I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America.
It is said, “The best house is in America, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China.” So I took pride （自豪）and __21__ to __22__ “the best food” for my American family. Each day, regardless of my poor skill of cooking, I would do something in __23__ way: changing the dishes’ colour, the meat’s type or the soup’s style. （風(fēng)味）Thus, my American friends could discover the __24__ of eating Chinese food. Because of my “__25__” job, I was often rewarded （獎勵） by their __26__ of appreciation （感激）such as “very delicious”, “excellent”, etc.
But the joke was here: Yesterday, I cooked Sichuan style __27__ for dinner. I was __28__ at my achievement.（成就）
When all the family members arrived at the table, they first looked __29__ at the fish, then looked at me. “Why do all the fish have their __30__?” they asked, “It’s terrible!”
Terrible or beautiful? I don’t know. But I __31_ know that fish heads are delicious. The __32__ is the best part of fish; in __33__ only the respectable （受敬重的）guest can have the special honour of __34__ it.
Another __35__ thing is: The American friends often said to me “__36__” as they __37__ fruits or other things. According to Chinese tradition I would simply smile in answer to their kindness __38__ actually helping myself to any of the food. __39__, I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits. Dear me, no matter how much or how often I brought home food, as long as it was nice to their taste, they __40__ hesitated （猶豫）to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished

小題1:	A．worry B．a(chǎn)ttention C．delight D．pleasure

小題2:	A．buy B．fetch C．cook D．leave

小題3:	A．their B．a(chǎn) new C．the same D．a(chǎn) simple

小題4:	A．way B．joy C．trouble D．importance

小題5:	A．hard B．daily C．good D．new

小題6:	A．expressions B．flowers C．talk D．smile

小題7:	A．meat B．fish C．soup D．egg

小題8:	A．praised B．pleased C．good D．surprised

小題9:	A．happily B．excitedly C．surprisedly D．worriedly

小題10:

A．bones B．skins C．tails D．heads

小題11:

A．do B．will C．want to D．should

小題12:

A．tail B．head C．soup D．flesh

小題13:

A．fact B．China C．USA D．the West

小題14:

A．enjoying B．looking at C．playing with D．cooking

小題15:

A．real B．exciting C．interesting D．easy

小題16:

A．please help us B．excuse me C．help yourself D．eat them please

小題17:

A．brought home B．wanted C．were buying D．were eating

小題18:

A．not B．but not C．without D．nor

小題19:

A．At last B．Above all C．After all D．In return

小題20:

A．usual B．often C．never D．had

I start to wonder what else had changed since I’d been gone. My parents are in an awkward puzzle, wondering how to treat me now----whether to treat me—still their daughter—as one of them, an adult, or as the child they feel they sent away months earlier.
I run into two of my best friends from high school; we stare at each other, expressionless. We ask the simple questions and give simple answers. It’s as if we have nothing to say to each other. I wonder how things have changed so much in such a small amount of time. We used to laugh and promise that no matter how far away we were, our love for each other would never change. Their interests don’t interest me anymore, and I find myself unable to relate my life to theirs.
I had been so excited to come home, but now I just look at it all and wonder: Is it me? Why hadn’t the world stood still here while I was gone?  My room isn’t the same, my friends and I don’t share the same promise, and my parents don’t know how to treat me—or who I am, for that matter.
I get back to school feeling half-satisfied, but not disappointed. I sit up in my bed in my dorm room, surrounded by my pictures, dolls. As I wonder what has happened, I realize that I can’t expect the world to stand still and move forward at the same time.  I can change and expect that things at home will stay the same. I have to find comfort in what has changed and what is new; keep the memories, but live in the present.
A few weeks later, I’m packing again, this time for winter break. My mom meets me at the door. I have come home accepting the changes, not only in my surroundings, but most of all in me.
小題1:What can we infer about the writer?

A．She is a high school student.	B．She is a college student.
C．She is a clerk in a school.	D．She is a traveler.

