閱讀下列短文，從各小題所給的三個選項中，選出一個最佳答案。

　　A little old man and his wife walked slowly into McDonald’s on cold winter evening．They took a table near the back wall, and then the little old man walked to the cash register(收銀處)to order．．After a while he got the food back and they began to open it．

　　There was one hamburger, some French fries and one drink．The little old man carefully cut the hamburger in half and divided the French fries in two piles(堆)．Then he neatly put the half of the food in front of his wife．He took a sip of the drink and his wife took a sip．．“How poor the old people are!” The people around them thought．As the man began to eat his hamburger and his French fries, his wife sat there watching him and took turns to drink．A young man came over and offered to buy another meal for them．But they refused politely and said that they got used to sharing everything．

　　Then a young lady asked a question of the little old lady．“Madam, why aren’t you eating?You said that you share everything．Then what are you waiting for?” She answered, “The teeth．”

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閱讀下面短文，選出最佳答案。

　　Dear Editor,

　　I’m confused these days．We are taught at home and at school that violence(暴力)is bad．For example, last week, my friend and I were playing at the beach．We found a really beautiful shell．My friend picked it up, but I saw it first, and I said it was mine．He said, no, it was his．I really want the shell, and I even thought about hitting him, that’s how angry I was．

　　Now should that be right?No !I shouldn’t use violence．I should talk with my friend instead, and solve that．My parents and teachers often tell me that using violence is the least civilized(文明)way to solve problems．

　　So, if adults had a disagreement, and if they used violence toward each other in order to win, is it all right ?No!

　　Now, I’m confused．When two countries disagree, they often use violence．They fight a war．Using violence is not okey at home, at school, or in your country but okey between two countries, why?

　　A war is extreme violence．So not only soldiers but citizens(公民), including small children and babies have been killed and injured because of wars．

　　Adults say they are fighting wars in order to solve problems and make peace．But can you really “make peace” by using violence and killing so many people?

　　I don’t think that bombs and missiles(炸彈和導(dǎo)彈)can reach people’s hearts and change them．Bombs and missiles can’t create love and caring, and that’s what we need in the world．Why can’t they use their wisdom(智慧)and talk it over?

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　　My grandparents can be good fun．They are retired, so they don’t work anymore．My grandfather is 68 and my grandmother is 67, but they are not too old to be active．They exercise by playing golf and they go out for meals and to the theater．Sometimes they take me out too．We have a good time．They also go on great holidays．Last year, they went to China and walked along the Great Wall!

　　Sometimes, my grandparents like to criticize me．They think that children today have an easy life．Life was very different when they were young and there are many things about my life that they do not understand．They tell me, over and over, how they had to start work at 16．They know that I will go on to university and won’t be getting a job until I am about 22!They also think that I have too many possessions(財產(chǎn)), such as mobile phones, computers and PSPs．When they were young, they did not have anything like that．What they do not realize is that they cannot compare children at present time．They had the same kinds of things as the rest of people of their age－so do I．It would be very strange if I only had the possessions that they had when they were my age．

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　　If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again．Everybody knows that．Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way．

　　When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it．When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong．

　　If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak．we know that it is his fault(過錯)．But if he tells us that he has a poor memory．many of us think that his parents are to blame(責(zé)備), and few of us know that it is just his own fault．

　　Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but they have better memories?This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write them down in a little notebook．They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised．

　　So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people：practise remembering．

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　　“Is she still alive?Where is she?I want to see her at once!”

　　Jiang Dejia, a Junior 2 student in Shifang Yinghua Middle School in Deyang, said this when she was rescued from the rubble(瓦礫)of a school building hit by the May 12 earthquake．

　　“She”is a Jmlior 3 girl from the same school, called Liao Li, who was also buried in the rubble．

　　Jiang and Liao didn’t know each other before the earthquake．But they encouraged each other to keep going during the two scary days．

　　Later Liao was rescued too．

　　“We were on the edge of death but friendship got us through．I’ll never forget it as long as I live．”said Jiang．

　　Hundreds of thousands of students like Jiang and Liao were in the same situation on May 12．On that day, the biggest earthquake in China for more than 30 years hit Wenehuan, Sichuan．Several thousand middle school students and teachers ended up buried．Buildings went down and cities were leveled(夷平)．

　　As from Friday the earthquake has killed about 23, 000 people across the country．The number is very likely to grow．

　　While people in those areas are facing death and disease, they know the whole nation is standing firmly behind them．

　　Only two hours after the quake．Premier Wen Jiabao got on a plane to Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province．Premier Wen has been in the worst－h(huán)it areas to lead rescue work．

　　Soldiers and policemen were not able to get into Wenchuan at first because of rainy weather and blocked roads．About one day after the quake．the first army group reached the epicenter(震中)on foot．Since then, soldiers have been digging with their fingers to try to find people alive．Helicopters(直升機(jī))have been called in to airdrop food, water and medicine for people in the quake-hit areas．Medical teams have been sent in．People are racing against time to save lives．

　　People outside of Sichuan．including overseas Chinese and people in other countries, are offering money, blood and materials(物資)to help．

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閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的最佳選項。

