I have always wanted to share this story because it is one of the things that I will remember for my entire life. And I’m sure      person feels the same.

We had a new teacher in my high school World History class. She was very nice and excited to see us. She told a story about her      fighting in a war and brought a picture of him. After about fifteen      of her talking, the class started talking softly to each other       they were getting bored. Looking      , she asked “So, you guys don’t really want to hear any more?” No one dared to actually say “no” to her out loud      one kid. He said, “No, not really!” in a disrespectful way. Some kids were a little      and thought that it was rather rude.

I felt extremely bad for this teacher. No one deserves to be      in such a disrespectful manner.     , a little before class let out, I went up to her and      for the guy’s rude behavior. I told her I had been     , and even though I may not entirely like     , I did appreciate her sharing her story. I asked her      about her father and asked to see the picture of him. We had a very nice, genuine conversation about her father. 

The teacher was     . She really appreciated me coming up and actually treating her with the       that she deserved. I felt at full peace with myself knowing that I did the right thing and I was super happy that I actually     . Even though I didn’t really care for history, I      listened, and I hope that others in different situations will do the same. Listening means a lot to the people sharing; it really     . If I had just left the class without saying a word, I would have felt extremely      and would have a constant reminder, probably to this day, that      was not served and I had left a person in their time of need.

1.A. neither                         B. no                         C. a certain                       D. the other

2.A. father                          B. nephew                 C. uncle                              D. brother

3.A. hours                B. minutes                 C. seconds                          D. days

4.A. even if                          B. as if                         C. because                          D. so

5.A. hurt                             B. funny                     C. proud                             D. amused

6.A. besides               B. except                   C. as well as                         D. along with

7.A. interested                   B. excited                   C. disappointed                 D. shocked

8.A. treated              B. considered           C. scolded                      D. taught

9.A. Therefore                  B. However               C. Personally                        D. Naturally

10.A. thanked                    B. prepared   C. apologized             D. argued

11.A. talking                         B. listening                  C. laughing                          D. wondering

12.A. geography                B. literature              C. architecture                   D. history

13.A. nothing                       B. little              C. less                                    D. more

14.A. amazed                       B. touched                 C. embarrassed                  D. bored

15.A. gift                    B. reward                  C. respect                             D. praise

16.A. made her day           B. made my day        C. made her way                D. made my way

17.A. ever                          B. even             C. still                                  D. seldom

18.A. means                         B. makes                    C. is                                       D. does

19.A. happy                         B. guilty                       C. lucky                                D. empty

20.A. justice                 B. right                         C. purpose                    D. interest

【小題1】The boss seems __________（有偏見）against the female employees wearing jewelry at work.
【小題2】 The sky was high and soft and light outside with the leaves moving ________（輕柔）in the breeze.
【小題3】 Aware of a thunderstorm on the way, the farmers made the valuable things ________（轉(zhuǎn)移）to safe places.
【小題4】 The dictionary is edited in the order of ________（字母表）.
【小題5】Kent is a constant reminder of Pip’s shabby beginnings, so he made a decision to move from it to the bright lights of London without any             （同伴）.
【小題6】The two numbers sound so alike on the phone that it’s hard to d___________ one from the other.
【小題7】My husband has been a_______ to smoking for several years. It is really hard for him to stop now.
【小題8】 This boy is very g___________ --- he often buys things for other people.
【小題9】 After months of overworking, Jack was suffering from physical and m         exhaustion.
【小題10】 The ability to use a language can be a_________ only by the practice of using the language.