小題2:What surprises the writer most?

A．The living conditions of her parents.	B．The decorations in her room.
C．The meeting with her best friends.	D．The things still staying the same.

小題3:What is this passage mainly about?

A．The writer’s curiosity about the changes.

B．The changes in the writer’s surroundings and in herself.

C．The writer’s disappointment about the changes.

D．The writer’s refusal to accept the changes.

After two classes, I started to recognize several of the faces in each class. There was always someone braver than the others who would introduce themselves and ask me questions about how I was liking Forks. I tried to be diplomatic, so mostly I just lied a lot to appear to be skilled at dealing with people. At least I never needed the map.
One girl sat next to me in both Trig and Spanish, and she walked with me to the cafeteria for lunch. She was tiny, several inches shorter than my five feet four inches, but her wildly curly dark hair made up a lot of the difference between our heights. I couldn't remember her name, so I smiled and nodded as she gossiped about teachers and classes. I didn't try to keep up.
We sat at the end of a full table with several of her friends, who she introduced to me. I forgot all their names as soon as she spoke them. They seemed impressed by her bravery in speaking to me. The boy from English, Eric, waved at me from across the room.
It was there, sitting in the lunchroom, trying to make conversation with seven curious strangers, that I first saw them.
They were sitting in the corner of the cafeteria, as far away from where I sat as possible in the long room. There were five of them. They weren't talking, and they weren't eating, though they each had a tray of untouched food in front of them. They weren't staring at me, unlike most of the other students, so it was safe to stare at them without fear of meeting an over interested pair of eyes. But it was none of these things that caught and held my attention.
I stared because their faces, so different, so similar, were all extremely, inhumanly beautiful. They were faces you never expected to see except perhaps on the airbrushed pages of a fashion magazine, or painted by an old master as the face of an angel. It was hard to decide who was the most beautiful -- maybe the perfect blond girl, or the bronze-haired boy.
小題1:What does the underlined word “diplomatic” mean?

A．smooth

B．clever

C．honest

D．delight

小題2:From the passage, we can infer that _______________.

A．“I” was really liking the new place.

B．“I” was not interested in what the girl said.

C．“I” had a bad memory, so it’s hard to remember names.

D．“I” was good at making friends.

小題3: According to the last two paragraphs, why did “they” catch “my” attention?

A．Because “they” weren’t talking.

B．Because “they” sat in the corner.

C．Because “they” didn’t eat the food.

D．Because “they” looked incredibly beautiful.

小題4:According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?

A．The girl walked with “me” was a little short.

B．“I” saw the five students for the first time.

C．Those students sitting in the corner had finished their food.

D．“I” probably wanted to know more about those five students.

I have spent years of my life traveling all over the world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usually I am very  36  and go to bed early. For this  37  my first day or night in any new place is always quiet and very  38  happens.  39  my first night in Algeciras was very different. This night was very  40   and unusual.
At that time   41  in Southern Spain was a dirty and  42  looked-after city. I arrived late in the evening by  43 . As soon as I got off the boat, I went to look for a   44  . I found a small hotel not far from the boat.
This hotel looked  45  and untidy from the outside. But I was very tired and did not know my  46  around the city of Algeciras. And so I decided to stay in this  47 hotel on the quay(碼頭). I also decided to stay in this hotel for another   48 . The moon was full and it was a clear,   49 night. From the hotel I could  50 the sea. I could see the huge rock of Gibraltar in the bright moonlight.
The hotel had a narrow  51 and no name. When I went through this doorway, I had to climb up narrow and dark stairs to the first floor. I  52 a small cupboard with a desk in front of it. This was the hotel office.
An untidy and tired woman was sitting beside the  53 . When I said I wanted a room for the night, she took me  54  some more stairs to a room on the second floor. Inside this room the landlord was sitting playing cards with some friends. He was  55 his game of cards and I was simply a nuisance(討厭的人). He looked at me when the woman told him that I wanted a room. Then he said, Room Five, and turned back to his game of cards.