　　Jamie stood looking at the map．He turned it around．He looked up from the map．He looked back at the map．He took a few steps back along the path．He put his finger on the map, and looked up again．“It’s no use!”, he shouted．He threw the map away, and sat down on the ground．

　　I asked him what the matter was．

　　Jamie said．“We’re lost．We must have taken a wrong turning．”

　　He didn't know where we were．“I'm sorry, I'm sorry．”he said again and again．

　　I told him not to worry．“We'll follow the fiver．”I said．“The fiver flows into the sea, so it will take us back to the coast．”This seemed like a good plan．We set off down the hill．The river was a long way below us．It was getting dark, and it was starting to rain．Jamie started to run．“Come on!” he called．“In an hour, it will be dark and we won’t be able to see where we’re going”“Stop!”I shouted, because I saw there was a fallen tree on the path．“Don't run．It’s dangerous!”

　　As soon as I saw him fall, I knew he was badly hurt．When I reached him, he said that his leg hurt．He wasn't able to stand up．Now, We were lost, we had a long way from home, and Jamie couldn’t walk．

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　　Teachers at American colleges and universities have many different teaching methods．Some teachers give homework and check homework every day, and students in their classes have to take many exams．Some teachers give only writing tasks．Some teachers always follow a course outline and usually use the textbook．Others send students to the library for tasks．

　　The atmosphere(\^)in some classrooms is very formal．Students call their teachers Professor(教授)Smith, Mrs．Jones and so on．Some teachers wear business clothes and give talks．Other classrooms have an informal(非正式的)atmosphere．Students and teachers discuss their ideas．Teachers dress informally, and students call them by their first names．American teachers are different in their teaching styles．

　　At most American colleges and universities, libraries and learning centers can be used by students at any time．They can often use tape recorders, video machines and computers．They can buy books, notebooks and other things at campus stores．There are also services(服務(wù))to students．They can get advice on their problems from their teachers．Colleges and universities usually offer facilities(設(shè)施)to students．Some schools have swimming pools and tennis courts．Most have fast food restaurants．

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　　John is thirteen now．He began to study in a middle school two years ago．His home is in a small village and it's nearly five kilometers from the school．He has to get up early in the morning．After a quick breakfast he has to run to school and get there on time．His father hopes to borrow some money to buy a bike for him, but he knows his mother is always ill and his father spends much money on medicine．He doesn't agree with his father and keeps running there every day．Now he's very strong．He is never late for class and his teachers often praise him．

　　Last week there was a sports meeting in his school．John ran faster than any other boy and won the boy's 800 meters, 1, 500 meters and 3, 000 meters．The whole school knew him．He was very happy．He told his grandma about the good news as soon as he got home．

　　“I broke two school records today, Granny,”called out the boy．

　　To his surprise, the old woman wasn't happy．She thought for a while and said,“I'm sorry to hear that．We have no money to pay for them, you know!”

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　　Fashion is moving into the twenty-first century．A coat can change its color with the weather; a shirt with stripes(條紋)that will disappear while you are wearing it; a blouse can be worn for days and days without a bad smell…These are not dreams of scientists．They were made possible in the fashion world．

　　A jacket changes its color in warm weather and costs between ＄40 and ＄5, 000．Peter White, a designer, says“There are not much more designers can do with the old cloth．They need to make new kinds of cloth to keep fashion interesting．”

　　Massimo Osti is the man who has brought this unusual cloth to the shops．Another of Osti's inventions has a design of the company's trademark(商標(biāo))on the chest, which disappears when you

　　breathe on it．Now there is a special kind of leisure wear(休閑服)for golfers who like to practice in any kind of weather．As golfers leave the warm club house, their clothes will change from white to rainbow(彩虹)of colors．

　　A Japanese company has developed a man-made fiber(纖維), it can absorb(吸收)sunlight and keep the wearer up to 10℃ warmer than usual fibers．A kind of new cloth for ski-wear can turn black to absorb sunlight when the temperature drops to below zero, and change to white at above 5℃．

　　In the Far East and Europe, there are many blouses which have a pleasing smell．The sweet smell lasts up to three hand-washes．

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　　Many earthquakes(地震)happen without warning, so it is important to know what to do wherever you are during an earthquake．Here are some top tips on how to stay safe in an earthquake．

　　?Keep a cool head．Worry may make bad decisions．Think about what you should do．The first several seconds are important．

　　?If you are indoors during an earthquake, hide under a heavy desk and protect your head．Stay away from windows and anything that could fall on you．

　　?If you are in a crowded hall away from the door, don't rush to the exit．You will find too many people trying to get out at the same time．Instead, hide under a desk or a table．Do not get into a lift during an earthquake!

　　?Stay in a safe area until you are sure it's OK to leave．Some aftershocks(余震)may follow an earthquake．These are as dangerous as the earthquake．

　　?If you are at home and you smell gas, open a window and leave the building quickly．

　　?If you are outdoors, find a clear place away from buildings, trees, street lights and power lines．

　　?If you are buried in debris(埋在廢墟), you may make noises by knocking at the rocks．Shouting will use up your energy．You could be without help for up to 72 hours．Try to find some water and food．These are important for you．

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