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2014 is the year of horse in China. Do you know anything about the horse?
The horse is strong and runs very fast. He’s a useful and hard-working animal. The horse learns to know his master（主人） soon. He loves his master, even after his master has died. Here’s a story about such a horse. In a war, the master was killed, and fell from his horse. When his body was found some days later, the horse was still standing beside it. During that long time, the horse didn’t leave the body of his master, without food or water, in the coldest weather, driving away the birds that might eat it. Wasn’t be a great animal?
小題1:The horse is a _________ animal to man.

A．strange

B．lazy

C．useful

D．small

小題2:When the body of the master was found, the horse was _________.

A．going away	B．eating grass beside it
C．drinking water	D．still standing beside it

小題3:The story probably took place in _________.

A．spring

B．summer

C．a(chǎn)utumn

D．winter

A big umbrella
Nancy: I saw seven girls in one umbrella and none of them got wet.
Taney: Oh, that must be a very big umbrella.
Nancy: No, it wasn’t raining. [
A good boy
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents（美分）.
“What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?”
“I gave it to a poor old woman,” he answered.
“You’re a good boy,” said the mother proudly. “Here are two more cents. But why are you so interested in the old woman?”
“She is the one who sells candies. ”
Break a mirror
“What are you so happy about, Jason?” Lisa asked the 98-year-old man.
“I broke a mirror,” he replied.
“But that means seven years of bad luck. ”
“I know,” he said happily. “Isn’t it wonderful? I can live for another seven years. ”
小題1:The three passages above are all ________.

A．jokes

B．notices

C．news

D．letters

小題2:The seven girls didn’t get wet because _________.

A．the umbrella was big enough	B．the seven girls wore raincoats
C．it wasn’t raining at all	D．it wasn’t a heavy rain

小題3:Little Robert spent the money ________.

A．helping the poor old lady	B．buying candies for himself
C．helping his mom	D．buying gifts for his mom

小題4:_________ broke the mirror.

A．Nancy

B．Lisa

C．Robert

D．Jason

Rachel Carson was born in the USA on May,1907. Her mother, Maria Carson, had been a schoolteacher. She also loved nature. She showed Rachel the beauty of nature. She also taught Rachel a deep love for books. As a quiet child, Rachel liked to read and write stories. At a very early age, she decided she wanted to be a writer some day. Her story first appeared in a children’s magazine when she was ten years old.
Her first books, Under the Sea Wind came out in 1941. In 1948, Miss Carson began working on another book, The Sea Around Us. She always remembered carefully when she wrote. She collected information from more than one thousand places to write The Sea Around Us. When the book came out in 1951, it won the National Book Award. It was No. 1 on the best-seller list for more than a year. The Sea Around Us made Rachel Carson famous.
Rachel Carson’s most famous book, Silent Spring came out in 1962. In this book, she pointed out that the use of some kinds of pesticides(殺蟲劑) like DDT would cause the number of birds to decline because it would kill them as well. Finally, in November 1969, the United Sates government decided that the use of DDT must stop in two years.
Rachel Carson has been regarded as a great environmentalist(環(huán)保主義者) and writer. She will be remembered by the world.
小題1:Rachel Carson had a deep love for nature and books because of ____________.

A．her father

B．her mother

C．her schoolteacher

D．her brother

小題2:Rachel decided that she wanted to be a writer when ___________.

A．she was very young	B．she was in college
C．she became a teacher	D．she became famous

小題3:The Chinese meaning of the word ”decline” in this passage is probably “___________”.

A．增加

B．減少

C．維持

D．翻番

小題4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Rachel Carson was a careful and serious writer.

B．The Sea Around Us won the National Book Award.

C．In Silent Spring Rachel said some pesticides were bad for the environment.

D．The use of DDT was stopped as soon as the book Silent Spring came out.

