閱讀下面短文，從各題A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

　　All the kids in my neighborhood knew that on summer evenings, between 5 pm and 7 pm, the Ice Cream Truck* would visit our block．If it was quiet enough, we could hear the Ice Cream Man's song playing from one neighborhood over．Most of the time, though, we didn't hear it until it was almost too late．

　　The song The Piano Man came from the truck's loudspeaker *．It would start cries down the street of： “The Ice Cream Truck is coming! ” If the Ice Cream Man didn't see any kids on the street, he wouldn't stop．So we'd run as fast as we could to our moms for some dollars and coins, hoping to catch the Ice Cream Man．Younger brothers and sisters would usually go to the truck and make it wait while we fetched our money．The truck was white and square, like a mail truck, but with pictures showing the ice cream bars and Popsicles and their prices： “Superman bar ＄1.50; Choco Taco ＄1.00; Creamsicle ＄0.75．”

　　Our Ice Cream Man wasn't very friendly．He'd take our money through the window, go into the truck, return, and hand us our ice creams．Of course, he didn't have to be friendly－h(huán)e had what we wanted： ice cream．

　　For most US kids, ice cream is the first thing we spend our money on．It is also our first understanding of the value of a dollar, and our first true love．

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閱讀下面短文，從各題A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

　　The London Home A center for people with AIDS The London Home

　　gives love and care, but money is always needed．111/117 Bute Road,London

　　Tel：0171－792 1200

　　Do you want to join our group at our weekly meetings and help to make our world cleaner? Can you spare a few hours a week to hand out information brochures*?

　　WORLDWATCHERS

　　Needs you!

　　Write to：The Information Office

　　PO BOX 379 GD30 6QA

　　At Solution we teach people how to help themselves．In parts of Africa and India we have helped the poor a lot．Now they have hope for a better life．

　　Solutions

　　Finding solutions to help the poor．

　　Call 0044－173 654 2427

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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從各題的四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

　　A man had a little daughter．She was his only child．He loved her so much that he lived 　　1　　 her．So when she became ill, he went crazy．He tried everything to make her 　　2　　 again．

　　However, his efforts* didn't work and the child 　　3　　．The father was really sad, shutting himself away from 　　4　　．He didn't want to be his normal self 　　5　　 he had a dream one night．

　　He was in heaven* and saw a group of little angel 　　6　　．They were walking in a line．All the angels were wearing white clothes and each child carried a 　　7　　．He noticed that one child's candle did not light．Then he saw that the child was 　　8　　 little girl．He rushed to her right away and took her 　　9　　 his arms．He kissed her and then asked：“　　10　　 is your candle the only one not lit, darling? ”

　　“Daddy, they lit it again and again, but your 　　11　　 always put it out．”

　　Just then he woke up from his 　　12　　．

　　The lesson 　　13　　 clear, and its effects* were quick．From that day on, he 　　14　　 being a sad father．He became cheerful with his friends．His 　　15　　 tears would no longer put out his darling's candle．

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　　Welcome to Franklin Hotel．We will make you stay here as enjoyable as possible．We hope we will give you the best service．

　　●Room Service：You ：can use the service 24 hours a day．

　　●Dining Room：You can have three meals a day in the dining room．Breakfast is from 8∶00 to 9∶30．Also the room waiter may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7∶00．If you need, please fill in a card and hang it outside your door before 6∶00．Lunch is from 12∶00 to 14∶00．Dinner is from 18∶30 to 20∶30．

　　●Telephone：There is a telephone in your room．Dial “0” before you make a call．We will tell you to wait a moment if the lines are busy．

　　●Shop：The hotel shop is open from 9∶00 to 17∶30．

　　●Coffee House：You can drink coffee here at the following times：

　　12∶00－14∶00

　　20∶00－23∶30

　　●Other Services：There is a cinema in the hotel．A film begins at 19∶00 on Sundays and Wednesdays．Hot water is offered 24 hours．

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　　Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students．People can “farm” on a piece of “l(fā)and” and “grow”, “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”, “flowers” and “fruits” on the Net．They can earn some e－money and buy more “seeds”, “pets” and even “houses” ．

　　Joyce interviewed some young people．Here are their opinions．

　　Harold：I don't quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game．Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world．

　　Allan：I enjoy putting some “bugs”(蟲子)in my friends' gardens and we've become closer because of the game．Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it．

　　Laura：You know, people in the city are longing for(渴望)the life in the countryside．It reduces(減少)my work pressure； besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief” ．

　　Ivy：Well, it's just a waste of time．Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not focus on(專注于)their study．

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　　Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood．

　　When he was 12, his parents died．He was alone and didn't get on well with others, People always laughed at him．No one showed kindness to him．

