It was Molly’s job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before he headed off to work.
One morning, in addition to his usual lunch bag, Molly handed him a second paper bag. This one was worn and held together with staples (訂書釘) 。
“Why two bags?” her father asked. “The other is something else,” Molly answered. “What’s in it?” “Just some stuff. Take it with you.”
Not wanting to discuss the matter, he put both bags into his briefcase, kissed Molly and rushed off. At midday he opened Molly’s bag and took out the contents: two hair ribbons(絲帶), three small stones, a plastic dinosaur, a tiny sea shell, a small doll, and 13 pennies… The busy father smiled, finished eating, and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket, Molly’s stuff included.
That evening, Molly ran up behind him as he read the paper. “Where’s my bag?” “What bag?” “The one I gave you this morning.” “I left it at the office. Why?” “I forgot to put this note in it,” she said. “And, besides, Daddy, the things in the sack are the things I really like — I thought you might like to play with them. You didn’t lose the bag, did you, Daddy?” “Oh, no,” he said, lying. “I just forgot to bring it home. I’ll bring it tomorrow.” While Molly hugged her father’s neck, he unfolded the note that read: “I love you, Daddy.” Molly had given him her treasures — all that a 7-year-old held dear.
Love in a paper bag, and he missed it — not only missed it, but had thrown it in the wastebasket. So back he went to the office. Just ahead of the night janitor(看門人), he picked up the wastebasket. He put the treasures inside and carried it home carefully. The bag didn’t look so good, but the stuff was all there and that’s what counted.
After dinner, he asked Molly to tell him about the stuff in the sack. It took a long time to tell. Everything had a story or a memory.
“Sometimes I think of all the great times in this sweet life,” he thought.
We should all remember that it’s not the destination that counts in life, but the journey. That journey with the people we love is all that really matters. It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten.
小題1:Why did Molly give her father a second bag?

A．She didn’t want to keep the things in the bag.

B．She hoped those things would bring happiness to her father.

C．She wanted to remind her father of the stories behind the things.

D．She enjoyed playing with her father.

小題2: How did father deal with the bag after he opened it?

A．He kept it in the drawer.

B．He took it back home.

C．He threw it into the wastebasket.

D．He put it on his table.

小題3:After father heard what his daughter said, he felt_____.

A．regretful

B．surprised

C．sad

D．satisfied

小題4:Which of the following is the most suitable title of the passage?

A．An important journey	B．Two bags
C．Father and daughter	D．Love in a paper bag

My name is Scott and I am 36 years old. I have spent most of my adult life doing an   36  job, so I had a very cynical (憤世嫉俗的) view of life and the world around me. I saw no point in trying to   37  my life or the lives of the people around me.
Two years ago my wife   38  me to return to school and work toward a career where I would find satisfaction. So I entered Long Beach City College to pursue a   39  in history. Last term I took a political science class. The   40  Dr. Rock had such a great effect on me. He   41  in the Air Force, worked in the U.S. nuclear program and served in the White House. When I asked another instructor   42  someone who was so overqualified（資歷過高的）worked at a small community college, she   43  told me because he wanted to.
This   44  me, so I asked Dr. Rock himself why he did not pursue a better role in his career. What he told me has changed my   45  forever. He told me that by working at the college he  would be able to   46  the kinds of students he believed would make a   47  in the world. He said that   48  the right motivation and support, the students he taught could become the future leaders of our country. He said that he preferred the inner city   49  because the students there showed the   50  promise and cared deeply for their education.
Dr. Rock paid attention to the needs of the community. He taught me how to care and   51  us to take part in our community in any way we   52  .
I thought that I was the   53  one that was affected by his lessons, but at the end of the term I found that the entire class had felt the same   54  that came over me. Dr. Rock taught us how to   55    our country, our community and ourselves.