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Some time ago, an old businessman had a large store in Boston. He wanted a boy to work for him, and he put an advertisement in the newspaper. The next morning, many boys came to the old man’s office, asking for the job.
There was a post（柱子）by his desk, and there was a nail（釘子）in it. He took a walking-stick and said, “Everyone has three chances. If anyone can hit the nail on the head with this stick more than once, I will give him the job. ”
The boy thought it was very easy. They all tried, but nobody could make it. So the old man said, “I’m sorry I can’t take any of you. ” And they left.
He kept the advertisement in the papers, and the next morning many more boys came, and among them he saw a thin boy who had been there the day before. The boy hit the nail successfully for three times. The old man felt surprised and asked how he did that.
“Yes,” said the boy, “I failed yesterday, but I thought that if I kept on trying a while, I could do it. So I went home and practiced hitting a nail with a stick till I could do it, and I got up very early this morning, and tried again. ”
The old man said, “You are the boy for me,” and gave him the job. Whatever the boy had to do, he tried to do his best. It was not very long before he became the best clerk in the store.
小題1:Did the thin boy get the job at last?
___________________________________________________________
小題2:What did the old man have in Boston?
___________________________________________________________
小題3:Where did the boy practice hitting a nail?
___________________________________________________________

Tina was a seventeen-year-old girl who always wore a bright smile. She suffered from a disease and had to use a walker most of the time. People didn’t speak to her very often. Maybe it was because she looked        and people didn’t know how to come near to her. Tina usually broke the ice with people she met with a big “     .”
In one class, I gave the students an assignment (作業(yè)) to      a poem. I only made the assignment worth a very small part of their total grade since I knew most of my        would not do it anyway. In the class, one by one each student      to correctly recite (背誦) the poem. Finally, angry and half joking, I said that the next student who       recite the poem had to do three push-up (俯臥撐). To my     , Tina was next. She used her walker to move to the front of the class.      she recited, she made a mistake. Before I could say a word, she       her walker and started doing push-ups. I wanted to say, “Tina, I was just     !”But she     , continued the poem and she finished the rest perfectly.
When she finished, a student asked, “Tina, why did you do that? It’s not an important assignment!”
“Because I want to be like you guys! To be     .” Tina said.
Silence fell on the whole room when another student cried out, “Tina, we’re not normal! We are teenagers! We get in      all the time.”
“I know,” Tina said as a big       spread across her face. The rest of the students laughed, too.
Tina got only a few       that day, but she got the love and respect of her classmates. To her, that was worth a lot more than a grade.

小題1:	A．different B．strong C．short D．young

小題2:	A．Sorry B．Bye C．Hi D．Thanks

小題3:	A．recite B．copy C．find D．read

小題4:	A．friends B．students C．teachers D．parents

小題5:	A．started B．planned C．continued D．failed

小題6:	A．shouldn’t B．couldn’t C．needn’t D．wouldn’t

小題7:	A．surprise B．surprised C．excitement D．excited

小題8:	A．Because B．When C．After D．Though

小題9:	A．raised B．changed C．threw D．checked

小題10:

A．wondering B．tricking C．doubting D．joking

小題11:

A．woke up B．gave up C．stood up D．made up

小題12:

A．happy B．social C．normal D．fair

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)ttention B．thought C．touch D．trouble

小題14:

A．cry B．smile C．sadness D．joy

小題15:

A．points B．chances C．mistakes D．successes

It all started when I was two years old. My parents didn’t get along and got divorced（離婚）. I hated that I couldn’t see both of my parents at the same time. So my dad, my younger sister, Alexis, and I went to live with my grandma and grandpa. We lived with them for almost six years. My mom, on the other hand, lived with her boyfriend Michael in Oklahoma. My life was really good, but when my mom called to check up on my sister and me, I cried myself to sleep. I missed her so much.
My life at my grandparents’ house was really nice. And then on Friday, May 15, 2002, my grandpa died of cancer. I cried for seven days straight. My dad and his new wife were worried about me. So they took me to the doctor and they said that I was too sad and that I needed to find something happy and healthy to do during the day.
I prayed（祈禱）to God every night saying that I was sorry for getting myself sick and I also prayed for him to take care of my grandpa. I still pray to this day. And now, at my mom’s house, she has a four-year-old girl, my half-sister, Macie. And I have my step-dad（繼父）, Michael, there for me. I really like Michael. He’s really good to me and my sister. And at my dad’s house, I have two little brothers, Blake and Justin. Blake is two years old and Justin is ten months old. I have so much to be thankful for, but I’m still looking for more.
小題1: The writer had to leave her ________ when she was two years old.

