Dear Benter,
　　You have been away exactly two weeks today but it seems more like two years to me!
　　I’m glad to hear you’ll be back soon. Are you coming directly home, dear? Or do you plan to make some stops   36  the way? I hope you’ll be home in  37 for Patsy’s birthday next Sunday. She is  38 you to show films to her  39 friends.
Patsy keeps asking every day  40 you’ll be back. She says you never  41  that story you were telling her about  42 train that lost its “ toot”(喇叭嘟嘟聲). You’d better   43  and think up a good ending  44 it. You know how Patsy is? She  45 be happy until she knows exactly what ­__46  to the “toot” and  47 the little train got it back  48 !
　　Everything at home is fine except that we  49 you so much! I’ve been  50 with the spring cleaning. Yesterday I had Cora  51 in to wash the kitchen walls and she did a very good __52 of it. The kitchen looks as though it’s been repainted. I made some new yellow curtains, and they  53 very beautiful.
　 I went to see your mother yesterday. Her  54 is all gone and she looks very  55 . Your sister Jean looks wonderful! She has taken off about fifteen pounds since she began dieting. But now she’s complaining that none of her clothes fit!
Hope to see you before next Sunday.
　 Love and kisses to you!
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     Yours
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　           Lynn
小題1:A in           B. on          C. at          D. along

小題2:	A．time B．fact C．a(chǎn)ll D．the end

小題3:	A．expecting B．thinking C．a(chǎn)greeing D．hoping

小題4:	A．small B．short C．little D．low

小題5:	A．that B．when C．why D．unless

小題6:	A．finished B．stopped C．supplied D．included

小題7:	A．some B．a(chǎn) C．the D．this

小題8:	A．care B．a(chǎn)rrive C．pretend D．hurry

小題9:	A．on B．for C．a(chǎn)t D．in

小題10:

A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．won’t D．shouldn’t

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)ffected B．a(chǎn)bout C．happened D．was

小題12:

A．how B．however C．because D．why

小題13:

A．yet B．too C．a(chǎn)gain D．next

小題14:

A．love B．think C．miss D．care

小題15:

A．working B．ready C．together D．busy

小題16:

A．stay B．come C．visit D．drop

小題17:

A．work B．job C．thing D．clean

小題18:

A．show B．feel C．become D．look

小題19:

A．cold B．heat C．health D．medicine

小題20:

A．good B．well C．nice D．best

It would be very exciting to be a reporter on a newspaper．As soon as a reporter’s boss gives him a story to write，the reporter is on the job．He keeps his mind on what he is going to do．He does not begin writing the story until he knows what he should find out．He must know why he should write the story．
At times a reporter must search hard to find all of the facts he needs for a story．The facts may not be right under his nose．To find the facts，he has to recognize important details．While gathering information for a story，he asks himself questions：Should I use this information? Is this an important fact?
A reporter writes the story as fast as he can，so it can go right away into the newspaper．The story also needs a headline，which tells very quickly what the news story is about and is printed bigger and blacker than the rest of the news story．
Every big newspaper has many reporters，because many stories are needed in the newspaper．Would you like to be one？
小題1:A reporter writes the story as fast as possible because       ．

A．he wants it to go into the newspaper quickly

B．people prefer to buy today’s newspaper

C．he wants to have a rest

D．he is good at writing it

小題2:Which statement is true according to the passage?

A．Being a reporter is a tiring job．

B．It is easy for a reporter to find the facts．

C．The headline must tell the details of the news story．

D．A reporter begins to write when knowing what he should find out．

小題3:Which is the writer’s opinion?

