Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was   41  into stillness by what I saw. Mother, seated at the far end of the sofa, was   42  with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t   43  fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how   44  I understood the pressure on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very slowly to understand. “I guess we all have to   45  something,” Mother said quietly. I could   46  her pain and the tension of   47  the strong feeling that were interrupted by my   48 . Suddenly, something inside me lit up. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face   49  my shoulder and sobbed. I held her  50    and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could and that was   51  . At that moment, feeling Mother’s   52  with feelings, I understood for the first time her being easy to   53 . She was still my mother,   54   she was something   55  : a person like me, capable of fear,   56  and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought  57  in her arms.
A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station __58 .
“It’s a job I can do, though.” She said simply. But the evening practice on the green typewriter continued. I had a very   59  feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her   60   away across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.
小題1:
A．fooledB．trickedC．puzzledD．shocked
小題2:
A．cryingB．smilingC．thinkingD．whispering
小題3:
A．writeB．typeC．graspD．glance
小題4:
A．seldomB．a(chǎn)dequatelyC．littleD．much
小題5:
A．fail B．winC．forgiveD．gain
小題6:
A．realizeB．understandC．senseD．recognize
小題7:
A．holding backB．putting awayC．holding onD．coming out
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)ttitudeB．a(chǎn)ttemptC．a(chǎn)rrivalD．a(chǎn)dmission
小題9:
A．byB．uponC．besideD．a(chǎn)gainst
小題10:
A．tightlyB．a(chǎn)ttentivelyC．gentlyD．cheerfully
小題11:
A．enoughB．littleC．a(chǎn)llD．nothing
小題12:
A．foreheadB．faceC．fingersD．back
小題13:
A．contentB．breakC．conquerD．control
小題14:
A．thereforeB．a(chǎn)lthoughC．yetD．however
小題15:
A．moreB．excellentC．strangeD．huge
小題16:
A．woundB．prideC．successD．hurt
小題17:
A．kindnessB．memoryC．comfortD．support
小題18:
A．suppliedB．offeredC．paidD．contributed
小題19:
A．differentB．distinct C．pleasantD．sympathetic
小題20:
A．cryingB．strikingC．tappingD．sewing

小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:C

小題1: D。從excitement, but 和stillness可以判斷是出現(xiàn)了意料之外的事情，所以應(yīng)該是感到吃驚，下文也有shock提示，因此選D。
小題1: A。從下文得知媽媽因?yàn)槭I(yè)而痛苦，而且后文有finding Mother in tears，說(shuō)明媽媽當(dāng)時(shí)是在“哭”。
小題1: B。type打字。她告訴我她不能打得快。
小題1: C�！拔业恼痼@與尷尬足以說(shuō)明我對(duì)媽媽所承受的壓力了解甚少（little）”。
小題1: A。fail作及物動(dòng)詞，fail sth.表示沒(méi)做成某事。
小題1: C。sense是指“感覺(jué)到，感受到”。
小題1: A。hold back 阻止，控制，這里指媽媽控制自己的情緒。
小題1: C。 從下文看“我抱住了她”說(shuō)明是伸出胳膊，所以用reach out。reach for 去拿。
小題1: D。介詞against表示“靠”的意思。意思是媽媽把臉靠在“我”的肩上。
小題1: A。緊緊地抱住，以此安慰媽媽，所以選A。
小題1: A。that was enough與I knew ...并列，句意為：我知道我在做自己該做的、能夠做的事情，那就足夠了。
小題1: D。由于是抱住媽媽，用手撫摸的當(dāng)然是她的后背。
小題1: B。break 是指“崩潰，垮了”，上文she broke then已給出暗示。
小題1: C。兩句之間是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，而且強(qiáng)調(diào)后一句的內(nèi)容，所以選C。however習(xí)慣上要用逗號(hào)與后面的內(nèi)容分開(kāi)。
小題1: A。從下文可知母親不僅僅是母親，她的內(nèi)涵更多：她也和我一樣，可能會(huì)恐懼，會(huì)失敗，從句意可判斷應(yīng)該選A，文章最后也有提示。
小題1: D�？謶峙c失敗是同一概念，放在句中符合上下文的一致。
小題1: C。在媽媽的懷抱中尋求安慰。support支持；kindness善意；memory記憶。
小題1: B。電臺(tái)所給工資的一半。supply供給（必需品）；afford負(fù)擔(dān)得起；charge要價(jià)。
小題1: A。感受不同（different）了，很欣慰媽媽走出了低谷。
小題1:C。通過(guò)下文可知媽媽晚上還在打字，所以選C。
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When my wife passed away, I thought my life was done. But in reality, it was just getting started. At the end of her life, she went unconscious. I held her head in my hands and told her of all the places we would visit and the exciting adventures we would have.
I think about the moment many times during my “adventures”. I didn’t know how predictive those words would be. But I know that she is still with me.
小題1:Where has the doctor been in the past few years?
A．Some countries where he could set up clinics.
B．Some African countries where flu broke out.
C．The places where the earthquakes happened.
D．The places that the horrible disasters struck.
小題2:How would the doctor describe his life after he had worked in Afghanistan?
A．Tired and troublesome.
B．Busy and risky.
C．Meaningful and helpful
D．Frightening and depressing.
小題3:The underlined word “refugees” means people_______________.
A．who are robbed, killed, or wounded
B．who suffer from flu in movable clinics
C．who like to take adventures
D．who have lost homes because of disasters.
小題4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．the doctor’s wife encouraged him to work in foreign countries.
B．What the doctor said to his wife before her death became reality.
C．The doctor’s adventures made him understand the love of his wife.
D．With the true love of his wife, the doctor started to change his life.

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Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career, there's a whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position. If you ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the job's pay. There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job. Here are a few of those main areas;
1) Do you prefer working alone or with other people?
There are isolating（使孤立）jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.
2) How do you handle change?
Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes don't happen so often. Other people would be bored of the same daily routine.
3) Do you enjoy working with computers？
I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic. There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day. Again, these are extremes and you'll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well.
4) What type of work environment do you enjoy？
This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you won't know immediately to a smaller setting where you'll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly.
5) How do you like to get paid?
Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like that. The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this.
Anyway, these are a great starting point for you. I've seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love. It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better.
小題1:What is unnecessary in your job hunting?
A．Assessing your skillsB．Going to different areas
C．Matching your skills with a positionD．taking your personality into consideration
小題2: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Isolating jobs usually drive people mad.B．Interactive jobs make people shy easily.
C．Extreme people tend to work with others.D．Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs.
小題3:What is the missing word about a job search in the following chart?
A．Design.B．Changes.C．Cooperation.D．Hobbies.

小題4:What is the best title for this passage?
A．Lifestyles and Job PayB．Jobs and Environment
C．Job Skills and AbilitiesD．Personalities and Jobs

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