　　His only friend was a dog named Tige．He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not polite to it．He didn't know that an unkind word sometimes could cut one's heart like a knife．

　　One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him．Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms．As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags．He came to help her．“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy! ” she said kindly, smiling．

　　A special feeling came to him．These were the first kind words he had ever heard．He watched her until she went far away, and then he whistled(吹口哨)to his dog and went directly to the river nearby．

　　“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy! ” he repeated(重復)the woman's words．Then in a low voice he said to his dog．“You are a nice little dog! ” Tige raised its ears as if it understood．

　　“Uhum! Even a dog likes it! ” he said, “Well, Tige, I won't say unkind words to you any more．” Tige waved its tail happily．

　　The boy thought and thought．Finally he looked at himself in the river．He saw nothing but a dirty boy．He washed his face carefully．Again he looked．He saw a clean nice boy．He was amazed．From then on, he had a new life．

　　After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed(種子)of kindness．All of us should learn about kindness．What a great power(力量)it has! ”

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先通讀短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。

　　Several years ago I studied in a university in the biggest city in our country．It's beautiful but it's hot in summer．So I usually returned to my hometown when my 　　1　　 began．It was not big, but it was cool and quiet．I could 　　2　　 in the daytime and have a good sleep at night．

　　One day I had some problems to solve．But I didn't take the dictionary home．My father told me Charlie, one of my 　　3　　 had a good library．I went to his house at once．We didn't see each other after I 　　4　　 middle school．At first he didn't recognize(認出)me．He 　　5　　 me up and down．And then he called out, “Oh, dear! It's you, Fred! ”

　　Of course we were 　　6　　 to meet each other again and talked a lot about our schoolmates and teachers．Later on he showed me around his library．It wasn't big but there were a lot of nice books in it．And the dictionaries I 　　7　　 were in them too．At last I said, “Can you lend some dictionaries to me, please? ”

　　“I'm sorry I don't lend any books to 　　8　　, ” said the young man． “Are you afraid I'll 　　9　　 them? ”

　　“No, I'm not．I'm afraid you won't 　　10　　 them to me．Look! All the books are not bought, but borrowed! ”

　　What a kind of person do you think Charlie is?

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　　What are we about

　　We've been sending people to volunteer in Africa, Asia, Australia and Latin America since 1996．We are the original volunteer travel comany and everyone here at i―to―i is a former(以前的)volunteer or backpacker．We don't like to blow our own trumet, but but we really know what we'er doing and have 20, 000 happy former volunteers rove(證明)it．

　　注：TEFL：Teaching English as a Foreign Language

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　　How to educate my child? This is the question parents keep asking themselves and is the problem that would stuck with(纏繞)them for more than 18 years．Well, most people in western countres would lide to create a happy invironment for the children and don't want them to stand too much pressure．However, Amy Chua, “Tiger Mom” as she calls herself, has some different opinions．

　　She has two daughters, Sophia and Lulu, and she has been very strict with them．But so far, the two girls are doing a great job．Sopthis(now 18)plays the piano and Lulu(now 15)plays the violin．

　　Here are some things Amy Chua would never allow her daughters to do：

　　·attend a sleepover at a friend's house(參加朋友家過夜的晚會)

　　·be in a school play

　　·complain about not being in a school play

　　·not be the No．1student in every subject except gym and drama(話劇)

　　·play and ynstrument except the piano or violin

　　·not play the piano or violin

　　Many westerners are shocked by the Tiger Mom, but they also question ber： bow can you raise your kids like that? But at the same time, the Chinese kids in such an environment are outstanding．They have perfect scores and perfect behaveor．And now, they are thanking their mom for the way of education she gave．

　　“What kind of kids do I want mine to bi? ” Many parents always question themselves

　　this．“ No pains, no gains．It is simple．When you want something, you have to suffer for if first．” Some parents agree with Amy．But not all the people think so, they just wish their children to be happy every day．

　　An argument is continumg in the US over how strict parents should bi with their children．Is it better to be a“ Tiger Mom”? What do you think?

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　　Having Fun “Growing” and “Stealing”

　　In the recent years, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and strdents．People can“ farm” on a piece of“ land” and “grow” ，“ sell” or even “vegetables” ，“ flowdrs” and “fruits” on the Net．They can earn earn some e－money and buy more “seeds” ，“ pets” and even “houses”．

　　Joyce interviewed some young people．Here are their opinions．

　　Harold ：I don't quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game．Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world．

　　Allan： Ienjoy putting some “bugs” in friends’gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game．Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it．

　　Laura：You know, people in the city are longing for the life in the countryside, It reduces my work pressure; Besides．it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief” 。

　　Ivy：Well, it's just a waste of time．Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not concentrate on their study．

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