三. 完形填空：
When I come across a good essay in reading newspapers, I often feel like cutting and keeping it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the 1___ side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to keep in good health, or advice about how to be oneself in 2___ . If I cut the front essay, the opposite one is bound to 3___ damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text without the subject. As a result, the scissors would 4___ before they start, or halfway done when I find out the result that inevitably cause me 5___.
Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worthy your 6___. You can only take up one of them, while the other has to wait or be 7___. But you know the future is unpredictable ---- the changed 8___ may not allow you to do what is 9___ behind. Thus you are caught in a fix and feel sad. 10 ___come that nice opportunities and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may 11___ that your life changes dramatically on your preference of one 12___ to the other.
In fact that is what life is like: we are often 13___ with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like newspaper cutting. It often 14___ that our attention is drawn to one thing only after we take up another. The former may be more 15___ than the latter and give rise to a divided 16___ . I still remember a philosopher’s remarks, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.”17___ a passive choice may not be a bad one.
Whatever we do in our lifetime, wherever life’s storm makes us 18 ___, there must be something we can 19___ , some shore we can land on. Don’t forget God always keeps an alternative door open for every one. While the front door is closed, there must be another 20___ for you.  
1. A. other     B. opposite       C. back           D. front 
2.A. society    B. your business   C. relation         D. the word
3. A. suffer     B. cause         C. receive         D. serve
4. A. fix       B. turn           C. stay           D. close  
5. A. fault      B. regret         C. disappointment  D. trouble
6. A. thought    B. sense        C. purpose        D. attention
7. A. put away   B. given up      C. let out          D. held on
8. A. chance     B. situation      C. state           D. condition
9.A. done       B. counted      C. prepared        D. left
10.A. How      B. Why        C. Where         D. When
11. A. seem     B. happen       C. develop         D. show
12.A. decision   B. opinion       C. choice          D. result
13.A. faced       B. mixed      C. provided      D. offered
14.A.appears      B. occurs     C. proves       D. explains
15.A. necessary    B. exciting    C. important      D. valuable
16.A. mind        B. subject     C. soul          D. brain
17.A. But         B. Otherwise   C. And          D. So
18.A. stop         B. live        C. pull          D. go
19.A. depend      B. treasure     C. achieve        D. imagine
20.A. alive        B. open       C. familiar        D. suitable

We can all contribute to a greener world．Just follow these ten golden rules:
●Stop getting junk mail．Billions of junk mail can be sent every year．Half of it is never opened．Get-your name off mailing lists．If 100,000 people stopped getting junk mail today, it would save 150,000 trees a year．
●Stop reading newspapers．All over the world, millions of newspapers are thrown away every day, 44 million newspapers in the USA alone —that's half a million trees a week．Either recycle your newspapers or read the hews online．
●Buy clothes made from organic materials．Conventional cotton farming seriously pollutes the environment, most of which uses chemical pesticides （農(nóng)藥） and fertilizers． Organic is better!
●Switch to solar energy．In one day, the sun will provide enough energy to power the planet．Why aren't we using it?
●If you have to drive, share the ride．Most cars in the USA have only one occupant．Also, 25 percent of car rides are less than 1．5 kilometres．Get out and walk!
●Unplug your PC, TV and VCR．Simply turning them off isn't enough．Sets left on standby are still using 25 percent of their power．
●Hold on to your balloons．Helium-filled balloons which fly away usually end up in a lake or river, where they can choke aquatic (水生的) creatures．Save your balloons and use them again．Or better still, don't use them at all．
●Feed the birds．Wild birds need food, especially in v/inter when other sources can be scarce．The greater the range of foodstuffs you put out for them, the more types of birds you will attract．
●Plant a garden at your school．Learn the connection between the land and the table．Plant vegetables to eat, flowers to admire and trees to improve the air．
【小題1】.
What is the main purpose of the passage?

第二節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36~55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
At a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult, employers who can  36   biases (偏見) from the process will surely gain a big advantage  37  his opponents.
As a manager, Miss Tiffany is  38  for interviewing applicants for some of the  39  with her company. During one interview, she noticed that the  40  never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and a little  41  because she liked the person on the whole.
He had a perfect resume and gave good  42  to her questions,  43  the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy”. Several days later, she decided to offer the job to her  44  choice. “It wasn’t until I  45  a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany says. What she hadn’t known at that time was that that person behaved  46  was simply a cultural misunderstanding. He was an Asian-American  47  in a household where  48  for those in authority was shown by averting (避開) your eyes.
“Attending the diversity workshop helped me  49  how much I could learn by simply asking questions and  50  dialogues with employees,  51  making assumptions and trying to be a know-it-all,” Miss Tiffany admits. “The biggest thing I  52  from the workshop is learning how to be more ‘inclusive(包容的)’ to  53 .”
“I was just thrown off by the lack of eye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out, but will not miss that opportunity again.”
Many of us have had similar problems with  54  we consider as different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming necessary to  55  our understanding of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions.
36. A. replace                      B. remove                    C. refresh                            D. recover
37. A. of                                B. above                       C. over                         D. on
38. A. desperate                   B. responsible               C. ready                       D. punctual
39. A. positions                    B. businesses                 C. conditions                D. trades
40. A. girl                              B. opponent                  C. client                       D. candidate
41. A. disappointed               B. excited                        C. worried                    D. annoyed
42. A. suggestions                B. responses                  C. impressions                     D. comments
43. A. so                             B. and                          C. or                               D. but
44. A. first                           B. immediate                C. second                            D. careless
45. A. closed                        B. started                      C. attended                   D. organized
46. A. politely                      B. carelessly                 C. skillfully                  D. differently
47. A. raised                        B. found                       C. treated                            D. adopted
48. A. concern                            B. envy                        C. respect                            D. sympathy
49. A. imagine                            B. realize                      C. predict                            D. expect
50. A. creating                            B. continuing                      C. practising                 D. directing
51. A. other than                  B. rather than                C. more than                 D. less than
52. A. cut away                    B. put away                  C. gave away                D. took away
53. A. misunderstandings      B. shortcomings            C. faults                       D. mistakes  
54. A. behaviors                   B. words                      C. habits                       D. thoughts
55. A. ignore                       B. express                     C. limit                        D. expand