A．A reporters boss is usually very hard to his men．

B．The job of a newspaper reporter is exciting but not easy．

C．Everyone can write a good news story．

D．No one likes to be a reporter．

小題4:The passage is about       ．

A．the job of a news reporter

B．big newspapers in the world

C．how to write the headline of all article

D．how to gather information for a news story

It is men’s nature to live together in families and tribes(部落), and cities and nations, and therefore men have learned to prize those qualities in each other which make social life the happiest and best.
Of these qualities one of the most important is sympathy－fellow-feeling. If a man had no fellow-feeling, we should call him “inhuman”; he would be no true man. We think so much of this quality that we call a kind man “human”－that is, man-like in his conduct, first to other men, and afterwards to all living things.
If you are cruel to animals, you are not likely to be kind or thoughtfull to men; and if you are thoughtful towards men, you are not likely to be cruel and thoughtful towards animals. This is why the wise man of old wrote, “The merciful man is merciful to his beast.”
What a pleasure it is also to be loved by our pets or domestic animals; and to feel that we are caring for them and are deserving of their love; or to watch the ways of wild creatures, and gradually to make friends with them!
Treating animals kindly does not mean that we must never inflict any pain on them. We ourselves are trained by pains as well as by pleasures; so too, punishment is sometimes needed to train our dogs and horses to obey us. We endure pains at the hands of the surgeon, to cure some wound or to heal some disease; so too, animals must submit to being doctored.
We send out our bravest men to face wounds, sickness and death, for the good of the nation; so too, we let our horses share the risk of battle. For similar reasons, we cannot hesitate to destroy dangerous creatures like wolves and show senseless ferocity(殘忍). It is no excuse to say that these animals deserve to be treated cruelly on account of their own cruelty. They are not really cruel, for they tear and kill not from love of unkindness, but because they must do so in order to live.
小題1:One of the most important qualities of men is fellow-feeling because      .

A．you are likely to be cruel and thoughtful without it

B．a(chǎn) man would be inhuman without it

C．men can’t bear any pain on themselves and animals

D．only sympathy makes a man man-like in his conduct

小題2:The author would probably agree with the following EXCEPT that  　.

A．we must never force any pain on animals

B．some people have to kill some animals in order to live

C．it is human for a doctor to cut off some part from the animals

D．wise men are not only good to men but also to animals

小題3:What do you think is the title of the passage?

A．Loving your pet.	B．Fellow-feeling.
C．Making friends with animals.	D．Kindness to animals.

小題4:Which of the following is inhuman according to the writer?

A．To treat animals cruelly because they are cruel.

B．To train animals.

C．To destroy some of the dangerous animals.

D．To make animals submit to being doctored.

小題5:The underlined word “inflict” here means      .

A．make sb/sth suffer	B．forbid
C．punish	D．a(chǎn)void

What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange or red? If you do, you must be an optimist (樂(lè)觀者), a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer grays (灰色) and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead. If you love green, you are strong-minded and determined (意志堅(jiān)定的). You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what psychologists (心理學(xué)家) tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference (愛(ài)好), and the effect (影響) that colors have on human beings. They tell us that we don’t choose our favorite color as we grow up. If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
　　 A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful (開(kāi)心的) and more comfortable (舒服的) than a dark green one, and a red dress rings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing (壓抑). Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark gray.
　　 Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colorful things. Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colors they like and dislike. And don’t forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief.
小題1:According to this passage, _________.

A．one can choose his color preference

B．one is born with his color preference

C．one’s color preference is changeable

D．one has to choose his favorite color as soon as he can see clearly

小題2:We would pay attention to colors because _______.

A．colors do have effect on our moods(情緒)

B．colors may have effect on our work and study

C．light and bright colors make people happy

D．you can know your friends better by the colors they like or dislike

小題3: The main idea of this passage is ________.

A．one’s color preference shows one’s character

B．you can brighten your life with wonderful colors

C．psychologists have been studying the meaning of color preference

D．one’s color preference has something to do with his character and colors have effects on human beings

小題4: "I am feeling black" means ______.

