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　　Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his

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　　time, he likes to get out in the country and take some

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　　of animals.

　　For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his

　　35 . But his father didn’t take Bill along with him

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　　he was fifteen.

　　He and Bill drove to the farm which

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　　to his uncle in the afternoon. They

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　　the night there, so that they could

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　　out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.

　　It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm

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　　the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember

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　　he was. He turned over

　　42 and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he 43

　　that he was at the

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　　and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got

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　　quickly.

　　He ran downstairs. The others were already in the

　　46 . Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It

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　　good.

　　They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk

　　48 , because they didn’t want to

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　　up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle

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　　hot coffee and took some sandwiches

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　　Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera

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　　and started out.

　　33. A. busy

　　B. spare

　　C. enough

　　D. limited

　　34. A. foods

　　B. drawings

　　C. paintings

　　D. pictures

　　35. A. trips

　　B. buses

　　C. holidays

　　D. mountains

　　36. A. after

　　B. when

　　C. until

　　D. unless

　　37. A. led

　　B. stuck

　　C. got

　　D. belonged

　　38. A. cost

　　B. spent

　　C. slept

　　D. took

　　39. A. start

　　B. begin

　　C. walk

　　D. step

　　40. A. telephone

　　B. machine

　　C. bell

　　D. clock

　　41. A. where

　　B. how

　　C. who

　　D. what

　　42. A. quickly

　　B. sleepily

　　C. quietly

　　D. suddenly

　　43. A. imagined

　　B. pronounced

　　C. forgot

　　D. remembered

　　44. A. mountain

　　B. town

　　C. farm

　　D. station

　　45. A. dressed

　　B. ordered

　　C. eaten

　　D. prepared

　　46. A. bathroom

　　B. kitchen

　　C. dining-room

　　D. sitting-room

　　47. A. seemed

　　B. felt

　　C. tasted

　　D. smelled

　　48. A. many

　　B. soundly

　　C. much

　　D. highly

　　49. A. wake

　　B. go

　　C. put

　　D. come

　　50. A. of

　　B. with

　　C. in

　　D. by

　　51. A. that

　　B. what

　　C. after

　　D. before

　　52. A. cover

　　B. supply

　　C. operator

　　D. equipment

　　The event happened many years ago , but I will never forget it . The memory of it remains _______ in my mind . The event occurred ______ a hot , humid May morning in 1947.

　　When I was six years old I was a first –graded student in Miss Butler’s class. She was well known for her ________ discipline(紀律) in class. We all were kept busy _____ all day . There was always so much homework to do . _______ that had done something wrong would be ______ punished by the long stick she ______ . You can imagine the fear I _____ when I drew in a deep breath ---I accidentally _____ a strange sound . Miss Butler immediately stopped her class and _____ the blackboard . Seeing my expression, she _____, “ John , did you do that ?” I _______ to find my voice and pointed to the boy close to me and said , “ No . Leandro did it .” Leandro’s explanation (解釋) was _______ ; in a moment the _______ had come down, and Leandro was crying into his ________ shirt.

　　Somehow, I had known she would _______ me . After all, I was a nicely dressed little white girl , and ______ was active in the Parent-Teacher Association, ______ Leandro was a fat little Mexican boy . He had ______ speaking English and his mother had too many children to care for and no time to attend meetings . He was never dressed in new clothes .

　　Leadron , how I ______ that I could ask for your forgiveness (原諒)! Please accept my apology , my old desk mate.

　　2．A. alive

　　B. live

　　C. lively

　　D. living

　　3．A. in

　　B. from

　　C. during

　　D. on

　　4．A .perfect

　　B. good

　　C. strict

　　D. loose

　　5．A. writing

　　B. listening

　　C. playing

　　D. studying

　　6．A. Nobody

　　B. Someone

　　C. Anyone

　　D. No one

　　7．A. finally

　　B. quickly

　　C. normally

　　D. frequently

　　8．A . collected

　　B. borrowed

　　C. carried

　　D. threw

　　9．A. felt

　　B. suffered

　　C. realized

　　D. got

　　10．A. heard

　　B. made

　　C. found

　　D. received

　　11．A. looked around B. looked into

　　C. looked through

　　D. looked up

　　12．A. requested

　　B. answered

　　C. smiled

　　D. asked

　　13．A. tried

　　B. begged

　　C. managed

　　D. decided

　　14．A. hopeful

　　B. special

　　C. useless

　　D. peaceful

　　15．A. blackboard

　　B. stick

　　C. book

　　D. air

　　16．A. nice

　　B. old

　　C. beautiful

　　D. dirty

　　17．A. punish

　　B. educated

　　C. believe

　　D. reward

　　18．A. my mother

　　B. Miss Butler

　　C. Leandro

　　D. Leandro’s mother

　　19．A. while

　　B. when

　　C. though

　　D. since

　　20．A. fun

　　B. trouble

　　C. gifts

　　D. skills

　　21．A. hope

　　B. like

　　C. wish

　　D. consider

　　I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.

　　I was on my lunch break and had ___ the office to get something to eat. On the way，I __a busker(街頭藝人)，with a hat in front of him. I had some ___ in my pocket，but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would __ use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. He___ like that type— young and ragged. ___ what was I going to spend the money on? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then ___ I had no right to place myself above ___ just because he was busking.

　　I ___ and dropped all the coins into his __，and he smiled at me. I watched for a while. As ___ as it sounds，I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of ___ or satisfaction, for example. But nothing happened.

