【小題1】The people in needn’t go to work on Fridays.

A．Canada

B．Scotland

C．Japan

D．Egypt

【小題2】If it is 8:00 a.m. in western Canada, the time is _______ in eastern Canada.

A．11:00a.m

B．2:00 p.m.

C．12:30 p.m.

D．4:00 a.m.

【小題3】While Canadian children are waking up, children in Scotland are ________.

A．having lessons

B．sleeping

C．watching TV

D．playing games

Shenzhou X and three astronauts(宇航員) were sent up from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province, into a clear blue sky on Tuesday, bringing the nation one step closer to building its own space(太空) station in 2020.
　　Two men, mission commander(指揮官) Nie Haisheng and Zhang Xiaoguang, and China’s second female astronaut, Wang Yaping, are expected to stay in space for 15 days.
　　They will teach young people about science and do two space dockings, between Shenzhou X and the unmanned Tiangong-1 space module, a technically difficult procedure that brings two spaceship together in high-speed orbit(軌道).
　　The trip is our country’s fifth manned space mission, 10 years after the country’s first astronaut, Yang Liwei, went into space in 2003.
【小題1】How long will they stay in space?

A．About a week

B．About two weeks

C．About a month

D．About two months

【小題2】What will they do in space?  They will __________.

A．teach young people about science	B．take some photos
C．do two space dockings	D．Both A and C

【小題3】What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase ‘space dockings’?

A．太空實驗

B．太空對接

C．太空垃圾

D．太空站

【小題4】Who is the first astronaut to enter space in China?

A．Nie Haisheng

B．Zhang Xiaoguang

C．Wang Yaping

D．Yang Liwei

Li Lu is a fifth-grade student who lived in a small village in Shanxi Province. She lived with her grandparents, because her parents are migrant workers in big cities. During the days when there were no school buses, Li Lu had to ride a bike five kilometers and climb a small mountain to school every day. Her 70-year-old grandfather says he and Li Lu’s grandmother always worried about her safety.
“There are so many cars on the roads, and we were really _concerned_ about her all the time. When it was time for her to come home, we would stare at the alley’s (小巷的) entrance until she showed up.”
But with the start of the new school year, the school’s new bus now picks up the students. Eleven-year-old Li Lu pointed at her seat on the bus and said ,“Now I don’t ride my bike any more. My grandparents no longer need to worry about me. The bus is spacious and comfortable. Look! This is my seat, with my name tag on the seatback.”
【小題1】How far is Li Lu’s home from her school?

A．Five minutes by bike.	B．Over five kilometers.
C．Fifty minutes by bus.	D．Four kilometers.

【小題2】The underlined word “concerned” can be best translated into ________.

A．關(guān)注

B．有關(guān)的

C．擔心的

D．涉及

【小題3】Why does Li Lu live with her grandparents?

A．Because she lives far from school.

B．Because her parents have died.

C．Because she had to ride a bike five kilometers to school.

D．Because her parents work in big cities.

【小題4】What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Going to school by bike.	B．Far away from school.
C．Li Lu has taken the new school bus.	D．Li Lu and her family.

New Library Rules
1. Open time: 8:30am.-4:30pm. From Monday to Friday.	6. No taking books out if you don’t ask the people here.
2. No talking.	7. Keep the library books for only one week.
3. No eating any food.	8. Give the books back on time.
4. No listening to music.	9. Renew (續(xù)借)books on time.
5. No taking photos.	10. Pay for the lost books.

【小題1】What can’t we do in the library?

A．Borrow books.	B．Renew books.
C．Keep the library book for a week.	D．Take books out anytime

【小題2】What do you have to do if we lose the library books?

A．Buy them	B．Pay for them
C．Renew them	D．Ask the people there.

【小題3】When can you go to the library?

A．8:30am. on Saturday.	B．2:30pm. on Sunday.
C．10:30pm. on Friday.	D．3:30pm. on Tuesday.

 
Born into a farmer’s family, life was not easy when I was a kid. We were so poor that we often did not know where our next meal was coming from. I had to sell cabbages at the marketplace to support my family.
A storyteller once came to the marketplace, and I went to listen to him. My mother was unhappy with me for forgetting my job. But that night, while she was making clothes for us under the weak light of an oil lamp, I couldn't help retelling stories I'd heard that day. She listened impatiently at first, since in her eyes professional（職業(yè)的） storytellers were smooth-talking men—nothing good ever came out of their mouths. But slowly she was attracted by my retold stories, and from that day on, she never gave me any task on market days, unspoken agreement to enjoy new stories. As a repayment（回報）for Mother's kindness and a way to show off my memory, I'd retell the stories for her in lively detail. Soon, she wasn't the only member of my audience, which later included my elder sisters, my aunts, even my stubborn grandmother.
I knew she was worried about me. Talkative kids are not well thought of in our village, for they can bring trouble to themselves and to their families when they talk too much. Mother often reminded me not to talk so much, wanting me to be a silent and modest teenager. However, my natural desire（渴望）to talk never went away, and that is what makes my name – Mo Yan, which means ‘no speaking’. This strong wish to talk also improved my ability to express myself, which is important for writers who are also considered as storytellers.
【小題1】Mo Yan lived a/an ________ life when he was young.

