a(chǎn)nd he became a famous man
C．a(chǎn)nd he was respected	D．but he failed

小題3:As _______, Lao Yang decided to help his daughter.

A．he was a writer	B．he was free
C．he wanted to realize his ideal	D．he wanted to make his daughter happy

小題4:Lao Yang hoped _______.

A．his article could surprise the teacher

B．his article could be chosen

C．the children could like his article

D．everyone could soon know him

One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining（發(fā)光） in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious（寶貴） stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.
The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?”
“Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him.
The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.
“I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.”
The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!”
The young man felt ashamed（羞愧） and left silently.
小題1:How did the young man find the precious stone?

A．He found it in his food.	B．He dug it out in a valley.
C．He saw it in the woman’s bag.	D．He noticed it shining in the stream.

小題2:What does the underlined word “security” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Money.

B．Worry.

C．Health.

D．Trouble.

小題3:The man returned the stone to the woman because ______.

A．he found the stone was not precious

B．he understood the real meaning of joy

C．he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone

D．he wanted to get something even more precious

小題4:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A．A special stone	B．The joy of giving
C．A woman and a young man	D．An experience in the mountains

If you have ever been discouraged(受挫) because of failure(失敗), please read on. Usually, achieving(實現(xiàn)) what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.
Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to watch.
“What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors.
“We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” one of the brothers answered excitedly.
The older boys began to laugh, telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a long silence, one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders（蜘蛛）, worms and a lot of insects. He removed the lid（揭開蓋子） and showed the wonderful contents to the visitors who were laughing at them. Then he said quietly and confidently, “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look what we found along the way!”
Their goal was far too difficult, but it made them dig. And that is what a goal is for—to make us move in the direction we have chosen. In other words, it sets us to digging!
But not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end successfully. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. But when you fall short of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!” And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly matters.
小題1:The writer told us the story to ________ .

A．a(chǎn)dvise us to treats（對待） our failures fairly

B．persuade us to make an aim for our lives

C．encourage us to learn from the two brothers

D．prove that failure helps us make achievements

小題2:What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Failure is the mother of success

B．When there is a will, there is a way

C．No pains, no gains

D．Joy in the journey

小題3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Digging a hole all the way through the earth is impossible.

B．The writer thinks that the two brothers will reach their goal one day.

C．A goal is something that makes us want to dig holes.

D．Everyone can succeed if he sets a practical goal.

One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods    21  she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and   22  what to do, she began crying.  After a while. She  23  to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes.   24  it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and   25 stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the   26 . Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a   27 .
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy   28  that his mistrees（女主人）was in danger. He jumped   29  a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a   30 scent (氣味) as he lowered his head. He  31  the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking   32  into the air, the dog   33  through the woods until he found the  34  . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his
  35 , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He   36 over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was   37 .
When she opened her eyes and   38  her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you
 39  me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of   40 That night Laddy had a heror’s supper: a huge meal of steak

小題1:	A．since B．before C．while D．a(chǎn)s

小題2:	A．remembering B．forgetting C．wondering D．regretting

小題3:	A．preferred B．expected C．decided D．failed

小題4:	A．If B．Until C．When D．Because

小題5:	A．cautiously B．carelessly C．hopelessly D．unwillingly

小題6:	A．trees B．bushes C．grasses D． woods

小題7:	A．rock B．stream C．tree D．house

小題8:	A．sensed B．found C．heard D．smelt

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)t B．in C．through D．onto

小題10:

A．terrible B．familiar C．pleasant D．strange

小題11:

A．followed B．discovered C．missed D．ignored

小題12:

A．calmly B．gently C．merrily D．loudly

小題13:

A．looked B．wandered C．searched D．travelled

小題14:

A．window B．girl C．hero D．house

小題15:

A．delight B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．satisfaction

小題16:

A．climbed B．jumped C．walked D．flew

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)wake B．a(chǎn)bandoned C．a(chǎn)sleep D．a(chǎn)vailable

小題18:

A．spotted B．saw C．observed D．watched

小題19:

A．rescued B．comforted C．disturbed D．scared

小題20:

A．relief B．shock C．sorrow D．pain

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was   36  and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be   37  but a failure.” After five years of   38  jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the beatific   39  that could have happened to me. I  40  I wanted to do something positive (積極地) with my life because I wanted to prove to  41  that what people said about me was   42 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s   43  it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my   44  and went to college. My first novel   45   while I was at college. After college I taught during the   46  in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a   47  in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of   48  that job to write full time   49  I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself —   50  was a working-class boy who’d   51  school early, now teaching at the university. My writing career (職業(yè)) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and   52 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars.   53  what does it mean? I   54  wish all the people that have put me down had   55 : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

小題1:	A．bright B．useless C．simple D．hopeful

小題2:	A．something B．a(chǎn)nything C．everything D．nothing

小題3:	A．low B．good C．poor D．useful

小題4:	A．support B．happiness C．surprise D．thing

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)dmitted B．decided C．planned D．told

