“Good night, Yammine.”

“Good night, Chief，” I reply.

The cell door __36__ and I hear Chief's keys clinking as other doors clang shut further down the row. I step into my little cell and sit down. I glance up at the window, covered in mesh(鐵網(wǎng))，and think to myself, “This isn't a life, it's just a(n) __37__．”

Being __38__ makes me feel as though I'm being buried alive. I am a puppet(木偶) with people __39__ strings so that I eat, sleep and wake when they want me to.

I lie on my bed as night __40__ and think the same thoughts __41__. I think about how it all went so wrong, and imagine how I will __42__ for all the time I've lost.

Every day I live the same routine and nothing changes except the people. Prisoners depart for other prisons, or get __43__. Others __44__ from different prisons, or fresh from custody. It's a __45__ revolving(旋轉(zhuǎn)) door.

When I committed my __46__， I was a lost young boy, but now I am __47__. Walking around the yard, I would notice my fellow prisoners reading books and writing letters to friends and family, which upset me as my __48__ at school was limited.

I longed for the day when I'd be able to sit in the sun, enjoying a cup of coffee and reading a newspaper or book __49__ my choice. I also longed to write letters to my friends and family, sharing my thoughts and feelings.

I decided not to waste my time inside and, __50__， make the most of all the resources available to me. I started to learn and was __51__ to realize my dream.

Now, after five years' persistence, heartache and hard work, I have __52__ my goal. Having __53__ a course as a reading adviser, I can now help others to read and write. And I have even started a creative writing workshop at Junee Correctional Centre. Learning to read and write at a highter level has given me the inner strength to present myself in a more __54__ manner.

And the day I've dreamed about has come true: I now enjoy my cup of coffee with a book in my other hand. Learning to read and write has changed my life and this article is my first piece of “proper” writing, and it won't be my __55__．

1.A. opens　　　　　B. closes　　　　　　　C. breaks　　　　D. sticks

2.A. existence  B. appearance  C. offence  D. holiday

3.A. at school  B. at home  C. in hospital  D. in prison

4.A. pulling  B. shaking  C. winding  D. casting

5.A. becomes  B. drops  C. feels  D. falls

6.A. once and for all  B. over and over again  C. once again  D. for good

7.A. do up  B. make up  C. fix up  D. mend up

8.A. revealed  B. sentenced  C. punished  D. released

9.A. reach  B. get  C. arrive  D. go

10.A. continually  B. occasionally  C. accidentally  D. rarely

11.A. mistake  B. crime  C. error  D. fault

12.A. caught  B. home  C. found  D. trapped

13.A. attendance  B. absence  C. allowance  D. assistance

14.A. in  B. of  C. over  D. by

15.A. however  B. instead  C. thus  D. nevertheless

16.A. devoted  B. dedicated  C. determined  D. decided

17.A. gained  B. recognized  C. arrived  D. achieved

18.A. attended  B. completed  C. started  D. organized

19.A. positive  B. negative  C. sensitive  D. passive

20.A. best  B. worst  C. latest  D. last

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

In the era of high-tech today, face-to-face conversation is dying.

The New York Times published an article recently that shows great   36   for the “death of conversation”. It   37   that while technology such as cell phones, e-mails, and Internet posting makes us feel more   38   than ever, they’re also driving us away from people around us.

         Users get final connectivity    39   the price of   40   face-to-face conversation. Sherry Turkle, author of the article in The New York Times says people are   41   to a different way of being “alone together”.

Actually,   42   text messages or writing micro-blogs allows us to   43   thoughts. But bits and pieces of online cannot   44   a “real conversation.” Lan Guo, 19, a freshman English major from Changsha University, said that she would like to hear people’s tone of voice and see their faces in a conversation. “The give and take of   45   in a conversation sharpens our minds.” she said. She also mentions that   46   ourselves in mobile technology reduces our chance of starting conversations with strangers and   47   people.

Turkle mentioned the popular   48   of “I share, therefore I am.” among this generation. Liu Xuan, a young writer from Taiwan and psychology graduate from Harvard University, thinks it’s an attitude   49   by most young people. They are   50   busy creating or polishing their online persona (網(wǎng)絡(luò)人格) that they forget how to live a   51   life. 

However, experts remind us that it’s   52   to blame mobile technology. Chen Chen, a sociology expert at China Youth & Children Research Center, points out that   53   is still owners of tools who’re avoiding personal contact. We take advantage of these devices to hide ourselves from others. Texting messages or calling may be a(n)   54   to avoid contact with others, such as having eye contact. “Only by strengthening conversation can we understand each other.   55   throwing away the mobile phones is not a solution.” she said.