小題1:	A．frightened B．excited C．tired D．satisfied

小題2:	A．choice B．reason C．a(chǎn)im D．journey

小題3:	A．much B．little C．few D．many

小題4:	A．So B．Because C．And D．But

小題5:	A．ordinary B．common C．forgetful D．strange

小題6:	A．Gibraltar B．Algeciras C．Madrid D．New Delhi

小題7:	A．badly B．well C．wrongly D．good

小題8:	A．bus B．boat C．plane D．train

小題9:	A．guide B．driver C．hotel D．dinner

小題10:

A．clean B．dirty C．beautiful D．interesting

小題11:

A．friend B．a(chǎn)ddress C．charge D．way

小題12:

A．small B．large C．expensive D．funny-looking

小題13:

A．reason B．person C．memory D．sight-seeing

小題14:

A．dark B．cloudy C．bright D．sunny

小題15:

A．look down at B．praise C．study D．forget

小題16:

A．bedroom B．doorway C．stairs D．bulletin-board

小題17:

A．came to B．picked up C．painted D．escaped from

小題18:

A．cupboard B．office C．desk D．doorway

小題19:

A．over B．down C．up D．under

小題20:

A．tired of B．enjoying C．throwing D．buying

I truly hope that at the end of this short essay(短文) you will know how to learn English.
I was born in Somalia, and Italian is my mother tongue. 31 enough, soon after I arrived in London when I was 17, I was admitted to a sixth-form college. I found caring (體貼的) teachers there, who 32  taught me English. This, I think, was a(n) 33 factor(因素) that encouraged me to learn the language. The most important thing, 34, is to work hard. So those of you who don’t have such good teachers should not 35. When I was in London, I 36 myself to English learning as I 37 to go to university very much. Mastering the language was the only 38 to achieve my goal.
Now I have 39 my master’s degree from Oxford University. Looking back, I 40 I was quite innocent (天真的),for I never imagined learning English was going to be so much 41. The more fluent I become, the 42 the language became. One can master it only 43 years of tireless efforts(努力).
Some basic 44 which I would give to people who are interested in learning the language are:
1. Buy a good dictionary. 45 English learners use their dictionaries all the time.
2.46 English newspapers. Don’t forget to 47 the new words in your dictionary.
3. Listen to the radio 48 watching TV as listening to the radio helps you more.
4. Talk, talk and talk to 49 at anytime and anywhere.
And even though at times it may be embarrassing(尷尬的) to make 50，you will finally correct them and remember them. Soon you will start to become fluent.

小題1:	A．Luckily B．Strangely C．Badly D．Honestly
小題2:	A．excitedly B．unhappily C．patiently D．hurriedly
小題3:	A．old B．important C．new D．wise
小題4:	A．for example B．however C．therefore D．what’s more
小題5:	A．fall behind B．show up C．go away D．lose heart
小題6:	A．devoted B．introduced C．compared D．limited
小題7:	A．refused B．pretended C．wanted D．entertained
小題8:	A．reason B．problem C．a(chǎn)dvice D．way
小題9:	A．missed B．completed C．shown D．learned
小題10:	A．realize B．hope C．doubt D．lie
小題11:	A．fear B．fun C．money D．work
小題12:	A．smaller B．stranger C．harder D．nicer
小題13:	A．before B．beside C．through D．without
小題14:	A．tips B．a(chǎn)ims C．things D．choices
小題15:	A．Careless B．Funny C．Busy D．Successful
小題16:	A．Remember B．Read C．Sell D．Create
小題17:	A．replace B．combine C．look D．check
小題18:	A．such as B．because of C．instead of D．a(chǎn)s a result of
小題19:	A．a(chǎn)nyone B．nobody C．something D．a(chǎn)nything
小題20:	A．troubles B．mistakes C．jokes D．friends