小題1:	A．unfamiliar B．impatient C．unsatisfying D．Irregular

小題2:	A．better B．feel C．respect D．Taste

小題3:	A．informed B．suggested C．ordered D．Convinced

小題4:	A．reward B．degree C．success D．Career

小題5:	A．headmaster B．instructor C．officer D．Classmate

小題6:	A．served B．played C．assisted D．Succeeded

小題7:	A．where B．how C．why D．Whether

小題8:	A．angrily B．hurriedly C．simply D．Nervously

小題9:	A．frightened B．interested C．worried D．Troubled

小題10:

A．feeling B．spirit C．family D．Life

小題11:

A．remember B．calm C．watch D．Reach

小題12:

A．difference B．decision C．promise D．Choice

小題13:

A．beyond B．through C．with D．For

小題14:

A．college B．environment C．education D．Background

小題15:

A．strongest B．usual C．deepest D．Most

小題16:

A．forced B．encouraged C．warned D．Invited

小題17:

A．had B．did C．should D．Could

小題18:

A．few B．just C．only D．First

小題19:

A．time B．pressure C．change D．Reaction

小題20:

A．care about B．make for C．turn to D．appeal to

                              A
George had stolen some money, but the police had caught him and he had been put in prison. Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would be found guilty and sent to prison for a long time.
Then he discovered that an old friend of his was one of the members of the jury at his trial. Of course, he did not tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day. He said to him, "Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking it —— that would be too much to expect. But I should be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation for mercy to their statement that they consider me guilty."
“Well, George,”answered Jim. “I shall certainly try to do what I can for you as an old friend, but of course I cannot promise anything. The other eleven people on the jury look terribly strong-minded to me.”
George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked him warmly for agreeing to help.
The trial went on, and at last the time came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy.
Of course, George was very pleased, but he did not have a chance to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, however, Jim visited him in prison, and George thanked him warmly and asked him how he had managed to persuade the other members of the jury to recommend mercy.
"Well, George," Jim answered, "as I thought, those eleven men were very difficult to persuade, but I managed it in the end by tiring them out. Do you know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!"
小題1:56. We are told that George expected Jim to help _____.

A．prove him innocent	B．him turn over a new leaf
C．lighten his punishment	D．him escape from prison

小題2:57. Which of the following is true about Jim?

A．He covered up George's guilt.

B．He persuaded the jury to set George free.

C．He told the jury that George was indeed guilty.

D．He recommended severe punishment to give George a lesson.

小題3:58. The passage suggests that _____.

A．it was due to Jim that George was found guilty

B．Jim did not do exactly what George asked him to do

C．Jim asked his colleagues to recommend mercy

D．Jim persuaded the jury to lighten George's punishment

小題4:59. The title for this passage is ______.

A．Illegal or Not?	B．Guilty or Not?
C．Merciful or Not?	D．Answerable or Not?

Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself. The first thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning was that her __36____ window was open. In fact, it was so wide open that she had ___37___ closing it. Then she realized that things were not in their proper __38____. Finally, when she found her empty ___39___ on the kitchen table, she realized the awful __40____. At first, she didn’t know what to do. Then she decided to ___41___ her son, Derek.
Derek’s wife Sybil answered the phone, “It’s your mother,” she _42___him, coldly. Louise told Derek about the open window, about things being in the wrong places and about the ____43__ missing from her purse.
“ All right,” said Derek, “Don’t __44___ anything. I’ll be __45___ in half an hour.
Louise ___46__ and made herself a pot of tea and some toast. Then she went from room to room wondering __47___ anything else was missing.
When Derek arrived, he was content to __48___ her looking so calm. “Have you rung the ___49___?”he asked. “No? Then I’ll do that straight away.” So he rang the police.
As it was Sunday，__50____ the only detectives were out. However, the police were polite, but vague(含糊的) . “ We’ll send __51__ round as soon as possible.” They said.
Derek telephoned his wife. “I’m not sure when I’ll be home, love,” he told her. “I’ve got to ___52__ for the police.” While Derek and his mother waited, Derek _53___ the catches （掛鉤） on the windows and locks on the doors. All of them were old and some of the catches hardly__54___ at all. Derek felt __55___. His mother was an old woman, after all. “I’ll have to change all these.” he told her.

小題1:	A．washroom B．bedroom C．kitchen D．bathroom

小題2:	A．strength B．puzzle C．reason D．trouble

小題3:	A．positions B．places C．directions D．situations

小題4:	A．purse B．vase C．pot D．envelope

小題5:	A．mistake B．message C．truth D．news

小題6:	A．visit B．ask C．ring D．punish

小題7:	A．invited B．informed C．stated D．scolded

小題8:	A．note B．coin C．money D．bill

小題9:	A．say B．move C．touch D．prepare

小題10:

A．here B．round C．off D．away

小題11:

A．sighed B．relaxed C．whispered D．hurried

小題12:

A．if B．why C．how D．where

小題13:

