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（一）

A

Have you ever seen the movie Mad Max： Fury Road？ If you say yes， you must be interested in those really ___1___ cars in it！

Ian Pfaff comes from California， America. As a big fan of Mad Max， he has ___2___ two Mad Max toy cars for his daughter Junior and his son Benji.

Ian works as a movie director and likes making props （道具） for fun in his spare time. He started with a classic toy car and then ___3___ everything from old computer parts to pieces of other machines. Finally， he created two pretty cool cars for his children. It was amazing that they looked"" ___4___ the same as those in the movie Mad Max： Fury Road！

“The reaction （反響） to the children’s ___5___ has been great，” Ian said. “Our friends and family love them a lot. And I enjoy seeing people having fun with them.”

1. A. dirty"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. common""""""""""""""""""" C. cool""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. terrible

2. A. made""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. sent""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. found"""""""""""""""""""""""nbsp; D. lost

3. A. added"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. reviewed""""""""""""""""""" C. turned""""""""""""""""""""""" D. repeated

4. A. wisely""""""""""""""""""""""" B. normally""""""""""""""""""" C. widely""""""""""""""""""""""" D. exactly

5. A. movies"""""""""""""""""""""" B. books"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. cars""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. stories

B

“One mother is more than a hundred teachers.” That’s why we have Mother’s Day. Every year on the second Sunday of May， we often write ___6___ or send flowers to our mother. It is ___7___ around the world. So on this special day， are you ready to prepare any ___8___ for your mother？

Cindy is an American girl. On this lovely day， she goes out to look for flowers for her mother as the gift. Sweet little birds are singing all around her. And what do you think she ___9___ besides the flowers？ It is a home with ___10___ birds in it. When she is looking at them， she hears the mother bird chirping （唧唧叫）， like saying， “Don’t touch my kids， little girl， for I love___11___ very much.”

The little girl is now thinking of her ___12___. She loves Cindy very much， too. So she leaves the young ___13___. Then she picks flowers and goes back home. She tells her mother what she sees and hears.

“Every mother ___14___ her children very much，” the mother says to her girl. “I am tired of the work sometimes， but I am glad to take care of you.” What ___15___ mothers！ So， on this special day， are you ready to spend time with your “angels” and show your love to make them happy？

6. A. bills """""""""""""""""""""""" B. cards""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. books"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. forms

7. A. strange"""""""""""""""""""""" B. dangerous""""""""""""""""" C. popular""""""""""""""""""""" D. friendly

8. A. gifts"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. housework"""""""""""""""" C. messages"""""""""""""""""" D. fruit

9. A. buys"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. shows""""""""""""""""""""""" C. gives""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. finds

10. A. sad"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. healthy""""""""""""""""""""" C. young"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. ugly

11. A. him""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. her"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. you"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. them

12. A. father"""""""""""""""""""""" B. mother"""""""""""""""""""""" C. sister""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. brother

13. A. tree""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. grass""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. birds""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. dogs

14. A. knows""""""""""""""""""""" B. helps""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. loves""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. believes

15. A. great"""" B. crazy"""""""""" C. beautiful"""" D. talented

（二）

A

Jim started learning English at the age of 22. It is kind of ___1___ to start studying a language. However， age is never a problem if you really want to ___2___ something.

He was preparing himself to study engineering in the USA. To enter his dream university， he had to get a TOEFL score of 90. After careful thought， he signed up for （報名參加） a six-month program to study English.

It was ___3___ to get 90 in six months for him， but he decided to have a try. In order to join the"" ___4___， he rented a house with a friend. They were in the same program. They had classes every day with a lunch break only. After the classes were over， they had something for dinner and started___5___ what they had learned and doing homework. He and his friend encouraged each other.

Luckily， they both got perfect TOEFL scores and went to the USA at last.