A．I am feeling well	B．I am very happy
C．I am excited	D．I am depressed

　Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of living space. The amount of space a person needs around him is a cultural (文化的) difference, not an economic one. Knowing your own psychological (心理的) space needs is important because they strongly affect your choices, including, for example, the number of bedrooms in the home. If you were brought up in a two-child family and both you and your sister or brother had your own bedrooms, the chances are if you have two children or more, that you also will offer separate bedrooms for them. In America, for example, they train people to want to have their own rooms by giving them their own rooms when they are babies. This is very unusual in the world. In many other countries, the baby sleeps in the same bed with his parents or in bed near them.
　　 The space in the home also shows a lot about psychological space needs. Some families gather closer to each other and the size of their house has nothing to do with it. Others have separate little corners where family members go to be alone.
　　 Although it is true that psychological space needs are not decided by economic reasons, they sometimes have to be changed a little because of economic pressure（壓力）. It is almost impossible, however, to completely change your psychological space needs.
　
小題1:The first sentence in Paragraph 1 “Not everyone in the world requires the same amount          of space” means “______”.

A．Not two people need exactly the same amount of living space

B．Living space requirements are not always the same

C．The world requires the same amount of living space

D．Nobody needs a required amount of living space

小題2:Some families gather closer to each other at home than others because ______.

A．they have limited living space

B．they are brought up in a large family

C．it satisfies（滿足） their psychological space needs

D．the children in the family sleep in the same bed with their parents

小題3:Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Americans are trained to live in the large rooms at birth.

B．Economic situation decides one’s amount of space needs.

C．People in different countries demand(need) different psychological space.

D．Knowing your psychological space needs is important, as it has effect on your future.

小題4:The best title for this passage is ______.

A．American Way of Living

B．Psychological Space

C．Space Needs in Different Countries

D．Psychological Space and Economic Pressure

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What I like best is seeing Arsenal win and playing football. If I am feeling sad I will play a football game on my Play Station 2. The best day I have ever had was when I finished first in the 800-metre race at my secondary school. It was a school record, although I didn’t know that at the time. My family makes me happy, too.
Ａｎｔｏｎｉｏ
My little sister makes me sad because she always tells tales on me to my mum. If I am having a bad day, food cheers me up. I like chili con carne and sweet chili crisps. It makes me happy because I want to be big and have lots of energy.
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I haven’t done anything very exciting in my life but one of my best achievements is that I got a good report from my school this year, because last year I got a bad one. People on TV make me laugh, particularly Eddie Murphy. If I am having a bad day I watch Ｂａｓｉｌ Ｂｒｕｓｈ. I am good at making other people happy. I just talk and my friends start laughing — they think I am silly.
Ａｓｈｌｅｉｇｈ
If I’m having a bad day, knowing that someone is there for me can make me happy. I wouldn’t say I’m the best at making other people happy, but I know that just being a good friend to other people is important. The things I like doing are singing, dancing, hanging out with my friends and just being lively and funny.
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The most exciting thing I have ever done in my life was when I went abseiling in Wales. But that was a one-off. The things I do all the time are playing football, watching movies and going places with my friends. I know it sounds bad, but what I find funny is when people hurt themselves. If I am having a bad day and I see someone having a worse day than me, that makes me feel better.
小題1: Food is very important for _________ when he has a bad day.

A．Kinzey

B．Ashleigh

C．Antonio

D．Usman

小題2:________ like playing football.

A．Jason and Ashleigh	B．Jason and Usman
C．Kinzey and Usman	D．Kinzey and Jason

小題3:Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Kinzey finds it bad when people hurt themselves.

B．Jason knew he had set a new school record when he finished first in the 800-metre race.

C．When Usman talks, his friends start laughing because they think he is humorous.

D．Antonio likes food because he wants to be big and have lots of energy.

小題4:Ashleigh mentions all the following things EXCEPT（除外）_________.

A．to make other people happy

B．to play football with friends

C．to hang out with friends

D．to be lively and funny

小題5:The passage is mainly about _________.