小題6:	A．me B．them C．her D．it

小題7:	A．stupid B．right C．wrong D．faulty

小題8:	A．see B．know C．understand D．face

小題9:	A．experiment B．practice C．writing D．composition

小題10:

A．came on B．came in C．came back D．came out

小題11:

A．day B．night C．month D．year

小題12:

A．graduation B．pass C．degree D．success

小題13:

A．giving in B．giving back C．giving out D．giving up

小題14:

A．while B．if C．or D．when

小題15:

A．there B．it C．here D．that

小題16:

A．left B．a(chǎn)ttended C．changed D．graduated

小題17:

A．tired B．calm C．nervous . D．famous

小題18:

A．And B．But C．However D．Well

小題19:

A．so B．exactly C．just D．very

小題20:

A．said B．praised C．a(chǎn)nswered D．a(chǎn)dvised

Many years ago there lived a young couple in a small town. The husband was out of job for a long time and the wife   36 make a living by sewing for others. They were so poor that there was almost nothing in the house but a jar under a  37 table, in  38 was a little rice  39 from their neighbor for the coming New Year. 40 New Year’s Eve, the wife had already fallen asleep, but the husband was  41  in bed, worrying about the life. Suddenly he heard something. In the darkness he saw a man breaking into the room.
“It  42   be a thief.” He thought, “but it  43   matter, there is nothing that can be 44 .” So he  45  to be asleep and kept watching over the thief.
The thief began to 46 the room. At last he found the rice in the jar.
“But  47 can I take it away?” the thief thought hard. Then he had an idea. He 48 his coat and spread it on the ground between the bed and the table. After that he turned round to take the jar.
Now the husband realized what the thief 49 . He picked up the coat quickly and 50 himself with it while the thief was turning around.
The thief 51 the jar, poured the rice out on the place where he had just spread his coat and squatted (蹲) down to feel it. But to his surprise, his coat had  52  .
“Hey”, he couldn’t help 53  out. The   54  woke up the wife. She asked her husband, “Did you hear any sound? Maybe there is a thief in the room.”
“ Nonsense(胡說)!” replied her husband. “Go back to sleep. There is no thief in the room.”
“No, that’s   55  ,” the thief shouted loudly. “If there isn’t a thief, then, where’s my coat?”

小題1:	A．was able to B．wanted to C．had to D．would

小題2:	A．good B．old C．nice D．broken

小題3:	A．it B．which C．where D．that

小題4:	A．borrowed B．a(chǎn)sked C．lent D．taken

小題5:	A．During B．At C．In D．On

小題6:	A．working B．sewing C．lying D．thinking

小題7:	A．will B．must C．can D．may

小題8:	A．isn’t B．wasn’t C．doesn’t D．didn’t

小題9:	A．lost B．carried C．destroyed D．stolen

小題10:

A．pretended B．tried C．decided D．started

小題11:

A．look into B．search C．discover D．examine

小題12:

A．what B．when C．why D．how

小題13:

A．used B．took off C．put on D．brought

小題14:

A．had done B．did C．would do D．could do

小題15:

A．hung B．covered C．studied D．dressed

小題16:

A．shook B．laid C．lifted D．touched

小題17:

A．lost B．missed C．left D．disappeared

小題18:

A．to cry B．crying C．to jump D．jumping

小題19:

A．sound B．voice C．noise D．saying

小題20:

A．right B．a(chǎn)ll right C．nothing D．impossible

Louis Pasteur, one of the world's great scientists, was born in 1822, and died in 1895.While still a young boy, Louis Pasteur made his decision to become a scientist. He spent much of his life time studying the diseases of cattle, chickens and other tame animals. His wife learned to help him with his work. Almost everyone knows that Pasteur is the man responsible for finding a way of preventing milk from spoiling (變質(zhì)). Not many people know he was the first to imagine and to prove that air we breathe is full of germs (細菌).  One of his greatest successes was finding a treatment for people and animals to prevent a disease called rabies (狂犬病). Louis Pasteur won many honors and could have got large amount of money. But Pasteur preferred to live simply. The real happiness of this unusual man came from his work. Louis Pasteur did so well in his life that the French government took up his work and created the Institute Pasteur in the year 1888. 
小題1:According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A．Pasteur was a scientist and doctor as well.

B．Pasteur lived for less than seventy years.

C．Everybody knows that Pasteur succeeded in finding a way of preventing milk from spoiling.

D．Pasteur's wife was of some help to him in his work..

小題2:From the passage, we know that Pasteur lived a simple life. This is because ________.

A．he earned little money.

B．he cared much about money.

C．what he really enjoyed was a simple life.

D．of all mentioned above.

小題3:Why were many honors given to Louis Pasteur?

A．Because he was the greatest scientist in the world.

B．Because he spent much of his life time studying the diseases of people .

