謝小玲

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Jane is a nice girl and likes small animals. On her way back from school 1 afternoon， she always stops 2 the animals in the pet （寵物） shop. She likes to see the dogs. One of them is a little white dog， and Jane likes it 3 . She 4 the dog 5 in the pet shop. She often forgets （忘記） the time. So she comes home very 6 . One day her parents asked 7 she was late. Jane told them about the dog in the pet shop.

The next day Jane stopped to look 8 the window of the pet shop， but she could not 9 the dog. She was very sad and went home early.

When she 10 home， her mother showed her a big cake and her father gave her the little white dog from the pet shop. It was her birthday. Jane was very glad. From that day， she did not come home late. She ran home early to play with the little white dog every day.

（ ）1. A. each one B. every C. this D. /

（ ）2. A. looking at B. looks at C. to look at D. looked at

（ ）3. A. very many B. very much C. very D. little

（ ）4. A. watches B. watch C. see D. saw

（ ）5. A. to play B. play C. played D. plays

（ ）6. A. late B. early C. fast D. first

（ ）7. A. what B. why C. when D. where

（ ）8. A. at B. to C. into D. onto

（ ）9. A. looked B. looked at C. saw D. see

（ ）10. A. got B. got to C. arrived in D. arrived at

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Having a few days off always sounds so great. Everyone needs a 1 . And so does US President.

US President Barack Obama went on holiday with his family in 2 in 2011. Where did they go and did the first family enjoy 3 ？ Now， Obama is trying to 4 his experience （經歷） with us. Lets listen to him.

“We traveled to Honolulu， Hawaii， in December 2011 for 5 . Of course we went there by air. We spent 17 days there. Hawaii is my hometown. We had a wonderful time there. This was one of the 6 vacations in my life.

My wife Michelle and I visited US Marines （海軍） and their families in Hawaii on Christmas Day. I 7 held the eight-month-old baby of a captain in my arms.

I also spent part of Christmas Eve playing golf with my old friends from Hawaii and some White House staff.

I went to Hanauma Bay Nature Park with my 8 daughters. Thats our favorite place.

We dived there， 9 set four sea turtles free.

We all had a good time. And both my daughters said that they wanted to go there for a

10 time later.”

（ ）1. A. friend B. weekend C. job D. vacation

（ ）2. A. winter B. autumn C. summer D. spring

（ ）3. A. himself B. themselves C. ourselves D. yourselves

（ ）4. A. tell B. show C. share D. solve

（ ）5. A. Easter B. Christmas

C. Halloween D. Thanksgiving Day

（ ）6. A. sweetest B. worst C. saddest D. cheapest

（ ）7. A. too B. still C. even D. as well

（ ）8. A. one B. two C. three D. four

（ ）9. A. or B. so C. but D. and

（ ）10. A. fourth B. third C. second D. first

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Today， it is a big problem for young people to get satisfying （令人滿意的） jobs. It is said that there are 1 different kinds of jobs in the world. Choosing one is not easy.

“Finding a job” is not 2 as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in a job because they are not 3 for it. Sometimes “chance” may 4 more important than “decision”.

Here are the steps to help you think about 5 you might enjoy doing after school or university. First， it is important 6 what kind of person you are. It will 7 you better among people. There is a difference 8 an interest and a skill. If you like 9 and enjoy looking at pictures， that is an interest. But if you can 10 a horse and it looks like a horse not a big dog， that is a 11 .

Then ask yourself a question， “which are your 12 skills of all？”

After 13 your skills， the next step is research. To 14 as many different kinds of jobs as possible， go to the library and read books， magazines and newspapers for information. Ask your friends 15 the work they do.

Finally， believe your own ideas and you own thinking！It is your own life， just find the job you really enjoy doing.

（ ）1. A. thousand B. thousand of C. thousands of D. thousands

（ ）2. A. same B. different C. good D. the same

（ ）3. A. suitable B. fitted C. able D. like

（ ）4. A. take B. be C. have D. choose

（ ）5. A. but B. what C. if D. whether

（ ）6. A. feel B. realize C. feeling D. to realize

（ ）7. A. helped B. makes C. make D. helping

（ ）8. A. both B. between C. from D. either

（ ）9. A. art B. music C. sports D. acting

（ ）10. A. ride B. feed C. draw D. treat

（ ）11. A. success B. skill C. hobby D. fact

（ ）12. A. good B. well C. better D. best

（ ）13. A. examine B. have examined C. examining D. examined

（ ）14. A. find out B. look out C. look for D. look at

（ ）15. A. what do they think of B. how do they think of

C. what they think of D. how they think of

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On 26th December， 2004， a young girl called Tilly Smith was on holiday with her family in Phuket， Thailand. No one 1 what was going to happen—a tsunami （海嘯） that would 2 about 200，000 people. Tilly had studied tsunamis in her 3 class and had seen a video of a tsunami.

“My mum didnt 4 what was happening，” said Tilly. But Tilly did. “I saw this bubbling on the water， at the edge； the water and the foam （氣泡） looked as if they were boiling， and were making a 5 noise. The water was coming in， but it wasnt going out 6 . It was coming in， and in， towards the hotel.”