1. A. long" """""""""""""""""""""" B. busy""" """""""""""""""""" C. slow""""" """""""""""""" D. late

2. A. learn"""" """"""""""""""" B. explain" """"""""""""""""" C. control"""" """""""""""" D. trust

3. A. boring """"""""""""""""""""" B. natural"""" """""""""""" C. difficult"""" """""""""" D. dangerous

4. A. university """"""""""""""" B. program""" """""""""""" C. test"""""" """""""""""""" D. trip

5. A. reviewing """"""""""""""" B. forgetting" """"""""""""" C. talking" """"""nbsp;""""""""""" D. reporting

B

Blankets （毛毯） can keep you warm on cold nights or clean and relatively ant-free on picnics. But Lucy Blaylock makes blankets for a different purpose： to comfort people who are going through ___6___ times. She wants her blankets to feel like a big and ___7___ hug.

Lucy learned to sew （縫紉） three years ago， when she was eight. After she ___8___ a blanket for a friend’s birthday， she started to think about other kids who might need a little extra love. She didn’t know whether she was right so she shared her ___9___ on a social website for help. Surprisingly， she received sixteen ___10___ from children facing worrying problems such as cancer， heart disease and the death of a grandmother.

“It makes me ___11___ when I think of the kids getting the package in the mail and then opening it，” said Lucy. “I always hope they know someone ___12___ them.”

Since 2019， Lucy has ___13___ donated 500 Lucy’s Love Blankets to kids living in fourteen countries and nearly 36 states. She spends about half an hour sewing her name and the logo inside a heart on the blankets each time.

For kids who enjoy volunteering， she ___14___ them to go ahead without hesitation （猶豫）.” Don’t wait until you have everything ready. Just do it， and keep going，” she said. “Serving other people always ___15___， even when you feel like it might not be making so big a difference.”

6. A. difficult """""""""""""""""" B. perfect """""""""""""""""""" C. pleasant """""""""""""""""" D. useless

7. A. cold """"""""""""""""""""""""" B. warm """""""""""""""""""""" C. slow """""""""""""""""""""""" D. quick

8. A. bought """""""""""""""""""" B. showed """"""""""""""""""" C. made """"""""""""""""""""""" D. wore

9. A. joy """""""""""""""""""""""""" B. idea """"""""""""""""""""""""" C. blanket nbsp;""""""""""""""""""" D. success

10. A. gift """""""""""""""""""""""" B. apologies """""""""""""""" C. invitations """""""""""""" D. answers

11. A. tired """""""""""""""""""""" B. excited """""""""""""""""""" C. frightened """"""""""""""" D. interested

12. A. believes in """""""""""" B. waits for""""""""""""""""""" C. cares about """"""""""""" D. guards against

13. A. totally """"""""""""""""""" B. gently """"""""""""""""""""" C. suddenly """"""""""""""""" D. luckily

14. A. asked """""""""""""""""""" B. allowed """"""""""""""""""" C. encouraged """"""""""""" D. warned

15. A. suffers """"""""""" B. depends """ C. happens """ D. matters

（三）

A

After a meeting， I returned to my hotel room late in the evening. The overhead light outside my door was broken and I had much ___1___ finding the keyhole. When I finally opened the door， I___2___ around the wall for a light switch （開關）. But there wasn’t one.

I ___3___ seeing a lamp by the bed. I found the bed in the dark and walked ___4___ until I found the lamp， but when I switched it on， nothing happened！

What a ___5___ day！ That evening I discovered how dark the world can be and how necessary light is. But even more necessary than light is the light that shines from people—the light of heart.

1. A. fun"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. difficulty"""""""""""""""""" C. time"""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. luck

2. A. ran"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. turned""""""""""""""""""""""" C. felt """""""""""""""""""""""""" D. looked

3. A. began"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. tried"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. liked""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. remembered

4. A. lightly """"""""""""""""""""" B. fast """""""""""""""""nbsp;""""""" C. carefully """"""""""""""""" D. easily

5. A. wonderful""""""""""""""""" B. special"""""""""""""""""""""" C. peaceful """""""""""""""""" D. terrible

B

Kierman was born in Sydney， Australia， and grew up near the sea. For more than 40 years， he raced in international sailing competitions.

In 1987， Kierman was competing in an around-the-world race when he began to ___6___ the huge amount of rubbish in the world’s oceans. When he returned to Australia， he ___7___ to do something about it.