1.A. regret                           B. respect C. anger             D. support

2.A. advises                B. speaks                             C. suggests                           D. talks

3.A. received             B. connected                       C. shared                              D. separated

4.A. with                      B. for                                     C. in                                       D. at

5.A. having                           B. risking                               C. sacrificing                        D. continuing

6.A. related                          B. committed                       C. limited                     D. accustomed

7.A. sending               B. getting                              C. reading                   D. taking

8.A. change                B. exchange                         C. explain                    D. develop

9.A. indicate               B. replace                   C. cover                                D. involve

10.A. ideas                           B. letters                               C. chances                            D. gifts

11.A. imagining          B. joining                     C. burying                   D. attaching

12.A. interviewing     B. introducing                      C. recognizing                      D. meeting

13.A. feeling               B. concept                            C. image                                D.truth

14.A. adapted            B. confirmed                        C. handled                            D. adopted

15.A. so                       B. too                                    C. very                                  D. quite

16.A. real                    B. colorful                            C. daily                                  D. meaningful

17.A. important                   B. necessary               C. unfair                                D. uncomfortable

18.A. that                    B. this                                    C. it                              D. one

19.A. problem            B. excuse                              C. strategy                            D. explanation

20.A. Eventually         B. Hardly                     C. Approximately                D. Simply

I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I fumbled (searched) in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which   41   their search. I found   42   and because of my shaking hands, I could   43   get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those. I looked   44   the bars at my jailer（看守監(jiān)獄的人）. He did not make eye contact with me. I   45   to him “Have you got a light?” He looked at me, shrugged and came over to light my cigarette.   46   he came close and lit the match, his eyes inadvertently（無意中）locked with mine. At that moment, I   47  . I don't know why I did that. Perhaps it was   48  , perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very   49   not to smile. In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was   50   a spark jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn't want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and generated smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but   51  , looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile.

     I   52   smiling at him, now aware of him as a(n)   53   and not just a jailer. And his looking at me seemed to have a new   54   too. “Do you have kids?” he asked. “Yes, here, here.” I took out my wallet and nervously fumbled for the   55   of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes filled with tears. I said that I feared that I'd never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up. Tears came to his eyes, too.   56   without another word, he   57   my cell (牢房) and silently led me out．Out of the jail，quietly and by back routes，out of the town. There, at the edge of town, he released me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.

“My life was   58   by a smile.” Yes, the smile—the unaffected, unplanned,   59   connection between people. I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could   60   each other, we wouldn't be enemies. We couldn't have hate or envy or fear.

1.A. had lost        B. had given           C. had escaped   D. had reached

2.A. them           B. it                           C. that          D. one

3.A. barely          B. quickly                       C. possibly      D. 1ikely

4.A. on             B. through                  C. at           D. up

5.A. gave out        B. let out                   C. called out     D. screamed out

6.A. As                B. before                     C. after                   D. until

7.A. cried             B. shook                C. refused        D. smiled

8.A. anger          B. nervousness           C. bitterness      D. sympathy

9.A. easy               B. hard                 C. glad          D. embarrassed

10.A. even though     B. as well as           C. as though      D. as long as

11.A. went away       B. dropped out        C. stayed far      D. stayed near

12.A. kept               B. stopped              C. began        D. forgot

13.A. stranger           B. enemy                 C. opponent      D. person

14.A. dimension        B. suggestion            C. impression     D. concept

15.A. cigarettes        B. bags                      C. pictures        D. wallet

16.A. Intentionally       B. Unconsciously      C. Unwillingly     D. Suddenly

17.A. unfolded           B. unlocked                 C. uncontrolled     D. undefended

18.A. misled           B. destroyed             C. saved                     D. ignored

19.A. surprising         B. natural                 C. different         D. frequent

20.A. like            B. expect                 C. notice            D. recognize

“Good night, Yammine.”
“Good night, Chief，” I reply.
The cell door __36__ and I hear Chief's keys clinking as other doors clang shut further down the row. I step into my little cell and sit down. I glance up at the window, covered in mesh(鐵網(wǎng))，and think to myself, “This isn't a life, it's just a(n) __37__．”
Being __38__ makes me feel as though I'm being buried alive. I am a puppet(木偶) with people __39__ strings so that I eat, sleep and wake when they want me to.
I lie on my bed as night __40__ and think the same thoughts __41__. I think about how it all went so wrong, and imagine how I will __42__ for all the time I've lost.
Every day I live the same routine and nothing changes except the people. Prisoners depart for other prisons, or get __43__. Others __44__ from different prisons, or fresh from custody. It's a __45__ revolving(旋轉(zhuǎn)) door.
When I committed my __46__， I was a lost young boy, but now I am __47__. Walking around the yard, I would notice my fellow prisoners reading books and writing letters to friends and family, which upset me as my __48__ at school was limited.
I longed for the day when I'd be able to sit in the sun, enjoying a cup of coffee and reading a newspaper or book __49__ my choice. I also longed to write letters to my friends and family, sharing my thoughts and feelings.
I decided not to waste my time inside and, __50__， make the most of all the resources available to me. I started to learn and was __51__ to realize my dream.
Now, after five years' persistence, heartache and hard work, I have __52__ my goal. Having __53__ a course as a reading adviser, I can now help others to read and write. And I have even started a creative writing workshop at Junee Correctional Centre. Learning to read and write at a highter level has given me the inner strength to present myself in a more __54__ manner.
And the day I've dreamed about has come true: I now enjoy my cup of coffee with a book in my other hand. Learning to read and write has changed my life and this article is my first piece of “proper” writing, and it won't be my __55__．