When I was 18 years old, one morning, my father told me to drive him into a town, about 40 miles away. I had just learned to 36，so I agreed with pleasure. When we came to the town, something was wrong with the car. Then I took the car to a nearby garage to have it  37 and promised to pick Dad up at 4 pm. Because I had a few hours to spend, I decided to go to the  38 .However I became   39 interested in the film that I forgot the time. When the last film finished, it was 6 o’clock.
I was afraid Dad would be  40 and never let me drive again, so I drove back quickly to meet Dad and made an excuse(借口) 41 my being late. I’ll never forget the cry he gave me: “I’m disappointed that I feel you have to tell a lie to me, Jack. I’m angry, not with  42 but with myself. I have failed  43 I’ve brought up a son who can not even tell the truth to his own father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about  44 I have done wrong all these years.” 
Dad began  45 along the road. I begged(乞求)all the way, telling him how I drove behind him for 40 miles, at a speed of 5 miles an hour. It was the most unforgettable lesson. I have never told a lie to him ever since.

【小題9】

A．where B．when C．why D．how

In learning English，one should first pay attention to listening and speaking．It is the groundwork of reading and writing．You’d better  31  your best to speak while you do much listening．Don’t be  32  of making mistakes．But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your  33 ．While you are doing this，a good  34  is to write-keep a diary，write notes or letters．Then if you can，ask some others to go through  35  you have written and tell you where it is wrong．Many mistakes in your speaking will be  36  found when you write．Through correcting mistakes，you can do better in learning English．
If you are slow in speaking，don’t  37  about it．One of the helpful ways is reading，either aloud or to yourself．The important thing is to choose  38  interesting to read． It mustn’t be too difficult for you．When you are reading  39  this way，don’t stop to  40  the new words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing to do with the sentences．You can do that some other time．

Who taught you to walk when you were little? Who worries the most when you are   56 ? Who makes you dinner? It’s your   57  . No matter what happens, she’ll   58  the love for you.
Do you know how did   59    Day come into being(產(chǎn)生) ? It began in the US in 1907 whenan    60   girl named Anna Jarvis started a campaign to honor(給......以榮譽(yù)) mothers. Shebelieved that mothers could   61  people to get over the   62  of the War and to strengthen (加長) the relationship inside families.
On Mother’s day, children usually help their mothers do    63  . In western countries, bringing mothers  64  in bed is common. A mother will get up late while her children make her favorite breakfast. Children also make their own Mother’s Day card    65  a thank-you note. Or they buy gifts and flowers for their mothers.
【小題1】 A. lazy B. ill C. sleepy
【小題2】A. father B. mother C. sister
【小題3】 A. continue B. stop C. start
【小題4】A. Children’s B. Women’s C. Mother’s
【小題5】 A. Asian B. Australian C. American
【小題6】A. help B. ask C. order
【小題7】A. worry B. pain C. memory
【小題8】 A. homework B. housework C. hair
【小題9】 A. flowers B. clothes C. breakfast
【小題10】 A. with B. for C. from

Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
You’ve just finished with middle school and you may start wondering, “What is high school like? Is high school a lot  32  middle school? Is it going to be hard to start out in a new place?"
Most high schools in America hold a freshman class  33  school actually starts. When you talk to people in the freshman class, you  34  that a lot of them are feeling just like you are, excited, maybe  35  afraid. Talking about a question of common interest with your classmates could start a new   36  .
The work in high school builds on what you  37  in middle school, and gives you more knowledge of many subjects. So you  38  feel that it’s a bit more challenging. But these challenges can make you feel   39  . And there are many resources (資源）to use if you feel that the work is too much.
At the beginning of high school, you’ll get to know it has more activities than middle school, such as clubs, music groups, and sports teams. These activities may      40  before or after school, or during your free time. 41  this, time management is an important skill in your 42  year.
Middle school teaches you the 43  of study and social skills while high school gives you the chance to learn 44  to be more independent (獨(dú)立的).It’s all right if you’re nervous 45  . Just be patient and keep  46  . Once you’ve got used to your new independence, you can go farther than you ever imagined.
【小題1】A. the same as       B. different from      C. helpful to
【小題2】A. before           B. after              C. since
【小題3】   A. found           B. will find           C. have found
【小題4】   A. too             B. so                C. a little
【小題5】   A. hobby           B. friendship         C. topic
【小題6】A. are learning      B. will learn          C. have learned
【小題7】A. have to          B. should            C. may
【小題8】A. more bored       B. less bored         C. less excited
【小題9】A. take part         B. take up           C. take place
【小題10】A. Because of       B. Thanks to         C. Instead of
【小題11】A. first             B. second           C. third
【小題12】A. aims           B. pleasure           C. ways
【小題13】A. what           B. how              C. whether
【小題14】A. at first          B. at last            C. at that moment
【小題15】A. doing           B. studying           C. trying