He organized a community ___8___ called “Clean Up Sydney Harbour”. On Sunday， January 8， 1989， more than 40，000 volunteers came out to ___9___ away rubbish. The next year， Kierman made the clean-up a national event. It was a huge ___10___. Across Australia， about 300，000 people spent the day improving their local ___11___.

Since then， “Clean Up Australia” has got ___12___ every year. In 2002， for example， 800，000 people cleaned up almost 15，000 tons of rubbish from Australia’s beaches， parks and streets.

Kierman was ___13___ with the success of his project. In 2003， he started an even bigger program. With the ___14___ of the United Nations Environment Program， he introduced “Clean Up the World”， an international program that supports communities around the world in cleaning up and protecting the environment. “Clean Up the World” has grown rapidly and his wonderful ___15___ has now spread from one city to the whole world.

6. A. save"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. collect"""""""""""""""""""""" C. notice"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. produce

7. A. refused"""""""""""""""""""""" B. decided""""""""""""""""""""" C. pretended"""""""""""""""""" D. stopped

8. A. law"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. party""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. company""""""""""""""""""" D. event

9. A. clear"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. send"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. turn"""""""""""""""""""""nbsp;""""" D. give

10. A. problem"""""""""""""""""" B. success""""""""""""""""""""" C. surprise""""""""""""""""""""" D. failure

11. A. culture"""""""""""""""""""" B. project"""""""""""""""""""""" C. government"""""""""""""" D. environment

12. A. older""""""""""""""""""""""" B. quieter"""""""""""""""""""""" C. bigger""""""""""""""""""""""" D. faster

13. A. happy"""""""""""""""""""""" B. upset""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. disappointed""""""""""""" D. concerned

14. A. need"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. help"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. hope"""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. action

15. A. rule"""""" B. report""""""""" C. idea D. invention

（四）

A

Time is very valuable. However， most of us don’t ___1___ it until it’s too late. When we are young， we don’t count the seconds， minutes， and hours of the day because we know that ___2___ will bring more. We have so much time that we feel we can easily afford to waste some of it. Think of the common English ___3___： “wasting time” “filling in time” or even “ killing time”. We have little respect for time.

It is only when we get older that we begin to realize that time is a precious treasure. ___4___ we might find that we haven’t invested （投資） our time well. We discover that we no longer have enough time to do things we want. Just as adults need to spend their money on ___5___ things like taxes （稅款） and bills， they also have to spend their time doing things that they might not really want to do.

1. A. remind"""""""""""""""""""""" B. realize"""""""""""""""""""""" C. review""""""""""""""""""""""" D. research

2. A. tomorrow"" """""""""""" B. success"""""""" """ C. ability""""""" """"""" D. knowledge

3. A. introductions """""""""" B. instructions""" """""" C. suggestions""""""""""""""" D. expressions

4. A. Simply""""" """""""""" B. Specially"""" """""""" C. Suddenly""""" """""" D. Seriously

5. A. unfriendly"" """"""""""" B. unpleasant""""" """" C. unforgettable"" """""" D. unbelievable

B

A rabbit named Bunny lived in a village near a forest. He was very clever and he never gave up ___6___. He chose a dead tree and made a home in the trunk （樹干）. People ___7___ him singing in the morning every day. As soon as the sun shone on his door， he left his home and went across a bridge to the ___8___. He looked for some food there.

One morning， while he was getting ready to sing as usual， a big storm began. It rained___9___. What was worse， the bridge was ___10___. Bunny was very hungry， but there was no food in his home. He needed to ___11___ to find some food. He couldn’t swim， so how could he find food in such a storm？

After thinking for a long time， he finally came up with a good idea. He thought he would solve the ___12___ successfully. He decided to ___13___ a boat with some lotus leaves （荷葉）. Here is his plan：

First： Search for some lotus leaves by the pond. If necessary， ask the frogs for help.

Second： Tie the lotus leaves together to make a little boat.

Last： Get into the boat. Be ___14___ in the storm and don’t be afraid at all.

So Bunny crossed the river in the boat carefully. His ___15___ was so successful that he arrived at the forest after only an hour.