A．realize B．find C．know D．sense

小題14:

A．police B．neighbour C．hospital D．friend

小題15:

A．generally B．luckily C．considerably D．unfortunately

小題16:

A．anyone B．someone C．everyone D．none

小題17:

A．hope B．ask C．wait D．call

小題18:

A．examined B．repaired C．fixed D．tested

小題19:

A．locked B．opened C．helped D．worked

小題20:

A．excited B．silly C．worried D．Guilty

Singing had always been an important part of Gloria Estefan’s life. “ Since I was three years old, I sang. I sang everything,” Gloria said. “Gubans,” she added, “are a musical people.”
Gloria was born in Cuba in 1957. Her family left the country just before Fidel Castro came to power. In Miami, where the family settled, many people did not accept Cuban immigrants. In first grade, she spoke little English, but she worked hard to learn the language. Six months after she entered school, she won an award for reading in English!
When Gloria was ten , her father returned from the Vietnam War. Soon, the family realized he wasn’t well. They soon found out that he was badly ill. Her mother went back to teaching at school to support the family. Gloria cared for her father and her younger sister.
She still made the honor roll, and she still had her music, but Gloria was lonely. However, when the band leader Emilio Estefan came to speak at her high school, Gloria sang for him. He asked her to join his band. It was the beginning of the Miami Sound Machine. Within a few months, the Miami Sound Machine was the top band in Miami. In 1978, Gloria and Emilio married.
At first, the Miami Sound Machine was known only in Miami. Then the band signed with CBS Records. Estefan and his band became stars.
Since then, the Miami Sound Machine has sold millions of records. Estefan has done more than just singing when Hurricane Andrew hit central Florida in 1992. She used only two weeks to organize an all-star concert that raised $ 2 million for the people who suffered in the hurricane. “We needed a party after that disaster,” she said.
Estefan said, “You have to stay true to the music you really love to do. There will always be people who will tell you, ‘that won’t work.’ You’ve got to be firm in spite of difficulties. Stick to it——that’s the main thing.”
小題1:Estefan’s father was ill ______.  

A．after he returned from Vietnam War

B．before they left their home country

C．when they settled down in Miami

D．as soon as she finished high school

小題2:According to the passage, probably Estefan did the following except________.

A．organizing an all-star concert for Hurricane victims

B．teaching at school to support the family

C．winning an award for reading in English

D．taking care of her father and sister

小題3:The underlined word “disaster” in this passage refers to _______.

A．the concert

B．the celebration

C．the hurricane

D．the victims

小題4:This passage mainly tells about Estefan’s ______.

A．Cuban background

B．happy marriage

C．music style

D．life story

When I was 18, I had a motorbike accident that put me in a coma for three months. The doctors said there was little chance of my coming out of it, but my identical twin, Marcus, didn’t believe them and carried on talking to me. My first words when I came to myself were, “Hello, Marcus. ”Even though I had no memory of my own name, or that the woman crying at my bedside was my mother, I knew Marcus immediately; it was like a genetic(遺傳的)memory. just felt close to him.
As weeks went by, I still could remember nothing before the accident. Marcus was the only person I could relate to.
I had to relearn everything, and Marcus helped me. Because of my twin I wasn’t scared of having lost my memory; I believed everything he said. He became my memory, telling me about my school, friends, previous girlfriends and holidays, showing me family photographs, and telling me how perfect I was.
With his encouragement I slowly recovered and tried to become the person everyone around me loved. Then years later, when my memories flooded back, I learned that I was anything but perfect—I was troublesome, selfish, and now very angry with Marcus for having lied to me.
But finally I understood. Out of love, Marcus had chosen not to tell me about my dark side. He wanted me to have a fresh start—and in fact I had one. Thanks to him, I was able to get married and have kids. I’m 46 now, and feel as if I’m in the third stage of my life. I know all there is to know, and wouldn’t want it any other way.
小題1:Which of the following words best describes Marcus?

A．Dishonest.

B．Thoughtful.

C．Careful.

D．Strict.

小題2:According to the text, the author_____.

A．felt very close to Marcus when he first woke up

B．didn’t get his memories back until months later

C．had been very popular before the accident

D．remembered nothing but his own name when he first woke up

小題3:How did the author feel when he first got his memories back?

A．Angry.

B．Excited

C．Guilty.

D．Lonely.

小題4:What was the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To tell us the importance of being honest.