Maybe you are more interested in sports than in history. You probably think you will never be a top student.    31   , anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. If you can use your time well, you may  32 your study without much work. Here’s how:
  33  your time carefully. You should make a   34   of things that you have to do. First write down the time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide on a good time for studying. Of course, studying shouldn’t take all of your time. Don’t    35   to leave yourself enough time for hobbies.
Find a good place to study. Look around the house    36   a good study place. Keep this space. It may be a desk or just a corner of your room. N0     37   , radio, or television! When you sit down to work, think only about the     38   !
Make good use of your time  39  . Listen carefully to what the teacher says. Careful listening means   40   work after class. You also need to take notes, because it can make it easier for you to learn well.
These are only some of the ways to help you with your studying. I believe you’ll find more other ways besides these.

If you are writing or studying, it makes much difference where the light comes from. People use  36  and pens every day. They have to be very careful about the  37  of the light because the light shines on their work.
Every  38  gets its light either from daylight  39  the window or from the lamps,   40  no matter what kind of light it is, the way it shines is very important to the eyes.
Take a book and sit with your  41  towards the window, and try to read. Your shadow(影子) falls all over the page and makes it  42  for your eyes as if you were in a  43  room. Now turn around and face the window. The page is in shadow again,  44  the bright light is in your eyes.Try sitting with your  45  side towards the window. This is very good for reading, but if you were writing, the shadow  46  fall across the page and trouble you  47 .There is another way – sit  48  your left side to the window. Now everything is perfect for  49   as well.
Whatever kind of light is in the room, the rule about the right way to sit is  50  the same. So you see different ways to sit make much difference in writing or studying.

Do you know what are good manners (禮貌)？In fact , having good manners is   46   in different countries . In some Asian countries , it is good manners to take off your   47   before you go into a house .   48   in European countries , even if they sometimes are very dirty, this is not done. If you are a guest (客人)in a Chinese house , when you have a meal , you usually do not   49   food . You often leave a little to show that you have had    50  . But in England , a guest always finishes food to show that he   51   it . We must know the customs (風(fēng)俗) of other countries , so that they will not think    52   bad--mannered . People all over the world   53  that a well—mannered person should be kind and   54    to others. If you remember this , at least you will not go far wrong . Everybody likes a person   55   good manners , and no one likes a person with bad manners. Keep your manners, please . 

One day at the end of the class, a wise teacher told each of her students to   1  a plastic bag and a bag of potatoes to school.
The next day she told her students: “From today on, for every person you don't like in your lives, you can choose a potato, write the person's name and the date   2  it and then put it in the plastic bag.” Day after day, some of the students' bags were very   3 . They were then told to carry this bag with them everywhere they went for a week. They would put it inside their quilts 4  , on the seats when sitting in a car or on a bus , and next to their desks at school. The days carrying the bag around with them   5  students get to know what a weight they were carrying in their minds. They had to pay attention to it all the time   6  they wouldn't forget it. As time passed by, the potatoes went bad and   7  nasty(惡心). They all tired to get rid of them.
Too often we think of tolerance（寬容）as a gift to   8  people, and it clearly is for ourselves! If we choose to keep our sadness and hatred（仇恨）in our   9 , we will have to
carry them around all our lives.
Do you think you have got   10  from the wise teacher and what she asked her students
to do?

Food is very important. Everyone needs to 46 well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is   47  . We begin to get knowledge even when we are very young. Small children are     48   in everything around them. They learn 49 while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older. they begin to 50 storybooks, science books, or anything they like.
When they find something new, they have to ask questions and 51 to find out the answers. What’s the best    52   to get knowledge? If we learn 53 ourselves, we will get the most knowledge. If we are     54   getting answers from others and don’t ask why, we will never learn more and understand    55     .
【小題1】 A. sleep   B. drink    C. cat
【小題2】 A. sport B. knowledge C. meat
【小題3】 A. interested B. interesting   C. good
【小題4】A. something B. nothing   C. anything
【小題5】A. write      B. learn       C. read
【小題6】 A. try    B. think   C. wait
【小題7】 A. place   B. way   C. road
【小題8】 A. with B. to   C. by
【小題9】 A. seldom B. always   C. sometimes
【小題10】 A. much   B. well C. better

"Where is the university(大學(xué))?"This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge(劍橋)ask. But no one can give them a  36  answer, for there is no wall to be found 37  the university. The  university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, 38 , museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and  39 of the thirty-one colleges (學(xué)院). .
Cambridge was already a   40 town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once  41 the Cam. A  42  was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name "Cambridge".
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much 43 in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a  44  in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100, 000. Many young students in other countries   45  to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.