In all one’s lifetime it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with. But it is exactly oneself that one has the least understanding of.
When you are going upwards in life you tend to overestimate yourself. It seems that everything you seek for is within your reach. When you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself, mistaking difficulties for your own incompetence.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to gain a correct view of oneself-aware of both one’s strengths and shortages. You may look forward hopefully to the future but be sure not to expect too much, for ideals can never be fully realized. You may be courageous to meet challenges but it should be clear to you where to direct your efforts. That’s to say so long as you have a perfect knowledge of yourself there won’t be difficulties you can’t overcome.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself needs self-appreciation. Whether you think you are a towering tree or a blade of grass, a high mountain or a small stone, you represent a state of nature that has its own value. If you earnestly admire yourself you’ll have a real sense of self-appreciation, which will give you confidence. As soon as you gain full confidence in yourself, you’ll be enabled to fight and overcome any adversity.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself also requires doing oneself a favor when it’s needed. In time of sadness, do yourself a favor by sharing it with your friends so as to change a gloomy mood into a cheerful one; in time of tiredness, do yourself a favor by getting a good sleep. As you are aware, what a person physically has is but a human body that’s vulnerable when exposed to the elements. So if you fall ill, it’s up to you to take a good care of yourself.
In a word, to get a thorough understanding of oneself is to get a full control of one’s life. Then one will find one’s life full of color and flavor.
小題1: What is described in Paragraph 2 is to show that           .

A．a(chǎn) person is easy to estimate himself too high when succeeding

B．it is difficult for one to have a perfect knowledge of oneself

C．you should keep up high spirits whatever difficulties you meet

D．it is essential that a person get a thorough understanding of himself

小題2: Remember not to expect too much of yourself when looking forward to the future because         .

A．your shortages might stop you succeeding

B．ideals can never be turned into realities

C．you are likely to lack enough courage

D．you haven’t understood yourself quite well

小題3:Having a real sense of self-appreciation can enable one         .

A．to realize one’s shortages	B．not to be too proud
C．to gain enough self-confidence	D．not to go downhill

小題4:If this passage is divided into three parts, the second part should consist of        .

A．Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3	B．Paragraph 2 to Paragraph 5
C．Paragraph 3 to Paragraph 5	D．Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5

On receiving my learner driver license a couple of months ago, I started driving lessons straight away. In New Zealand, the __33__driving age is 15.
However it wasn’t __34__ two days ago that Dad finally allowed me to drive on the motorway. Our __35__ was Orewa, a seaside town about 60 kilometers away from my home in Auckland. That morning I __36__ sure I had enough to drink and went to the toilet (廁所) about three times __37__ we left. I thought I was totally __38__ for the journey, but nothing could have prepared me for my family’s __39__. "Relax! Don’t hold the steering wheel(方向盤) so __40__. The car is going zigzag (彎彎曲曲的)," called a nervous voice from the __41__. "Speed up. 70km/h isn’t fast enough. You are holding up the traffic," another voice ordered from the seat next to mine.
How __42__ ! My parents were really starting to get on my nerves. To satisfy them I sped up and within a second, an angry voice began to yell again. "Stop! __43__! Are you crazy? ” Everything did not go fine until I pulled off the motorway and drove into the city, __44__ the speed limit was only 50km/h.
My family seemed relieved (放心的) and __45__ telling me what to do. They all looked out of the windows and enjoyed the scenery .  __46__, that silence didn’t last very long. My mum suddenly cried out, "Look at those birds above us. __47__ they lovely?"
How did she expect me to look up in the __49__? As the driver I had to __48__ . Who knows what would have happened if I had taken my eyes off the __50__? Four hours later we drove home. This time the journey was much __51__ than before as everyone else __52__ fast asleep. So, I just took my time and enjoyed the drive.