A．father	B．mother
C．grandpa	D．grandma

小題2:The writer cried to sleep while her mother called to check up her because she _______.

A．hated her father	B．hated her father’s new wife
C．missed her mother	D．missed her grandpa

小題3:We can infer(推斷) from the story that ______

A．The writer’s father and her mother didn’t treat her very well.

B．The writer wished that she could live both her father and mother.

C．The writer’s mother didn’t love her so she left her when she was only two.

D．The writer was taken to the hospital after her grandpa died. And the doctor asked her to take much medicine.

小題4:Half-sister means the writer and Macie have the same _________.

A．father but different mothers

B．mother but different fathers

C．grandmother but different grandfathers

D．grandfather but different grandmothers

小題5:How many brothers and sisters does the writer have?

A．2	B．3
C．4	D．5

One day, a boy found a cocoon(繭) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small  35  in the cocoon. He sat and  36  for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make its body through that little hole. Suddenly it  37 .
So the boy decided to help the butterfly.He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole bigger.The butterfly came out 38 , but it looked a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin  39 . The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, it has to spend the rest of its life crawling (爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with  40  but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of getting out of the cocoon 41  the fluid(液體) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be  42  to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(擠壓) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never  43 the fluid and it can never fly.
Sometimes struggles are what we need in our lives.  44  we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be as  45  as what we could have been. We would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even means growth, without it, there’s no way of life. We can’t 46 difficulties or problems. So, next time you are faced with a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly.
Struggle a little—then fly!

小題1:	A．snake B．insect C．wall D．hole

小題2:	A．read B．listened C．watched D．found

小題3:	A．stopped B．began C．continued D．moved

小題4:A. quietly      B. easily          C. naturally       D excitedly

小題5:	A．wings B．head C．feet D．eyes

小題6:	A．kindness B．excitement C．success D．humour

小題7:	A．lets B．keeps C．makes D．a(chǎn)sks

小題8:	A．ready B．sorry C．glad D．kind

小題9:	A．put B．refuse C．give D．get

小題10:

A．When B．As C．Since D．If

小題11:

A．wise B．quiet C．strong D．patient

小題12:

A．cause B．a(chǎn)void C．face D．have

A father was sitting at his desk and looking at bills(賬單) when his young son ran in and said, “Dad, today is your birthday and you’re 40 years old,    1   I’m going to give you 40 kisses, one for each year!” When the boy    2   kissing him, the father shouted, “Andrew, don’t do this right now. I’m too    3  !”
The boy stood there and tears (眼淚)    4   from his big blue eyes. Feeling sorry, the father said, “You can do it later.”
The boy said nothing but walked away    5  . That evening the father said, “Come and     6    the kisses now, Andrew!” But the boy didn’t.
Unfortunately, a few days after the father’s birthday, the boy had a(n)    7   and died(死). His sad father wrote, “If only I could tell him how sorry I am for words, and how    8   my heart is hurting.”
Love is a two-way street. We must warmly accept(接受) any loving act, or others will regard it     9   a “no” and it can leave a scar(傷痕). If we don’t get love, our life will have no meaning. Nothing is more important than    10   love from those who are near and dear to us.
小題1:A. because                    B. so                     C. but
小題2:A. stopped                    B. forgot               C. started
小題3:A. busy                    B. angry                    C. hungry
小題4:A. felt                       B. fell                     C. flew
小題5:A. excitedly               B. friendly                 C. quietly
小題6:A. finish                  B. get                  C. take
小題7:A. matter                  B. accident                 C. event
小題8:A. many                    B. much                     C. long
小題9:A. as                      B. with                     C. for
小題10:A. giving                     B. asking               C. accepting