B．To explain the meaning of success.

C．To express his gratitude to his twin.

D．To show how he had suffered.

小題5:Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．My Twin Rewrote My Childhood

B．An Accident Destroyed My Life

C．Family Will Always Be with You

D．Friends Share Everything

I was driving in the car. It was raining. The car suddenly slid (滑) off of the__36__road and turned upside down. The roof of the car was damaged and my__37__was trapped in the window. I could not move it__38__the glass on my face and the pressure from the roof. I was__39__.It was still raining and I was afraid that the ditch (壕溝) I was in would__40__ with water. I was also afraid that the car would__41__as I could smell gasoline.
Then two male truck drivers came to me and tried to__42__me.They got a car jack and_43__the top of the car and released me. Then they __44__me out of the car. Two young women stepped forward and__45__to take me to the hospital. I immediately realized that I was_46__hurt.I had hurt my back and I was in a lot of__47__.At the hospital，I was X­rayed and the__48__told me that there was something serious.The__49__on my face were also done with and I was given pain__50__.
This__51__in the South in 1958，a time of segregation (種族隔離)__52__ “black” people and “white” people. As it happened，the two men and the two women who were so__53__to help me were all African Americans. Whoever they are，I__54__life has been good and kind to them as they were to me. I am always thankful to them and I will never__55__them.
小題1:          

A．clean

B．wet

C．white

D．wide

小題2:          

A．hand

B．foot

C．head

D．body

小題3:          

A．except for

B．thanks to

C．ahead of

D．because of

小題4:          

A．tired

B．comfortable

C．scared

D．surprised

小題5:          

A．put on

B．show up

C．hold on

D．fill up

小題6:          

A．catch fire

B．set off

C．make a difference

D．break down

小題7:          

A．see

B．help

C．answer

D．encourage

小題8:          

A．lifted

B．broke

C．burnt.

D．checked

小題9:          

A．threw

B．kicked

C．pulled

D．pushed

小題10:      

A．refused

B．offered

C．wished

D．pretended

小題11:      

A．seriously

B．strangely

C．slowly

D．commonly

小題12:      

A．pity

B．sadness

C．luck

D．pain

小題13:      

A．man

B．woman

C．doctor

D．helper

小題14:      

A．cuts

B．smiles

C．signs

D．expressions

小題15:      

A．instruction

B．medicine

C．training

D．treatment

小題16:      

A．changed

B．disappeared

C．occurred

D．began

小題17:      

A．after

B．with

C．for

D．between

小題18:      

A．kind

B．worried

C．careful

D．eager

小題19:      

A．doubt

B．hope

C．think

D．imagine

小題20:      

A．fight

B．fear

C．forget

D．scold

The students at Sandy’s high school were badly shaken by the news that a classmate had  36 himself. The suicide note read: “It’s hard to  37 when nobody cares if you die.”
Glen, a teacher, realized this was a  38 moment about the importance of making people feel
39 . He asked his class to imagine they were about to  40  and to write a note “telling someone how and why you  41 him or her.”
Sandy, who had a  42  relationship with her mother, decided to write her  43 . Her letter read: “We’ve had some  44 times and I haven’t always been a very good 45 ,but I know I’m lucky to have you in my life. You’re the  46 person I’ve ever known, And even when I disagree with you, I never  47 you love me and want what’s best for me. Thanks for not  48 up on me”.
When her mom read the note, she cried and hugged Sandy  49 but said little.
The next morning, Sandy found a  50  on her mirror: “Dearest Sandy, I want you to know being your mother is ,by far, the most important thing in my life.  51 I got your note, I thought I had lost your love and  52 . I felt like such a failure. I intended to  53 it all last night. Your note saved my  54 .”
Be careful not to underestimate the  55 of expressed appreciation. It won’t always save a life, but it will always make someone’s life better.
小題1:          

A．sacrificed

B．defeated

C．abandoned

D．killed

小題2:          

A．live

B．imagine

C．struggle

D．think

小題3:          

A．sad

B．final

C．teachable

D．great

小題4:          

A．ashamed

B．valued

C．excited

D．scared

小題5:          

A．die

B．fail

C．retire

D．survive

小題6:          

A．miss

B．hate

C．admire

D．appreciate

小題7:          

A．close

B．casual

C．bad

D．personal

小題8:          

A．classmate

B．mom

C．father

D．teacher

小題9:          