　　___ ,I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of __

　　.”I thought.

　　On my way home at the end of the ___ , I saw the busker again and he was __ .I watched him pick up the hat and walk __ a cafe counter. There he poured the ___ contents into a tin collecting __ an earthquake fund-raising(募捐) event. He was busking for charity!

　　Now I donate any ___ I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.

　　22．A. left

　　B．cleaned

　　C．prepared

　　D．searched

　　23．A. led

　　B．chose

　　C．saw

　　D．fooled

　　24．A. chocolates

　　B．coins

　　C．tins

　　D. drugs

　　25．A. almost

　　B．only

　　C．rather

　　D．still

　　26．A. acted

　　B．looked

　　C．sounded

　　D．smelt

　　27．A. Though

　　B．For

　　C．Therefore

　　D．But

　　28．A. declared

　　B．realized

　　C．expected

　　D．guessed

　　29．A. it

　　B. all

　　C．him

　　D．them

　　30．A. waited

　　B．followed

　　C．stopped

　　D. arrived

　　31．A. rag

　　B．hat

　　C. pocket

　　D. counter

　　32．A. selfish

　　B．awkward

　　C．innocent

　　D．special

　　33．A. happiness

　　B．sadness

　　C．love

　　D．hate

　　34．A. Disappointedly

　　B．Unfortunately

　　C．Coincidentally

　　D．Comfortably

　　35．A. words

　　B．effort

　　C．space

　　D．money

　　36．A. moment

　　B．day

　　C．break

　　D．event

　　37．A. walking around

　　B．passing by

　　C．packing up

　　D．running off

　　38．A .around

　　B．in

　　C．behind

　　D．to

　　39．A. chief

　　B．basic

　　C．actual

　　D．total

　　40．A. by

　　B．for

　　C．on

　　D．with

　　41．A. work

　　B．time

　　C．energy

　　D．change

　　You and I have principles(原則). And we also have opinions. I have _____ about what I think is right or wrong or good or ______. But they are only opinions---I could be wrong! I _____ try to build my life around my opinions, but I will try to _____ my principles.

　　A 15-year-old boy learned a(n) ______ lesson about life principles. On his way home he found a woman’s ______ that contained $127 as well as her ID card. _______ hesitation, he hopped(快速跳) onto his bike and went over to her _______---about a mile away. He told her he _____ her wallet and she gave him a big hug and twenty dollars.

　　That evening the boy told his parents about the event and his father said, “I don’t think you should have ______ $20 for doing what you should have done. A person shouldn’t be ______ for being honest.”

　　He thought about his father’s _____ and decided he would return the money. He biked to the lady’s home and ______ her back the twenty dollars. She didn’t want to take it, but he told her she _____ to---that his father pointed out ______ to him that he had never ______ before.

　　When principles ______ our every action and decision, we actually change. These great principles _____ our lives and make us into persons of character. That boy is _____ to be raised by a wise father who had the ______ to say, “Those are my principles.”

　　42．A. opinions

　　B. wishes

　　C. decisions

　　D. suggestions

　　43．A well

　　B. mistaken

　　C. right

　　D. bad

　　44．A shan’t

　　B. won’t

　　C. can’t

　　D. don’t

　　45．A change

　　B. advise

　　C. follow

　　D. make

　　46．A valuable

　　B. easy

　　C. difficult

　　D. funny

　　47．A bag

　　B. wallet

　　C. suitcase

　　D. box

　　48．A About

　　B. For

　　C. Without

　　D. In

　　49．A factory

　　B. school

　　C. office

　　D. house

　　50．A checked

　　B. searched

　　C. threw

　　D. found

　　51．A accepted

　　B. supplied

　　C. received

　　D. borrowed

　　52．A rewarded

　　B. praised

　　C. forgotten

　　D. blamed

　　53．A actions

　　B. worries

　　C. words

　　D. excuses

　　54．A took

　　B. gave

　　C. put

　　D. set

　　55．A attempted

　　B. preferred

　　C. planned

　　D. had

　　56．A anything

　　B. everything

　　C. something

　　D. nothing

　　57．A guessed

　　B. taught

　　C. met

　　D. realized

　　58．A guide

　　B. do

　　C. interrupt

　　D. allow

　　59．A limit

　　B. shape

　　C. prevent

　　D. keep

　　60．A unlucky

　　B. careful

　　C. brave

　　D. lucky

　　61．A right

　　B. courage

　　C. wisdom

　　D. chance

　　參考答案

　　1．

　　33--37 BDACD

　　38--42 BADAB

　　43--47 DCABD

　　48--52 CABAD

　　【解析】

　　2．A

　　3．D

　　4．C

　　5．D

　　6．C

　　7．B

　　8．C

　　9．A

　　10．B

　　11．A

　　12．D

　　13．C

　　14．C

　　15．B

　　16．B

　　17．C

　　18．A

　　19．A

　　20．B

　　21．C

　　【解析】

　　試題分析：文章講述了發生在很多年前的一件事，我在上小學一年級的時候，我的班主任很嚴厲，總是帶著一個小棍，誰犯錯誤她就會打算。有一次，我在上課的時候不小心發出了一點兒噪音，當她問起我的時候，我說是我的同桌發出的，結果老師懲罰了他，這么多年以后，我一直譴責自己，想向他道歉。