6. A. completely""""""""""""""" B. secretly""""""""""""""""""""" C. calmly"""""""""""""""""""""" D. easily

7. A. caught""""""""""""""""""""""" B. left"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. heard""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. felt

8. A. forest"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. farm"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. garden""""""""""""""""""""""" D. village

9. A. quickly""""""""""""""""""""" B. heavily""""""""""""""""""""" C. early""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. expectedly

10. A. hidden"""""""""""""""nbsp;""""" B. stolen"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. broken"""""""""""""""""""""" D. lost

11. A. go out""""""""""""""""""""" B. come back"""""""""""""""" C. get off""""""""""""""""""""""" D. give up

12. A. danger""""""""""""""""""""" B. accident"""""""""""""""""""" C. problem"""""""""""""""""""" D. question

13. A. buy"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. borrow"""""""""""""""""""""" C. bring""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. make

14. A. serious"""""""""""""""""""" B. powerful""""""""""""""""""" C. lucky""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. careful

15. A. life""""""" B. plan C. song""""""""""" D. travel

（五）

A

Frank Magolio is a guitar player from Florida， USA. He loves to sing and play the guitar around the ___1___ and most of the people there know him. These days he stays at home and he finds he has been sharing his home with a talented singer. No， the singer is not his partner. It is his yellow-headed parrot named Tico！

Tico is always ___2___ by Frank’s side. One day， when Frank was singing and playing the guitar， he noticed Tico was accompanying （陪伴） him in the ___3___ way. The pet parrot was sitting on a wooden platform. It started singing the song in its own special voice. The bird not only sang along but also ___4___. It moved around and jumped up and down while it was singing.

“We decided to film this and ___5___ it with our family and friends. Everyone seemed to really take an interest in the video and started sharing it with their friends. People started asking Tico to sing more songs，” said Frank.

And now everyone is falling head over heels for the gifted bird！

1. A. house"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. school""""""""""""""""""""""" C. town"""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. hospital

2. A. short""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. long"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. close""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. far

3. A. laziest""""""""""""""""""""""" B. cutest""""nbsp;""""""""""""""""""" C. luckiest""""""""""""""""""""" D. easiest

4. A. watched"""""""""""""""""""" B. slept"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. performed""""""""""""""""" D. flew

5. A. hide""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. sing""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. read""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. share

B

I have lived in Lawndale for thirty years. My ___6___ has experienced several changes， some for the better and others for the worse. Months ago， I learned something from my son： Progress ___7___ with hope.

My son came home from school one day， he had a plan to make things better. It was a plan his class thought up. They ___8___ to turn a vacant lot （空地） into a community garden.

He had a（n） ___9___. He wanted to grow many different kinds of flowers in Lawndale. He said， “Our neighborhood needs to change， and we should help. If we turn the vacant lot across from the school into a garden， it will show everybody how much we ___10___. Then more people will plant flowers and trees， and the community will become a really ___11___ place.”

I admired my son’s idea. He has always been a thoughtful child. I said I would help.

His class started by ___12___ up the rubbish from the lot—people came by and saw the difference they made. I noticed after that people were not ___13___ as they used to be. They realized that keeping things clean was not so difficult.

In one week， they planted almost 500 plants. This spring the garden will be full of ___14___. Someone said， “It takes a village to raise a child.” I think it takes a child to encourage a community. I am really ___15___ of my son. His simple idea has made real changes to our community.

6. A. city""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. neighborhood""""""""""" C. house"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. company

7. A. begins""""""""""""""""""""""" B. agrees""""""""""""""""""""""" C. deals """"""""""""""""""""""" D. compares

8. A. stopped""""""""""""""""""""" B. hated"""""""""""""nbsp;""""""""""" C. decided""""""""""""""""""""" D. continued

9. A. message"""""""""""""""""""" B. problem"""""""""""""""""""" C. act""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. idea

10. A. buy"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. eat""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. care""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. talk

11. A. beautiful""""""""""""""""" B. safe""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. quiet""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. big

12. A. looking""""""""""""""""""" B. putting"""""""""""""""""""""" C. picking """"""""""""""""""" D. giving

13. A. shouting"""""""""""""""""" B. running""""""""""""""""""""" C. fighting""""""""""""""""""""" D. littering

14. A. flowers""""""""""""""""""" B. stones""""""""""""""""""""""" C. people"""""nbsp;""""""""""""""""" D. animals

15. A. afraid""" B. proud""""""""" C. ashamed"""" D. sure

（六）

A

Cindy and Anna were best friends， but some days they just could not ___1___ on what to do.