A．free

B．delightful

C．pleasant

D．rough

小題10:      

A．daughter

B．student

C．friend

D．trainer

小題11:      

A．best

B．wisest

C．luckiest

D．gentlest

小題12:      

A．trust

B．doubt

C．consider

D．predict

小題13:      

A．taking

B．going

C．giving

D．looking

小題14:      

A．coldly

B．hesitantly

C．shyly

D．tightly

小題15:      

A．note

B．gift

C．notice

D．reminder

小題16:      

A．Since

B．Until

C．though

D．When

小題17:      

A．confidence

B．courage

C．respect

D．heart

小題18:      

A．end

B．make

C．get

D．fall

小題19:      

A．life

B．time

C．money

D．honor

小題20:      

A．push

B．price

C．meaning

D．power

There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know a thing about being a good father. I couldn’t   31 him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “__32_  ” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a   33 .  Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad ---- he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.
So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and   34  every penny I could and   35 I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to   36  to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I’ll only   37 you five dollars.” I offered with a smile.
“I see,” was all he said.
One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a   38 to work. . The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house,   39  it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a(n)   40 day. As I dropped my dad off, I   41  him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his   42  from the trunk of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were   43  lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher. In that instant, it   44 to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out,   45  hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him   46  about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he “charge” us for it.
When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to   47  me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my   48. Don’t work too hard. I love you.” His   49 met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he   50  his throat and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”

小題1:	A．like B．remember C．forget D．care

小題2:	A．Sorry B．Yes C．No D．Well

小題3:	A．car B．friend C．job D．present

小題4:	A．spent B．earned C．kept D．saved

小題5:	A．when B．of C．because D．though

小題6:	A．pay it back B．hand it over C．turn it up D．show it off

小題7:	A．pay B．charge C．offer D．provide

小題8:	A．ride B．leave C．trip D．hurry

小題9:	A．as B．although C．but D．since

小題10:

A．ordinary B．hot C．work D．special

小題11:

A．helped B．followed C．left D．watched

小題12:

A．tools B．clothes C．luggage D． bag

小題13:

A．fewer B．more C．longer D．deeper

小題14:

A．happened B．seemed C．occurred D．appeared

小題15:

A．whatever B．whenever C．wherever D．however

小題16:

A．talk B．complain C．ask D．

小題17:

A．hand B．pass C．lend D．take

小題18:

A．help B．advice C．treat D．reply

小題19:

A．hands B．smile C．voice D．eyes

小題20:

A．cleaned B．wiped C．cleared D．felt

Recently, I experienced a wonderful lesson that little things still mean a lot. I live on the Big Island of Hawaii. About a month ago, when I started my car and I  1 down at the roadside, a piece of paper caught my eye. I picked it up and  2 it carefully.
The form turned out to be a  3 from the State Motor Vehicle Division, documenting the owners’  4 of their vehicle’s registration fees. Quickly, I put myself in their  5 and figured：no one would throw this out,  6 if it was current.
Although the form had been blown here,  where in the busy, 7 parking lot would I find the owner? So I checked the date and noted the name of the  8 , who must be in our town. I thought that the best and easiest step to  9 was to put the form in an envelope addressed to the couple and  10 it by post. So I did it.
On the weekend, a  11 couple called at my house and brought me a big  12 . They said they had panicked and searched for the receipt(收據)   13 everywhere before giving up. Without it they would 14 $8, 000. It felt great to know I’d helped someone  15 a major trouble by doing something which at first glance seemed minor.

小題1:	A．glanced B．went C．broke D．set

小題2:	A．read B．cleaned C．touched D．saw

小題3:	A．report B．decision C．message D．receipt

小題4:	A．development B．payment C．permission D．plan

小題5:	A．clothes B．hat C．shoes D．shirt

小題6:	A．especially B．occasionally C．usually D．generally

小題7:	A．lonely B．narrow C．empty D．crowded

小題8:	A．guest B．owner C．partner D．host

小題9:	A．have B．get C．take D．bring

小題10:

A．sell B．mail C．carry D．fly

小題11:

A．worried B．disappointed C．lucky D．happy

小題12:

A．surprise B．form C．gift D．joy

小題13:

A．quickly B．slowly C．curiously D．madly

小題14:

A．drop B．earn C．lose D．get

小題15:

A．avoid B．meet C．overcome D．defeat