小題1:	A．oldest B．youngest C．best D．worst

小題2:	A．until B．unless C．a(chǎn)fter D．when

小題3:	A．destination B．home C．city D．a(chǎn)im

小題4:	A．thought B．decided C．kept D．made

小題5:	A．when B．since C．before D．a(chǎn)s

小題6:	A．disappointed B．prepared C．excited D．upset

小題7:	A．praises B．encouragements C．complaints D．cries

小題8:	A．tightly B．lightly C．loosely D．happily

小題9:	A．front sear B．back seat C．top seat D．empty seat

小題10:

A．interesting B．moving C．puzzling D．a(chǎn)nnoying

小題11:

A．Get out B．Move on C．Slow down D．Speed up

小題12:

A．where B．while C．which D．why

小題13:

A．began B．stopped C．continued D．forgot

小題14:

A．Luckily B．Probably C．Warmly D．Sadly

小題15:

A．Can’t B．Don’t C．Aren’t D．Won’t

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)ir B．water C．ground D．woods

小題17:

A．see B．concentrate C．check D．care

小題18:

A．bird B．dog C．road D．car

小題19:

A．easier B．flatter C．harder D．lower

小題20:

A．felt B．began C．fell D．kept

Do you know that a Mom deserves a special gift this year for Mother’s Day? Sure, flowers can always brighten Mother’s day and a dinner out is always appreciated. However, doesn’t she deserve something more personal or something that lasts longer than an evening?
I’m talking about the gift of fitness. Improved fitness is a gift that is invaluable to everyone. When you give a woman the gift of fitness, you are helping her open a door to better health. I can’t think of a more thoughtful gift that shows the recipient(接受者) how much you care about their well-being. By giving the gift of fitness you are providing them with unlimited health benefits. And, its a gift that you can truly feel proud to give.
Of course, we all know that exercising can help people stay slim and fit. But, do you also know about all the other great benefits of exercising? Daily physical activity reduces stress and can help you sleep better. Fitness has been linked to reducing the risk of some diseases and to warding off depression. Researchers also believe that strength training can help prevent osteoporosis(骨質(zhì)疏松). Not to mention that exercising also improves self-esteem, increases energy and helps you be able to do continuous work for longer.
All Moms would find these fitness benefits extremely invaluable. If they are like most of us, they have probably even mentioned how they would like to drop a few pounds or just get in better shape. In fact, experts say that about 62% of Americans are currently on a diet. By giving the gift of fitness you are helping provide your mom with extra motivation. She may be more motivated to actually get fit because she doesn’t want to feel guilty about ignoring such a thoughtful gift .
小題1:The first paragraph is most likely to tell us that___________.

A．we should invite our mom to a dinner for Mother’s Day

B．it is good to send flowers to moms for Mother’s Day

C．we should give a special gift to our Mom for Mother’s Day

D．moms aren’t worth special gifts for Mother’s Day

小題2:You would like to send the gift of fitness to your mother because__________.

A．it is very expensive

B．it doesn’t cost you too much

C．it makes your mother healthy

D．you will be proud of it

小題3:You want to keep healthy you should__________.

A．reduce stress and have a good sleep

B．try your best to get rid of depression

C．increase your energy and work longer

D．take an active part in physical activity

小題4:According to this passage the gift of fitness will____________.

A．help moms to lose some more weight

B．encourage moms to do more exercise

C．keep moms having a healthy diet

D．make moms look even more beautiful

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

A．This Mother’s Day, Give the gift of Fitness

B．Better Pay Attention to Your Mom’s Health

C．Mom Like to Accept the Gift of Fitness

D．Help Your Mom Keep a Good Shape

It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas．While most people were 36_their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to _37_early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work．On arrival, he _38__his bike outside the back door as he usually does．After _39_
10 hours of labor, his returned to find his bike 40 ．
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only tool．Trevor used it to get to 41  , putting in 60-hour weeks to __42__his young family．And the bike was also used to get groceries, 43  us from having to walk long distances from where we live．
I was so 44_that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story．Shortly after that, several people in our area   45  to help．One wonderful stranger   46 bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up．47  my husband had a way to get to and from his job．It really is a (an)  48  that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before．People say that a smile can be  49  from one person to another, but acts of kindness from 50  are even more so．This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it 51  our faith in humanity as a whole．And it has _52  us to be more mindful of ways that we, too, can  53  with others．No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone 54  ．And the results can be   55  ．

