—What did you say just now?     

—I asked _______.

A. that I could open the door                             B. could I open the door

C. how could I open the door                                   D. how I could open the door

Many people learn English because it _______ widely _______ in the world.

A. is; used                    B. was; used                 C. is; using                   D. was; using

—_______?

—He’s a tall man with short hair.

A. How is he          B. What does he like      C. What is he                D. What does he look like

       An old man lived alone in a town. He wanted to dig up his potato garden, but it was very   1    work. His only son, who always    2    him in the past, was then in prison（監(jiān)獄）. So the old man wrote a letter to his son and said:

Dear Son,

       I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able to    3    potatoes in my garden this year. I    4    to miss doing it, because your mother always loved planting time. I’ m just getting too old to dig up a garden. If you were here, all my    5    would be over. I know you would dig up the garden for me    6    you weren’t in prison.

                                          Love,

                                               Dad

       Soon the old man    7    a letter: “Dad, don’t dig up the garden! That’s where I buried（埋藏）the guns（槍）!”

       At 4 a.m. the next morning, some    8    came and dug up the whole garden without finding any guns. The old man was    9    and wrote another note to his son. He told him what had happened, and    10     him what to do next.

       His son’s reply was: “Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the best I could do for you from here.”

1. A. hard                                   B. interesting                 C. simple                      D. boring

2. A. taught                         B. helped                      C. changed                   D. stopped

3. A. cook                           B. dig                           C. plant                        D. put

4. A. hope                           B. forget                       C. hate                         D. decide

5. A. trouble                        B. illness                       C. danger                            D. fear

6. A. if                                B. unless                      C. because                    D. when

7. A. wrote                          B. received                   C. sent                         D. read

8. A. friends                        B. neighbors                 C. policemen                 D. prisoners

9. A. ill                                B. lucky                       C. surprised                  D. sorry

30. A. told                           B. called                       C. invited                      D. asked

       It’s said that many years ago clothes were made of animal skins. People started to wear clothes   1    they could keep themselves safe from the sun, wind, rain and cold.

       Today, we can use    2    materials（材料）to make different kinds of clothes. But clothes do   3     than keep us warm in modern society, and they can also    4    about our culture, our life, our jobs, our hobbies and even our mood（情緒）.    5   , when we see a man in a uniform（制服）, we know his    6    from the uniform. When we see a woman in a kimono（日本和服）, we may think that she is    7    . If a man always wears sportswear, we may think he is    8    and likes doing exercise. If a person    9    wears yellow or red clothes, maybe he or she is lively and easy-going（隨和的）. As the saying goes, “You are what you    10   .”

1. A. as if                                   B. so that                      C. even if                            D. although

2. A. different                      B. expensive                 C. strange                     D. perfect

3. A. better                          B. worse                      C. farther                            D. more

4. A. tell                              B. ask                          C. bring                        D. find

5. A. What’s more                B. For example              C. However                  D. In a word

6. A. hobby                         B. idea                          C. wish                        D. job

7. A. Japanese                      B. Chinese                    C. English                     D. American

8. A. nervous                       B. happy                       C. silent                        D. active

9. A. sometimes                   B. seldom                     C. never                       D. always

10. A. do                             B. say                          C. wear                        D. like

       A young lady was on holiday in Brighton. One day, she went into a bank to get some money. It had been sent there for her from the town where she lived.

       The clerk（職員）in the Brighton bank did not know her, so he said, “What proof（證明）have you got that you are really the lady who should get this money?”

       The young lady looked worried for a few moments and said, “I don’t think I’ve brought any proof with me,” but then she suddenly looked happy again. She opened her bag, took a photo of herself out of it and showed it to the clerk. “Here’s something,” she said.

       The clerk looked at the photo carefully and then looked at the young lady. “Yes, that’s you,” he said, and paid the money to her without any more trouble.

1. Where did the lady live?

   A. In a town.                  B. In Brighton.              C. In a bank.                 D. In a city.

2. Why did the lady feel worried when she was at the bank?

   A. Because she didn’t know the clerk.

   B. Because she was far way from home.

   C. Because she had spent all her money.

   D. Because she couldn’t prove who she was.

3. From the passage we can see that the clerk was _______.

   A. silly                           B. kind                         C. clever                      D. impolite

       A wise（有智慧的）woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a small river. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone in the wise woman’s bag, admired（羨慕）it, and asked the wise woman to give it to him. The wise woman did so happily.

The traveler left, excited with his good luck. He knew the stone was worth（值……）enough for him to live on for his whole life.

       But a few days later he came back, searching for the wise woman. When he found her, he returned the stone and said, “I have been thinking. I know how valuable（有價值的）this stone is, but I give it back to you and hope that you can give me something much more precious. If you can, give me what you have within（在……里面）you that made you give me the stone.”