A．hard

B．colourful

C．easy

D．rich

【小題2】From the second paragraph, we can learn that ________

A．little Mo Yan was interested in selling vegetables

B．his mother was attracted by the retold story at first

C．his mother didn’t let him listen to the new stories again

D．little Mo Yan had quite a good memory

【小題3】Why did his mother dislike the professional storytellers?

A．Because she thought they never said anything good.

B．Because she thought they couldn’t make much money.

C．Because she thought they would affect Mo Yan’s schoolwork.

D．Because she thought most people didn’t like listening to stories.

【小題4】In Mo Yan’s opinion, a writer should be a ________ child when they were young.

A．silent

B．modest

C．talkative

D．trouble-making

【小題5】Which is the best title（標題）of the passage?

A．My Unlucky Childhood	B．A Storyteller’s Childhood
C．My Kind Grandmother	D．More talking leads to success

When I was 14, I decided to make some pocket money by mowing lawns (修剪草坪) in summer. I worked hard because that was my first part-time job. After working for one week, Mr Miller said that he had no money for me. Oh, dear! He wouldn’t pay for my work! That surprised me greatly. I argued with him, and then I went back home.
My parents told me not to complain about Mr Miller. He was in difficulties. Then my mother call up Mr Miller and they talked about something on the phone. A few days later, my mother asked me to return to Mr Miller’s garden, because he was too weak to look after it.
When I came back, Mr Miller said, “Sorry, I have no money, but I can do something for you.” He played CD for me. Hearing the beautiful music, I was so interested in it that I forgot the money and did the work with pleasure. At last, Mr Miller gave me a ticket to a concert.
After that, I became very interested in music. And now, I have been a popular musician. I should thank Mr Miller greatly.
【小題1】Why did the author argue with Mr Miller?

A．Because that was her first part-time job.	B．Because Mr Miller had no time for him.
C．Because she wanted to go home.	D．Because Mr Miller wouldn’t pay for her work.

【小題2】A few days later, the author’s mother asked her to        .

A．call up Mr Miller	B．complain about Mr Miller
C．return to Mr Miller’s garden	D．look after Mr Miller

【小題3】The beautiful music from the CD made the author        .

A．forget to go home	B．forget the money
C．forget the work	D．forget a ticket to a concert

【小題4】According to the passage, we can learn that        .

A．the author’s mother was kind

B．Mr Miller was so bad that nobody liked him

C．the author was too poor to have pocket money

D．the author had experience to work in the garden

【小題5】In some ways,        , the author has become a popular musician.

A．because of the MP3	B．because of having no money
C．thanks to Miller	D．with the help of his mother

It was 12:45 pm on January 2, 2007. 50-year-old Wesley Autrey was waiting for the train at a subway station in New York. His two daughters, aged four and six, were with him.
Suddenly, a sick man fell down on the platform (站臺). The man, 20-year-old Cameron Hollopeter, got up, but then fell again—this time, onto the track between the two rails (道軌). A train was coming into the station. It was a frightening moment.
But Mr Autrey wasn’t frightened. He looked at the man and the space that the man was in. It was about half a meter deep. And he thought, “The train is going to travel over this man. If he tries to get up, the train will kill him. But if he lies on the ground and doesn’t move, he’ll be OK.” So he got an idea.
He jumped down and kept Mr Hollopeter down on the ground. The train driver saw them. He was terrified, but he couldn’t stop in time. The train traveled over the two men before it stopped.
The people on the platform were surprised. When Mr Autrey heard them screaming, he shouted, “We’re OK down here, but I’ve got two daughters up there. Let them know their father is OK.”
In an interview on a TV show, Mr Autrey said, “The only thing that happened to me was my blue hat got dirty.”
【小題1】Why did Mr Hollopeter fall on the platform and then the track?

A．Because he was ill.	B．Because he walked so fast.
C．Because he was too old.	D．Because the subway station was so crowed.

【小題2】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Mr Autrey was so frightened when he saw what had happened.

B．Mr Autrey thought the space that the man was in was about one meter deep.

C．The train driver saw the two men but he couldn’t stop the train in time.

D．Mr Autrey and Mr Hollopeter were both taken to a hospital.

【小題3】Mr Autrey was worried about         when the train stopped.

A．his two daughters

B．Mr Hollopeter

C．his blue hat

D．the train driver

【小題4】Mr Autrey lay on top of Mr Hollopeter in order to        .

