Three years ago when I was still in the university, I also worked at a restaurant.   
An old man named Mr. Candido Filio was one of our regular customers at the restaurant. He was one of the most intelligent people I’ve ever known.
Every Sunday the Philippine Star Newspaper had a special page for word puzzles and among his peers (同齡人), Mr. Filio held the record for solving all the puzzles in less than five minutes. He encouraged me to solve them too and for months and months, I did my best to beat him but failed.
Then one Sunday, I did it! I was able to complete them before anyone else. Everyone cheered for me. He came up to me with a smile and said, “No one has ever beaten me before. You’re the first. I’ll have a prize for you tomorrow.”
The next day, he gave me a special Scrabble (拼字游戲) set. I would have never been able to afford one like that by myself. Then he said to me, “Kate, what do you think is man’s final goal in life? Happiness, isn’t it? You are happy and that should be considered as a success. Many people spend a lifetime searching for that. Be thankful that you have found it.” I looked at him and knew that my life had changed, probably forever. He must have known that I always felt sad about not having much money.
He encouraged me to learn the game and love words. And true to his words, I was never able to beat him again.
小題1:We can learn from the text that Mr. Filio ______.
A．was generous to young people
B．was good at word puzzles
C．lived quite near the restaurant
D．won a prize from the Philippine Star Newspaper
小題2: The author got a gift because ______.
A．Mr. Filio was thankful for her help
B．Mr. Filio was satisfied with her service
C．she was the first person to beat Mr. Filio
D．she was the new record keeper in the restaurant
小題3:After she heard what Mr. Filio said, the author probably felt ______.
A．amazedB．excitedC．touchedD．inspired
小題4:What would be the best title of the text?
A．Happiness is also a success
B．Interest is the best teacher
C．Scrabble makes a difference
D．His words change my life

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A
通過一個故事告訴我們生活中有錢不一定幸福，幸福就是一種成功。
小題1:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第二行Mr. Filio held the record for solving all the puzzles in less than five minutes.可知他非常擅長猜字謎游戲。
小題2:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段第三行No one has ever beaten me before. You’re the first.
小題3:推理題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段倒數(shù)第三行I looked at him and knew that my life had changed。可知我受到他的鼓舞，改變了以前的想法。
小題4:主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章最后兩段可知生活中不一定要有錢，幸福也一種成功。是中心思想。
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Many factors influence the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. For instance, witnesses sometimes see photographs of several suspects before they try to identify the person they saw in a group of people. They can become confused by seeing many photographs of similar faces. The number of people in the group, and whether it is a person or a photograph, may also affect a witness’s decision. People sometimes have difficulty identifying people of other races. The questions the police ask witnesses also have an effect on them.
Many people believe that police officers are more reliable than ordinary people. Psychologists decided to test this idea, and they discovered that it is not true. Two psychologists showed a film of crimes to both police officers and civilians. The psychologists found no difference between the police and the civilians in correctly remembering the details of the crimes.
Despite all the possibilities for inaccuracy, courts cannot omit eyewitness testimony from a trial. American courts depend almost completely on eyewitness testimony to resolve(決定)court cases. Sometimes it is the only evidence to a crime, such as rape. Furthermore, eyewitness testimony is often correct. Although people do sometimes make mistakes, and convict innocent people, more importantly, eyewitness testimony has rightly convicted a larger number of guilty people.
American courts depend on the ability of the twelve jurors, and not the judges, to determine the accuracy of the witness’s testimony. It is their responsibility to decide if a certain witness could actually see, hear and remember what happened.
小題1:Bernard Jackson was found guilty and sentenced 5 years’ prison because________.
A．the victims insisted that he was the attacker
B．he admitted the crime of raping two women
C．the police discovered evidence leading to his guilt
D．the eyewitness proved the victims’ testimony
小題2: The following statements may be the reasons for why sometimes the eyewitness’ testimony is not accurate EXCEPT ________.
A．the eyewitness is confused by the police’s questions
B．the eyewitness is shown photos of many similar faces
C．the eyewitness lacks the professional help from police
D．the eyewitness can’t identify people of other races clearly.
小題3:An inaccurate eyewitness testimony may lead to________.
A．the misunderstanding of the case
B．the disbelief in the court
C．the disrespect for the eyewitness
D．the conviction of an innocent person
小題4:Eyewitness testimony is important because ___________.
A．it can be relied on to detect criminals in all cases.
B．it is sometimes the only way to resolve court cases.
C．it is sometimes the only clue for police investigation.
D．it is more reliable than physical evidences to a crime.
小題5: According to the text, we can infer that ________.
A．eyewitness testimony is valuable, though sometimes incorrect.
B．police identification is more reliable than that of the ordinary people
C．crime victims often fail to give positive identification of the suspects
D．the jury relies on the judge than the eyewitness for a decision

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