One day they decided to play in the garden near their school. “Come on. Let’s play chess，” Anna said. “I don’t want to play chess，” Cindy replied. “We always do what you want to do， Cindy. It’s my turn to make a ___2___，” Anna said.

Cindy was very angry. After she got home， she found she had Anna’s notebook in her schoolbag.

The next day at school， their teacher Mrs Stone ___3___ their notebooks. But Anna didn’t have hers， and she looked ___4___.

When it was time for lunch， Cindy told Mrs Stone the truth. “Thank you for being___5___， Cindy. I’m sure Anna will be thankful that you have given me her notebook，” said Mrs Stone.

Later， the two girls became best friends again.

1. A. agree"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. hang"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. depend"""""""""""""""""""""" D. try

2. A. promise"""""""""""""""""""" B. plan"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. decision"""""""""""""""""""" D. dialog

3. A. gave away""""""""""""""""" B. asked for"""""""""""""""""" C. looked for""""""""""""""""" D. talked about

4. A. worried""""""""""""""""""""" B. normal"""""""""""""""""""""" C. proud"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. relaxed

5. A. patient"""""""""""""""""""""" B. honest""""""""""""""""""""""" C. active"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. quiet

B

Do you remember the name of your kindergarten （幼兒園） teacher？ I do. Her name was Mrs White. I don’t remember much about what I ___6___ in her class. My mother once told me that I used to ___7___ a lot. I would bring back what I wrote and she would look at it. There were so many ___8___， but no red corrections， and always a star. Sometimes even a “Good” would make my heart full of ___9___. One day， my mother went to ___10___ Mrs White for one of the parent-teacher activities. Then she asked Mrs White why she never corrected my mistakes in the right spellings of words or pointed out grammatical mistakes.

“The children just began to get excited about using words and making sentences. I don’t want my students to lose ___11___ because of red ink （墨水）. Spelling and ___12___ can wait， but the wonder of words won’t...” Mrs White said.

I can remember the time of learning in kindergarten was so happy for me. As I grow up， I still wonder many things and love my life. I look back now and think Mrs White must be such a（n） ___13___ teacher that uses as less red pen as possible.

I used to misspell （拼錯） “beautiful” a lot， and could never remember that the “e” goes before the “a”. It made my teacher in the high school ___14___. She asked me to use “pretty” instead when I was writing. I didn’t listen to her. In my eyes， “pretty” is ___15___ to spell， but it doesn’t hold as much as we mean sometimes.

Thanks to Mrs White， I have never worried about writing what I mean even if I couldn’t quite spell it out. Because life isn’t “pretty”， it’s “beautiful”.

6. A. used"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. cooked""""""""""""nbsp;""""""""" C. learned"""""""""""""""""""""" D. decided

7. A. write""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. draw""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. sing""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. dance

8. A. skills""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. mistakes""""""""""""""""""" C. pictures""""""""""""""""""""" D. excuses

9. A. tiredness""""""""""""""""""" B. loneliness""""""""""""""""" C. darkness""""""""""""""""""" D. happiness

10. A. meet"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. catch""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. hold"""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. check

11. A. interest""""""""""""""""""" B. health""""""""""""""""""""""" C. patience"""""""""""""""""""" D. exercise

12. A. pronunciation""""""""" B. business"""""""""""""""""""" C. speed"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. grammar

13. A. unusual""""""""""""""""""" B. strict""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. normal"""""""""""""""""""""" D. young

14. A. relaxed"""""""""nbsp;"""""""""" B. angry"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. satisfied"""""""""""""""""""" D. pleased

15. A. higher""""""""""""""""""""" B. easier"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. slower""""""""""""""""""""""" D. harder

（七）

A

One cold morning， I noticed an old lady begging （乞討） on the street for food when I stepped out of a breakfast restaurant. I came to her and threw her some money and then rushed to the bus stop. I couldn’t ___1___ the bus.