At a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult, employers who can  36   biases (偏見) from the process will surely gain a big advantage  37  his opponents.
As a manager, Miss Tiffany is  38  for interviewing applicants for some of the  39  with her company. During one interview, she noticed that the  40  never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and a little  41  because she liked the person on the whole.
He had a perfect resume and gave good  42  to her questions,  43  the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy”. Several days later, she decided to offer the job to her  44  choice. “It wasn’t until I  45  a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany says. What she hadn’t known at that time was that that person behaved  46  was simply a cultural misunderstanding. He was an Asian-American  47  in a household where  48   for those in authority was shown by averting (避開) your eyes.
“Attending the diversity workshop helped me  49  how much I could learn by simply asking questions and  50  dialogues with employees,  51  making assumptions and trying to be a know-it-all,” Miss Tiffany admits. “The biggest thing I  52  from the workshop is learning how to be more ‘inclusive(包容的)’ to  53 .”
“I was just thrown off by the lack of eye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out, but will not miss that opportunity again.”
Many of us have had similar problems with  54  we consider as different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming necessary to  55  our understanding of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions.
36. A. replace  B. remove                           C. refresh                                     D. recover
37. A. of                              B. above                              C. over                                 D. on
38. A. desperate                         B. responsible                    C. ready                               D. punctual
39. A. positions                           B. businesses                     C. conditions                      D. trades
40. A. girl                             B. opponent                        C. client                               D. candidate
41. A. disappointed                    B. excited                            C. worried                           D. annoyed
42. A. suggestions                     B. responses                      C. impressions                            D. comments
43. A. so                                        B. and                                   C. or                                      D. but
44. A. first                                    B. immediate   C. second                                      D. careless
45. A. closed                                B. started                  C. attended                        D. organized
46. A. politely                              B. carelessly    C. skillfully                           D. differently
47. A. raised                                B. found                               C. treated                                     D. adopted
48. A. concern                             B. envy                        C. respect                                     D. sympathy
49. A. imagine                             B. realize          C. predict                                      D. expect
50. A. creating                                      B. continuing C. practising                       D. directing
51. A. other than                        B. rather than           C. more than                      D. less than
52. A. cut away                           B. put away                        C. gave away                      D. took away
53. A. misunderstandings        B. shortcomings                C. faults                               D. mistakes  
54. A. behaviors                          B. words                              C. habits                              D. thoughts
55. A. ignore                                B. express                           C. limit                                 D. expand

I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. My teacher’s last  36   of the term was called “ Smile”. I am a very friendly person and always  37  at everyone. So I thought this would be very  38 .

Soon after we were given the project, my  39  went out to McDonald’s. We were waiting to be  40 , when all of a sudden everyone around us began to  41 , and even my husband did. There standing behind me were two homeless men  42 .

As I looked down at the short gentleman with  43  eyes, he said, “Good day.” The second man stood behind his friend. I  44  the second man was mentally challenged(智障) and the blue-eyed gentleman was his helper.

The young  45  at the counter asked him what they wanted.

He said, “Coffee is all, Miss.” Because that was all they could  46 .

I smiled and asked the young lady to give me two more breakfast meals on a  47  tray(托盤). I then said to the men, “ I did not do this for you. God is here  48  through me to give you hope.”

When I joined my husband, he smiled at me, saying, “That is  49  God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope.”

I returned to  50  with this story in hand. I  51  “my project” and the teacher read it. Then she looked up at me and said, “Can I  52  this with the class?”

I slowly  53  and she began to read and that was when I knew that we, as human beings, share this to help people and to be  54 .

In my own way I had  55  the people at McDonald’s, my husband, sons, teacher, and every person that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.

1. A. question     B. project       C. class        D. expression

2. A. smile        B. laugh             C. look         D. stare

3. A. difficult     B. funny            C. important        D. easy

4.A. teacher            B. classmates       C. family       D. children

5. A. ordered       B. served           C. paid         D. called

6. A. run away  B. crowd in        C. shout out        D. move away

7.A. in surprise    B. in silence          C. in rags      D. in fear

8. A. tearful       B. blue             C. closed       D. black

9. A. realized  B. accepted         C. permitted        D. admitted

10. A. helper           B. gentleman        C. lady         D. friend

11. A. drink            B. want             C. take         D. afford

12. A. big          B. separate         C. flat         D. round

13.A. working           B. going            C. getting      D. carrying

14. A. how          B. when             C. where        D. why

15. A. college  B. home             C. church       D. McDonald’s

16. A. put up       B. handed out       C. handed in        D. put away

17. A. publish  B. share                C. copy         D. keep

18.A. turned        B. left             C. shook        D. nodded

19.A. forgiven  B. thanked          C. helped       D. remembered

20. A. touched  B. knew             C. forgot       D. recognized