A．what makes different people happy

B．what makes different people feel moved

C．relationships between different people

D．what different people think success is

“My name’s Jim Shelley and I’m an addict(有癮的人)…”
With these words I began to 36  the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people  37 , from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I 38  to be phoned, I wanted to phone. Just one more call.
It started socially-a few calls each day. It seemed 39 , just a quick chat. Gradually though, the 40   got worse. Soon it was 41  use, until, finally, addiction.  And it began to affect(影響) my 42 . During the day I would disappear for 43  call. If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more 44 , in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, 45 myself just one more call.
I was phoning people and 46 messages to make sure 47 calls would see me through the day. I used to arrive at friends’ homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the 48“Is it OK if I just use the phone…?” At work, I became 49  when my fellow workers tried to 50  me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss (with the phone). Finally, the police caught me 51  a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was 52 to see a psychiatrist(心理醫(yī)生).
I haven’t 53  a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days 54  I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are 55 people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.

小題1:	A．face B．find C．a(chǎn)ccept D．notice

小題2:	A．now and then B．a(chǎn)ll the time C．a(chǎn)t home D．a(chǎn)t work

小題3:	A．tried B．a(chǎn)sked C．waited D．invited

小題4:	A．polite B．important C．fine D．special

小題5:	A．condition B．situation C．result D．effect

小題6:	A．frequent B．regular C．unusual D．particular

小題7:	A．friends B．study C．family D．work

小題8:	A．a(chǎn) quick B．a(chǎn) secret C．a(chǎn)n expected D．a(chǎn)n extra

小題9:	A．hopeful B．delighted C．frightened D．a(chǎn)nxious

小題10:

A．forcing B．telling C．giving D．limiting

小題11:

A．leaving B．taking C．passing D．recording

小題12:

A．long B．immediate C．enough D．surprising

小題13:

A．saying B．demands C．wish D．words

小題14:

A．careful B．mad C．determined D．helpless

小題15:

A．save B．reduce C．protect D．stop

小題16:

A．destroying B．using C．stealing D．emptying

小題17:

A．offered B．guided C．ordered D．reminded

小題18:

A．missed B．had C．received D．fixed

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)s B．when C．if D．since

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)lways B．just C．more D．different

To all of you at Chinese love links.
I am 44 years old and never married. I have always wanted to find that perfect someone that I dream about. For about the last five years I have almost given up the hope of ever finding the one I truly wish to spend the rest of my life with.
I have always tried to be a nice guy. I had found your website some four or five months before. I did not know what to expect. I don’t know how to speak Chinese and never thought truly of how I was to an Asian woman.
Well, I had a lot of replies from some very nice and pretty women. I had a hard time finding only a couple to write to. But one stood out from the rest. She was cute, nice and seemed to hold a lot of the same values as I do. In a short time I had decided to write only to her. We communicate via e-mails 2-3 times a day and phone calls once or twice a week.
I went and met her and her family only a week ago. Her name is Yun and she lives in Nanning. I found Nanning to be one of the most beautiful cities I had ever been to. We had even decided to marry and bring her to the USA under the finance visa. Not only did she meet everything I had ever hoped to find in someone else but turned out to be what every woman should be like, at least the ones I have met. We plan to marry as soon as she is here and start a family together as neither of us has children but we both want them.
So to anyone out there reading this, I can only say this: You may not find what you are looking for if you’re not honest with your partner and yourself. This site worked for me mostly because I was honest with something that I wanted in someone else. When I did find her, love can work even across the other side of the world, between language differences and cultural differences. I wish you all luck in finding your perfect match. I have finally found mine and wish to give all my thanks to those at Chinese love links to help make it happen.
Sincerely yours,
Arthur
小題1:We can infer from the letter that Chinese love links is a website to ____________.

A．help foreigners to travel in China

B．help both Chinese and foreigners to find one they want to marry

C．help Chinese and foreigners make friends

D．receive letters from the USA

小題2: Which of the following is true about Arthur’s story?

A．He was sure of finding a Chinese woman as his wife at first.

B．He was determined to find a Chinese woman as his wife.

C．He almost lost hope in finding a perfect wife until he found Yun.