1. Where did the woman find the stone?

   A. In a bag.                                                       B. In a village.

   C. Under a tree.                                                 D. In a small river.

2. How did the man feel when he met the woman?

   A. He was sorry.                                                B. He was sad.

   C. He was hungry.                                             D. He was excited.

3. What does “precious” mean in this passage?

   A. 古老的                     B. 珍貴的                    C. 堅硬的                    D. 新奇的

4. We know from the passage that _______.

   A. the man lived happily since he got the stone

   B. the man got the stone after he paid a lot of money

   C. the man wanted to have the same good feeling as the woman

   D. the woman and the man were travelling together in the mountain

       As we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Let’s look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have negative（消極的）meanings. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive（積極的）actions. For example, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day” means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog-tired” means very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is cruel（冷酷的）. There are many other examples of how “cat” is used differently as well.

       The rose is regarded as a symbol（象征）of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose stands for（代表）love, peace（和平）, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.

       The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.

1. The word “dog” in Chinese usually _______.

   A. shows peace                                                 B. stands for friendship

   C. has a negative meaning                                   D. has a positive meaning

2. “Every dog has its day.” means “_______”.

   A. Everybody in the world is lucky.

   B. Each person lives his own way of life.

   C. If one works hard, he’s sure to succeed.

   D. Everybody has a time in life to be lucky.

3. Western people usually use “cat” to refer to（指代）“_______”.

   A. a tired person                                                B. a brave man

   C. a homeless person                                          D. an unkind woman

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A. Words show differences in culture.

   B. Chinese people prefer dogs to cats.

   C. Western people think cats to be good friends.

   D. Rose is the national flower of all western countries.

5. What’s the best title(標題) for the passage?

   A. Negative or Positive

   B. Different Countries Have Different Culture

   C. Rose Means the Same in Chinese and English

   D. What Dog and Cat Mean in English and Chinese

       A few minutes ago, walking back from lunch, I started to cross the street when I heard the sound of a coin dropping. It wasn’t much but, as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning too. A woman had dropped what seemed to be a dime（十美分硬幣）.

       The sound of a coin dropping on the street catches everybody’s attention. Whatever the coin is, no one ignores（忽視）the sound of it. It got me thinking about sounds again.

       There are so many sounds that catch the most attention. People in New York City seldom turn to look when they hear the siren（警報）of a police car or an ambulance（救護車）.

       When I’m in New York, I’m a New Yorker. I don’t turn either. I hardly hear a siren there.

       At home in my little town in Connecticut, it’s different. The faraway high sound of a police car, an ambulance or a fire siren brings me to my feet if I’m sitting and brings me to the window if I’m in bed.

       It’s the quietest sounds that catch our attention most easily, not the loudest. In the middle of the night, I can hear water dropping a hundred yards away through three closed doors. I’ve been hearing little creaking（吱嘎）noises and sounds in the middle of the night for twenty-five years in our house. Why do I never hear those sounds in the daytime?

1. The sound of a coin dropping made people _______.

   A. think of money                                              B. shout aloud

   C. pay attention to it                                    D. look at each other

2. People in New York _______.

   A. are used to sirens                                    B. don’t hear loud noises

   C. are interested in sounds                           D. don’t care about quiet sounds

3. The writer _______.

   A. has a bad hearing                                    B. stays up late at night

   C. comes from a little town                         D. sleeps next to the window

4. The last paragraph（段落）tells us that _______.

   A. the writer thinks a lot at night                   B. water should be turned off at night

   C. the sounds at night make the writer afraid  D. the quietest sounds at night are easily heard

從方框中選擇單詞，帶入短文空格內，使短文意思正確、通順，再將其適當形式填入短文后相應題號的橫線上。（每詞限用一次）。

       Mr. Williams, who was always a very careful driver, was driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroad. It had a “Slow” sign, so he slowed down    1    he came to the main road, looked to both    2    to see that nothing was coming, and then drove across without   3    completely.

       At once he heard a police whistle（口哨聲）, so he    4    his car to the side of the road and stopped. A policeman walked over to him with a notebook and    5    in his hand and said, “You didn’t stop at the crossing.”

       “But the sign there doesn’t say ‘Stop’,”    6    Mr. Williams. “It just says ‘Slow’, and I did go slow.”

       The policeman looked    7    him, and a look of surprise came over his    8   . Then he   9    his notebook and pencil away, scratched（搔）his head and said, “Well, sorry! I am in the   10    street!”

1. _________________                              2. _________________

3. _________________                              4. _________________

5. _________________                             6. _________________

7. _________________                              8. _________________

9. _________________                              10. _________________