A．keep him calm	B．keep him down
C．keep him warm	D．keep him awake

【小題5】What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A Sick Man	B．Save One’s Life
C．Mr Autrey and Mr Hollopeter	D．The Subway Hero

“Who did this?” asked my teacher. Thirty children tried to think about not only what they had done, but also what our teacher might have found out.
“Who did this?” she asked again. She never became angry, but she was this time. She held up a piece of broken glass and asked, “Who broke this window?”
“Oh, oh,” I thought. I was the one who broke the window. I did not do it on purpose (故意). It was caused by a bad throw of a baseball. Why did it have to be me?
If I admitted (承認) it, I would be in a lot of trouble. How would I be able to pay for a big window like that? “My father is going to get angry at me,” I thought. I didn’t want to raise (舉起) my hand, but something much stronger than me pulled it up.
“I did it,” I said. Then I was silent. It was hard enough saying what I had.
My teacher went to one of our bookshelves and took down a book. She then began walking towards my desk. I had never known my teacher to strike (打) a student, but I feared she was going to start with me.
“I know how you like birds,” she said as she stood looking down at my face. “Here is the field guide about birds (鳥類野外指南) that you always check out from our school library. It is yours now. We have got a new one for the school. You will not be punished (懲罰). But remember, it’s only for your honesty.”
I couldn’t believe it! I wasn’t being punished and I was getting my own bird field guide, the one that I had been saving up all my money to buy.
【小題1】How did the writer feel when he saw his teacher walking towards him with a book from bookshelves?

A．Relaxed.

B．Pleased.

C．Frightened.

D．Guilty.

【小題2】What do the underlined words “check out” mean?

A．lend

B．borrow

C．test

D．buy

【小題3】What can we learn from the story?

A．The writer’s teacher often hit her students.

B．The writer broke the window when he was catching a bird.

C．The writer was seriously punished after he admitted his mistake.

D．The writer didn’t want to admit his mistake at the beginning.

【小題4】The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______.

A．he who is honest is wise	B．better late than never
C．practice makes perfect	D．a(chǎn) friend in need is a friend indeed

A famous building in New York City is turning 100 years old. A year-long celebration is planned for Grand Central Terminal, which is usually called Grand Central station, the sixth most-visited place in the world.
The huge building has not changed much since it opened in February, 1913. About 750,000 people pass through Grand Central every day. Some just come to look at it, others to visit the stores. But most are there to catch the trains that enter and leave from the station. It is the largest train station in the world. There are 67 train tracks, all of them underground.
The main part of the building has large, arched windows, a jeweled four-sided clock and ticket windows. Grand Central has been seen in many movies through the years. Dan Brucker is with the New York Transit Authority, which operates the station. Dan Brucker has worked for the transit authority at Grand Central for 30 years. In all those years, he has not lost his interest in the building.
Justin Ferate, a historian, has been giving tours of Grand Central Station for 30 years. He says the station was designed to make travel a pleasure.
“Why people don't run into each other in Grand Central is simple: each block of stone in Grand Central is the length of your leg. Each block of stone in Grand Central is the length of your arm. Each block of stone is a different color, so it’s a checkerboard, based on you.”   
A ten-year-long fight against plans to build a huge office building over Grand Central in 1968 helped create the modern preservation（保護） movement. Now, no one would think of changing the beauty of the station.
【小題1】How long has Grand Central been in service ?

A．For 30 years.

B．For 10 years.

C．For 45 years.

D．For a century.

【小題2】A lot of people can’t ___________ in Grand Central.

A．enjoy the beauty of the buliding	B．visit the stores
C．take the trains	D．see movies

【小題3】Which of the following statements about the station is WRONG?

A．It’s in New York City.

B．It’s one of the most-visited places in the world.

C．It’s the largest train station in the world.

D．It has been changed much over the years.

【小題4】Both Dan Brucker and Justin Ferate ___________.

A．have worked for the station for 30 years

B．have given tours of the station for 30 years

C．show interest in the station

D．create the modern preservation movement for the station

【小題5】Which of the following statements can we infer（推斷）according to the passage?

A．The station won’t be changed.

B．People will spend one month celebrating its anniversary.

C．More and more people will catch the trains in the station

D．The station will become larger and larger.

On March 31, 2013, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health of Hong Kong and the Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission notified(通知) the World Health Organization of three confirmed human cases of influenza A (H7N9) in Shanghai and Anhui. On April 2, the CHP confirmed four more cases in Jiangsu province.
The first reported death associated(與……有聯(lián)系) with H7N9 was an 87-year-old man who died on March 4. A second man, Wu Liangliang, aged 27, died on March 10. On April 3, Chinese government reported another death, bringing the number to three. On April 4, the number of reported cases was 14, with 5 deaths. On April 6, 2013, the Chinese Ministry of Health reported 18 positive cases, death toll still at 6. Two days later, positive cases rose to 24 and one death case from Shanghai brought the death toll to 7.
The World Health Organization reiterated(重申) there was still no evidence of human-to-human transmission(傳播) of the new strain of H7N9 bird flu.
【小題1】The first person died of H7N9 on ______________.

A．March 4

B．March 10

C．March 31

D．April 2

【小題2】On April 26, the number of reported cases was _________.

A．115

B．118

C．120

D．128