D．No women wrote to him before Yun.

小題3: Yun stood out from the rest because ________.

A．she was a Chinese.

B．she had much in common with Arthur

C．other women stopped writing to Arthur

D．she was cute and nice and often phoned to Arthur

小題4:Arthur thinks _________ is the most important in finding someone one wants to marry .

A．being honest with the partner and oneself	B．help from the website
C．difference in languages and places	D．difference in cultures

Even though it was only October，my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more__36__ waiting for the final school bell. Upon its__37__  everyone would run for their coats and go home，everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often__38__ what kind of home life David had，and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so__39__for the cold winter months without a coat，boots，or gloves. But something made David__40__.I can still remember he was always__41__a smile and willing to help. He always__42__ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much.He__43__ just simply smile and ask what else he could do，then thank me for letting him stay and slowly__44__ home.
Weeks passed and the__45__ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of__46__ before the holiday break. I smiled in__47__ as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David__48__ standing by my desk.
“I have something for you，”he said and__49__from behind his back a small box.__50__  it to me，he said anxiously，“Open it.” I took the box from him，thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my__51__ I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said，“The box is nice，David，but it’s__52__.”
“Oh，no. It isn’t.” said David.” It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes___53__  I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given__54__ to. After that Christmas，David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning__55__the little empty box set on my desk..

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)nxious B．courageous C．serious D．cautious

小題2:	A．warning B．ringing C．calling D．yelling

小題3:	A．scolded B．wondered C．realized D．learned

小題4:	A．modestly B．naturally C．inaccurately D．inappropriately

小題5:	A．popular B．upset C．special D．funny

小題6:	A．expressing B．delivering C．wearing D．sharing

小題7:	A．practised B．wandered C．studied D．stayed

小題8:	A．would B．should C．might D．could

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)im at B．turn to C．put off D．head for

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)rgument B．excitement C．movement D．judgment

小題11:

A．school B．year C．education D．program

小題12:

A．relief B．return C．vain D．control

小題13:

A．weakly B．sadly C．quietly D．helplessly

小題14:

A．searched B．found C．raised D．pulled

小題15:

A．Holding B．Handing C．Sending D．Leaving

小題16:

A．delight B．expectation C．a(chǎn)ppreciation D．surprise

小題17:

A．cheap B．empty C．useless D．improper

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)s B．until C．because D．though

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)dvice B．support C．a(chǎn)ttention D．command

小題20:

A．from B．behind C．over D．towards

We Americans are wasteful people, not used to saving. Early settlers, our forefathers set us an example of wasting everything, for they thought nature’s resources were so plentiful that none of them ever imagined that natural materials would be used up in time. Within a few years of the first Virginia settlement, for example, pioneers burned down their houses when they were ready to move west. They burned down their houses with only one aim to get the nails（釘子）for future use. No one ever gave a thought to the priceless hardwoods that went up in smoke. As a people we destroy many valuable things that other people save. I noticed this when I was living in Britain. I received a letter from one England’s largest banks. It was enclosed in a used envelope（信封）that had been readdressed to me. Such a practice would be unthinkable in the United States. American banks, even the smallest, always use expensive stationery（信箋）with the names of all twenty - eight vice – presidents lists on side of the page.
小題1:According to the passage, we know the writer is ________ .

A．a(chǎn) Chinese

B．a(chǎn) Japanese

C．a(chǎn)n Englishman

D．a(chǎn)n American

小題2:The writer thought their forefathers ________ .

A．set a good example

B．wasted many natural resources

C．knew natural resources would be used up in time

D．made the best use of natural materials

小題3: Which of the following statements is wrong?

A．The writer lives in Britain now.

B．American banks use expensive stationery.

C．Americans are not used to saving.

D．The writer’s forefathers burned down their houses in order to get the nails.

小題4:The purpose of the passage is to ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________ .

A．wish Americans not to waste	B．tell us the English are a good people
C．warn Americans against saving	D．encourage people to work hard.