Mark Twain was a famous American writer. He loved writing, hunting and fishing very much. One year he went to Maine on vacation and spent three very happy weeks there.
When it was time to get back home, Mark Twain went to the station with his baggage(行李). After putting it on the train, he sat on a comfortable seat. A few minutes later, another man came over and sat next to him. Mark Twain looked at the man and saw that he was unhappy. He thought it would be impolite to say nothing first, and they began to talk. They talked about the weather and then Maine. The stranger said, “We have some beautiful woods(森林) in Maine. I guess you have been there, haven’t you?”
“Yes, I have,” answered Mark Twain. “I’ve just spent three pleasant weeks there. And let me tell you something: although fishing isn’t allowed in Maine this season, I’ve got two hundred pounds of beautiful fish. I like eating fish, so I put them on the ice to take them home. May I know who you are, sir?”
The stranger looked at Mark Twain for several seconds and answered, “I’m a policeman. My job is to catch people who hunt and fish during the wrong seasons. And what do you do?”
Mark Twain answered, “Well, sir, I’m the man who tells the biggest lies(謊言) in America.”
小題1:Mark Twain spent in Maine for _________.
A. one week             B. two weeks                C. three weeks
小題2:Mark Twain went home ________.
A. by bus                   B. by train             C. by plane
小題3:The man next to Mark Twain was ________.
A. a policeman              B. a writer             C. a reporter
小題4:Mark Twain’s vacation in Maine was ________.
A. boring                   B. tiring                   C. pleasant
小題5:Which of the following is true about Maine?
A. It has beautiful woods.     
B. Fishing isn’t allowed there.   
C. It’s Mark Twain’s hometown.

The Catherine family enjoyed the good things in life as much as anyone else. They ____ games, books, music, toys, good food and good times. But sometimes _____seemed, especially to Mrs. Catherine that they had too many things in the house, which made Mrs. Catherine a little ____.
One day, at breakfast, Mrs. Catherine made a(n) __  _. "This family," she said, "has too many things. It's time to deal with some of them. "The three children all _____with this idea and helped pack used things and unused things into the car.
Their first __    _was Home for the Elderly. Nurses and doctors looked after them, but sometimes the older got a little lonely and ____. They liked visitors and things to do. When
the family arrived, they ____out their games and puzzles to the older and then sat down to play games and do puzzles with them. They had a _____time and they were sorry when it was time to leave.
Their next stop was the Young Cubs Hospital. The Catherine family brought a lot of used toys which were very welcome. The hospital workers said the toys would be given out at the hospital _____party.
Their last stop was People Who Care store. This was a store that sold things to _____money for those who needed warm clothes and good food. The Catherine family left all their old clothes and furniture there.  
After that, the Catherine family __  _home with warm feelings about what they had done. _____they drove along, they passed the lighted _____of supermarkets which were beautifully decorated for Christmas. There was window after window of the very latest things, but they were so filled with special thoughts about helping others that they ___noticed the wonderful things in the windows.

小題1:	A．read B．played C．had D．enjoyed

小題2:	A．this B．they C．it D．that

小題3:	A．uncomfortable B．happy C．satisfied D．pleased

小題4:	A．report B．reply C．mistake D．decision

小題5:	A．did B．a(chǎn)greed C．a(chǎn)rgued D．delt

小題6:	A．stop B．home C．thing D．person

小題7:	A．bored B．surprised C．excited D．relaxed

小題8:	A．found B．sold C．took D．put

小題9:	A．terrible B．sad C．bad D．wonderful

小題10:

A．Thanksgiving B．Christmas C．Halloween D．Eastern

小題11:

A．borrow B．pay C．raise D．waste

小題12:

A．left B．drove C．walked D．rode

小題13:

A．As B．Though C．Since D．Before

小題14:

A．rooms B．windows C．doors D．houses

小題15:

A．hardly B．nearly C．closely D．immediately