About this time every year, I get very nostalgic(懷舊的). Walking through my neighborhood on a fall afternoon reminds me of a time not too long ago when sounds of children filled the air, children playing games on a hill, and throwing leaves around in the street below. I was one of those children, carefree and happy. I live on a street that is only one block long. I have lived on the same street for sixteen years. I love my street. One side has six houses on it, and the other has only two houses, with a small hill in the middle and a huge cottonwood tree on one end. When I think of home, I think of my street. Only I see it as it was before. Unfortunately things change. One day, not long ago, I looked around and saw how different everything has become. Life on my street will never be the same because neighbors are quickly grown old, friends are growing up and leaving, and the city is planning to destroy my precious hill and sell the property to contractors.
It is hard for me to accept that many of my wonderful neighbors are growing old and won’t be around much longer. I have fond memories of the couple across the street, who sat together on their porch swing almost every evening, the widow next door who yelled at my brother and me for being too loud, and the crazy old man in a black suit who drove an old car. In contrast to those people, the people I see today are very old neighbors who have seen better days. The man in the black suit says he wants to die, and another neighbor just sold his house and moved into a nursing home. The lady who used to yell at us is too tired to bother any more, and the couple across the street rarely go out to their front porch these days. It is difficult to watch these precious people as they near the end of their lives because at once I thought they would live forever.
The “comings and goings” of the younger generation of my street are now mostly “goings” as friends and peers move on. Once upon a time, my life and the lives of my peers revolved around home. The boundary of our world was the gutter at the end of the street. We got pleasure from playing night games or from a breathtaking ride on a tricycle. Things are different now, as my friends become adults and move on. Children who rode tricycles now drive cars. The kids who once played with me now have new interests and values as they go their separate ways. Some have gone away to college like me, a few got married, two went into the army, and one went to prison. Watching all these people grow up and go away makes me long for the good old days.
Perhaps the biggest change on my street is the fact that the city is going to turn my precious hill into several lots for new homes. For sixteen years, the view out of my kitchen window has been a view of that hill. The hill was a fundamental part of my childhood life; it was the hub of social activity for the children of my street. We spent hours there building forts, sledding, and playing tag. The view out of my kitchen window now is very different; it is one of tractors and dump trucks tearing up the hill. When the hill goes, the neighborhood will not be the same. It is a piece of my childhood. It is a visual reminder of being a kid. Without the hill, my street will be just another pea in the pod.
There was a time when my street was my world, and I thought my world would never change. But something happened. People grow up, and people grow old. Places changes, and with the change comes the heartache of knowing I can never go back to the times I loved. In a year or so, I will be gone just like many of my neighbors. I will always look back to my years as a child, but the place I remember will not be the silent street whose peace is interrupted by the sounds of construction. It will be the happy, noisy, somewhat strange, but wonderful street I knew as a child.
【小題1】The writer calls up the memory of the street _____________.

Everyone has good habits and bad habits.

Unfortunately,while identifying(識(shí)別) our bad habits is easy,changing them is not.Here are some tips to help you develop good habits to achieve your goals.?

1. Identify Your Bad Habits

    You should be able to understand your own  

    behavior and how they can either help or

    hinder(阻礙)your success.To help you out,

think about how others act and about how   

   you react.Then identify those actions that

   anger,upset,or annoy you. ?

2. Write Them Down

    Once you have identified the behavior you    

    wish to improve,write them down on a piece

    of paper.Choose one,two at most,and focus

    only on those.Make notes about them,and

    post those notes in prominent(顯眼的) places

    to serve as a constant reminder to you to

    correct your behavior in those areas.

3. Live for Today

    Try not to think of what you have to do

    tomorrow,next week,or next  month.

    Instead,focus on what you are doing right  

    now.Give each person you deal with your

    undivided attention,and try not to let other

    aspects of your life interfere(打擾).

4. Seek Help?

    Let your family and friends know about the 

changes you wish to make in your life.Ask

Them _____ .Sometimes learning to accept advice is a new habit in and of itself.By receiving advice from people you trust,you will be able to learn whether or not you will be successful in building new habits. Change is ?

not easy.It takes effort,hard work,and determination. As you begin to build new habits, you will need to think about them constantly to prevent the old habits from taking over. With time and practice,you will have developed new behavior that can lead you to success.

1. What is the best title of the passage?(Please  answer within 10 words.)?

2. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one??

 You should concentrate on those bad habits you have that you most want to get rid of.?

3. Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with the proper words.  (Please answer within

6 words.)?

4. What’s your own opinion on getting rid of bad habits?  (Please answer within 20 words.)?

5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.?

One day I heard that one of my dear friends had lost his mother. This made me sad, for my friend was very close to his mother. He had been by her side as she traveled through her long and hard journey with cancer. At this time, many memories about my loved ones that had passed away came flooding to me. Finally these memories passed, but it was really sad to think that my friend would have to go through the pain.

Three times I tried to write an email to my friend and three times words failed me. I am a person who is not often lost for words and I decided to have a sleep. Upon waking up I could hardly wait for my computer to work, the words I needed were there. I was still left with a heavy heart although I had sent an email.

Everything in this universe is balanced and indeed it is. Three days later, I received his reply letter. I was happy to hear that he’d been admitted to (錄取) Cambridge University. It served as a gentle reminder for me that my friend would be okay and that life would go on.

Everything in life is balanced; the lowest feelings change places with the highest feelings. Without the lows, we would never appreciate the highs. No matter how dark the clouds seem to be, the sunshine is always there and just waiting for the opportunity to shine through.

1. When the author learnt her friend had lost his mother, she ______.

A．gave him some money

B．wrote an email to him

C．went to visit him

D．went for a journey with him

2.What good news did the author’s friend receive?

A．He received the author’s email.

B．He was told that life would go on.

C．He would go to Cambridge University.

D．His life would go back to normal again

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．The author wrote four emails to her friend.

B．The mother of the author’s friend died from cancer.

C．The author’s friend is a teacher in Cambridge University.

D．The author felt relaxed after sending the email.

4. From the text, we can learn that the author is ______.

A．sincere and warm-hearted

B．proud and confident

C．serious and friendly

D．funny and responsible

5. The author aims to tell us that ______.

A．life is not fair to everybody

B．time waits for no man

C．everyone has good and bad times in life

D．where there is a will, there is a way