She turned to her mother and sister and told them that it was a tsunami. 7 they did not believe her. She was only 10 years old. Maybe she was just hoping to see a tsunami 8 she had studied it？

Tillys father went back to the hotel with her sister. They told the people who worked in the hotel what Tilly had said. Tilly 9 out to the beach， to warn the people there. The hotel workers 10 Tilly. They began to get people off the 11 . Only a few minutes later a huge wave 12 over the beach. This beach was one of the few beaches in Phuket where no one was killed or seriously 13 . This was all because of 10-year-old Tilly Smith. She and all her 14 escaped （撤離）. She 15 them.

（ ）1. A. forgot B. thought C. found D. knew

（ ）2. A. wash B. take C. kill D. surprise

（ ）3. A. physics B. geography C. History D. chemistry

（ ）4. A. realize B. understand C. see D. study

（ ）5. A. small B. common C. strange D. peaceful

（ ）6. A. more B. again C. then D. soon

（ ）7. A. As usual B. At once C. At first D. In fact

（ ）8. A. before B. if C. though D. because

（ ）9. A. walked B. ran C. drove D. jogged

（ ）10. A. believed B. doubted C. asked D. educate d

（ ）11. A. hotel B. school C. road D. beach

（ ）12. A. swept B. flew C. ran D. went

（ ）13. A. worried B. disturbed C. carried D. hurt

（ ）14. A. group B. friends C. family D. school

（ ）15. A. left B. saved C. thanked D. moved

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Do you know who invented tea？ In fact， tea， the most popular drink in the world （after water）， was invented by accident （偶然）. According to an ancient Chinese legend （傳說）， the emperor. Shen Nong 1 tea when he was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a nearly bush （灌木叢） fell into the water and remained there for 2 . The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a 3 smell. Later he decided 4 the hot mixture （混合物）. It was quite delicious. And 5 ， one of the worlds favorite drinks was invented.

China is the home of tea， 6 has more that 4，000 years of history. People throughout China drink tea daily. 7 the three major drinks—tea， coffee and cocoa， tea is drunk by

8 people in the world. Tea from China， along 9 silk and porcelain， began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export 10 .

Tea leaves 11 mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River， in the provinces of Zhejiang， Jiangxi and Fujian， because of the mild 12 and rich soil there. Longjing， Wulong， Puer and Tieguanyin are all 13 kinds of tea.

Over the past centuries， Chinese people 14 their unique tea culture， which includes tea planting， tea-leaf picking， tea making， tea drinking and so on. Tea is 15 a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances， songs， poems and novels.

（ ）1. A. invented B. found out C. discovered D. tried out

（ ）2. A. sometimes B. some time C. some times D. some days

（ ）3. A. pleasant B. pleased C. bad D. terrible

（ ）4. A. not to taste B. to taste C. tasting D. taste

（ ）5. A. by the way B. on the way C. on its way D. in this way

（ ）6. A. who B. which C. where D. when

（ ）7. A. In B. For C. Of D. By

（ ）8. A. the number of B. a number of

C. a large number of D. the largest number of

（ ）9. A. between B. with C. except D. besides

（ ）10. A. at that time B. from now on C. since then D. since now

（ ）11. A. produce B. are produced C. make D. are made

（ ）12. A. climate B. weather C. condition D. environment

（ ）13. A. interesting B. important C. famous D. normal

（ ）14. A. had developed B. have developed C. developed D. are developing

（ ）15. A. too B. as well C. either D. also

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These days computer games have become more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy 1 have changed into computer game houses in order to get more 2 . These places are always crowded with people.

In the computer game houses， people 3 a lot of money matching on the machines， Its

4 for one to beat a computer， but one can do well after trying again and again. People want to 5 when they play computer games. The more they 6 ， the more they want to win， and at last they even cant 7 without it.

The result is that some people dont want to 8 and they play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school boys， things are 9 . They dont want to have 10 . When school is over， they rush to the computer game houses near their 11 .

Some of them can get enough money from their 12 . Some of them are not 13 enough to get the money. So they have to steal or rob others and become 14 .

Computer game addiction （上癮） is a 15 problem in our life. Something has to be done to stop it.

（ ）1. A. streets B. schools C. towns D. cities

（ ）2. A. boys B. money C. computers D. houses

（ ）3. A. take B. spend C. cost D. pay

（ ）4. A. possible B. easy C. good D. hard

（ ）5. A. read B. learn C. win D. download

（ ）6. A. lose B. try C. waste D. watch

（ ）7. A. come B. eat C. study D. live

（ ）8. A. watch TV B. go out C. stay there D. work

（ ）9. A. better B. exciting C. even worse D. interesting

（ ）10. A. lessons B. games C. families D. sports

（ ）11. A. classes B. rooms C. schools D. shops

（ ）12. A. classmates B. teachers C. sisters D. parents

（ ）13. A. lucky B. unlucky C. careful D. polite

（ ）14. A. good B. bad C. rich D. poor

（ ）15. A. important B. serious C. unusual D. wonderful