While I was waiting for the bus at the stop， I saw my friend Andrew taking the old lady into the ___2___. Finally the bus came and I got on it successfully. I saw the old lady was ___3___ something at the table. Andrew sat beside her patiently. After a while， the bus started slowly. I looked back and found the old lady had left the restaurant and Andrew was rushing to the stop. He had to wait for the next ___4___.

I was really moved by my friend’s ___5___！ At that moment I realized even if someone was really in need， he or she should be helped with dignity （莊重）.

1. A. take""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. see"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. miss"""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. get

2. A. restaurant""""""""""""""""" B. hospital"""""""""""""""""nbsp;"" C. park"""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. library

3. A. buying"""""""""""""""""""""" B. making""""""""""""""""""""" C. cooking """"""""""""""""""" D. eating

4. A. train"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. plane""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. bus"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. subway

5. A. secret"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. kindness""""""""""""""""""" C. happiness"""""""""""""""""" D. courage

B

One day a teacher entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited at their desks for the ___6___ to begin. The teacher handed out the question papers with the text facing down as usual. After he ___7___ the papers， he asked his students to turn the page and begin. To everyone’s surprise， there were no ___8___， just a black dot （點） in the center of the page.

The teacher said， “I want you to write what you see there.” The students got started___9___. At the end of the class， the teacher took all the answer papers and started ___10___ each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them ___11___ the black dot， trying to explain where the dot is.

After all had been read， the classroom was ___12___. The teacher began to explain， “I just wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the ___13___ part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot. The same happens in our lives. We have a white paper to ___14___. However， we always focus only on the dark dots， the health problems， the bad relationship with a family member... The dark dots are very small compared to everything we have in our ___15___， but they are the ones that pollute our minds. Take your eyes away from the black dots in your life. Enjoy each moment that life gives you. Be happy and live a life positively！”

6. A. test"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. class""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. program"""""""""""""""""""" D. talk

7. A. handed in"""""""""""""""""" B. handed out"""""""""""""""" C. turned over""""""""""""""" D. turned down

8. A. students"""""""""""""""""""" B. teachers"""""""""""""""""""" C. answers""""""""""""""""""""" D. questions

9. A. slowly""""""""""""""""""""""" B. carelessly""""""""""""""""" C. quickly""""""""""""""""""""" D. carefully

10. A. reading""""""""""""""""""" B. shouting""""""""""""""""""" C. explaining"""""""""""""""" D. crying

11. A. saw""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. forgot""""""""""""""""""""""" C. painted"""""""""""""""""""""" D. described

12. A. noisy""""""""""""""""""""""" B. silent"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. dirty"""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. clean

13. A. big"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. small"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. black""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. white

14. A. enjoy""""""""""""""""""""""" B. draw""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. fold""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. think

15. A. lives"""" B. schools"""""" C. minds"""""""" D. families

（八）

A

Last Saturday， my mother and I went out for dinner. We went to a ___1___. It was not big but very nice and quiet. My 80-year-old mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down， I had to ___2___ the menu. She could not see very well. Her eyes could only read ___3___ letters. Half way through the names of food and drinks on the menu， I ___4___ my eyes and saw my mom sitting there looking at me. A proud smile was on her face. “It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were ___5___，” she said. “Then it’s time that you relax and let me return what you have done for me，” I replied.

1. A. theater"""""""""""""""""""""" B. cinema"""""""""""""""""""""" C. shop"""""""""""""""""""nbsp;"""""" D. restaurant

2. A. make""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. read"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. pass""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. order

3. A. bright"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. black""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. large""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. short

4. A. lifted""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. touched""""""""""""""""""""" C. closed""""""""""""""""""""""" D. opened

5. A. young"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. weak""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. busy"""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. away

B

One day， a little boy asked his father， “What is the value of our lives？” The father didn’t answer ___6___， but handed him a translucent （晶瑩剔透的） stone and said， “Take this stone to the market but don’t sell it. If anyone asks about the ___7___， just hold out three fingers and don’t say anything.”