C．Because he lived simply.

D．Because he was a great success as a scientist.

小題4:Pasteur could have got large amount of money if he had___________.

A．cared much about it.

B．made more discoveries.

C．lived a better life.

D．a(chǎn)chieved more successes.

小題5:To Louis Pasteur the real happiness in his life was to __________.

A．study	B．work
C．get large amount of money	D．raise tame animals

Around twenty years ago I was going through hard times. I could not find a satisfying job. To my shame, I had to drive a school bus to make ends meet and lived in a friend’s house.
One afternoon, while driving through a quiet suburban (郊外的) neighborhood I was so sad that I kept asking myself “Why has my life become so hard?” “What’s wrong with the world?” Then I pulled over the bus to drop off a little girl and as she passed she handed me a pretty earring, saying she found it on the floor of the bus and I should keep it in case the owner came to look for it.
In the evening, the owner did come to look for her earring. When I handed it to her, she got very excited and continued saying “Thanks, you’re a real gentleman.” I told her that she should thank the little girl who had found it. She said, “Yes, and you are a good driver, too. What a lovely world it is!” Then she left with satisfaction. I was touched by her last words. I had thought something was wrong with the world just because of my poor condition. In fact, nothing was wrong with the world. I should change my attitude towards life. I should be positive about life.   
At first it was hard, and then it got easier. Every day I could find things to make me happy. Then one night there was a phone call for me at my friend’s house from a lady who was a manager in a large hospital. She said she had read my application form and asked me if I would like to work in the hospital. I said yes and got the job. Looking back at the experience I know the most important is to have a positive attitude towards life.
小題1:We know from the second paragraph that ________.

A．the author cried while driving that afternoon

B．a(chǎn) girl picked up an earring before getting off

C．there was only one passenger on the bus

D．the girl gave the author an earning as a gift

小題2:The author decided to have a change in life because ________.

A．what the earring owner said moved him

B．he didn’t want to be a driver any more

C．his friends helped him become positive

D．he was offered a better job in a hospital

小題3:When the author got a call from the manager of the hospital, he felt ________.

A．a(chǎn)nnoyed

B．delighted

C．shocked

D．disappointed

小題4:Who was the owner of the earring lost on the bus according go the passage?

A．One of the author’s friends.	B．A real gentleman
C．A manager in a hospital	D．Not mentioned

小題5:What does the author want to show in this passage?

A．Lost things should be returned to the owner.

B．Life is usually hard for the young at the beginning.

C．One should hold a positive attitude towards life.

D．It is not easy to find a good job nowadays.

There was a man who played the piano in a small bar. There were not too many 36  , but because he was a good piano player, some people 37  came in every night just to hear him play. But one night, a patron (老主顧) told him he didn’t want to hear him play but to sing a song.
The man said, “I have never 38  that before in public. I think I’m 39  at playing the piano.”
But the customer 40 . He told the waiter, “I’m 41  listening to the piano day after day. I want to hear something new and I want that guy to sing.”
The waiter 42  across the room, “Hey, buddy! If you want to get 43  , sing a song. The patrons are asking you to sing!”
  44  in order to bring some money home that night, the piano player who had never sung in public did so for the very first time. And 45  had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung before  46   that night by Nat King Cole, and it surprised all, including the 47  himself!
He had talent he was 48  on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar, but because he had to sing, he 49  to become one of the best-known entertainers in America.
You, too, have skills and 50  . You may not feel as if your “talent” is particularly 51  , but it may be better than you think! And with persistence (堅持), most skills can be 52  . Besides, you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you 53 ! The 54  is not “What ability do I have that is useful?” It is 55 “How will I use whatever ability I have?”.
Just think a minute…

小題1:	A．waiters B．customers C．singers D．players

小題2:	A．never B．still C．ever D．only

小題3:	A．practiced B．shown C．dreamed D．done

小題4:	A．better B．richer C．easier D．sooner

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)greed B．confused C．insisted D．charged

小題6:	A．familiar with B．fond of C．used to D．tired of

小題7:	A．served B．explained C．shouted D．complained

小題8:	A．changed B．broadcast C．paid D．drunk

小題9:	A．So B．And C．Because D．But

小題10:

A．nobody B．a(chǎn)nybody C．somebody D．everybody

小題11:

A．until B．a(chǎn)fter C．since D．when

小題12:

A．waiter B．singer C．patron D．owner

小題13:

A．sitting B．waiting C．depending D．playing

小題14:

A．went up B．went on C．went off D．went away

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)dvantages B．character C．principle D．a(chǎn)bilities

小題16:

A．unique B．surprising C．famous D．great

小題17:

A．recognized B．wasted C．improved D．impressed

小題18:

A．imagine B．possess C．expect D．develop

小題19:

A．decision B．a(chǎn)nswer C．question D．solution

小題20:

A．even B．rather C．pretty D．fairly