小題1:	A．cooling down B．warming up C．speeding up D．slowing down

小題2:	A．get up B．wake up C．turn up D．rise up

小題3:	A．piled B．pushed C．parked D．paused

小題4:	A．putting in B．putting on C．putting off D．putting away

小題5:	A．broken B．robbed C．hidden D．gone

小題6:	A．study B．shop C．work D．deliver

小題7:	A．live B．support C．serve D．protect

小題8:	A．getting B．protecting C．saving D．a(chǎn)llowing

小題9:	A．surprised B．thrilled C．puzzled D．sad

小題10:

A．offered B．supported C．provided D．a(chǎn)greed

小題11:

A．still B．finally C．even D．yet

小題12:

A．Now and then B．Once in a while C．Once again D．Sooner or later

小題13:

A．honor B．pity C．sympathy D．respect

小題14:

A．thrown B．passed C．sent D．got

小題15:

A．friends B．strangers C．relatives D．parents

小題16:

A．weakened B．spread C．reduced D．strengthened

小題17:

A．moved B．forced C．urged D．influenced

小題18:

A．share B．connect C．deal D．work

小題19:

A．likes B．cares C．worries D．wonders

小題20:

A．short B．promising C．permanent D．temporary

When I was a little girl, every Sunday my family of six would put on our best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church. The __21__ in elementary school would all meet together to sing songs, and then later divide into groups based __22__ their ages.
One Easter Sunday, all the kids __23__ with big __24__ about what the Easter Bunny(復(fù)活節(jié)兔子) had brought. __25__ all of the kids shared their stories with __26__, one young boy, whom I should call Bobby, sat __27__. One of the teachers, noticing this, said to him, “And what did the Easter Bunny __28__ you?” He replied, “My mum __29__ the door by accident so the Easter Bunny couldn’t get __30__ because he hadn’t got a key.”
This sounded like a __31__ idea to all of us kids, so we kept on going with the stories. My mom knew the true story, __32__. Bobby’s mom was a single parent, and she suspected(懷疑) that they just couldn’t __33__ the Easter Bunny.
After Sunday School was over, everyone went off to __34__. But my mom announced that we were going home __35__. At home, she explained that to make Bobby feel __36__, we were going to pretend to be the Easter Bunny, make a basket of our candies for him and __37__ it at church. We all donated some to the basket, and _38__ back to church. There, mom hung the basket over the hanger(掛鉤) and attached a(n) __39__:
Dear Bobby,
I’m sorry I __40__ your house last night. Happy Easter!
Love,
The Easter Bunny

小題1: A．teachers B．kids C．boys D．girls

小題2: A．in B．a(chǎn)t C．on D．to

小題3: A．got B．started C．went D．a(chǎn)rrived

小題4: A．stories B．toys C．suggestions D．ideas

小題5: A．When B．Because C．While D．Since

小題6: A．delight B．surprise C．pity D．sadness

小題7: A．straight B．a(chǎn)lone C．silently D．hopefully

小題8: A．teach B．bring C．tell D．buy

小題9: A．locked B．opened C．broke D．knocked

小題10: A．out B．through C．inside D．off

小題11: A．reasonable B．silly C．funny D．false

小題12: A．even B．though C．finally D．then

小題13: A．find B．choose C．a(chǎn)fford D．catch

小題14: A．school B．church C．lunch D．home

小題15: A．differently B．secretly C．instead D．immediately

小題16: A．happy B．wonderful C．hopeful D．proud

小題17: A．leave B．send C．store D．pass

小題18: A．looked B．returned C．headed D．drove

小題19: A．letter B．wish C．a(chǎn)pology D．note

小題20: A．missed B．dreamed C．sought D．entered