The boy followed his father’s advice and went to the ___8___. Soon a man asked， “How much is this stone？” The boy kept silent and held out three fingers. The man said， “Three dollars？ OK！ I’ll give it to my son.” The boy returned home and told his ___9___ someone wanted to buy the stone for three dollars. The father said， “Now take this stone to the museum.”

In the museum， people came to ask about the price of the stone. The boy said nothing and just ___10___ three fingers. One woman offered thirty dollars. The boy was so ___11___ because he thought the woman offered too high a price！ After he told his father what had happened， the father said， “Take this stone to the gem （寶石） shop.”

The boy went to the gem shop. After ___12___ the stone， the shopkeeper said， “It’s a ___13___ green jade （翡翠）. How much is it？” The boy didn’t say a word and held out three fingers. The shopkeeper said， “Three million dollars？ I’ll take it.”

Finally， the father said， “Son， do you now understand the ___14___ of our lives？ Whether you choose to be a three-dollar stone or a three-million-dollar gem， remember your value ___15___ on where you place yourself.”

6. A. seriously""""""""""""""""""" B. directly""""""""""""""""""""" C. patienly"""""""""""""""""""" D. carefully

7. A. price""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. quality"""""""""""""""""""""" C. weight""""""""""""""""""""""" D. size

8. A. market"""""""""""""""""""""" B. school""""""""""""""""""""""" C. road"""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. town

9. A. mother"""""""""""""""""""""" B. brother"""""""""""""""""""""" C. father"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. sister

10. A. put"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. hid"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. washed"""""""""""""""""""""" D. raised

11. A. tired"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. interested""""""""""""""""" C. surprised""""""""""""""""""" D. relaxed

12. A. seeing""""""""""""""""""""" B. checking""""""""""""""""""" C. drawing"""""""""""""""""""" D. hitting

13. A. common""""""""""""""""" B. round"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. great""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. modern

14. A. value""""""""""""""""""""""" B. power""""""""""""""""""""""" C. success""""""""""""""""""""" D. meaning

15. A. gets"""""" B. acts C. lives""""""""""" D. depends

（九）

A

It was the first week of the summer vacation. Dad said to Mike， “Can you work with me on the ___1___？” “Sure， Dad， I would love to，” Mike replied.

Dad and Mike left early the next morning. “Fishing is a ___2___ job，” Mike thought. But he kept working. When he found they were ___3___ more and more fish， Mike was so excited.

The next morning， Mike’s arms hurt a lot. However， he had such a ___4___ time with Dad that he decided to keep helping him.

Mike ___5___ being out on the ocean. He jumped onto the boat and set off to the ocean. The rest of the summer would be great for him.

1. A. plane""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. boat """""""""""""""""""""""" C. bus """""""""""""""""""""""""" D. train

2. A. hard"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. useful """"""""""""""""""""" C. new""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. bad

3. A. selling""""""""""""""""""""""" B. slicing"""""""""""""""""""""" C. eating"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. catching

4. A. good"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. short""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. free"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. busy

5. A. minded""""""""""""""""""""" B. avoided""""""""""""""""""""" C. enjoyed""""""""""""""""""""" D. stopped

B

Mr and Mrs Green’s house in America is controlled by a computer. The computer has known the couple’s ___6___ well. Every morning the computer turns on the lights at 6：30， which is their rising time. The water in the shower keeps at a right temperature for the couple to ___7___ it. If someone gets up in the night， floor lights will come on automatically （自動地） to show the way to the ___8___. The air conditioner （空調） keeps the house at a comfortable ___9___. The fridge keeps acheck on the ___10___ that is put inside it， and ___11___ the local supermarket an e-mail when more food is needed. A camera works when a ___12___ gets close to the house but does not work if it is a family member or friend. The microwave is also linked （連接） to the Internet. It can cook the food at the ___13___ time.

The couple love their home， but they don’t like one thing. They sometimes feel that the computer is their ___14___. “One night， we came home later than usual， but the computer had turned on the lights at the regular time. We felt like bad kids， and ___15___ said ‘Sorry！’ to the computer，” said Mrs Green.

6. A. problems"""""""""""""""""" B. habits"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. secrets"""""""""""""""""""""" D. hobbies

7. A. use"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. warm"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. clean""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. drink

8. A. door"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. bedroom""""""""""""""""""" C. bathroom"""""""""""""""""" D. window

9. A. temperature"""""""""""""" B. sight""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. sound"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. color

10. A. food"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. light"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. air""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. equipment

11. A. passes""""""""""""""""""""" B. sends"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. promises""""""""""""""""""" D. refuses

12. A. soldier"""""""""""""""""""" B. worker"""""""""""""""""""""" C. helper""""""""""""""""""""""" D. stranger

13. A. right"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. endless"""""nbsp;""""""""""""""" C. valuable"""""""""""""""""""" D. long

14. A. boss"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. friend"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. student""""""""""nbsp;""""""""""" D. grandmother

15. A. finally" B. nearly"""""""" C. completely D. always

（十）

A

One summer evening， a 10-year-old boy was trying to hit a bottle with a slingshot （彈弓）. The bottle was about 7 to 8 meters away. The boy tried many times but he couldn’t hit it. His mother just kept" ___1___ him small stones.

A girl walked by. She watched the boy for some time and said to his mother， “Let me ___2___ him how to shoot.” “No， thank you，” said the ___3___. “He is blind.”

The girl was surprised and asked， “How can he hit the bottle since he can’t ___4___？” “I tell him he can do it if he tries hard enough，” said the mother. The little boy tried again and again and became more confident. When it got dark， the girl turned to leave and heard a stone hit the ___5___. The little boy finally made it！

With confidence and patience， nothing is impossible.

1. A. showing"""""""""""""""""""" B. buying"""""""""""""""""""""" C. throwing""""""""""""""""""" D. passing

2. A. ask"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. show""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. call"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. warn

3. A. mother"""""""""""""""""""""" B. boy""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. girl"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. teacher

4. A. feel""""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. touch"""""""""""""""""""""""" C. hear""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. see

5. A. bottle""""""""""""""""""""""nbsp;" B. slingshot""""""""""""""""""" C. stone""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. wall

B

Throughout her life， Mckenna Reitz was known for her long， thick brown hair. The 33-year-old mom’s hair ___6___ falling out after the birth of her second daughter. She went to many hospitals， but nothing could stop her hair falling. By December of 2022， she had no hair and was told that she had alopecia （禿頭癥）.

Mckenna was ___7___. She spent months visiting doctors and trying anything to regrow her hair. She wouldn’t leave the house without a ___8___. Mckenna says she couldn’t even look in the mirror after her hair fell out. She could hardly get out of bed in the morning， but it was her young daughters who finally ___9___ her out of her fear.

Understanding that alopecia is genetic （遺傳的） and could someday happen to them too， she decided to ___10___ her daughters that hair loss is not the end of the life. “I needed them to understand that if it does happen to them， they could ___11___ it， just like they saw their mom do，” she explained.

From then on， she stopped trying to make her hair grow back and started to ___12___ herself as she is. She stopped wearing hats in public. In time she learned to love public and then herself. She felt ___13___ now.

Life gives the ___14___ people the hardest challenges. This helps us understand that every person has their own ___15___.

6. A. continued"""""""""""""""""" B. started"""""""""""""""""""""" C. stopped""""""""""""""""""""" D. finished

7. A. careful"""""""""""""""""""""" B. different""""""""""""""""""" C. serious"""""""""""""""""""""" D. disappointed

8. A. scarf"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. key"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. hat""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. coat

9. A. blew"""""""""""""""""""""""""" B. pulled""""""""""""""""""""""" C. kept""""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. led

10. A. suggest""""""""""""""""""" B. show""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. cheat""""""""""""""""""""""""" D. warn

11. A. come across"""""""""""" B. get off"""""""""nbsp;""""""""""""" C. care about""""""""""""""""" D. get through

12. A. accept""""""""""""""""""""" B. know""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. notice"""""""""""""""""""""""" D. hate

13. A. calm"""""""""""""""""""""""" B. cool"""""""""""""""""""""""""" C. comfortable"""""""""""""" D. confident

14. A. tallest"""""""""""""""""""""" B. smartest"""""""""""""""""""" C. strongest""""""""""""""""""" D. happiest

15. A. story"""" B. luck C. idea D. value